WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1989
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BILL ENSURES INDEPENDENCE OF INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS
BILL
1989 RUN, THE
THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS INCORPORATION WILL ENSURE THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE INSTITUTE IN THE LONG HON EDWARD HO SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE PRIVATE BILL, MR HO PURPOSE WAS TO GIVE THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS OF AN INCORPORATED BODY.
SAID ITS THE STATUS
STATUTE SO THAT IT THE INSTITUTE OPTED FOR INCORPORATION BY
BB AND COULD WOULD BECOME A LEGAL ENTITY WITH PERPETUAL DISSOLVED ONLY BY ANOTHER STATUTE PASSED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
SUCCESSION
"THIS
WILL ENSURE THE EXISTENCE
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MR HO SAID.
INSTITUTE IN THE LONG RUN,
WITH
AND
INDEPENDENCE
OF THE
BILL. WAS 1989 WHICH CONTROL
HE SAID ANOTHER IMPORTANT PURPOSE IN INTRODUCING THE
THE
REGISTRATION BILL ARCHITECTS CO-ORDINATION PROVIDED FOR THE REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS AND DISCIPLINARY OF THE PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES OF REGISTERED ARCHITECTS.
MEMBERS AND INSTITUTION OF
MR HO NOTED THAT THE INSTITUTE NOW HAD 1,038 FULL
THE ONLY PROFESSIONAL 153 GRADUATE MEMBERS. IT WAS ARCHITECTS IN HONG KONG.
HE SAID THAT IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION THE INSTITUTE
SCHOOL OF
A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
WITH
OF
THE
ARCHITECTURE
MAINTAINED OF THE
THE CHINESE IN
HONG KONG
WERE SETTING IN
NOW ASSISTING UP ITS
DEGREE COURSE
MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE
UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE.
IN THE AREA OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, MEMBERS OF
TO SERVE ON
GOVERNMENT DIFFERENT
THE INSTITUTE WERE ADVISORY BOARDS AND
APPOINTED COMMITTEES.
BESIDES, THE INSTITUTE WAS REGULARLY OPINIONS ON ISSUES AFFECTING THE AND MATTERS OF PUBLIC CONCERN,
CONSULTED AND EXPRESSED
THE PROFESSION,
INDUSTRY BUILDING
IMPORTANT
ACADEMIC PROMOTION
AND
OF
"THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS HAS PLAYED AN
HIGH STANDARD OF AND IN THE
ROLE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN ENSURING A PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION FOR ARCHITECTS BETTER ARCHITECTURE FOR HONG KONG,
HE SAID.
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