2021
2021-02-26 The HKIE Environmental Division Annual Forum - “DECARBONISATION – HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION”
The HKIE Environmental Division Annual Forum - “DECARBONISATION – HOW DO WE PREPARE FOR THE TRANSFORMATION”

 Further to the public engagement exercise on the long‐term Decarbonisation for Hong Kong undertaken by the Council for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement with nearly 200 signatories, Hong Kong, like other developed countries and world cities, should share its climate responsibility, especially to address extreme weather conditions arisen in recent years and set Decarbonisation target.

Whether Hong Kong will consider a reduction target of 60% or 80% or more, Decarbonisation will be a major challenge and opportunity to drive changes in our city and our lifestyle. The primary objectives of this forum are to serve as a platform to communicate and review Decarbonisation strategies; share local and international practices and explore relevant digitalization & innovation for Decarbonisation. At the same time, we would like to know how technologies and development can become critical enablers for the transformation and present both opportunities and challenges to engineers.

The forum comprises the keynote session and four other sessions: i) Green construction; ii) Decarbonising generation through digitalization; iii) Hydrogen economy and iv) Experience sharing and best practices for Decarbonisation.

 

Date: Thursday, 29 April 2021
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Headquarters,

9/F Island Beverley, 1 Great George Street, Hong Kong (Participants will be joining via ZOOM)

 

GUEST OF HONOUR

Mr WONG Kam‐sing, GBS, JP
Secretary for the Environment, Environment Bureau, The Government of the HKSAR

 

OPENING ADDRESS

Ir Professor PL YUEN, President, The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Designing Future Ready Schemes – How Engineers can Lead on Decarbonisation

Mr David Symons, Director of Environment, WSP UK

 

INVITED SPEAKERS

  • Transforming Hong Kong into a Green and Smart City
    Ir Dr the Hon LO Wai‐kwok, SBS, MH, JP
    Legislative Councillor (Engineering Functional Constituency), HKSAR
  • Ms Ada YS FUNG, BBS
    Board Secretary, World Green Building Council and Board Director, Hong Kong Green Building Council
  • Decarbonisation Construction
    Ms Emma HARVEY, Group Sustainability Manager, Gammon Construction Ltd
  • Professor Michael LEUNG, Professor, School of Energy and Environment and Director, Ability R&D Energy Research Centre (AERC), City University of Hong Kong
  • Electricity Generation – The Role of Machine Learning and AI
    Ir CS LEUNG, Head of System Operations, The Hongkong Electric Co Ltd
  • Representative from, Water Supplies Department, The Government of the HKSAR
  • And other speakers

 

REGISTRATION FEE

Members of HKIE/Supporting Organisations

  • Early‐Bird Registration (on or before 29 Mar 2021): $250
  • Full Registration (after 29 Mar 2021): $280
  • HKIE Graduate Members / Associate Members / Full‐time Students: $50

Nonmembers:

  • Early‐Bird Registration (on or before 29 Mar 2021): $290
  • Full Registration (after 29 Mar 2021): $320

The forum is designed for 6‐hour CPD Day. Attendance certificate will be issued after the event.

Registration: Please fill in the attached registration form or https://forms.gle/zVEK9ryG9xAp2MxU7.

 

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries, please contact the Forum Secretariat

Tel : 2796 1638 ; Fax : 3016 8648; Email : info@crpd‐hk.com
Event website: http://ev.hkie.org.hk/ OR https://sites.google.com/view/hkieevd2021/home