Chairman’s Message 2023

Respected guests, ladies and gentlemen,

I am honored to deliver this speech. The global pandemic has had a tremendous impact on various industries, causing difficulties for many. However, with everyone’s joint efforts, we have finally reached the 26th anniversary of our association. In the first half of this year, Hong Kong gradually returned to normalcy and became vibrant again, and the economy has gradually returned to a positive track. However, the progress of some infrastructure projects has also led to a shortage of manpower and an increase in labor costs in the industry. To meet the demand, many types of work require the introduction of foreign labor. In addition, the government has continued to promote the qualification framework assessment, which has been our association’s goal to ensure recognition of middle-level talents in society. The development opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and the encouragement of cross-border development and talent exchange by the two governments have provided us with multiple channels for development. We believe that everyone can seize future opportunities.

In the post-pandemic era, our association’s members have actively participated in various exchange activities, communicated with the government, and formulated the development direction of our association. In this era of rapid technological development, our association’s webmaster, Mr. Lam, has worked hard to update our website, making it easier for our members and users to obtain information. After the website is updated, the system will automatically notify each member via email, so that we can keep in close communication and exchange with all members. Therefore, we ask all members to update their email addresses and contact numbers, so that we can send our association’s information to everyone in a timely manner and keep in touch.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of our association, the Council has passed the replacement of new members and registration of engineering manager certificates, and we will notify every one of the details as soon as possible.

Finally, I wish everyone good health and a happy life!

Chairman – Ir Dr Ip Ngai Bong

主席致辭:

尊敬的各位來賓、女士們、先生們：

我很榮幸向大家致辭。多年的疫情對全球造成了巨大的影響，各行各業都面臨著困難，但是在大家的共同努力下，我們終於喜迎了本會26周年的日子。今年上半年，隨著香港逐步恢復正常、充滿活力，經濟發展也逐漸回到正軌。然而，一些基建工程的進展也帶動了業界的人手不足和工資成本的上漲。為了滿足需求，許多工種需要引入外地勞力。此外，政府不斷推行資歷架構評估，讓中層人才在社會上得到認可，這也是本會一直以來所追求的目標。大灣區的發展機遇，兩地政府鼓勵北上發展及人才交流等，為大家提供了多個發展的渠道，相信大家可以把握未來的機遇。

在復常後的日子，本會的委員積極參與各種交流活動，與政府保持溝通，並制定本會的發展方向。在科技急速發展的時代，本會的網絡總監林站長(Webmaster)努力更新了本會的網站，使得本會會員和使用者更容易獲得本會的信息。在網站更新的資料，系統會自動透過電郵通知各會員，以便與各會員保持緊密溝通和交流。因此，我們請各位會員通知其他會員更新他們的電郵地址和聯絡電話，以便我們能夠及時向大家發送本會的資訊並與大家保持聯繫。

值此本會25周年之際，理事會已通過更換新的會員及註冊工程經理証書，詳細情形會盡快通知大家。

最後，我祝大家身體健康、生活愉快！

主席 葉毅邦博士工程師