The Hong Kong Institute of Planners (HKIP, ) is a
professional body
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that professio ...
for
town planners in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta i ...
. It officially began operation in 1978. It became a statutory body in 1991 when the
Legislative Council enacted the Hong Kong Institute of Planners Incorporation Ordinance.
Focus
The institute is involved in accreditation of urban planning professionals, advisory on urban issues, and education in the field. It is also a medium for networking between urban planning professionals in Hong Kong. Membership is an accepted qualification for work in the Hong Kong government as well as the private sector.
The institute is one of the constituent institutes of the
Architectural, Surveying and Planning functional constituency
A functional constituency is an electoral device (a non-geographical constituency) used within the political systems of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China:
* Functional constituency (Hong Kong)
* Functional cons ...
for the Legislative Council elections.
See also
*
Architecture of Hong Kong
*
Hong Kong Institute of Architects
Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA, ) is a professional body for architects in Hong Kong with approximately 1500 full members, 300 associates members and graduate members.
*
Hong Kong Institute of Urban Design
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.hkip.org.hk/
1978 establishments in Hong Kong
Architecture in Hong Kong
Professional associations based in Hong Kong
Urban planning in Hong Kong
Organizations established in 1978
Professional planning institutes
Statutory bodies in Hong Kong