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Engineering a Better Tomorrow: Young Professionals Explore Sustainability and Innovation in Australia
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Engineering a Better Tomorrow: Young Professionals Explore Sustainability and Innovation in Australia

In May 2025, a group of young engineering professionals from Hong Kong embarked on a purposeful journey to Australia, engaging in a week-long programme designed to inspire forward-thinking approaches to sustainability, innovation, and global collaboration. Organised by the Young Members Committee (YMC) of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), the delegation offered participants a unique opportunity to explore how engineering can drive positive change across communities, industries, and borders.

How to speak positively about your weaknesses (Part 1)
Job Search in Hong Kong

How to speak positively about your weaknesses (Part 1)

So, you have finally located your ideal job, you have crafted a winning cover letter, fine-tuned your CV and landed the all-important interview. You have prepared diligently to showcase the mix of skills and experience which makes you the perfect candidate. Then, the interviewer hits you with the unexpected: ‘What is your greatest weakness?’. How do you answer this question and avoid making yourself look bad? Be honest

Learn to Delegate Tasks Like a Pro
How to Get Promoted

Learn to Delegate Tasks Like a Pro

There’s a fine line between being a working manager and a micromanager. Learning to delegate tasks like a pro will help ensure you and your team’s future success. Here’s what you need to do…

Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For
Career Coaching & Guidance

Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For

As a manager, everyone wants to be respected and well-liked by their employees. Unfortunately, it’s a fine line to walk between being treated with professional deference and being treated like a friend who can be taken advantage of in the office. While it is important to maintain friendly relations with your team, as the boss, some distance must be maintained in order to preserve the working relationship. Here are some ways that you can ensure that you’re acting like the personable, yet respected boss everyone wants to work for.

Essential Tips for Better Leadership
How to Get Promoted

Essential Tips for Better Leadership

Whatever your current leadership skill level may be, there is always room for improvement and with these essential tips for better leadership, you can be well on your way towards the C-suite in the near future.

Tips for the would-be financial controller
Advice Columnist

Tips for the would-be financial controller

Becoming a financial controller can be a springboard to a management position. Finance directors and higher executives increasingly rely on financial controllers to assume responsibility for internal finances.

Balance work and play to cut stress
Career Coaching & Guidance

Balance work and play to cut stress

Managing stress in the office will help you cope with your workload and develop a positive attitude. You need to plan your day around …