NOTICE OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING (SGM)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Special General Meeting of the Control, Automation & Instrumentation (CA) Division will be held on Wednesday, 6 September 2023 at 6:30pm at Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room, the HKIE Headquarters, 9/F Island Beverley, No 1 Great George Street, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong for the following purpose:
- To conduct an election to fill the vacancy occur in the office of the Ordinary Member of the Committeeunder Clause 7.2(c)of the Division Rules
In case of adjournment of the SGM, members of the Division shall check on the Institution’s website at http://www.hkie.org.hk and the Division’s website at http://ca.hkie.org.hk of the revised venue, time and date for the adjourned SGM.
Ir Billy CHOW Man Hon
Honorary Secretary
25 August 2023
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Nominations for Ordinary Member under Clause 7.2(c) of the Division Rules
Ir Prof Louis F S LOCK tendered his resignation as the Ordinary Member of the Committee under Clause 7.2(c) of the Division Rules. Following his resignation, there is one vacancy for the Ordinary Member.
To fill the vacancy, the Division Committee has decided to nominate Ir Prof GE Ming for the Ordinary Member for a three-year term.
No other nomination has been received from members by the nomination deadline.
Enquiries: Ir Billy CHOW at Tel: 2436 8749 or Email: mhchow@vtc.edu.hk and Dr Lisa SHAM at Tel: 8208 8481 or Email: drlsham.instmchk@gmail.com.
Application for the HKIE Structural Examination
The HKIE Structural Examination
The Institution is pleased to announce that the coming Written Examination of the HKIE Structural Examination will be held on 28 November 2023 (Tuesday) at AsiaWorld-Expo (亞洲國際博覽館).
The HKIE Structural Examination has the following features:-
- It consists of two parts: (a) a Written Examination and (b) an Interview.
- The Written Examination consists of two sections in the form of (a) Multiple Choice Questions (one hour) and (b) Design Questions (six hours).
- Passing the Written Examination is not a pre-requisite for taking the Interview or vice versa.
Candidates who wish to apply for or resit the HKIE Structural Examination must submit the relevant application form and fees by post or in person by 7:00 pm, 31 August 2023 (Thursday). Applications that do not reach the Institution by the above application deadline will not be considered.
Please download the guidance notes below for detailed information on the requirements for taking the examination, application procedures and examination details:
Application forms are obtainable from the following links:
- Application for the class of Member or Additional Discipline for Corporate Member: Form 1/MD
- Application for a Resit: Application Form for Resit – The HKIE Structural Examination
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions)
Past papers of the Written Examination (Section 2 Design Questions) of the HKIE Structural Examination in 2009 – 2022 are available for download now.
If you have any queries, please contact the External Qualifications Section by phone at 2830 9098 or by email at eq@hkie.org.hk.
The Council at its meeting held on 19 January 2023 approved the Procedures and Schedule for Vice President (VP) Nomination for Session 2023/2024.
There will be one vacant post of VP and the nomination period is now open. The requirements of VP as stipulated in Article 16 Clause (b) of the Constitution are extracted below:
“The Vice Presidents shall be nominated by the Council from among the Fellows who have been Council Members for at least two years for election by Corporate Members on the day of the Annual General Meeting. …”
Each nomination shall be delivered to the Chief Executive and Secretary by completing the Nomination Form for election of VP for Session 2023/2024. Candidate shall also submit the following supplementary information on a single sided A4 paper for circulation to Council Members for consideration:
- personal information
- present position or occupation and brief work history
- membership and offices (present and/or former) held in the Institution
- a brief supporting statement
The original signed copy of the Nomination Form together with the supplementary information of the Candidate must be delivered to the Chief Executive and Secretary on or before Friday, 10 March 2023 at 5:30pm at:
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
9/F Island Beverley
No 1 Great George Street
Causeway Bay
Hong Kong
Further information regarding the VP nomination and election can refer to the different guidelines in the Member Login Area of the HKIE website.
To better control over the total time allocated for the Professional Assessment (PA), applicants have to attend the PA within the specified time frame which will be notified to applicants in the PA process. Applicants will be charged the application fee and PA fee if the Membership application is rejected due to the fact that the applicants do not attend the PA within the specific time frame. Applicants will need to submit a fresh application with the required submission and fees if they would like to apply again.
The above arrangement applies to all new and resit applications for the class of Member which submitted on or after 1 January 2023 via all routes to Membership which require PA.
(Last Update: 27 September 2022)
Preparatory Seminar for the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination)
We are pleased to announce that a Preparatory Seminar will be organised to help candidates prepare for the upcoming HKIE Structural Examination. The speakers will be the Chief Examiners of the Written Examination. Details of the Seminar are as follows:
| Date: | 22 October 2022 (Saturday) |
| Time: | 10:00 am – 12:00 noon (Registration starts at 09:15 am) |
| Venue: | Chamber 3, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon |
| Registration Fee#: | HK$200 |
| Quota: | 100 (Walk-in registration is NOT available) |
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#The fee is non-refundable/ non-transferrable under any circumstances. |
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Registration
Candidates who wish to join the Seminar must register by returning the completed reply form and payment form of HK$200 by email to the HKIE (eq@hkie.org.hk) on or before Tuesday, 18 October 2022. The Seminar is open to all, but priority will be given to candidates who have applied for the upcoming Examination. The registration for the Seminar will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis as limited seats are available.
Reply Form for Preparatory Seminar for the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination)
A confirmation email will be sent to the successful applicants for the Seminar by 19 October 2022. Presentation of the confirmation email at the Registration Counter is required.
Please note that successful registration for the Seminar does not imply successful application for the Structural Examination. Eligible applicants for the Examination will be informed of a detailed examination schedule three weeks before the date of the Examination which will be held on 21 November 2022.
Precaution measures
To minimise the risk of contracting and spreading COVID-19, the anti-infection precaution measures at the venue are as follows:
- Temperature screenings are conducted before entering the venue, anyone with high temperature and/or fever detected is not allowed to enter the venue
- All participants are required to complete a health declaration form before entering the venue
- All participants must meet the latest requirements of “Vaccine Pass” and use the “LeaveHomeSafe” Mobile App for scanning the venue QR codes OR provide Venue Users’ Record and Electronic Vaccination and Testing (EVT) Scanning before entering the venue. Participants with Red Code or Amber Code are not allowed to enter the venue
- All participants are required to wear a face mask
- Hand sanitiser is available at the Registration Counter
- All participants should be seated according to the pre-arranged seats in view of social distancing measures
- No eating and drinking is allowed inside the venue
For enquiry, please contact the External Qualifications Section by phone at 2830 9098 or by email at eq@hkie.org.hk.
Application for the HKIE Structural Examination
The HKIE Structural Examination
The Institution is pleased to announce that the coming Written Examination of the HKIE Structural Examination will be held on 21 November 2022 (Monday) at AsiaWorld-Expo (亞洲國際博覽館).
Candidates passing the HKIE Structural Examination and meeting the experience requirements will be eligible to become a Corporate Member of the HKIE in the Structural Discipline.
The HKIE Structural Examination has the following features:-
- It consists of two parts: (a) a Written Examination and (b) an Interview.
- The Written Examination consists of two sections in the form of (a) multiple choice questions (one hour) and (b) design questions (six hours).
- Passing the Written Examination is not a pre-requisite for taking the Interview or vice versa.
Candidates who wish to apply for or resit the HKIE Structural Examination must submit the relevant application form and fees by post or in person by 7:00 pm, 31 August 2022 (Wednesday). Applications that do not reach the Institution by the above application deadline will not be considered.
Please download the guidance notes below for detailed information on the requirements for taking the examination, application procedures and examination details:
Application forms are obtainable from the following links:
- Application for the class of Member or Additional Discipline for Corporate Member: Form 1/MD
- Application for a Resit: Application Form for Resit – The HKIE Structural Examination
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions)
Past papers of the Written Examination (Section 2 Design Questions) of the HKIE Structural Examination in 2009 – 2021 are available for download now.
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2009
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2010
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2011
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2012
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2013
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2014
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2015
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2016
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2017
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2018
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2019
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2020
Past papers of the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination – Section 2 Design Questions) 2021
If you have any queries, please contact the External Qualifications Section by phone at 2830 9098 or by email at eq@hkie.org.hk.
Revised professional assessment fees for candidates applying for the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination) 2022
(Last Update: 27 May 2022)
The HKIE Structural Examination consists of two parts, namely Written Examination and Interview. Candidates applying for the Structural Examination are required to pay a professional assessment fee in order to take part in both Written Examination and Interview.
The Council, at its meeting dated 12 May 2022, approved to revise the professional assessment fees for candidates applying for the HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination) 2022 and onwards to cover additional costs arising from the organisation and arrangement of the Written Examination.
The new professional assessment fees apply to the following types of candidates:
- New candidates applying for first attempting HKIE Structural Examination (Written Examination and Interview);
- Existing candidates resitting both Written Examination and Interview; and
- Existing candidates resitting the Written Examination only.
Please refer to the revised schedule at https://hkie.org.hk/docs/downloads/membership/FeeSchedule.pdf for the new professional assessment fees for the Structural Discipline.
Details of the arrangement of the Examination 2022 and the application form for resit will be obtainable from the “Guidance Notes for Candidates applying for Membership in Structural Discipline by taking the HKIE Structural Examination” which can be downloaded from our website under “Members” > “Downloads” > “Membership” in August 2022.
If you have any queries, please contact the External Qualifications Section by phone at 2890 9098 or by email at eq@hkie.org.hk.