The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
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The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) is a professional body of engineers in Hong Kong
. It was founded in 1947 as the Engineering Society of Hong Kong and was incorporated as Hong Kong Institution of Engineers in 1975. The institution aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas, train the members in new technology and practices, and to raise the standing and visibility of engineers. It has a membership of more than 24,000, as of February 2010, under 19 different engineering disciplines.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. It was founded in 1947 as the Engineering Society of Hong Kong and was incorporated as Hong Kong Institution of Engineers in 1975. The institution aims to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas, train the members in new technology and practices, and to raise the standing and visibility of engineers. It has a membership of more than 24,000, as of February 2010, under 19 different engineering disciplines.
History of the institution
The Engineering Society of Hong Kong was set up in 1947, following the efforts of John Finnie, an engineer who organised talks on engineering in the civilian internment camp at Stanley, during the second World War. The society was established in the Lee Gardens Hotel. In 1972 the Society was amalgamated with the Hong Kong Joint Group of the Institutions of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers of London, and transformed into the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers with both learned society and qualifying functions three years later.Milestones
| 1947 | Founding of Engineering Society of Hong Kong |
| 1972 | Amalgamated with the independent Hong Kong Joint Group of the Institutions of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers of London |
| 1975 | Incorporated by Law as the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers |
| 1982 | Recognition of the HKIE Corporate Members by the Government for Civil Service Appointments |
| 1995 | Admitted to the Washington Accord |
| 1997 | 50th Anniversary of the Founding of Engineering Society of Hong Kong |
| 2001 | Admitted to the Sydney Accord and the Engineers Mobility Forum (EMF) |
| 2003 | Admitted to the Engineering Technologists Mobility Forum (ETMF) |
| 2005 | 30th Anniversary of the HKIE Incorporation |
| 2007 | 60th Anniversary of the Founding of Engineering Society of Hong Kong |
| 2009 | Admitted to the Seoul Accord |
See also
- Professional EngineerProfessional EngineerRegulation of the engineering profession is established by various jurisdictions of the world to protect the safety, well-being and other interests of the general public, and to define the licensure process through which an engineer becomes authorized to provide professional services to the...