
Since the coronavirus outbreak, various sectors in Hong Kong in particular the medical professionals are fighting against the spread of the virus and treating patients. As a professional institution in society, the HKIE is dedicated to taking our part through our engineering expertise to fight against the virus spread. We have provided support to the engineering and construction practitioners, media and general public in multiple areas since February 2020.
We have committed to echo and work with the Government’s appeal to fight against the spread of the disease in the community to safeguard the health of the people in Hong Kong. We have also written to the Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) updating them on the work that the engineering profession have put in and proposal of possible solutions that could help and showing our commitment to offer any assistance that our community may need.
President's Message (for Session 2019/2020)
- First Message (19 February 2020)
- Second Message (25 March 2020)
Supporting engineering and construction practitioners
- Donation to CIC’s Campaign
With the aim to help Hong Kong fight against the challenge, the HKIE gives full support to the Construction Industry Council (CIC)’s Campaign to help those registered construction workers in Hong Kong at this difficult time. Members are encouraged to raise fund for the Campaign. Ir Ringo S M YU, President of the HKIE for Session 2019/2020, has made a dollar-to-dollar matching donation on the total amount raised from members for this Campaign at a maximum amount of HK$300,000. Full details of the Campaign and donation form could be found on the CIC’s website at http://www.cic.hk/chi/main/caring_campaign/.
Caring and support for the community
- In the media
The Institution constantly strives to offer professional engineering views to facilitate public understanding of topical issues. Recently, various media have invited HKIE representatives to provide professional views on the quarantine facilities and hospitals for tackling the coronavirus outbreak in the community.
And we have received several enquiries from the media about the working proposal using Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) method to convert standard containers into negative-pressure chambers. Senior Vice President for Session 2019/2020 Ir Prof P L YUEN and Immediate Past President for Session 2019/2020 Ir Prof Thomas K C CHAN of the HKIE are investigating the utilisation of the proposal to fight against the outbreak.
Relevant News Coverage
Date | Media | Headline |
10 February 2020 | Ta Kung Pao | 工程師義務設計「港版火神山」 Source : Ta Kung Pao |
11 February 2020 | Topick (Hong Kong Economic Times) |
工程師學會圖解康美樓坐廁運作 排氣管密封亦會洩漏污染物 Source : Topick (Hong Kong Economic Times) |
12 February 2020 | Sing Tao Daily | 廁所倘傳異味 須查喉管漏氣 Source : Sing Tao Daily |
12 February 2020 | Hong Kong Economic Times |
Source : Hong Kong Economic Times |
12 February 2020 | AM730 | 疑公屋糞渠播毒 袁國勇:有臭味就好危險 Source : AM730 |
16 February 2020 | Ming Pao | 渠管播毒 咩樓最高危? Source: Ming Pao |
24 February 2020 | TVB | 有工程師指鑽石公主號爆發疫情 疑涉半中央空調系統 Source: TVB |
6 March 2020 | Ming Pao | 新加坡研究: 病徵輕微者亦可廣泛污染環境 空調抽風位沾毒 學者籲清潔戴口罩手套 Source: Ming Pao |
10 March 2020 | Hong Kong Economic Journal |
香港工程師學會高級副會長 |
16 March 2020 | East Week | 喉管救兵 助基層抗疫 Source: East Week (Only subscribers of East Week can read the full version of the article) |
18 March 2020 | Hong Kong Economic Times | 衞署:亨泰樓天台 排氣喉或播毒 Source : Hong Kong Economic Times (Only subscribers of Hong Kong Economic Times can read the full version of the article) |
2 April 2020 | Wen Wei Po | 【抗擊新冠肺炎】有病無床 何處建「艙」? Source: Wen Wei Po |
2 April 2020 | Lion Rock Daily | 疫情緊急有病無病床 二線隔離房杯水車薪 港版方艙醫院 亞博會展熱選 Source: Lion Rock Daily |
11 April 2020 | Oriental Daily News | 探射燈:天台及排氣管隨時引毒入屋 政府懶補漏洞 Source: Oriental Daily News |
11 April 2020 | Oriental Daily News | 探射燈:亨泰樓中招 或涉擾流效應 Source: Oriental Daily News |
19 April 2020 | Ming Pao | 未來城市:竹篙灣檢疫中心 3個月建造已算快? Source: Ming Pao |
3 May 2020 | Ta Kung Pao | 舊樓喉管維修保養不足播疫隱患 Source : Ta Kung Pao |
14 June 2020 | Ming Pao |
Source: Ming Pao (Only subscribers of Ming Pao can read the full version of the article) |
5 August 2020 | TVB |
《創科導航》- 貨櫃負壓病房 |
21 August 2020 | Recruit |
Source: Recruit Reporter: Dave YAN |
28 August 2020 | RTHK |
「普及社區檢測計劃」下周二開展 |
10 September 2020 | Sing Tao Daily |
Source: Sing Tao Daily |
1 October 2020 | Sing Tao Daily |
逾140 抗疫英雄 獲頒社區服務獎狀 |
1 October 2020 | Ta Kung Pao | 得獎醫護:只要齊心,香港一定守得住 |
2 October 2020 | Wen Wei Po | 勇警仁醫與民走過顛簸一年 為港並肩作戰獻力止暴抗疫細訴獲勳心聲香港工程師學會會長源栢樑教授、工程師 |
18 October 2020 | South China Morning Post | How Hong Kong engineers used lessons from Sars to solve new Covid-19 challenges for hospitals |
30 November 2020 | Sing Tao Daily | 組裝負壓病房派用場 源栢樑「解決師」上身 |
30 November 2020 | Sing Tao Daily | 對創新有一份堅持 為組裝技術申專利 |
9 December 2020 | RTHK | 行會通過禁足檢測法例 專家促葵盛西邨實施 |
9 December 2020 | Apple Daily | 公屋爆疫︱葵盛西邨長走廊設計加長閂門窗 工程師:風向不對通風不佳 出入扯毒入屋 |
9 December 2020 | Sing Tao Daily, Headline Daily, Bastille Post | 長條形走廊設計 易積聚病毒扯入屋 |
9 December 2020 | HK01 | 葵盛西邨長條形走廊設計 工程師:住戶關氣窗或降通風致病毒積聚 |
10 December 2020 | Apple Daily | 專家:長廊欠對流 病毒扯入屋 |
16 December 2020 | Sing Tao Daily, Headline Daily | 工程師倡排氣管加長 免「擾流效應」 |
18 December 2020 | Hong Kong Economic Times | 工程師會倡公屋排氣管駁天台中央 |
18 December 2020 | Hong Kong Economic Times | 公屋排氣喉設計易受擾流效應影響 工程師學會會長籲改設計駁至天台中央 |
29 December 2020 | Ming Pao | 新冠肺炎|多幢疫廈疑涉喉管播毒 工程師學會倡設渠務工程人員註冊制度 |
29 December 2020 | Oriental Daily News | 住宅喉管破損易播毒 工程師學會籲定期檢查及注水U型隔氣 |
29 December 2020 | am730 | 專家:喉管老化增傳播風險 籲曾改裝廁所或大樓齡戶檢查 |
29 December 2020 | Headline Daily | 工程學會倡U型渠倒水 加長天台排氣喉至屋頂2.5米避「擾流效應」 |
29 December 2020 | RTHK (Facebook) | 【工程師學會記者會】現場直播 |
30 December 2020 | Ta Kung Pao | 專家揭大廈隱患 渠管播毒 五招自救 |
30 December 2020 | Sing Tao Daily | 改動坐廁「貪方便」 拆除排氣喉恐播毒 |
30 December 2020 | Hong Kong Economic Times | 4工程學會 促完善渠管監察制度 |
30 December 2020 | Oriental Daily News | 工程師學會 喉管破損易播毒 籲定期檢查U型器注水 |
30 December 2020 | Ming Pao | 喉管屢涉播毒 工程師會促設渠工註冊制 |
31 December 2020 | HK01 | 新冠肺炎|舊樓喉管易傳播 工程師學會源栢樑 籲推發牌制 |
- Publication: Public safety of Building Maintenance and Repair
The Institution has reviewed and updated our publication "公眾安全系列指南:樓宇保養維修", which was first published in 2013 and serves to raise the public awareness of public safety of building maintenance and repair. It is hoped that the updated publication with our professional inputs will provide useful references to the public in dealing with the common problems of drainage pipes, sewage pipes or other devices, in order to assist the public to prevent the spread of virus. Some chapters of the publication have been recently updated and is now available for public viewing at https://www.hkie.org.hk/en/membership/others_sgbm/.
Cover of "香港工程師學會公眾安全系列指南:樓宇保養維修 – 供水及排水系統篇(2020年修訂版)"
- Cheering up the community through participation in the songs “疫境同行” and “抗疫同舟”
Songs raise spirits during tough times. Invited by the Law Society of Hong Kong in March 2020, Ir Ringo YU representing the HKIE, together with medical, legal, architectural and accountant professionals and singers, cooperated to release a song named “疫境同行” to fill everyone with positive energy to fight against the virus. In April 2020, Ir Ringo YU again joined hands with Government departments and the construction sector to record another song named “抗疫同舟” to support industry practitioners to overcome the difficult times.
Ir Ringo YU (1st row, right 1st) cooperated with other professionals and singers to produce the song "疫境同行"
Ir Ringo YU (right 1st) and other professionals in the production of the song “抗疫同舟”
- Activities organised by Divisions
To prevent and control the spread of coronavirus in buildings, the HKIE Building Services Division and the CIC co-organised in March 2020 two sessions of webinars on building services design and installation against the outbreak of COVID-19. Professional engineers were invited to share their practical experience and insights in the design of air-conditioning, ventilation, and plumbing and drainage systems. Moreover, the HKIE Nuclear Division arranged an online technical seminar in April 2020 discussing the application of plasma technology to kill germs.
Details of the webinars and seminar can be viewed on the websites at http://bs.hkie.org.hk/en_it_news_details.aspx?ID=797&&TypeName=What's+new and http://ne.hkie.org.hk/en_it_events_inside_Past.aspx?EventID=311&&TypeName=Events+/+Activities respectively.
Immediate measures taken by the Institution
Ir Ringo YU, personally donated 250 masks each week for 10 weeks to the institution Secretariat to keep the operation of the Secretariat and in serving the members.
On the other hand , the Institution have put on hold all meetings and events to be held at the HKIE Headquarters and outside venues starting 3 February 2020, allowing members devoting more efforts to come up thoughts and various issues relating to controlling the spread of disease from the engineering perspective that would ease the crises, sooner and better.
- Distribution of masks
Shortage of surgical masks has become an imminent issue facing the people in Hong Kong. Ir Dr The Hon W K LO, Representative of the Engineering Functional Constituency of the Legislative Council, has generously passed the donation of 73,000 masks from the Chairman of the Contractor’s Authorised Signatory Association and anonymous donors to members of the HKIE.
With the joint efforts of the Government, industries and people in Hong Kong, we sincerely hope that the COVID-19 epidemic will soon be over and that our society can resume as soon as possible.
(Last update: 4 September 2020)