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Major Flood Control Projects

 

Major Flood Control Projects in Northwestern NT

Table A1.1 Completed Projects

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
Village flood protection for the San Tin villages and Chau Tau Tsuen, North West New Territories
232
End 96
End 99
Construction of floodwater pumping stations in San Tin and Chau Tau
North West New Territories development – main drainage channels for Yuen Long and Kam Tin - stage 1 phase 2
349
End 95
Mid 99
Training of Kam Tin River
North West New Territories development
– main drainage channels for Yuen Long and Kam Tin, stage 1 phase 1
557
End 93
Mid 99
Training of Shan Pui River and Kam Tin River
Village flood protection for Sha Po Tsuen, Kam Tin, New Territories
75
End 96
Early 00
Construction of floodwater pumping station in Sha Po Tsuen
Main drainage channels for Yuen Long and Kam Tin stage 2 - Kam Tin Road to Tai Kek section
235
Mid 99
Early 02
Construction of drainage channel from Kam Tin Road to Tai Kek
Phase 1 village flood protection for Pok Wai and Wang Chau, North West New Territories
87
End 99
Early 02
Construction of floodwater pumping station in Pok Wai and drainage channel
in Wang Chau
Tin Shui Wai development - village flood protection works for Ha Mei San Tsuen
46
Mid 97
End 98
Construction of floodwater pumping station in Ha Mei San Tsuen
 

Table A1.2 Projects in Progress

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
Yuen Long, Kam Tin, Ngau Tam Mei and Tin Shui Wai drainage improvements, stage 1, phase 1 - Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai
194
End 01
Mid 05
Upgrading of urban drainage in Yuen Long town, Ping Shan and Hung Shui Kiu and bank raising in Tin Shui Wai
Rural drainage rehabilitation scheme, stage 2, phase 1 - Nam Hang drainage improvement
17
Mid 00
End 02
Construction of drainage channels in Nam Hang
Main Drainage Channels for Ngau Tam Mei, phase 2 - Ngau Tam Mei to Yau Mei San Tsuen section
106
Early 00
End 02
Construction of drainage channel from Ngau Tam Mei to Yau Mei San Tsuen
Village flood protection for Yuen Long, Kam Tin and Ngau Tam Mei, North West New Territories, stage I - remainder
125
End 01
End 04
Construction of floodwater pumping station in Wang Chau; and Construction of Pok Wai drainage channel
Main drainage channels for Yuen Long and Kam Tin, stage 2 - remainder
266
Mid 01
Mid 03
Construction of drainage channels near Ng Ka Tsuen and Shek Tau Wai
Main drainage channels for Yuen Long and Kam Tin stage 2 - Kam Tin San Tsuen to Wang Toi Shan section
315
Mid 99
Early 04
Construction of drainage channel from Kam Tin San Tsuen to Wang Toi Shan
Main drainage channels for Ngau Tam Mei phase 1 - Yau Mei San Tsuen to Tai Sang Wai section
360
End 99
Mid 03
Construction of drainage channels from Yau Mei San Tsuen to Tai Sang Wai
Village flood protection for Chuk Yuen Tsuen and Ha San Wai, North West New Territories
123
End 00
Early 03
Construction of floodwater pumping station in Chuk Yuen Tsuen and Ha San Wai
Main drainage channels for Yuen Long and Kam Tin - Sham Chung Channel
93
Early 01
Mid 03
Construction of drainage channel in Sham Chung
Village flood protection for Mai Po Lo Wai/Mai Po San Tsuen, Ma Tin Tsuen and Shui Pin Wai, NWNT
170
End 01
End 05
Construction of floodwater pumping stations in Mai Po Lo Wai/Mai Po San Tsuen, Ma Tin Tsuen and Shui Pin Wai
 

Table A1.3 Projects under Planning

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
Rural drainage rehabilitation scheme - NWNT
68
Mid 03
End 05
Training of Mo Fan Heung Stream and Sha Po Stream
Yuen Long, Kam Tin, Ngau Tam Mei and Tin Shui Wai drainage improvements, stage 1, phase 2 - Kam Tin and Ngau Tam Mei
300
End 03
Early 09
Construction of drainage channels in Kam Tin and Ngau Tam Mei
NWNT Development - main drainage channels for Yuen Long and Kam Tin - remainder
135
Mid 03
Early 05
Construction of drainage channel in Tin Tsuen
Yuen Long Bypass floodway
485
End 02
End 05
Construction of drainage channels in Yuen Long South
Main drainage channels and poldered village protection schemes for San Tin, NWNT Phase 3, Part 1 - eastern main drainage channel for San Tin
360
End 02
End 05
Construction of the Eastern Main Drainage Channels in San Tin
Village flood protection for Yuen Long, Kam Tin and Ngau Tam Mei NWNT - stage II
85
Mid 03
Mid 05
Construction of floodwater pumping stations in Tai Kiu and Shui Pin Tsuen
Tin Shui Wai development - village flood protection works for Sheung Cheung Wai, phase 1 - upgrading of existing stormwater pumping station
37
End 02
Mid 05
Upgrading of the existing floodwater pumping station in Sheung Cheung Wai
Tin Shui Wai development - village flood protection works for Sheung Cheung Wai, phase 2 - construction of interceptor drains
30
-
-
Construction of interceptor drains in Sheung Cheung Wai
 

Major Flood Control Projects in Northwestern NT - including Shenzhen River

Table A2.1 Completed Projects

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
Rural Drainage Rehabilitation Scheme, stage 1, phase 1A - rehabilitation works at Ng Tung River
163
End 98
End 01
Construction of about 200 m drainage channels and box culverts
Rural drainage rehabilitation scheme, stage 1, phase 1B - rehabilitation works at Sheung Yue River
149
Early 99
End 01
Construction of drainage channel
Village flood protection for Tsung Pak Long and Tai Tau Leng, New Territories
99
Early 96
End 98
Construction of floodwater pumping stations in Tsung Pak Long and Tai Tau Leng
Shek Wu Hui Development Package 4, engineering works
294
End 98
Early 02
River training in Area 30
River training works for the Lower River Indus and River Beas
243
Early 99
Early 01
Construction of drainage channel
Formation and servicing of Area 36, Fanling, phase 1
5
Early 99
Mid 01
Construction of drainage channel
Shenzhen River Regulation Project, stage I - improvement to river bends at Lok Ma Chau and Liu Pok
150
Mid 95
Early 97
Construction of drainage channel for river bends at Liu Pok to Lok Ma Chau
Regulation of Shenzhen River stage II phase II - improvement to river sections between Liu Pok and Lok Ma Chau and from Lok Ma Chau to estuary
349
Mid 97
Mid 00
Construction of drainage channels from Liu Pok to Lok Ma Chau and Lok Ma Chau to estuary
Regulation of Shenzhen River, stage II, phase I - reprovisioning of border road between Lok Ma Chau and Tam Kon Chau
126
End 96
End 98
reprovisioning of border road
 

Table A2.2 Projects in Progress

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
River training works for the Upper River Indus
756
Mid 99
Early 03
Construction of drainage channel
Regulation of Shenzhen River, stage III
498
End 01
End 06
Construction of drainage channel at Shenzhen River from its confluence with River Indus to its confluence with River Ganges
 

Table A2.3 Projects under Planning

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
Rural drainage rehabilitation scheme - River Ganges
200
Early 03
Early 05
Construction of drainage channel at River Ganges
Drainage improvement in Northern New Territories - package A
686
End 04
Mid 09
Construction of drainage channels in San Tin, Ping Kong, Kau Lung Hang and Ma Wat. Upgrading of urban drains in Sheung Shui and Fanling Town
Drainage improvement in Northern New Territories - package B
349
End 05
End 09
Construction of drainage channels in San Tin South, Kwu Tung, Ma Tsao Lung and Fu Tei Au
Drainage improvement in Northern New Territories - package C
345
-
-
Construction of drainage channels in Lung Yeuk Tau, Man Uk Pin, Ta Kwu Ling, Ping Che and Lin Ma Hang
 

Major Flood Control Projects in West Kowloon

Table A3.1 Projects in Progress

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
West Kowloon drainage improvement, stage 1 works
464
Early 98
Mid 03
Improvement of 8.7km of stormwater drains
West Kowloon drainage improvement, stages 2 phase 1 works
1246
End 99
End 04*
Improvement of 23km of stormwater drains
West Kowloon drainage improvement, stage 2 phase 2 and stage 3 phase 1 works
1609
Early 01
Mid 07
Construction of Tai Hang Tung flood storage tank and Kai Tak stormwater transfer tunnel. Improvement of 11km of stormwater drains
*Substantial completion date
 

Table A3.2 Projects under Planning

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
West Kowloon drainage improvement, stage 3 phase 2
588
-
-
Improvement of 14km of stormwater drains
West Kowloon drainage improvement - Lai Chi Kok Transfer Scheme
773
-
-
Construction of Lai Chi Kok stormwater transfer tunnel
 

Other Drainage Projects

Table A4.1 Projects under Planning

Title
Estimated Construction Cost ($M)
Start Date
Completion Date
Work Description
Drainage improvement in Sha Tin and Tai Po
418
Early 05
Mid 09
Construction of drainage channels, stormwater drains and stormwater pumping stations
Drainage Improvement in Sai Kung
128
End 02
End 08
Construction of drainage channels
Sheung Wan Stormwater Pumping Station
160
End 05
End 08
Construction of stormwater pumping stations
Drainage improvement in Tuen Mun and Sham Tseng
77
-
-
Construction of drainage channels and stormwater drains
Drainage improvement in Northern Hong Kong Island - Hong Kong West drainage tunnel
1707
-
-
Construction of stormwater drainage tunnel
Drainage improvement in Northern Hong Kong Island - Lower catchment improvement
184
-
-
Construction of stormwater drains
Drainage improvement in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi - urban drainage improvement works
70
-
-
Construction of stormwater drains
Drainage improvement in Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi - Tsuen Wan drainage tunnel
1049
-
-
Construction of stormwater drainage tunnel
Drainage Improvements in East Kowloon
683
-
-
Construction of stormwater drains
Drainage Improvements in Southern Lantau
81
-
-
Construction of drainage channels and stormwater drains