Construction Industry Council - Annual Report 2024

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 149 OPERATIONAL REVIEW Workplace System Enhancements • Completed the development of the Works Registration System and Event Registration System. The two systems established an IT- supported review process for all works to be carried out and events to be organised for review by relevant subject matter experts to reduce compliance, safety, and cybersecurity risks • The Staff Energising Programme Reward System facilitates employees to participate in and gain participation points for rewards from volunteering, learning, and sports events during their leisure time • Various meeting and event venues are upgraded with new Audio-Visual equipment to cater for CIC geographically diverse operations. Technology adoptions and modernisation • Introduced since May 2024, the ITD Brown Bag event invites colleagues and IT practitioners to share their project experience and how various IT solutions can enhance cybersecurity and productivity. The event series attracted over 500 attendees and gained popularity among CIC colleagues • The hosting infrastructure has fully adopted active-active architect which provides a high availability and resilience environment for CIC applications. The network and system availability have exceeded 99.9% overall uptime • Upgraded over 500 application and database servers to the latest supported operating system versions to maintain cybersecurity and optimise fault tolerance • Implemented application code scanning technology and code deployment pipelines to identify and remove vulnerabilities and programming loopholes. The overall application security was increased • The Hong Kong Construction Industry Trade Testing Centre further adopted digital means in their scheduling, written-test, workshop assessment, and post-testing survey which enhanced productivity and operational effectiveness • The Online Programme Application System for Hong Kong Institute of Construction was adopted for applications to over 300 HKIC programmes. The system also supports a wide range of electronic payments such as Alipay, WeChat Pay, Google Pay, Apple Pay, and PayMe. With many manual processes digitalised, the productivity and operational efficiency have improved significantly • The Property Management System for the Construction Sector Imported Labour Quarters was deployed to support accommodation and works order management of the quarters • The Stakeholder Relationship Management System (SRMS) for the Corporate Secretariat was deployed to manage memberships and appointments of the Council, Boards and Committees. This has benefited the Council in ease of information retrieval and better stakeholder engagement • Deployed the CIC Smart Waste Management Platform for the Environment & Sustainability Department, which assists Construction Site representatives in streamlining their operations by preparing necessary submissions to the Environmental Protection Department for landfills • Completed the development of the Frontline Personnel Safety Performance Recording System to support the recording of desired and undesired behaviours of workers with an aim to identify bad practices and habits for correction