Important note

Due to the deteriorating situation of COVID-19 pandemic, this training will be postponed until further notice. Please stay tuned with RICS website and email for updates.

Date

Postpone until further notice*

18 July 2020* Module 1 - Practical Conservation Knowledge in Hong Kong + Site visit

24 July 2020*: Module 2 - Condition Survey and Repair to Historic Buildings

CPD

Module 1 (4 hours) / Module 2 (3 hours)

Agenda

Module 1 - 10:00am to 4:00pm, 18 July

Practical Conservation Knowledge in Hong Kong

Since the introduction of Conservation Policy in 2007, there is a handful of completed conservation projects in Hong Kong, they become iconic and popular sites for locals and tourists. Our counterparts start to recognise the opportunities that historic buildings could bring to a development project. While we want to learn from the successful cases and borrow the concepts to other projects, first, we need to understand the rules of the game.

This module intends to give an intensive overview of the current statutory and administrative regulations for historic buildings in Hong Kong and let practitioners from different sectors to have a brief understanding of the resources and opportunities available, in order to generate more creative projects and business opportunities for the industry.

At the end of the day, the trainer will lead a site visit in Blue House and Pak Tai Temple.

Module 2 - 6:30pm to 9:30pm, 24 July

Condition Survey & Repair to Historics Buildings

There are over 1,200 historic buildings in Hong Kong and the Government is reviewing to include post-war buildings into the grading assessment, that means there will be more graded historic buildings in the near future.

Majority of our modern buildings are concrete structures and our professional building surveyors have sufficient knowledge to deal with it. However, when it comes to brick and masonry buildings and timber structures, it is another story.

This module focuses on the Hong Kong experience of heritage buildings for the building professional. It is intended to refresh members knowledge of brick, timber and older reinforced concrete buildings and explain what to look for when conducting condition surveys of heritage buildings and methods of defect repair.

Learning objectives

Module 1 - Practical Conservation Knowledge in Hong Kong + Site visit

• Understand relevant legislations and regulations related to historic buildings
• Different Government schemes and funds available for historic buildings
• Introduction to common terminologies and conservation principles
• Role of surveyors in heritage conservation
• Opportunities in conservation industry

Module 2 - Condition Survey and Repair to Historic Buildings

• Enhanced awareness of heritage building materials
• Points to consider when conducting heritage building surveys
• Common defects in older buildings
• Greater understanding of the causes of defects
• Some workable repair methodologies
• A more hands-on approach to care for Hong Kong’s older buildings

Trainer

Candy Chan

MRICS, MHKIS, RPS(GP), HKICON

Director

Property Conservation Co. Ltd

Robin Howes

FRICS, FHKIS, RPS(BS), HKICON

Managing Director

KCL, FiSEC Limited