HKICA 2024CPD-02 Technical Visit to MTR 1201 Tung Chung Line Extension (TUE) Project – Tung Chung West Station & Tunnels

HKICA organized a technical visit to MTRC Contract 1201 on 31.8.2024. A total of 25 members attended the visit.

The MTR 1201 project is a 1.3km westward extension from the existing railway tunnel of Tung Chung Station and the new Tung Chung West Station near Yat Tung Estate. When completed, the TUE project will improve railway accessibility to Tung Chung West and Tung Chung East areas and will be a key component of the transport infrastructure to support the Tung Chung New Town Extension development. The project was commenced in 2023 for target completion in 2029.

With the informative presentation by the Project Director of  Bouygues - Dragages (1201) Joint Venture (BDJV), Ir Ivan CHAU and his project team staff, the visitors have learned the quality management, material testing and contract audit in an MTR new railway project in the visit and various challenges in this TUE project.

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IAF document on Accredited certification of persons and benefits

Recently, IAF has issued a document explaining accredited certification of persons and benefits.  Click here for the document.

HKICA is one of MLA signatories of International Personnel Certification Association (IPC). IPC Personal Certification Scheme is a Level 5 scheme in International Accreditation Forum (IAF).

Green House Gases Carbon Auditor Training (Aug 2024)

This two-day course covers major ISO standards associated with conformity assessments of the validation and verification systems of the GHG. An overview of the requirements and general guidelines in applying and implementing of the GHG verification & validation standards is provided. Participants who work in certification bodies, consultancy firms, testing laboratories, factories, product suppliers, building contractors and governmental organizations are highly recommended. 

Date and Time • 9:30am-5:00pm on Aug 03 (Sat) and Aug 17 (Sat) (two-day)  

Venue Training Room on 1/F, Sun Ling Plaza, 30 on Kui Street, Fanling, N.T., Hong Kong  

Click here for registration

Latest development of IPC

HKICA President Dr Tommy Lo was re-elected as the Chairman of IPC (11/2023-10/2025) in the BoD cum AGM meeting held in Glyfada, Athens, Greece in October 2023. This being his second term of Chairmanship of IPC.  Dr LO will lead IPC to continue exploring and developing relevant personal schemes that serve the industry when there is a need. Click here to download the IPC newsletter for the Chairman's Message.

In response to the hugh demand for professional auditors in Greenhouse gases verification/validation and ESG reporting, IPC, as a leading international personnel certification body, is obliged to adapt the society need for certification of competence of international professionals in a variety of categories and keep abreast on latest development of the certification market.  In this regard, IPC has endorsed the IPCVVB Verifier/validator Personal Certification Scheme for both the industry and verification/validationbodies/registrars (VVB) in the 2023 Athens AGM meeting.

IPC AGM 2023

Our president, Dr Tommy LO, was re-appointed as the Chairman of the International Personnel Certification Association (IPC) for 2 more years in the General Assembly and Executive Committee Meeting held in Athens, Greece in October 2023.  Members were briefed with the status and trends in the development of personnel registration and certification during the meeting.  The IPC Secretariat reported to the meeting on the duration and turnover of the IPC, the signing of the Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MLA), the memorandum with the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), and the income and expenditure of funds.  HKICA and CCAA jointly proposed Carbon Auditor Certification Scheme was officially endorsed as the IPC Certification Scheme at the meeting.  Mr Huang Jixian, the vice chairman of IPC and Secretary General of CCAA, briefly introduced the development of personnel registration business of China Certification and Accreditation Association in the past year, reviewed the recent main work achievements of IPC, emphasized the importance of joint efforts of all members to promote the development of global personnel registration and certification.

 

Seminar on Integrity and Professional Development in Testing and Certification Industry

Our President, Ir Dr Tommy LO, was invited as the guest speaker for the seminar "Integrity and Professional Development in Testing and Certification Industry" 「檢測認證誠信及專業發展研討會」held at the Lecture Hall, Hong Kong Science Museum on 18 September 2023.  The semianr is joitly organised by Hong Kong Council for Testing and Certification (HKCTC) 「香港檢測和認證局」,  Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS) 「香港認可處」and Hong Kong Business Ethics Development Centre of Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) 「廉政公署香港商業道德發展中心」.  HKICA is one of the supporting orgnisation for the seminar.

Dr LO presented an informative speech on "Carbon Auditing in ESG - Professional Development in Testing and Certification Industry".  You can download here for Dr. LO's presentation materials.

The 5th China Quality Conference

Our President was invited to deliver a speech in The 5th China Quality Conference (1-3 September 2023)

The 5th China Quality Conference was held in Chengdu Century City International Conference Centre, China from 1-3 September 2023.  The theme of the conference is "Qualaity Evolution and Cooperation in Econmomic Recovery (經濟復甦中的質量變革與合作).  Our President was invited to deliver a presentation in the Sub-forum V on the subject "Cooperation between Quality Foundation Transforamtion and Market Interactive (質量基礎變革與市場互動合作) in the capacity of Chairman of the International Personnel Certification Association (IPC).

Tommy's presentation at 5th China Quality Conference on 2 September 2023.

The president (朱光沛會長 ) and Secretary Genereal (黃繼先先生) of CCAA met our president Dr Tommy LO and disussed on the further cooperation between HKICA and CCAA. 

安老服務業之趨勢與機遇

香港專業審核師學會

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    香港安老及復康服務聯會合辦

   安老服務業之趨勢與機遇

報名及 查詢

如需報名，請點擊以下連結：https://forms.gle/AzQN8TtrnuEQFTJF7。

現場參與人數上限為100人。先到先得。

 申請網上會議者，會在會議之前兩天收到通知及網絡會議資料  。

如有查詢，請致電  2789 2389 或電郵至info@hkica.org 與本會聯絡。

Seminar on Project Audit on NEC Contracts

Seminar on Project Audit on NEC Contracts

Organised by the HKICA and HKIE Civil Division

 Date, Time

13 May 2023 (Saturday), 9:30am –11:30am

Venue

9/F Island Beverley No. 1 Great George Street Causeway Bay Hong Kong.

Format
Hybrid (Face-to-face and online via Zoom)

Programme Highlight

 Project audit is the means to provide assurance to clients that their NEC contract is being properly managed, that the parties are doing what the contract requires them to do. This seminar will look at what provisions NEC contracts provide for auditing and what other auditing needs to take place.

Guest Speaker

Robert Gerrard, Senior NEC consultants at Thomas Telford Ltd. His bio is attached.

Fee

Free of charge

Language

English

Registration

The number of participants is limited to 70 to join at the HKIE Headquarters and 500 via Zoom.  Applications will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.  Please register by completing the Google form at link  (here) or accessing the website https://forms.gle/5Lxz5yo1B2HvFYMx8.

The deadline for registration is 9 May 2023.  Only successful participants will receive a confirmation email on or before 11 May 2023. Attendance certificate will be issued after attending the talk.

Enquiries

For enquiries, please contact Ir Victor KY LO at 9082 9265 or by email at hkica.victorlo@gmail.com.

IPC AGM cum International Conference - Challenges and Opportunities for Carbon Auditor in Green House Gas Validation and Verification for Carbon Market

The IPC AGM will be hosted on 6 December 2022 (Tuesday) via zoom followed by an International Conference hosted in Hong Kong on 7 Dec 2022 (Wednesday) from 14:00 to 17:00.  The theme for the conference is Challenges and Opportunities for Carbon Auditor in Green House Gas Validation and Verification for Carbon Market. Click HERE for the Conference.  China Certification and Accreditation Association 中国认证认可协会 (CCAA) as a supporting organisation has help promoting this event via their online platform attracting participants in China.

HKICA Personnel Certification Scheme for GHG Carbon Auditors

HKICA Personnel Certification Scheme for GHG Carbon Auditors

The HKICA Greenhouse Gas (GHG）Carbon Auditor Certification Scheme provides certification bodies, verification/validation bodies, and stakeholders with a competency reference for greenhouse gas practitioners. It is a recognition of the professional status of greenhouse gas carbon auditors and sets a clear certification criteria for registration.

This plan sets out the expertise, skills and competency requirements for GHG carbon auditors which enhance the credibility of GHG carbon audits in the verification/validation process and ESG reporting.

The HKICA GHG certification scheme does not identify the areas in which the personnel's technical competencies apply. There are two auditor grades that greenhouse gas practitioners can apply for, namely HKICA certified GHG carbon auditor and HKICA registered GHG carbon auditor.

HKICA will organise training course to facilitate applicants to apply as registered or certified GHG Carbon Auditors.  The first training course is scheduled for 26-27 October 2022.  Click here for course details.  

Interested parties on the application of HKICA GHG Certification scheme, please contact our secretariat at the email: info@hkica.org.

香港專業審核師學會 溫室氣體碳審核員人員認證計劃

香港專業審核師學會溫室氣體碳審核員人員認證計劃，向認證機構、驗證/確認機構、及利益相關者提供一個對溫室氣體從業者的能力參考。是對溫室氣體碳審核人員專業地位的認可及設定了明確的認證/註冊基準。

這計劃定訂了溫室氣體碳審核員的專業知識、技能和能力要求，以提高溫室氣體碳審計在驗證/確認標準、和ESG 報告方面的可信度。

HKICA 溫室氣體碳審核員人員認證計劃並沒有確認人員的技術能力適用在何種領域。溫室氣體從業人員可申請的兩個審核員等級，分別是HKICA認可溫室氣體碳審核員和HKICA註冊溫室氣體碳審核員。

香港專業審核師學會會舉辦培訓課程，協助申請人申請成為註冊或認證溫室氣體碳審核員。第一個培訓課程計劃於2022年10月26至27日舉行。點擊此處了解課程詳情。

有意申請HKICA溫室氣體認證計劃的人士，請聯絡我們的秘書處，電郵：info@hkica.org。

Registration Scheme of Quality Testing Engineer

HKICA Established a Registration Scheme of Quality Testing Engineer (QTE) HKICA’s newly established Quality Testing Engineer (QTE) registration scheme is based on the ISO/IEC17024 international standard. The scheme provides clear certification criterias on professional knowledge, skill and competent requirement of engineers engaged in quality production control, inspection and testing; and requirements for continual professional development. The scheme ensure the validity of test results. Engineers engaged in testing of construction materials can also obtain the professional engineer title of the Guangdong Institution of Engineers（GDIE）through the reciprocal recognition arrangement of the Greater Bay Area. The professional title of construction materials testing engineer from GDIE provides a unified professional competence standards for enterprises in the Greater Bay Area for recruiting quality management production control, testing and technical personnel. The arrangement also provide new market opportunities for testing engineers in Mainland and Hong Kong. Hong Kong engineering personnel who are interested in applying, please fill in the application form and submit it to info@hkica.org or contact our secretariat directly.

HKICA 推出 質控檢測工程師(QTE)註冊計劃 HKICA 新建立的質控檢測工程師(QTE)註冊計劃建基於ISO/IEC17024 國際標準。為從事質量生產控制，檢驗檢測工程人員設定了明確的工程師專業知識和能力基準，及持續專業進修要求，保證測試結果的有效性。 從事建築材料質控檢測的工程師更可以通過本會大灣區互認途徑獲得廣東省工程師學會非金屬材料（建筑材料检测）工程師專業職稱證書。為大灣區內企業在招聘建築材料質控檢測人才時，提供統一的專業職稱標準；為中港質控檢測工程人員提供新的市場機會。 有意申請的本港工程人員，請填寫申請表提交到 info@hkica.org 或聯繫我司秘書處申請。

Webinar - Certification of Carbon Auditor, GHG Validator and Verifier

A webinar titled Certification of Carbon Auditor, GHG Validator and Verifier is scheduled to be held

 Date, Time

25 October 2022 (Tuesday), 6:30pm – 8:00pm

Venue

[TBC]

Programme Highlight

The speaker will provide an overview to the Carbon Auditing techniques and GHG verifiers and focuses on the different elements of ISO 14064-1-2-3 and its related standards such as the ISO 14065 & ISO 14067 as well as ISO/IEC 17029 standard. The talk provides participants an understanding of the fundamental knowledge of the standards and general guidelines in applying and implementing standards for conformity assessments of the validation and verification systems of the GHG.

Speaker
Ir C K CHEUNG
BSc(1st Class Honours), MSc(Imperial College), DIC, MEng(HKU), MHKIE, Registered Professional Engineer
Chief Engineer of WONG & Ouyang (Civil-Structural Engineering) Ltd.
Previously Senior Engineer in CEDD and Senior Accreditation Officer in HKAS
HKICA Founding President, ANAB, IAS, GAC & HKAS Assessor, 
APAC Lead Evaluator, IAF-ILAC Evaluator

Fee
Free of charge

Language
The Webinar will be conducted in Cantonese

Registration & Enquiries
For registration, please click the link at https://forms.gle/xVoQnEWE2Q8xHqLg8 Number of participants for the webinar is limited to 300 with priority will be given to members of HKICA. Only successful applicants will be notified on or before the seminar. Attendance certificate will be presented via registration email after attending the event.

For enquiries, please contact HKICA Secretariat at 2789 2389 or
the Event Coordinator Ir Victor K Y LO by email : hkica.victorlo@gmail.com

Webinar on “A new Professional for Greater Bay Area cum Engineer Certificate Presentation“

HKICA Webinar Title: Quality Management Engineer : A new Professional for Greater Bay Area cum Engineer Certificate Presentation (Co-organizers :  Hong Kong Institution of Certified Auditors and the School of Science and Technology of Hong Kong Metropolitan University)  was held on 17 September 2022 (Saturday). 

Certificates were presented to 11 Fellow Quality Management Engineers (資深質量管理工程師) and 2 Quality Management Engineers (質量管理工程師) before the talk by the Guest of Honors Ir Dr the Hon LO Wai Kwok, SBS, MH, JP. Member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong SAR and President of HKICA Ir Prof Tommy LO. The QME of the Guangdong Institution of Engineers is accepted as a professional title (職稱) in mainland.

HKICA was interviewed by TVB and 香港商報 after the seminar.  廣東省工程師學會 announced immediately after the seminar on the granting of the certificates.

Presentation Material is available for download from our website.

Webinar on "Auditing Europe’s largest rail infrastructure project - Crossrail"

A webinar on Auditing Europe’s largest rail infrastructure project - Crossrail  (Co-organizers :  Hong Kong Institution of Certified Auditors and the Civil and the Materials Divisions of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers) will be held on 24 September 2022 (Saturday), 9:30am – 11:30am at James Chiu Room, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Causeway Bay.

Programme Highlight

Overview of the auditing practices on construction projects in the rail sector within the United Kingdom. Highlights includes audit approach on Crossrail, challenges faced by auditors, case study reflecting on the importance of quality assurance, key fundamentals of audits in demonstrating progressive assurance throughout the course of project lifecycle and success factors which underpins project delivery.

Speaker

Mr Andy YEUNG is a Chartered Quality Professional (CQP) and fellow of the Hong Kong Institution of Certified Auditors (FHKICA) and the Chartered Quality Institute (FCQI), as well as Member of the Institute of Engineering & Technology and is registered Principal Auditor with the International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA). Mr. Yeung was headhunted from UK by MTR in 2019 to spearhead the handling of the Commission of Inquiry into the Shatin-Central-Link quality incident and as advisor to top management leading the investigation. Currently, Mr. Yeung is managing the Engineering Assurance Section involved with the “Second of Defence” on all future new line extension projects and developing good practices and techniques in supporting the Corporation’s “Centre of Excellence”.

Fee

Free of charge

Language

The Webinar will be conducted in English.

Registration & Enquiries

For registration, For registration, please click the link at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYqduiuqDgjHdw9QJrninThPlfzdINfNmUO.  Number of participants for the webinar is limited to 500 with priority will be given to members of HKICA and of Civil / Materials Divisions of the HKIE. Only successful applicants will be notified on or before the seminar. Attendance certificate will be presented via registration email after attending the event.

For enquiries, please contact HKICA Secretariat at 2789 2389 or the Event Coordinator Ir Victor K Y LO by email : hkica.victorlo@gmail.com

Webinar on “Carbon Audit and Greenhouse Gas Emission Verification to ISO/IEC 14064-1-2-3 “

Webinar on “Carbon Audit and Greenhouse Gas Emission Verification to ISO/IEC 14064-1-2-3 “ Jointly organized by HKIE-EVD, CVD, AMC and Hong Kong Institute of Certified Auditors Date, Assembly Time; Place 22 January 2022 (Saturday), 9:45am -12:00nn; Programme Highlight In Glasgow of this November 2021, the COP-26 Climate Summit is one of the biggest events of our time. The world’s powerful economies are targeted at 2040-60 for the carbon neutralization in order to reduce the potential threats resulted from the extreme climate change. The publication of ISO/IEC 14064-1-2-3 helps the international arena the methodology to be adopted for the “Validation & Verification Body (VVB) for the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission”. This “Standards” set out for operation on the confirmation of the trustworthy and validity of any carbon footprint audits. The speaker will focus based upon the global perspective on how to conduct a proper legitimate carbon footprint audit for most of the general organization and also mentioning some specific organizations such as steel mills and cement plants of an economy. The objective of which is mainly used for carbon trading in terms of green bonds and/or green finance. A universal system is now being established to implement the accreditation of GHG VVB based on the ISO 14065 and ISO 17029.

MoU with GDIE

We are pleased to announce that HKICA has signed the Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) with The GuangDong Ceramic Society (广东省硅酸盐学会) and The Guangdong Institution of Engineers (GDIE) (广東省工程師學會) on 20 May 2022. Through the agreement, the HKICA Construction Materials Testing Engineer (建筑材料质控检测专业工程师) and 广东省硅酸盐学 会非金属材料(建筑材料检测)专业工程师 are mutually recognized.The MRA promotes the Hong Kong Testing, Inspection and Certification professionalism in GBA; helps HKSAR youngers to join the testing our Industry and works in GBA. It reduces the pressure of manpower shortage of Hong Kong TIC trade. In longterm, it facilitates cross border supervision/inspection of construction products manufacturing and testing; products/services supplied to HK.Together with the MRA we signed last year (11 July 2020) with Guangdong Province Product Certification Services Association, HKICA reached full professional mutual recognition with The Guangdong Institution of Engineers (GDIE).

我們很高興地宣布，HKICA 已於 2022 年 5 月 20 日與廣東省硅酸鹽學會和廣東省工程師學會簽署了互認協議。 通過協議，HKICA建築材料檢測專業工程師（建築材料質控檢測專業工程師）與廣東省硅酸鹽學會非金屬材料（建築材料檢測）專業工程師互認.互認協議有助香港檢測和認證的專業在大灣區推廣；幫助香港特區的年輕人加入檢測和認證行業並能在大灣區工作; 減輕香港TIC的人手短缺壓力。從長遠來看，它有利於建築產品製造和供港產品/服務的跨境監督和檢測。連同我們去年（2020 年 7 月 11 日）與廣東省產品認證服務協會簽署的互認協議，HKICA 與廣東省工程師學會達成了全面的檢測和認證專業工程技术人员互認。