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Site Visit – DSD Contract No.: DC/2022/01 Drainage Improvement Works in Tsim Sha Tsui

Date, Time

Date – 27 July 2024 (Saturday), 09:30am –11:30am

 

Venue:

The Urban Council Centenary Garden, Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui East

https://maps.app.goo.gl/65UYDLrVRnY2gXQSA

 

Programme Highlight

Areas along and adjacent to Chatham Road South between Granville Road and Austin Avenue in Tsim Sha Tsui has first appeared with flooding since 1995 and is one of the four flooding blackspots currently remained in Hong Kong. This project of Contract No. DC/2022/01 is to alleviate the future flooding hazard, comprising of stormwater pumping scheme and the associated drainage improvement works. This Contract includes the following works:

  • An underground stormwater storage tank, a pump house, associated pipeworks, electrical & mechanical (E&M) works;
  • Construction of break pressure chamber connecting to an existing box culvert and modification of the existing box culvert;
  • Drainage works by trenchless construction method beneath Chatham Road South, Austin Avenue, Observatory Road, Granville Road and Cameron Road as well as minor works by open trench method;
  • Re-provision of a new LCSD’s toilet and demolition of the existing LCSD’s toilet and its associated utilities;
  • Reinstatement of the Urban Council Centenary Garden
  • Transplanting works
  • Utility diversions

 

Fee

Free of charge

 

Registration & Enquiries

  • The maximum number of participants is limited to 25 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 2024-25 will be given lower priority during the process of registration.
  • Please fill the google form as https://forms.gle/PCdD4tyqgnMfQSp77 for online registration.
  • Applicants are required to provide YOUR EMAIL, COMPANY NAME and YOUR POSITION for registration.
  • Only successful applicants will be notified on or before the visit by email.

 

For enquiries, please contact Ir Charles Tse at 9270 3384 or Mr. Philip Wong at 6908 8920 or via email: enq.cvd.hkie@gmail.com.