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Report of Activities 2014/2015 26 Report from Divisions and Other Committees 2014/2015 July 2014 Geotechnical Division: To promote geotechnical promote geot engineering to the younger generation, the Day Camp rat for Geotechnical Engineers of Tomorrow was held in collaboration with the Civil Engineering and Development Department. August 2014 Civil Division: An “Inspire the Youngworkshop on the use of gabions was delivered by Ir Y C Chan, former Head of Geotechnical Engineering Office of the HKSAR Government. September 2014 Young Members Committee: A technical visit was arranged for 24 participants to learn about 3D printing technology at a local company. The group was given a brief introduction on 3D scanning and rapid prototyping technology. They were amazed by the cutting-edge printing technology and how it might change the future of manufacturing. October 2014 Building Services Division: ing Services A career talk for building services engineering (BSE) students attracted the gin attendance of 70. Division Committee members from m different sectors of the field, including Ir Patrick Cheu ung, Ir K T Cheuk, Ir Jonathan Lee, Ir Ethan Poon and Ir An ndy Yuen, shared their experience in the BSE profession with students on the occasion. Civil Division: The annual dinner with “Inspire the Yo ung Pride of Civil Engineering” as the theme was attended by by more than 500 fellow members and guests. Sir Ir Gordon Wu was the guest of honour. Highlights of the evening were singing performances by the President, the office bearers of the Division and young engineers, followed by a dance performance by a team of kindergarten students. The performances demonstrated how engineers served our community, through which the message was passed to young engineers and students. A photo corridor was also created to highlight the major infrastructure projects that had supported our population and economic growth over the last 30 years. Ir Charles Richard KENDALL Chairman of Aircraft Division Ir Derek C H LOUIE Chairman of Biomedical Division Ir David N S CHAN Chairman of Building Division Ir HO Siu Kwong Chairman of Electrical Division Ir Patrick Y F CHEUNG Chairman of Building Services Division Ir Stephen W K CHIK Chairman of Civil Division Ir TANG Sing Sum Chairman of Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division Ir Prof Irene M C LO Chairman of Environmental Division Ir Henry N S CHEUNG Chairman of Electronics Division Ir Gilbert K C LAW Chairman of Fire Division
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Report of Activities 2014/201526

Report fromDivisions and Other Committees 2014/2015

July 2014

Geotechnical Division: To promote geotechnicalpromote geot

engineering to the younger generation, the Day Camp rat

for Geotechnical Engineers of Tomorrow was held in

collaboration with the Civil Engineering and Development

Department.

August 2014

Civil Division: An “Inspire the Young” workshop on the

use of gabions was delivered by Ir Y C Chan, former

Head of Geotechnical Engineering Office of the HKSAR

Government.

September 2014

Young Members Committee: A technical visit was arranged

for 24 participants to learn about 3D printing technology at a

local company. The group was given a brief introduction on

3D scanning and rapid prototyping technology. They were

amazed by the cutting-edge printing technology and how it

might change the future of manufacturing.

OOctober 2014

Building Services Division:ing Services A career talk for building

services engineering (BSE) students attracted thegin

attendance of 70. Division Committee members fromm

different sectors of the field, including Ir Patrick Cheuung,

Ir K T Cheuk, Ir Jonathan Lee, Ir Ethan Poon and Ir Anndy

Yuen, shared their experience in the BSE profession wwith

students on the occasion.

Civil Division: The annual dinner with “Inspire the Young –

Pride of Civil Engineering” as the theme was attended byby

more than 500 fellow members and guests. Sir Ir Gordon

Wu was the guest of honour. Highlights of the evening

were singing performances by the President, the office

bearers of the Division and young engineers, followed by

a dance performance by a team of kindergarten students.

The performances demonstrated how engineers served

our community, through which the message was passed

to young engineers and students. A photo corridor was

also created to highlight the major infrastructure projects

that had supported our population and economic growth

over the last 30 years.

Ir Charles Richard

KENDALLChairman of

Aircraft Division

Ir Derek C H LOUIE

Chairman of Biomedical Division

Ir David N S CHAN Chairman of Building Division

Ir HO Siu KwongChairman of Electrical Division

Ir Patrick Y F CHEUNG

Chairman of Building Services

Division

Ir StephenW K CHIK

Chairman of Civil Division

Ir TANG Sing SumChairman of Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division

Ir Prof IreneM C LO

Chairman of Environmental

Division

Ir Henry N S CHEUNG

Chairman of Electronics Division Ir Gilbert

K C LAWChairman of Fire Division

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Report of Activities 2014/2015 27

Fire Division: More than 500 guests and members joined

the annual dinner and enjoyed the gathering of old and

new friends. A keynote speech was given by the guest of

honour, Mr S W Hui, Director of Buildings. Mr Hui spoke

on the contribution and development of fire engineering

in the building industry, particularly in upgrading the fire

safety standards of the built environment in Hong Kong.

The 32nd The 2nd annual symposium

he theme “Powering was held with the th ing into the Future”.

An opening speech was delivered by the President.An opening sp the President.

addition to the keynote speech delivered by Ir In addadditio d by Ir y Ir Prof

hao, a total of nine papers were presentedT S Zh d. The

osium was well-received by more than 3symp 00

cipants.partic

ronmental Division: Envir More than 120 particcipants

ded the annual reception of the Environmattend mental

ion. Ir Cary Chan, the guest of honour, shaDivisi ared his

perience and views on green practice and howexper how to

nurture young engineers in the environmental and gren d green

building fields.

November 2014

Biomedical Division: The Division set up an exhibition

booth at Innocarnival 2014. During the event, an

interactive game on “Life-sustaining Tools Developed by

Biomedical Engineers”, which simulated cardiovascular

surgeries, was specially developed and launched to

arouse the public’s interest in applying engineering

knowledge to medical and healthcare applications.

Ir GaryC W KO

Chairman of Gas & Energy Division

Ir Dr Vincent T Y NGChairman of Information Technology Division

Ir HO Sau ChiuChairman of Manufacturing & Industrial Division

Ir Rupert K Y LEUNG

Chairman of Geotechnical

Division

Ir Dr Alain K L LAMChairman of Nuclear Division

Ir Prof William H K LAM Chairman of Logistics & Transportation Division

Ir Stanley Douglas CHEESMANChairman of Materials Division

Ir Martin W T TSOI

Chairman of Structural

Division

Ir Aldows H C TANGChairman of Authorised Person/ Registered Structural Engineer/ Registered Geotechnical Engineer Committee

Ir RyanH L CHAK

Chairman of Young Members

Committee

Ir EdwinK K LAU

Chairman of Safety Specialist Committee

Ir TAM Chun KitChairman of Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division

Mr Derek L Y MANChairman of Associate Members Committee

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Environmental Division: With support from five host

organisations/companies, namely CLP Power Hong

Kong Limited, Swire Group, Hong Kong Productivity

Council, Environmental Protection Department and The

Hongkong Electric Company, Limited, the Job Shadowing

Programme was launched to provide an opportunity for

young people to explore the first-hand skills needed to

succeed in today’s and future job markets and to enhance

their environmental awareness. A total of 110 tertiary and

secondary school students took part in the programme.

Information Technology Division: The Division

continued to host the Hong Kong ICT Awards: Best

Innovation Award this year on behalf of the Office of

the Government Chief Information Officer. The event

attracted an overwhelming response from the industry.

January 2015

Safety Specialist Committee: The annual dinner was

held and attended by more than 200 participants.

Ir C S Wai, Permanent Secretary for Development

(Works) was the guest of honour on the occasion. The

award presentation ceremony for the student project

competition was also held during the dinner to show the

participating students our appreciation of the enormous

effort they made in researching the field of engineering

safety.

February 2015

Associate Members Committee and Electronics Division: Around 30 participants took part in a technical

visit to the Satellite Earth Station in Stanley jointly

organised by the Associate Members Committee and

Electronics Division. In addition to gaining understanding

of the satellite facilities, participants were introduced to

the history and development of satellite networks and

given presentations on major topics related to the satellite

communications industry.

Nuclear Division: A career talk was arranged for 50

students studying nuclear and risk engineering at City

University of Hong Kong. Speakers included Ir Richard

Fung and Ir Ken Cheung. This career talk provided a good

opportunity for students to have a direct dialogue with

professionals working within the nuclear industry, so that

they could become more familiar with the industry and

its latest developments and better equip themselves for

their studies. In the same month, the Division organised a

seminar on “What Do We Learn from Starting New Nuclear

Plants?” by Mr Jean-Marie Baggio of the World Association

of Nuclear Operators (Hong Kong Office). Around

40 participants attended the seminar.

Information Technology Division: The Division formed a

delegation to visit the China Hi-Tech Fair to gain first-hand

knowledge of the latest developments in the ICT industry.

A special arrangement was made to reserve places for

young members of the Division to join the delegation.

Manufacturing & Industrial Division: A total of 60

tertiary students studying related subjects joined the

Young Engineers Programme and Student Project

Competition 2014-15. The programme was designed to

enhance their understanding of the routes to become

professional engineers and career/professional

development through a series of technical visits and

seminars.

Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division: A total of 13 participants supported the global

United Nations Children’s Fund campaign “Unite for

children, Unite against AIDS” by taking part in a charity

run to help raise funds for the campaign.

December 2014

Aircraft Division: A technical visit to the Hong Kong

Government Flying Service (GFS) was arranged for

30 participants. A briefing on the functions of the

organisation ranging from firefighting to aerial survey

was presented with photos and live footage of GFS in

action. Participants demonstrated much interest by asking

stimulating questions about repair overhaul and rescue

experiences.

Biomedical Division: The three-day biennial Biomedical

Engineering International Conference 2014 entitled “The

Future of Biomedical Engineering – from Vision to Reality”

was organised by the Division, drawing 500 attendees.

World-renowned experts were invited to share knowledge

and experience with participants on a wide spectrum of

biomedical engineering topics, including medical imaging,

medical technology applications, bioinformatics, etc. A

medical software training course, paper presentations and

the Best Student Paper Competition were also organised

during the conference.

Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division: The Division was invited to be one of the supporting

organisations and a member of the judging panel at the

Second Primary Students Innovation Contest, which

attracted 88 submissions from 136 students of 21 primary

schools.

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event was attended by 150 participants, including

the guests of honour – The Hon Frankie Yick and Prof

Anthony Cheung, Secretary for Transport and Housing,

various speakers, members, as well as young engineers

and students. The half-day conference covered the latest

developments in sustainable transportation, civil aviation,

town planning, multi-modal logistics, cold chain logistics

and air cargo terminal developments.

Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division: The Division continued to organise the Young

Inventor Competition in 2015, to give secondary school

students an opportunity to show their engineering

creativity. The 250 participants this year were required

to design and build a hydraulic rocket to deliver a

paratrooper by applying their knowledge of robotics and

dynamics.

Young Members Committee: A special event to celebrate

the 30th anniversary of the Committee was organised.

Mr Paul Chan, Secretary for Development, was invited

to share with 60 young engineers on the topic, “Future

Development of Hong Kong – Challenges and Way

Out”. In the same month, an overseas delegation to the

Netherlands was arranged for 16 participants. With the

theme “Living with Water, Building with Nature”, our

young engineers were offered a golden opportunity to

explore different hydraulic engineering works protecting

land against storm surges, as well as to study the Dutch

waste management system with its high recycling rates

and minimal landfill disposal; and experience green

transportation at first-hand in the world’s most bike-

friendly country.

April 2015

Building Services Division: The HKIE Student Chapters

Joint Institutes Competition was organised with the

theme of “Green Living in Hong Kong”. The Competition

attracted 35 entrants from various Institutes. The

President, Chairmen and representatives of various

Divisions served as judges for the Competition.

Civil Division: Three university sharing sessions on

the theme of “Inspire the Young – The Way to Become

a Professional Civil Engineer” were organised for 150

university students, providing a platform for them to

meet our professional civil engineers and gain insights

into career paths in different sectors of the industry.

A clear message – that civil engineers contribute to

various aspects of society and improve everyone’s living

standards and that students should be proud to be civil

engineers in the future – was successfully passed to the

students.

March 2015

Aircraft Division: A group of 30 participants joined a

technical visit to the Aviation Services Research Centre

(ASRC) of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They

were given overviews of ASRC and the aviation market,

as well as an introduction of ongoing projects. Through

the tour, participants were able to see the application of

some world-class innovative technical concepts and their

impact on the aviation industry.

Building Division: The 14th Building Division annual

seminar, “Pursuing Excellence in Building and

Construction”, offered a constructive platform for

professionals and industry practitioners to exchange

views, experience, knowledge and innovative design that

encourage sustainable and innovative building projects.

Guests of honour and speakers included Ir Dr the Hon W K

Lo, the President, Mr Eric Ma, Ir Philip Lai, Ir Anthony Chiu,

Mr Marco Wu, Mr Tommy Wong, Mr Vincent Ng, Ir T S Chan

and Ms Ada Fung. The seminar was well-received by some

250 participants.

In the same month, the Division organised a delegation

to Chengdu. The visit aimed to provide an opportunity

for Hong Kong engineers to meet with academics and

representatives of engineering organisations in the city

and to understand more about its building developments

and prevalent building design and construction practices.

Building Services Division: Four experienced engineers

from the Division, including the President, Ir Patrick

Cheung, Ir Antonio Chan and Ir Joseph Lo, were invited to

share their experience in different sectors of the field with

20 young engineers at a dinner gathering.

Civil Division: The seminar, “Inspire the Young –

What a Civil Engineer Must Know”, was held with an

overwhelming response from more than 400 attendees,

which provided an opportunity for our young engineers

to acquire all-round knowledge and basic concepts

on different aspects of civil engineering. Ir C S Wai,

Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), was the

guest of honour.

Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division: Sharing the Institution’s goal of promoting career

prospects in engineering and inspiring young people to

join the engineering profession, the Division’s annual

symposium was themed “CAI Technology to Inspire

the Young”. The event attracted the attendance of 120

participants.

Logistics & Transportation Division: Officially launched

in Session 2014/2015, the Division held its inaugural

conference cum annual dinner on 6 March 2015. The

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in innovation and technology, but also provided a

platform for manufacturing & industrial engineering

professionals to network, exchange views and share

experience.

Nuclear Division: The Division held its Annual General

Meeting and technical seminar on “Nuclear Power Plants

in China and Our Environment”. Dr M Y Tso Wong

was invited to speak on the latest nuclear power

plant developments in China and their impact on the

environment in reversing the CO2 emission trend.

Structural Division: The panel of judges chaired by Ir Prof

Paul Pang assessed the Structural Excellence Award 2015

nominations.

Young Members Committee: A group of 40 children

participated in the two-day Little Engineer Training

Programme, which was introduced to let our future

generation know more about engineering and our great

engineering works through games, visits and interactions

with practising engineers.

May 2015

Building Division: As one of the most significant events

organised by the Division, the annual dinner has always

been well-supported by academics and professionals of

the building and construction industry. This year, around

450 members and guests gathered on the occasion to

renew friendship and exchange views and insights into

new building and infrastructure trends.

Electrical Division: The Division has been organising

the Electrical Model Design Competition for the past four

years. Designed for secondary 1 to 3 students with the aim

of arousing their interest in electrical engineering, the

theme of this year’s competition continued to be “Hydro

Power”. The panel of judges included Ir Dr Edward Lo,

Mr T C Yee, Ms Cynthia Woo and Ir S K Ho. More than

140 students entered the competition.

Gas & Energy Division: The annual dinner of the

Division was well-attended by 70 guests and leaders

of the profession including Ir Dr the Hon W K Lo, the

President and Ir Frank Chan, Director of the Electrical

and Mechanical Services. The evening’s highlight was the

presentation of badges to all Past Chairmen of the Division

to properly recognise their contribution.

Geotechnical Division: The theme of “Soil-structure

Interaction: From Modelling to Observations” was adopted

for the Division’s annual seminar, which was jointly

organised with the Hong Kong Geotechnical Society and

supported by the Civil Division and Structural Division.

Electronics Division: Being the annual flagship

event organised by the Division, the HKIE Electronics

Symposium 2015 attracted 200 participants. The

symposium embraced key technologies, applications,

insights and best practices for Internet of Things,

providing a platform for engineers, academics, executives

and students to exchange professional knowledge and

discover new insights.

Environmental Division: The 2015 Environmental Paper

Award was organised by the Division. An overwhelming

number of submissions was received from academia

as well as the private and public sectors on various

management and technology topics such as carbon

footprint reduction, waste-to-renewable energy, energy

saving in buildings, solid waste management, water and

wastewater treatment and waste separation and recycling.

A prize presentation ceremony was held on 29 April 2015.

Ms Christine Loh, Undersecretary for the Environment,

was the guest of honour.

Fire Division: A 23-member delegation visited the

Shanghai Fire Training School and Research Institute. The

delegation also visited the Shanghai World Finance Centre

and Shanghai Tower (China’s tallest building) to see the

latest fire engineering design.

Geotechnical Division: The Division organised a visit to

the Western Service Reservoirs for 30 secondary school

students. The programme included talks to introduce

geotechnical engineering, background of the project

and an update on cavern and underground space

development in Hong Kong, followed by a guided tour

of the reservoirs. In the same month, 25 participants

joined the Division’s technical visit to London, the UK.

The visit aimed to enrich participants’ knowledge in the

latest geotechnical engineering research, design and

construction practices. The delegation visited research

centres at the University of Cambridge, construction sites

of Crossrail and Victoria & Arthur Museum, and were

given several technical talks by prominent engineers and

researchers.

Logistics & Transportation Division: A 25-member

delegation, including young members and students,

was arranged to visit the logistics facilities and sites of

transport infrastructure projects in Changsha.

Manufacturing & Industrial Division: The 2015

Manufacturing & Industrial Division gala dinner was

attended by 150 participants with Ir Dr the Hon W K Lo

being the officiating guest and the President being the

honorary guest. The event not only brought together

industry professionals and experts, product/process

developers, researchers, academics and those interested

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Electrical Division: Targeted at senior secondary school

students, the Energy Innovation Project Competition has

been organised by the Division since 2009. The aim of the

competition is to encourage creative ideas for

energy-efficient applications through the related

promotional campaign. More than 300 participants joined

the Competition this year.

Fire Division: A group of 15 participants met with

Council Members of the Macau Institution of Engineers

to exchange information and views on continuing

professional development and potential joint events.

Information Technology Division: The Division took

an active leading role in organising the Robocon 2015

Hong Kong Contest. Teams from local tertiary institutions

utilised their technological and innovative skills to create

robots for “Robominton” (i.e. Badminton Robo-Game), in

order to compete for an opportunity to represent Hong

Kong at the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union Robot Contest

held in Indonesia in August 2015.

Manufacturing & Industrial Division: A technical visit

to Beijing and Tianjin was organised for 30 participants.

The delegation visited the China Science and Technology

Association, key universities in Beijing and Tianjin,

and some corporations in the Tianjin Economic and

Technological Development Area.

Structural Division: Apart from organising more than

45 activities throughout the Session for continuous

professional development of its over 6,300 members and

promotion of the profession, to inspire young people to

be future leaders in engineering, the Structural Division

co-organised the “Structural Engineering Competition for

the Youth: Paper Tower Challenge “起紙”咁簡單!” with

the Education Bureau (EDB) at the end of the Session,

which aimed to instill in secondary school students their

interest in structural engineering and develop their team

spirit, logical thinking and engineering skills through the

construction of a paper tower. The President and

the Principal Assistant Secretary of EDB have

been invited to officiate the Competition held in

mid-July 2015 and more than 100 students from

26 secondary schools have registered for the event.

Further, the Division also issued two explanatory

handbooks on the Codes of Practice for Foundations

and Precast Concrete Construction to enhance the

understanding on the application of these codes by the

industry.

The seminar attracted around 700 participants, providing

a platform for members across the three disciplines to

exchange ideas. Mr S W Hui, Director of Buildings, was the

guest of honour. The keynote speech was given by Prof H G

Poulos and selected papers from the 20 received spanning

a wide spectrum of topics covering material behaviour,

design methodologies and case studies were presented.

Logistics & Transportation Division: A visit to the Hong

Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) construction site was

organised for 40 participants. The group was received

by the Deputy Chief Engineer of the HZMB Management

Bureau and was presented with a simulated bridge

model and a video introducing the mega project and the

connectivity of the three places. The group also visited

Hengqin, a newly-developed free trade zone next to

Macau. The trip was relaxing yet informative.

Materials Division: The annual dinner and prize

presentation for the Best Paper on Materials Record

organised by the Division were held with an attendance

of 150 participants. The Chairman addressed the annual

dinner, expressing his gratitude to the honoured guests for

their attendance and to the Committee Members for their

hard work. He also presented cash prizes to winners of the

Best Paper Award.

Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division: Around 300 members and guests gathered

for the annual dinner, which aimed to reinforce

networking among members and strengthen professional

collaboration with various sectors of the industry.

Safety Specialist Committee: Best practice sharing is

very important to the success of safety management.

The Committee organised their 2015 annual symposium

under the theme “Best Practice for Health and Safety

Engineering”. More than 200 participants attended the

Symposium. In the same month, the Committee invited

Mr Eric Wong, Department Manager of United Christian

Hospital’s Physiotherapy Department, to conduct “Health

Training for Office Safety and Display Screen Equipment”

for more than 80 participants. Mr Chan shared practical

tips on control measures to reduce office and display

screen equipment hazards, as well as exercises to relieve

stresses from daily work.

June 2015

Aircraft Division: A series of 13 technical seminars were

delivered to 800 participants taking part in the “Securing

Safer Skies – International Conference” organised by the

Division. Topics focused mainly on initial certification

of aircraft and continuing airworthiness. The broad

spectrum of aviation industries covered in the two-day

event broadened views of participants and was surely

inspiring to the younger generation in particular.

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Mr Andrew GRIDLEY, Director of Operations of Aviation Services Research Centre, PolyU, introducing visitors to a device with robotic arms during the Technical Visit to the Centre (AC)

A group photo taken in front of the Eurocopter EC155 B1 helicopter during the Technical Visit to the Hong Kong Government Flying Service (AC)

Audiences enjoyed the first keynote presentation by Mr Jonathan GAEV of ECRI Institute at the Biomedical Engineering International Conference 2014 (BM)

A group photo taken at Dialogue with Experienced Engineers (BS)

Technical Visit to Precast Factory in Mainland China (ST)

All attendees practised exercises to release stresses at the Health Training on Office Safety and Display Screen Equipment (SSC)

Visitors played the interactive game entitled “Life-sustaining Tools Developed by Biomedical Engineers” at the exhibition booth of BM Division at the InnoCarnival 2014 (BM)

A group photo taken at the HKIE Student Chapters Joint Institutes Competition 2014/2015 (BS)

A group photo taken at a high-rise residential complex construction site during the Delegation Visit to Chengdu (BD)

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Guests sharing experience in the BSE profession at the Career Talk for BSE Students (BS)

A group photo of Guest of Honour Mr Eric MA, Under Secretary for Development (8th from left); Opening Address Speaker Ir Dr the Hon W K LO (6th from left); Ir David CHAN, Chairman (7th from left) and members of BD Division Committee taken at the 14th Annual Seminar – Pursuing Excellence in Buildings and Construction (BD)

A group photo of Guest of Honour, speakers, Division Chairman and Committee members taken at the Civil Division Seminar 2015 on “Inspire the Young – What a Civil Engineer Must Know” (CV)

A group photo of fantastic performers including the President, Fellow Members, young engineers and K3 students taken at the Annual Dinner – “Inspire the Young – Pride of Civil Engineering” (CV)

The International Conference on Securing Safer Skies was well-received by more than 800 participants (AC)

A group photo taken at a University Sharing Session on “Inspire the Young – The Way to Become a Professional Civil Engineer” held at PolyU (CV)

A group photo of guests, judging panel and winners taken at the 2nd Hong Kong Student Innovative Invention Contest (CA)

Welcome Address by Ir Eddie LOCK, Deputy Organising Committee Chairman of the Annual Symposium on “CAI Technology to Inspire the Young” (CA)

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More than 300 participants attended the Annual Symposium on “Powering into the Future” (EL)

A group photo of Guests of Honour and the finalist school teams of the Energy Innovation Project Competition (EL)

Workshop of the Little Engineer Training Programme (YMC)

Members had a joyful visit to the Satellite Earth Station at Stanley (EN)

A group photo of students, judges and Organising Committee members taken at the Electrical Model Design Competition (EL)

A fruitful panel discussion on the future of Internet of Things (IoT) held at the Hong Kong Electronics Symposium 2015 on “Sustainable IoT Development for Smart Cities” (EN)

Students visiting the ElectriCity at Castle Peak Power Station of CLP (EV)

A group photo taken at the Shanghai Fire Research Institute during the Delegation Visit to Shanghai (FE)

Ir Richard FUNG (Middle) and Ir Ken CHEUNG (Right) of NE Division received souvenirs from Mr Ray CHENG, Chairman of the HKIE Student Chapter – CityU at the Career Talk to CityU’s Nuclear and Risk Engineering Students (NE)

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A group photo of awardees with Ms Christine LOH, Under Secretary for the Environment and Ir Prof Irene LO, Chairman of EV Division taken at the Best Paper Award (EV)

Ir W F CHUNG explaining the operation of the service reservoirs during the Secondary School Student Visit to Western Service Reservoirs (GE)

A group photo of the delegation taken in front of the Schofield Centre, Cambridge University during the Technical Visit to London, the United Kingdom (GE)

YMC Overseas Delegation 2015 to the Netherlands – Living with Water, Building with Nature (YMC)

A group photo taken during an exchange with the Macau Institution of Engineers (FE)

HKICT Awards 2015: Best Innovation Award Presentation Ceremony held on 10 April 2015 (IT)

A group photo of participants taken at the Robocon 2015 Hong Kong Contest(全港大專生機械人大賽2015)Briefing on 23 May 2015 (IT)

A group photo taken during the Delegation Visit to the China Hi-Tech Fair 2014(中國國際高新技術成果交易會2014考察團)(IT)

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A group photo taken after the Inaugural Conference and Dinner (LT)

A group photo with the President and Past Chairmen taken at the Annual Dinner (EG)

A group photo of the Organising Committee taken at the Annual Dinner (MC)

A group photo of participants of the Young Inventor Competition 2015 (MC)

參觀黃花機場空運及客運中心 (LT)

Participants enjoyed sharing with the Secretary for Development at the YMC 30th Anniversary Special Event (YMC)

A group photo of the Organising Committee taken at the 2015 MI Division Gala Dinner (MI)

A group photo taken at the MI Division End of Session Ceremony 2015 on 6 June 2015 (MI)

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A group photo of participants of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Charity Run (MC)

A group photo taken at Airbus Tianjin during the Technical Visit to Beijing and Tianjin(北京天津技術交流團)(MI)

Ms H L HUI (Left), winner of the Best Paper on Materials with Ir Stanley CHEESMAN, Chairman of MT Division at the Annual Dinner (MT)

Ir Dr Alain LAM (Right), Chairman of NE Division presented a souvenir to Mr Jean-Marie BAGGIO (Left) at the Seminar on “What Do We Learn from Starting New Nuclear Plants?” (NE)

Annual Dinner and Structural Excellence Award Presentation 2014 (ST)

A group photo taken with the Guest Speaker Dr M Y TSO WONG at the 28th Annual General Meeting of NE Division cum Technical Seminar on “Nuclear Power Plants in China and Our Environment” (NE)

A group photo taken at the SSC Safety Symposium – Best Practice for Health and Safety Engineering (from L to R) – Ir Dr Jeffrey YUNG; Ir K C LAU; Ms Jo LING; Ir Victor CHEUNG, President; Guest of Honour Ir C K HON, Mr Steve HOWARTH, Mr Lawrence HO and Ir Dr Joseph CHI (SSC)

A group photo (from L to R) of Ir Dr Jeffrey YUNG; Ir K C LAU; Ir Victor CHEUNG, President; Guest of Honour Ir C S WAI; Ir Edwin LAU; Ir Dr Joseph CHI and Ir Raymond WONG taken at the Annual Dinner (SSC)

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Membership

Division/Committee

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AC

AMC

BM

BD

BS

CV

CA

EL

EN

EV

FE

EG

GE

IT

LT

MI

MT

MC

NE

ST

SSC

YMC

Membership of Divisions/Committees(as at 29 June 2015)

Division/Committee Membership

Aircraft Division AC 662

Associate Members Committee AMC 1,135

Biomedical Division BM 371

Building Division BD 2,691

Building Services Division BS 5,746

Civil Division CV 9,513

Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division CA 1,531

Electrical Division EL 3,629

Electronics Division EN 1,594

Environmental Division EV 5,178

Fire Division FE 796

Gas & Energy Division EG 1,327

Geotechnical Division GE 4,963

Information Technology Division IT 2,748

Logistics & Transportation Division LT 307

Manufacturing & Industrial Division MI 996

Materials Division MT 720

Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division MC 3,493

Nuclear Division NE 310

Structural Division ST 6,344

Safety Specialist Committee SSC 6,731

Young Members Committee YMC 5,353