Hong Kong Engineer

Vol 54

Jan 2026

Cover Story

The Dragon & The Beaver

Feature Story

Activity Report

Others

Legco News

Notices

In Memoriam

In Memoriam

NG Lai Lok

The Institution notes with sadness the passing away Ir NG Lai Lok. 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 HKIE Annual Dinner

The HKIE’s Nominations for External Boards / Committees

(From 2 September 2025 to 1 December 2025)

Organisation	Board/Committee	Representative(s)/Nominee(s)
The HKSAR Government
Construction Industry Council (CIC)	Industry Development Committees	Committee on Smart Construction Ir Joe WONG Kok Meng Ir Jacky ZHONG Ying Committee on Mainland Affairs and Business Development Ir Norman CHAN Sin Wing Ir CHIANG Tung Keung Committee on Construction Safety Ir Thomas TONG Yiu Nam Ir Victor TSE Wing Fung Committee on Environment and Sustainability Ir Dr CAI Yancheng Ir Fredrick LEONG Lai Shing
Construction Industry Council (CIC)	Task Force on Revamp of CIC Standard Forms of Domestic Sub-Contract	Ir Ben CHAN To Cheong
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department	Disciplinary Tribunal Panel under the Builders’ Lifts and Tower Working Platforms (Safety) Ordinance, Cap 470	Ir George AU Wai Yan Ir LAM Chi Sing Ir Sally LEUNG Suk Yan Ir TAM Chun Kit Ir Kelvin TSANG Ping Fai
Electrical and Mechanical Services Department	Electrical Safety Advisory Committee	Ir Dr CHAN Fuk Cheung
Environmental Protection Department	Asbestos Administration Committee	Ir Peter CHOW Kwok Keung
Fire Services Department	Interview Board Panel, Disciplinary Board Panel and Appeal Board Panel under the Registered Fire Engineer Scheme	Members in the Fire Discipline Ir Anny IP Kit Ying Ir PAU Wai Keung Members in Building Services Discipline Ir Brian CHENG Wai Lung Ir Kenneth LI Siu Kong Members in Mechanical Discipline Ir LEE Chee Kwan Ir TAM Chun Kit Member in Civil Discipline Ir LAM Yik Chong Members in Structural Discipline Ir Kevin TANG Ir Ben TSE Wai Keung Members in Electrical Discipline Ir Ben LAM Chi Keung Ir Banson LAM Kin Chung Members from Fire Division Ir Dr Gary AU Gar Hoe Ir Thomas CHUNG Chit Chun Members from Building Services Division Ir Annie CHOI Yuk Kuen Ir Albert YAU Tat Hing Members from Mechanical, Marine, Naval Architecture & Chemical Division Ir Wilson CHAN Hau Wing Ir Dicky POON Yat Fai Member from Civil Division Ir Connie CHAN Ho Yee Members from Structural Division Ir Prof CHAN Siu Lai Ir Prof LO Sai Huen Members from Electrical Division Ir Dr WONG Ka Chung Ir Andrew YAN Ka Wing The following Members transitioned from their nominations for the Registration Committee under the Registered Fire Engineer Scheme (with nominations processed by the ERB) in the capacity of "HKIE Representatives": Ir Jacky CHIONG Kam Yueng Ir Raymond TAM Siu Lun
Fire Services Department	Registration Committee under the Registered Fire Engineer Scheme	The invitation for nominations from the Fire Services Department was addressed to the ERB and assistance was given by the Institution in providing nominations. The following nominations were submitted to the ERB for consideration. Registered Professional Engineers in Fire Discipline Ir Annie CHOI Yuk Kuen Ir Prof Eric LEE Wai Ming Registered Professional Engineer in Building Services Discipline or Mechanical Discipline Ir Dr Althen CHEUNG Ka Fu Registered Professional Engineer in Civil Discipline or Structural Discipline Ir LAU Chi Kin Registered Professional Engineers in Electrical Discipline Ir Dr WONG Ka Chung Ir Andrew YAN Ka Wing
Highways Department	Advisory Committee on the Appearance of Bridges and Associated Structures / Committee on the Appearance of Bridges and Associated Structures	Ir Gene CHEUNG Tsz Chung Ir Alfred LEUNG Wai Ho Ir Stephen MAK Tak Ming Ir Bobby NG Mang Tung Ir Simon NG Pak Hung
Home and Youth Affairs Bureau	Appeal Board Panel of the Amusement Rides (Safety) Ordinance	Mechanical Engineers Ir George AU Wai Yan Ir David CHAU Tai Wai Ir Dr Althen CHEUNG Ka Fu Ir Kelvin TANG Sher Kin Ir Dr Catter TO Ching Nok Electrical or Electronic Engineers Ir George CHAN Chi Fung Ir Dr Philip CHAN Kan Ip Ir Andy LAM Sui Ming Ir LEUNG Chi Lap Ir Derek NG Tat Ho Structural Engineers Ir Stanley CHAN Bong Kwok Ir Franco CHAN Chun Ting Ir Jesse CHAN Hiu Tung Ir Robert LAM Siu Hung Ir Emma XIAO Xingyue Engineers of Other Disciplines Ir Oliver CHAN Cheuk Ming Ir Dixon KWOK Kai Yuen Ir LAM Chi Sing Ir Sally LEUNG Suk Yan Ir Michelle NG Tsz Wing
Higher Education Institution
Hong Kong Institute of Construction	Trade Advisory Panels (工藝顧問組) 2026-2027	Electrical Installation Trade Advisory Panel Ir Sherman TONG Wai Ming Fire Service System Trade Advisory Panel Ir Jimmy LI Kwun Refrigeration/ Air-conditioning/ Ventilation Trade Advisory Panel Mr CHEUNG Ka Po
The University of Hong Kong	Advisory Committee of the Department of Civil Engineering	Ir Felix FONG Wai Pan

Mandatory Basic Safety Training under the Factories and Industrial Undertakings Ordinance, Cap. 59

Mandatory Continuing Professional Development Requirements for Corporate Members

Since 1 January 2019, competence-based approach to CPD activities has been 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 evidence of CPD.

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

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;
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
Corporate Members who fail to attend the interview or the specific HKIE CPD activities in the third year may have their names published on 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 https://www.hkie.org.hk.

Online CPD Logbook for Members of the HKIE

Update on “SARTOR3” (Standards and Routes to Registration 3) and “UK-SPEC” (The UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence)

Policy on Reinstatement

Electronic Membership Cards for Corporate Members and Associate Members

HKIE Transactions

HKIE Transactions - Theme Issue (June 2026)

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The HKIE Transactions Committee is honoured to announce that Prof Carlos W H LO, Professor of the School of Governance and Policy Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Director of Centre for Business Sustainability in the Department of Management at the same university, and Dr Kenneth K M LEUNG, Director of Sustainability/Net-Zero Office at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, will be the Guest Editors for the Theme Issue on the topic “Engineering Meets ESG: Technological Innovations for Climate Resilience”. This Theme Issue is set for publication in June 2026. You are invited to submit manuscripts to this Theme Issue. Detailed information is as follows:

Introduction

In the wake of COP29, climate resilience has emerged as a central focus in the global ESG agenda. Organisations are increasingly expected to assess and disclose their climate-related risks and opportunities in alignment with evolving international and localised standards, including IFRS S2 in general and HKFRS S2 in particular on Climate-related Disclosures. Encouragingly, many leading companies have already begun publishing Climate Action Reports, signalling a strong market shift toward transparency and sustainability.

This theme issue aims to highlight the pivotal role of engineering in supporting this transition. Technological innovation is essential to building corporate capacity for climate resilience and carbon reduction, and engineers are uniquely positioned to drive this transformation.

We invite high-quality submissions from academics, industry professionals, and ESG practitioners that explore the intersection of engineering and ESG. Contributions may include original research, case studies, and reviews that demonstrate how engineering solutions can address climate challenges and support sustainable development.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to the following scopes:

Carbon neutrality and decarbonisation strategies
MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) systems for carbon reduction and climate resilience
Engineering approaches to climate adaptation and mitigation
Innovations in sustainability engineering

Submission Guidelines

The deadline for final manuscript submission is Saturday, 31 January 2026 (Hong Kong Time). All manuscripts should be submitted through the HKIE Transactions ScholarOne Manuscripts site at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/thie. New users should first create a login account. Once logged on to the site, submissions should be made via the Author Centre. For more details regarding the author guidelines, please refer to the Instructions for Authors and Referencing Style.

More details

To know more about this Theme Issue, please, please visit: https://hkie.org.hk/hkietransactions/Tenth-Theme-Issue.

Enquiry

If you have any enquiries regarding this Theme Issue, please feel free to contact the HKIE Corporate Communications Section at +852 2895 4446 or via email at hkietransactions@hkie.org.hk.

Thank you in advance for your support to HKIE Transactions and we look forward to receiving your submissions soon. Remarks: 1. The HKIE Transactions reserves the right to withhold any or all of the manuscripts at their absolute discretion. 2. The HKIE Transactions’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

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