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HONG KONG, May 14, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Asia Pacific Office of RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) announces today the appointment of Mr. Ho Wen Peng, Jason as North Asia Director. Jason commenced his duty on 7 May 2012.
The new Director is responsible for developing and delivering the Business Plan in North Asian region including mainland China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Working closely with the Local Members Boards / Committees, He will actively promote the adoption of RICS standards and qualifications across North Asia, the achievement of membership growth and retention targets. He will forge strong relationships with employers, governments and end-users of surveying services across North Asian countries, promoting the services and standards of property professionals in the land, property and built environment.
Jason joins RICS with a distinguished career and education background. He is a Town Planner with 23 years of professional experience in Singapore, Hong Kong, and mainland China. He started his planning career in the Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority and he also served as a Director at Llewelyn-Davis (LD Asia), working on planning and design projects in Hong Kong and mainland China. His planning & design expertise include long-term strategic planning, site development master planning, preparation and submission of development applications and conducting planning studies and research.
Jason also has extensive experience in major infrastructure, housing and tourism projects for the public sector and private real estate development projects in Singapore and Hong Kong. In mainland China, he has been involved in planning and development projects for local governments and major developers in over 30 cities.
The Asia Pacific Business Unit, headed by RICS Asia Pacific Director Kaye Herald, now has Sachin Sandhir managing South Asia, Bill Jones managing ASEAN, Jason Ho, managing North Asia, and Darren Jensen moves into commercial development for the business unit.
Kaye Herald, RICS Asia Pacific Director said, "The appointment of Jason to this newly created role is the next step in our commitment to working effectively in the North Asia region to better service both our existing members and the profession. It also allows us to utilise the extensive experience gained by Darren Jensen in this region to develop products that will best meet the future needs of our stakeholders across the business unit."
Jason Ho, the new RICS North Asia Director said, "I am looking forward to work closely with members, stakeholders, and partners in North Asia to build a strong RICS brand profile and membership base, and deliver our objectives based on a robust business plan which will bring us to the next level. The industry face major challenges in the years ahead on issues affecting land, property development and the environment and I think there is room for improvements. With the support and help of members, stakeholders and government, I believe we can shape the development of the North Asian region for a better future together."
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 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 North Asia region covers national associations and local groups located in, The People's Republic of China and the SAR Hong Kong. It also has members working across the region such aJapan, Macao, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Mongolia, and Nepal.
The RICS ASEAN region covers national associations and local groups located in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand with members working across the region in Buma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Kiribati, Laos PDR, 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
Mobile: +852-9254-9250 / +852-6485-3225
Email: andy@creativegp.com / timothy@creativegp.com
