Engineers Without Borders—Hong Kong (EWB-HK) was formed in the wake of the Sichuan earthquakes in May 2008. The appeal to the public gathered over two hundred professionals from the engineering and built environment sectors. From June 2008 to April 2009, EWB-HK sent teams of volunteer professionals to the quake areas 6 times. They assessed building damages, transferred skills on building stronger village houses to withstand earthquake, and carried out planning of village reconstruction with input from residents and local government.

Our Missions
Ever since July 2012 when EWB-HK reshaped its missions, we invariably set out our work in line with the new missions, which are repeated here:

- To accelerate betterment in life of disadvantaged communities and promote sustainable development through the empowerment of engineering means.
- To enhance the capacity of Hong Kong's professionals and the generations to come contributing to the communities in need.