Land is a scarce resource in Hong Kong, especially in the urban areas. The geological
conditions and topography of Hong Kong offer a great opportunity for placing suitable
facilities in rock caverns. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region has recently completed
a suite of strategic planning and technical studies to facilitate optimal
use of underground space as part of urban planning aiming at enhancing the use of
rock caverns to support Hong Kong's pursuit of sustainable development.
This Joint Conference will provide a platform for Hong Kong engineers and planners
to meet and share experience with our overseas counterparts on international experiences
on the planning and development of underground space, in particular on the potential
of optimal use of rock caverns through creative planning in Hong Kong. To planners,
the Conference will help to promote the concept of systematic pursuance of opportunities
for use of underground space. To engineers, the Conference will provide useful update
on the opportunities and challenges ahead. The Conference will also help provide
an opportunity for planners and engineers to appreciate the other profession's perspective,
to produce synergy.
Photo Album
Photos taken at the Conference are attached here for your retention.
Day 1 of the Conference
Day 2 of the Conference
Technical Visit
Guest of Honour
Mrs Carrie LAM, the Secretary for Development of the Government of the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region.
Conference Programme (A programme is attached here and the presentation powerpoints
of speakers in PDF format have inserted on the programme)
The Conference will be a two-day event.
Day 1 will comprise mostly of invited lectures on outstanding examples of optimal
use of underground space from cities outside Hong Kong together with broad discussions
of issues for successful implementation of underground facility projects. A tentative
programme is as follows.
1. Optimal use of underground space in Hong Kong - the new era
2. Overseas cases of optimal use of underground space through planning, e.g. Helsinki,
Singapore and Mainland China
3. Other key issues, e.g. land right, ventilation, fire safety, environmental considerations
4. General review on cavern engineering
5. Cost and benefit considerations
6. User perspectives
Day 2 of the Conference will be devoted to deeper examination of technical aspects
of development and use of underground space, with two key notes to set the scene
and other speakers selected from papers submitted to the Conference. It will cover
the following topics.
1. Town planning concepts and tools for use of underground space
2. Planning underground facilities for community acceptance
3. Engineering geology, site selection and ground investigation
4. Geotechnical engineering and rock mechanics for underground space development
5. Other design considerations including construction logistics, cavern environment,
ventilation, fire safety and emergency evacuation
6. Case examples of underground facility schemes: successes and failures
7. Case history of underground facility project implementation
Conference Proceedings
The Conference Proceedings(web version) is attached here for your earlier preview.
Technical Visits
Limited places for technical visits to active or completed cavern projects on Hong
Kong Island on the Sunday after the Conference to be offered on a first-come-first-served
basis. Details of the Visits will be provided in due course.
Welcome Dinner
Welcome Dinner will be held on 23 September 2011 at "The Salisbury" - YMCA of Hong Kong at a
registration fee of HK$500 per person. Accompanying guests will be charged at the same rate as
participants.
Student Competition
A "Rock Caverns – Creativity Unlimited" competition is being held among secondary schools in association with the Conference to promote the idea of underground space for development of Hong Kong.
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Mr AU Choi Kai Director, Buildings Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Prof LEE In Mo President, International Tunnelling and Underground Space Association |
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Prof Khaled BEN LETAIEF Dean, School of Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
Mr Jimmy C F LEUNG Director, Planning Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Ir CHAN Chi Chiu Director, Drainage Services Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Ir Gregory C H LO Director, Fire Services Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Ir Stephen H C CHAN Director, Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Ir MA Lee Tak Director, Water Supplies Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Ir CHEW Tai Chong Projects Director, MTR Corporation Limited |
Ir Prof TENG Jin Guang Dean, Faculty of Construction and Land Use, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
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Ms Ada Y S FUNG Deputy Director of Development and Construction, Housing Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Mr Mark VENHOEK Chief Executive Officer, SITA Waste Services Limited |
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Ir HON Chi Keung Director, Civil Engineering and Development Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
Ir WAI Chi Sing Permanent Secretary for Development (Works), The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Dr Suzanne LACASSE Managing Director, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute |
Ms Anissa S Y WONG Permanent Secretary for the Environment / Director, Environmental Protection Department, The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
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Ir Prof LEE Chack Fan Chair Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong |
Sponsorship Opportunities
For details of sponsorship programme, please contact
the Conference Secretariat, Miss Barbara KWOK at (852) 2830 9071 or by
email.
Full Paper Submission
For authors of accepted abstracts, please download the Guidelines for Preparing Full Papers , Full Paper Template and a
Copyright Consent Form for your use of the Submission of Full Papers.
Who Should Attend
The Conference aims at introducing this emerging field of urban and infrastructure
development to senior practitioners and regulators with duties of longer-term business
planning for their organisations. The Conference will be of interest to policy makers,
governmental officials, engineers, planners, contractors, developers, consultants
and academicians.
Language
Presentations and discussions will be conducted in English, with Mandarin-English
simultaneous interpretation. Proceedings and papers will be in English.
Online Registration
Participants could register for either one of the days. To enjoy the early-bird
discount, registrations have to be made on or before 23 August 2011.
Registrations should be made via the online registration programme (Closed).
Registration Fee
Location
"The Salisbury" - YMCA of Hong Kong.
Enquiries
Miss Barbara KWOK
Conference & Function Section
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Tel: (852) 2895 4446
Fax: (852) 2203 4133
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| Attendance to the Daily Programme and Lunch on the specified date | Technical Visit (Limited Places) |
A Copy of Conference Proceedings | |||
| Day Registration | Early-Bird (Registration made on or before 23 August 2011) |
HK$1,000 | 23 September 2011 |  |
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| HK$1,000 | 24 September 2011 | |
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| Normal Registration | HK$1,200 | 23 September 2011 | |
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| HK$1,200 | 24 September 2011 | |
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