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Property Person of the Year Award will be a highlight of the evening
HONG KONG, March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- This year, RICS (the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Hong Kong organises the RICS Hong Kong Property Awards for the first time in order to recognise contribution of outstanding industry players by presenting an array of awards. The Award ceremony will be held on the 9th of this month (next Friday) at the inaugural RICS Hong Kong Annual Dinner at JW Marriott Hong Kong.
RICS Hong Kong Property Awards 2012 include a total of 11 award categories. Innovation, professionalism and customer service, contribution to community, talent development, professional ethics and standards are the assessment criteria. Among them, nine awards will be given to teams under the following categories:
(1) Office Agency Team of the Year;
(2) Retail Agency Team of the Year;
(3) Industrial Agency Team of the Year
(4) Residential Agency Team of the Year;
(5) Best Project Team of the Year;
(6) Project Management Team of the Year;
(7) Property Management Team of the Year;
(8) Sustainability Initiative of the Year and
(9) Best Deal of the Year
And two award categories will honor individual contributions, they are:
(10) Young Achiever of the Year (under 35 years old) and
(11) Property Person of the Year (The winner will be selected by the Jury Panel and will be invited to receive the award.).
RICS Hong Kong Property Award 2012, which received tremendous support from real estate-related organizations during the nomination period, has received a total of 45 nominations. After consideration by the jury panel composed of 12 industry renowned professionals, the final selection of the most outstanding winning teams will be awarded at the Annual Dinner to be held on 9th March.
The highlight of the evening would be the Property Person of the Year Award, which would be a person who has made significant contribution in the property industry in Hong Kong and is selected unanimously by the 12 jurors.
Mr David Faulkner, Chairman of the Organising Committee of RICS Hong Kong Awards 2012, said, 'I am excited to see that so many excellent teams and individuals have submitted their entries for the first RICS Hong Kong Property Awards 2012. There are many awards relating to real estate market recognizing the project or building itself but little recognition of the person or the team who put the projects together. We hope that through the successful staging of this ceremony, RICS Hong Kong Property Awards will become an industry must-have event annually.'
Mr Nicholas Brooke, Chairman of Jury Panel of RICS Hong Kong Awards 2012, said, 'I am honored to be the Chairman of the Jury Panel of the RICS Hong Kong Property Award 2012. All the entries were of a very high standard, which made the selection a challenging job for us. However it is very encouraging to see so many excellent property teams and individuals being nominated and we anticipate receiving even more entries for next year's RICS Hong Kong Property Awards as the Awards gain prominence and industry recognition.'
About RICS Hong Kong Property Awards
The annual RICS Hong Kong Property Awards is organized for the first time by RICS Hong Kong with an objective to recognise the outstanding performance and contribution by project teams and individuals. Award categories cover agencies, property management, project management and development to highlight achievements of practitioners in Hong Kong. This year, winner of each award category will be chosen by 12 jurors, who are all renowned and experienced industry players in the field, in a professional jury panel.
About RICS & RICS Asia
RICS is the world's leading qualification when it comes to professional standards in land, property and construction. In a world where more and more people, governments, banks and commercial organisations demand greater certainty of professional standards and ethics, attaining RICS status is the recognised mark of property professionalism.
Over 100 000 property professionals working in the major established and emerging economies of the world have already recognised the importance of securing RICS status by becoming members.
RICS is an independent professional body that since 1868, has been committed to setting and upholding the highest standards of excellence and integrity -- providing impartial, authoritative advice on key issues affecting businesses and society. RICS is a regulator of both its individual members and firms enabling it to maintain the highest standards and providing the basis for unparalleled client confidence in the sector.
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
Media enquiry, please contact:
RICS Asia Public Relations Representative
Mr Andy Hung / Mr Timothy Wong
Tel: +852-2372-0090
Fax: +852-2372-0490
Mob: +852-9254-9250 / +852-6485-3225
Email: andy@creativegp.com / timothy@creativegp.com
