[FULL] Technical Visit to Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Scheme (Contract No. DC/2012/03)

Date, time & venue 
2017-10-07;9:30am –12:00noon;Happy Valley Recreation Ground – 1 Sport Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong Island

Programme Highlight

During the Major rainstorms in 2000, 2006 and 2008, server flooding incidents occurred at Happy Valley and adjacent areas. To relief  the flooding hazards of the Happy Valley catchment, the HKSAR has commissioned three major flood relief projects in the northern Hong Kong Island.

Contract DC/2012/03 is one of the three flood relief projects in the northern Hong Kong Island. This included construction of an underground stormwater storage tank with implementing a water harvesting systems. The reclaimed water will be used for on-site irrigation and for toilet flushing. This water recovery system gathering and reusing water, which providing an effective and sustainable method for water resources conserving in Hong Kong.

This technical visit will start with a brief introduction to DC/2012/03 and follow by site walk to major facilities on site.

Fee

Free of charge

Registration & Enquiries

• Number of participants is limited to 20 on a first-come first-served basis with priority given to members of HKIE Civil Division.
• Applicants who have already successfully registered to or participated in more than FIVE (5) visits organised by Civil Division in the session 2017-18 will be given lower priority during the process of registration.
• Please visit the HKIE website http://cv.hkie.org.hk for online registration.
• Only successful applicants will be notified on or before 02 October 2017.

For enquiries, please contact Mr. Charles Chan at Tel: 6496 2203 or via email: enq.cvd.hkie@gmail.com