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Awards

Our Hong Kong branch organises and supports awards which showcase the outstanding achievements of ICE members.

Recognising individual achievement

ICE members in Hong Kong can enter the following awards. Click on each one for more information on how to take part.

Technical report prize

This prize is awarded to members who prepare reports of a high standard on a designated technical meeting, conference/seminar, breakfast forum, or site visit organised by the ICE HKA.

Student and graduate members as well as other members who attained their professional status within five years before the event are eligible to enter.

Winners will be given a prize of HK$800, or granted free attendance at the ICE HKA Annual Conference or Annual Dinner.

More information

For more information, please refer to the Technical Report Prize Rules.

HKA G&S Shaping Our Future City 2026

The competition has ended for 2026.

Shaping Our Future City is an annual campaign of ICE HKA G&S which offers a unique and structured learning opportunity for senior secondary school students (Form 4 to Form 5) to experience how engineers define and implement an engineering project through making observations, planning, performing analyses and eventually developing an engineering solution.

As a form of STEM education for participating students, the campaign includes talks by industry experts from various backgrounds, as well as site visits and interactive workshops. Upon consolidating insights from industry professionals with their own observations and lessons learnt from visits and workshops, students in teams of four to five will then tap into their creativity and imagination as they develop their own engineering solution for a hypothetical project.

Through the campaign, students will acquire a more comprehensive view on how science, technology and engineering subjects relate to one another.

This year’s case competition theme is ‘Redeveloping the town, connecting all around’. Student teams are encouraged to enhance community wellbeing by improving accessibility and connectivity between neighbourhoods. Guided by young engineers, teams will prepare a masterplan and schematic design for a multimodal linkage system between Kai Tak and Kwun Tong, serving pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles and public transport. Proposals should embed sustainability, addressing environmental, social and economic considerations aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The winning team of this competition would be entitled to HKD 6,000 of book vouchers.

Shaping Our Future City 2026 comprised four events:

Theme Event Date Time
Awakening - what is the problem? Opening ceremony & city hunt Saturday 07 March 2026 09.00 – 17.30
Cure - how do we solve the problem? Engineering workshops Saturday 28 March 2026 09.00 – 17.30
Execution - how do we implement the solution? Engineering visits Saturday 25 April 2026 09.30 – 12.00
Grand Finale - show us what you got! Pitching competition Saturday 16 May 2026 09.00 – 17.30

For details of our 2026 competition, please download the information package.

For enquiries, please contact Mr Chris Lee and Mr Edwin Li at [email protected].

ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of judgement in case there is any dispute.

HKA G&S Communications Competition 2025-26

Get ready to share your ideas and shine—this year’s ICE Hong Kong Communications Competition for Graduate and Student Members is officially open for applications! 

The competition, which originated from the UK, aims to help young members to develop the skills and techniques for public consultation. 

Competitors showcase their presentation skills as they deliver a proposal on a hypothetical civil engineering project at a mock public consultation meeting. They need to win the support of judges and members of the audience as they address questions on the potential impacts on various potential stakeholders.

Conditions of entry
  • Each team shall be formed by four to six members with at least two participants being current ICE Student or Graduate Members (including those working towards Engineering Technician (EngTech MICE) membership).
  • No team member shall possess more than seven years of industry experience (maximum of ten years of industry experience for those working towards Engineering Technician (EngTech MICE) membership).
  • Teams may enter the competition again subject to meeting other terms of conditions.

The competition consists of written tasks and a 30-minute interactive mock public consultation meeting.

In addition to the presentation, the teams shall prepare the following documents for the mock public consultation meeting. The project scenario will be released once the application is closed.

Submission documents
  • Consultation strategy report
  • Public information leaflet
  • Executive summary

For details, please refer to the information package.

Key dates
  • Application deadline: 27 October 2025
  • Release of the project scenario: 1 November 2025
  • Submission deadline of EOI: 14 November 2025
  • Submission deadline of other deliverables: 5 January 2026
  • Date of final (mock public consultation meeting): 10 January 2026
Register for the competition now
Prizes
  • Champion – cash prize of HKD$2,500 and certificates
  • First runner-up – cash prize of HKD$1,500 and certificates
  • Second runner-up – cash prize of HKD$1,000 and certificates
  • Best presenter award – cash prize of HKD$500 and certificate
  • Best stakeholder award – cash prize of HKD$500 and certificates

*You may register online for free Student Membership and Graduate Membership. Application to the competition is valid as long as the membership registration is submitted on or before 27 October 2025. Should you have any enquiries on membership, please feel free to contact the Membership Development Team on +852 3153 4185 or at [email protected] for assistance.

**In case of overwhelming responses, a shortlisting mechanism will be introduced and notified to successful applicants. For details, please refer to the information package.

For enquiries, please feel free to contact Mr Noah Tsang on [email protected] 

ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of judgement in case there is any dispute.

HKA G&S Model Building competition 2026

The Model Building Competition is a team-based competition for civil engineering undergraduates where they would put knowledge from lectures into practice by designing and building a structural model. This is the perfect occasion for undergraduate students to develop a passion for engineering as they put their creativity, problem-solving skills and workmanship to the test. Participating students are also required to briefly introduce their design, referencing the engineering principles applied and their idea-generation process.

The theme of Model Building Competition 2026 is ‘Structural design of buildings against seismic loading’. Participants are required to build a model with provided materials within a limited time. The model will then be tested on a vibratory table.

  • Teams must be formed by undergraduate students.
  • Four to six members are allowed in one team.
  • All team members must be Student Members of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
  • All team members must attend on the day of the competition.
  • Contestants from previous years are allowed to join the competition.
  • Where more than eight teams have registered their interest, teams will be selected by a draw.
  • A refundable deposit of HKD100 per team will be collected during registration. The deposit will be refunded if the team is not enrolled in the competition.
Competition format

The competition is divided into three parts, namely model building, testing and presentation. The project specifications, rules, and judging criteria will be made available to successful teams after registration.

Model building session:

Each team will be given limited time to complete their models, which shall conform to the specifications provided. Teams shall follow the rules and conditions of the competition, and use only materials and tools provided by the organising committee. A penalty will be imposed if teams work beyond the allocated time or fail to observe the rules and conditions. Teams will also be penalised if their model does not comply with the specifications.

Testing session:

Details of the test procedures will be provided in the specifications. The performance of the model will be assessed based on (i) taking physical measurements and (ii) assessing the performance through a series of tests.

Tests will be performed by the ICE HKA G&S Model Building Competition 2026 organising committee or qualified technicians.

Presentation:

Each team will be required to deliver a timed presentation to briefly introduce their design, referencing the engineering principles applied and their idea generation process. The presentation shall be delivered entirely in English, and a penalty will be imposed if the presentation exceeds the allowed time. Innovative designs will also be recognised by extra credits.

Prizes

The following cash prizes will be awarded to the following teams:

  • Champion team - HKD $2,000 and certificates
  • First runner-up - HKD $1,500 and certificates
  • Second runner-up - HKD $1,000 and certificates
  • Best presentation team- HKD $500 and certificates

Prizes and certificates for the champion, first runner-up, second runner-up, and best presentation teams will be presented at the end of the event.

How to enter

Applications for this competition closed on Friday 27 February 2026

Date of competition: Saturday 18 April 2026

Download the information package

Download the competition poster

*Eligible students may register here for free student membership.

Please feel free to contact Mr Alan Ng via email at [email protected] for any enquiries.

ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of the competition, which shall be at the discretion of the judges.

Design Thinking Workshop

The ACEHK YMC, CIHT HK EPC, ICE HKA G&S: design thinking workshop is now open for applications. 

The workshop features an interactive case-competition exercise, encouraging collaboration and communication among young engineers.

Participants from ACEHK YMC, CIHT HK EPC and ICE HKA G&S will form teams to pitch their proposal for a cross-harbour connection project, and address queries from stakeholders during a mock public consultation session.

Prior to the event, a technical webinar would be hosted to enrich participant’s knowledge of the competition scenario. During the event, facilitators would be present to provide technical guidance. 

Conditions of entry

  • Individual and group registrations are welcome. Individual registrants will be assigned to a team by the organising committee. Each team shall be formed by four to six members. 
  • The workshop targets young professionals on a first-come-first-serve basis, with priority given to ACEHK, CIHT HK, and ICE Graduate or Student members. 
  • The competition consists of a PowerPoint proposal, 10-minute presentation follow up with Q&A from judges. 
  • The detailed project scenario will be released on the day of the event. 

Competition format

  1. Pre-workshop webinar
    To provide more background information on cross harbour connection projects to participants, a pre-workshop webinar will be conducted online on Wednesday 12 November 2025. The webinar covers the design considerations, construction challenges and communication issues of a cross-harbour connection project.
  2. Preparation session
    The detailed project scope will be disclosed on the date of the competition (15 November 2025). The participants will prepare their proposal with the help of facilitators from the industry.
  3. Presentation session
    Each team will be required to deliver a presentation to briefly introduce their design proposal, followed by a Q&A session. The judges will select the winner, first runner-up and second runner-up teams based on their proposals and presentation performance. 

Key dates

  • Application deadline: Friday 31 October 2025 
  • Date of final: Saturday 15 November 2025 

Register for the competition now

Prizes

  • Winner – cash prize of HKD 2,000 and certificates 
  • First runner-up – cash prize of HKD 1,500 and certificates 
  • Second runner-up – cash prize of HKD 1,000 and certificates 

*You may register online for free Student membership and Graduate membership. Application to the competition is valid as long as the membership registration is submitted on or before 31 October 2025. Should you have any enquiries on membership, please feel free to contact the membership recruitment team on +852 3153 4185 or at [email protected] for assistance. 

**In case of overwhelming responses, a shortlisting mechanism will be introduced and notified to successful applicants.  

ICE HKA G&S reserves all rights of the competition except the result of judgement in case there is any dispute. 

Sponsorship applications

Each year ICE HKA sponsors members to take part in key events. Find out more information below.

Conference sponsorship

ICE HKA sponsors members who attend international or regional conferences on topics within the realm of civil engineering.

The purpose of the sponsorship is to encourage Hong Kong-based ICE members to participate in these events to broaden their knowledge and learn from experience in local or overseas projects.

Hong Kong-based ICE members of all grades are eligible to apply.

Successful applicants will be awarded up to 100% of the cost of conference attendance, excluding travel and accommodation expenses.

Please refer to the information pack for more details.

Entry forms
Overseas delegation tours/event sponsorship

ICE HKA desires to sponsor ICE Members on overseas delegation tours / activities organised by ICE HKA.

The purpose of the sponsorship is to broaden the Members’ exposure to the latest overseas civil engineering developments and the foreign culture.

Valid ICE Corporate Members (i.e. MICE or FICE) and Technician Members are eligible to apply.

Sponsorship for an individual applicant shall be awarded up to 50% of the actual cost of the event up to a ceiling of HK$ 4,000.

Please refer to the guidelines for more details.

Most popular infrastructure projects

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ICE Hong Kong Association in 2024, we invited you to reflect on the remarkable progress our city has achieved. This was an opportunity for all of us to acknowledge the exceptional infrastructure projects that have significantly influenced Hong Kong over the past quarter century.

Read our news story about the winning project and shortlist.

Cross Bay Link

Cross Bay link

The Cross Bay Link (CBL) is a strategic piece of infrastructure essential to the continuing development of the Tseung Kwan O (TKO) New Town.

Spanning across Junk Bay, it connects southeastern part of TKO with the Tseung Kwan O-Lam Tin Tunnel (TKO-LTT), the east-most section of the strategic Route 6, greatly enhancing connectivity both within TKO and externally with Kowloon East.

The CBL comprises a 1.8km dual two-lane carriageway, a cycle track and a footway. It includes a 1.0km marine and 0.8km of coastal road. The bridge features a 200m "Eternity Arch" double-arch steel bridge, two 100m steel side spans, and concrete spans supported on V-piers.

Innovative design and construction technologies ensured safe, cost-effective, and sustainable project delivery. High-strength steel enabled elegant structural forms with slimmer, aesthetically-pleasing arched ribs. Technologies like Design for Manufacture and Assembly and Float-over installation contributed to overcoming significant challenges, managing and reducing risks, enhancing quality, minimising environmental impacts and raising project sustainability.

The CBL's popularity is evident in the public's enjoyment of the sea link for healthy, green living. The Eternity Arch is instantly recognisable and admired, proving its lasting appeal.

The CBL was commissioned in 2022.

Client
Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

Central – Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link

Cross Bay link

The Central – Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link (CWB) is a strategic trunk road running along the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It is an expressway for west-east traffic between Central and North Point, alleviating the congestion along Connaught Road Central, Harcourt Road and Gloucester Road and coping with the predicted traffic flow in the area.

The 4.5km dual three-lane trunk road consists of 3.7km long tunnel underneath the densely built-up areas and sea-bed as well as 0.8km long at-grade/elevated roads. The CWB modified the Rumsey Street Flyover, which runs to the ground, then goes underground near International Finance Centre in the form of tunnel, passing underneath Central reclamation area, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the ex-Wan Chai Public Cargo Working Area and the portal of Cross Harbour Tunnel, emerges near the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter and finally connects to Island Eastern Corridor at North Point by a viaduct.

The CWB is equipped with the first Air Purification System in Hong Kong road tunnel, which purifies the tunnel exhaust prior to discharging it through the ventilation shafts into the atmosphere.

The CWB construction commenced in December 2009 and was commissioned in February 2019.

Client
Highways Department (HyD)

Harbour Area Treatment Scheme

Harbour Area Treatment Scheme

The Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) was a major Government initiative to improve the water quality in Victoria Harbour and provide a safe and healthy environment for the people of Hong Kong. It provides for the proper collection, treatment and disposal of all sewage that discharges into the Harbour from the urban areas of Hong Kong.

The HATS was implemented in 2 stages. Stage 1 and Stage 2A of the scheme came into operation in 2001 and 2015 respectively.

The HATS comprises three major components, including 1) a 44km network of deep underground sewage tunnels at over 100m average depth (168m at the deepest), 2) upgrading of 16 preliminary sewage treatment works around the Harbour and 3) The Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works with a designed flow capacity of 2.45 million m3/day providing chemically-enhanced primary treatment and disinfection.

With the planning of project launched in late 1980s, the construction work of HATS spanned two decades at a total cost of HK$25.8 billion, for full commissioning of Stage 2A at the end of 2015. The system can serve up to 5.7 millions of people at both sides of the Harbour.

The HATS is a uniquely intricate and efficient system delivered through visionary planning, innovations and advanced technology. The HATS has inspired the DSD in providing cost-effective and sustainable sewerage infrastructural services to safeguard the community.

Client
Drainage Services Department (DSD)

Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge – Hong Kong Section

Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge – Hong Kong Section

The Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge (HZMB) is the first cross-boundary land link infrastructure connecting the three cities, namely Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), Zhuhai and Macao Special Administrative Region. Its total length is 55.0km, comprising the 12.0km-long Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR), 29.6km-long Main Bridge and 13.4km-long Zhuhai Link Road.

The HZMB is the longest bridge-cum-tunnel sea crossing in the world. Operating 24 hours a day, it puts major cities in the Pearl River Delta within a 3 hours' commute from Hong Kong. The HZMB – Hong Kong Section includes the HKLR and the Hong Kong Port (HKP).

The HKLR is a dual three-lane carriageway of about 12.0km, connecting the HZMB Main Bridge at the HKSAR boundary and the HKP at the northeastern side of the Airport Island. It comprises a 9.4km-long viaduct, a 1.0km-long tunnel and a 1.6km-long at-grade road. The HKP located on a 130-hectare reclamation area provides clearance facilities for goods and passengers using the HZMB.

The HZMB – Hong Kong Section together with the Main Bridge was opened to the public in 2018, marking a significant milestone. The successful completion of these complex infrastructure projects has scaled new heights for infrastructure development in Hong Kong and the region.

Client
Highways Department (HyD)

Metro Expansion under Railway Development Study (RDS) 2000

Metro Expansion under Railway Development Study (RDS) 200

Under Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government’s railway development programme, the four projects provide relief to network bottlenecks, social-economic benefits to the HKSAR, green and environmental-friendly travel and greater convenience to the general public. The projects required multi-disciplinary engineering expertise to complete the railway and non-railway infrastructures and also involved unprecedently railway system integrations between the extension projects and existing railway operating railways.

Kwun Tong Line Extension (KTE)
The KTE is an extension of the Kwun Tong Line (KTL) running entirely through underground tunnels under the developed area in Kowloon. The KTE project commenced in 2011 and was completed in 2016.

West Island Line (WIL)
The WIL is also a natural extension of the Island Line comprises underground stations and tunnels. Construction commenced in 2009 and the line was commissioned in 2014 including last of the three new stations in 2015. The line provides a convenient connection between the Central and Western Districts.

South Island Line (East)
The project comprises both underground structures and elevated stations with viaducts. Construction commenced in 2012 and the line was commissioned in 2016 just after 5 years.

Shatin to Central Link (SCL)
The 17km railway expanded the existing railway network forming two strategic corridors: the “East West Corridor” or Tuen Ma Line (TML) linked up the existing Ma On Shan Line with the West Rail Line and the “North South Corridor” extended the existing East Rail Line across the harbour to Admiralty. Construction began in 2012 and the TML commenced operation in 2020 and was fully commissioned in 2021 while the crossing harbour extension commissioned in 2022.

Client
MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL)

Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant

Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant

The first stage of Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant (TKODP) is one of WSD’s strategic infrastructure in its mission to diversify Hong Kong's water sources and enhance the resilience of its water supply to adapt climate change. The first stage of TKODP produces 135 million litres of potable water per day, accounting for 5% of Hong Kong's fresh water consumption.

Planning is underway for the second stage of the plant to expand the production of total capacity to 270 million litres per day, to cater for about 10% of Hong Kong’s fresh water consumption.

As the first facility in Hong Kong to use reverse osmosis for desalinating seawater for municipal use, TKODP complements the existing raw water supply from Dongjiang River and local reservoirs catchment to provide reliable water source that is not susceptible to climate change.

The construction of the first stage of TKODP commenced in December 2019 and the plant has been supplying potable water to public since 22 December 2023. This critical waterworks infrastructure is the first Design-Build-Operate (DBO) and also the largest single project implemented by WSD ever, with a contract sum of HK$9,018 million. It is also the largest seawater reverse osmosis plant for municipal use in China.

Client
Water Supplies Department (WSD)

Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link

Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link

The Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL), which was completed in 2020, provides a strategic link connecting the Northwest New Territories to North Lantau, the Hong Kong International Airport and the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge Hong Kong Port (HZMB HKP). The 9km long link road comprised the Southern Connection and the Northern Connection which were divided by the HZMB HKP.

The Southern Connection merges with North Lantau Highway at Tai Ho via a 1.6km sea viaduct and a 1.9km land viaduct. The Northern Connection consists of a 5.0km long dual-carriageway sub-sea tunnel (Tuen Mun-Chek Lap Kok Tunnel (TM-CLK Tunnel)) connecting the HZMB HKP to Pillar Point in Tuen Mun South. A 2.0km long viaduct and a vehicular underpass connect the new link to the local road network.

The TM-CLK Tunnel is the longest and deepest sub-sea road tunnel in Hong Kong, and also the first sub-sea tunnel constructed by the tunnel boring method (TBM). Its construction has deployed the world's largest TBM with a diameter of 17.6m. It also adopted the saturation diving technique and pressurized living chambers, which allowed a safer and more efficient working environment under high water pressure.

Client
Highways Department (HyD)

The Princess Royal Award for Emerging Engineers

Showcasing our student and graduate members originality and communication skills in this regional, then international competition, with the overall international award winner receiving the title, cash prize and prestigious institution medal.

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