HONG KONG, Nov. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) today announced that Mr Koon K Wong is elected as Chairman of its Hong Kong Board for one year term of office with immediate effect.
Mr. Wong, FRICS, MHKIS, RPS(QS PFM) is the Managing Director of Zeppelin Property Development Consultants Ltd., a regional consultancy formed in 1993, with offices in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Beijing, specializing in integrated real estate professional services. He is a chartered quantity surveyor and a chartered project management surveyor with nearly 30 years of professional experience. Currently Mr. Wong focuses on facilities and asset management and is responsible for the strategic asset and facilities management of over 50,000m2 premises, in Hong Kong, various cities in mainland China for his clients.
In addition to the chairmanship of RICS HK Board, He also serves in the RICS Asia Board and the Asia Professional Group Board.
Mr Koon K Wong, the new Chairman of RICS Hong Kong said:
"I am very honoured to be elected as Chairman of RICS Hong Kong for this year. I am looking forward to further strengthen membership services locally and create a strong RICS brand by working closely with fellow board members, RICS executives, government agencies, and other stakeholders."
Mr Wong advocates the integration of property development, project management, facility management and asset management, with a view of enhancing the value of property throughout the building life cycle. He shares his knowledge and vision by contributing article to trade journal and by speaking in many international conferences held in cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Taipei and Hong Kong.
Mr David Faulkner, the outgoing chairman and member of the RICS Asia Board said,
"It was a privilege for me to serve RICS HK over the past year as Chairman, and I am delighted to be succeeded by KK, whom I have known for many years as a top notch chartered surveyor. I will continue to work very closely with KK and the Hong Kong Board in my capacity as a member of the RICS Asia Board and chairman of the RICS Asia Professional Group Board."
The newly elected office bearers and members of Hong Kong Board for year 2010/2011 are as follows:
| Major Office bearers: | |
| Chairman: | Mr Koon K Wong |
| Vice Chairman: | Mr Kenneth Kwan |
| Hon. Secretary: | Mr Edward Au |
| Hon. Treasurer: | Mr H K Yu |
| Elected Members: | Dr Tony Leung Mr Gary Man Mr David Faulkner (Immediate Past Chairman) Mr David Edwards Mr Albert So |
| Nominated Representatives: | |
| Property Faculty Cluster: | Mr Koon K Wong |
| Built Environment Cluster: | Mr Ben Chong |
| Land Faculty Cluster: | Mr Simon Kwok |
| Nominated Matrics Group Member: | Mr Eric Ma |
| Governing Councillors: | Dr Daniel Ho |
| Mr David Tse | |
| Co-opted Members: | Mr Kenneth Pang |
About RICS & RICS Asia
RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is the mark of property professionalism worldwide. It covers all aspects of property, construction and associated environmental issues. RICS has 150,000 members globally and represents, regulates and promotes the work of property professionals throughout 146 countries.
The RICS Asia supports a network of over 11,000 individual professionals across the Asia Pacific region with an objective to help develop the property and construction markets in these countries, by introducing professional standards, best practice and international experience. It promotes RICS and its members as the natural advisors on all property matters. It also ensures that services and career development opportunities are provided to members.
The RICS Asia region covers national associations and local groups locating in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The People’s Republic of China and the SAR Hong Kong. It also has members working across the region such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos PDR, Macao, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, The Maldives, The Philippines, Timor East and Vietnam. For more information, please visit: www.ricsasia.org.
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