香港工程師學會於二零零八年六月二十六日舉行第三十三屆週年大會，黃耀新工程師榮任本會第三十四屆會長。

黃耀新工程師於二零零五年獲選為本會副會長。黃會長為本會資深會員，歷年來先後在理事會、多個政策委員會、事務委員會及界別顧問小組擔任要職，對本會的發展不遺餘力，貢獻良多。此外，黃會長亦積極參與政府、大專院校及公營機構的相關委員會事務。

黃會長具有廣泛的專業知識和管理經驗，足以領導本會迎接廿一世紀的各項新挑戰。他曾於多間顧問公司、承辦公司及生產公司工作，現任為玉堂電器行有限公司董事。黃會長對香港及歐洲的電氣產品技術設計、規格、銷售及市場策劃，皆擁有逾廿五年經驗。

憑著對多個業界的見識和經驗，使他成為改革本地業界常規的先峰，例如：他曾領導業界提升本地產品的標準；並在13A環形電路上加裝第一代漏電斷路器，比英國電機工程師學會將此項安全技術納入常規還要早五年；更率先於工程項目中使用節能燈，

比政府實行應用節能燈為標準規格的政策還要早七年。此外，他也曾代表電業承辦商向政府提交首份有關物料價格浮動條例及投標模式的建議書。黃會長現時亦擔任教育局輆下多個專責工作小組的召集人，專責為十個不同範疇的機電行業制定一套資歷架構。

黃會長憑著其豐富和卓越的管理經驗，在任內必定能帶領本會邁步向前，並竭盡所能為本會和全體會員作出貢獻。

香港工程師學會
秘書處
二零零八年六月二十七日

第三十三屆周年大會會長就職獻辭

Dear Immediate Past President WK, Past Presidents, Executive Members, Fellow Members

It is indeed my privilege and honor addressing to you as your incoming president for the Institution.

Of course, I am proud to be the helmsman of all engineers in Hong Kong; but I am even more proud of having so many fellow engineers giving me guidance, assistance, supports and trust over the years to make this possible.

Ahead of me, it will be a challenging job, especially when plenty new landscapes were plowed, seeded and harvested by so many distinguished Past Presidents before me. Not least of all, was the swift and yet calculated actions taken by the Immediate Past President WK in handling the disaster which struck Sichuan of a magnitude and scope that no one of us has any experience in tackling.

From the day that I had decided to become an engineer, I knew the path ahead of me would be full of challenges. Over the years, I found the easiest way out was simply to ask and there would be many engineer associates and colleagues ready and willing to offer me the answers.

So, before you ask me what would I do as your president I would seek for your answers?

Now, task-wise, the Council had directed the Executives to run the Institution with adherence to a 3-year rolling plan to which every president before me had done so. I have to follow suit and I will. But I would like to single out two items that I particularly need your directives and supports.

The Institution has now celebrated many anniversaries. We have taken on many roles and in each and every one of them we excel. But, over-reliance on history could forestall the kind of radical changes that are needed to restore the dynamic and rapid growth of the Institution as in the past. I believe we are at a crossroad and even if not, it should be an opportune time for us to ponder in depth and in breadth. I am thinking of arranging a retreat to invite all Council Members and representatives from divisions, panels and committees to give the Executives answers on what should be the future role of HKIE in society.

Be known to us, the Institution is always an elite group of professionals proud of being analytical, efficient and capable to offer safe and bargain solutions. But, over-indulgence of complacency could prohibit the kind of awakening respects that are needed to continuously reaffirm the recognition endowed by the community. I believe we are at the fringe of an ebbing tide and even if not, it should be a launching window for us to make wakes in reaching out to take on our share of duty to confront some of the social burdens stalking on the less privileged citizens. I am embarking a task force to draw up a booklet of some simple practice on building maintenance works in anticipation of the impending legislature of Mandatory Building Inspection Scheme to give the community our answers on how to protect their properties and investments.

I therefore trust, for my presidential year, with these two themes, and our procession of thoughts, I can demonstrate that we are the people that will help shape Hong Kong into a better place.

But this is not enough. I may just come and go, within a year or so. And all of us are here to stay. The Institution is our home and is here to stay.

A home to stay? Unfortunately that cannot be said by many of our compatriots who had lost theirs, when 6 weeks ago the tranquility of many villages in Sichuan was devastated by a natural disaster.

There is nothing we can do to bring back their lost families or sweet memories. But we can and we should tender those survivors our helping hands.

Tasks on taking up relief, rebuild and fund raising would continue and beyond. I will have Officers supervising them. We are aiming of bringing them a home and, more importantly, a hope for the future. All members will be involved and I await your answer to this.

If you can give me the answers to alleviate this tragedy, you are also giving us the answers to the questions: What makes HKIE? What binds us together? What is the true context of professionalism?

For the engineering profession, it is not only an application of science for human to combat extraneous influences, but also it has to evolve on the inner core value of humanity. Hence the only sense in which professionalism of HKIE exists as a credible and homogeneous unit must not be limited by provincial boundaries.

I know we have the prescription and all we need is the determination. It would be a long-term commitment. Tell them we are all ready and willing. Tell them we have the answers.

This evening is the only occasion I can tell you how proud I am as your incoming president. But I am sure for years to come I can tell everyone I come across how proud I am to be just one of you, as a member of the Institution, no more and no less.

With pride from all of us, I say thank you.