Details:
Date: 30 March 2026 (Monday)
Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm (Registration at 6:50pm)
Venue: Chan Yat Mei Sophie Room, HKIE HQ, Causeway Bay
Programme Highlight:
Effective operation and maintenance (O&M) of hospital engineering systems are essential for ensuring safe, efficient, and uninterrupted clinical services. Unlike other industries where system failures may lead to inconvenience or financial loss, disruptions within healthcare environment can have life-threatening consequences.
In this technical seminar, our honourable speaker will share extensive frontline experience. To exploring the complexities of managing diverse building services systems such as electrical supply, heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), medical gas systems, and infection control infrastructures. The presentation will also cover lessons learned and the unique challenges of managing high-stakes healthcare environments, offering valuable insights into optimizing system performance, ensuring regulatory compliance, and enhancing patient safety. Members will gain insights into the latest trends and best practices in hospital O&M, learn strategies for regulatory compliance and risk management, and acquire tools to enhance the safety and efficiency of healthcare environments.
Speaker(s):
Ir Vitus CHOI,
Ir Choi is a veteran in the field of building services engineering with over 49 years of extensive experience in the O&M of building services installations across public and private sectors. Beginning his career as a craft apprentice, he advanced through progressively senior roles, gaining in-depth technical knowledge in electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems, energy management, and regulatory compliance.
He dedicated over 31 years of service in local public hospitals, taking on a managerial role in 1997 to lead operation and maintenance for healthcare facilities, oversee system upgrades, and ensure reliable support for clinical operations. Since 2021, he has served as Facility Management Advisor at a leading local private hospital, where for five years he has focused on strengthening infrastructure resilience, advancing sustainability, and optimizing system performance.
He is a Registered Professional Engineer, member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, member of the Institution of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management and a founding member of Building Services Operation and Maintenance Executives Society.
Language:
Cantonese with English Terminology
CPD Certificate:
An electronic copy of CPD attendance certificate (1-hour) will be issued to the participants with over 80% attendance within one month after the seminar by email. The organizer reserves the right to disqualify and terminate those non-properly registered participants.
Registration & Enquiry:
The seminar is free of charge and prior registration is required. The number of participants is limited to 80 in-person attendees. Members can select the preference for the mode of attendance. For prior registration, please register at the enrolment website: https://forms.gle/rUZLB7g7FEr8hK288
Application will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis and priority will be given to members of HKIE-BSD, CIBSE-HKR and ASHRAE-HKC. Successful members will be informed by a confirmation email on or before 23 March 2026.
For any enquiries, please contact Ir Steven Poon at 6074-1830 or email: hkiebsd.seminar@gmail.com.
The original flyer can be downloaded here.