The FM Commu nicator Newsletter Issue No. 11, 3rdQ 2005 Dear Members / Professionals / Friends / Readers,Welcome to the 11th Issue! Summer time and that means great fun. Some may go to the beach while others take a vacation trip abroad. In any event, we hope you all would have had a good summer this year. The economy continues to improve with lower unemployment rates and better job prospects for this year’s graduates. Our new CE apparently has settled into his post well and Mickey Mouse will soon welcome us to his Hong Kong castle. The stock market seems to be on a rebound to a high not seen since the IT boom and the real estate market is holding steady as well, notwithstanding quite a few windows in older buildings seem to be failing and falling down at the same time. Regionally, there have been ceremonies marking VJ (Victory over Japan) Day that occurred 60 years ago in August 1945. Globally, interest rates are rising gradually and George W Bush is contemplating fighting Iraq’s next door neighbor Iran, and then Katrina struck New Orleans. A Message from our President Mr. Kenneth ChanThe President’s DiaryOn 16 March 2005, I attend the Award presentation Ceremony of Design Competition of Lighting Fittings for Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) organized by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I admired the creativity of students in designing the innovative use of compact fluorescent lamps in common lighting in the home and office.On 22 March 2005, I represented the Institute in attending the reception and Annual Dinner of Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers. I had the opportunity to meet old acquaintances and new fr...
