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quality, improve site safety and enhance environmental performance. The council implements the fund.

The council's Modular Integrated Construction Display Centre opened in November to demonstrate the technical viability of building flats using modular integrated construction in Hong Kong and encourage wider adoption of the technology to enhance productivity, quality and safety in the industry.

In December, the council approved the implementation of enhancements to the Subcontractors Registration Scheme in early 2019 to improve industry safety, drive. professionalism and establish a team of responsible subcontractors.

In 2018, the council set up two task forces comprising government representatives, members of professional institutions and building information modelling (BIM) experts to develop new BIM standards and training courses for the construction industry. A new BIM Certification and Accreditation Board was also set up to steer certification and accreditation matters.

Promotion of Professional Services

The Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation, signed in 2017 under the Mainland and Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), strengthens the provisions of previous CEPA agreements and supplements and outlines the basis for cross-boundary cooperation. At the regional level, it deepens cooperation in the Pan-Pearl River Delta region and the pilot free trade zones, including Qianhai, Hengqin and Nansha, and takes forward the mutual recognition of professional qualifications.

As at the end of 2018, the Qianhai Authority had selected six pilot projects to reinforce its commitment to implementing Hong Kong's project management system. It also established a register comprising Hong Kong companies in the architectural, building services, quantity surveying, structural engineering, building surveying and landscape architectural disciplines. Companies listed in the register may provide professional services for projects funded principally by Hong Kong enterprises.

In 2018, the Development Bureau continued discussions with the Administration of Nansha Economic and Technological Development Zone with a view to signing a cooperation agreement to extend facilitation measures to Nansha that would be similar to those set out in agreements signed with Qianhai and Hengqin. In parallel, the bureau continued its dialogue with the Mainland authorities to advance and broaden mutual recognition of professional qualifications between the two sides.

Websites

Construction 2.0 - Time to Change: www.hkc2.hk/en/index.php

Development Bureau: www.devb.gov.hk

GeoInfo Map: www.map.gov.hk

Hong Kong GeoData Store: geodata.gov.hk

Hong Kong Map Service 2.0: www.hkmapservice.gov.hk

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