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Reports from Divisions and Other Committees2005/2006

Overseas Delegation to Japan

Technical Meetings/Technical VisitsDate Title Speaker(s)/Remarks22 Jul 2005 Lightweight Concrete Various speakers

PSDAS

29 Aug 2005 Route to Materials Discipline Various speakers

Jointly organised with AMC &YMC

10 Sep 2005 Yue Xiu Cement Plant —

16 Sep 2005 Impressed Current Cathodic Protection Johnny AU

Jointly organised with I0M3 &Institute of Quarrying(HK Branch)

13 Feb 2006 The In-situ Determination of Strain of Tom HARRISONConcrete

25 Apr 2006 Annual General Meeting —

26 Apr 2006 Precious Materials Authentification: C K CHEUNGJewellery, Diamond & Jade

22 Jun 2006 Wear Resistant Alumina/SiC Richard TODDNanocomposite —The Importance of Plastic Deformation Jointly organised with CityUin Ceramics

Seminar on Routes to Materials Discipline

For instance, a well-respected expert from Oxford, Dr Richard Todd, was invitedto give a talk on Nanocompsite in a seminar jointly held with the City Universityof Hong Kong.

The Division is also keen on fostering future leaders in Materials Science forHong Kong. A generous scholarship scheme has been set up for studentsintending to study Materials Science at first-rate overseas institutions.

Whilst the Division will keep on widening its contacts with fellow engineers inHong Kong, it will also continue to maintain its links with other overseasorganisations.

Ir Leung Hou Kin

Mechanical, Marine, NavalArchitecture &Chemical DivisionThe 2005/2006 Session had been an eventfuland fruitful year for the Division. The Divisionorganised over 35 activities, which were mainlytechnical seminars, technical visits (local andoverseas) and career talks, to help membersenhance their professional capabilities and toencourage engineering students to join the

engineering profession. In order to foster the working relationship with ourlocal professional counterparts and to ensure effective budgeting withallocated funds, some of these activities were jointly organised with theInstitution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) (Hong Kong Branch), theAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) (Hong Kong Section),Hong Kong Joint Branch of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, the Instituteof Marine Engineering, Science and Technology and the Hong Kong Instituteof Marine Technology.

To facilitate registration of the activities, we launched the on-line activitiesapplication on the Division’s homepage in Januar y. To enhancecommunication with our members and to keep them informed of upcomingactivities, we launched the MMNC Newsletter in April 2006.

During this Session, the Division organised overseas technical visits to Qingdaoin September 2005 and to Japan in November 2005 respectively. Thesetrips provided members with opportunities to meet their Chinese and Japanesecounterparts and to exchange views on engineering development.

To arouse the interest of youngsters in engineering and to encourage them touse their imagination and creativity in solving problems, a young inventorcompetition, jointly organised with IMechE (Hong Kong Branch), ASME (HongKong Section) and the Mechanical Engineering Society of the University ofHong Kong, was held in January. The event was filmed by Radio TelevisionHong Kong and broadcasted by Asia Television Ltd in February 2006.

In addition to seminars and technical visits, the Division also organisedmany social functions, such as Wine Tasting and Dragon Boat Racing,during the Session.

In April this year, the Division signed the Co-operation Memorandum with theGuangdong Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers and theGuangdong Mechanical Engineers Society to establish a mutual exchange ofinformation on activities, including details of research and development,technical applications and business developments.

Special thanks is hereby given to all Committee members and those whocontributed their valuable time and effort to enable the Division to organiseso many eventful activities and to have another successful year.

Report of Activities 2005/2006

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Technical Meetings/SeminarsDate Title Speaker(s)/Remarks18 Aug 2005 Wine Tasting (Italian Wine) cum Jointly organised with

Social Gathering ASME (HK Section) &IMechE (HK Branch)

20 & 27 Aug, Four-day Continuing Professional Jointly organised with3 & 10 Sep Development Program on Professional PolyU-Dept of ME &2005 Training in Product Analysis and Testing ANSYS (China) Ltd

15 Oct 2005 Introduction of P2E2 Performance Stewart J BALLARDContract Model

Young Engineering Forum Jointly organised withASME (HK Section) &IMechE (HK Branch)

24 Oct 2005 The Hong Kong Product Life Cycle Jointly organised withManagement (PLM): Integration PolyU-Dept of MEthrough Partnership 2005

4 Nov 2005 Zheng He’s Voyages E�� !"F ��

14 Nov 2005 Survey System for Local Vessels under CHAN Ming Yauthe New Ordinance & the Engineer B S MAKHIJA& the Shrinking World of Globalisation

5-8 Dec 2005 Marintec China 2005 — —The All China Maritime Conference& Exhibition

9 Dec 2005 Cost Management & Contract Johnson SO Procurement System for HotelsDevelopment

13 Dec 2005 Guidance Notes on Road Traffic Noise NG Ping SumAssessment

21 Jan 2006 Young Inventor Competition Jointly organised withIMechE (HK Branch),ASME (HK Section) &Mechanical EngineeringSociety of HKU

6 Mar 2006 Marine Parks & Marine Ecological Janice LUNResources & Their Values

27 Apr 2006 Annual General Meeting & Annual Dinner —

Asset Management — Morris S W CHEUNGWins & Challenges in MTRC

8 May 2006 Road Traffic Noise Problem in Kong Kong C M MAK & others

Jointly organised withEV Division, HKIA, PolyU &HKIOA

20 May 2006 Dragon Boat Race —

9 Jun 2006 Preemptive Diagnostics Jeremy HO

15 Jun 2006 Wine Tasting (Chilean Wine) cum —Social Gathering

16 Jun 2006 Planning, Engineering, Construction & C W TSOOperation of Hong Kong’s First GridConnected Wind Turbine Pilot Project

19 Jun 2006 MPF Market Review & Financial Planning Bob PANGChristina FUNG

Technical VisitsDate Title9 Jul 2005 Ocean Park

8-11 Sep 2005 China Delegation to Qingdao

10-14 Nov 2005 Overseas Delegation to Japan

19 Nov 2005 In-flight Catering Facility

26 Nov 2005 EMSD New Headquarters

4 Mar 2006 EMSD Headquarters Technical Visit

11 Mar 2006 Tung Chung Cable Car

8 Apr 2006 South China University of Science & Technology &the Guangzhou Maritime Technical College

29 Apr 2006 Western Harbour Tunnel Company Ltd

13 May 2006 Hong Kong Science Park

Nuclear DivisionThe 2005/2006 Session was an eventful andfruitful year for the Nuclear (NE) Division. On1 to 2 December 2005, we co-organised withthe Hong Kong Association of Risk Managementand Safety a very successful “2005 Asia PacificConference on Risk Management and Safety”which was well received by experts andprofessionals in the field both from Hong Kongand overseas. We also supported the “WorldNuclear Fuel Cycle 2006 Conference”organised by the World Nuclear Association and Nuclear Energy Institute,which was held in Hong Kong for the 1st time from 4 to 6 April 2006. TheConference was a very successful forum for the participating experts andprofessionals around the world.

In this Session, we organised five seminars with distinguished speakers fromHong Kong, the Mainland and overseas. We also organised quality technicalvisits to Guangdong and Lingao Nuclear Power Stations, the Electrical andMechanical Services Department new headquarters and the Hong KongObservatory. Well-received by participants, these popular visits were over-subscribed. Lastly, we had successfully organised a technical visit to theQinshan Nuclear Power Station and nuclear institutions in Shanghai between17 and 20 May 2006. The visit had further promoted our technical exchangeand relationship with Mainland institutions. In particular it deepened ourunderstanding of China’s promising nuclear power development based onthe self-reliance and localisation policy.

Regarding the proposed amalgamation with the Gas & Energy (EG) Division,the Special General Meetings of the EG Division and NE Division held on10 and 11 January 2006 respectively had approved the amalgamation ofthe two Divisions to form the Gas, Energy and Nuclear Division. Subsequently,on the recommendation of the Learned Society Board (LSB), the Councilapproved the proposal for continuing the status of the NE Division without arepresentative in the Council. The LSB would keep monitoring the developmentof this matter.

The Division is committed to continuing with the service to its members amidstthe global nuclear renaissance in the coming years.

Ir Dr Herman Y W Tsui

Group Photo at Qinshan Nuclear Power Station Phase Two