17 Nov - 22 Nov 2025

• Photos of the HKIA Annual Dinner cum Annual Award 2025 Presentation Ceremony (31 Oct 2025)
  

• Photos of BLA Annual Seminar 2025 Streamlining Measures (25 Oct 2025)
  

• Annual Awards 2024 Publication - Now Available at HKIA Premises
  

• We are pleased to announce that (DEVB) officially granted HKIA the status of an Adjudication Nominating Body (ANB) under the Security of Payment Ordinance and the formal confirmation letter was received on 14 October.
  

• Belt and Road Hong Kong 2025 Booklet (7 Oct 2025)
  

• Register to receive infrastructure, construction and real estate-related project information from Belt and Road markets (7 Oct 2025)
  

• HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment - Amendments to the List of Materials Acceptable to Bring for Open-book (23 Sep 2025)
  

• HKIA List of Project Manager (Architect) / PM(A) (Aug 2025)
  

Other HOT Topics!

• The Hong Kong Collateral Event at the 19th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition - La Biennale di Veneziai - Projecting Future Heritage: A Hong Kong Archive (10 May - 23 Nov 2025)
  

• Pre-Launching Announcement of the New Standard Form of Building Contract 2025
  

• HKIA Industry Partnership Scheme
  

• LIFE MEMBERSHIP for APEC Architect
  

• Roadmap on Adoption of BIM for Building Plan Preparation and Submission and HKIA BIMpro (BIM Manager) Full Training and Certification Programme
  

• Summary of Items Discussed in 2/2025 APSEC Discussion Forum on 9 May 2025
  

• Survey on Members' Preferences & Needs on Professional Development/ Training
  

• Updated HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment (PA) Handbook
  

• HKIA/ARB Professional Assessment Update: One Single Technical Paper to replace Papers 3, 4 & 5
  

• Clarification of The Hong Kong Insitutue of Architects (HKIA) Recognised Architectural Programmes and Academic Qualification Assessment (AQA)
  

• Architects Registration Ordinance (Cap. 408) Misuse of Title “Architect”
  

• Notice from the Qianhai Authority of Shenzhen on Issuing the "Management Measures for the Architect Responsibility System in the Construction Project of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (Trial Version)"
  

• 【活動回顧】香港建築師學會粵歷更生——廣州城中歷史街區活化及歷史建築改造深度行
  

• 關於香港工程建設領域企業及專業人士參與廣州南沙資格認可備案的邀請函
  

• 港澳地區建築學會會員-個人會員 入會中國建築學會（ASC）申請操作指南
  

• The Hong Kong Institute of Architects’ Response to The Chief Executive’s 2025 Policy Address (6 Oct 2025) 
  

• Objection to the proposed Smart and Green Mass Transit System in Kai Tak (“SGMTS-KT”) (23 Sep 2025) 
  

• Recommendations from The Hong Kong Institute of Architects for 2025-2026 Policy Address (26 Aug 2025)
  

• HKIA's Response to Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP)(23 Jul 2025)
  

• HKIA's Concerns & Requests Regarding Eligibility of Architecture Degree Holders under the Registered Fire Engineer Scheme (9 Jun 2025)
  

• HKIA's Advisory Response to the Ngau Tam Mei Planning Proposal (14 Apr 2025)
  

• HKIA's Comments and Suggestions on the Development of Nature-based Solutions Guidelines (14 Apr 2025)
  

• HKIA's Response to the MTL and NTN Planning Study (3 Apr 2025)
  

• HKIA's Response and Suggestions to the 2025-26 Budget (11 Mar 2025)
  

• HKIA's Comments on the Consultation Paper for Proposed Amendments to the Buildings Ordinance (BO) - December 2024 (28 Feb 2025)
  

• HKIA's Comments to the Regulatory Regime on Basic Housing Units (BHUs)(17 Feb 2025)
  

• Building Safety Symposium successfully held (with photos) (New) (posted on 17 Nov 2025)

• Nine building plans approved in September (New) (posted on 17 Nov 2025)

• Building Safety Week 2025 promotes building safety (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Updated APP-2 Calculation of Gross Floor Area and Non-accountable Gross Floor Area - Building (Planning) Regulation 23(3)(a) and (b) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Property owner of Redhill Peninsula, registered minor works contractor and its authorised signatory fined over $400,000 in total for carrying out unauthorised building works (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Project Cost Management Forum promotes cost-effectiveness of construction projects (with photos) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Welcome remarks by SDEV at Project Cost Management Forum 2025 (English only) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Relaxed gross floor area exemption arrangements for carparks to commence in November (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Development Bureau imposes regulating action on contractor involved in fatal industrial incident at non-governmental construction site in Sau Mau Ping (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• LC: Opening remarks by Acting SDEV on motion on "Reforming mechanism for tackling water seepage problems" (Chinese only) (posted on 3 Nov 2025)

• LC: Closing remarks by Acting SDEV on motion on "Reforming mechanism for tackling water seepage problems" (Chinese only) (posted on 3 Nov 2025)

• Annual Report 2024/2025 (posted on 3 Nov 2025)

• 2025 Construction Industry Outstanding Young Person Award Presentation Ceremony and Hong Kong Young Construction Conference Navigating Excellence: Empowering Young Dreams Builders (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• The CIC Imposed Regulatory Action Against Registered Company under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme in Relation to a Fatal Incident at a Non-governmental Construction Site in Sau Mau Ping (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• CIC and ICAC Step Up Joint Efforts to Enhance Regulatory Actions Against Registered Companies Breaching Integrity Requirements under the Registered Specialist Trade Contractors Scheme (posted on 3 Nov 2025)

• Approved Ho Man Tin Outline Zoning Plan amended (14 Nov 2025) (New) (posted on 17 Nov 2025)

• Draft Ngau Tau Kok and Kowloon Bay Outline Zoning Plan approved (7 Nov 2025) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Draft Man Kam To Outline Zoning Plan approved (7 Nov 2025) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Draft Cheung Chau Outline Zoning Plan approved (7 Nov 2025) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Approved Ngau Tam Mei Outline Zoning Plan amended (31 Oct 2025) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Approved Tung Chung Valley Outline Zoning Plan amended (31 Oct 2025) (posted on 10 Nov 2025)

• Draft Tseung Kwan O Outline Zoning Plan approved (17 Oct 2025) (posted on 3 Nov 2025)

• Draft Tsim Sha Tsui Outline Zoning Plan approved (17 Oct 2025) (posted on 3 Nov 2025)

• Approved Shek Kong Outline Zoning Plan amended (17 Oct 2025) (posted on 3 Nov 2025)

• UIA International Student Competition (Submission Deadline: 7 November 2025) 

• Architectural Installation Design Competition for the 2025 National Games in Hong Kong, in celebration of the 15th National Games, the 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games

• Urban Renewal Design Ideas Competition -- The District Study for Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok jointly organized by the Urban Renewal Authority and the Hong Kong Institute of Architects

• Call for Entry: 100 Architects of the Year 2025 

• 2026 UIA Gold Medal and Triennial Prizes

• UIA Architecture and Children Work Programme Launches 6th Cycle of the Golden Cubes Awards (Submission Deadline: 16 Mar 2026)

• Architecture Asia is Now Calling for Submissions
  

• Sign up and stay up-to-date with the Public Lectures and Events organized by the Department of Architecture, HKU
  

• Construction Innovation Expo 2025 (11 Dec 2025)
  

• NCTI-DCHK Conference 2025 (13 -16 Dec 2025)
  

• 屋宇署：9月共批出9份建築圖則 16份入伙紙 (2025年11月17日)
  

• 東西九龍文化商業並進　香港立法會候選人貼地提舉措 (2025年11月14日)
  

• 地皮招標｜佐敦谷彩興路用地下周五開始跨年招標 明年1月2日截止  (2025年11月13日)
  

• 日出康城拆主力牆案開審　物業經理：裝修申請表沒提拆牆 (2025年11月12日)
  

• 華富邨重建揭示中小企困境 (2025年11月11日)
  

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