- Construction Industry Council Hong Kong
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The Construction Industry Council (CIC) is a statutory industry coordinating body established on 1 Feb 2007 after the enactment of the Construction Industry Council Ordinance on 24 May 2006.[1]
Memberships of the CIC encompass all key sectors of the construction industry including employers, engineers, lawyers, surveyors, academics, contractors, workers, government representatives and the like.[2]
Contents
Functions
As stipulated in the CIC Ordinance, the Functions of the Council are[3]:
- (a) to advise and make recommendations to the Government on strategic matters, major policies and legislative proposals, that may affect or are connected with the construction industry, and on matters of concern to the construction industry;
- (b) to reflect to the Government the construction industry’s needs and aspirations;
- (c) to elevate the quality and competitiveness of the construction industry by promoting the ongoing development and improvement of the industry;
- (d) to uphold professionalism and integrity within the construction industry by promoting self-regulation, formulating codes of conduct and enforcing such codes;
- (e) to improve the performance of persons connected with the construction industry through establishing or administering registration schemes or rating schemes;
- (f) to advance the skills of personnel in the construction industry through planning, promotion, supervision, provision or coordination of training courses or programmes;
- (g) to encourage research activities and the use of innovative techniques and to establish or promote the establishment of standards for the construction industry;
- (h) to promote good practices in the construction industry in relation to dispute resolution, environmental protection, multi-layer subcontracting, occupational safety and health, procurement methods, project management and supervision, sustainable construction and other areas conducive to improving construction quality;
- (i) to enhance the cohesiveness of the construction industry by promoting harmonious labor relations and the observance of statutory requirements relating to employment, and by facilitating communication among various sectors of the industry;
- (j) to serve as a resource centre for the sharing of knowledge and experience within the construction industry;
- (k) to assess improvements made by the construction industry through the compilation of performance indicators;
- (l) to make recommendations with respect to the rate of the levy imposed under Construction Industry Council Ordinance; and
- (m) to perform any other functions relevant to the construction industry, including those functions conferred or imposed on it by or under Construction Industry Council Ordinance or any other enactment.
Supplementary functions stated in section 6 of the Ordinance include:
- (a) to provide training courses for the construction industry;
- (b) to establish and maintain industrial training centres for the construction industry;
- (c) to assist, including by the provision of financial assistance, in the placement of persons who have completed training courses provided for the construction industry;
- (d) to assess the standards of skills achieved by any person in any kind of work involving or in connection with the construction industry, to conduct examinations and tests, to issue or award certificates of attendance or competence, and to establish the standards to be achieved in respect of any such work;
- (e) where it is appointed under the Construction Workers Registration Ordinance (Cap 583) as the Registrar of Construction Workers under that Ordinance, to perform the functions conferred or imposed on the Registrar by or under that Ordinance or any other enactment.
Organisation
There are two main arms of the CIC, namely the CIC Secretariat discharging most of the functions of the CIC, while the other arm, Construction Industry Training Board takes care of the supplementary functions of CIC unders section 6 of the ordinance relating to provision of trainings to the industry stakeholders.[4]
There are approximately 500 staff in the CIC of which about 20 peoples in the CIC Secretariat office.
Chairman
The current Chairman of the CIC is Mr Keith Kerr, JP, who is Chairman of Swire Properties Limited and Chairman, Executive Committee, Real Estate Developers Association of Hong Kong.
Committees
Currently there are 8 committees in the Council namely[5]:
- 1. Committee on Administration and Finance
- 2. Committee on Construction Site Safety
- 3. Committee on Procurement
- 4. Committee on Environment and Technology
- 5. Committee on Subcontracting
- 6. Objections Committee
- 7. Construction Industry Training Board
- 8. Committee on Manpower Training and Development
References
External links
- Construction Industry Council Website
- Provisional Construction Industry Co-ordination Board Website
- Hong Kong Law - refer to chapter 587 for Construction Industry Council Ordinance
- Report of the Construction Industry Review Committee
- CIC Newsletter Inaugual Issue
- CIC Annual Report 2008
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