13 November 2012
香港工程師學會 卓越工程週 - 工程創意大獎2012/2013 The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Engineering Week - The Innovation Award for the Engineering Industry 2012/2013
| (香港，十一月十三日) 由香港工程師學會 (下稱「學會」)主辦的工程創意大獎由即日起接受提名。 生活在香港這個國際大都會，市民可以享有舒適的生活環境，全因香港工程界一直處於國際的高水平。本地工程師憑創意結合專業知識，默默地為市民創造出更理想的生活條件。學會設立工程創意大獎，一方面為了表揚一班優秀的工程界發明家，另一方面也希望讓市民大眾認識環繞我們生活的傑出工程發明。工程創意大獎分建造、工業及科技三個組別，獎項的評審均由工程界的傑出領袖擔任，包括立法會議員盧偉國博士、工程師。工程創意大獎的比賽結果將於2013年4月的卓越工程週內揭曉，有關工程創意大獎的詳情可瀏覽以下網頁: http://www.hkie.org.hk/EngineeringWeek/AwardForEngineeringIndustry/。 香港工程師學會會長兼評審小組主席蔡健權教授、工程師表示：「香港在工程創新方面的成就令港人引以為榮。如果沒有高錕爵士、博士、工程師這位最為人所熟識的香港工程師以及他的光纖科技，就不會有今天的網絡世界，更不會有電子商務、視像會議及雲端科技等。其實環繞我們身邊也不乏各式各樣的工程創意。隨著預應力科技及預製件的出現，建築物的跨度不斷突破極限。先進的結構分析軟件及超輕物料讓我們可以造出空間廣闊又美觀的體育館，而高效能混凝土就造就了今天的超高層建築物。為配合環保的趨勢，最新的商業大廈大都以低輻射塗層取代傳統的玻璃幕牆。其他工程界別的創新例子還包括：八達通咭、電動汽車、環保打樁法、地下防洪計劃及模塊建築等。」 工程創意大獎獲得以下機構支持：建造業議會、發展局、香港建造商會、香港電器工程商會、香港建築業承建商聯會、香港綠色建築議會、環保建築專業議會、香港顧問工程師協會及香港機電工程商聯會，學會深表謝意。 有關傳媒查詢，請聯絡學術高級經理黃小姐︰ 電話︰2895 4446 傳真︰2577 7791 電郵︰learned@hkie.org.hk (13 November 2012, Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (the HKIE) is proud to present to you The Innovation Award for the Engineering Industry 2012/2013 (the Award) which is now accepting nominations. The HKIE is organising the Award to pay tribute to the engineering inventors who dedicate their professionalism to improving our living quality and to introduce to the general public various brilliant innovative ideas around us. As one of the most distinguished awards in the engineering profession, it will be included in the Engineering Week to be launched in April 2013. Innovation Awards in the categories of Construction, Industrial and Technology are to be presented to winners selected by the Panel of Judges comprising leading figures in the local engineering industry. Details of the Award are available at the website at http://www.hkie.org.hk/EngineeringWeek/AwardForEngineeringIndustry/. Ir Prof CHOY Kin Kuen, President of the HKIE and Chairman of the Panel of Judges said, "I am always proud of the contributions in innovation of my fellow engineers. Without Ir Prof Sir Charles KAO Kuen, the best-known engineer from Hong Kong and his work on fibre optics, we would not be able to enjoy all the benefits of today's virtual world, which includes e-commerce, video conferencing and cloud computing. In modern metropolitans like Hong Kong, we are surrounded by examples of all kinds of innovation. Spans in building structures have increased, thanks to the innovative use of pre-stressing and prefabrication. Advanced structural analysis and the use of light-weight materials allow us to have spacious and aesthetic sports halls. The use of high-performance concrete has made it possible to build super-high-rises that are both strong and spacious, and new commercial buildings now feature curtain walls that have a low-e coating, which means they absorb much less heat than previous generations of curtain walls. There are also numerous outstanding innovations in other disciplines by local engineers like the "Octopus card"; "electrical car"; "green pilling system"; "underground flood alleviation scheme" and the "modular construction", just to name a few." The Award is supported by Construction Industry Council; Development Bureau; Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd; Hong Kong Electrical Contractors’ Association Ltd; Hong Kong General Building Contractors Association Ltd; Hong Kong Green Building Council; Professional Green Building Council; The Association of Consulting Engineers of Hong Kong and The Hong Kong Federation of Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Ltd. For media enquiries, please contact Ms Bonnie WONG, Senior Manager – Learned Society: Tel : 2895 4446 Fax : 2577 7791 Email : learned@hkie.org.hk. |