(香港，2023年8月8日) 全球各地正面對氣候變化所帶來的種種挑戰，加上市民工作及生活模式的轉變，新科技不斷推陳出新，工程師運用專業技能和科學知識，全力保障市民安全，促進社會及經濟發展，重要性與日俱增。香港工程師學會(下稱「學會」) 銳意持續為香港儲備人才，助新世代實踐不一樣的工程夢。

會長李志康博士、工程師表示：「工程師是建設社會的棟樑骨幹，我們正努力為所有人建立一個更加可持續、具有韌性的世界，使工程真正成為實現可持續發展目標的推動器和加速器。聯合國教科文組織報告¹指出，數千年來工程都在變革世界，如今在第四次工業革命來臨之際也發生顯著變化，包括將先進的人工智能技術和生物醫學工程技術，應用於改善人們的生活和生產流程。可見，工程師不斷利用其科學知識和經驗將創新理念，轉變成惠及所有人的可持續發展項目。」

李博士、工程師續稱：「學會決心以栽培新一代工程師為目標，助他們追尋不一樣的未來。我們正透過一系列措施吸引年輕人加入工程師專業，同時讓他們明白工程師既可推動社會發展，還能夠親身參與推動各種環保、節能、減排等環保建設，為締造可持續發展的生態環境作出貢獻，是富有使命感和滿足感的專業工作。」

本港陸續有多項重大基建推出，估算未來10年建造業總工程量每年將達2,400億港元至3,750億港元²，學會早前預算，本地建造業工程師人才缺口約3,000多人。再加上政府正全力將香港打造成為國際的創科中心，工程業界更加求才若渇。隨着各種新科技應用漸趨普及，學會正主動出擊，助下一代在創新科技領域追尋不一樣的工程夢，包括：

• 【促進交流】在國內外，為年輕工程師舉辦更多業界互動交流活動，提升香港工程師的創新科技能力，並進一步鞏固香港作為區內專業知識交流中心。而8月12日，學會會長將率先帶同40位35歲以下工程師前往廣州，展開粵港澳三地科學技術事業交流，讓年輕工程師更掌握不同城市的工程項目發展情況、環保工程技術應用，汲取新知；

• 【培養興趣】支持及配合政府推出與STEAM教育相關的計劃，為中小學配對工程師，透過「一校一工程師」計劃，讓工程師入校協助籌辦STEAM活動，令學生認識工程專業與創新科技的連繫，從而提升他們對STEAM學習的動機和興趣；

• 【實習計劃】透過簽署合作約章，與更多業內出色的企業加強合作，學會會提供導師協助，及指導企業如何加入「工程畢業生培訓計劃」(Scheme "A" Graduate Training)，為業界及企業共同培育下一代工程人才。已在首階段參與的企業，包括中國移動香港、自動系統、香港寬頻集團、華為、奧的斯及蒂升電梯 (按筆劃排序) ；

• 【與時俱進】隨著科技不斷進步，學會計劃今年內，推出涵蓋更多新興技術的專業資格認證，例如：建築資訊模擬 (BIM)、環境影響評估（EIA)、舞台工程等，進一步提升專業性，為業界儲備更多不同相關人才；

• 【資格互認】繼續推動擴大專業資格互認至更多工程界別，為香港工程師提供更多機會，現時與6個國家及地區，共達成23項專業資格互認，與內地則有2項專業資格互認。

香港工程師學會會長李志康博士、工程師(左五)

上任會長卜國明工程師(右五)、高級副會長馬紹祥工程師(左四)

副會長周健德工程師(右四)、陳帆教授、工程師(左三)

、理事陳善榮工程師(右二) 、理事陳浩廷工程師(左二)

理事陸偉霖工程師(右一)、公共事務委員會主席梁敏儀工程師(左一)及

秘書長薛永恒教授、工程師(右三)出席傳媒茶聚活動，分享學會最新動態

香港工程師學會會長李志康博士、工程師(中)

與一眾來自「師傳計劃」的青年工程師合照

如欲垂詢，請與香港工程師學會傳訊統籌部聯絡。

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1. 資料來源： 2021年 聯合國教科文組織、國際工程教育中心  工程 – 支持可持續發展 報告
2. 資料來源： 2023年7月25日  建造業議會發表最新《建造工程量預測》

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(8 August 2023, Hong Kong) The world is facing various challenges brought on by climate change, shifting working and living styles, and evolving technologies. Engineers, who use their professional skills and scientific knowledge to safeguard the public and facilitate social and economic development, have become increasingly important. The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (hereafter "the HKIE") is determined to build a reserve of talent for Hong Kong and help the new generation pursue a different engineering dream.

"Engineers," said President Ir Dr Barry Lee, "form the backbone of those who build our society. We are striving to build a more sustainable, resilient world for everyone, making engineering an enabler and an accelerator for achieving the goal of sustainable development. According to a report by UNESCO¹, engineering has been transforming our world for millennia and the remarkable changes that are happening now at the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including the application of advanced AI and biomedical engineering technology, are improving people's lives and the manufacturing processes. Evidently, therefore, engineers are utilising their scientific knowledge and experience to transform innovative ideas into sustainable development projects that benefit everyone."

"The HKIE is determined" continued Ir Dr Lee, "to nurture a new generation of engineers and help them pursue a different future. We have launched a series of initiatives to attract young people to join the industry. These initiatives highlight the pivotal role engineers play in driving social progress and the opportunities that they have to engage in diverse green construction projects focusing on environmental protection, energy saving and emission reduction, by which engineers contribute to a sustainable ecological environment while finding vocational fulfilment."

Various large-scale infrastructure projects are being pressed ahead with in Hong Kong. It is estimated that the annual total construction volume would reach the range of HK$240 billion to HK$375 billion in the next 10 years². The HKIE has estimated earlier that there is a shortage of approximately 3,000 local construction engineers; and with the government striving to develop Hong Kong into an international innovation and technology hub, the industry's craving for talent is all the more insatiable. With the wider adoption of new technologies, the HKIE is taking the initiative to help the next generation pursue a different engineering dream in the field of innovation and technology:

• [Promote exchange] Organise more exchange activities in the industry at home and abroad for young engineers to enhance Hong Kong engineers' innovative technology capabilities and further consolidate Hong Kong's position as a regional professional knowledge exchange centre. On 12 August, the President, leading 40 other engineers aged below 35, will go to Guangzhou for a Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao scientific technological exchange, enabling young engineers to acquire new knowledge through having a better understanding of the development of engineering projects in different cities and the application of green engineering technologies.

• [Cultivate interest] Support and cooperate with the government to launch programmes related to STEAM education. Through pairing engineers with primary and secondary schools, the "One School One Engineer" scheme enables engineers to help these schools organise STEAM activities, thereby enhancing students' understanding of the relation between the engineering profession and innovative technology, and in turn cultivating their interest in STEAM learning.

• [Internship programmes] Signing the Charter of Cooperation strengthens the HKIE's cooperation with outstanding enterprises in the industry. The HKIE will provide assistance through mentorship and guide the companies to join Scheme "A" Graduate Training to nurture the next generation of engineering talent for the industry and the enterprises. Enterprises that have participated in the first phase include Automated Systems, China Mobile Hong Kong, Hong Kong Broadband Network Group, Huawei, OTIS and TK Elevator Hong Kong (in alphabetical order).

• [Move with the times] As technology evolves, the HKIE is planning to launch more professional qualification recognitions within this year, covering new technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), stage engineering, etc., to uplift professionalism and build a reserve of talent for the industry.

• [Reciprocal Recognition Agreements] Continue expanding the Reciprocal Recognition Agreements into more engineering disciplines and provide more opportunities for Hong Kong engineers. The HKIE has signed 23 agreements for reciprocal recognition of professional and technologist qualifications with 6 countries and districts and 2 agreements with mainland China.

President Ir Dr Barry Lee (5th left), Immediate Past President Ir Aaron Bok (5th right),

Senior Vice President Ir Eric Ma (4th left),

Vice Presidents Ir Alice Chow (4th right) and Ir Prof Frank Chan (3rd left),

Executive Members Ir Norman Chan (2nd right), Ir Ambrose Chen (2nd left),

and Ir William Luk (1st right),

Chairman of Public Service Committee Ir Mandy Leung (1st left) and

Chief Executive and Secretary Ir Prof Alfred Sit (3rd right)

attend the media gathering and share the latest developments of the Institution

President Ir Dr Barry Lee (middle) and

young engineers from the HKIE President's Protégé Scheme

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1. UNESCO Digital Library (2021): Engineering for sustainable development: delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals
2. cic.hk (25 July 2023): Construction Industry Council Releases the Latest "Construction Expenditure Forecast"

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