APM Hong Kong branch

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Christchurch earthquake - infrastructure rebuild
25/04/2012
The April event was held at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on 17 April 2012. The presentation entitled “Christchurch earthquake: infrastructure rebuild – Lessons for major projects and programs from Christchurch infrastructure rebuild (circa US$2bn)” was made by Mr. Andrew Hutchinson. It was attended by 44 members and guests.
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The Outstanding BRE Alumni Award
12/04/2012
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University has now launched the 2012 Outstanding BRE Alumni Award which aims to give public recognition to outstanding graduates for their distinguished accomplishments in their professions and significant contributions to their community.
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Stakeholder engagement on new railway projects
19/03/2012
The event “Stakeholder engagement on new railway projects” held at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on 13th March 2012 was undoubtedly an interesting and rewarding lesson for the 60 people who attended. In this presentation, Ir PH Tang took a deep look at his experience in MTR Corporation Ltd., examining how the participants can do better in stakeholder engagement.
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Central – Wan Chai Bypass Central Interchange site visit
16/03/2012
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (EAB), The Lighthouse Club and The Association for Project Management jointly organised a site visit to Central – Wan Chai Bypass Central Interchange on the 25th February 2012. The event was well attended with 28 attendees including students and professionals from different sectors.
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NEC - the project manager's contract
27/02/2012
On 21st February 2012, Robert W. Pegg, delivered a talk on “NEC – the project manager’s contract” at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. He gave a brief introduction to the NEC forms of contract, the role of the project manager under the NEC and the current and projected usage of the NEC in Hong Kong. The event was attended by 60 members and guests.
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Upside risk management
17/01/2012
The presenter of the January event was Peter Simon of Lucidus Consulting. The topic he addressed on was Upside risk management – Is upside (opportunity) risk management counter-intuitive and if not why doesn’t anyone take it seriously? The event was held at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club with an attendance of 29 members and guests. It was short presentation followed by a facilitated discussion of the issue around upside risk management.
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What does it take to become a recognised project manager?
03/01/2012
workshop was held at the Department of Building and Real Estate of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University on 8th December 2011 to jointly discover what it takes to become a recognised project manager. A diverse mixture of 15 project professionals sat down together in an opening circle whilst the facilitator Tim Lam, briefly explained the workshop process. The workshop was based on a group facilitation process known as the Open Space Technology (OST), which has been used around the world for over 20 years.
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Branch Christmas dinner
08/12/2011
The feast was over, the table was cleared and the Christmas turkey and ham had all disappeared. But there were gales of laughter coming from the speakers’ addresses. APM Hong Kong Christmas dinner was held on 6th December 2011 at the Compass Room of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. We had a complete sell-out and a waiting list. A total of 11 tables of members and guests joined at this prestigious event in a very convivial atmosphere.
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Grasping the opportunities of the project management decade
19/10/2011
Advantage was taken of the visit to Hong Kong of the Vice-president of APM, Tom Taylor, to arrange an extra presentation at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on 6th October 2011. The presentation entitled “Grasping the opportunities of the project management decade” or “The history of project management” was attended by 25 members and guests.
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Building Hong Kong’s railway infrastructures
19/10/2011
Following an extra presentation at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club on 6th October 2011, another interesting and informative event was held on 18th October 2011. The excellent presentation entitled “Building Hong Kong’s railway infrastructures – Construction challenges and risk management” was made by T. C. Chew, Project Director of the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited (MTR). There was a strong turnout of 91 members and guests.
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