THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS
The Second Annual General Meeting and assistance to them. These are the from which he became Chairman of the was held on November 4th, 1958 in Professional Practice Committee (Mr. Visual Arts Section. The exhibition,
the British Council Reading Room, Robinson, Mr. Faitfone Wong, plus, from Mr. Denis Farrow,
W.G. Gregory, Chairman; Mr. H.G. opened by Lady Black, was designed by
Gloucester Building.
In March, a special committee, consist- ing of Mr. G.P. Norton, Chairman; Mr. W.G. Gregory prepared a report on the
W.W.C. Shewan, Mr. R.E. Lee and Mr.
rominated by the The following August, Mr. J. Howorth and Mr. Stanley Council as Honorary Festival Architect, is a report of the Society's activities Kwok); the Building Regulation Com- and the Selection Committee for hanging during its second year of existence, mittee (Mr. Faitfone Wong, Chairman; Mr. the architectural exhibits was Mr. Bjorn
A.H. Basto, which was read and accepted at the J.B. March, Mr.
Mr. N.J.
Nedberg and Mr. Edwin Wong. The cur- Chien and Mr. D.N. Pang). meeting.
rent work of members was displayed, and although the lack of numbers was dis- appointing, the quality was excellent.
The Society was represented in August a conference in Tokyo sponsored by the East Asia Re- gional Organisation for Planning Housing.
was The subject of discussion "Implementation of Recommendations International Seminars and Conferences held in the East Asia Region, over the past 8 or 10 years'; covering the plication of scientific principles to tropical building design and construction; the wider aspects of planning, housing and community improvement, etc.
During the year 1958, the Society as a whole met on six occasions, each of these meetings being of educational value as weli as serving to conduct the business of the P.W.D. draft code of practice on Means by Mr. W. G. Gregory at
Society. Speakers were:-
Professor S. Mackey, B.E., B.Sc., M.E. (N.U.I.), Ph.D.
A.M.I.C.E., (Leeds), A.M.I. Struct. E., on "Some failures of Structures, with their prevention and remedy".
Mr. Eric Cumine, A.A. Dip., F.R.I.B.A., with A.I.A.A., on "Housing Schemes, special reference to the North Point Estate".
Mr. Stanley T. Kwok, B. Arch., A.A. Dip., A.R.I.B.A., showed a selection of colour slides of architectural interest taken on a recent tour of Europe and the U.S.A.
Mr. D.E.E. Gibson, C.B.E., LL.D., M.A., F.R.L.B.A., Dist. T.P., M.T.P.I., Director-General of Works, War Office; on the Rebuilding of Coventry, and the Notts. C.C. system of building on unstable ground.
Mr. Gerald Moore, M.A., Director of Extra Mural Studies, University of Hong Kong, on "Buildings of Peking".
Mr. R.F. Simpson, B.Sc., Dip. Ed., A. Inst. P., of the Department of Educa- tion, University of Hong Kong, on the survey being conducted to obtain the views of employers concerning University Graduates.
In March the Society was fortunate in being able to meet Dr. R. Buckminster Fuller, eminent American engineer, and founder of the Fuller Research Institute,
at tea, when members were able to dis. cuss geodetic domes and dymaxion prin- ciples with this versatile speaker. The function was arranged by Mr. G. D. Su, the Social Affairs organiser, to whom the Society is also indebted for the provision of a meeting room for the Council in its deliberation.
of Escape in case of Fire, and in April a special committee comprising the Pre- sident, Mr. R.E. Lee and Mr. S.T. Kwok, put up proposals for fees for the carry- ing out of inspection and issue of certi- ficates by Authorised Architects under Section 10A (1)(e) of the Education Or- dinance.
A special committee, under the Chair- manship of Mr. W. Szeto was set up in August to report on the question of wind effects and action required by the re- gulations.
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of
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Other matters concerned or under dis- cussion by the Council include considera- tion of a Special Scale of fees for multi- a visitors repetitive buildings; It has been gratifying, in this second storey repetitive
the to find guide of architectural interest; year of the Society's existence, that Government and other responsibie tablishment of a Joint Consultative Body bodies are consulting the Society on mat- for the Building Industry, (in conjunc- ters of policy and legislation. In this tion with other professional bodies related way advice has been sought and action to the building industry in Hong Kong and the Building Contractors Association). A ruling on an architect's liability for Fees for inspection of school premises professional negligence, under Hong Kong
by Authorised Architects.
Law, was obtained from the Legal Adviser Code of Practice on Means of Escape in and circulated to all members.
Case of Fire.
taken on:--
"Consent
Control of Development and
to develop." Enlargement of the Scope of the Faculty of Architecture, Hong Kong Univer- sity.
In April the qualification for full Mem- bership was extended to include Authorized Architects whose names appear in List of the Government Gazette of May 24th 1957 and/or such other lists of similar import as may subsequently appear. Mem- Vacation work and employment gener- bers of the Society, in all classes totai
ally of Graduates of the H.K.U. School of Architecture.
receiving
ninety-nine. During the year under review there have been four new members elected,
Early in the year the Society's Code of two members have resigned, and, the Professional Conduct, and the Conditions Council record with regret the death of of Engagement and Scale of Professional Mr. H.M. Spence and Miss Mai Lee. Charges was published after approval from the R.I.B.A.
The Officers of the Society for 1959
The use of the Code and Scale will Year Book was circulated to members were elected:
Mr. H. G. F. necessity take some time to be fully effec-
Robinson
tive,
and the
of
but the Council believe that its use by all members can only assist in raising the standard of the profession. Early in July Professor Robert H. Council have also under discussion the Mathew, C.B.E., M.A., F.R.I.B.A., whilst question of restriction on the use of the visiting the Colony as External Examiner word 'Architect", to ensure its applica- at the Faculty of Architecture, University tion to properly qualified and authorised of Hong Kong, was introduced to mem- practitioners only. bers at a party at the Wing On Bank
mess.
Mr. W. Szeto Mr. G. Dovey Mr. Edward Lee
Mr. Frank Grose Mr. J.C. Faber
The Hong Kong Festival of the Arta Mr. A.M.J. Wright
was held from October 11th to Novem-
President
Vice-President Hon. Secretary Hon. Treasurer
Past President
The Council met five times during the ber 8th, and the Society again played a After the meeting closed, a talk on year, under the Chairmanship of the prominent part in its development both the E. A. R. O. P. H. Conference, President, Mr. A.M.J. Wright, and
two actively and financially. Mr. D. P. Crease held in Tokyo in August 1958, was standing Committees, nominated by the was nominated by the Council as their
Council, have functioned, giving advice representative on the Central Committee, given by Mr. W. G. Gregory.
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