This CPD event is a sharing seminar to update members on streamlining measures and key local practice issues that architects / authorized persons / project managers should be aware of.

The seminar comprises the following:

1. Streamlining Measures by Planning Department, Lands Department & Fire Services Department
2. Local Practice Updates by Buildings Department & Lands Department
3. Panel Discussion - Enabling Innovative Architecture in Hong Kong

Organiser: HKIA Board of Local Affairs (BLA) 
Date: 25 October 2025 (Saturday)
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Room GH201 (Lecture Theatre), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
Delivery: In-person only
Language: English supplemented with Cantonese
Admission Fee: HKIA Members HK$300 | Non-HKIA Members HK$450
Quota: 200 persons (Physical) (*Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to HKIA Members.)
Registration Deadline (extended): Noon, 20 October 2025 (Monday)

Registration link: https://forms.gle/fnBfKYhhqyEdKzpo9 

Speakers:
Mr. LAM Chi Man, David, JP, Under Secretary for Development, Development Bureau
Mr. YUE Chak Sang, Lawsons, Assistant Director, Buildings Department
Ms. TANG Tsui Yee, Caroline, Assistant Director of Planning, Planning Department
Ms. LEE Ching Man, Vera, Chief Estate Surveyor/ Development Control, Lands Department
Mr. LEUNG Hin Tat, Esmond, Senior Estate Surveyor, Lands Department
Mr. YUE Tsz Kit, Senior Divisional Officer (Fire Protection Engineering Compliance), Licensing and Certification Command, Fire Services Department

Panellists:
Ar. Julia LAU, FHKIA, CMILT, CStJ, JP, President, HKIA
Ar. Bernard V. LIM, Past President, HKIA

Moderator:
Ar. Anthony CHEUNG, Deputy Chair, Board of Local Affairs, HKIA