HONG KONG, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hong Kong Engineers Week 2023 (HKEW 2023), which is organised by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (hereafter "HKIE"), came to a climactic finale at Tseung Kwan O Promenade with the HKIE Fundraising Cycling and Run cum the HKEW 2023 Closing Ceremony on 11 March, 2023 (Saturday). Officiating at the HKEW 2023 Closing Ceremony was Ir Lam Sai-hung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Transport and Logistics. In the company of the HKIE's President Ir Aaron K M Bok and its Senior Vice President Ir Dr Barry C H Lee, Ir Lam sounded the starting horn and kickstarted the Fundraising Cycling and Run.
Ir Aaron Bok, President of the HKIE, said, "The 9-day HKEW 2023 has come to a successful conclusion. The engineering industry's strenuous efforts is reflected in the entire process, from planning to implementation. The events in the HKEW 2023 illustrate the connections between the engineering profession and our daily lives; they also attest to the industry's dedication to our society over the years. On behalf of the HKIE, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the industry and the public for their unconditional support and participation. The HKEW 2023 echoes the Presidential Theme for this Session, "Proud to be Engineers", and it is hoped that members would not only be proud of being professional engineers but also help promote the diversity, job nature, and contributions of the profession, nurturing young engineering hopefuls and encouraging them to join the profession so as to carry the torch forward for the future of Hong Kong's rapid development."
The HKEW 2023 featured a series of exciting events with "Our Future, We Engineer" as its theme, revealing the impressive diversity of engineering to everyone and promoting the profession. As the finale of the HKEW 2023, the HKIE Fundraising Cycling and Run saw HKIE members and their relatives taking to their bicycles and stretching their legs for a run as individuals or part of a family team, passing through the Cross Bay Link in Tseung Kwan O, a new landmark in Hong Kong. The funds raised in the event will be used to foster the next generation of engineering talent for the future development of Hong Kong.
As an event whose scale is one of the largest in the history of the HKIE, the HKEW 2023 featured an exciting line-up of events from 3 to 11 March, including the HKIE Grand Award Competition, the HKIE International Conference, the HKIE Fundraising Cycling and Run and the Innovation Competition: "Our Liveable City, We Engineer". Among these events, the HKEW Carnival and the HKIE Public Exhibition had a massive turnout, deepening the public's and the younger generation's understanding of Hong Kong's engineers.
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The Hong Kong Engineers Week 2023's Official Website: https://hkengineersweek.com/zh-hant/
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers' Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHKIE
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_hkie/
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-hkie/
Ir Lam Sai-hung, GBS, JP, Secretary for Transport and Logistics (fourth right), sounded the starting horn for The HKIE Fundraising Cycling and Run.
HKIE members and their family members getting ready for the HKIE Fundraising Cycling and Run at the Tseung Kwan O Promenade.
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