Chairman Message 2023/2024
First of all, I would like to thank my peers who
elected me as the Chairman for the session 2023/2024. I am grateful for the previous chairmen and
through their leadership and the committee’s steadfastness, all who are
volunteers, have pushed through the pandemic to emerge at the other end, a
little bruised but very much in one piece and “ops check normal”.
The Aircraft Division’s success is under pinned by the
success of aviation in Hong Kong. Hong
Kong is seeing a resurgence in air travel, but still lags our Asian peers and
further blunted by a dire skills crunch.
There is a strong demand for engineers, mechanics and technicians in
Hong Kong with many former colleagues leaving for new careers in Hong Kong or
abroad. The Division supports
initiatives to bring in these professionals from the Greater Bay area but also
to ensure smooth application process for those who come from other parts of the
world.
The Division is here to serve our members and Hong
Kong and it is the Committee’s mission to prepare members and the industry with
knowledge tools they need, working with best in class partners here and
abroad.
Like other Divisions, we are rolling out our Aircraft Engineer Development Scheme programme for young engineers again. We have resumed our
training activities, site visits and lectures, some run in association with the
Royal Aeronautical Society (Hong Kong Branch).
The Division is about to launch our sponsorship of young engineers
studying at university and aspire to join the aviation industry.
We look forward to seeing you at one of our activities
and as President
Ir Dr Barry Lee, theme says, the Aircraft Division is about “We Engineer, We
Serve”.
Ir Darryl CHAN
Chairman,
Aircraft Division