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SISV News is a quarterly newsletterof the Institute. It is distributed tomembers, students and friends ofthe surveying profession free ofcharge. Anyone wishing to receivea copy may contact the Secretariat.

22nd COUNCIL 2005 - 2007Council ChairpersonDr Amy Khor, FSISV

President (LS)Mr See Seng Guan, FSISV

President (QS)Mr Seah Choo Meng, FSISV

President (VGP)Prof Lim Lan Yuan JP, FSISV

Honorary SecretaryMr Daniel Wong, MSISV

Honorary TreasurerMr Thomas Lim, MSISV

SECRETARIATAssistant ManagerMs Janet Han

EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONSAll contributions of suitable articlesare welcomed. Article submissionsshould include both hard (printed)copy and a softcopy (via email ordiskette) in word format.Contributions should reach theSecretariat before the 25th March,June, September and December.

DISCLAIMERNo part of this newsletter may bereproduced without the permissionof the Institute. Contents of thenewsletter do not necessarily reflectthe views or opinions of theSingapore Insitute of Surveyors &Valuers and no liability is acceptedin relation thereto.

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SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OFSURVEYORS & VALUERS20 Maxwell Road #10-09BMaxwell House Singapore 069113Tel (65) 6222 3030Fax (65) 6225 2453Website http://www.sisv.org.sgEmail sisv.info@sisv.org.sg

OFFICE HOURSMonday to Friday9.00am to 6.30pm

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FELLOWDivision NameLS       Soh Kheng PengLS       Hwang Huat Eng

MEMBERDivision NameLS    Liu Nam ThiamLS    Low Lee LuangLS    Goh Chin Cheng TerenceLS     Gerry OngLS      Quah Yong LokLS       Tan Boong PingLS       Tan Eng LiangQS Ang Lian AikQS Foo Siak Ming EdwardQS Foo Wei Yee VeronicaQS Goh Sok Hwee ReginaQS Gophakumar Raghavan NairQS Lam Chun Yip AlfredQS Lim Keat Heng RaymondQS Lim Tow Keng Jefferson RobertQS Tay Tai MingQS Tee Soo PengVGP Seah Seow Boon EddyVGP    Tan Kok Ling Andy

REINSTATEMENT - MEMBERDivision NameVGP    Tang Yong Kiat Rickie

TECHMEMBERDivision NameQS Tan Yee Kiang DawnQS Thapa Sobraim

PROBATIONERDivision NameQS      Lim Gek LuanQS Chua Thiam BengVGP    Heng Ee Poy LyndaVGP Lee Ling LingVGP    Lim Pech Hwa BereniceVGP    Koay Eng Kiong KelvinVGP    Png Chee Kee ChrisVGP    Quek Kay Wee AngusVGP Toh Sean HweiVGP Tasani ElvinVGP Ng Pei Lee ChermaineVGP Norbishah bte Sharif

MEMBER FIRMSDivision NameQS Faithful & Gould Pte LtdQS T J Chiam Surveyors Pte LtdQS K Y Contract ServicesVGP Jones Lang LaSalle Property

Consultants Pte LtdLS/QS Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd

Congratulations and a warm welcome to our newmembers/member firms:

Division NameVGPF John CarterVGPM  Ganeshan SabapathyVGPM Chui Chee Yuan EricVGPP Chioh Choon YuanVGPP Lee Lee SanVGPP Quek Jee Kwee DonaldVGPP Hoh Choon Yen StellaVGPP Wong Whee Meng

Notice

VGPP Lim Peng Peng TriciaQSM Lim Lam KoyQSP Lian Khin Ming JonathanQSP Tan Bee Hong LizQS Firm Michael Leong QS

Consultancy Pte LtdLS Firm T H Lim Registered Surveyor

The following members have resigned from the Institute

DECEASEDDivision NameQSF Anthony Edward Lewis

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2005 Annual DinnerA Roaring Success

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07 0814th Asean ValuersAssociation (AVA)Pre-CongressCouncil Meeting

24th Annual GeneralMeeting

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CPD-MOU SigningCeremony

Asean Flag AGM

Our heartiest congratulations and best wishes to:

Prof Lim Lan YuanPresident, 22nd Valuation & General Practice Divisionon his appointment as Chairman, Wor ld Associat ionof Valuat ion Organisat ions

TECHMEMBERDivision NameQS Tan Yee Kiang DawnQS Thapa Sobraim

PROBATIONERDivision NameQS      Lim Gek LuanQS Chua Thiam BengVGP    Heng Ee Poy LyndaVGP Lee Ling LingVGP    Lim Pech Hwa BereniceVGP    Koay Eng Kiong KelvinVGP    Png Chee Kee ChrisVGP    Quek Kay Wee AngusVGP Toh Sean HweiVGP Tasani ElvinVGP Ng Pei Lee ChermaineVGP Norbishah bte Sharif

MEMBER FIRMSDivision NameQS Faithful & Gould Pte LtdQS T J Chiam Surveyors Pte LtdQS K Y Contract ServicesVGP Jones Lang LaSalle Property

Consultants Pte LtdLS/QS Surbana Consultants Pte Ltd

The Institute held its 24th Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM) on the 19th March at theGrand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

M ore than 80 members attended the meeting chaired byChairperson, Dr. Amy Khor. The meeting proceeded first

with the usual agenda, where members adopted and confirmedminutes from the 23rd AGM and the Annual Report of the 21stCouncil and Annual Accounts 2004/2005.

Divisional Council members to the 22nd Council, who werenominated and elected at the Divisional AGMs, were thenintroduced. Dr. Amy Khor was re-elected as Council Chairpersonto the 22nd Council by Divisional Presidents, Mr. See Seng Guan(LS), Mr. Seah Meng Choo (QS) and Prof. Lim Lan Yuan (VGP).

After the newly-elected members have been introduced, SISVServices Pte Ltd presented its business plan to develop a NationalProperty Portal. Members at the meeting gave full support toCouncil to authorize funding, of no more than $100,000, to thewholly owned subsidiary.

Finally, diplomas were presented to Mr. Hwang Huat Eng (LSF),Mr. Edward Foo (QSM), Ms. Veronica Foo (QSM), Mr. AlfredLam (QSM), Mr. Raymond Lim (QSM), Mr. Alvin Teo (VGPM),Mr. Chng Shih Hian (VGPM), Mr. Jacky Chan (VGPM) and Mr.Lawden Tan (VGPM).

Dr. Amy Khor concluded the meeting by thanking all membersfor their presence and support at the AGM.

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22nd Council MembersDr Amy Khor, Chairperson (8th from the left) (From L to R in picture): Hwang Huat Eng (Council, Fellow), Alfred Chng (VGPHon. Treasurer), Liu Nam Thiam (LS Hon. Treasurer), Wilson Lim (VGP Hon. Secretary), Terence Goh (QS Hon. Secretary),Reymond Fernandez (VGP Vice President), Teoh Wooi Sin (QS Vice President), Prof Lim Lan Yuan JP (VGP President), TanBoon Teck (LS Vice President), Daniel Wong (Hon. Secretary), Thomas Lim (Hon. Treasurer), Christopher Chai (LS Hon.Secretary), Goh Ngan Hong (QS Hon. Treasurer), Tan Keng Chiam (Council, Member), Michael Tay (Council, Member)

Not in picture:See Seng Guan (LS President), Seah Choo Meng (QS President), Wong Chak Wai (Council, Fellow)

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Held on the 20th May at the Meritus Mandarin Hotel, the dinnertheme was ‘Reaching Greater Heights with Flying Colours’. Diners

were certainly dressed to impress, with the males mostly in blackbusiness suits, complete with ties of their favourite colours while thefemales mostly wore either smart tops and ankle-length skirts or flowinggowns in a rainbow of colours.

Outside the ballroom, it was buzzing with activities as diners mingledfreely and eagerly dropped their lucky draw numbers into the box setup at the reception area. Some even gamely entered the SingaporePools Special Draw, hoping to clinch the top prize of a travel voucherworth $1000.

At 7.30pm, diners soon filled up the glitzy ballroom and Guest-of-Honour,Mr. Heng Chee How, Minister-of-State for Trade and Industry andNational Development, arrived at 8pm sharp.

The evening began with a speech by Dr. Amy Khor, the SISV Chairpersonand Mayor of South West CDC, who looked elegant in a black glitterygown.

Referring to the Nicoll Highway Collapse and Fusionpolis tragedy, shehighlighted the importance of safety in the construction sector. “Seriousaccidents have brought our emphasis on safety,” she said. The safetyculture is for everyone from Senior Managers downwards. Contractorsare not the only ones at fault.

Dr. Khor feels that the Exxon Mobil slogan, “Don’t Lookthe Other Way”, is apt for this industry, which implies thateveryone should take responsibility for their actions.Shethen reported SISV efforts from around the region. Finally,she concluded her speech by urging members to “comeforward to volunteer opinions and services, and not ‘lookthe other way’.”

Next, Guest-of-Honour, Mr. Heng Chee How delivered hisspeech, commending SISV’s valuable feedback and activecontributions to the government’s policy making. Hereinforced that government property valuers and otherproperty managing agents (MAs) must work together togauge the property’s real market value. Mr. Heng alsohighlighted three major events that SISV members canlook forward to in the coming year, the 1st World Associationof Valuation Organisations (WAVO) World ValuationCongress, the 10th Pacific Association of QuantitySurveyors (PAQS) Congress and the14th Asean ValuersAssociation (AVA) Congress in 2006.

A night of great fun and good food, as manysurprises await SISV members at this year’s Annual Dinner

2005 Annual DinnerA Roaring Success

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Esponsoring $30,000 for Land SurveyingProfessional Career Video Production.An award was presented to Mr. EugeneSeah for his paper on the ‘Dos andDon’ts in E-tendering’ that putSingapore on the international scene.

Mr. Heng Chee How and ProfessorLim Lan Yuan, President of VGPDivision, were then invited to join Dr.Khor onstage for the launch of SISV’snew corporate video. The video wasrevealed when the three guestspressed the launch pad and a burst ofconfetti showered the guests on stage.

The informative corporate videoshowcased much of SISV’s history andachievements. It also highlightedSISV’s commitment to bring in new

After his speech, Dr. Khor then presentedhim with a token of appreciation. Shealso presented the SISV Awards to thefour outstanding National University ofSingapore (NUS) and SingaporePolytechnic (SP) graduates 2003/2004.Mr. Tan Siew Siong of Trimble Navigationreceived a token of appreciation for

members and bring the professionalismto greater heights in the new millennium.

Diners were then entertained by gamesand thrilling acrobatic performances, whilethey tucked into a sumptuous eight courseChinese dinner. Then, came the momenteveryone was waiting for: the lucky draws.Prof. Lim Lan Yuan drew the top threeprizes, with the lucky 1st prize winnerwalking away with a 29-inch Panasoniccolour tv and a DVD player. Ms. Lee WengKwai clinched the top prize in theSingapore Pools Special Draw, walkingaway with a travel voucher worth $1000.

Overall, it was indeed a night to rememberas diners left with fond memories of theevening.

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Publications on Annotated Guide to the Building

and Construction Industry Security of Payment

Act 2004 by Wong Partnership - Retail Price

$105.00 (GST included) And Casebook on

Insolvency and the Construction Industry by Dr

Philip Chan - Retail Price $189.00 (GST included)

Sweet and Maxwell Asia, who is the distributor / publisher

of the above publications, has extended the priority order

to all SISV members. Members who make purchase through

SISV will be given a $10.00 CPD Voucher (valid for a year)

to attend any of the QS Division CPD seminars.

Please contact Judy if you wish to view or purchase the

books. Order form can be downloaded from website at

www.sisv.org.sg

Property Market Information – Commercial & Industrial

Properties

4Q2004 – Urban Redevelopment Authority

Property Market Information – Details of Project Under

Development

4Q2004 – Urban Redevelopment Authority

Property Market Information – Private Residential

Properties

4Q2004 – Urban Redevelopment Authority

Singapore Standard CP 83 : Part 1 : 2004

Code of Practice for Construction computer-aided

design (CAD) Part 1 : Organisation and naming of

CAD layers

        

Synthesis Journal 2004

Directory of Registered Contractors 2005 – Building

Construction and Authority

The HKIS Valuation Standards on Properties – CD

Rom First Edition 2005

LIBRARY SECTION

CIRCULARS

Contents of the circulars will be made available to FSISV and MSISV only. Pleasecall Joe of Secretariat at Tel: 6222 3030 to request for a copy. For SISV Probationersand CREA, please contact the originator directly.

URAIssued by Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). These circulars are also available athttp://www.ura.gov.sg

URA/PB/2005/04-DCDURA/DC Plan Release 2/2005EStreet Block Plan for House No: 5 to 45 (odd nos) and No. 2 to 18 (even nos) WattenRise and No. 28 to 60 (even nos) Watten Drive.

URA/PB/2005/05-DCDRevised guidelines for terrace house type II development

URA/PB/2005/06-DCDClarification of Gross Floor Area (GFA) DefinitionI Left over spaces in car park floorsII Staircases connecting floors with high floor-to-floor heightIII Open staircases to rooftop gardens

URA/PB/2005/07-DCDURA Design (UD) Plans and guidelines for orchard planning areaA. Revision to façade articulation guidelinesB. Guidelines for party wall developments

URA/PB/2005/08-DCDRevised Guidelines for change of use of landed houses to Childcare centres, kindergartensand student care centres

URA/PB/2005/09-DCDSimplified approval process for change of use to childcare centres, kindergartens andstudent care centres in work places, commercial, community and institutional buildings

URA/PB/2005/10-DCD2005 URA Architectural Heritage Awards (AHA)

URA/PB/2005/11-DCDNew Submission requirements for development applications and launch of new e-paymentservice

FSSBIssued by Fire Safety & Shelter Bureau. These circulars are also available athttp://www.scdf.gov.sg

CD/FSSD/12/01/03/04Revised Procedures for payment of plan fees for plan submissions made manually orthrough corenet – revised implementation date

CD/FSSD/12/01/03/04Design specifications for storey shelter blast/rescue hatch

CONFERENCE

4th FIG REGIONAL CONFERENCECAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT26-29 September 2005Havana, CubaWebsite: www.fig.net/havana

REALTORS CONFERENCE & EXPO28-31 October 2005San FranciscoWebsite: www.realtor.org/conference

1st WAVO CONGRESS15-17 May 2006Secretariat WAVO SingaporeSingapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers20 Maxwell Road #10-09B, Maxwell HouseSingapore 069113Tel: +65 6222-3030Fax: +65 6225-2453Email: wavo@sisv.org.sgWebsite : www.wavoglobal.org

10th PAQS CONGRESS21-24 May 2006Singapore Institute of Surveyors and ValuersTel: 65-6222-3030

14th AVA CONGRESS 20063-5 July 2006Singapore Institute of Surveyors and ValuersTel: 65-6222-3030

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2 nd April marks a significant date for SISVas it has been appointed by LSB to

manage CPD activities and maintain recordsof CPD attendance, after LSB recentlyimposed the CPD requirements onRegistered Surveyors when they apply forrenewal of their practicing certificates foryear 2007.

An Accreditation Panel, comprising Mr. LeeLi Chuan (Chairman), Mr. Richard Ho andMr. Ian Ong, was formed to evaluate andaccredit the activities, courses and seminarsunder the CPD programme.

Guest-of-Honour, Dr. Amy Khor, took timeoff her busy schedule to grace the occasion.Before she came on stage to sign the MOUon behalf of SISV, Mr. Soh Kheng Peng,President of LSB, and Mr. See Seng Guan,newly elected President of LS Division,delivered their speeches. In their speech,they highlighted the importance and

objectives of CPD in the surveying profession and the roles of SISV and LSBin raising the standards of surveyors here.

After the signing ceremony, participants listened to a presentation by LSBmember, Mr. Tan Choo Haw on “Overview of hydrographic surveyors in majorland reclamations in Singapore”. It was then followed by a talk by Mr. KwohLeong Keong, Director of the Centre of Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processingon “Impact of the 26th December 2004 South Asian Tsunami observed withSatellite Remote Sensing Imager”. Mr. Martin Ang then gave a briefing of theCPD programme.

The session came to a close after a very lively Q&A session and tokens ofappreciation were presented to the speakers.

More than 50 participants attended the Signing Ceremony cum Seminar, jointly organized byLand Surveyors Board (LSB) and SISV at Furama City Centre

CPD-MOU Signing Ceremony

The Asean Federation of Land Surveying &Geomatics (AFLAG) held its 4th BiennialGeneral Meeting at JW Marriot PutraJayaHotel, Malaysia on the morning of GoodFriday, 25th March 2005. Some 30 membersform Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand,Malaysia Singapore and Vietnam attendedthe meeting.

One item was the discussion on the futureof the South East Asian Survey (SEAS)Congress which shall now be the flagshipevent of AFLAG at 4-year intervals. Anotheritem was the proposal to expand the AFLAGmembership to not only ASEAN membernations, but to eligible organizations withinthe ASEAN Dialogue Partners, what iscommon ly known as ASEAN+3.

The proposed constitutional amendmentswere substantially debated; however, as noconsensus was reached it was agreed that

an EGM be convened in November 2005on the sideline of the 8th SEAS Congressto be hosted by Brunei. The in-comingCouncil, which was elected at theconclusion of the meeting, was tasked tofollow up on the issue.

At the election of the new Council for theSession 2005/2007, Pengiran HajiMatusin Matasan was elected President.Pg Matusin who concurrently holds thepost of Surveyor General of Brunei andPresident of the Brunei Institute ofGeomatics (BIG), is also the Chairmanof the 8th SEAS Congress OrganizingCommittee.

Singapore representatives in the newCouncil include Mr. See Seng Guan, whowas elected Vice-President, and MessrsTan Choo Haw & Wee Soon Kiang whowere elected Council members.

ASEAN FLAG AGM

Pg Matusin on left

congratulated by Immd.

Past President Dr Khoo

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R epresentatives from Singapore includeProf. Lim Lan Yuan, AVA President and

VGP Divisional President (SISV), Mr. JohnTeo, Mr. Hoe Boon Leong and secretariatstaff, Ms. Janet Han and Ms. Jean Lian.

The event started off with an opening addressby Prof. Lim, followed by a keynote speechby Finance Undersecretary, Gabriel R.Singson, Jr. Country reports were thenpresented by the respective delegates and alively exchange of questions and answerstook place during the Q&A session.

After lunch, AVA President chaired a meeting,where more than 30 council members werepresent. The Secretariat report was presentedby AVA Secretary General, Mr. Doli D. Siregarfrom Indonesia.

It was followed by a presentation of theTreasurer report by Mr. Lim Kim Hoefrom Malaysia and ended off with areport on the Education and Trainingcommittee by Dato. Mani Usilapan fromMalaysia.

It was also confirmed at the councilmeeting that Indonesia will hand overthe AVA Secretariat to Singapore for aperiod of 4 years at the end of theCongress in 2006. President alsoproposed inviting and sponsoring onerepresentative from Cambodia, Laosand Myanmar to attend the 14th AVACongress to be held in Singapore inJuly 2006. However, the three Aseancountries are not official members ofAVA. The meeting also discussed theproposed programme and promotion ofthe 14th AVA Congress “Valuation in

Asia” from 3rd to 5th July 2006in Singapore.

It was a very fruitful meetingindeed and President thankedAVA Philippines for hosting themeeting and their gracioushospital i ty and efforts inorganizing the successful Pre-Congress Meeting. Delegateswere then treated to a FarewellDinner and Party, held al frescoat DOME Restaurant, where theyhad the opportunity to mingle andenjoy themselves thoroughly.

For more information on the 14thAVA Congress, please contactMs. Jean Lian or Ms. Janet Hanat SISV Secretariat.

More than 50 delegates from 7 member countries gathered in Manila to attend the 14thcouncil meeting on 9th April 2005

14th Asean Valuers Association (AVA)Pre-Congress Council Meeting