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The latest news and top stories on Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. A prominent Hong Kong based professional body, the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) is dedicated to advancing engineering and facilitating knowledge exchange. Its main areas of focus include setting professional standards, accrediting engineering programmes, and providing continuous professional development through various activities. With over 30,000 members across 21 disciplines, HKIE is recognised for its significant role in qualifying engineers and its corporate members’ recognition by the Hong Kong Government for civil service. It also contributes to sustainable development and nurtures young talent.

Industry leaders say Hong Kong’s reforms in the wake of the Tai po fire are a start, but lack detail on inspections and contractor transparency. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Pledges fall short of fixing building sector after Hong Kong inferno: experts

Experts warn new building maintenance measures in the wake of the deadly fire in Tai Po only scratch the surface of deeper systemic issues.

16 Jan 2026 - 4:13AM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | Hong Kong surveyor’s undeclared role prompts rule review after deadly Tai Po fire

12 Jan 2026 - 8:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

5,000 Hong Kong workers idle as new scaffold net safety regime hits 200 projects

28 Dec 2025 - 10:42PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | Hong Kong steps up probes, crackdown on firms linked to Wang Fuk Court blaze

Investigation into blaze that killed at least 160 people focuses on complex web of liability involving project’s key stakeholders.

12 Dec 2025 - 6:04PMvideocam

Officials carry out a survey at the scene of the deadly Tai Po blaze. Photo: Karma Lo

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court rebuilding faces consensus, rights hurdles: experts

Complications over rebuilding efforts surface as new sites for redevelopment are proposed.

9 Dec 2025 - 9:14PM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | Hong Kong scaffolding net sample ignites in test despite passing safety standards

Findings from test commissioned by Post prompt calls to review standards set for nets and improvements to safety regulations.

8 Dec 2025 - 5:11PMvideocam

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Exclusive | ‘Market is rotten’: Hong Kong fire exposes greedy building renovation business

Skyrocketing costs and stock of old estates turn an industry rife with bid-rigging and collusive conduct into a gold mine, experts say.

3 Dec 2025 - 7:00AMvideocam

Wang Fuk Court had been undergoing extensive renovation work. Photo: Eugene Lee

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Construction clampdown needed after fire but industry must act too: experts

Systemic failings around supervision of building maintenance, lack of coordination between government departments need to be addressed.

29 Nov 2025 - 8:30AM

Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire tragedy

Hong Kong fire’s ‘heat, flames main challenges for rescuers, not ladder limits’

Rare spread of the fire from outside buildings to flats also posed challenges for firefighters, expert says.

28 Nov 2025 - 8:26AM

Accidents and personal safety

Poor fire retardance, alleged worker smoking among fatal Hong Kong blaze theories

Ahead of an investigation, suspected contributing factors fuel speculation into the cause of the city’s deadliest inferno in recent decades.

27 Nov 2025 - 4:08PMvideocam

The blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po continues to burn into the evening. Photo: Eugene Lee

Accidents and personal safety

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

19 Nov 2025 - 12:31PMvideocam

The preliminary report revealed that one of the aircraft’s four engines had accelerated after landing. Photo: Karma Lo

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong saves HK$190 billion from 540 public works projects over past 9 years

Deputy financial secretary says city has managed to lower costs, citing improved performance in Arcadis International Construction Costs report.

8 Nov 2025 - 2:49AM

Hong Kong transport

Plane wreckage removal to take 2 days, probe up to a year: Hong Kong experts

First step is to determine whether the aircraft’s two halves remain partially connected underwater, vessel specialist Louis Szeto says.

24 Oct 2025 - 11:40PM

Hong Kong transport

Exclusive | US clamp on critical software could cripple Hong Kong aviation, experts warn

Civil Aviation Department says resilient measures in place to ensure smooth and safe airport operations.

23 Oct 2025 - 8:38AM

The Integrated Airport Centre at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Eugene Lee

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong probe after plane skids off runway, kills 2, in ‘suitable’ weather

Air traffic controllers had not received any calls for assistance from Emirates flight operated by Turkish charter carrier ACT Airlines before crash.

21 Oct 2025 - 10:32AMvideocam

Two people were killed after the cargo plane skidded off the north runway of Hong Kong International Airport striking a ground vehicle and plunging almost entirely into the sea. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong society

Defects, lax oversight may have led to Hong Kong prefab flat woes: experts

Incidents involving Modular Integrated Construction flats at public housing projects have sparked public concerns over reliability of new building method.

15 Oct 2025 - 2:59PM

Super Typhoon Ragasa

Lessons from Ragasa lashing Hong Kong’s coastal areas must be learned: experts

City does not have special building regulations to guard against waves and floods, but planners have many ways to improve protection, they say.

25 Sep 2025 - 8:08PMvideocam

Super Typhoon Ragasa

Hong Kong buildings swaying in Super Typhoon Ragasa ‘nothing to worry about’

Some worried residents felt their high-rise buildings sway as hurricane-force winds battered the city.

24 Sep 2025 - 7:39PMvideocam

Powerful storms such as Super Typhoon Ragasa can cause buildings to sway. Photo: Karma Lo

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong could incur millions in building repairs from typhoon damage: experts

Fixing glass curtain wall damage may also take a year, building advisers say as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatens city with potential record speeds.

23 Sep 2025 - 8:10PM

John Lee policy address 2025

Hong Kong leader to use ‘all possible means to speed up Northern Metropolis’

John Lee expected to announce legal and administrative measures in his policy address to speed up development, sources say.

15 Sep 2025 - 8:30AM

Hong Kong housing

Hong Kong’s John Lee tipped to relaunch public housing sale scheme for tenants

Post learns city leader’s coming policy address will include proposal to restart Tenants Purchase Scheme, which was scrapped in 2006.

12 Sep 2025 - 9:42PM

People walk past Un Chau Estate in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp tile procurement deal under scrutiny

Lawmakers call on rail giant to investigate reports that subcontractor allegedly substituted tiles used for Tung Chung East station project.

25 Aug 2025 - 8:37PM

The MTR Corporation is facing growing pressure after a subcontractor allegedly procured Chinese-made tiles for the Tung Chung East station project, instead of the contract-specified German ones. Photo: Elson Li

Accidents and personal safety

Fatal fire prompts calls for smoke detectors in substandard Hong Kong buildings

Sensors proposed as interim solution, with observers saying fire safety works delayed due to details still being decided by owners’ group.

25 Aug 2025 - 5:25PM

Hong Kong transport

Typhoon Wipha: how did 4 Hong Kong Airlines planes manage to land amid T10?

Flights from Chongqing, Tokyo, Beijing and Denpasar managed to reach Hong Kong airport between 2.25pm and 4.04pm on Sunday amid typhoon.

21 Jul 2025 - 11:42PM

Hong Kong weather

What can Hong Kong homeowners do to reduce losses from future typhoons?

‘After paying off the mortgage, some people may think it is no longer necessary to purchase fire insurance,’ expert says.

21 Jul 2025 - 11:33PMvideocam

A Cheung Sha Wan flat was among properties that had their windows damaged when Typhoon Wipha struck the city on Sunday. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hong Kong transport

How mainland China standards will bring Hong Kong cheaper, faster northern line

Lawmaker says railway construction in Hong Kong costs about HK$1 billion per kilometre, roughly 10 times higher than on the mainland.

11 Jul 2025 - 6:06PMvideocam

The Kwu Tung MTR station is expected to be completed in 2027. Photo: Eugene Lee

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Hong Kong Institution of Engineers

Pledges fall short of fixing building sector after Hong Kong inferno: experts

Experts warn new building maintenance measures in the wake of the deadly fire in Tai Po only scratch the surface of deeper systemic issues.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Exclusive | Hong Kong surveyor’s undeclared role prompts rule review after deadly Tai Po fire

5,000 Hong Kong workers idle as new scaffold net safety regime hits 200 projects

Exclusive | Hong Kong steps up probes, crackdown on firms linked to Wang Fuk Court blaze

Investigation into blaze that killed at least 160 people focuses on complex web of liability involving project’s key stakeholders.

Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court rebuilding faces consensus, rights hurdles: experts

Complications over rebuilding efforts surface as new sites for redevelopment are proposed.

Exclusive | Hong Kong scaffolding net sample ignites in test despite passing safety standards

Findings from test commissioned by Post prompt calls to review standards set for nets and improvements to safety regulations.

Exclusive | ‘Market is rotten’: Hong Kong fire exposes greedy building renovation business

Skyrocketing costs and stock of old estates turn an industry rife with bid-rigging and collusive conduct into a gold mine, experts say.

Construction clampdown needed after fire but industry must act too: experts

Systemic failings around supervision of building maintenance, lack of coordination between government departments need to be addressed.

Hong Kong fire’s ‘heat, flames main challenges for rescuers, not ladder limits’

Rare spread of the fire from outside buildings to flats also posed challenges for firefighters, expert says.

Poor fire retardance, alleged worker smoking among fatal Hong Kong blaze theories

Ahead of an investigation, suspected contributing factors fuel speculation into the cause of the city’s deadliest inferno in recent decades.

Probe cites engine surge in Emirates cargo plane crash that killed 2 in Hong Kong

Experts who analysed preliminary report by Air Accident Investigation Authority say it is unusual for a plane to accelerate after touching down.

Hong Kong saves HK$190 billion from 540 public works projects over past 9 years

Deputy financial secretary says city has managed to lower costs, citing improved performance in Arcadis International Construction Costs report.

Plane wreckage removal to take 2 days, probe up to a year: Hong Kong experts

First step is to determine whether the aircraft’s two halves remain partially connected underwater, vessel specialist Louis Szeto says.

Exclusive | US clamp on critical software could cripple Hong Kong aviation, experts warn

Civil Aviation Department says resilient measures in place to ensure smooth and safe airport operations.

Hong Kong probe after plane skids off runway, kills 2, in ‘suitable’ weather

Air traffic controllers had not received any calls for assistance from Emirates flight operated by Turkish charter carrier ACT Airlines before crash.

Defects, lax oversight may have led to Hong Kong prefab flat woes: experts

Incidents involving Modular Integrated Construction flats at public housing projects have sparked public concerns over reliability of new building method.

Lessons from Ragasa lashing Hong Kong’s coastal areas must be learned: experts

City does not have special building regulations to guard against waves and floods, but planners have many ways to improve protection, they say.

Hong Kong buildings swaying in Super Typhoon Ragasa ‘nothing to worry about’

Some worried residents felt their high-rise buildings sway as hurricane-force winds battered the city.

Hong Kong could incur millions in building repairs from typhoon damage: experts

Fixing glass curtain wall damage may also take a year, building advisers say as Super Typhoon Ragasa threatens city with potential record speeds.

Hong Kong leader to use ‘all possible means to speed up Northern Metropolis’

John Lee expected to announce legal and administrative measures in his policy address to speed up development, sources say.

Hong Kong’s John Lee tipped to relaunch public housing sale scheme for tenants

Post learns city leader’s coming policy address will include proposal to restart Tenants Purchase Scheme, which was scrapped in 2006.

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp tile procurement deal under scrutiny

Lawmakers call on rail giant to investigate reports that subcontractor allegedly substituted tiles used for Tung Chung East station project.

Fatal fire prompts calls for smoke detectors in substandard Hong Kong buildings

Sensors proposed as interim solution, with observers saying fire safety works delayed due to details still being decided by owners’ group.

Typhoon Wipha: how did 4 Hong Kong Airlines planes manage to land amid T10?

Flights from Chongqing, Tokyo, Beijing and Denpasar managed to reach Hong Kong airport between 2.25pm and 4.04pm on Sunday amid typhoon.

What can Hong Kong homeowners do to reduce losses from future typhoons?

‘After paying off the mortgage, some people may think it is no longer necessary to purchase fire insurance,’ expert says.

How mainland China standards will bring Hong Kong cheaper, faster northern line

Lawmaker says railway construction in Hong Kong costs about HK$1 billion per kilometre, roughly 10 times higher than on the mainland.

Exclusive | Hong Kong surveyor’s undeclared role prompts rule review after deadly Tai Po fire