# New President Leads the Professional Engineers Board

- **Source:** Ministry of National Development
- **Published:** 2015-01-26T03:00:00.000Z
- **Author:** Ministry of National Development
- **Original:** https://www.mnd.gov.sg/newsroom/press-releases/view/new-president-leads-the-professional-engineers-board
- **Topics:** Commercial & Industrial

## Featured rationale

The new Board’s commitment to professional standards may support engineering quality across Singapore’s built environment, potentially strengthening confidence in construction and infrastructure delivery.

## AI summary

Er. Ho Siong Hin was elected President of the 15-member Professional Engineers Board on 9 January 2015 for a three-year term ending 31 December 2017.

## Original article

President and Board Composition 

Er. Ho Siong Hin (何祥兴), Divisional Director, Occupational Safety & Health Division and Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health, Ministry of Manpower, has been elected as the President of the Professional Engineers Board (PEB) on 9 Jan 2015 for a three-year term ending 31 Dec 2017. He will lead a 15-member Board, which took office on 1 Jan 2015. 

The Board comprises three ex-officio members, six members appointed by the Minister for National Development and six members elected by the community of professional engineers (PEs). Of the fifteen Board members, six are new members while nine have served in the previous Board. (See Annex A for the full list of Board members) 

The new Board will continue to build on the work of the earlier one to raise the standard and profile of professional engineering practice in Singapore. In recognition of the efforts and achievements of the previous Board, Er. Ho said, ‘I would like to place on record my appreciation of the previous Board led by Er. Lau Joo Ming who spearheaded a number of initiatives such as the registration of specialist professional engineers in amusement ride engineering, conduct of a public consultation exercise to seek feedback on proposed amendments to the PE Act and introduction of the Distinguished PE Award.’ 

Commenting on his appointment, Er. Ho said, ‘I look forward to working closely with our stakeholders, in particular the Universities, Institution of Engineers Singapore and the Association of Consulting Engineers Singapore. The Board is committed to the advancement of the profession to support the needs of industries as well as working with the PE community to meet diverse needs. 

Stepping down 

Six Board members have stepped down from the PEB after completing their term of office (see Annex B). 

The Ministry of National Development (MND) and PEB would like to welcome the new Board members and also express deep appreciation for the outgoing members for their invaluable contributions towards the professional engineering profession.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 新主席领导专业工程师管理局

主席及管理局组成

人力部职业安全与健康司司长兼工作场所安全与健康专员工程师何祥兴（Er. Ho Siong Hin），于2015年1月9日当选为专业工程师管理局（PEB）主席，任期三年，至2017年12月31日止。他将领导一支15人管理局，该管理局于2015年1月1日就职。

管理局由三名当然成员、六名由国家发展部长委任的成员，以及六名由专业工程师（PEs）社群选出的成员组成。十五名管理局成员中，六人为新成员，九人曾在上一届管理局任职。（完整成员名单见附件A）

新一届管理局将继续巩固前届工作，提升新加坡专业工程执业的标准与形象。在肯定前届管理局的努力与成就时，何工程师表示：“我谨此记录对刘裕明工程师（Er. Lau Joo Ming）领导的前届管理局的谢意，该局推动了多项举措，例如游乐设施工程专科专业工程师注册、就《专业工程师法令》拟议修订进行公众咨询，以及设立杰出专业工程师奖。”

谈及其任命，何工程师说：“我期待与各方持份者密切合作，尤其是各大学、新加坡工程师学会及新加坡咨询工程师协会。管理局致力于推动专业发展以支持产业需求，并与专业工程师社群携手满足多元需要。

卸任

六名管理局成员在完成任期后卸任（见附件B）。

国家发展部（MND）及专业工程师管理局欢迎新任管理局成员，并对卸任成员为专业工程界所作出的宝贵贡献深表感谢。