# New Board to Lead the Professional Engineers

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2021-02-15T03:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-board-to-lead-the-professional-engineers-2021
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial

## Featured rationale

The Board’s focus on safety, productivity, digitalisation and resilience could support higher professional standards and more efficient delivery across Singapore’s construction and built-environment sectors.

## AI summary

Er. Lim Peng Hong was elected President of the 15-member Professional Engineers Board on 21 January 2021 for a term ending 31 December 2023.

## Original article

The Ministry of National Development (MND) and the Professional Engineers Board (PEB) announced today the following appointment change in the Board for the PEB:

• Er. Ho Siong Hin (何祥兴) has relinquished his appointment as the President of the PEB.

• Er. Lim Peng Hong (林冰鸿) has been elected as the President of the PEB on 21 January 2021 for a three-year term ending 31 December 2023.

Er. Lim Peng Hong is the Managing Director of PH Consulting Pte Ltd, an engineering consultancy specialising in civil engineering design work and Design for Safety. He is a Past President of the Association of Consulting Engineering Singapore and was conferred the National University of Singapore Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award in 2018. As the President of the PEB, he leads a 15-member Board, which took office on 1 January 2021.

The Board comprises six members elected by the community of Professional Engineers (PEs), six members appointed by the Minister for National Development and three ex-officio members. Eight of the 15 Board members are new to the PEB (full list at Annex A).

The new Board will continue to build on the good work by previous leaders to raise the standard and profile of professional engineering practice in Singapore. In taking office as the President of the PEB, Er. Lim said, “I look forward to working with the Professional Engineers community and that we continue to uplift our quality to ensure public safety. As we go through this period of uncertainty, the Board will look into ways to overcome challenges faced by Professional Engineers, including how to re-engineer for the new normal, particularly in the areas of productivity, digitalisation, and building resilience. We will also continue to transform our registration process into one that would be one-stop and fully paperless by maximising the use of technology.”

MND and PEB welcome the new Board members and also express deep appreciation for the eight Board members who have completed their term of office (see Annex B) for their invaluable contributions towards the engineering profession.

MND would especially like to thank Er. Ho Siong Hin for his 15-year stewardship at the PEB. During his time, Er. Ho had overseen the implementation of the new prescribed branch for PEs in chemical engineering and 5 new Specialist PEs in Crane, Access Platform, Pressure Vessel, Protective Security and Tunnelling Engineering. This has greatly helped to ensure public safety in these areas. To further develop the profession, he led the launch of the inaugural Innovative PE Award to encourage innovativeness and entrepreneurship amongst PEs. He also launched the book “Engineers as Urban System Innovators” jointly published with the Centre for Liveable Cities to inspire new generation of engineers to scale greater engineering achievements.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 新一届董事会领导专业工程师

国家发展部（MND）与专业工程师局（PEB）今日宣布，专业工程师局董事会作出以下任命调整：

• 何祥兴工程师（Er. Ho Siong Hin）已卸任专业工程师局主席职务。

• 林冰鸿工程师（Er. Lim Peng Hong）已于2021年1月21日当选专业工程师局主席，任期三年，至2023年12月31日结束。

林冰鸿工程师是PH Consulting Pte Ltd的董事总经理，该公司是一家专注于土木工程设计与安全设计（Design for Safety）的工程咨询公司。他曾任新加坡咨询工程师协会（Association of Consulting Engineering Singapore）会长，并于2018年获颁新加坡国立大学杰出工程校友奖。作为专业工程师局主席，他领导一个由15名成员组成的董事会，该董事会于2021年1月1日就职。

董事会由六名由专业工程师（PE）社群选举产生的成员、六名由国家发展部部长委任的成员，以及三名当然成员组成。15名董事会成员中，有八名为新加入专业工程师局者（完整名单见附件A）。

新一届董事会将在历任领导人既有成果的基础上，继续提升新加坡专业工程执业的标准与形象。林工程师在就任专业工程师局主席时表示：“我期待与专业工程师社群携手合作，持续提升我们的素质，以确保公众安全。在当前充满不确定性的时期，董事会将探讨如何应对专业工程师所面临的挑战，包括如何为新常态重新调整工程实践，尤其是在生产力、数码化与增强韧性等领域。我们也将继续通过最大限度运用科技，将注册流程转型为‘一站式’且全面无纸化的流程。”

国家发展部与专业工程师局欢迎新任董事会成员，并对八名已完成任期的董事会成员（见附件B）为工程专业所作出的宝贵贡献，致以深切谢意。

国家发展部尤其感谢何祥兴工程师在专业工程师局15年的掌舵领导。在任期间，何工程师督导落实了化学工程这一新规定专业分支，以及吊机、登高作业平台、压力容器、防护安全与隧道工程等五个新的专科专业工程师类别。这在很大程度上有助于确保这些领域的公众安全。为进一步推动专业发展，他主导推出首届“创新专业工程师奖”（Innovative PE Award），以鼓励专业工程师的创新精神与创业精神。他还与宜居城市中心（Centre for Liveable Cities）联合出版《Engineers as Urban System Innovators》一书，激励新一代工程师成就更高的工程伟业。