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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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