I want just keep you informed of other events that are occurring in May that could be of interest to FMs. Although both the events detailed below are happening on the same day, the Urban Renewal  Authority seminar is in the morning whilst the SOE seminar is in the evening, so you can get to both if you have the mind.

Society of Engineers

Seminar – “IT and Property Management

Date – 22nd May 2009, 17:30 to 19:30
Location – Lecture Theatre FJ303 at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

This seminar is one of the monthly activities being organized by Ir. Dr. Samson Tam, the LegCo member covering the IT functional constituency. This is one of a series of events arranged under the overall banner of “IT and TI(traditional industry)”.

This particular event will look at ways to improve service quality for property and facility management using IT. The seminar aims to provide information on the rapidly changing IT environment, with a view to helping FM and PM practitioners understand how they can use the IT to benefit their operations.

This seminar will be conducted in Cantonese. For more details or to register please contact:

Ms. Yeung at the Office of LegCo Member (IT) Ir. Dr. Samson Tam

Tel: 2832 8627, Fax: 25912339. e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 The Urban Renewal Authority

Seminar – “Green Homes: Building an Environmentally Sustainable Future for Hong Kong

Date – 22nd May 2009, 09:00 to 12:30
Location – Room N101, Hong Kong Conference & Exhibition Centre

The Urban Renewal Authority will organise a Seminar entitled “Green Homes: Building an Environmentally Sustainable Future for Hong Kong” to help raise public awareness of how residential buildings can contribute to a greener Hong Kong. Local and overseas experts, from Japan, U.K. and U.S.A. will share their experience and views on how green elements can be factored into the construction of residential buildings. They are, in alphabetical order:

Officiating Guests:    The Hon. Mrs. Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor, JP
                                 Secretary for Development

                                 Mr. Barry CHEUNG Chun-yuen, JP
                                 Chairman, Urban Renewal Authority

Guest Speakers:      Mr. Clark C. BISEL
                                Senior Vice President, WSP Flack + Kurtz (U.S.A.)

                                Mr. Akihiko HAMADA
                              Senior Executive Officer, Nikken Sekkei Ltd  (Japan)

                              Mr. Mark WATTS
                              Director, Ove Arup & Partners  (U.K.)

                              Mr. K.S. WONG
                              Chairman, Professional Green Building Council  (Hong Kong)

                              Ms. Chole CLAIR
                              Bouygues Construction  (France)

                              More speakers will be invited. Seminar will be conducted in English.

Interested persons can register individually or by batch by filling in the batch registration form and have it returned to the Seminar Secretariat by 15 May 2009. For
further details, please visit the Urban Renewal Authority website at www.ura.org.hk.

 Should you require further information, please feel free to contact the Seminar Secretariat, Miss Tracy Lam of Chamber Services Ltd (Telephone: +852-2823 1266, Fax +852-2527 0380, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

CLICK HERE <http://www.chamber.org.hk/temp/csl/SeminarFlyer_6May.pdf> for Registration Flyer Download

CLICK HERE <http://www.chamber.org.hk/temp/csl/URA_RegistrationForm.xls> for Batch Registration Form Download