Milestones & Session Themes

Establishment of The Engineering Society of Hong Kong to bring together engineers from different Disciplines for their common good

The Society amalgamated with the Hong Kong Joint Group of the Institutions of Civil, Mechanical and Electrical Engineers of London

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers was incorporated under The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Ordinance, Chapter 1105 of the Laws of Hong Kong

Recognition of the HKIE Corporate Membership by the Hong Kong Government appointments

Started a new chapter of collaboration with the Mainland by signing a reciprocal recognition agreement with the Federation of Engineering Societies – Chinese Association for Science & Technology in Beijing

Admitted to the Washington Accord as one of the signatories.  HKIE-accredited engineering degree programmes are recognised internationally by the other signatories to the Accord

Became a founding member of the International Professional Engineering Agreement (IPEA)*, which provides a framework for the recognition of professional engineers by each of the signatory economy *The International Professional Engineers Agreement (IPEA) is formerly known as Engineers Mobility Forum (EMF)

Became a founding member of the APEC Engineer Framework. Registered Professional Engineers (R.P.E.) in Hong Kong are eligible to register as Hong Kong APEC Engineers

Admitted to the Sydney Accord as one of the founding signatories. Under this Accord, higher diplomas and equivalent programmes accredited by the HKIE are recognised by all other signatories to the Accord Became a founding member of the International Engineering Technologist Agreement (IETA), which facilitates multilateral recognition of technologists’ qualifications in each of the signatory economy *The International Engineering Technologists Agreement (IETA) is formerly known as Engineering Technologists Mobility Forum (ETMF)

Admitted to the Seoul Accord as a full signatory. The computer science degree programmes accredited by the HKIE are recognised by other signatories

40th Anniversary of the HKIE’s incorporation

Rollout of the Time to Change Roadmap, a 5-year strategic initiative to rejuvenate and modernise the Institution

One of the founding organisations of the GBA Federation of Engineering Organisations. 207 HKIE members became the first batch of engineering professionals to pass the GBA Engineering Professional Title Evaluation, obtaining the corresponding mainland engineering Professional Titles.

50th Anniversary of the HKIE’s incorporation