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INTERVIEW
Vol.54 No.3 & 4 2019

RISM President 2019/2020

Interview with

Sr Kwan Hock Hai,

KMN, CQS,FRISM, FRICS

Background/History

Sr Kwan Hock Hai is the 58th President of our esteemed institution. Being born and
raised in Kajang, Selangor, Sr Kwan really knows his satay! Like all locals, he has
his favourite satay spot in Kajang which he has recommended to RISM members.

Sr Kwan is married to his high school sweet heart Madam Koe Soo Hwa. They are
blessed with 4 children, 3 girls a boy and 1 grandson.

This warm and easily approachable surveyor is a former Kajang High School Head

Prefect. Sr Kwan pursued his degree in Quantity Surveying at the Heriot-Watt
University, in Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Over the years, Sr Kwan has held many
executive positions in Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) and also has
served various committees in the Board of Quantity Surveyor Malaysia (BQSM).

Not only is he the President of RISM, Sr Kwan is currently representing RISM as
Chairman of the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS). Sr Kwan is a
Consultant Quantity Surveyor and he is a founding Director of the QS practice,

Perunding PCT Sdn Bhd. Prior to that, Sr Kwan started his career at a quantity
surveying practice, Mssrs. Hashim dan Lim Sdn and was based here in Kuala
Lumpur. His experience in the industry is not only in Malaysia, apart from working
on projects all over Malaysia, Sr Kwan has also worked on projects in other ASEAN

countries and China.

In recognition of his contributions to the industry and the general public, Sr Kwan
was awarded the KMN by His Royal Highness the Yang Di Pertuan Agong in 2014.

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