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Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Association Chairman’S Report 2017-18 Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Association Chairman’s Report 2017-18 Dear Members, It has been an honour to serve as the Chairman of Institution of Civil Engineers, Hong Kong Association (ICE HKA) for the 2017-18 session. Building on the success of previous years, this session was another eventful and exciting one. My sincere thanks go to all those who have contributed to this session, including ICE HKA Graduates & Students (G&S) Division, guest speakers, sponsors, helpers and in particular the following: ICE Vice President International Prof CK MAK, GBS, JP ICE Representative for Hong Kong Mr Chi-keung HON, JP ICE Council Representative Mr CM LEE (until 30 Nov 2017) Dr Patrick CHAN (since 1 Dec 2017) Honorary Auditors Dr John LUK Mr Kenneth LAU Honorary Advisors Prof Francis TK AU The University of Hong Kong Mr Peter Scott CALDWELL Caldwell Ltd Mr Allan CHAN Hip Hing Construction Co Ltd Mr James DB CHEN Mr Albert CHENG Construction Industry Council Prof KF CHUNG The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Mr Daniel KW CHUNG, JP Highways Department, HKSAR Ms Ada FUNG, BBS, JP Mr Thomas HO Gammon Construction Limited Mr Jun KAN China Road and Bridge Corporation Mr Michael KWOK ARUP Mr Sai-hung LAM, JP Civil Engineering and Development Department, HKSAR Prof Hong LO The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Mr Kevin POOLE Airport Authority Hong Kong Mr Samson SIN Atkins China Limited Mr Edwin TONG, JP Drainage Services Department, HKSAR Mr CS WAI, GBS, JP Urban Renewal Authority Mr Charlton WONG AECOM Asia Co. Ltd Dr Philco WONG MTR Corporation Limited Registered charity number 210252 Charity registered in Scotland number SC038629 Page 1 of 8 ICE HKA Committee Prof Ken HO, JP Chairman Dr Eric LI Vice Chairman Ms Eva KONG Immediate Past Chairman Mr Chi-ming LEE Past Chairman Mr Jacky WU Honorary Secretary (until 30 Nov 2017) Mr HY YAU Honorary Secretary (since 1 Dec 2017) Mr Louis WONG Honorary Treasurer Mr Alan CHENG Committee Member Mr Cecil CHENG Committee Member Mr Trevor CHUNG Committee Member Dr Victor LI Committee Member Mr SS KONG Committee Member Mr Francis KUNG Committee Member Dr Robin SHAM Committee Member Ms Carrie CHEUNG Co-opted Member Ms Cecilia LAW Co-opted Member Ms Gigi POON Co-opted Member Mr Alex SO Co-opted Member Mr Whai Tak TANG Co-opted Member Mr Max NG Chairman, Graduates & Students Division The Regional Support Team Ms Eva KONG Regional Director, Hong Kong Ms Jenny CHAN Senior Executive Officer Ms Shirley CHENG Membership Development Officer Ms Jessica WONG Membership Support Officer Ms Crystal FUNG Executive Officer Overview The ICE membership in Hong Kong has continued to grow steadily, up by 5.8% this year to 6,044 (as at 21 May 2018). During this session, we have organised a total of 121 events, with ICE HKA being the supporting organisation for another 18 events. The total number of participants in our events was over 7,200. These events are summarised in Appendix A. The activities have been organised by the various sub-committees including: Caring Engineering: Cecilia Law Civil Engineers Outreach: Carrie Cheung Delegation: Francis Kung and Trevor Chung Registered charity number 210252 Charity registered in Scotland number SC038629 Page 2 of 8 ICE 200 Bridge built with LEGO® bricks: Eric Li and Robin Sham ICE 200 Dinner: SS Kong, Alan Cheng and Cecil Cheng ICE 200 Summit and Masterclass: Eric Li, SS Kong, Alan Cheng, Victor Li, Louis Wong, Carrie Cheung and Gigi Poon Knowledge: Robin Sham Networking Activities: Cecil Cheng Public Voice: CM Lee Shaping Hong Kong: CM Lee and Louis Wong Technical Seminars and Breakfast Forums: Victor Li Technical Visits: Trevor Chung Graduates and Students (G&S): Max Ng Details of G&S events are summarised in the G&S Division Chairman’s Report for 2017-18 session (https://www.ice.org.uk/ICEDevelopmentWebPortal/media/Documents/Events/Lectures/2017-G-S- AGM-Paper-Full-Set.pdf) ICE 200 Programme Established in 1818, ICE celebrates its 200th anniversary in the year 2018. To commemorate the bicentenary, ICE HKA has launched a programme of flagship events aimed at enthusing the profession, enhancing our public image and inspiring the next generation. The highlights are presented below: (a) Innovation Summit on Transform and Protect Lives, which featured many world renowned experts sharing their knowledge and insights with some 300 delegates. The Honourable Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of HKSAR Government, gave the opening address as the Guest of Honour. Professor Lord Robert Mair, ICE President, delivered a Special Address and highlighted the importance of application of emerging and advanced technologies by the civil engineering profession to support smart infrastructure. (b) ICE 200 Distinguished Lecture was delivered by Dr Robin Sham, CBE, and Dr Ana Ruiz-Teran from Imperial College. They gave an interesting and intellectually stimulating talk on the topic ‘There is no bridge too far’. Mr Andrew Heyn, British Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macao, gave the opening address as the Guest of Honour. (c) Public exhibition of the world-record ICE LEGO® suspension bridge. The Honourable Mr Matthew Cheung, Chief Secretary for Administration, was the Guest of Honour for the Grand Opening Ceremony. Some 80 students from 8 schools contributed to pre-assembling the bridge components. The LEGO® bridge was displayed to the public in ELEMENTS for one month and attracted more than 10,000 visitors along with extensive social media coverage. (d) ICE 200 Board Game Design Competition, which attracted more than 300 participants and 26 entries from a wide spectrum of background including secondary school students, university students, civil engineering consultants and contractors, planners, board game cafes or producers, and individual participants of the general public. We plan to mass produce the winning board game as a civil engineering promotional and educational tool. Registered charity number 210252 Charity registered in Scotland number SC038629 Page 3 of 8 (e) Masterclass for Tomorrow’s Global Leaders - over 100 students from 19 local and international schools plus 5 tertiary institutes attended, with Lord Robert Mair, President of ICE, as the keynote speaker. (f) ICE 200 Shaping Our Future City Campaign, which comprises a series of technical visits, workshops and competition targeting about 50 high schools students from 9 schools. Other Highlights Other special highlights of the session include the following: (a) ICE President Lord Robert Mair visited Hong Kong from 10 to 14 January 2018. He delivered a speech and met members and guests at the Presidential Reception. During his visit, he also met and addressed local captains of industry, policy-makers, British Chamber of Commerce Construction Group, the CIC Innovation and Technology Application Centre, the British Consulate General, visited a number of signature project sites. (b) A special technical seminar series entitled “New Advances in Civil Engineering” featured various esteemed speakers covering topical issues. (c) An UK delegation comprising around 30 practitioners visited signature sites and The University of Cambridge and attended Lord Mair’s Presidential Address at ICE Headquarters building. (d) Our flagship Caring Engineering Group, ICarE, which provides a platform for our members to use engineering skills to help the needy, are tendering technical support to a number of projects in conjunction with several other community service groups and NGOs. Financial Situation The Financial Report prepared by the Honorary Treasurer, Mr Louis Wong, was audited by our Honorary Auditors Mr Kenneth Lau and Dr John Luk on 7 May 2018. The balance sheet as at 31 December 2017 showed a stable and healthy financial situation. Please refer to the ICE HKA Financial Report 2017 for details. Prof Ken Ho, JP Chairman (Session 2017-18) ICE Hong Kong Association Registered charity number 210252 Charity registered in Scotland number SC038629 Page 4 of 8 Appendix A - Activities organised within Session 2017-18 No. Date ICE Hong Kong Programme Responsible Party Annual Dinner Sub- 1 09 Jun 2017 AGM and Annual Dinner committee 2 10 Jun 2017 Chartered Professional Review Preparation Workshops Regional Support Team HKA Breakfast Forum on “The regulatory control of Technical Seminars / 3 17 Jun 2017 commercial explosives” Talks Sub-committee Technical Visit Sub- 4 24 Jun 2017 HKA Site Visit Tai Kwun - Central Police Station Committee 5 30 Jun 2017 Membership counselling session Regional Support Team 6 12 Jul 2017 Tongji University Sharing Session G&S Division 7 15 Jul 2017 Future Engineers Project G&S Division 8 22 Jul 2017 Chartered Professional Review Preparation Workshops Regional Support Team HKA Evening Seminar on “Long Span Bridge Technical Seminars / 9 01 Aug 2017 Construction” Talks Sub-committee 10 04 Aug 2017 Membership counselling session Regional Support Team HKA G&S networking event- Aqua Park and Barbeque 11 12 Aug 2017 G&S Division - “Splash & Grill” 12 12 Aug 2017 G&S Mock CPR Presentation Workshop 2017 G&S Division 13 19 Aug 2017 G&S Mock CPR Presentation Workshop 2017 G&S Division 14 25 Aug 2017 Membership counselling session Regional Support Team 15 26 Aug 2017 G&S Site Visit & Eco-Tour at Tai O G&S Division ICE 200 Boardgame Design Competition - First 16 02 Sep 2017 CEO Sub-committee Assessment 17 08 Sep 2017 CPR 2017 Reviewers Conference Regional Support Team 18 9 & 11 Sep 2017 CPR 2017 New Reviewers Training Regional Support Team 19 9-16 Sep 2017 CPR 2017 Regional Support Team 20 15 Sep 2017 University
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