Property Management Services Authority Conducts Exchange with Representatives of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and CIBSE Hong Kong Region

The Property Management Services Authority (PMSA) met today with key members of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and CIBSE Hong Kong Region, including Ruth Carter, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of CIBSE; Gary Chiang, Regional Chair of CIBSE Hong Kong Region and Vincent Ma, Past Chair of CIBSE Hong Kong Region, to introduce PMSA’s work and the latest situation of implementation of the property management (PM) industry licensing regime in Hong Kong. CIBSE Hong Kong Region recently became PMSA’s tenth Recognised Professional Body, and Ruth Carter, CEO of CIBSE in the United Kingdom (UK) was visiting Hong Kong and met with the PMSA for exchange.

Alan Siu, CEO of the PMSA, said during the exchange, “Under the PM industry licensing regime, over 750 property management companies (PMCs) and more than 13,000 practitioners (PMPs) have been licensed, providing PM services to nearly 2.2 million units in various categories of properties in Hong Kong. They are a huge professional team which is asset and invaluable resources for driving the future development of the community in Hong Kong.”

Alan Siu also emphasised, “It is evidenced that the PM industry licensing regime has catalysed the advancement of the industry towards enhanced professionalism, and various sectors of the community have strengthened their knowledge about the industry and have expressed support accordingly. Currently, different Government departments and public bodies have adopted PMC and PMP licences issued by the PMSA as basis for engaging PM services or verification of professional qualification, while owners’ organisations consider PMCs holding valid licence a prerequisite to inviting tender for the procurement of PM services.”

Alan Siu added further, “CIBSE’s representative from the UK visiting Hong Kong and exchanging with the PMSA on the PM industry licensing regime reflects that the development of the PM industry in Hong Kong towards enhanced professionalism is recognised by the international professional community.”

Under the PM industry licensing regime, the PMSA will coordinate forces and resources from the Government, the PM industry and various sectors of the community to, through the three-pronged approach of “regulating by licensing”, “formulating codes of conduct” and “encouraging continuing professional development”, drive the PM industry to incorporate ESG, i.e. protecting the environment (E – environmental), fulfilling social responsibility (S – social) and strengthening corporate governance (G – governance) into its operation so as to raise the professional standard and status of PM and drive the healthy, sustainable future development of the industry, and making active contribution such that members of the public can live and work in harmony, and the industry ties in with international development.

The PMSA announced earlier this month that the Honorary Fellows, Fellows and Members of the CIBSE Hong Kong Region have been added to its list of Recognised Professional Bodies. These memberships are in compliance with the requirement concerning professional qualification for the PMP (Tier 1) licence issued by the PMSA.

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