Practitioners
A. Why should you join the Institute as a member or an associate? [Application form] 2014 Renewal Form
B. Professional Ethics and Discipline
Estate agents have to serve their clients with undivided loyalty and professionalism, and be fair with their customers. We expect our members to observe an ethical standard no lower than that required of their counterparts in developed common law countries. Those falling below it may be subject to disciplinary sanctions.
Professional Ethics
Discipline and appeal procedures
C. Opinion
1. In Perspective
[2017] HKIEA 2 Submissions re miscarriage of justice
[2017] HKIEA 1 Submissions on Anti-money laundering proposals [2013] HKIEA
P1 - Buyer Stamp Duty discriminates against non-permanent residents
HKIEA
submissions http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/english/bc/bc01/papers/bc010218cb1-536-10-e.pdf
Legislative
Council brief http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/english/bills/brief/b01_brf.pdf
立法會參考資料摘要 http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/chinese/bills/brief/b01_brf.pdf
[2012] HKIEA P2 Further Submissions on the Proposed Legislation to Regulate the Sale of First-Hand Residential Properties (If the newspaper scans are not clear please let us know at research@hkiea.hk)
[2012] HKIEA P1 Submissions on the Proposed Legislation to Regulate the Sale of First-Hand Residential Properties
[2011] HKIEA P3 If open kitchens are unauthorized building works, ought estate agents verify? (contributor article)
[2011] HKIEA P3 (i) EAA's reply of 2.6.2011
[2011] HKIEA P3 (ii) Minutes of Special Meeting on ICON, Legco Panel on Housing -
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr10-11/english/panels/hg/minutes/hg20110128.pdf
Food for thought :
If X takes a non-prescription drug bought from a drug store and dies from certain defects in the drug (or misrepresentation about it made by the drug manufacturer), who below should be liable for his death (or how should liability be apportioned)?
(a) The drug manufacturer;
(b) The government department that approves the sale;
(c) The regulator that carries out regular compliance inspection;
(d) The drug store owner.
[2011] HKIEA P2 The Icon Fallacies - That the developer's estate agent is to provide accurate 'information' to the buyer (contributor article)
[2011] HKIEA P1-A Further Submissions to the Legislative Council on the Special Stamp Duty ('SSD') (contributor article)
[2011] HKIEA P1 Submissions to the Legislative Council on the proposed Special Stamp Duty ('SSD') (contributor article)
[2010] HKIEA P1 Fair Handling of UBWs in Leasing (contributor article)
[2009] HKIEA 1 The Tripartite Provisional Agreement for Sale and Purchase - R.I.P. (contributor article)
2. Dialogue
[2012] HKIEA D1 'Saleable area' that may mislead - EAA Practice Circular 12-02 The Circular and Circular Q & A
[2012 ] HKIEA D1(a) Letter to EAA dated 11.9.2012
[2012] HKIEA D1(b) Reply from EAA dated 24.9.2012
[2012] HKIEA D1(c) Letter to EAA dated 24.10.2012
[2012] HKIEA D1 (c1) Reply from EAA dated 8.11.2012
[2012] HKIEA D1(d) Letter to EAA dated 14.11.2012
[2012] HKIEA D1(e) Letter to EAA dated 26.11.2012
D. Matters of Interest
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