The Chartered Institute
of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK) is the professional
body for those engaged in various sectors of transport and logistics,
including air, sea and land, for both passengers and freight transportation.
The Chartered Institute of Transport (CIT) was formed in the United
Kingdom in 1919 as the Institute of Transport and became a Chartered
Institute in 1926. The Institute first set up the Hong Kong Branch
in 1968 and it was upgraded to the HK Section in 1972. On 1 October
1991, the HK Section was upgraded to National Council status and renamed
as the Chartered Institute of Transport in Hong Kong (CITHK). This
change gave CITHK the authority to handle all institute matters independently.
The membership of CILTHK
is now around 1,900 and broadly ranges from experienced senior managers
to junior staff in the industries of shipping, logistics, airline,
railway, road, public transport, government, educational institutes
and consultancy.
In line with the change
of the International Institute and in recognition of the fact that
the fields of transport and logistics are complementary and highly
interdependent and have a big overlap of activities and competence,
the Institute was renamed as the Chartered Institute of Logistics
and Transport in Hong Kong (CILTHK) in July 2001.
