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Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors rather than just read about it. In short: The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS; Chinese: 香港測量師學會) is a surveying organisation in Hong Kong. It was formally established in April 1984 with 85 founding members.

Key takeaways

Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS; Chinese: 香港測量師學會) is a surveying organisation in Hong Kong. It was formally established in April 1984 with 85 founding members. It is the only professional surveying body incorporated by ordinance in Hong Kong. As of February 2017, membership exceeds 9,776, with more than 6,288 corporate members. The first president of the institute was Sr Kan Fook-Yee (簡福飴; 简福饴; gaan2 fuk1 ji4; Jiǎn Fúyí). Members holding HKIS qualifications may use the following designations after their name: MHKIS (Member), FHKIS (Fellow), AMHKIS (Associate Member). Those with the designation MHKIS or FHKIS are also known as professional surveyors.

History Sr Kan Fook-Yee and a number of his colleagues saw the value of a professional body for local surveyors, and the need to stimulate the development of the industry. Prior to the establishment of the HKIS in 1984, the Britain-based Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) represented the industry in Hong Kong. The Institute was statutorily incorporated by virtue of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Ordinance in January 1990 (Cap. 1148). In July 1991, the Surveyors Registration Ordinance (Cap. 417) was passed and a Registration Board was set up to administer the registration of surveyors. The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors Ordinance of 1990 incorporated the HKIS. The head office was previously at Swire House (now Chater House) in Central, but it later moved to the Jardine House in Central in 1998. In 2014 the HKIS stated that the Hong Kong government ought to establish an authority that oversees renovations of older buildings to prevent corruption and wrongful conduct. A member of either the HKIS or the RCIS may join the other organization after one year of working in Hong Kong.

Organisation The General Council governs the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and oversees the functions and activities of the Divisions, Young Surveyors Group, Board of Membership, Board of Education, Board of Professional Development, Surveyors Times Editorial Board, Surveying and Built Environment Editorial Board, and the appointed Committees including the Executive Committee and Standing Committees. The General Council and all boards and divisions are operated by volunteers from the profession and are supported by the HKIS Secretariat. The HKIS has six divisions by reference to respective professional practices; they are:

Building Surveying General Practice Land Surveying Quantity Surveying Planning and Development Property and Facility Management

References

Further reading "測量師學會：政府要跟市價調整地價." Apple Daily. (in Chinese)

External links Official website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors

In research: Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Professional associations based in Hong Kong, Surveying organizations, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors in simple terms?

The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS; Chinese: 香港測量師學會) is a surveying organisation in Hong Kong. It was formally established in April 1984 with 85 founding members.

Why does Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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