In response to the fifth wave of COVID-19 epidemic, the Development Bureau (DEVB) set up a task force for co-ordinating with the Mainland’s construction support teams to provide community isolation and treatment facilities in full swing. Among them is San Tin community isolation facility, for which the Drainage Services Department (DSD) and the contractors have constructed a new public sewerage system and successfully commissioned it within just seven days. This time, I have invited frontline DSD colleagues to talk about the details and challenges of this emergency anti-epidemic project, as well as share with us their feelings......

In view of the severity of the fifth wave of COVID-19, with the support of the Development Bureau, the Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the construction industry have launched various anti-epidemic measures, including the Construction Industry Caring Campaign 2.0 – Fight against Novel Coronavirus, the Construction Industry COVID-19 Testing Day (Testing Day) and the Vaccine Pass to relieve the possible impact of the epidemic on the industry. This time, I have particularly invited Chairman of the CIC, Mr HO On-sing, Thomas, who just took up the appointment in February, to talk about how the CIC, the industry and frontline workers join hands to help the industry and the community in their fight against the pandemic......

The Hong Kong 2022 International Urban Forestry Conference was held successfully by the Development Bureau (DEVB) early this month. The biennial conference was conducted using webinar for the first time and a total of about 1 200 participants watched it live on the conference website. This time, I have invited a colleague of the Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section (GLTMS) of the DEVB to share with us the details of the conference…...

In view of the severity of the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong, to effectively minimise the risk of COVID-19 spreading in the community, the Government is making concerted and all-out efforts against the virus. The Development Bureau (DEVB) and the departments under its ambit, including the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), Water Supplies Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), Drainage Services Department (DSD), Architectural Services Department (ArchSD), Lands Department (LandsD), Buildings Department (BD), Planning Department (PlanD) and Land Registry, have deployed more than 1 000 colleagues in total to conduct “restriction-testing declaration” (RTD) and compulsory testing operations at various “restricted areas”. I have specially invited colleagues who have participated in RTD operations to share with us how to roll out the operations in an orderly manner in a very short time and offer help to the affected residents, so as to contain and control the disease in the community as quickly as possible……

Due to extreme weather in recent years, the frequent and severe rainstorms in Hong Kong have made flood prevention very challenging to the Drainage Services Department (DSD). To nip it in the bud, the Government is seeking funding approval of about $8.4 billion to carry out drainage improvement works in various districts to enhance the capacity of flood prevention. This time, I have invited a colleague of the DSD to tell us how they improve Hong Kong’s drainage systems to mitigate the impact of rainstorms and flooding……