KO Wing Pong
LAM Hon Kau Karl
Sinnadurai R RASANAYAGAM
SIU Chuen
SIU Yee Fai Vincent
YU Chung Yeung

The Institution notes with sadness the passing away of Ir KO Wing Pong, Ir LAM Hon Kau Karl, Ir Sinnadurai R RASANAYAGAM, Ir SIU Chuen, Ir SIU Yee Fai Vincent and Ir YU Chung Yeung. Our deepest sympathy goes to their family and friends.

*Note from the Secretariat: If members come across to know any of our members who has passed away, please notify us.

The online CPD logbook service is now in operation to provide solely for members of the HKIE to record their personal CPD activities. Members are invited to enter the Member Login area of our website to access to this online free-of-charge CPD logbook for keeping a systemic record of their CPD participation.

For trainees who are under the formal training schemes of the HKIE, they will remain to be required to record their CPD activities in the Record of CPD with endorsement by their Engineering Supervisors.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Member Login Service Support at mlssupport@hkie.org.hk.

The Engineering Council (UK) implemented “SARTOR3” system from 1999. Accredited MEng degrees or accredited BEng degrees plus matching sections are required to satisfy the academic requirements for Chartered Engineers in the United Kingdom. The HKIE is a signatory to the Washington Accord and the HKIE recognizes the accredited MEng or accredited BEng degrees plus matching sections of the Engineering Council (UK) from first intake year 1999 as satisfying the academic requirements for Member of the HKIE.

With effect from 1 March 2004, the “SARTOR3” system has been replaced by the “UK-SPEC”. The Engineering Council (UK) has revised UK-SPEC and has implemented it from 31 December 2021. The academic requirements for Chartered Engineers (CEng) Registration are:

1. An accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology, plus either an appropriate Masters degree or engineering doctorate accredited by a Licensee*, or appropriate further learning to Masters level
2. An accredited integrated MEng degree
3. An accredited Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology started before September 1999
4. Equivalent qualifications or apprenticeships accredited or approved by a Licensee*, or at an equivalent level in a relevant national or international qualifications framework

*Licensee is the engineering institutions that have been licensed by the Engineering Council (UK) to assess individuals for professional registration.

The HKIE shall accept graduates from the UK as satisfying the academic requirements for Member of the Institution if they could provide document proof from the Engineering Council (UK) that they have satisfied the academic requirements (i) to (iii) above for Chartered Engineers (CEng) Registration.

Commencing 1 January 2019, competence-based approach to CPD activities will be fully implemented as part of CPD requirements for Corporate Members. Corporate Members are required to undertake, out of the 30 hours per year, at least 5 hours each for two areas of CPD activities, namely “Discipline-Specific Technical Matters” (DSTM) and “Broader Areas of Studies” (BAS) or “General Professional Matters” (GPM). In 2021, the HKIE further updated the CPD requirements for its members. Corporate Members are required to attend at least 3 hours per year of CPD activities related to “Health and Safety” (H&S) effective for CPD declaration from 2022 onwards.

Corporate Members are required to complete and return an annual CPD Declaration Form together with the membership subscription advice to the Institution. A random checking, usually 1% sampling, on all Corporate Members, will be conducted on an annual basis. Members who are selected for checking will be asked to submit their evidences of CPD.

The following actions shall be taken in case of non-compliance:

1. Corporate Members will receive a warning letter if they fail to comply with the CPD requirement for the first year that they were selected for sampling, and will be asked to submit their CPD attainment again for the following year; Warning letters will be issued to Corporate Members who fail to comply in two consecutive years. The HKIE Continuing Professional Development Committee (CPDC) will also follow up with those Corporate Members on the reasons of non-compliance;
2. Corporate Members who fail to comply with the CPD requirement again in the second year may be asked to submit their CPD attainment for the following year and be invited to an interview with CPD Committee Representative(s) or to attend specific HKIE CPD activities proposed by the CPDCSP; and
3. Corporate Members who fail to attend interview or the specific HKIE CPD activities in the third year may have their names published in the HKIE website and the HKIE journal; the frequency of which shall be determined by the CPDC.

For details, please refer to the “Guidance Notes for Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Corporate Members” which is available on the HKIE website at http://www.hkie.org.hk.

Corporate Membership has satisfied the Commissioner for Labour in respect of section 6BA(4), Cap 59 since 1998 on the understanding that Corporate Members have undertaken a minimum units in the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes, which include updates on occupational health and safety legislation. On the basis that Corporate Members will continuously update their knowledge in occupational safety and health through CPD, Corporate Members of the HKIE do not need to take mandatory basic safety training before entering construction sites.

Please note that the HKIE is required to provide such CPD records concerning the recognition of the Corporate Members’ training for the purpose of section 6BA, Cap 59 upon the request of the Labour Department.

Corporate Members and Associate Members who have been removed from the membership roll (due to resignation or striking off by Council resolution) for more than seven years will be required to submit fresh applications should they wish to re-join the Institution. All other grades of members who have been removed from the membership roll (due to resignation or striking off by Council resolution) for more than three years will be required to submit fresh applications should they wish to re-join the Institution. Subject to the above, the current payment scale for reinstatement of membership other than for non-resident members, is a reinstatement fee of HK$400 (for administration purpose), plus all arrears in subscription. The arrears in subscription shall be subject to a maximum of three years’ subscriptions prior to the application for reinstatement of membership.

Non-resident members who apply for the reinstatement of membership as non-resident members shall only be required to pay a reinstatement fee of HK$400; all arrears in subscription shall be waived. All other requirements for reinstatement of membership shall remain unchanged.

To support and help those HKIE members, past members as well as their immediate families who have fallen upon hard times with financial needs, the Institution set up the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Benevolent Fund in 1993 to provide assistance to them. On the expiry of the term of that Benevolent Fund, a new HKIE Benevolent Fund was set up in September 2014. Ir Dr Alex Chan, Ir Dr Andrew Chan, Ir James Kwan and myself are currently the Trustees of the Fund.

Throughout these years, the Trustees of the Fund considered every application on a case-by-case basis to help those who are in need. As always, we react speedily and with compassion to all applications. With the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, it is anticipated that application for financial assistance from the Fund may increase in the year. To meet the funding needs under this circumstance, we would appeal for your generous donations to the Fund.

For your reference, I would list out the Guidelines for application for the Fund as below.

• The applicant must be a HKIE member, a past member or his/her immediate family. Each application is assessed solely on its own merit and the decision of the Trustees shall be final.
• Applications must be made in writing on the HKIE designated application form and to be accompanied by a declaration listing out the financial situation including details of all assets and liabilities, income and expenditure in the family, with the amount of support requested. An explanation of why public assistance is not adequate is also required. The application form is obtainable via the HKIE website or through the Secretariat at benevolent@hkie.org.hk.
• Where necessary, the applicant may be asked to provide additional information or to attend an interview.
• The Fund can be provided in the following ways:
  • By Grant - No repayment is required.
    Applicable to those applicants when repayment cannot be reasonably expected in the foreseeable nfuture or otherwise.
  • By Interest Free Loan - Repayment is required, by lump sum or installments.
    Applicable to those applicants who are experiencing temporary financial difficulties.
• The Trustees will determine the final amount, payment and repayment terms of an application.

It may be worth pointing out that since the Fund is limited in resources, the Trustees would exercise great care in assessing the eligibility of the applications.

If you would like to make donations to the Fund, please do so while making payment of your membership subscription or contact the Secretariat of the Institution for details. On the other hand, if you would like to obtain further information on application for the Fund, please also contact the Secretariat of the Institution.

Ir Chan Chi-chiu

Chairman
The HKIE Benevolent Fund

HKIE Transactions is a quarterly periodical that provides a forum for discussing all aspects of engineering from both theoretical and practical perspectives. Full-length papers, technical notes and discussions on any topic of engineering are always welcome. If your expertise is in any aspects of engineering, we look forward to receiving your paper!

• Aeronautical, aerospace and aviation engineering
• Building science and services engineering
• Chemical, biological and biomedical engineering
• Civil and structural engineering
• Computer science
• Electrical and electronic engineering
• Energy and environmental engineering
• Engineering management
• Industrial and manufacturing systems engineering
• Information engineering
• Materials science and engineering
• Mechanical and automation engineering

Good quality practical papers are as welcome as those of an academic nature.

Submit your manuscript via ScholarOne Manuscripts System (S1M)
Online submission of manuscripts: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/thie.

Before submission, authors are invited to read the submission guidelines at: https://www.hkie.org.hk/hkietransactions/
instructions-for-authors for the Instructions for Authors and Referencing Style.

The journal is now paper-free and subscription-free. Published papers are now at http://www.hkie.org.hk/
hkietransactions for all you can read!

Enquiries
hkietransactions@hkie.org.hk

16 December 2022 (Friday)

The HKIE Outstanding Paper Award for Young Engineers/Researchers is an annual international paper award in its 17th consecutive year. The Award aims to encourage young engineers and researchers to develop innovations and technologies, publish their achievements, as well as to promote engineering profession among the younger generation. This competition is open to young engineers and researchers at the age of 35 or below worldwide.

A public lecture has been arranged for all the 2021 and 2022 winners to present their exciting research accomplishments and to celebrate their research success with the audience.

Interesting Topics You Cannot Miss:

• “Potential and prospect of photocatalytic disinfection: using sustainable solar-energy-driven photocatalyst”
  Dr Juhua HE
  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• “Design criteria for strut-and-tie modelling in Hong Kong practice”
  Mr Tung Ngai WONG
  Highways Department of the HKSAR Government
• “Numerical study of electrochemical thermocells for harvesting low-grade waste heat”
  Ms Chun CHENG
  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
• “Critical study on the extraction of collagen from eggshell membrane by enzymatic hydrolysis reaction”
  Dr Xiangxuan DENG
  Hong Kong Productivity Council

Details

Free of Charge

Registration Deadline: 9 December 2022 (Friday) (Register NOW!)

For registration, please submit the Online Registration Form on or before Friday, 9 December 2022.

Seats for joining the Public Lecture physically are available on a first come, first served basis.

Remarks:

1. Participant who has achieved more than 50% attending hours at the lecture/webinar will receive a Certificate of
   Attendance.
2. The physical session of the Public Lecture is subject to change depending on the epidemic situation.
3. The HKIE reserves the right to make changes to the event programme, to postpone or cancel the event.

Enquiries
For enquiries, please contact the Corporate Communications Section at 2895 4446 or email to hkietransactions@hkie.org.hk.

The HKIE Secretariat

In face of reaching the tipping point of global warming accompanied by extreme events, such as more frequent heat waves and rise in sea level etc., United Nations countries pledged in the 2015 Paris Agreement to achieve carbon neutrality by 2100. To respond to the Paris Agreement, the Hong Kong Government has set out targets in multiple areas in the Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050 to achieve carbon neutrality. Carbon neutrality refers to the carbon emission necessary for human economic and social activities, which are captured, utilised or stored through forest carbon sinks and other artificial technologies or engineering methods. Eventually, the net increase in greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere to be achieved is zero. The industry and governments worldwide are now actively searching for solutions to achieve the targets.

You are invited to submit manuscripts to this Special Topic!

Manuscripts of this Special Topic on Innovations and Technologies for Carbon Neutrality will be published in HKIE Transactions throughout the year of 2023.

Suitable topics for submission include but not limited to:

“Proud to be Engineers” lapel pin

This golden, square-shaped lapel pin (equipped with a butterfly clutch) features the Simplified Dragon Coat of Arms at its centre and the words “Proud to be Engineers” — the Presidential Theme of Session 2022/2023 — on the sides. This simple but elegant design matches well with a suit and gives the pin’s wearers a sleek appearance that makes them proudly and instantly recognisable as engineers. The pin is available for sale at HK$100 each.

The HKIE Thermo Cup

HKIE lady scarf

If you are looking for a souvenir with a sense of elegance and style, the gold HKIE lady scarf is your must-have item your closet. The HKIE lady scarf printed with simplified HKIE Dragon Coat of Arms pattern monogram is 100% made of silk, making it both fashionables and comfortable. The hKIE lady scarf is now available of HK $290 each.

HKIE ties

With an eye-catching and stylish design, the HKIE Ties are among the most popular souvenirs for our members. Five new designs are now available and may be an essential piece to add to your wardrobe. Embroidered with the simplified HKIE Dragon Coat of Arms, either in a single, monogram or two-colour pattern, the ties are timeless accessories for fellow engineers and suitable for every occasion. The five new designs are now available at HK$100 each.

For details of our whole range of souvenirs, please visit: https://hkie.org.hk/en/membership/souvenir/.

For enquiries and ordering, please contact our reception dest at 2895 4446.

EF members attending the Annual General Meeting on 26 October 2022

By Ir Prof YUEN Pak Leung

It is my great honour to report another year of progress for Engineering Forum (EF) of the year 2021/2022.

During the difficult time of the fifth wave of COVID-19 pandemic, EF has endeavoured to keep polishing the Hong Kong engineering industry and building up the connection with the society as usual. May I take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to all members for their commitments and devotions.

One of the focuses of EF is to promulgate engineers’ perspective on community affairs by conducting researches on topics of public interest. Land supply is always one of the critical issues in Hong Kong. This year we have formed some research groups to conduct study on land supply development strategies, which include development of the periphery of country parks and the conservation mechanism, as well as the Government’s plan to remove barriers and streamline the procedures for increasing land supply. Our researches would not only be limited to land supply, but would also cover the engineering issues such as the impact of innovative technology on construction dispute and how could the engineering sector prepare for such dispute resolution. We look forward to the fruitful outcomes of these studies, which can contribute to the betterment of the engineering profession as well as the society as a whole.

Invited by the HKIE, EF planned to organise The 2022 Chief Executive Election Forum for members to exchange ideas and opinions with the Chief Executive candidates. Although the Forum could not be arranged eventually as the sole candidate did not accept our invitation to join the Forum, we have submitted our suggestions for enhancing Hong Kong’s status and competitiveness to the Chief Executive candidate’s office. We are pleased to learn that the candidate has adopted our suggestions in his manifesto, including land supply development strategies through the development of the periphery of country parks and the conservation mechanism, promoting National education at secondary schools and expanding the talent pool of the government by providing more manpower training. We believe that the new Chief Executive will continue to strengthen the city’s unique advantage and build a platform for nurturing and attracting professional talent in Hong Kong.

With Hong Kong’s integration into the Greater Bay Area (GBA) set to accelerate, EF has planned to arrange a visit to the GBA to get a closer look to the opportunities around. We hope that the visit could provide a platform for our members to have a deeper understanding on the development and opportunity in GBA and I suggested inviting young members to join the delegation. Unfortunately, the visit was put on hold due to COVID-19 pandemic. We will rearrange the visit when the pandemic situation allows later.

Last but not least, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to our Directors for their unfailing support throughout the year. I am confident that EF will fulfill its mission and attain further achievements in the coming years.