Application Form for Property Management Practitioner Licence /
Provisional Property Management Practitioner Licence

Relevant Information for Licence Application

Relevant Information for Licence Application

Part 1 – Criteria for Holding a Licence

The criteria for holding the relevant licences are as follows:

PMP (Tier 1) Licence

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Route 2

Academic or other qualifications

Bachelor or higher degree or equivalent academic qualification in property management specified by the Property Management Services Authority (PMSA)

Other bachelor or higher degree or equivalent academic qualification Note 1, or qualification considered acceptable by the PMSA Note 2

Work experience in property management Note 3

(a) Minimum 3 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the 6 years immediately before licence application; or

(b) If an applicant has been engaged in property management work in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4 (the job) within the 6 years immediately before licence application and was engaged in property management work in Hong Kong Note 3 immediately before the job, he/she is required to have a minimum of 3 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the period which is the sum Note 5 of 6 years plus the number of years (subject to a maximum of 4 years) of the aforesaid work experience in property management in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4, immediately before licence application

(a) Minimum 5 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the 8 years immediately before licence application; or

(b) If an applicant has been engaged in property management work in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4 (the job) within the 8 years immediately before licence application and was engaged in property management work in Hong Kong Note 3 immediately before the job, he/she is required to have a minimum of 4 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the period which is the sum Note 6 of 8 years plus the number of years (subject to a maximum of 4 years) of the aforesaid work experience in property management in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4, immediately before licence application

Professional qualifications

Member of a professional body recognized by the PMSA

PMP (Tier 2) Licence

Route 1

Route 2

Route 3

Academic or other　qualifications

Associate degree, diploma or above, or equivalent academic qualification in property management specified by the PMSA

Bachelor or higher degree, or equivalent academic qualification

Other associate degree, diploma or above, or equivalent academic qualification Note 7, or qualification considered acceptable by the PMSA Note 8

Work experience in property management Note 3

(a) Minimum 2 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the 5 years immediately before licence application; or

(b) If an applicant has been engaged in property management work in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4 (the job) within the 5 years immediately before licence application and was engaged in property management work in Hong Kong Note 3 immediately before the job, he/she is required to have a minimum of 2 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the period which is the sum Note 9 of 5 years plus the number of years (subject to a maximum of 4 years) of the aforesaid work experience in property management in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4, immediately before licence application; or

(c) Minimum 1 year of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 (under the supervision of a licensed PMP (Tier 1)Note 10) within the 4 years immediately before licence application

(a) Minimum 4 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the 8 years immediately before licence application; or

(b) If an applicant has been engaged in property management work in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4 (the job) within the 8 years immediately before licence application and was engaged in property management work in Hong Kong Note 3 immediately before the job, he/she is required to have a minimum of 4 years of work experience in property management in Hong Kong Note 3 within the period which is the sum Note 11 of 8 years plus the number of years (subject to a maximum of 4 years) of the aforesaid work experience in property management in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 4, immediately before licence application

Remarks：

Note 1: In general, a bachelor degree or equivalent qualification must have a minimum of 150 QF credits at Level 5 or above under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework. Non-local qualifications that are equivalent may also be considered.

Note 2: Qualification considered acceptable by the PMSA includes: applicants being a member on or before 1 January 2005 of a professional body recognised by the PMSA and, if that professional body has different classes, types or divisions of membership (including any class, type or division described in other manners), also a member of the specified class, type, division or pathway of that professional body.

Note 3: The work experience in property management means full time work experience in property management for properties in Hong Kong and involving the provision of services under two or more categories of property management services.

Note 4: In terms of this criterion and for the avoidance of doubt, places in China other than Hong Kong include the Mainland, Macau and Taiwan.

Note 5: That is, not more than 10 years, whichever is less

Note 6: That is, not more than 12 years, whichever is less.

Note 7: In general, an associate degree, a diploma or an equivalent qualification must have a minimum of 90 QF credits at Level 4 or above under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework. Non-local qualifications that are equivalent may also be considered.

Note 8: Qualification considered acceptable by the PMSA includes five statements of attainment for the clusters of units of competency at Level 4 for the property management industry (one of the statements must be on “Management of Customer Services”) obtained through the “Recognition of Prior Learning” mechanism under the Hong Kong Qualifications Framework.

Note 9: That is, not more than 9 years, whichever is less.

Note 10: A licence applicant should provide the Confirmation of Work Experience Obtained under the Supervision of a Licensed PMP (Tier 1) to prove that he or she possesses the said experience.

Note 11: That is, not more than 12 years, whichever is less.

Part 2 – Transitional Arrangements

1. The first three years after the implementation of the licensing regime is a transitional period. During the transitional period, property management practitioners who do not meet the criteria for academic, professional qualifications or work experience in property management but possess the specified work experience may apply for and be issued a provisional licence with a validity period of three years Note 1. Upon completion of a specified course within the validity of the provisional licence, the licensee may apply for a formal licence without fulfilling the academic and/or professional qualifications Note 2.

2. A person who applies for a provisional licence must possess work experience in property management Note 3 in assuming a managerial or supervisory role Note 4 in the provision of property management services for properties in Hong Kong, as follows:

Provisional PMP (Tier 1) Licence

At least a total of 10 years of experience within the 15 years immediately before 1 August 2020 (the countable period); or if an applicant has been engaged in property management work in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 5 (the job) within the countable period and was engaged in property management work in Hong Kong immediately before the job, he/she is required to have at least a total of 10 years of experience in property management in Hong Kong within the period which is a sum Note 6 of the countable period plus the number of years (subject to a maximum of 4 years) of the aforesaid work experience in property management in places in China other than Hong Kong.

Provisional PMP (Tier 2) Licence

At least a total of 5 years of experience within the 8 years immediately before 1 August 2020 (the countable period); or if an applicant has been engaged in property management work in places in China other than Hong Kong Note 5 (the job) within the countable period and was engaged in property management work in Hong Kong immediately before the job, he/she is required to have at least a total of 5 years of experience in property management in Hong Kong within the period which is a sum Note 7 of the countable period plus the number of years (subject to a maximum of 4 years) of the aforesaid work experience in property management in places in China other than Hong Kong.

Remarks：

Note 1: As stipulated in Section 2(3)(a) of Schedule 4 of the Property Management Services Ordinance (Cap. 626), the PMSA must not issue a provisional PMP (Tier 1) licence or provisional PMP (Tier 2) licence unless the PMSA is satisfied that the applicant does not meet all the prescribed criteria for holding a PMP (Tier 1) licence or PMP (Tier 2) licence, but the applicant is a suitable person to hold the licence for which the applicant applies, meets all the prescribed criteria for holding the licence for which the applicant applies, and has paid the prescribed fee for the issue of the licence for which the applicant applies.

Note 2: After completion of a specified course, an application for a formal licence must be made during the validity of the provisional licence or within three years from the expiry of the provisional licence. A new application accompanied by the relevant fee (i.e. full application and licence fee) must be made, but documentary evidence for work experience is not required.

Note 3: The work experience in property management means full time work experience in property management for properties in Hong Kong and involving the provision of services under two or more categories of property management services.

Note 4: Generally, a person assumes a managerial or supervisory role if he / she has responsibility to manage or supervise subordinates.

Note 5: In terms of this criterion and for the avoidance of doubt, places in China other than Hong Kong include the Mainland, Macau and Taiwan.

Note 6: That is, not more than 19 years, whichever is less.

Note 7: That is, not more than 12 years, whichever is less.

Part 3 – Prescribed Property Management Services

Category

Prescribed Property Management Services

1

General management services relating to a property

General services relating to property management provided pursuant to a DMC (except those PMS under categories 2 to 7) for owners, residents, tenants, users or visitors.

Examples: Assisting an owners’ committee, a management committee and owners to hold meetings; submitting work reports; handling and following up on enquiries and complaints.

2

Management of the environment of a property

Services for the cleaning, hygiene, landscaping or safety of the environment of a property.

Examples: Cleaning up of waste, plant and silt; waste disposal arrangements; mosquito and pest control; pruning, caring and replacement of plants; security services.

3

Repair, maintenance and improvement of a property

Services for the repair, replacement, maintenance or improvement of a property including the structure and building services installation.

Examples: Repair, replacement, maintenance of ventilation, water supply and drainage, air-conditioning, elevators, electrical services, fire-fighting equipment; maintenance of the structural safety of buildings and retaining walls.

4

Finance and asset management relating to a property

Services for the budgeting, or management of finance, accounts or asset relating to a property.

Examples: Preparation of management accounts of properties, such as income and expenditure accounts, balance sheets, budgets and auditor’s reports, and calculation of the amount required for service contracts as well as income and expenditure of special accounts.

Note: For the purpose of fulfilling the work experience criterion, collecting management fees or formulating departmental budgets for a PMC itself is not regarded as a category 4 service.

5

Facility management relating to a property

Services for the management of ancillary facilities in a property (except those PMS under category 3).

Examples: Management of clubhouses, car parks, sewage treatment and major power generation ancillary facilities (except those property management services corresponding to category 3).

Note: For the purpose of fulfilling the work experience criterion, services provided under other categories to ancillary facilities of a property are not regarded as category 5 services.

6

Human resources management relating to personnel involved in the management of a property

Human resources management services in relation to individuals engaged by an owner or owners’ organization in the provision of property management services.

Examples: Management of human resources engaged by owners or owners' organizations, including manpower planning and deployment, appointment and dismissal, labour insurance arrangements.

Note: For the purpose of fulfilling the work experience criterion, in-house HR management services provided within a PMC itself are not regarded as category 6 services.

7

Legal services relating to the management of a property

Legal services, generally referring to the provision of information and advice on the legal aspects, in respect of property management services corresponding to categories 1 to 6 (except services provided in the course of practising the profession by a solicitor or counsel or any person employed by the solicitor or counsel and acting in furtherance of that course).

Examples: Preparing relevant documents, e.g. form of claim, for tribunal hearings & attending hearings.

Note: For the purpose of fulfilling the work experience criterion, performing clerical work such as preparing or copying relevant documents is not regarded as a category 7 service.

Remarks：

Work experience must be categorized in terms of the nature of the experience and not the location at which the relevant services are provided. For example, cleaning services provided to a clubhouse in a property are only regarded as services under category 2, not category 5. Similarly, maintenance services provided to ancillary facilities are only regarded as services under category 3, not category 5.