HKIE Press Conference on "Driving a Research-Led Approach, Fostering Safety and Low-Carbon Transition in the Construction Industry"

The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) held the Press Conference on "Driving a Research-Led Approach, Fostering Safety and Low-Carbon Transition in the Construction Industry" (「推動研究導向·促進建造業安全與低碳轉型」新聞發布會) on 16^th Jun 2026. Firstly, 4S Practical Approaches guideline was introduced.

The policy background and core objectives of the Smart Site Safety System (4S) is focusing on its mandatory implementation, real-time safety alerts, and data-driven root cause analysis.

The standard technical architecture of the Smart Site Safety System (4S), which integrates a Central Management Platform (CMP) acting as the analytical "brain," a high-bandwidth site telecommunications network for real-time transmission, and automated remote sensing technologies such as AI cameras, IoT sensors, and wearable smart gear.

And then HKIE representative introduced the 15th Five-Year Plan: "Promoting 'AI+'" Action and New Quality Productive Forces and promoting Greater Bay Area (GBA) Mutual Recognition.

Smart Site Safety System (4S) Labelling Scheme including 4S Label Scheme (4SLS), Qianhai Cross-Boundary Pilot and Value of Technology Export.

After that HKIE suggested the 4S system should not be viewed as an add-on measure after construction has commenced; instead, it should be integrated into preliminary project design, site layout planning, risk assessment, BIM coordination, and project delivery.

And then 10 Major Categories of Smart Site Safety System were mentioned.

Finally, IDES Iterative Adoption Framework was briefed from Identify, Deploy, Evaluate, Adjust to Scale.

HKIE recommended to employ AI and LLM for transforming from traditional safety inspection to AI prediction using data governance platform.

They issued the guideline named “Practical Approaches to Smart Site Safety System (4S) Adoption”. 

After that they demonstrated the use of smart devices.

The second part was the Research Report on Carbon Management for Infrastructure and Building Works of Hong Kong. Firstly, they reviewed local and overseas regulations and standards. 

They summarized the experience that to transition from carbon reporting to active management, organizations must establish clear metrics, expand lifecycle assessments to infrastructure, manage procurement, and leverage digital data. This transition should follow a phased implementation that builds capability before raising standards.

Finally, HKIE proposed four dimensions to improve the performance in project level and organization level. They expected to build the foundations governance and accountability.

Lastly, there was a Q&A session with media reporters.

Reference:

HKIE - https://hkie.org.hk/

News in HKCD - https://www.hkcd.com.hk/hkcdweb/content/2026/06/16/content_8760269.html

Chinese Traditional Wisdom Management Course (中華智慧管理學) - Lecture 6

 Minda and I joined Prof. Pang’s (彭泓基教授) course named “Chinese Traditional Wisdom Management” (中華智慧管理學) and the last lecture was held on 13^th Jun 2026. It was raining heavily this morning.

Before lecture, Minda and I took a photo with Ben Tsang and Andy Law (as well as 易渭東).

In the beginning, Prof. Pang introduced “Zhuangzi's wonderful articles” (莊子的精彩文章) including Autumn Waters (秋水篇) and Free & Easy Travel (逍遙遊).

Prof. Pang also recommended a book named “Fisherman and Woodcutter's Questions” (漁樵問對) to us.

It is the source of many famous statements in the Autumn Waters (秋水篇). For example, You can't talk to a frog in a well about the sea, and you can't talk to a summer insect about ice. (井蛙不可以語於海, 夏蟲不可以語於冰).

Then he explained the term “Not envious, not demanding” (不忮不求) that achieved noble character. 

And the Prof. Pang concluded that the core ideas of "Autumn Waters" (秋水篇) lies in breaking free from attachments, broadening one's horizons, and returning to the holistic nature of the Tao.

After that he explained the second article named Free & Easy Travel (逍遙遊) and its core ideas. 

Four key concepts are i) Break free from attachment to relative value; ii) Depending on something vs. depending on nothing; iii) The perfect man is selfless, the divine man is without merit, the sage is without fame and vi) The use of uselessness (无用之用). The last concept fill with wisdom. 

In the second part, Prof. Pang introduced the first chapter of Guiguzi (鬼谷子) named “Opening and closing” (捭阖). 

Finally, he mentioned “Mastering the rhythm of opening and closing, tension and relaxation, speech and silence, and conforming to the yin and yang (阴阳) aspects of human nature and the principles of things, in order to achieve the purpose of probing, guiding, controlling or transforming the situation.”

And Prof. Pang used some examples for demonstrating how to use the Strategic Maneuvering (纵横捭阖) such as how to communicate with bosses and subordinates at work.

Lastly, he concluded that the core idea is an art of "control": controlling one's own expression and emotions to control the flow of information; controlling the other party's psychology and expectations to control the development of the situation.

At the end, he introduced an article entitled "Ode to the Cold Kiln"(寒窯賦) from which we discovered that many famous and commonly used maxims originated.

The five core ideas focus on navigating the unpredictability of life by balancing external factors and internal attitudes. First, it emphasizes that timing and fortune (时机运势) play a decisive role in shaping one's destiny, while acknowledging that personal effort and talent (个人努力)—though valuable—cannot guarantee success on their own without the right opportunities. Because fate is inherently unpredictable and inconstant (命运无常), it advises individuals to remain content with their current situation (安于现状) during setbacks, maintaining an optimistic mindset while patiently waiting for the right moment. Ultimately, it guides people to align with nature (顺应自然) by understanding and living in harmony with the cyclical, natural laws of the universe.

After the last lecture, we had lunch together to celebrate.

Reference:

彭泓基教授 - https://www.master-insight.com/author/penghongji/

屈機TV (屈基論) - https://www.youtube.com/@wgtvhk/playlists

CityU CHEM Alumni Gathering 2026

The CHEM Alumni Gathering 2026 was held at the Ritz-Cariton Hotel in Shenzhen on 12^th Jun 2026. This was the first time the alumni had held a reunion in Shenzhen. My wife and I arrived early and took a photo in front of the banner at the main entrance.

I met my senior classmate, Dr. Kent Lau. I remember he was only one part-time PhD student in the lab at that time, I believe it's because he worked in a government laboratory.

I also met Mr. Yip Wai Yuen who studied MSc in BCH department.

Then I took a photo with Prof. Andy Siu and Prof. Vincent Ko.

Mr. Otto Chan (Director, Business Development & Alliance, Synmosa) is my junior classmate. We always met in the BCH laboratory when I was MPhil student.

Before start the dinner, we took a group photo with Prof. Kenneth Leung (My classmate in AP & BCH) for memory. 

We took a selfie before dinner.

In the beginning, Prof. ZHU Guangyu (Head of CHEM) gave welcome speech and reported CityU and CHEM department’s international achievement.

Tonight's keynote speech was given by Dr. Zhou Hongwei (周宏偉, 南方医科大学深圳医院院长) , who was a PhD graduate of CityU in 2006. He appreciated Prof. Nora TAM training on bacteria in mangroves.

After that Prof. Wang Xin (Dean, College of Science), Prof. Kenneth Leung (VP, Research), Prof. ZHU Guangyu (Head of CHEM) presented souvenir to Dr. Zhou Hongwei and took a group photo. 

The professors at the head table toasted all the guests.

During the dinner, it has game to make friends with alumni using WeChat.

I took a photo with Ms. Crystal Wan, the event organizer, who arranged the event very well.

I met Dr. Larry Lo and three girl alumni who had been my students in the MSc in Environment Management and Technology. I taught the course named “BCH 6116: Quality and Environment Management for Laboratory".

Otto and I took a photo with Prof. Wang Xin.

Group photo in table 2

There is a group photo of all the guests at the tables.

I keep the email announcement for memory.

There were ten alumni tables at the event. I noticed that most of them were PhD graduates, since the event was being held in Shenzhen.

Remark: I completed my HD (Applied Science), BSc (AP) and MPhil (BCH) in 1992, 1994 and 1997, respectively. I would like to give a brief history of the BCHem. The Department of Applied Science was established in 1987 with four science disciplines namely Applied Biology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics and Materials Science. Then the Department of Applied Science (AP) was separated into Department of Biology and Chemistry (BCH) and Department of Physics and Materials Science (AP) in 1993. City Polytechnic of Hong Kong (CPHK) had upgraded to City University of Hong Kong (CityU) in 1994. After that BCH Dept. changed name to Department of Chemistry (CHEM) in 2017 and Department of Physics and Materials Science had already separated into Physics Dept. (PHY), and Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) Dept.

Reference:

Department of Chemistry, CityU - http://www.cityu.edu.hk/chem/

20250627: CityU CHEM Alumni Gathering 2025 - https://qualityalchemist.blogspot.com/2025/06/cityu-chem-alumni-gathering-2025.html