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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1991

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PROPOSALS TO REGISTER PLANNERS AND SURVEYORS

ESTABLISH THE

PROFESSIONAL PROPOSALS DESIGNED TO QUALIFIED PLANNERS AND SURVEYORS OF VARIOUS DISCIPLINES AND THE RIGHTS OF THE CONSUMER PUBLIC HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (THURSDAY).

THE PLANNERS

REGISTRATION

STATUS OF SAFEGUARD EXECUTIVE

THE

THE

UP

BILL 1991 AND TWO BILLS, SURVEYORS REGISTRATION BILL 1991, WILL SHORTLY BE INTRODUCED INTO

FORM THE FRAMEWORK FOR SETTING LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THEY WILL

AND PLANNERS

SURVEYORS IN HONG REGISTRATION BOARDS FOR PRACTISING

KONG.

SAME PRINCIPLES ARE BASED THESE BILLS

ON THE

ORDINANCE FOLLOWED

REGISTRATION IN THE ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE ENACTED IN MAY LAST YEAR.

WHICH

AND 1990

WERE

THE

ESTABLISH INCORPORATED BODY.

HOWEVER, A PRIVATE BILL WILL NEED TO

OF INSTITUTE THE HONG KONG

BE INTRODUCED FIRST PLANNERS (HKIP)

TO

AS

AN

THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF

INCORPORATED BODY ESTABLISHED

SURVEYORS (HKIS) IS ALREADY UNDER THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE

AN

OF

SURVEYORS ORDINANCE 1990.

UNDER THE BILLS, THE REGISTRATION

BOARDS INDEPENDENT OF THE

TWO PROFESSIONAL BODIES INVOLVED WILL BE ESTABLISHED.

THE

"THE

OF CONCEPT

REGISTRATION

IS

TO CONFER

ON

TRAINING, FOR WORKING

SUITABLE AND TO CURRENT IN HONG

APPLICANTS A TITLE WHICH DEMONSTRATES TO FELLOW PROFESSIONALS

A PUBLIC

PROFESSIONAL OF HIGH STANDARD COMPETENCE TO PRACTISE AND RELEVANT BACKGROUND KONG, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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PROFESSIONALS

THE REGISTER WILL LIST ONLY COMPETENT PRACTISING WORKING IN HONG KONG AND REGISTRATION HAS TO BE RENEWED ANNUALLY.

FOR QUALIFICATIONS

OF

AS

THE

AN

REGISTRATION, APART FROM SETTING OUT

PROCEEDINGS DISCIPLINARY BILLS WILL ALSO OUTLINE DETAILS INTEGRAL PART OF THE SCHEME TO MAINTAIN PUBLIC CONFIDENCE.

"CLOSE CONSULTATION HAS BEEN HELD WITH HKIP AND HKIS THE BODIES HAVE SIGNIFIED THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE TWO BILLS,' SAID.

AND BOTH

"

SPOKESMAN

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