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Albert, A and Hallowel, M (2013) Revamping occupational safety and health training: Integrating andragogical principles for the adult learner. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 128-140.
Alkilani, S, Jupp, J and Sawhney, A (2013) Issues of construction health and safety in developing countries: a case of Jordan. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 141-156.
Alqahtani, A and Whyte, A (2013) Artificial neural networks incorporating cost significant Items towards enhancing estimation for (life-cycle) costing of construction projects. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 51-64.
Barnes, L and Croker, N (2013) The relevance of the ISO26000 social responsibility issues to the Hong Kong construction industry. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 37-50.
Brewer, G, Gajendran, T and Runeson, G (2013) ICT and innovation: a case of integration in a regional construction firm. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 24-36.
Chiu, W Y and Ng, F F (2013) Improvement of job satisfaction and organisational commitment through work group identification: an examination of the quantity surveyors in Hong Kong. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 80-95.
Ho, P (2013) Forecasting the manpower demand for quantity surveyors in Hong Kong. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 1-12.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Hong Kong; manpower forecast; quantity surveyors
- ISBN/ISSN: 1837-9133
- URL: https://doi.org/10.5130/AJCEB.v13i3.3278
- Abstract:
Recently, there has been a massive infrastructure development and an increasing demand for public and private housing, resulting in a shortage of qualified quantity surveyors. This study aims to forecast the demand for qualified quantity surveyors in Hong Kong from 2013 to 2015. Literature review indicates that the demand for quantity surveyors is a function of the gross values of building, civil engineering and maintenance works. The proposed forecasting method consists of two steps. The first step is to estimate the gross values of building, civil engineering and maintenance works by time series methods and the second step is to forecast the manpower demand for quantity surveyors by causal methods. The data for quantity surveyors and construction outputs are based on the ‘manpower survey reports of the building and civil engineering industry’ and the ‘gross value of construction works performed by main contractors’ respectively. The forecasted manpower demand for quantity surveyors in 2013, 2014 and 2015 are 2,480, 2,632 and 2,804 respectively. Due to the low passing rate of the assessment of professional competence (APC) and the increasing number of retired qualified members, there will be a serious shortage of qualified quantity surveyors in the coming three years.
Hubbard, B, Huang, Q, Caskey, P and Wang, Y (2013) Safety awareness educational topics for the construction of power transmission systems with smart grid technologies. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 114-127.
Jiang, Hjin, X-H and Liu, C (2013) The effects of the late 2000s global financial crisis on Australia’s construction demand. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 65-79.
Pekuri, A, Pekuri, L and Haapasalo H (2013) The role of business models in Finnish construction companies. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 13-23.
Ssegawa, J (2013) Developing a strategic perspective for construction industry of Botswana. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 157-172.
Sunindijo and Zou, P (2013) The roles of emotional intelligence, interpersonal skill, and transformational leadership on improving construction safety performance. Construction Economics and Building, 13(03), 97-113.