RICS & HKIS Press Release

Hong Kong retail expectations turn positive for first time since 2013 according to the RICS Hong Kong Commercial Property Monitor
May 21, 2018 18:00 JST

The RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Hong Kong Commercial Property Monitor results for Q1 2018 indicated that demand for retail space was unchanged from Q4, marking the first time since 2013 that demand for retail space has not declined.
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RICS Annual Conference gathers property industry specialists, government officials to assess Hong Kong's role in Greater Bay Area
May 18, 2018 17:50 JST

The RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Hong Kong Annual Conference 2018 gathered nearly 500 business executives, property professionals and policymakers to examine Hong Kong's potential to drive Greater Bay Area (GBA) development.
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RICS and Macdonald & Company released its 12th annual salary and benefits study
May 03, 2018 21:00 JST

RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and Macdonald & Company released its 12th annual salary and benefits study for the Asian property sector. The survey paints a relatively optimistic picture for the Asia Pacific real estate industry and its RICS professionals, while also suggesting a trend of increasing talent turnover.
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Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam to lead RICS Hong Kong Annual Conference 2018, 'Establishing Hong Kong as the Nucleus of a Thriving Greater Bay Area'
Apr 27, 2018 19:30 JST

RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) announces Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will lead the RICS Hong Kong Annual Conference 2018 on 18 May as its guest of honour.
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Facilities Management leader Kath Fontana elected RICS Senior Vice President
Apr 26, 2018 20:00 JST

Global leader in facilities management (FM) Kath Fontana FRICS has been elected to the role of Senior Vice President of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). She will be the first chartered surveyor from the area of workplace and facilities strategy to lead the profession and will become RICS President in 2020. Kath is the third woman in the past ten years to be elected to the RICS Presidential Team.
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New FM framework provides best practice on more strategic decision making for facility managers globally Apr 20, 2018 17:30 JST Facility Management (FM), as a discipline, is about much more than managing buildings and services. It is critical to how every organisation or property occupier functions successfully as a real estate investment. More info..

Hong Kong's most exceptional property industry professionals honoured at RICS Awards, Hong Kong 2018
Mar 25, 2018 17:30 JST

The annual RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Awards, Hong Kong recognised the region's most successful real estate teams and developments in the property sector. Companies and individuals received 36 awards at the seventh annual RICS dinner and presentation ceremony.
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The capital value and rent in secondary office space receives a boost by the decentralisation of foreign financial sector
Feb 12, 2018 20:00 JST

The RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Hong Kong Commercial Property Monitor Q4 2017 indicated a continued increase in sentiment for the occupier and investor markets. The Occupier Sentiment Index (OSI) climbed three points from the previous quarter, to ten. The Investor Sentiment Index (ISI) increased modestly from 12 in Q3 to 13 in Q4.
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RICS announces award finalists for Hong Kong property industry's highest honours Jan 17, 2018 19:00 JST RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) announces the finalists for the Hong Kong property industry's highest honours, the RICS Awards 2018 Hong Kong. More info..