(Hong Kong, 13 September 2015) Organised by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), the RICS Awards Hong Kong 2016 is officially open for nominations until 18:00, Wednesday 9 December 2015. Twelve award categories celebrating achievement in different facets of the built industry will be selected by a jury panel comprised of 11 property leaders from different sectors of the industry.
For the fifth year running, the RICS Awards Hong Kong recognises achievements and contribution of professionals in land, property, construction and the environment in the city. Competition is keen due to the high quality of nominations received; a record high number of nominations were received last year.
Led by the Chairman of the Hong Kong Housing Society Mr Marco WU Moon-hoi, GBS, JP, FRICS, the jury panel comprises property leaders representing across the built environment. “The RICS Awards Hong Kong enhances the public’s understanding of the broad spectrum and coverage of the surveying industry. It also recognises the contribution of the profession to Hong Kong.” comments Mr Wu.
RICS Hong Kong Board Chairman Andrew Lee FRICS said, “RICS promotes best practices of the land, construction and property industry. Participating in RICS Awards Hong Kong allows companies to showcase their achievements and successes against international settings. We’re delighted to see the number and quality of entries rise every year.”
Details of the awards are available on the website: ricshkawards.com
RICS Awards, Hong Kong 2016 Award categories:
1. Construction Project Team of the Year
2. Industrial/ Logistics/ Data Centre Team of the Year
3. Office Team of the Year
4. Professional Consultancy Services Team of the Year
5. Property/Facility Management Team of the Year
6. Retail Team of the Year
7. Residential Team of the Year
8. Refurbishment/Restoration Team of the Year
9. Sustainability Achievement of the Year
10. Best Deal of the Year
11. Young Achiever of the Year (under 35 years old)
12. Corporate Social Responsibility Project of the Year
RICS Awards Hong Kong 2016 jury panel:
Head juror
Marco WU Moon-hoi FRICS, GBS, JP Chairman, Hong Kong Housing Society
Jurors
Guy BRADLEY MRICS Chief Executive, Swire Properties
May LAM Senior Vice President, Corporate Services (Global Property & Facility Management), Li & Fung (Trading) Limited
Stewart LEUNG Chairman, Wheelock Properties (Hong Kong) Limited
LING Kar-kan JP Director of Planning, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Philip LO FRICS Chairman, Rider Levett Bucknall Limited
Kevin POOLE Acting Executive Director, Third Runway, Airport Authority Hong Kong
Craig SHUTE Senior Managing Director, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, CBRE
David TANG MRICS Property Director, MTR Corporation Limited
Prof Chris WEBSTER Dean and Chair Professor, Faculty of Architecture, The University of Hong Kong
Andrew WEIR Regional Senior Partner, Hong Kong & Global Chair, Real Estate and Construction, KPMG China
To download high resolution photos of RICS Awards Hong Kong 2015 winners, please visit www.bdcshk.com/webcontent/RICS2015/RICS_Photos_Forteam&PR2.zip
RICS Hong Kong will hold an Award Briefing Session to provide more information to participants. The briefing session will share the details of the awards, including event procedure, eligibility, judging criteria, etc. For more details, please refer to the below.
Date: Tuesday 29 September 2015
Time: 16:00 – 19:00
Venue: Room 3707-09 Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong