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The dinner also marks a welcoming return to face-to-face dining and networking. IMechE Brunei Group was established in February 2017 and today, the group have approximately 330 members including students from educational institutions across Brunei Darussalam.
The invited guest of honour of the event was the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Development, Dr. Nor Imtihan Binti Haji Abdul Razak. Other invited guests included Datin Paduka Professor Dr Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Sr. Dayang Hajah Norhayati Binti Haji Mohd Yaakub, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Development and senior officers from the public sectors, professors, lecturers from Universiti Teknologi Brunei and Politeknik Brunei, members of IMechE and other engineers in the field of mechanical engineering.
The event started with the welcoming remarks from Ir Chin Lee Tuck, Chairman of IMechE Brunei Group followed by the presentation of certificates to the founding members of IMechE Brunei Group, and the recognition certificates by Board of Architect, Professional Engineers and Quantity Surveyor (BAPEQS) to the Institution.
The event also provided with two technical talks by Awg Hj Hairul Mohd Daud Bin Hj Abdul Karim, Deputy Permanent Secretary (Infocommunications), Ministry of Transport and Info communication (MTIC), titled as ‘4IR in Relation to the Engineering Community’. The other topic presented ‘Resetting Construction Industry with Digital Transformation’ by Professor Ir. Dr. Tan Chee Fai, Deputy Vice Chancellor of Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur as well as the National Productivity Champion of Malaysia Productivity Corporation, Ministry of International Trade & Industry Malaysia.
IMechE, Brunei Group Chairman – Ir. Chin lee tuck delivered his opening speech during the event to 110 attendances. Group photos of the with Guest of Honour Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Development, Dr. Nor Imtihan Binti Haji Abdul Razak(middle), Datin Paduka Professor Dr Dayang Hajah Zohrah binti Haji Sulaiman, Vice-Chancellor of Universiti Teknologi Brunei( Left of GOH), Sr. Dayang Hajah Norhayati Binti Haji Mohd Yaakub, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Development(Right of GOH), Chairman of IMechE Brunei Group, Ir Chin Lee Tuck, Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Transport and InfoCommunication Haji Hairul Abdul Karim and CEO of the Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry, Ir. Haji Jailani bin Haji Buntar.
From the right to left: Professor Ir Dr. Tan chee fai, Deputy vice chancellor of Infrastructure University of Kuala Lumpur, National Productivity Champion, Malaysia Productivity Corporation, Ministry of International Trade & Industry Malaysia, next to him is the Director General of Public Works department, Ir Hj Md Salleh Hj Abdul Karim, and President of the Institution of Surveyor, Engineers, and Architects, Brunei, Sr. Haji Mohammad Hanafi POKDGSDRDLU Haji Abdul Rahman.