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Ir Prof Louis Lock, CA Division Past Chairman and CAI Discipline Advisory Panel (CAI DAP) Chairman was invited by the Applied Learning Section of the Education Bureau (EDB) to deliver the captioned presentation online at the Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education Services Centre on 6 July 2022 from 2:30 pm. Over 100 secondary school teachers attended the event. The event was facilitated by Ms Shereen Cheung, EDB Curriculum Development Officer (Applied Learning) with the presence of Ms Joanne Wong, Chief Curriculum Development Officer and Dr Bonnie Ng, Senior Curriculum Development Officer.
During the presentation, Ir Prof Lock highlighted the significance of engineering with some examples, such as the four great inventions of ancient China. He pointed out that it was necessary for engineers to be creative, curious and capable, as well as ready to cope with the dynamic situation. He introduced two great engineers: Ir Prof C C Chan and Ir Prof Charles K Kao, and discussed their significant contributions.
Ir Prof Lock highlighted the three key years of the HKIE, i.e., 1982, 1995 and 2001. He indicated that HKIE corporate members had been recognised by the Government for civil service appointments since 1982 and the HKIE became one of signatories of the International Engineering Alliance (IEA) for the Washington Accord and the Sydney Accord in 1995 and 2001 respectively. Graduates of accredited courses can further their studies or practice in the countries covered by the Accords.
Ir Prof Lock introduced the core values of the HKIE and the typical career path of a professional engineer. He emphasised the benefits of being a HKIE member such as participating in learned society activities to update one’s know-how, broadening one’s horizons and liaising with relevant professionals/academics/industrialists.
Many attendees expressed their keenness to learn more about the Institution and the career path of an engineer to enable their students to become engineers and contribute to the profession and industry and society at large. Mr Tommy Cheung addressed the question-and-answer session after clarifying the values of the course in electrical and energy engineering. Last, but not least, Ms Cheung expressed her sincere thanks to Ir Prof Lock.