The Committee marked the establishment of HKICBIM with the aim to facilitate BIM application in Hong Kong
Guests from different professional fields attended the establishment ceremony of HKICBIM.
Guests queued up at reception table.
Guests from different professional fields came together to exchange ideas on developing BIM technology.
Sponsors displayed their latest technologies in the pre-function hall.
Representative from Leica Geosystems introduced latest technology to HKICBIM Committee Member Sr. Yip Hon Wah Frankie.
HKICBIM Committee Members Sr. Yip Hon Wah Frankie (second from left), Sr. Li Ho Fai Clayton (centre), and the representatives from Leica Geosystems.
Guests looked interested in the booth of Bentley Systems.
Mr. Freddie Ho (centre) and his colleagues from Bentley Systems.
Visitor viewed 3D models on the touch table developed by Chain Technology Development.
Mr. Wisdom Chan (left) from Chain Technology Development explained the touch table to Dr. Maggie Mai from Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks.
Unique Atoms Solutions displayed the customized multi-copters used to film drone videos and photos.
HKICBIM Committee Member Sr. Yip Hon Wah Frankie (second from right) and Sr. Li Ho Fai Clayton (left) visited the booth of Unique Atoms Solutions
Guests visited the showcase area of 3D-printed models.
Guests gazed at the 3D-printed model of Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF).
Guests looked around the 3D-printed bridge model.
HKICBIM Committee Member Sr. Li Ho Fai Clayton and Mr. Chung from AECOM.
Founding President of HKICBIM, Sr. Wong Kin Michael (left) gestured with guest.
HKICBIM Vice President Ir. Au Shiu Kin David (second from right), Honorary Secretary Sr. Cheu Yuk Yi Yvonne (left) shared the moment with guests.
The establishment ceremony was held inside Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Hong Kong Science Park.
HKICBIM Founding President Sr. Wong Kin Michael addressed the audience at the opening of the establishment ceremony of HKICBIM.
Sr. Wong Kin Michael hoped to bring stakeholders together sharing BIM expertise in a single platform, and creating common language.
HKICBIM Committee Member Sr. Li Ho Fai Clayton shared the experience of building reality model of the Hong Kong Science Park.
Honorary Treasurer Mr. Liu Chun Kit (left), and Committee Member Sr. Yip Hon Wah Frankie talked about their experience in applying BIM in civil construction.
Committee Member of HKICBIM, Sr. Yip Hon Wah Frankie
Honorary Treasurer of HKICBIM, Mr. Liu Chun Kit
Dr. Maggie Mai (centre) from Robotics Platform, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks
Mr. Freddie Ho (centre) from Bentley Systems Hong Kong
Ms. Annie Wong (centre) from Leica Geosystems
Mr. Steve Chan (centre) from Chain Technology Development
Mr. Vincent Hou from Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute
The Committee of HKICBIM, from left to right: Honorary Treasurer Mr. Liu Chun Kit, Committee Member Sr. Yip Hon Wah Frankie, Founding President Sr. Wong Kin Michael, Vice President Ir. Au Shiu Kin David, Honorary Secretary Sr. Cheu Yuk Yi Yvonne, Committee Member Sr. Li Ho Fai Clayton, Committee Member Mr. Wong Chi Pan Billy
The Committee toasted to the guests to celebrate the establishment of HKICBIM
To mark its official establishment, the Hong Kong Institute of Civil and Building Information Management (HKICBIM) held an establishment ceremony at Charles K. Kao Auditorium, Hong Kong Science Park, on 22 September 2017, under the auspices of the Founding President, Sr. Wong Kin, Michael.
In his opening speech, Michael addressed the current development of Building Information Modelling（BIM）and shared his vision of the BIM application in future. ‘Besides reducing the amendments in the construction process and lowering project costs, BIM could raise the safety level of the projects by simulating construction steps to spot potential danger.’ said Michael.
By establishing Hong Kong’s first Civil BIM institute, HKICBIM, Michael hoped to bring stakeholders together sharing BIM expertise in a single platform, and creating common language. ‘Now, the industry is lack of common language which leads to problems when using BIM.’ he said. ‘We earlier began to collect opinions from professionals in different fields to help establishing Level of Details（LOD）.’ He added that HKICBIM is building an online database of high quality BIM objects, which provides free access for registered members, expected to be released at the end of this year.
Following Michael’s speech, Sr. Li Ho Fai, Clayton, committee member of HKICBIM, made a speech to highlight the relationship between Civil BIM and smart city. By demonstrating with the 3D reality model of the Hong Kong Science Park, he explained the Civil BIM could record and show the entire city with accurate 3D coordinates, then add other technologies on top, to form the basis of a smart city.
Next in the sharing session, the Honorary Treasurer, Mr Liu Chun Kit, and committee member Sr. Yip Hon Wah, Frankie, have talked about their experience in applying BIM in civil construction which used a geo-referenced BIM to spot and resolve problems. ‘We could achieve very detailed assembly procedure with the help of BIM.’ said Liu. ‘It is not only animation, but a simulation of construction lifting in reality. An accurate BIM could even predict whether the lifting process could lead to collision and evaluate potential risk to raise the safety level.’
After the ceremony speeches, Founding President, Sr. Wong Kin, Michael, and Vice President, Ir. Au Shiu Kin, David, presented souvenir gifts to all the guest of honors, including Dr. Maggie Mai (Robotics Platform, Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks), Mr. Vincent Hou (Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute), Mr. Freddie Ho (Bentley Systems), Ms. Annie Wong (Leica Geosystems), and Mr. Steve Chan (Chain Technology Development).
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Hong Kong Institute of Civil and Building Information Management (HKICBIM) is a newly formed institute which provides an informative platform for civil and building counterparts to network and exchange civil Building Information Modeling (BIM) knowledge. HKICBIM aims to foster technological innovation and accelerate the adoption of Civil and Building Information Modeling Management in the Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) industry.
The Articles and By-Laws set out the HKICBIM objectives of establishment, grades of membership, structure and management, professional conduct, and other rules relevant to conduct the affairs of HKICBIM. In addition, the By-Laws may be revised and supplemented periodically as and when necessary.
