Engineering a Smart, Green and Resilient City in Hong Kong beyond 2030

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1 Engineering a Smart, Green and Resilient City in Hong Kong beyond 2030 Ir. LEE Kui-biu, Robin Head of Sustainable Lantau Office Civil Engineering and Development Department 1

2 Hong Kong Hong Kong Study and Public Engagement conducted between October 2016 and April 2017 One main building block creating capacity for sustainable growth A key element Smart, Green and Resilient City Strategy What is a Smart, Green and Resilient City? Source: Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending

3 How Do We Define a Smart City? utilizes Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to make its components, infrastructure, utilities and services more efficient and interactive with the people Smart Economy Smart People Smart Mobility Smart economy I Smart Enviro Smart Smart Living Gov T C Smart Environment Smart Government Smart Living Smart Mobility Smart People Source: Cohen, Boyd (2014) The Smartest City in the World. 3

4 Smart Environment and Mobility Smart Environment Smart Mobility Urban Planning Mixed-modal Access Smart Buildings, e.g. natural lighting Clean & Nonmotorized Mobility Energy Conservation, emission control Integrated ICT, e.g. using of video surveillance & big data 4

5 What is a Green City? Environmentally friendly by: reducing wastes & emissions fostering re-use & recycling Promoting the use of renewable energy boosting housing density while expanding open space Green City embraces the essences of similar concepts, such as Eco, Low-Carbon City, to reduce the carbon footprint Source: Mouton, John (2009) What Is the Green Cities Movement. 5

6 What Make a City Resilient? Preparedness Planning requirements Infrastructure design Shelters & resources Public awareness Emergency responsiveness reduce damage & risk incurred from disasters, accompanied with the ability to bounce back to the stable state ASAP 6 Source: United Nation Habitat (2016) Resilience

7 Why does it Matter to us? International financial hub fierce competition Mass population crowdedness; set to rise in the 2-3 decades domestic households increase even faster Compacted city high population, building & vehicular densities main sources of greenhouse gas emission Coastal city vulnerable to natural attack, e.g. flooding Climate change seasonal typhoon, tropical storm and extreme rainfall 7

8 What are our Major Challenges? Scarcity of Resources Land, water, energy etc. Smart Green Dense Population Population million million Ageing Population 65 years old or above 17% 31% Source: Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR 8

9 What are our Major Challenges? (cont d) Ageing Buildings By 2046, private housing units aged 70 or above reach 326,000 Prone to damage due to extreme weather conditions Smart Green Resilience Climate Change Sham Shui Po Extreme weather More frequent extreme rainfalls Rising sea levels Coastal flooding risks Risk of landslide Source: Hong Kong Happy Valley Racecourse 9

10 Strategy & Initiatives in Hong Kong 2016 Policy Address re-affirmed the Government s commitment to build Hong Kong as a smart city LED Lighting Monitoring Camera Developing Kowloon East into a Smart City District Feasibility Study Sensor Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint Display WIFI Hotspot Multi-functional smart lampposts pilot scheme Electric Vehicle Charging Facility 10

11 Strategy & Initiatives in Hong Kong Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) Greening Master Plan Sustainable Building Design Guidelines Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign Hong Kong Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (BSAP) Green transport in new development areas (NDAs) 11 11

12 Strategy & Initiatives in Hong Kong Landslip Warning System Climate Change Working Group on Infrastructure (CCWGI) Climate Action Plan Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan Update of Port Works Design Manual 12

13 Strategy & Initiatives in Hong Kong Green Resilience Smart Advocates Smart, Green & Resilient (SGR) City Strategy 13

14 SGR Initiatives in City Development Two Main Aspects: (1) Land Use Planning & Urban Design (2) Integrated SGR Infrastructure 14

15 Initiatives in Land Use Planning & Urban Design Smart use of land resources Brownfield site at Hung Shui Kiu Development of underground space and caverns Holistic planning and design process Make spatial provisions for land use and infrastructure Tung Chung New Town Extension

16 Smart Initiatives in Integrated Infrastructure Smart planning to promote cycling and walkability ahead of driving Smart infrastructure to promote energy efficiency and conservation Smart pole Source: Report of Consultancy Study on Smart City Blueprint for Hong Kong (June 2017) Smart technology to allow better choices etransport erouting Source: Transport Department 16

17 Green Initiatives in Integrated Infrastructure (1) Different Green Infrastructure Building Hardscape Kowloon Bay Sewage Interception Station Pervious Pavement Landscape Jordan Valley Park Water Lam Tsuen River - gravel riverbed 17

18 Green Initiatives in Integrated Infrastructure (2) Greening can : Combat urban heat island effect Kwun Tong Promenade Hong Kong Velodrome Park Build an aesthetically pleasing living environment for public enjoyment Proposed River Park at Tung Chung Stream 18

19 Green Initiatives in Integrated Infrastructure (3) Greening can : Promote Biodiversity Eco-shoreline at Tung Chung East reclamation (artistic impression) Save Energy District Cooling System 19

20 Resilient Initiatives in Integrated Infrastructure Combat against adverse climate Flooding Happy Valley underground stormwater storage by Drainage Services Department Drought Tseung Kwan O Desalination Plant by Water Supplies Department 20

21 Way Forward Integrated Planning - Think differently C I Collaboration - Civic society - Government - Corporates T Target - Think ahead - Expedite action 21

22 Thank You 22