Description
Town Planning Practice in Hong Kong
Hong Kong development control relies mainly on three pieces of legislation: planning law, building law and land lease. For the benefit of the surveying student, to acquire town planning practice for the daily work situation (e.g. preparing a supporting planning statement for development application) is essential. Over this tailor-made short course for UCEM; Dr Owen Yue , will cover the essential town planning practice material required for the practicing surveyor in Hong Kong.
Speaker Details
Dr Owen Yue PhD, MMgt, MTCP, MSc, FHKIP, FHKLA, CMILT, MHKIE
Ir. Dr. Yue has more than 30 years diverse work experience in planning and property development in Hong Kong and Australia. He is the Chairman of Examination Board of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP) and member of the Planners Registration Board for Registered Profession Planner (RPP). He got his PhD and 3 master’s degrees in management, town planning and transport from Australia, China and UK. His professional membership includes Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Planners (FHKIP), Fellow of Hong Kong Logistics Association (FHKLA), corporate member of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT) and Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Logistics Division) (MHKIE). Ir. Dr. Yue is also the programmer leader for the Qualifying Examination Part II training course (Planning Law and Planning Practice), a post-graduate short course for those seeking to membership of Hong Kong Institute of Planners (i.e. MHKIP).
Approach
Thirteen and a half hours of training will be spread out over two days on 26 April and 10 May with an additional introductory session on 15 April. All course sesions will be held in person and delivered in Cantonese with slides in English. See below for more details on location and time of each session.
Content
1)Planning Control on the Property Market
– Change of land use (e.g., from agriculture to storage).
– Increase in plot ratio and relaxation of building height restrictions
– Factors influencing the Authority’s decision (Planning Department/Town Planning Board)
– Case studies for applying learning objectives
2)Preparation of Development Proposals
– Finalizing development proposals within the stipulated time frame
– Minimizing the cost of technical assessments
– Applications for change of use in Column 2 of Outline Zoning Plans (OZP)
– Case studies for applying learning objectives
3)Function of Supporting Planning Statements (SPS)
– Focus of the Executive Summary
– Meeting government departmental expectations
– Convincing considerations for approval
– Case studies for applying learning objectives
4)Problem-Solving During the Application Process
– Skill set for responding to departmental comments arising from the subject proposal
– Discharge of approval conditions
– Defining study boundaries and application scoping
– Case studies for applying learning objectives
Course Duration & Location
Pre-Course briefing: 15 April 2025 (Tuesday)
19.00- 21.30 (2.5 hours)
Session 1: 26 April 2025 (Saturday)
13.00-18.00 (5 hours)
Session 2 : 10 May 2025 (Saturday)
10.00-17.00 *(7 hours)
*includes 1 hour lunch break
Note: all timings listed are HK Time
Location :
All sessions for this CPD course will be held at : UCEM Hong Kong Office at Unit 1602, Tower 2 of Admiralty Centre, No. 18 Harcourt Road, Admiralty, Hong Kong.
Who should attend this short course?
This CPD course is particularly suitable for surveyors, real estate professionals and students who want to enrich their knowledge in this area. The course is particularly suitable for those who are studying for, or going to sit, the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) held by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). These sessions will also be useful for Probationer Members in the General Practice Division or the Planning and Development Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) who wish to enhance their knowledge / skills for their APC
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CPD Certificate
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