THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF SURVEYORS

Code	:	2024027
Event Name	:	Latest developments in Hong Kong’s health and safety regime and what it means to you
CPD Code	:	Formal Events
Speaker	:	Hinson Cheung (Partner, Pinsent Masons) Hinson specialises in construction and engineering law. He is also dual qualified as quantity surveyor with 20 years’ experience in construction administration and law. Hinson is a full member of the HKIS, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators, and is a member of the HKIA & HKIS Joint Panel of Arbitrators and HKIS Panel of Adjudicator. Hinson is a Solicitor Advocates meaning that Hinson has been granted Higher Rights of Audience from the judiciary, to advocate with recognised competence and advocacy rights comparable to barristers in the Hong Kong courts. He is also a part-time lecture at the Department of Real Estate and Construction, HKU, delivering construction and arbitration law lectures to post-graduate. Hinson’s practice also includes an established track record of health and safety and regulatory cases and has handled more than 300 summonses including the most high-profile cases, and various Magistracy appeals. Bernice Shang (Associate, Pinsent Masons) Bernice’s practice focuses on contentious legal work on construction and civil engineering projects. She has assisted in high value local and international arbitrations, and defended contractors in health and safety prosecutions. Bernice holds a Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration and is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators.
Event Date	:	2024-02-28
Event Time	:	7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Closing Date	:	2024-02-21
CPD Hour(s)	:	1.5
Divisional PQSL Hour(s)	:	1.5
Venue	:	Surveyors Learning Centre, Room 1207, 12/F, Wing On Centre, 111 Connaught Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
Division	:	QSD
Organizer	:	The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (Quantity Surveying Division) and Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers
Fee	:	HK$150 for HKIS and HKICM members; HK$210 for non-members
Priority	:	HKICM and HKIS members; first-come-first-served
Language	:	Cantonese supplemented by English
Details	:	Reform to Hong Kong’s occupational safety regime has long been seen as the solution to reducing industrial accidents. In April 2023, the Occupational Safety and Occupational Health Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2022 was passed, bringing sweeping changes to the consequences of persons convicted of occupational safety and health offences (“OSH offences”). The new regime means penalties for both employers and employees have taken a great leap and, together with the reform the Labour Department has also pledged to step-up enforcement in pursuing individual liability (including director’s and co-workers’ liability). The most drastic changes would be the introduction of indictment, meaning OSH offences can be tried in the District or even High Court. Under the reform, consultants and construction practitioners are no longer “immune” from being prosecuted (whether as a firm or as individual) of OSH offences, and are therefore exposed to the risk faced by contractors. The presentation will also discuss how the reform is relevant to quantity surveyors and construction managers, what they can do to protect themselves as professional individuals and to the corporate that they work in.
Remarks	:	*For Face-to-Face: Prior online registration is required. Walk-in registration will not be entertained. Eating and drinking is not allowed at the Surveyors Learning Centre.
Payment	:	HKD 150
Face-to-Face/Zoom	:	Face-to-Face

1.	The registration fee is non-refundable and non-transferrable.
2.	A registration number will be generated for each application. The registration number is unique and non-transferrable. Members cannot proceed to payment if they do not apply the CPD event and obtain the registration number through the HKIS website.
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4.	Payment by PayPal is also acceptable. Please register in our web site before the closing date for each event. Please be reminded that if you cannot settle the payment within 7 days from the date the HKIS Secretariat accepted your registration, your registration number will be invalid and your application will be rejected. Your name will not be included in the registration list and you cannot attend the concerned CPD event. (Not applicable for site visit / social event / joint event with other organisation)
5.	An official receipt which must be presented at the event, will be available for downloading from the "CPD Profile" under Members Corners when payment is received.
6.	Incomplete or wrongly completed registration will not be processed.
7.	In the event a Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted, the event will be postponed and a new arrangement will be announced. Should the aforesaid warnings be lowered 4 hours before the event, the event will proceed as normal.
8.	If you have not received any reply from HKIS Secretariat within 7 days of the event, you may call the Secretariat at 2526 3679 to check the progress of your registration.
9.	The HKIS reserves the right of final decision and interpretation in the case of any disputes.

1.	I confirm that I fully understand and accept the risk of joining the above visit. Under no circumstances shall The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ("HKIS"), their staff or agents be held liable for the consequence of any accidents whether or not they are caused by the negligence of the HKIS, their staff and/or agents.
2.	Members participating in the above visit shall be in good health condition.
3.	While the HKIS has arranged Group Personal Accident insurance for members joining the above visit, members who have been accepted for joining the above visit can consider procuring an appropriate insurance policy to cover their own risks before attending the event.
4.	Claims related to COVID-19 and/or pandemics are excluded under the insurance policy procured by the HKIS.