Geology Reference
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cations of Regis-
tered Civil Engineer, Registered Geotechnical Engineer, Registered
Structural Engineer, Registered Mining Engineer, and so on, and it is
likely that the role of Registered Geologist will be established and
recognised in China soon. Currently, some engineering geologists do
achieve the status of Registered Geotechnical Engineer by taking
professional examinations.
Currently in China, there are professional quali
Hong Kong, which is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China,
has its own Institution of Engineers with an equivalent status to the
Institution of Civil Engineers in the UK. Engineering geologists, qua-
li
ed as chartered engineers through one of the UK institutions can
become members of HKIE through mutual recognition of societies, or
may become members through normal routes requiring graduation
from a recognised course with adequate engineering input, or by
taking additional professional examinations. This initial step must be
followed by a period of additional training and professional experi-
ence over a period of typically four or
s
relevant professional practice in Hong Kong, members of HKIE can
apply to become Registered Professional Geotechnical Engineers RPE(G).
Many other geologists and engineering geologists in Hong Kong
achieve chartered geologist (CGeol) status through the Geological
Society of London, and this requires the individual to follow a pre-
scribed course of training and experience, as detailed below. As noted
earlier, however, the quali
five years. After at least a year
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cation CGeol can be achieved by all
geologists who are members of the Geological Society of London and
does not in itself indicate knowledge or experience of engineering
practice.
A.2.1 Introduction
There are a number of professional institutions in the UK that govern
professional practice, to some degree, by setting out training routes
and requirements for their members, thereby setting standards.
Membership is conferred and recognised by letters that can be
appended to the member
s name, as in MICE (Member of the
Institution of Civil Engineers). Most institutions also act as learned
societies, publishing journals, books and offering their support to
conferences and meetings. Similar bodies exist in different countries
around the world and offer reciprocal recognition of quali
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cations,
allowing a member from one country to practice professionally
