Organised by HKIE-EVD

Date, Assembly Time & Place

19^th June 2019, 6:30 pm-8:00pm, HKIE Headquarters, 9/F, Chan Mei Yee Sophie Room

Programme Highlights:-

The expansion of the Tai Po Water Treatment works (WTW) forms part of the overall strategy to enhance the resilience of the water supply system in Hong Kong.  Together with Sha Tin WTW, Tai Po WTW serves over 3 million customers.  Through expanding Tai Po WTW, the Water Supplies Department of Hong Kong SAR (WSD) aims to achieve a balanced distribution of treatment capacity territory-wide and maintain expansion flexibility to meet future demand.  The project will provide improved water quality (4-log or 99.99% inactivation of water borne pathogens), enhanced environmental safety by reducing chlorine usage, and sustainable best practices in water and energy efficiency.  The state-of-art innovative design incorporates onsite generation ozone and chlorine.  
In this technical seminar, the unique story of developing Tai Po WTW in phases, from being initiated by the population need as a strategic installation in the past, transforming to the present expansion for water supply reliability enhancement and leveraging future inspiration to the waterworks counterparts will be presented.  As a model of sustainability innovation, the presentation will also discuss how  the sustainable core values of reserving the resources, protecting the environment and caring the people are integrated in Tai Po WTW from the early planning stage through design, construction, operation and engagement.  Maintaining plant operation continuously throughout the construction of multi-level concrete structures supported by bored piles was achieved through meticulous planning and disciplined execution of the civil works.  Layout of the construction activities was strategically developed to avoid any potential contamination of the treated water.  Integrating the new electrical and mechanical works required taking parts or entire water treatment works offline temporarily.  With close coordination with WSD operation staff, the electrical and mechanical works were completed without any interruption to delivery of potable water to customers.

Speaker

Mr. Samson Chan, Senior Engineer/Consultants Management, Water Supplies Department, HKSARG

Mr. Chan is the senior engineer in WSD responsible for the implementation of Tai Po WTW Expansion project.

Mr. Stephen Ting,  Senior Resident Engineer, Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited

Mr. Ting leads the process team at Tai Po WTW Expansion Contract.   He has more than 23 years’ experience in the field of process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation.  He has extensive experience in design, construction, supervision and commissioning of water, wastewater and process engineering works. He has over 23 years experience on large public infrastructure projects; including  award winning works in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Taiwan, China, USA and New Zealand.

Mr. Laurence Wong, Project Manager, China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited

Mr. Wong has over 20 years working experience in civil engineering field.  He has been a key member in the project management team for Tai Po WTW Expansion Contract.  Mr. Wong has Bachelor Degree in Civil and Structural Engineering from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 1998.  He is a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers since 2012.

Mr Raymond Yem, Assistant Manager, Water and Solid Waste, ATAL Engineering Limited.

Mr Yem leads the design, procurement, installation, testing and commissioning of mechanical and electrical works of Tai Po WTW Expansion. He has over 27 years of design, build, and operation of municipal water, waste water and solid waste treatment facilities.   Mr. Yem has a bachelor degree in chemical engineering, a master degree in business administration and a master of science degree in interdisciplinary design management.  He is a corporate member of HKIE under environmental discipline.  

Registration & Enquiries

The seminar is free of charge with maximum of participants of 80.  It will be conducted in English.  For registration, please complete the online enrollment form in EV Division website (http://ev.hkie.org.hk/).  Successful applicants will be notified before the event.  For enquiries, please contact Mr Norman Cheng at 94676833.  Attendance certificate will be awarded after seminar.