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Professional Practice: Guideline for Quantity Surveyor Chapter 1

1.5 Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) and Functions

RISM was established in year 1961 with Institution name of Surveyors (Federation of
Malaya) and in June 1966 being transformed his name to The Institution of Surveyors

Malaysia. RISM is a body professional are accredited by Malaysian governments. It
contains 4 fields namely:
 Property Consultancy and Valuation Surveying,

 Geomatic and Land Surveying,
 Quantity Surveying and

 Building Surveying

1.5.1 The History of Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)

The Surveyors were first recognized as a profession in 1885 with the setting up of the
Survey Department. Prior to March 1961, there were two professional bodies

representing surveyors, The Malayan Institution of Surveyors (the former R.I.C.S
Federation of Malaya Branch) and the Institution of Land Surveyors.
History for surveyors was made on the March 13, 1961, when these two bodies

met at the Boardroom of the Royal Selangor Club resolved to form then The Institution of
Surveyors (Federation of Malaya).

The meeting elected Mr. Khoo Soo Guan (President), Mr. W.G. Wicks (Vice-President),
Mr. Yap Thean Ee (Hon. Secretary) and Mr. R.H Norris (Hon. Treasurer) as the first
Committee. On 2nd December 1961, the Inaugural General Meeting was held at the

Shell Theatrette in Kuala Lumpur. 38 Fellows and members attended the meeting.

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