The ICE HKA has recently introduced two new initiatives to promote knowledge exchange. They are Technical Report Prize and ICE HKA sponsorship for attending international or regional conferences.
Our Hong Kong branch organises and supports awards which showcase the outstanding achievements of ICE members.
This Prize is awarded to members who prepare reports of a high standard on a designated technical meeting, conference/seminar, breakfast forum, or site visit organised by the ICE HKA.
Student and graduate members as well as other members who attained their professional status within five years before the event are eligible to enter.
Winners will be given a prize of HK$500, or granted free attendance at the ICE HKA Annual Conference or Annual Dinner.
For more information, please refer to the Technical Report Prize Rules.
The establishment of the ICE HKA sponsorship for members who attend international or regional conferences on topics within the realm of civil engineering. The purpose of the sponsorship is to encourage Hong Kong-based ICE members to participate in these events in order to broaden their knowledge and learn from experience in local or overseas projects.
Hong Kong-based ICE member of all grades are eligible to apply. Successful applicants will be awarded up to 100% of the cost of conference attendance, excluding travel and accommodation expenses.
Please refer to the Information Pack for more details.
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ICE HKA desires to sponsor ICE Members on overseas delegation tours / activities organised by ICE HKA.
The purpose of the sponsorship is to broaden the Members’ exposure to the latest overseas civil engineering developments and the foreign culture.
Valid ICE Corporate Members (i.e. MICE or FICE) and Technician Members are eligible to apply. Sponsorship for an individual applicant shall be awarded up to 50% of the actual cost of the event up to a ceiling of HK$ 4,000.
Please refer to the guidelines for more details.
Shaping Our Future City is an annual campaign for ICE HKA G&S which offers a unique and structured learning opportunity for senior secondary school students (Form 4 to Form 5) to experience how engineers define and implement an engineering project through making observations, planning, performing analyses and eventually developing an engineering solution.
As a form of STEM education for participating student teams, the campaign includes talks by industry experts from various backgrounds, as well as site visits, and interactive workshops. Upon consolidating insights from industry professionals with their own observations and lessons learnt from visits and workshops, students may then tap into their creativity and imagination as they develop their own engineering solution to a hypothetical project. Through the campaign, students will acquire a more comprehensive view on how science, technology and engineering subjects relate to one another.
The competition this year bears the theme ‘Bridging communities, spanning possibilities’, and encourages students to explore ways to improve the wellbeing of citizens through enhancing accessibility between communities. The United Nations’ sustainable development goals underpin the hypothetical problem, and participating teams shall seek to incorporate elements of sustainability into their work. Under the guidance from young engineers, students will develop a walkability project to enhance the accessibility to and from essential amenities within hilly communities.
The winning team of this competition would be entitled to HKD 6,000 of book vouchers.
The campaign this year will comprise four events:
| Theme | Event | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awakening - what is the problem? | Opening ceremony & city hunt | 23 February 2025 | 09.00 – 17.30 |
| Cure - how do we solve the problem? | Engineering workshops | 15 March 2025 | 09.00 – 17.00 |
| Execution - how do we implement the solution? | Engineering visits | 12 April 2025 | 09.00 – 17.00 |
| Grand Finale - show us what you got! | Pitching competition and forum | 04 May 2025 | 09.00 – 17.30 |
For details, please refer to the information pack:
To enter, please fill in the application form and email it to [email protected]
For enquiries, please contact Mr Alfred Cheung and Ms Caitlin Chan at [email protected]
ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of judgement in case there is any dispute.
This year's Communications Competition for Graduate and Student Members of ICE in Hong Kong is now open for applications.
The competition, which originated from the UK, aims to help young members to develop the skills and techniques for public consultation.
Competitors will be showcasing their presentation skills as they deliver a proposal on a hypothetical civil engineering project at a mock public consultation meeting. They will also need to win the support of judges and members of the audience as they address questions on the potential impacts on various potential stakeholders.
The competition consists of written tasks and a 30-minute interactive mock public consultation meeting.
In addition to the presentation, the teams shall prepare the following documents for the mock public consultation meeting. The project scenario will be released once the application is closed.
For details, please refer to the information package.
Application deadline: 10 October 2024
Release of the project scenario: 25 October 2024
Submission deadline of EOI: 08 November 2024
Submission deadline of other deliverables: 27 December 2024
Date of final (mock public consultation meeting): 04 January 2025
Register for the Communications Competition 2024 – 2025
Champion – cash prize of HKD$2,500 and certificates
First runner-up – cash prize of HKD$1,500 and certificates
Second runner-up – cash prize of HKD$1,000 and certificates
Best presenter award – cash prize of HKD$500 and certificate
Best stakeholder award – cash prize of HKD$500 and certificates
*You may register online for free Student Membership and Graduate Membership. Application to the competition is valid as long as the membership registration is submitted on or before 10 October 2024. Should you have any enquiries on membership, please feel free to contact the Membership Development Team on +852 3153 4185 or at [email protected] for assistance.
**In case of overwhelming responses, a shortlisting mechanism will be introduced and notified to successful applicants. For details, please refer to the information package.
For enquiries, please feel free to contact Ms Isabel Lee on +852 6213 0136 or via email at [email protected] / [email protected]
ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of judgement in case there is any dispute.
Model Building Competition is a team-based competition for civil engineering undergraduates where they would put knowledge from lectures into practice by designing and building a structural model. This is the perfect occasion for undergraduate students to develop a passion for engineering as they put their creativity, problem-solving skills, and workmanship to the test. Participating students are also required to briefly introduce their design, referencing the engineering principles applied and their idea-generation process.
The theme of Model Building Competition 2025 is ‘Structural design of coastal defence structures against wave load’. Participants are required to build a model with provided materials within a limited time. The model will be tested by placing it in a hydraulic flume.
Teams must be formed by full-time undergraduate students.
Four to six members are allowed in one team.
All team members must be Student Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
Contestants from previous years are allowed to join the competition.
Where more than eight teams have registered their interest, teams will be selected by a draw.
A refundable deposit of HKD100 per team will be collected during registration. The deposit will be refunded if the team is not enrolled in the competition.
The competition is divided into three parts, namely model building, testing and presentation. The project specifications, rules, and judging criteria will be made available to successful teams after registration.
Application deadline: 05 January 2025 (Sunday
Date of competition: 22 March 2025 (Saturday) and 29 March 2025 (Saturday)
Register for the Model Building Competition 2025
Model building session:
Each team will be given 180 minutes to complete their models, which shall conform to the specifications provided. Teams shall follow the rules and conditions of the competition, and use only materials and tools provided by the organising committee. A penalty will be imposed if teams work beyond the allocated time or fail to observe the rules and conditions. Teams will also be penalised if their model does not comply with the specifications.
Testing session:
Details of the test procedures will be provided in the specifications. The performance of the model will be assessed based on (i) taking physical measurements and (ii) assessing the structural performance through computing software.
All tests will be performed by ICE HKA G&S Model Building Competition 2025 organising committee under the witness of honourable judges.
Presentation:
Each team will be given 7 minutes to briefly introduce their design, referencing the engineering principles applied and their idea generation process. The presentation shall be delivered entirely in English, and a penalty will be imposed if the presentation exceeds the allowed time. Innovative designs will also be recognised by extra credits.
The following cash prizes will be awarded to the following teams:
Prizes and certificates for the champion, first runner-up, second runner-up, and best presentation teams will be presented at the end of the event.
*Eligible students may register here for free student membership.
Please feel free to contact Mr Hayden Yeung via email at [email protected] for any enquiries.
ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of the competition, which shall be at the discretion of the judges.
Showcasing our student and graduate members originality and communication skills in this regional, then international competition, with the winner receiving the Emerging Engineers Cup.
