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IES Update
H.K.U. Engineering Alumni Association’s
(HKUEAA) Sustainable Development Study
Tour to Singapore
On 2 June 2010, 17 delegates from the
H.K.U. Engineering Alumni Association
(HKUEAA) paid a courtesy visit to
IES. The HKUEAA delegates were in
Singapore for a three-day study tour with
the theme ‘Sustainable City’. HKUEAA,
founded to promote friendship amongst
Engineering graduates from the University
of Hong Kong (HKU) and to initiate
and assist the professional furtherance
within and outside the campus, has
been aggressively promoting sustainable
development (SD) by having experiential
projects for HKU engineering alumni and
students to appreciate the examples of SD
outside Hong Kong. The delegation has
identified Singapore as a good example
demonstrating the sustainable city
development concepts.
The HKUEAA delegation was received
by Er. Ho Siong Hin, IES President;
Er. Lawrence Pak, Chairman, Civil and
Structural Technical Committee; Ms Titis
Primita, Vice Chairman, Young Members
Committee; Er. Dr Lim Ewe Chye,
Chairman, IES Clean Energy Interest
Group; and Dr Low Eicher, Acting
Executive Director.
Besides visiting IES, the delegation
also visited the Urban Redevelopment
Authority (URA) Gallery; ARUP
Singapore’s office; Building and
Construction Authority’s (BCA) Zero
Energy Building; Solar Technology Centre
at Ngee Ann Polytechnic; Gardens by the
Bay Visitor Centre; NEWater Visitor
Centre; Changi Water Reclamation Plant,
and the Marina Barrage.
Throughout the three-day study tour,
the HKUEAA delegation were committed
to the sharing of information and thoughts
on the subjects / venues they visited. They
were vocal and did not hesitate to make
comments or seek additional information
from the guides in the various places
they visited. There was strong bonding
between the students and alumni, where
mentoring was not limited to sharing of
technical information but to general life
aspects as well.
Dr Lung commented that the trip was
indeed inspirational to the students and
praised the foresight of Singapore and its
Government’s commitment on sustainable
development. During the meeting, both
sides exchanged information on the
latest developments in their respective
institutions and countries. The meeting
ended with an exchange of tokens and a
networking dinner.
Er. Ho Siong Hin (on right) receiving a token of appreciation from Dr Francis Lung, Immediate Past
President of HKUEAA.
Visit to Solar Technology Centre @ Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
Students admiring the barrage simulation at the Marina Barrage Gallery.
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