Short term land management policy for the long term development of Hong Kong

The TALK

There have been growing social concerns in Hong Kong about obtaining short-term leases for private usages such as gardens, swimming pools and tennis courts etc. With reference to a series of examples, Mr. Alnwick Chan will share his views about effective short-term land management policy for the long-term development of Hong Kong.

THE SPEAKER

Mr Alnwick Chan is a veteran GP surveyor qualified in 1987.  He is a Fellow Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (“HKIS”) elected in 2005.   He is now in the position of Executive Director of Knight Frank Petty Ltd.

Since leaving the Lands Department in 1993, he has specialized in land lease matters and advising clients on land policy, premium, land exchange and lease modification issues.  He has been involved in numerous premium negotiations and advising client on revitalization projects, private treaty grants, Certificate of Compliance and building plan approvals, etc.   He often appears at Lands Tribunal, High Court and arbitration hearings giving his expert opinion on values and compensation.  Mr. Chan has actively taken parts in many HKIS’s committees, conferences and CPD events.