(当代策略性设施管理)

TheFMCommunicatorNewsletterIssueNo.11,3rdQ2005DearMembers/Professionals/Friends/Readers,Welcometothe11thIssue!Summertimeandthatmeansgreatfun.Somemaygotothebeachwhileotherstakeavacationtripabroad.Inanyevent,wehopeyouallwouldhavehadagoodsummerthisyear.Theeconomycontinuestoimprovewithlowerunemploymentratesandbetterjobprospectsforthisyear’sgraduates.OurnewCEapparentlyhassettledintohispostwellandMickeyMousewillsoonwelcomeustohisHongKongcastle.ThestockmarketseemstobeonareboundtoahighnotseensincetheITboomandtherealestatemarketisholdingsteadyaswell,notwithstandingquiteafewwindowsinolderbuildingsseemtobefailingandfallingdownatthesametime.Regionally,therehavebeenceremoniesmarkingVJ(VictoryoverJapan)Daythatoccurred60yearsagoinAugust1945.Globally,interestratesarerisinggraduallyandGeorgeWBushiscontemplatingfightingIraq’snextdoorneighborIran,andthenKatrinastruckNewOrleans.AMessagefromourPresidentMr.KennethChanThePresident’sDiaryOn16March2005,IattendtheAwardpresentationCeremonyofDesignCompetitionofLightingFittingsforCompactFluorescentLamps(CFL)organizedbytheElectricalandMechanicalServicesDepartmentandtheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity.Iadmiredthecreativityofstudentsindesigningtheinnovativeuseofcompactfluorescentlampsincommonlightinginthehomeandoffice.On22March2005,IrepresentedtheInstituteinattendingthereceptionandAnnualDinnerofCharteredInstituteofBuildingServicesEngineers.Ihadtheopportunitytomeetoldacquaintancesandnewfriends.Wehopetohavecloserco-operationwithCIBSEinthepromotionofbestpracticesinmaintenancemanagementofservices.On24March2005,DrDanielHOandIattendedalunchwithMr.AlexLAMandTimVENABLE,ProgramDirector/LocationStrategyandEditorofCorporateRealEstateLeader.Possibleeducationcooperationwastouchedupon.WewouldalsoliketotranslatesomeoftheirarticlesrelatedtoFMforpublicationinourforthcomingPFM.TheStrategicFacilityManagementinChina(當代策略性設施管理)–ShanghaiSeminarwassuccessfullyopenedandconcludedon25May2005atShanghaiJWMarriott(TomorrowSquare)withover120attended.Thespeechesandarrangementoftheseminarwashighlypraisedbyalmostallattendees.InternationalRoundTableonFMOnthefollowingday,therewasthe‘InternationalRoundTableonFM’,attendedbyIFMA,IFMAHK,CCIM,BCCPM,CoreNet,RICS,HKIFM.ItwasinterestingtonotethecommentsbyourHonoraryFellowMr.YuQingxinaboutthenecessitytocommissionain-depthresearchonFMinChina.ItwasgenerallyagreedthatPropertyManagementshouldbethebasisoutofwhichFMwastogrow.ItwouldinvolveaddingvalueandbringingPMintonew/modern/visionaryperspective.Morecollaborationamongsttheinterested/concernedgroupswascalledfor.Thiswasnooneorganization’sbusiness.Tsinghua–YindaPropertyManagementForum2005–TechnicalandEnvironmentalManagementintheSustainablePropertyManagement(技術管理與物業管理的可持續性發展)IwasinvitedtodeliveratalkonthetopicFacilityManagementinChina(設施管理在中國).IwasgladthatsomeareinterestedinmypresentationaboutthedevelopmentofFM.Iconsiderthiswasalsoasuccessfulforumforpractitionerstolearnnewconceptsandshareideasandexperience.Themorningsessionsinvolvedkeynotespeechesandexpert’spresentation.Theafternoonwasforfourconcurrenteducationandexperiencesharingbywayofresearchpresentations.Therewereatotalof32papers.Themainbulkofpaperswerepracticalissues.Veryfewwereontacticalandstrategicissues.On8June2005,IrepresentedHKIFMinattendingthe‘DinnerattheRaces’hostedbytheSecretaryforHousing,PlanningandLands.PropertyandFacilityManagement–AnEpochOn30July2005,IrepresentedHKIFMinsigningthe‘MemorandumofIntent’withPolyU,RICS,HKIS,ISCMandHKIH.Thiswasmeanttoformallyrecognizethedesireofthesigningpartiesincloserco-operationinthedeliveryoftrainingandprofessionaldevelopmentcoursesandseminarsfortheprofession.KennethCHANJorKinPresidentHKIFM30August2005UsefulandEnlighteningContentfrom:(JJIS)oftheStateofKansasintheUSAandfeaturesacomplexFM-basedmonitoringsystemofjuvenileoffendersfromadmissiontoguardianandsoon[pleaserefertothewebpagelistedbelow].Notonlythat,thereisasectiononthestrategicplan,keyconcepts,andthelike.Whilethereisnospecificarticletospeakof,readingthecontentcontainedthereinoffersasenseofhowFMreallymattersandisapplied,eveninthejudicialsystem.:ThenewHKIFM-PSDASconferencestitled'StrategicFacilityManagementinChina'willbeheldon24September2005(Saturday)atLT6,4/FAcademicBuilding,CityUniversityofHongKong.Leadingexpertsfromtheprofessionalinstitutions,theclientsandtheserviceprovidershavebeeninvitedtosharewithyoutheirinsightsonthestrategicmovesthateverycorporationshouldconsider.Pleaseclickhereforyourearliestenrolment.Seatsarelimitedandallocatedonafirst-comefirst-servedbasis.TheTransform,whichincludesaone-dayconferenceandislinkedtotwohalf-dayintensiveworkshops,organizedbytheHongKongChapterofIFMAwillbeheldon2nd-3rdNovember2005atHongKongCyberport.Pleaseclickherefordetails.TheTechnicalSeminaronConteporaryLegalIssu