Sr Dr Tony Leung, as a representative of the PDD, joined a delegation led by President Sr Simon Kwok to Tianjin from 28th to 30th April, 2014. In the afternoon of the 28th April, the delegation arrived Beijing and boarded a coach for Tianjin. During the visit, we met Mr Liu Changxi of the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, who introduced us to the plans for the development of Tianjin. We also met other Tianjin leaders from the CPC Tianjin Municipal Committee, Tianjin Association for Science and Technology, and Tianjin Planning Bureau. On the 29th April, we visited the Tianjin Planning Exhibition Hall, the Tianjin Science and Technology Museum, the Astor Hotel Museum, etc.

The PDD held a CPD at 7 PM on the 30th April in the Surveyors Learning Centre, which over 190 members attended. The topic was ‘A Refresher Talk on Quality and Sustainable Built Environment – AP/RES Practice Notes 151 and 152’ and the speakers were Ms Karen Cheung, Chief Building Surveyor, and Ms Claudia Chan, Building Surveyor, of the Buildings Department.

The PDD will hold a Surveyors Luncheon Talk at 12:30 PM on 18 June, 2014 at the World Trade Centre Club, 38/F, World Trade Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The guest speaker will be Mr KK Ling, JP, Director of Planning, and the topic is ‘Potential Strategic Growth Areas of Hong Kong – NT North and Lantau East’.