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Awards

Our Hong Kong branch organises and supports awards which showcase the outstanding achievements of ICE members.

Recognising individual achievement

ICE members in Hong Kong can enter the following awards. Click on each one for more information on how to take part.

Technical report prize

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.

More information

For more information, please refer to the Technical Report Prize Rules.

HKA G&S Shaping our future city 2025

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 for 2025 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 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 are four events in the campaign:

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

Entries have closed for 2025

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.

HKA G&S Communications Competition 2024-25

The competition, which originated from the UK, aims to help young members to develop the skills and techniques for public consultation. 

Competitors showcase their presentation skills as they deliver a proposal on a hypothetical civil engineering project at a mock public consultation meeting. They need to win the support of judges and members of the audience as they address questions on the potential impacts on various potential stakeholders.

Conditions of entry
  • Each team shall be formed by four to six members with at least two participants being current ICE Student or Graduate Members (including those working towards Engineering Technician (EngTech MICE) membership).
  • No team member shall possess more than seven years of industry experience (maximum of ten years of industry experience for those working towards Engineering Technician (EngTech MICE) membership).
  • Teams may enter the competition again subject to meeting other terms of conditions.

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.

Submission documents
  • Consultation strategy report
  • Public information leaflet
  • Executive summary

For details, please refer to the information package.

Prizes

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 the deadline. 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 [email protected] 

ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of judgement in case there is any dispute.

HKA G&S Model Building competition 2025

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.
Competition format

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.

Model building session:

Each team will be given limited time 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 performance through a series of tests.

Tests will be performed by the ICE HKA G&S Model Building Competition 2025 organising committee or qualified technicians.

Presentation:

The following cash prizes will be awarded to the following teams:

  • Champion team - HKD $2,000 and certificates
  • First runner-up - HKD $1,500 and certificates
  • Second runner-up - HKD $1,000 and certificates
  • Best presentation team- HKD $500 and certificates

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.

How to enter

Entries for the competition have closed.

Date of competition: 29 March 2025 and 30 March 2025 (Saturday and Sunday)

*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.

Sponsorship applications

Each year ICE HKA sponsors members to take part in key events. Find out more information below.

Conference sponsorship

ICE HKA sponsors 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 to broaden their knowledge and learn from experience in local or overseas projects.

Hong Kong-based ICE members 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.

Entry forms
Overseas delegation tours/event sponsorship

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.

Most popular infrastructure projects

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ICE Hong Kong Association in 2024, we invited you to reflect on the remarkable progress our city has achieved. This was an opportunity for all of us to acknowledge the exceptional infrastructure projects that have significantly influenced Hong Kong over the past quarter century.

Read our news story about the winning project and shortlist.

Cross Bay Link

Cross Bay link

The Cross Bay Link (CBL) is a strategic piece of infrastructure essential to the continuing development of the Tseung Kwan O (TKO) New Town.

Spanning across Junk Bay, it connects southeastern part of TKO with the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel (TKO-LTT), the east-most section of the strategic Route 6, greatly enhancing connectivity both within TKO and externally with Kowloon East.

The CBL comprises a 1.8km dual two-lane carriageway, a cycle track and a footway. It includes a 1.0km marine and 0.8km of coastal road. The bridge features a 200m "Eternity Arch" double-arch steel bridge, two 100m steel side spans, and concrete spans supported on V-piers.

Innovative design and construction technologies ensured safe, cost-effective, and sustainable project delivery. High-strength steel enabled elegant structural forms with slimmer, aesthetically-pleasing arched ribs. Technologies like Design for Manufacture and Assembly and Float-over installation contributed to overcoming significant challenges, managing and reducing risks, enhancing quality, minimising environmental impacts and raising project sustainability.

The CBL's popularity is evident in the public's enjoyment of the sea link for healthy, green living. The Eternity Arch is instantly recognisable and admired, proving its lasting appeal.

The CBL was commissioned in 2022.

Client
Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

Central – Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link

Cross Bay link

The Central – Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (CWB) is a strategic trunk road running along the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It is an expressway for west-east traffic between Central and North Point, alleviating the congestion along Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Road and Gloucester Road and coping with the predicted traffic flow in the area.

The 4.5km dual three-lane trunk road consists of 3.7km long tunnel underneath the densely built-up areas and sea-bed as well as 0.8km long at-grade/elevated roads. The CWB modified the Rumsey Street Flyover, which runs to the ground, then goes underground near International Finance Centre in the form of tunnel, passing underneath Central reclamation area, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the ex-Wan Chai Public Cargo Working Area and the portal of Cross Harbour Tunnel, emerges near the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter and finally connects to Island Eastern Corridor at North Point by a viaduct.

The CWB is equipped with the first Air Purification System in Hong Kong road tunnel, which purifies the tunnel exhaust prior to discharging it through the ventilation shafts into the atmosphere.

The CWB construction commenced in December 2009 and was commissioned in February 2019.

Client
Highways Department (HyD)

Harbour Area Treatment Scheme

Harbour Area Treatment Scheme

The Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) was a major Government initiative to improve the water quality in Victoria Harbour and provide a safe and healthy environment for the people of Hong Kong. It provides for the proper collection, treatment and disposal of all sewage that discharges into the Harbour from the urban areas of Hong Kong.

The HATS was implemented in 2 stages. Stage 1 and Stage 2A of the scheme came into operation in 2001 and 2015 respectively.

The HATS comprises three major components, including 1) a 44km network of deep underground sewage tunnels at over 100m average depth (168m at the deepest), 2) upgrading of 16 preliminary sewage treatment works around the Harbour and 3) The Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works with a designed flow capacity of 2.45 million m3/day providing chemically-enhanced primary treatment and disinfection.

With the planning of project launched in late 1980s, the construction work of HATS spanned two decades at a total cost of HK$25.8 billion, for full commissioning of Stage 2A at the end of 2015. The system can serve up to 5.7 millions of people at both sides of the Harbour.

The HATS is a uniquely intricate and efficient system delivered through visionary planning, innovations and advanced technology. The HATS has inspired the DSD in providing cost-effective and sustainable sewerage infrastructural services to safeguard the community.

Client
Drainage Services Department (DSD)

Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge – Hong Kong Section

Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge – Hong Kong Section

The Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge (HZMB) is the first cross-boundary land link infrastructure connecting the three cities, namely Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Zhuhai and Macao Special Administrative Region. Its total length is 55.0km, comprising the 12.0km-long Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR), 29.6km-long Main Bridge and 13.4km-long Zhuhai Link Road.

The HZMB is the longest bridge-cum-tunnel sea crossing in the world. Operating 24 hours a day, it puts major cities in the Pearl River Delta within a 3 hours' commute from Hong Kong. The HZMB – Hong Kong Section includes the HKLR and the Hong Kong Port (HKP).

The HKLR is a dual three-lane carriageway of about 12.0km, connecting the HZMB Main Bridge at the HKSAR boundary and the HKP at the northeastern side of the Airport Island. It comprises a 9.4km-long viaduct, a 1.0km-long tunnel and a 1.6km-long at-grade road. The HKP located on a 130-hectare reclamation area provides clearance facilities for goods and passengers using the HZMB.

The HZMB – Hong Kong Section together with the Main Bridge was opened to the public in 2018, marking a significant milestone. The successful completion of these complex infrastructure projects has scaled new heights for infrastructure development in Hong Kong and the region.

Client
Highways Department (HyD)

Metro Expansion under Railway Development Study (RDS) 2000

Metro Expansion under Railway Development Study (RDS) 200

Under Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government’s railway development programme, the four projects provide relief to network bottlenecks, social-economic benefits to the HKSAR, green and environmental-friendly travel and greater convenience to the general public. The projects required multi-disciplinary engineering expertise to complete the railway and non-railway infrastructures and also involved unprecedently railway system integrations between the extension projects and existing railway operating railways.

Kwun Tong Line Extension (KTE)
The KTE is an extension of the Kwun Tong Line (KTL) running entirely through underground tunnels under the developed area in Kowloon. The KTE project commenced in 2011 and was completed in 2016.

West Island Line (WIL)
The WIL is also a natural extension of the Island Line comprises underground stations and tunnels. Construction commenced in 2009 and the line was commissioned in 2014 including last of the three new stations in 2015. The line provides a convenient connection between the Central and Western Districts.

South Island Line (East)
The project comprises both underground structures and elevated stations with viaducts. Construction commenced in 2012 and the line was commissioned in 2016 just after 5 years.

Shatin to Central Link (SCL)
The 17km railway expanded the existing railway network forming two strategic corridors: the “East West Corridor” or Tuen Ma Line (TML) linked up the existing Ma On Shan Line with the West Rail Line and the “North South Corridor” extended the existing East Rail Line across the harbour to Admiralty. Construction began in 2012 and the TML commenced operation in 2020 and was fully commissioned in 2021 while the crossing harbour extension commissioned in 2022.

Client
MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL)

Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant

Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant

The first stage of Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant (TKODP) is one of WSD’s strategic infrastructure in its mission to diversify Hong Kong's water sources and enhance the resilience of its water supply to adapt climate change. The first stage of TKODP produces 135 million litres of potable water per day, accounting for 5% of Hong Kong's fresh water consumption.

Planning is underway for the second stage of the plant to expand the production of total capacity to 270 million litres per day, to cater for about 10% of Hong Kong’s fresh water consumption.

As the first facility in Hong Kong to use reverse osmosis for desalinating seawater for municipal use, TKODP complements the existing raw water supply from Dongjiang River and local reservoirs catchment to provide reliable water source that is not susceptible to climate change.

The construction of the first stage of TKODP commenced in December 2019 and the plant has been supplying potable water to public since 22 December 2023. This critical waterworks infrastructure is the first Design-Build-Operate (DBO) and also the largest single project implemented by WSD ever, with a contract sum of HK$9,018 million. It is also the largest seawater reverse osmosis plant for municipal use in China.

Client
Water Supplies Department (WSD)

Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link

Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link

The Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL), which was completed in 2020, provides a strategic link connecting the Northwest New Territories to North Lantau, the Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port (HZMB HKP). The 9km long link road comprised the Southern Connection and the Northern Connection which were divided by the HZMB HKP.

The Southern Connection merges with North Lantau Highway at Tai Ho via a 1.6km sea viaduct and a 1.9km land viaduct. The Northern Connection consists of a 5.0km long dual-carriageway sub-sea tunnel (Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Tunnel (TM-CLK Tunnel)) connecting the HZMB HKP to Pillar Point in Tuen Mun South. A 2.0km long viaduct and a vehicular underpass connect the new link to the local road network.

The TM-CLK Tunnel is the longest and deepest sub-sea road tunnel in Hong Kong, and also the first sub-sea tunnel constructed by the tunnel boring method (TBM). Its construction has deployed the world's largest TBM with a diameter of 17.6m. It also adopted the saturation diving technique and pressurized living chambers, which allowed a safer and more efficient working environment under high water pressure.

Client
Highways Department (HyD)

Emerging Engineers Award

Emerging Engineers Award

Showcasing our student and graduate members' originality and communication skills in this regional, then international competition, with the winner receiving the Emerging Engineers Cup.

Find out more