20080515 IMechE HKB AGM Chairman Report

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Dear Members 
 
Annual General Meeting  Session 2006-08 
Branch Chairman's Report 
 
On behalf of the Branch Committee, it is my honour and pleasure to present to you the Chairman's 
Report for Session 2007-08. 
 
The Branch Committee fully understood that high value-added learned society activities would 
facilitate our members to exchange views, share experiences, do net-working and foster closer co-
operation among themselves and with other engineering practitioners. With the resourcefulness and 
untiring efforts of our Young Member Section, the Branch had organized or jointly organized with 
liked minded local professional institutions 37 learned society events (Appendix). Apart from technical 
talks and visits, the events included seminars on Route to Membership, Professional Development 
Tutorship, finance planning and crystal thinking, competition for Speak Out for Engineering 
Presentation, Caring Engineer's Concert, etc. I trusted our members did benefit from participating the 
aforesaid events. 
 
Another important event took place during the session was the landmark 3-day International 
Conference on Climate Change held in May 2007. We took pride to witness our Past Chairman, Mr 
Otto Poon, chairing the Organizing Committee and our President John Baxter participating actively in 
both the opening and closing forums of the Conference. President Baxter also took time off his busy 
schedule to meet members and deliver an inspiring lecture on Energy for Life.  
 
At the request of Headquarters in 2007, the Branch had received 43 applications and conducted 40 
professional review interviews for corporate membership applications. 25 applicants based on results 
of assessment were recommended for acceptance, representing a success rate of 62.5%. The Branch 
Committee wished to convey its gratitude to members acting as Assessors for undertaking such 
onerous assessment task.   
 
Up to end of March 2008, the total number of Hong Kong members recorded an increase of 3.6% to 
2,460 from 2375 a year ago. Among them included one Hon Fellow, 93 Fellows, 1,246 Members, 401 
Associates and 719 Affiliates. There were little changes in both classes of Fellow and Members, but a 
significant drop of 4% in the class of Associates. The increase in the numbers of Affiliates by 16% was 
healthy due to free membership for students. More efforts had to be made to encourage Affiliates to 
apply for Associates upon graduation.   
 
Finally, I wish to put on record my heartfelt thanks to the officers and members of Branch Committee 
and YMS Committee and helpers for their dedication and contributions.  My tribute should also go to 
our Past Chairmen, Mr Otto Poon, Mr Edmund Leung and Prof Ronald So for their advice and 
guidance, without which I would be able to perform my duties as your Chairman.   
 
 
 
 
C W Tso (Dr)  
Branch Chairman 
Branch Chairman's Report  
IMechE HK Branch Activities - Session 2007/2008 
 
 
 
Date 
Event 
 
 
 
1. 
29-31 May 07  
(Tue  Thu) 
International Conference on Climate Change  jointly organized with 
ICE, IStructE, IET and CIWSE  
 
2. 
30 May 07 (Wed) 
Presidential Lecture on "Energy for Life" by IMechE President, John 
Baxter cum Cocktail Reception  
 
3. 
9 Jun 07 (Sat) 
YMS Seminar Sun Tzu's "Art of War" 
 
4. 
16 Jun 07 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Works 
 
5. 
26 Jun 07 (Tue) 
YMS Seminar "Technical Presentation Skill for Engineers" 
 
6. 
27 Jun 07 (Wed) 
Technical Talk by Branch Chairman on "Emissions Reduction 
Measures for Power Generation - Hongkong Electric's Experience"  
jointly organized with HKIE 
 
7. 
21 Jul 07 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to "KMB TOMS System and Digital Map System"  
 
8. 
23 Jul 07 (Mon) 
Trust Fund Caring Engineers' Concert 2007 
 
9. 
4 Aug 07 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to " Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited 
(HAESL)" 
 
10. 
18 Aug 07 (Sat) 
Green Engineering Symposium on "Is Hong Kong Building Green?"  
jointly organized with ICE 
 
11. 
22 Aug 07 (Wed) 
YMS Technical Seminar "Energy Efficient System Design - Select the 
right Cooling Tower and AHU" 
 
12. 
30 Aug 07 (Thu) 
YMS Presentation Seminar "Gesture, pose and voice - making the 
presentation alive" 
 
13. 
12-16 Sep 07 
(Wed  Sun) 
Technical Visit to City of Nanjing and Anhui Province, China  jointly 
organized with HKIE and ASME 
 
14. 
13 Sep 07 (Thu) 
YMS Seminar on "Experience Sharing on Renewable Energy 
Installations in Hong Kong" 
 
15. 
19 Sep 07 (Wed) 
Technical Talk on "Fire Engineering Design for Road Tunnels"  jointly 
organized with HKIE 
 
16. 
5 Oct 07 (Fri) 
YMS Technical Visit to the Standards and Calibration Laboratory 
(SCL) 
 
17. 
6 Oct 07 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to Tai Po Town Gas Plant "Efficient, 
Environmental Friendly and Safe Gas Plant" (1
st
 visit) 
 
18. 
13 Oct 07 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to Tai Po Town Gas Plant "Efficient, 
Environmental Friendly and Safe Gas Plant" (2
nd
 visit) 
 
19. 
18 Oct 07 (Thu) 
Technical Talk by Branch Chairman on "Design & Construction of 
Submarine Gas Pipeline from GDLNG Terminal to Lamma Power 
Station"  jointly organized with HKIE and IGEM. 
 
20. 
22 Oct 07 (Mon) 
YMS  Session on "Have your say"  
 
Branch Chairman's Report  
IMechE HK Branch Activities - Session 2007/2008 
 
 
Date 
Event 
 
 
 
21. 
3 Nov 07 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to HK Electric's Lamma Power Station & Wind 
Power Station 
 
22. 
17 Nov 07 (Sat) 
YMS Seminar on "Crystal Thinking" - 
 
23. 
1 Dec 07 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to HK Electric's Cyberport Switching Station and 
Ap Lei Chau Control Station 
 
24. 
8 Dec 07 (Sat) 
Speak Out for Engineering Presentation Competition (Hong Kong) 
 
25. 
12 Dec (Wed) 
Professional Development Tutorship Programme Annual Gathering 
and Cocktail Reception Cum Seminar "Route to Membership" 
 
26. 
13 Dec 07 (Thu) 
 
Technical Talk "Road and Railway Tunnel - Ventilation System  from 
Design to Practice"  jointly organized with HKIE 
 
27. 
15 Dec 07 (Sat) 
Christmas Party  jointly organized with young member committees 
from ICE, IET, IEEE, AES, HKIE and HK Women Teachers' 
Organization (HKWTO) 
 
28. 
5 Jan 08 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Plant 
 
29. 
27 Jan 08 
War Game  jointly organized with HKIE  ASHRAE, CIBSE  
 
30. 
16 Feb 08 (Sat) 
YMS Technical Visit to CLP Power's  Castle Peak Power Plant 
 
31. 
29 Feb 08 (Fri) 
YMS Seminar on "Financial Planning for Engineers"  
 
32. 
12 Mar 08 (Wed) 
Technical Talk on "Innovative BMP-Balanced Magnet Pulsation Used 
Oil Renewal Technology"  jointly organized with HKIE  
 
33. 
19 Mar 08 (Wed) 
Technical Talk on "Convince Your Audience - Successful Presentation 
Skills for Engineers"  jointly organized with HKIE and ASME 
 
34. 
4-6 Apr 08 
YMS Hong Kong Young Engineers China Study Programme - Sun 
Yat-sen University 
 
35. 
12 Apr 08 (Sat) 
 
 
Regional Speak Out for Engineering Presentation Competition 
(Adelaide, Australia) 
 
36. 
13 Apr 08 (Sun)  
 
6
th
 Australaisan Branch Meeting (Adelaide, Australia) 
37. 
09 May 08 (Fri) 
YMS AGM and Seminar "Route to Membership" 
 
 
 
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