APM Christmas Dinner Tuesday 2 Dec 2008 with Mr. Justice John Saunders as our after dinner speaker and Barry Brewster will respond on behalf of members.   more »

Mr Bryan Clifford, Branch Chairman, and Mr Stephen Lai, Committee Member have made an official visit to Project Management Research ...   more »

Our Chairman & President at the party

It was another evening of relaxation and bonhomie at our Christmas party in December 2006. Chinese language boffin Prof Hugh Baker gave a fascinating and humorous talk based on years of experience and misunderstanding in Hong Kong and China. Legal beagle Glenn Haley came back with a spirited response. The gathering racked its brains to identify 15 of Hong Kongs finest public toilets!

Our new office in Central Plaza was opened on 18 November. We run it jointly with CIBSE HK. The photo is of Adrian King (Events), Rainbow (Administrative Officer) and Bryan Clifford (Chairman).

Mr. Stephen Lai, Committee Member responsible for China Development, attended the 20th IPMA World Congress on 15th – 17th October in Shanghai.

The Congress is hosted by International Project Management Association (IPMA), (國際項目管理協會) and Project Management Research Committee (PMRC) 中國(雙法)項目管理研究委員會.

In advance of the APM / Tunneling Society Joint Event on 31 Oct 2006, we reproduce the proceedings of last years successful event:



On 24th October 2005, The Association for Project Management, Hong Kong Branch, in association with the Hong Kong Tunnelling Society, presented seminars on the International Code of Practice for Risk management of Tunnelling Works. This initiative, by the APM Hong Kong Branch, introduced to Employers, Contractors and Consultants in Hong Kong the newly promulgated code produced by the International Tunnel Insurance Group.

Watch the Quicktime Movie of this presentation - attached.

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APM Hong Kong has a new secretary

Welcome RAINBOW

She is at the scretariat office located at 2104 Central Plaza;
Telephone 2116 0040 and fax 2537 2756;
email secretariat@apmhk.org.hk

The CIOB is hosting it'se 5th International Construction Project Management Union (ICPMU) Conference in Ascot (UK) on 30th and 31st October 2006.

During the conference, leading project management experts will share with delegates the latest developments in construction project management from across the world.

See the attched file for details

The 2006 AGM was held at the Hong Kong Yacht Club on 18 July.

This year there was no problem getting a quorum as the AGM immediately preceeded the monthly talk - this month a talk on modernising the Hong Kong codes for blasting by Leighton's Ray Brewster.

Chairman, Bryan Clifford summarised the year and listed the current objectives for the committee. Chief amongst these had been a very successful drive for new members. Finace is also sound. See the Charman's report also in the News Blog.

The entire existing committee was re-eleceted - they can be reviewed on the Committee page of the website.

Read the Chairman's report ready for the AGM on 18 July 2006

Interested in joining or moving up the APM ladder?
Watch the attached Power Point presentation for all the details (June 2006)

Recently our President Russell Black gave us an insight on his long careerwith MTRC in Hong Kong. He has made the text of his talk available to us in the attched files.

35 members visited the SkyPlaza project and AsiaWorld-Expo at the Hong Kong International Airport. Kevin Poole, Head of Projects, (AAHK) and Ian Livingston Senior Manager (AAHK) gave a presentation which included a 10 minute film on the design and construction of the SkyCity and a review of the models of the SkyPlaza Building and the future SkyCity Development.

A site walk and a viewing of the ongoing SkyCity works including the construction of the SkyPier Tunnel Extension and the Golf Course followed.

The visit was ended with an hours tour of the completed AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) with Mr Dennis Averlan, Project Director, Dragages and Miss Daisy Tang AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE). The tour included a discussion on the success of the AWE construction works and the benefits of the contractor managing the design and build contract - ensuring that the buildability of the design was maximized for pre-cast units etc. The benefits of the thermal storage scheme and the chosen method of erecting the roof units was also explained. The 13,500 capacity AsiaWorld-Expo Arena, a typical hall and the interface with the MTRC station were also viewed.

Four objectives were agreed at the first meeting of the new Risk Management SIG held in Central last week.

- To spread the message and be "Champions" in regard to Risk Management.
- To move towards Risk Certification by examination to establish a professionally recognized qualification in HK
- To prepare an agreed list of acceptable Risk Management Practitioners
- To Lobby the HK Government

There is still room for members. Contact Darrel Kingan [KINGAND@hkairport.com]

Follow this link for enlightenment..

21 February 2006 - Scott Mackenzie , G M of Hong Kong IEC Ld and Jean Pierre Lefoul, Buildings Works Operations director of Dragages gave an excellent presentation on procurement, design ,construction and operation of Hong Kong's new exhibition faciity, AsiaWorld-Expo, which was opened on the 21 December 2005.

More than 70 attendees heard details of the legal structure, procurement, tendering and management strategies adopted for the project and an overview of the project’s design and construction. The presentation also included a 2 minute computer simulation of how Dragages planned to construct the building and a 10 minute video of the actual construction iincluding the lifting of the largest 720 Tonne roof sections.

As part of our recruitment drive amongst students this year, members of the committee went to Poly U on 11 February. They spoke to 30 post-grad students - 27 of whom signed up. Well done guys. More talks to come at the other unis.

We are starting a new SIG focussing on RISK MANAGEMENT. Darrel Kingan will be the leader. A preliminary meeting is planned for end February in Central.
Take this chance to get in on the ground floor and contribute to risk management knowledge and policy in Hong Kong. Contact Darrel at KINGAND@hkairport.com

We have a new schedule of membership fees valid until March 2006.
Students may join and have free annual membership in this period.

Nice to know that it's not only Hong Kong that perpetuates the "lowest price" mentality. A contractor's association in the states sued the state of Pennsylvania over laws designed to get "best value" in construction.

The long awaited International version of the Joint Code of Practice has now been promulgated by the International Tunnelling Insurance Group and will be applied to all tunnelling projects requiring construction and liability insurance in the future.

The Association for Project Management, Hong Kong Branch, in association with the Hong Kong Tunnelling Society, presented two recent seminars in Hong Kong - featuring four prominent speakers, three from Europe who have been closely involved with the development of the Joint Code of Practice.



The daytime, invitation only seminar had 100% attendance from Government and Utilities departments.



The evening, open seminar had over 100 attendees, including Hong Kong's railway corporations, contractors and consultants.

With over 200 attendees, this proved to be the APM's most successful seminar to date, and additionally, generated income for the Lighthouse Club, with all profits from the two seminars being donated. Our thanks to the seminar speakers, sposors and to Adrian King for his tireless efforts to bring this seminar to Hong Kong.

Further updates on Construction Project Management in China here and here. Now is the time to join the APM, get qualified and start to build your future in PM.

Previous posts here and here

Back in Jun 05 PartneringWorks reported that the Hong Kong Housing Authority was putting partnering clauses in specifications for thier contracts. Due in November 05 will be the tender for a pilot project introducing a Modified Guaranteed Maximum Price contract.

The attached file is an overview presentation of the approach being piloted and more detailed presentations have already been given to the Hong Kong Contractors Association and the Federation of Electrical and Mechanical Contractors Association. The HKHA kindly presented the approach to the APM Partnering SIG on Monday 3 Oct 05.

In advance of the (rescheduled) 2005 AGM, the Chairman's Report has been published.

Following this post - we have found the Jones day article [PDF] and the English [PDF] and Chinese [HTML] Versions of the Provisional Measures on Construction Project Management in China.

The government of India announced earlier this month that it plans to require global certification for all of its project managers working on mega projects.

According to the India Times, the government cited projects whose timelines often run far beyond budget and schedule as the source for the ruling. “We are worried about time and cost overrun of many of our projects. So, we feel that projects should be handled by engineers and technical officers who have completed certified management courses from reputed international institutes. We have good engineers, but need expertise to handle a project,” said Statistics and Programme Implementation Minister Oscar Fernandes.

As reported in the India Times, of 646 projects the department had studied, 258 were delayed, with the time overage anywhere from one month to 21 years. The cost overrun of delayed projects was approximately 40 percent of total costs.

More than 200 government projects across the country are over budget, schedule, or both.

The APM HK Guide to Knowledge Management was launched on Tuesday 24 May 05 and is now available for purchase from APM HK. See the Flash Intro attached.

The APM website has undergone a major update / re-branding exercise in the last few months and the site finally went live over the weekend. The APM HK site will follow in Phase 2 of the project - watch this space !

The April APM Event was a talk by Christine Loh - the voice of reason for Hong Kong's environment. This was an event not to be missed covering a wide range of topics from air pollution to harbour reclamation of interest to us all - view the attached Quicktime Movie.



Christine can be contacted via The Civic Exchange

Watch the Quicktime Movie of Bryan Clifford's 08 March 05 presentation on Planweaver - attached.