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NEWS & PRACTICE NOTES
06/2015 **NEW** 05/2015 Expiry of Current Term of Appointment The following members of the Landscape Architects
Registration Board will have their current term of appointment expires by 13
August 2015:
According to Section 3(4) of LARO, HKILA Council
shall not appoint a person as a member of the Board unless he or she is a
Member or a Fellow under the constitution of HKILA. Qualified individuals who are interested to
serve as members of the Board shall express interest to HKILA Council for
consideration. 04/2015 New Board Member In accordance with LARO, HKILA has appointed Mr.
Matthew Robert PRYOR to be a Board Member, effective from 25 March 2015. 02/2015 LARB Interview with non-HKILA applicants A LARB interview with applicants under LARO S12(1)(a)(iii) was conducted on 14 February 2015 - on the
same day and same venue as HKILA PPE Oral Examination. It aids the Board’s assessment on whether
an applicant is suitable to be registered as a landscape architect in Hong
Kong. Two assessment panels were
formed this year. Like the past many
years since 2001, in accordance with LARB’s “Mechanism
in the Assessment of RLA Applicants who are not Members of HKILA”, each
assessment panel consisted of: - 3 Members appointed by the LARB (2 Board Members and
1 RLA – All members should have a min. of 7 years
post HKILA qualification) - 1 observer from HKILA appointed
by the Council of HKILA Interesting remarks to be noted: (a) The “Mechanism” has been set up by LARB in 2001 (2001 LARB Member & the Registrar)
and was adopted and implemented in the same year. (b) Members in this year’s assessment panels (and in
fact for many years in the past) were also oral examiners or observers for
this year’s HKILA PPE Oral Examination. 10/2014 (3) HKILA Council’s 10-page letter to the Secretary of
Development LARB obtained from a third source a copy of the captioned
dated back 2013. Some of its content
may concern RLAs. A copy of the letter can be viewed here. 10/2014 (2) AACSB’s decision on the definition of “Qualified
Landscape Architects” ArchSD’s decision will render a landscape architect in Hong Kong (also known
as “registered landscape architect” or “RLA”) unable to take up Government
landscape consultancy unless he or she is also a Member or Fellow of HKILA. A copy of the letter can be viewed here. 10/2014 Chairman & Vice-chairman resume Duty The majority of the Board concluded that the election
of Chairman and Vice-chairman on 30 July 2014 had been implemented in
compliance with LARB’s Rules of Meeting.
Chairman LAI, Sai Hong and Vice-chairman LEE, Salina O Sze resumed
their duty. 09/2014 Resignation & Suspension of Duty On 11 September 2014, Board Member Mr. Paul Chan
resigned. An allegation has also been made against the Board’s
election of Chairman and Vice-chairman on 30 July 2014 not being in
compliance with LARB’s Rules of Meeting.
Chairman LAI, Sai Hong and Vice-chairman LEE, Salina O Sze have
voluntarily suspended their duty until the matter has been cleared of in
accordance with the Rules of Meeting. 08/2014 (2) LARB’s 2nd letter to ArchsD
on the definition of “Qualified Landscape Architects” It is to the opinion of the majority of the Board
that “Qualified Landscape Architect” shall only means “landscape architect”,
“registered landscape architect” or “R.L.A.” under the Landscape Architects
Registration Ordinance (Cap. 516). A copy of the letter can be view here. 08/2014 AACSB’s decision on the definition of “Qualified
Landscape Architects” ArchSD’s decision will render a landscape architect in Hong Kong (also known
as “registered landscape architect” or “RLA”) unable to take up Government
landscape consultancy unless he or she is also a Member or Fellow of HKILA. A copy of the letter can be viewed here. 07/2014 LARB’s letter to ArchSD on
Definition of “Qualified Landscape Architects” in AACSB Handbook LARB recommends updating the entry criteria for
Landscape Architectural consultants under AACSB Handbook in accordance with
LARO: “Landscape architect means Registered Landscape
Architect under the Landscape Architects Registration Ordinance (Cap.516).” A copy of the letter can be viewed here. 06/2014 Definition of “Qualified Landscape Architects” in
AACSB Handbook According to LARO, “landscape architects” are all
“registered landscape architects” (RLAs).
Based on an interpretation of LARO, LARB believed that “Qualified
Landscape Architects” in AACSB Handbook should strictly mean RLAs, i.e.,
individuals registered to be landscape architects under LARO. However, HKILA Council held a different
opinion, and believed that such definition should mean individual registered
to be landscape architects under LARO + HKILA Members. The implication is some RLAs who are not
HKILA Members will not be qualified for Government job under the AACSB
Handbook. The issue has been discussed for over a year, but
LARB and HKILA Council failed to reach an agreement. RLAs are welcomed to express their opinions
in writing to LARB or HKILA Council. 02/2014 Assessment of Applicants who are not HKILA
Members LARB has successfully carried out on 8th
Feb 2014 assessment interviews for applicants who were not HKILA Members in
accordance with Section 12(1)(iii) of LARO. The result will be communicated to
applicants individually. LARB takes this opportunity to remind that LARB may
assess the suitability of an applicant to be registered as a RLA based on
whether he or she possesses sufficient knowledge with relevant ordinances, guidelines,
practice notes, and technical circulars issued by local authorities. The applicants should also get familiar
with HKILA Constitution and Code of Professional Conduct, Conditions of
Engagement and Professional Charges.
LARB recommends all applicants to be prepared for the assessment
interviews by referring to “Suggested Reading for
HKILA Professional Practice Examination”, which can be viewed from HKILA
website. 10/2013 The use of the titles “landscape architect’,
‘registered landscape architect’, and ‘R.L.A.” is protected by Section 29 of
LARO. Suspected cases of misuse of
title under LARO may subject to criminal investigation by law enforcement
agencies. Convicted offenders will be
liable to a fine at level 5 and to imprisonment for 1 year. 11/2012 In Hong Kong, it is mandatory for Self-Certificate
of Compliance (SCC) on landscape works and/or tree works of a project to be
carried out by a Registered Landscape Architect (RLA). There are
currently 4 nos. Government practice notes relevant to the SCC: LandsD LAO Practice Note 7/2007 - Tree Preservation and Tree Removal
Application for Building Development in Private Projects http://www.landsd.gov.hk/en/images/doc/2007-7.pdf LandsD LAO Practice Note 6/2003 - Compliance of Landscape Clause under Lease http://www.landsd.gov.hk/en/images/doc/2003-6e.pdf PlanD Practice Note for Professional Persons No. 1/2004 - Processing and
Compliance Checking of Landscape Submissions related to Planning Applications
http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/pra_note/pn_1_04.html BD/ LandsD/ PlanD Joint Practice Note No. 3 - Re-engineering of
Approval Process for Land and Building Developments http://www.pland.gov.hk/pland_en/tech_doc/joint_pn/jpn03_e.pdf |
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