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Ir LAM Sai-hung, JP

Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5 December 2018

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Smart City ．Innovative Stormwater Management

Smart City -

high quality of life, substantiality, efficiency and safety

Smart Mobility Smart Living Smart Environment Smart People Smart Government Smart Economy

• Six major areas for Hong Kong to go smart
• How does innovative stormwater management associate with the smart city

vision?

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1966 – North Point 1997 – Mong Kok 2008 – Sheung Wan

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3-pronged Approach for Stormwater Management

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Hong Kong West Drainage Tunnel Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Tank

Flooding Blackspots

Flooding Blackspots: 90 in 1995

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in 2008

Flood Prevention Asset

Since 1989 Total Project Cost

~HKD 28 billion

~2400 km Storm Drains ~360 km River Channels ~ 21 km Drainage Tunnels (4 nos.) 4 nos. Stormwater Storage Tanks 27 nos. Village Polder Schemes

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Climate Change

Heng Fa Chuen 16.8.2018

https://coconuts.co/hongkong/news/hong-kong-observatory-issues-red-rainstorm-warning-possible-black-come/ http://www.spiegel.de/international/a-897494.html

Anderson Road Quarry Site Lake Park

• Concept of multiple use of land
• Reduce Heat Island Effect

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Multiple Use of Land

Resilience - the capacity of systems concerned to cope with a hazardous

event or trend or disturbance, responding or reorganizing in ways that maintain their essential function, identity and structure, while also maintaining the capacity for adaption, learning and transformation.

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Resilience to Climate Impacts

Design to against Natural Disaster?

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/tsunamis/

Resilience

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Education Drill

Flood Proof Flooded

Demountable Flood Barrier

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Drainage for a Smart and Liveable City

Thank You

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