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Phil Schacht, CEO Hanson signing the IQA Membership Pledge

The Institute of Quarrying Australia's (IQA) Membership Pledge - an initiative also recently undertaken in the UK - has been designed to assist the organisation in communicating value, and the value proposition to the industry and companies who are involved with the IQA.

The Institute of Quarrying Hong Kong Branch, with other Professional Institutions, was invited by the Hong Kong Government to be a member of the Working Group on the redrafting of the ‘Cavern Geoguide’, which was published January 2018.

Following on from the recent AGM, which took place 6th March 2018, we are pleased to announce the newly elected Council Committee member and the office bearers for the Institute of Quarrying Hong Kong branch.

We are please to announce Xannat Minerals SRL General Manager for Romania and Black Sea Region, Adrian Iordache became the very first Romanian citizen to become a Member of the Institute of Quarrying.

We are pleased to announce the newly elected Council Committee members and the office bearers for IQ Hong Kong who were duly proposed and seconded in the AGM held earlier this week.

Back row from left to right: Ng Heong Chen, Raymond Ng, Stephanie Lau, Lorretta and Eddie Pak Chung TSANG, Pat and Don Johnson. Front Row from left to right: Hilary Morgan and Antony Morgan, David Chen, Alfred K H Chan.

On a recent trip to China, IQ President Antony Morgan visited the Institutes Hong Kong branch, further strengthening the close working relationship that has been developed with them.

Following on from the success of our 2015 Middle East event, we are pleased to announce we will be returning to the UAE, 11 April 2016 with our follow up event running under the theme of 'Quarrying and the Environment'. You can book your tickets here.

Following on from the success of our 2015 Middle East event, we are pleased to announce we will be returning to the UAE, 11 April 2016 with our follow up event running under the theme of 'Quarrying and the Environment'.

The Institute of Quarrying has recently held its Extracting Excellence event in Dubai. The theme of the event was to help operators identify ways to efficiently manage their operations in order to maximise profits.

The Institute of Quarrying has created a high profile event to support the minerals extractive industry in the Middle East. The Extracting Excellence event is due to take place at the Hilton Ras Al Khaimah on Monday, 26 October 2015.