第1页共20页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第1页共20页TheFMCommunicatorNewsletterIssueNo.11951,3rd1st1st1stQ200543,JanuaryJanuary2005January20043DearMembers/Professionals/Friends/Readers,Welcometothe11thIssue!Summertimeandthatmeansgreatfun.Somemaygotothebeachwhileotherstakeavacationtripabroad.Inanyevent,wehopeyouallwouldhavehadagoodsummerthisyear.Theeconomycontinuestoimprovewithlowerunemploymentratesandbetterjobprospectsforthisyear’sgraduates.OurnewCEapparentlyhassettledintohispostwellandMickeyMousewillsoonwelcomeustohisHongKongcastle.ThestockmarketseemstobeonareboundtoahighnotseensincetheITboomandtherealestatemarketisholdingsteadyaswell,notwithstandingquiteafewwindowsinolderbuildingsseemtobefailingandfallingdownatthesametime.Regionally,therehavebeenceremoniesmarkingVJ(VictoryoverJapan)Daythatoccurred60yearsagoinAugust1945.Globally,interestratesarerisinggraduallyandGeorgeWBushiscontemplatingfightingIraq’snextdoorneighborIran,andthenKatrinastruckNewOrleans.Welcome!tTothefifthfirstquarterlyissueofourinstitute’snewsletterandatthetimeofwritingthisup,theoveralleconomyofHongKonghasshownsignsofrecoveryintermsofconsumerspending,stockprices,andhousingpriceindexes.TheCloserEconomicPartnershipAgreement(CEPA)withtheMainlandhastakeneffect,alongwithcontinuedbutcautionedeconomicvibrancyintheUSA.AfewconfirmedorsuspectedSARScaseswerealsoreportedintheMainland.Facilitymanagerstakenote!andasthenamesuggests,wehopeitwouldserveasacommunicationQuiteaninterestingpastfewmonths,withpublicdiscussions,debates,orevenchallengesamongandfromthepublic第2页共20页第1页共20页编号：时间：2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径，学海无涯苦作舟页码：第2页共20页onvariousrealestaterelatedissuesrangingfromtheculturallythemedpublic-private-participationproject,viaanaborted(perhapstemporarily)REITIPO,tothedemolition(decidedlyaborted)ofcertainformergovernment-builtbutneveroccupiedresidentialtowers.Globally,atsunamihitthecoastalareasinSEAsiaonBoxingDaycausingtensofthousandsofdeathsinamatterofhours(orevenminutesforsome)andGeorgeBushgotsworninforasecondterm.toolnotonlybetweentheinstituteanditsmembers,butideallybetweentheinstituteandthepublicatlargeaswell.Collectively,wemayshareourprofessionalknowledge,experience,andideaswithrelatedprofessionalsandinterestedparties,thuscontributingoveralltoabetterbuiltenvironment,utilizationofbuiltassets,andsocietaladvancement.Inthisissue,weareverygladandhonoredtohave:AMessagefromournewPresidentMr.KennethChanFrankieSoThePresident’sDiaryOn16March2005,IattendtheAwardpresentationCeremonyofDesignCompetitionofLightingFittingsforCompactFluorescentLamps(CFL)organizedbytheElectricalandMechanicalServicesDepartmentandtheHongKongPolytechnicUniversity.Iadmiredthecreativityofstudentsindesigningtheinnovativeuseofcompactfluorescentlampsincommonlightinginthehomeandoffice.On22March2005,IrepresentedtheInstituteinattendingthereceptionandAnnualDinnerofCharteredInstituteofBuildingServicesEngineers.Ihadtheopportunitytomeetoldacquaintancesandnewfriends.Wehopetohavecloserco-operationwithCIBSEinthepromotionofbestpracticesinmaintenancemanagementofservices.On24March2005,DrDanielHOandIattendedalunchwithMr.AlexLAMandTimVENABLE,ProgramDirector/LocationStrategyandEditorofCorporateRealEstateLeader.Possibleeducationcooperationwastouchedupon.WewouldalsoliketotranslatesomeoftheirarticlesrelatedtoFMfor...
