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THE HONG KONG

ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETINNewsletter of CIWEM HK

Issue No. 1/2009-2010 July 2009

1. Chairmans Notes

Welcome to the first edition of CIWEM HK

Newsletter for the 2009/2010 term. It has been a great

honour to serve as the Chairman of CIWEM HK for

the term of 2008/2009, and I am delighted to serve as

the Chairman again for the upcoming term in order to

provide a sense of continuity, and hoping that my past

experience as Chairman can be an asset in the

upcoming term to further enhance CIWEM HKsreputation and status as a professional body, providing

impartial opinions to the government on the

formulating and execution of environmental policies

and providing quality events to our members. We

would like to take this opportunity to thank our

members for all their contribution, and wish for your

continual support in the upcoming years.

The past year has certainly been turbulent, starting

from the financial tsunami which has severely affected

the economy of the world, and obviously HK cannot

be an exception due to the trend of globalization. The

civil unrest in Thailand has also caused a great deal of

concern for the tourism industry. And over the past

few months another ominous act, the swine influenza,

is brewing in the wing and this, if appropriate actions

or preventive measures are not coordinated and

deployed in a proper manner, might in turn become a

great threat to human civilization.

As indicated in the Policy Address, environmental

protection will play a critical role in sustaining the

economy in the upcoming years. Projects such as solid

waste incineration facility, HATS expansion, district

cooling system in Kai Tak are among many mega-

environmental related schemes proposed by the

Government. The energy saving initiatives to combatclimate change is another indication that

environmental protection is no longer taken a back-

seat to economic growth, but that the environment

must be incorporated into the overall development

scheme to ensure sustainability in the future.

Sustainability is not only a word that can be applied to

the environmental industry, but a concept that can also

be incorporated to CIWEM HKs overall development.

There has been an alarming trend over the past few

years of reduction in member numbers and several

initiatives have been taken by the committee

members in an attempt to reverse this trend. I am

honoured to say that one of the major

accomplishments last year was the signing of the

reciprocal recognition agreement with four

disciplines (environmental, mechanical, chemical,

and civil) of HKIE in May 2009, in the presence of

our CIWEM president, Mr Alastair Moseley, and

International Director, Mr Paul Horton. A special

vote of thanks must be given to Kenny Wong, who

has dedicated his time and effort in completing thisagreement with HKIE. We certainly hope that the

signing of this RRA would be the first step in

attracting a new line of member and thus expanding

CIWEMs membership base.

CIWEM, being a unique institution that is comprised

of members having a diverse background, must

utilize this differentiation to create sustainability.

With the hard work of our committee members, a

string of quality events, of different nature, will be

organized for our members in the upcoming year. A

special event known as Water Saving Competition

2009 will be organized in the 2009/2010 term in

order to promote public awareness in saving drinkingwater, actively encourage public participation in

saving water resources, and take proactive and

contributory actions to reduce water consumption.

Please refer to the sections below regarding details of

the events that have been or will be organized by

CIWEM HK.

This is the first issue of the newsletter for the

2009/2010 term. I must express my most sincere

gratitude towards the committee members for their

commitment and dedication to the Institution. I

would also like to show my appreciation for the

different assistances that have been received byCIWEM HK. Your continual support will be crucial

to the success of CIWEM HK in the upcoming year!

Norman Cheng

Chairman of CIWEM HK

July 2009

The Chartered Institution of Water and

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2. Special Highlight of this Issue

CIWEM Cares about the Climate Change by Ms

Luciana Wong, Past Chairperson and current

Committee Member for Institutional Promotion of

CIWEM HK

Luciana was invited to chair session 1 of Post-2012

Climate Policies for Shipping workshop organized bythe Cambridge Centre for Climate Change Mitigation

Research, Department of Land Economy, University

of Cambridge on 21-22 May 2009. The working

relationship between CIWEM HK and Cambridge

Centre for Climate Change Mitigation Research was

established since January 2009 when Luciana arranged

for Terry Parker to conduct the Workshop on

Forecasting and Resolving Global Financial Crisis

2008 to 2020: Projections with E3MG in Hong Kong.

International shipping is a cornerstone of the global

economy as approximately 90% of world trade

involves shipping. Despite its importance and similarto many other transport modes, it is an increasing

environmental problem that warrants further scrutiny

as it consumes large quantities of fossil fuel and

releases significant amounts of greenhouse gas and

other pollutants, including particulates, into the

atmosphere.

Under the Kyoto Protocol, the International Maritime

Organisation (IMO) was given responsibility for

managing emissions from international shipping.

Unfortunately, there have been problems reaching a

consensus, indicating that this issue requires

management and attention at the top level in

international negotiations. The purpose of thisworkshop was to focus on these measures and other

possibilities of regulating international shipping

emissions.

Shipping is already the most carbon efficient form of

transportation. However, global shipping could reach

2.4-3.6 Gt CO2 in the year 2050 contributing to 15-

30% of all CO2 permitted. It was worth noting that

even though the global mean radiative forcing and

mean temperature change in the year 2007 from

shipping emissions were negative, the negative

response could become positive response if CO2 went

unchecked. International shipping needs to be coveredin the overall emission targets and policy frameworks.

It was suggested that deadweight is the best indicator

to measure the operational efficiency of shipping.

Other operational and technical solutions and

methodology to measure energy efficiency of shipping

were also discussed. These included energy efficiency

design index, energy efficiency operational indicator,

actual fuel consumption index, cost-effective

abatement measures, alternative fuels and energy and

ship energy efficiency management plan.

One speaker pointed out that a technically sound and

politically acceptable levy on emissions which

differentiates responsibilities between developed and

developing countries was vital. The differentiated

levy should be equitable, clear, predictable and

effective.

Hong Kong port is one of the top 10 container ports

of the world and is ranked 8th

as the most importantmaritime countries and territories as of 1 January

2008. CIWEM considers that Hong Kong has a

significant role to play in helping reduction of

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3. Report by Council Representative

The proxy of CIWEM HKs Council Representative in

the UK, Mr David Hall, has attended a Council

meeting on 15 July 2009 and the significant item was

the subscriptions and fees for next year. In view of the

economic situation it was proposed by the executive,

and agreed by Council, that there will be no increasein any of the items for next year. There are enough

reserves to pay for any additional expenditure or

unexpected costs. It should be noted that this will be

subject to the confirmation and formal announcement

by the Head Office.

4. CIWEM Extraordinary General Meeting

A new Constitution for CIWEM as members

approve a new Charter and Bye-laws (details from

CIWEM Head Office)

At an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) chaired

by the President Alastair Moseley, on Wednesday 15July 2009 at the ICC in Birmingham, members voted

for changes to the Institutions constitution that will

bring benefits to the way the Institution is run and to

members. The changes involve wide-ranging

amendments to the Institutions Royal Charter and

Bye-laws and the introduction of Regulations which

will now receive Royal Assent at a meeting of the

Privy Council in October. Once the Queen has given

her Assent the changes to the constitution can be

introduced and enacted. The key constitutional

changes that were approved by members are as follows:

Corporate members (Member, Fellow & HonFellow[Corporate]) may use the C.WEM post-

nominal letters to signify their status as Chartered

Water and Environment Managers.

Associate members will be re-defined as Corporatemembers and may use the post-nominal letters

ACIWEM as a mark of their professionalism and

status in the profession. They will also be able to

vote at general meetings.

The barriers of age to grades of membership havebeen removed. In future qualifying criteria will

relate to qualifications and relevant experience.

There will be greater flexibility in the applicationof criteria for membership, making it easier to

recruit new members and young professionals

without sacrificing our very high standards.

There will be regular Assemblies giving allmembers an opportunity to meet Trustees,

executive staff and Branch and Group officers to

discuss and influence the future direction of the

Institution.

Rules for Branches and Groups will be replacedby Guidelines that will give them greater freedom

to operate, and flexibility on how they manage

their affairs.

For the first time Corporate members around theworld will be able to vote by proxy on any future

changes to the Bye-laws and Regulations, and on

Trustee appointments.

There will be a Trustee Board of 15 Trustees(including the Presidential team), replacing theCouncil as the Institutions governing body. The

Board will comprise a balance of skills,

experience, international interest, gender and

other attributes based on a skills audit.

The performance of the Trustee Board will besubject to regular member scrutiny at the AGM.

Trustees will be appointed from applications forvacancies on the Trustee Board from the

membership and serve a three year term, up to a

maximum of three terms.

Recommendations for appointment to the TrusteeBoard will be made by an independentAppointments Commission of volunteer members.

And Appointments and re-appointments to the

Board will be approved (or otherwise) by

members at the AGM providing democratic

control.

The Trustee Board will elect a Chair who willbe responsible for the delivery of business plans

and priorities through the Executive Director and

his team.

The role of the President will change and becomethe public face of CIWEM performing an

important and expanded ambassadorial role,promoting the work of the Institution.

Each Branch and Group will be represented by aTrustee, assigned to look after their interests. And

there will be a Lead Trustee for Branch and

Group affairs on the Board.

These changes are a significant and exciting step

forward that marks the achievement of a goal in our

Corporate Plan. They will make CIWEM fitter for

purpose and put us in a better position to respond to

external challenges and opportunities, and to achieve

our aim of making CIWEM the Institution of choice

for all environmental professionals, and those withan interest in environmental affairs, wherever they

live and work in the world.

A period of transition will now begin with the

present Cabinet (senior Council members) assuming

the role of Interim Trustee Board overseeing the

move to our new constitution. This will involve the

task of advertising for and appointing new Trustees

to the Board by a process of phased retirements from

the Interim Trustee Board over a period of three


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years.

Those members affected by the introduction of the

C.WEM and ACIWEM designations will be contacted

about this, with more information, in due course.

For details please visit the website of CIWEM Head

Office: www.ciwem.org/

5. Recent Events

CIWEM President Visit to Hong Kong, 3-9 May

2009

CIWEM President Mr Alastair Moseley and Director

of International Development Mr Paul Horton

officially visited Hong Kong Branch in May 2009.

Accompanied by Norman Cheng, Kenny Wong, Alex

Kwan, Damien Ku and Anthony Ma, they had

meetings with Mr Edward Yau and Mr Benny Wong

of the Environment Bureau; Mr Ma Lee Tak, JP,

Director of Water Supplies; Mr Lau Ka Keung, JP,

Director of Drainage Services; Mr CC Lay, AssistantDirector of the Agriculture, Fisheries and

Conservation Department; and Ir Peter Wong,

President of HKIE. They also joined the Annual

Dinner on 7 May 2009; toured the Hong Kong

Wetland Park; and participated in the technical visit to

marine mammal survey and low level radioactive

waste storage facility at Siu A Chau.

Below are the thoughts and experiences of CIWEM

President, Mr Alastair Moseley, from the recent

Presidential Visit to Hong Kong extracted from his

blog:

Monday 4 May 2009

Having narrowly avoiding being confined to the

hotel I was originally booked into due to a case of

swine flu, I have begun my Presidential visit to

Hong Kong starting with a visit to Victoria Peak to

get a view down onto the island and over to

Kowloon. This is an impressive place of activity

and sky scraper buildings. I have been lucky to

have a clear day because things are usually very

hazy due to the pollution. It is very warm with

temperatures approaching 30 degrees and humidity

levels around 80%.

I had an excellent visit to Mai Po area which is aRamsar wetland site and includes the adjacent

Hong Kong Wetland Park, which functions as an

educational centre, flood management, water

treatment and recreational facility. Over one million

visitors pass through the park every year and it

explains the role and value of wetlands and offers

the opportunity to experience a wetland. The park

has bird hives and bridges that allow you to walk

through mangrove areas. They have also

incorporated a green roof into the visitors centre

which is designed to blend in with the environment.

The team behind the centre was multi-disciplinary

bringing together, architects, scientists, planners,

engineers etc.

I have met with the British Consulate and members

of CIWEM Hong Kong committee who took me

out to dinner. The food is varied and excellent andso far I have not been offered anything that I didn't

want to eat, but that may change!!! I have also

taken a few trips on the MTR system which is

efficient, well managed and on time!

More tomorrow, Alastair

Tuesday 5 May 2009

Today was excellent as I attended Wetlands

Symposium organized by CIWEM HK and City

University. The event brought together a range of

people from the environment including the Hong

Kong Government departments responsible forconservation, environment protection, water supply

and drainage, together with representatives from the

fields of planning, architecture, planning, biology,

ecology, coastal pollution, environmental science,

consultancy and academia. The event explored all

the issues related to wetland management, the role

of wetlands and how they can be developed, the

educational and recreational uses they have and the

pressures they face as urban development

encroaches on existing sites.

The event summed up for me the value of CIWEM

as represent all the areas through our membership

and as a professional organization striving for abetter environment it is fantastic that we can

facilitate events that brings together such a diversity

of people. The audiences were not shy in asking

questions and it made for a superb event which I

kicked off with a keynote speech outlining my

views on integrated water management.

In the evening I used some time to walk around the

Kowloon part of Hong Kong before catching the

Star Ferry back to Hong Kong Island. At night all

the buildings are brightly lit and it made for a

spectacular back drop as I was travelling across

Victoria Harbour. I know that in terms of lightingalone Hong Kong uses terajoules of energy and this

is environmentally bad, but I was seduced by the

scenery this night and it would be a bland place

without the lights on the buildings that have

become a huge draw for people visiting the place.

This represents the dilemma of many of us

professionals working in the environment field,

how do we stay true to our principles whilst we

enjoy doing things that are ultimately

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Bye for now, Alastair

Wednesday 6 May 2009

Today has been very eventful and very positive for

CIWEM.

It all began with a meeting at the Drainage Services

Department where we discussed links with the

institution and explored an exchange of informationrelated to benchmarking, climate change and

drainage modelling.

I then joined some of our local members at the

Hong Kong Institution of Engineers where we

signed a Reciprocal Recognition Agreement which

is a great step forward for both organizations. The

signing was very ceremonial with silver pens,

exchange of gifts, handshakes and lots of photos. I

felt very Presidential.

Following yet another excellent lunch, hosted by

HKIE, I was taken to see the Water Supplies

Department (WSD) with whom CIWEM has a longstanding relationship and like with the drainage

services department, some of their staff are

members of CIWEM and our International Vice

President Damien Ku worked at WSD for 38 years!

I discussed the strong links we have with WSD and

areas where we could help particularly by running

workshops on events such as water conservation,

energy efficiency and carbon accounting. The WSD

has a big department of scientists who are receptive

to joining CIWEM.

The day concluded with a reception event at the

British Consulate where Ed Milband the secretaryof state for Energy & Climate Change, was guest of

honour and I made a point of introducing myself

and CIWEM to him. The event also allowed me to

meet a number of people from the environment

sector in Hong Kong.

What a day! Alastair

Meeting at the WSD

Thursday 7 May 2009

Another great day with a nice twist at the end

It all began with a meeting at the Environment

Protection Department who are responsible for

enforcing environmental regulation. Like the other

government departments CIWEM members work at

the EPD and it great to reinforce the message that

the institution has a huge range of skills that are

very applicable to the EPD and that the experienceacross CIWEM membership as a whole is available

to be used by the department.

After EPD I went to meet with the assistant director

at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation

Department, he had spoken at the wetlands

symposium on Tuesday. They manage wetlands,

forestry, biodiversity along with fisheries and the

members of the Ramsar convention, Cities (trade in

endangered species) and the convention on

biological diversity. In addition to discussing with

them about the value of links with CIWEM to

which they were very receptive, two things struckme about the meeting. First thing was they have

developed a Cities exhibition which people can

walk around and get an understanding not just of

the endangered species, but also of the reason they

are endangered and the displays included the

'products' derived from the animals. This was

another very humbling experience which brought

home again the impact that have on the

environment. The second interesting thing was the

biodiversity survey they have undertaken for the

whole of Hong Kong in which they not only

identified the flora and fauna, but highlighted the

'hot spots' which contained at risk species. This is agreat set of data to have and they plan regular

updates which will help them manage the ecology

of islands.

I joined the branch AGM which re-elected Norman

Cheng as chairman for another year and listened as

they elected committee members. The branch has

run 12 technical events, supported 8 environmental

events run by other organisations and responded to

a range of consultations. Norman Cheng then spoke

of challenges facing he world and the role CIWEM

can play in meeting the environmental challenges.

He also thanked Kenny Wong for his help ingetting the RRA signed with the Hong Institution of

Engineers. I also used the opportunity to the branch

about all the governance changes proposed by

institution.

The AGM was followed by the branch dinner

which included a talk on 'the science of Feng Shui'

and a musical entertainment with yours truly

playing a few environmentally themed pieces by

Debussy, Scott and Mendelssohn, followed by a

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loved the evening and I was sat with Anissa Wong

who is Permanent Secretary for the Environment

and the directors of WSD and DSD. The dinner

was held at the wonderful venue of Happy Valley

which is owned by the local Jockey Club. It was

amazing.

This continues to be an exciting trip, Alastair

Friday 8 May 2009

I took some time in the morning to reflect on my

visit so far and the tremendous warmth that people

have shown to me. I realize that during the week I

have seen the wetland park, attended the wetlands

symposium at which I gave a keynote speech and

had meetings with all the relevant Government

departments, plus signed the reciprocal recognition

agreement with Hong Kong Institution of

Engineers, it has been a full and very fruitful week.

I used a little of my spare time to go and see the

Buddha statue on Lantau island and I went by cablecar in order to get 'a view from above' of the

islands. I have to say that Hong Kong is greener

than I thought and I could see the scale of the

country parks as we went over them. I also got a

sense of 'pollution' here although all week people

have been telling me how unusually clear the

weather is, I could see the haze. This was even

more clear when I reached the Buddha, having

climbed up more than 250 steps which brought

your President out in a sweat!!

In the afternoon we managed to get a meeting with

Edward Yau who is the Secretary for the

Environment in Hong Kong. This was an excellentmeeting and we discussed the value of CIWEM

working with Government in Hong Kong;

exchanged ideas on pollutions issues, links with

Hong Kong and China and we explored options for

supporting the Eco Expo event in October which

the Secretary's department is supporting. The Hong

Kong government has provided money to

Guangdong Province to help with cleaning up

pollution around the Pearl River Delta and support

more companies to become green. The Chinese

authorities have committed to matching the funds.

This was a great end to the working week and itconcluded in the evening with a meeting I had with

a colleague, Chris Hazen, the great grandson of the

famous hydraulics engineer Allen Hazen, of Hazen-

Williams equation fame! That was something I had

to drink to!!

Bye Alastair

Meeting at the EPD, ENB

Saturday 9 May 2009

Whilst the working week was now over I took the

opportunity to join CIWEM members and non-

members on a technical visit to join a team

undertaking research into two cetaceans - whitedolphin and finless porpoise and a side visit to a

low level radioactive treatment facility.

The survey team is led by Samuel Hung, Chairman

of the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation Society,

he and his team perform the survey work on

average 3 times a week around the southern part of

Lantau Island. He is an expert on the white dolphin

which is a colour they reach in adult hood, although

some of them appear pink (www.hkdcs.org).

The radioactive treatment facility which handles

low level waste such as that from hospitals,

laboratories, watches and shops which have

radioactive parts in products. The transfer, storage

and management of the waste are state of the art

and I wore a dosimeter which proved there was no

contamination!! Having survived that I rejoined the

boat to resume watching the dolphins again, what a

fantastic experience.

I feel very privileged to be CIWEM President and

we are definitely the right institution to bring

professionals together. We have a great opportunity

to be lead promoter of environmental knowledge

exchange and professional development world

wide.

I'm not sure what tomorrow will bring but I'm off toShanghai so watch this space!

Alastair


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Signing Ceremony for Reciprocal Recognition

Agreement with HKIE, 6 May 2009

It was a delightful day for CIWEM and all members in

Hong Kong that the signing for the Reciprocal

Recognition Agreement (RRA) between CIWEM and

the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) was

held. The RRA was signed by Mr Alastair Moseley,

President of the CIWEM, and Ir Peter Y Wong, thePresident of HKIE, and was witnessed by Mr Norman

Cheng, Chairman of CIWEM HK, and Mrs Monica

Yuen, the Secretary of HKIE. The Committee is

developing the Detailed Requirement for

Membership Application under RRA with HKIE and

will notify the latest progress to all members and peers.

Signing of the RRA at HKIE (from left: Mr

Alastair Moseley, Mr Norman Cheng,

Mrs Monica Yuen, Ir Peter Y Wong)

CIWEM HK Annual General Meeting and Annual

Dinner, 7 May 2009

The AGM was held on 07 May 2009 and the meeting

began at 5:30pm with the presence of approximately

20 members. The Annual Report of CIWEM HK was

presented by Norman Cheng, describing the different

type of events that have been organized for the term

2008/2009, including 12 technical meetings, 10

technical visits, a dedicated workshop on Forecasting

and Resolving Global Financial Crisis 2008 to 2020:

Projections with E3MG, a study mission to Singapore,

a seminar on SustainaBuild: the Trends for Inspiration,a Symposium on Sustainable Development of

Wetlands for HK Ahead of 2010, and the support of

14 events organized by other institutions/organizations.

Further reports were then made on the attendance of

conferences and seminars by committee members, and

responses that CIWEM HK has provided to public

consultations and policy papers. Further elaboration

was made by Grant Chau, the Hon Treasurer of

CIWEM HK, about the 2009 budget. A special vote

of thanks was given by Norman Cheng to Mr Kenny

Wong for his dedicated effort in the preparation of

the RRA with the HKIE. Membership information

along with Council Representative Report was also

presented. As a conclusion to the AGM, the

President of CIWEM, Mr Alastair Moseley, reported

the proposed changes about the governance changes

proposed by institution.

The AGM was followed by the social event of the

year for CIWEM HK, the annual dinner. It was an

honour that Ms Anissa Wong, Permanent Secretary

for the Environment, Director Ma Lee Tak of Water

Supplies Department, and Director Lau Ka Keung of

Drainage Services Department were among some of

the distinguished guests in the audience. The

highlight of the night was the piano recital

performed by our President Mr Alastair Moseley

who is an extremely capable and talented musician.

Our Past Chairperson, Ms Luciana Wong, also gave

a beautiful performance on stage, singing to a pianoaccompaniment by Mr Moseley.

Alastair and Luciana

Technical Visit to (i) Marine Mammal Survey

and (ii) Low Level Radioactive Waste Storage

Facility at Siu A Chau, 9 May 2009

This event was jointly organized with HKIE MMNC

Division. With the forthcoming planning and

development projects along the Northern Lantau in

the years ahead, conservation of the ecosystem in

this area and the associated water body has becomegrave concern among the local community. On 9

May 2009, Dr Samuel Hung of the Hong Kong

Dolphin Conservation Society gave us a detail

account of Chinese White Dolphin residing in the

Pearl River Delta region, their distribution, life

history and habits, the current research approach and

recent findings. As force 4-5 south-easterly wind

prevailed throughout the day, we spent more time

cruising slowly along the survey transects in Tai O

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The seminar was jointly organized with the IAHR HK

Chapter; and attended by some 40 participants.

Chinese White Dolphin Survey and Tai O Eco-tour

cum Photography Contest, 13 June 2009

Almost 50 members and peers joined this event which

was jointly organised with HKIEIA. Wonderful, astold by many participants. Nevertheless, before that

day, we were concerned whether it could be proceeded

as planned due to the unfavourable weather forecast.

Dr Samuel Hung from the Hong Kong Dolphin

Conservation Society provided a lively introduction

about the importance and conservation of the Chinese

White Dolphin, e.g. their morphology, life cycle,

behaviour, etc and the approach to identification and

enumeration in the PRD estuary. Mr S C Ho from the

Hong Kong Creart Photographic Association offered

valuable technical advice on camera settings,

inspiration for magnificent scenery to be captured, and

general requirements and judgment in the photographycontest. The organisers are grateful to the courtesy and

support from the Hong Kong Dolphin Conservation

Society and the Hong Kong Creart Photographic

Association.

6. Response to Government Consultations

CIWEM HK has been following up with new

Government initiatives and actively responding to

their consultations in order to solicit views from

local CIWEM members and recommend the way

forward for policy making process. We have

recently provided written responses to the followingGovernment consultations:

Response to the Construction of SludgeTreatment Facilities (submitted on 27 March

2009)

Offered views at the EA Panel discussion onSludge Treatment Facility, 30 March 2009

The Committee members also attended the

consultation meetings invited by the respective

Government departments, including:

Engineering Investigation and EnvironmentalStudies for Integrated Waste ManagementFacilities Phase I Feasibility Study (Public

Engagement Focus Group Meeting) at the EPD

on 4 May 2009 (attended by Luciana Wong)

Task Force on Economic Challenges FocusGroup Discussion on Environmental Services

on 18 May 2009 (attended by Luciana Wong)

7. Attendance of Conferences and Seminars by

Committee Members

SOE HK Symposium 2009 on 20 June 2009

organised by the Society of Operations Engineers

HK Region. This event aimed to provide insights ongreen engineering and driving safely. The

symposium was divided into the morning and

afternoon sessions, with the morning session denoted

to green engineering while the afternoon session was

dedicated to road transport engineering. The

morning session began with a Welcome Speech

given by Ms Kitty Poon, Under Secretary for the

Environment, Environment Bureau, HKSAR,

stressing on the importance of green engineering in

the future. Many distinguished speakers also

provided their insights on green engineering during

their presentations in the morning. The afternoonsession which mainly focused on the need of drive

safely began with a Welcome Speech given by the

Hon Ir Dr Raymond Ho Chung Tai, Legislative

Councilor for Engineering Functional Constituency.

Other topics on road safety were also discussed

throughout the afternoon by other notable experts in

this area. The event was well attended by more than

100 participants.


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8. Forthcoming Events

Technical Visit to Vibratory Membrane forWastewater Treatment at Dunwell, 8 August

2009

Technical Visit to Hydraulic Model Setup for3 Water and Wastewater Projects in Hong

Kong, 29 August 2009 (tentative) The 8th SHZM Water Supply Conference cum

5th Across-Strait Conference on Safe Water

Quality Control Technology and Management,

Macao, 28-29 October 2009, co-organised with

Shenzhen Water (Group) Co Ltd, Shenzhen

China Merchants Water Supply Co Ltd, Water

Supplies Department of the HKSAR Government,

Zhuhai-Water Co Ltd, Macao Water Supply Co,

Research Center for Eco-environmental Sciences

of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chiao Tung

University (Hsinchu, Taiwan), Taiwan Water

Corporation, Taipei Water Department, Beijing

Waterworks Group Co Ltd, Tianjin Waterworks

Group Co Ltd, Shanghai Muncipality North

Waterworks Co Ltd.

Technical Visit to River ChannelImprovement Projects, November 2009

(tentative)

Technical Visit to Wastewater TreatmentPlants at Zhuhai, end of 2009 (tentative)

Technical Visit to KMB Exhaust TreatmentSystem (tentative)

9. Supported Events

SOE HK Symposium 2009 on 20 June 2009organised by the Society of Operations Engineers

HK Region

BuilTech Asia 2009 on 8-9 September 2009organised by Facility Media. Energy and energy

security are two of the biggest problems facing

the world right now. With connectivity

requirements increasing, understanding the role

of long term sustainability on a business and

environmental front is crucial. BuilTech 2009

will bring local, regional and international experts

together to explore the broad range of

technologies and systems affecting our built

environment. Whether you work with building

technology or buildings that house high-tech

assets the one event that will give you the

information you need is the BuilTech 2009

Conference (www.builtechmagazine.com).

The 13th World Lake Conference, Wuhan,Hubei Province, on 1-5 Nov 2009 organised

by the Chinese Society for Environmental

Sciences. CIWEM HK is a supporting

organisation of the 13th

World Lake Conference

(WLC13) which is organised by the joint

partnership of Chinese Society for

Environmental Sciences and Chinese Research

Academy of Environmental Sciences with the

support from the Ministry of Environmental

Protection. This conference is to promote

national efforts targeted at the protection of lake

environments, expand scientific and

technological research in this field, and to uplift

China as an influential global player on

environmental protection (www.wlc2009-

ilec.org).

The 2nd International Workshop on RegionalAir Quality, Guangzhou, on 9-10 Nov 2009organised by the A&WMA Hong Kong

Section, South China University of Technology,

Hong Kong University of Science and

Technology, and Argonne National Laboratory.

The 6th International Symposium onEnvironmental Anaerobic Technologies, on

12-13 Nov 2009 organised by the University of

Hong Kong.

HKAAST Study Mission to Wuhan andJiangsu organsied by the Hong Kong

Association for the Advancement of Science &

Technology, April 2010

10. Membership

As at June 2009, there are 183 members in Hong

Kong as summarised below:

Honorary Fellow: 3

Life Member: 1

Fellow: 17

Member: 139

Graduate: 12

Associate: 1

Student: 2

Environmental Partner: 2

Introductory (application in progress): 6

An updated list of CIWEM members in Hong Kong

is included in Annex A of this newsletter. Please

check and contact us via email at

[email protected] if you spot any missing

information or discrepancy of the membership status


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of you or your colleagues and peers. CIWEM HK will

also verify the validity of the membership status of all

members who intend to join our events and activities.

The updated Expertise List of some CIWEM members

in Hong Kong is also available at CIWEM HK

webpage and will be updated on a regular basis. Please

contact us via email if members would like to update

the list with the latest information. Please contact usvia email if any members would like to update the list

with the latest information.

It would be helpful for all members to regularly update

your membership information, particularly your email

addresses, via the Head Office (e.g. the Members

Area of CIWEM homepage) or CIWEM HK. If non

members are interested to obtain more information

about the application for the membership of CIWEM,

please contact us via email.

11. Committee Members

CIWEM HK Committee 2009-2010Postal Address: P. O. Box 4258, General Post Office,

Hong Kong

Webpage: www.ciwem.org/branches/hong_kong/

Email: [email protected]

Chairman

Norman Cheng: [email protected]

Vice Chairman

Dr Anthony Ma: [email protected]

Honorary SecretaryFredrick Leong: [email protected]

Honorary TreasurerGrant Chau: [email protected]

Immediate Past Chairman

Alex Kwan: [email protected]

Council RepresentativeDamien Ku: [email protected]

Institutional PromotionLuciana Wong: [email protected]

Dr Guiyi Li: [email protected]

Structured Training

Damien Ku: [email protected]

Technical MeetingsDr Anthony Ma: [email protected]

Dulcie Chan: [email protected]

Technical Visits

Winnie Leung: [email protected]

Paper Lam: [email protected]

Communications

Yau Hau Yin: [email protected]

Emily Hung: [email protected]

Membership

Clement Lau: [email protected]

Secretariat

Jennifer Chan:[email protected]

The Committee is very much appreciated with the

dedicated effort from the resigned Committee

members of the 2008-2009 term: Mr Kenny Wong,

Mr Stephanus Shou, Mr Andy Kwok and Mr Danny

Ng. We are in debt of Ms Philomena Lau for her

professionalism as CIWEM HK Secretariat.

In this term, we express our warm welcome to the

following new Committee members: Dr Guiyi Li

(rejoined, for Institutional Promotion), Ms Emily

Hung (for Communications) and Ms Dulcie Chan

(for Technical Meetings). Ms Jennifer Chan will

help the Committee to operate CIWEM HK

Secretariat.

Please help CIWEM HK to enhance this

newsletter to be more enjoyable and useful to

all readers. We would appreciate your

suggestions via emails at

[email protected] or with individual

Committee members.


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Annex A

CIWEM Members in Hong Kong (data from

CIWEM Head Office as at June 2009)

Honorary Fellow:

Dr Chan Nai Keong

Collier John

Prof Lam Kin Che

Life Member:

Traynor Frank Stewart

Fellow:

Bhanja Alexi

Chan Yan

Fong Chun Yau

Ku Chi Chung Damien

Lee Ping Kuen

Leong Lai Shing Fredrick

Dr Li GuiyiDr Lai Pong Wai

Lui Man Wai David

Dr Shin Kam Shing Paul

Stuckey Peter David

Taylor Colin Robert

Wong Kwok Lai

Wong Kwong Hang Johan

Wong Siu Fun

Wong Siu Wai Kenny

Wong Wai Lan Luciana

Member:Au Wai Kwong Elvis

Au Yeung Young

Benson James Frederick

Bosher Christopher Bruce

Castka Gillian Hancer

Chan Yue Lap

Chan Sik Foon Joyce

Chan Kin Man

Chan Hoi Ming Raymond

Chan Wai Kei Tony

Chan Yun Fat

Dr Chan Yin Nin SammyChan Shu Pui Daniel

Chan Pui Kuen

Chan King Ho Louis

Chan Chi Shing Ricky

Chan Kwong Yan

Chan Chi Chiu

Chan Kien Tat Luke

Chan Kwok Keung

Chan Kwok Wai

Chau Kam Man Grant

Cheng Wai Shing Albert

Cheng Chun Ping Norman

Cheng Muk Kwai Gideon

Cheong Siu Yau

Cheung Chin Bun

Cheung Sun Fung

Cheung Chun Ming Freeman

Dr Cheung Ka Fu

Chin Chu Sum

Ching Ming Kam Eric

Ching Shiu Bun Samuel

Chow Chi Kwong

Chu Kam Wah Tony

Chu Chung Sing

Chung Kwok Leung

Cochrane Helen Jane

Cousins Neil Alan

Cox David JohnDao Kwan Ming Keith

Dearden Nigel Tremayne

Dr Emerson Thomas Nicholas

Fong Yuk Tak Stanley

Gilfeather Joseph

Goode Arlene Vicki

Guilford Colin Michael

Ho Fu Keung

Ho Chi Sing

Ho Yan Cheung Robin

Hung Wai Shan

Dr Kerr Anne Frances

Ko Wing Hon

Dr Koenig Albert

Kwan King Fai Alex

Kwok Chun Hai Kenneth

Kwok Tsz Leung

Kwong Chi Ho

Kwong Tin Sang Samuel

Lai Kam Shing Samuel

Lai Kang Chi

Lai Chui Ching Isis

Lam Tse CheungLam Kam Chuen

Lam Yuen Wing

Lau Yin Lang Clement

Lau Wai Hoi Clement

Lee Kwok Sing David

Prof Lee Hun Wei Joseph

Lee Man Leung Raymond

Lee Yiu Wah

Lee Wing Woo Maurice


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Lee Chi Kin Alfred

Leung Ching Su Lisa

Leung Chi Keung Kent

Leung Ho Yin Henry

Leung Kui Wing

Leung Oi Kwan Winnie

Leung Wai Keung

Li Kui Wai

Li Fai Hung

Li Po Hung

Lo See Wah

Dr Ma Yiu Wa Anthony

Ma So Man Simon

Mo Yat Ming

Newham Melvyn Robert

Ng Kam Tong

Ng Wan Tin Danny

Dr Ng Cho Yan Joe

Ngai Tak YinNgan Wai Tak Eden

Poon Chun Wah Stephen

Poon Lok To Otto

Poon Sun Wah

Probert Huw Gruffydd

Rowley John Alexander

Shum Chung Yee

Sin Wah Kong Daniel

Siu Wai Tat Edward

Tam Lee Sing

Tam Tak Chiu

Tang Kin Hing

Dr Tang Wan Ming

Tang Quoc Tri Alex

Tang Wan Chung David

To Fu Ning

Tong Wing Yin Viola

Tsang Kam Lam

Tse Chi Shan

Tse Kim Fung

Tse Siu Wah Thomas

Tsui Cheuk Wing Samuel

Vickridge Ian GordonWong Siu Leung

Wong Chun Fai

Wong Ho Ching

Wong Kut Sang Dominic

Prof Wong Po Keung

Wong Ka Fai Andy

Wong Kwan Ho Thomas

Wong King

Wong Tak Ching

Wong Wai Hoong Allan

Wong Kwong Y Frederick

Wong Yee Kwong Charles

Wu Kwok Cheung David

Wu Ka Hing Humphrey

Xiao Ying

Yau Hau Yin

Yeung Wing Tsan

Yeung Sik Vincent

Yeung Wai Ming

Yiu Wing Yee

Yu Shuk Man

Yu Lai Wing William

Yuen Wing Hong Paul

Yuen Po Hung

Dr Yuen Wai Hong Kenneth

Graduate:

Chan Chung Tak

Chan Dulcie

Chan Wing Yin Julia

Chau Chung Sing Lewis

Chung Yeou Pearl

Kwan Shiu Yin Louis

Kwong Chi Yeung Benjamin

Liu Kin Fun

Ma Anna Angella

Poonacha Sanchit Ravi

Wan Chi Yuen Tommy

Wong Wan Harris

Associate:Dr Chan Yuk Sing Gilbert

Student:

Lam Chi Yan Anna

Dr Lau Ivan

Environmental Partner:

Ho Wai Yee Stephenie

Kwok Yim

As a friendly reminder to all Introductory

members, please timely follow up with theHead Office of CIWEM to update the latest

progress of your membership application.

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