The conference and meeting of the Asean Federation of Electrical Engineering Contractors (AFEEC) and the Federation of Asian Pacific Electrical Contractors Associations (FAPECA) for 2012 was organised in Hong Kong. The event held on 4th & 5th June 2012 was hosted by the Hong Kong Electrical Contractors Association (HKECA). To make the event more meaningful, activities were timed to coincide with the exhibition of Build4Asia. It is a four-in-one sustainable architecture, design, building services & electrical engineering exhibition held from 4th to 6th June 2012, at Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Strong friendship – Delegates posing after the FAPECA Board Meeting.

This annual conference and meeting drew participation from respective national associations including Association of Indonesian Electrical and Mechanical Contractors (AKLI), Korea Electrical Contractors Association (KECA), National Electrical and Communications Association, Australia (NECA Australia), Singapore Electrical Conractors and Licensed Electrical Workers Association (SECA), Society of Philippine Electrical Contractors & Suppliers (SPECS), Taiwan Electrical Contractors Association (TECA), Thai Electrical & Mechanical Contractors Association (TEMCA), HKECA and TEEAM.

On 4th June 2012, after the opening of Build4Asia in the morning, a conference themed “Human Resources Issues in the Electrical Contracting Industry” was organised. Each country presented a paper addressing human resources issue in their own countries with similar focus on shortage of skilled human resources across the board. In the evening, a welcome dinner was hosted by HKECA at Maxim’s Palace with a variety of entertainments such as lion dance, musical instrument “erhu” performance and “face change” performance. Souvenirs were exchanged as a tradition between the host and AFEEC & FAPECA members to mark their continuous friendly bonding.

The next morning on 5th June 2012 saw the 50th AFEEC Council Meeting and 26th FAPECA Executive Board Meeting being convened smoothly. Members had the opportunity to exchange views on current engineering practices and global trends. In the evening, a farewell dinner was held at the Mariners’ Club. It was a fun-filling farewell with karaoke singing and the climax was the beer competition. HKECA emerged champion again to defend their title which they won twelve years ago when Hong Kong was the host.

TEEAM delegates wish to record their gratitude to HKECA for their warm hospitality and flawless arrangements. The event was fruitful and memorable, and everyone certainly had a great time. AKLI Indonesia will take on the 2013 event which will be hosted in the lovely Bali Island.