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Biomedical Engineering – from Vision to Reality

Biomedical Engineering is one of the fastest growing engineering disciplines today in the world. The Biomedical Division of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE-BMD) was established in 1989, with the biomedical discipline also formed in 2005. This young engineering discipline in Hong Kong is expected to bring bright prospects in medical innovations to the local society, addressing the needs due to increasing health consciousness, raising elderly population and lacking of medical professionals.

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Finding the right ingredients for a successful career: Ir Victor Cheung

For many Hong Kong engineers who finished secondary school in the 1970s, choosing a career path was straightforward. Having picked the science stream in secondary school, aspiring youngsters who did not like their chemistry or biology as much as their maths and physics would choose engineering rather than the medical sciences in university. Ir Victor Cheung, however, did not have that choice. Growing up the son of a cook, he seemed destined for a life in a commercial kitchen too – until two mentors stepped in.

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How to Become an Engineer

Employment Opportunities As Engineers work on almost every aspect in our daily lives, both the Government and Private Sector employ Engineers. Private Sector includes manufacturers, suppliers, contractors, consultants, developers and all kinds of Engineering companies. The public utilities companies like electricity, telecommunications and gas, the public transportation companies and universities / technical institutes are also the major employers of Engineers. Qualities of a Professional Engineer

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What Engineering is All About

Did you know Engineering is all around us? Construction of buildings, roads, railways, bridges, production of printing machines and the design of computer games programmes are all Engineers’ contributions. Even the pen in your hand involved the work of Engineers.

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Classes of Membership of HKIE

The HKIE consists of the following classes of membership: Classes of Membership Description Fellow (FHKIE) Fellow is the highest grade of membership available for application. A Fellow should have obtained a position of considerable technical and/or administrative responsibility for sufficient duration in meeting the respective requirements. Member (MHKIE) A Member is a fully qualified engineer, who is competent to discharge duties at professional level.

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About The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

The Engineering Society of Hong Kong was founded in 1947 with the aim of bringing together engineers of different Disciplines for their common good. The Society flourished and as a result the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (the HKIE), was incorporated under the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Ordinance, Chapter 1105 of the Laws of Hong Kong in 1975. Adapting to the needs of engineers in Hong Kong, the Institution continues to develop and expand.