Winners of the RICS Hong Kong Property Awards Shine at the Inaugural Annual Dinner

Mrs Carrie Lam, HKSARG Secretary for Development, is named as the Property Person of the Year

HONG KONG, March 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Hong Kong organises the RICS Hong Kong Property Awards for the first time to recognise contribution of outstanding players who have excelled in the property industry in Hong Kong. The winners announcement and presentation was held on Match 9 at JW Marriott Hong Kong during the inaugural RICS Hong Kong Annual Dinner. Distinguished guests and prominent industry players were present to congratulate the winners for their excellent contribution to the industry.

RICS Hong Kong Property Awards include a total of 11 award categories. Innovation, professionalism and customer service, contribution to community, talent development, professional ethics and standards are the assessment criteria.

The winners of the two individual awards are:

The winning teams of the awards are:

The Property Person of the Year Award, selected unanimously by the 12 Jurors, is presented to Mrs Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor GBS JP, Secretary for Development, HKSAR Government to recognise her significant contribution in the property industry in Hong Kong.

After receiving the award, Mrs Lam said that she was grateful to the jurors for recognising the joint efforts of Development Bureau and other parts of the Government in creating a quality living environment for the people of Hong Kong, which was a key policy objective of the Third Term of the HKSARG. She paid tribute to the Chief Executive for his vision in advocating progressive and balanced development which has set the scene for various policy initiatives in the past few years on sustainable and quality building designs, urban regeneration, heritage conservation, harbourfront enhancement, revitalisation of industrial buildings, etc. She assured the audience that the Government will at the same time continue to press ahead with infrastructure development and land supply to meet Hong Kong's housing and social needs and enhance the City's economic competitiveness. 

Mrs Lam thanked the RICS for their enduring contributions and support to the Government by offering professional and useful advices on building, planning and land-related matters over the years.

45 nominations have been received for the RICS Hong Kong Property Awards 2012. After the careful consideration by the Jury Panel, consisting of 12 distinguished leaders of the industry, the Panel has selected the winner of each category, whom is invited to receive the Awards.

Mr Kenneth Kwan, Chairman of RICS Hong Kong Board, said, "The objectives of organising RICS Hong Kong Property Awards 2012 are to recognise the outstanding contribution of industry players and to encourage them to raise team spirit and standard for the development and betterment of the Hong Kong property and architectural industry. I must thank the sponsors for their support, including Hongkong Land, Urban Renewal Authority, RLB, Deloitte, Davis Langdan & Seah, and programme sponsor Simply Margaret. The Property Person of the Year is a well-deserved honour to Mrs Carrie Lam. Her aspiration and endeavour to build up the property and architectural sector in Hong Kong including development of residential and office buildings, sustainable development of the built environment and conservation of historic buildings are highly praised and recognised by the industry."

For details of the Awards, please visit www.ricsasia.org/awards.

About RICS Hong Kong Property Awards

The annual RICS Hong Kong Property Awards is organized for the first time by RICS Hong Kong with an objective to recognise the outstanding performance and contribution by project teams and individuals. Award categories cover agencies, property management, project management and development to highlight achievements of practitioners in Hong Kong. This year, winner of each award category will be chosen by 12 jurors, who are all renowned and experienced industry players in the field, in a professional jury panel.

About RICS & RICS Asia

RICS is the world's leading qualification when it comes to professional standards in land, property and construction. In a world where more and more people, governments, banks and commercial organisations demand greater certainty of professional standards and ethics, attaining RICS status is the recognised mark of property professionalism.

Over 100 000 property professionals working in the major established and emerging economies of the world have already recognised the importance of securing RICS status by becoming members.

RICS is an independent professional body that since 1868, has been committed to setting and upholding the highest standards of excellence and integrity - providing impartial, authoritative advice on key issues affecting businesses and society. RICS is a regulator of both its individual members and firms enabling it to maintain the highest standards and providing the basis for unparalleled client confidence in the sector.

The RICS Asia supports a network of over 11,000 individual professionals across the Asia Pacific region with an objective to help develop the property and construction markets in these countries, by introducing professional standards, best practice and international experience. It promotes RICS and its members as the natural advisors on all property matters. It also ensures that services and career development opportunities are provided to members.

The RICS Asia region covers national associations and local groups locating in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The People's Republic of China and the SAR Hong Kong. It also has members working across the region such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos PDR, Macao, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, The Maldives, The Philippines, Timor East and Vietnam. For more information, please visit: www.ricsasia.org

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