Buildings Ordinance and Regulations: Overview and Cases (Live Webinar)

Buildings Ordinance and Regulations: Overview and Cases (Live Webinar)

09 January 2023 (Mon)

Time
0930 –1700

Fee
HK$1,500

Venue
Online training logistics will be provided to individual participants when successfully registered

Language
Cantonese supplemented with English materials

The importance of understanding the Buildings Ordinance and relevant regulations that affecting the management of a project has always been overlooked. This course aims to provide participants with a complete overview of Buildings Ordinance, its Regulations and Practice Notes as issued by the Building Authority. Various ordinances related to the construction industry will also be addressed. Through studying real life situations and case examples, it further outlines key problems and solutions that practitioners in the subject areas need to be alert to.

Content

  • Overview of Buildings Ordinance
  • Elements of Criminal Offences
  • Common Types of Offences and its Related Penalties
  • Violation of Building Controls
  • Non-compliance of Statutory Orders and Notices
  • Dangerous Works
  • Defences Available and their Operation in Practice
  • Building (Construction) Regulations
  • Building (Administration) Regulations
  • Building (Planning) Regulations
  • Building (Demolition Works) Regulations
  • Other Building Regulations
  • Prescribed forms for use under the Buildings Ordinance
  • Practice directions for registered contractors
  • Selected practice directions for AP and RSE

Trainer

Mr. Harrison CHEUNG
Barrister-at-Law, Chartered Engineer
Arbitrator, HKIAC Mediator and Dispute Resolution Advisor

Harrison is a practicing barrister, a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and a fellow member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also an HKIAC accredited mediator and is on the Panel List of Mediators and Arbitrators of the Hong Kong Bar Association.

Harrison is a seasoned speaker who has been co-operating with local universities (HKU, PolyU, CityU SCOPE, etc.) in recent years and teaching courses of various legal topics. With more than 20 years experience in the construction industry, Harrison is dedicated to designing and teaching courses tailor-made to the construction industry for both in-house training and public courses, feedback is very positive from participants. Since July 2012, there are more than 5,000 participants who joined the courses, who are management staffs, government officials and professionals from different disciplines.