The HKIE Gold Medal 2008 has been presented at the 33rd Annual Dinner of the Institution which was successfully held on 11 March 2008. Ir Prof Chow Che-king was the winner of the HKIE Gold Medal Award this year. The selection criteria were precise and rigorous. The Panel of Judges considered all candidates' achievements as well as their contributions to the profession and to the community. The most distinguished person was selected for the Award in recognition for his commendable achievement.
As inspired by Dr Sun Yat Sen's book on infrastructure planning in China, Ir Prof Chow Che-king chose engineering for his university study with a Government scholarship. His career began as a resident site staff for Tai Lam Chung dams, rising to become Head of Civil Engineering Office and later as the Director of Territory Development, until retirement. In his 40 years of civil service, he always maintained forward leadership in many significant projects with personal attention to the key features, for instance, the Hong Kong Waterfront Road, Chek Lap Kok Airport feasibility study, Lantau Fixed Crossing design, Shatin New Town and harbour reclamations for urban expansion, etc.
Since becoming the HKIE member in 1954, he has devoted his utmost for the betterment of the society and has contributed greatly to engineering profession. Starting from 1960s when Hong Kong was still rather backward in engineering, he was always keen to initiate new technology. In order to promote prestressed concrete construction, he encouraged contractors to submit alternative designs, and conducted full-scale ultimate loading site tests to ensure quality of works. Other notable examples included the innovative Tsing Ma Bridge aerodynamic deck design, marine fill reclamation, accelerated consolidation methods, harbour hydraulic models, and environmentally oriented land use planning.
Besides engineering practice, he has been enthusiastic in education, training and community services. On retirement from civil service, he was awarded OBE medal and appointed as Hong Kong Affairs Adviser. Other invitations included Honorary Professor of the University of Hong Kong, Council Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences, Honorary Adviser of the Association of Engineering Professionals in Society, Presidency of the Hong Kong Former Senior Civil Servants Association, and political Selection Committee members. To promulgate his wide working experiences, he has published many papers in various local and overseas conferences, and is the author of the book 'My Life as an Engineer, 50 Years of Infrastructure Development in Hong Kong' published by the Hong Kong University Press, which depicts engineers' achievements for better understanding by the general public.
The HKIE Gold Medal 2006 - Ir Prof Charles K Kao |
 The HKIE Gold Medal 2006 has been presented at the 31st Annual
Dinner of the Institution which was successfully held on 14 March
2006. Ir Prof Charles K Kao was the winner of the HKIE Gold Medal
Award this year. The selection criteria were precise and rigorous.
The Panel of Judges considered all candidates' achievements in as
well as their contributions to the profession and to the community.
The most distinguished person was selected for the Award in recognition
for his commendable achievement.
Recognised as the "Father of Fibre Optics", Ir Prof
Kao's outstanding achievement has received a worldwide recognition.
Among his many international honours and awards are the Stewart
Ballantine Medal, Rank Prize, L M Ericsson International Prize,
Alexander Graham Bell Medal, Marconi International Fellowship,
Faraday Medal of IEE, and the Japan Prize.
Ir Prof Kao has devoted his utmost for the betterment of the
society and has contributed greatly to engineering profession
in practical works. In 1966, Ir Prof Kao published paper outlining
key features of fiber-optic telecommunications technology. His
pioneering research on fibre optic to the swift communication
system used in creating worldwide networks of voice and data transmission
has changed the way the world communicates.
Besides concentrating on his practical works, Ir Prof Kao is striving
hard for nourishing talents in engineering field. From 1987-1996,
he was the Vice-Chancellor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Over the years, Ir Prof Kao has been playing an active role in
several professional institutions. He is a Member of National
Academy of Engineering (USA), Fellow of the Academia Sinica (Taiwan),
Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences
IVA (Sweden), Fellow of the Royal Society (UK), Academician of
the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The HKIE Gold Medal 2005 - Ir Dr Cheng Hon-kwan |
.jpg) The HKIE Gold Medal 2005 has been presented at the 30th Annual Dinner
of the Institution which was successfully held on 31 March 2005.
This year, the award goes to Ir Dr Cheng Hon-kwan.
Ir Dr Cheng Hon-kwan was the winner of the HKIE Gold Medal Award this
year. The selection criteria were precise and rigorous. The Panel of Judges
considered all candidates' achievements in as well as their contributions
to the profession and to the community. The most distinguished person
was selected for the Award in recognition for his commendable achievement.
Ir Dr Cheng is a civil and structural engineer by profession with over
fifty years of experience in the field. His outstanding achievement has
received a worldwide recognition. He was the first Hong Kong recipient
of the Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute. Ir Dr Cheng
was also awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution of Structural Engineers
(UK) in 2002. He was the only Chinese structural engineer ever to receive
the Award since it was established in 1922.
Ir Dr Cheng has devoted his utmost for the betterment of the society
and has contributed greatly to engineering profession in practical works.
He was the member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, and he chaired
the Councils of the City University of Hong Kong and the Open University
of Hong Kong.
Ir Dr Cheng has extensive experience in public services and has taken
up the chairmanship of many advisory boards and committees. He was the
Chairman of Hong Kong Housing Authority, Transport Advisory Committee,
Land and Building Advisory Committee, Applied Research Council and Curriculum
Development Council.
Besides concentrating on his practical works, Ir Dr Cheng is striving
hard for nourishing talents in engineering field. He was the Adjunct Professor,
Visiting Professor and Hon Professor of many universities. Over the years,
Ir Dr Cheng has been playing an active role in several professional institutions.
He was the Past President of the HKIE, the Vice President of the IStrcutE,
and the Hon Member of the Hong Kong Institute of Planners.
The HKIE Gold Medal 2004 - Ir Prof Cheung Yau-kai |
The HKIE Gold Medal was presented to Ir Prof Cheung Yau-kai at the 29th
Annual Dinner. He was the first person to receive the HKIE Gold Medal.
Ir Prof Cheung's outstanding achievement has been recognised internationally.
He is not only the Honorary Professor of 17 Universities on the Mainland
but he is also awarded Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Member
of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 2000, Fellow of the Royal Society of
Canada 2002 and Medal of Excellence in Engineering Education by the World
Federation of Engineering Organisations 2003 etc.
Ir Prof Cheung has contributed greatly to engineering profession in both
theoretical and practical works. Three of his most distinctive engineering
achievements include Plate on Elastic Foundation, Finite Element Method
(FEM) and Finite Strip Method (FSM).
Besides research works, Ir Prof Cheung also put effort to nourishing
talents in engineering field. He is currently the Special Advisor to
the Vice-Chancellor and Honorary Professor of the University of Hong
Kong. Over the years, Ir Prof Cheung has been playing an active role
in several professional institutions. He was the Chairman of the HKIE
Accreditation Board from 1996 to 2001.
Ir Prof Cheung was the consultant of many large-scaled engineering
projects. He has worked on the analysis of Clywedog dam in the UK, Niger
Dam in Africa, Derby Railway Bridge in the UK and Wind Tunnel Test of
Proposed Airport in Lautau Island of HK etc. Ir Prof Cheung has also
spared no efforts to the community service as well. As a distinguished
member of the engineering profession and for his notable achievements,
Ir Prof Cheung is worthy of the honour of the award of the HKIE Gold
Medal.
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