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Circular No.: 23/2020
2020-11-02 ARB Circular No.:23/2020

Dear Registered Architects,

Nomination to Authorized Persons’, Registered Structural Engineers’ and
Registered Geotechnical Engineers’ Disciplinary Board Panel
Under Section 5A of the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123)



The Architects Registration Board, HKSAR, is invited by the Buildings Department (“BD”) to nominate 5 Registered Architects (“RAs”) to the Authorized Persons’, Registered Structural Engineers’ and Registered Geotechnical Engineers’ Disciplinary Board (“AP RSE RGE DB”) Panel. The tenure of appointment will be 3 years commencing 1 April 2021.

Criteria as set by the BD

(a) MUST be an Authorized Person (“AP”);
(b) Must NOT be a member of the following Committees:
- Authorized Persons Registration Committee OR
- Structural Engineers Registration Committee and Geotechnical Engineers’ Registration Committee OR
- Contractors Registration Committee OR
- Minor Works Contractors Registration Committee;
(c) Should NOT be serving more than 6 government boards or committees concurrently (including the proposed nomination to serve in AP RSE RGE DB Panel);
(d) Should NOT have sat in the AP RSE RGE DB Panel for more than 6 years by end of March 2021.
(e) Younger person where appropriate is preferred.


Hearing will be conducted on need-basis and panel member appointed as member of the disciplinary board will be remunerated at HK$2,500 per day / HK$1,250 per half day, inclusive of traveling expenses.

Since the captioned Panel is an important external representation, ARB prefers the nominees to possess at least 15-year RA and AP experiences. In order to assist ARB in assessing the nominees, please complete and return the following:

Form 1 (as required by BD);
Form 2 (as required by ARB);
- Your up-to-date CV

To ensure a well-balanced representation, ARB would take into account gender balance and all age groups in participation in such advisory and statutory bodies, where appropriate.

Should you be interested in being nominated to the captioned Panel, please return to ARB Secretariat arbsec@arb.org.hk no later than 20 November 2020 with the above documents as required.

Please feel free to contact ARB Secretariat at tel: 2805 7298 or by email to arbsec@arb.org.hk if you have any queries.

Yours faithfully,

Queenie Wong
Registrar

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