The Control, Automation & Instrumentation Division was founded as one of the learned societies of the HKIE in 1987. In 1992, the Control, Automation & Instrumentation Discipline was established.

The Objectives of the Division are:

a)	To promote the awareness and the benefit of Control, Automation and Instrumentation to Hong Kong Industry;
b)	To introduce new and relevant technologies in these areas;
c)	To encourage and foster collaboration amongst members and with professional Institutions/Bodies;
d)	To facilitate the exchange of information and ideas between professionals working in these areas;
e)	To attract members of the Institution to join the Division and to encourage members to participate in the Division functions; and
f)	To provide professional advice to the HKIE Council.

In order to achieve these objectives, the Division organises programmes combining intellectually interesting and applications-oriented activities, including seminars, technical presentations, forums, visits, workshops and symposia.

Currently, there are six interest groups in the Division,

a)	Technical Visit;
b)	Technical Programme;
c)	Building Automation;
d)	Quality & Management;
e)	New Technology; and
f)	SCADA / Control.

The Division represents Hong Kong, China as a National Member Organisation of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC).