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Drainage Services Department - Sustainability Report 2018-19

Highlights of the year/Awards and Honours

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Highlights of the year

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[Core Business] [Highlight of Research & Development Studies] [Awards and Honours]

Awards and Honours

Jun

3 June 2018

TDSD’ s “Harbour Area Treatment Scheme” has been awarded the 15th T i e n - y o w J e m e C i v i l Engineering Prize under the “Municipal Engineering C a t e g o r y ” f o r i t s outstanding achievements in the area of technological innovation and application.

29 June 2018

DSD’s “Advance Works for Shek Wu Hui STW – Further Expansion Phase 1A and Sewerage Works at Ping Che Road” has been awarded the WBIM International Digitalisation Award – Design Remarkable Award (3rd Level Award) for its remarkable achievements in innovation in and application of BIM technologies.

Aug

August 2017

DSD’s Sustainability Report 2016-17 received a number of awards, including:

Awards Organisers

2017 Vision Awards

  • Silver Award
  • Top 80 Reports in the Asia-Pacific Region (ranked 41st)
  • Top 60 Chinese Reports in 2017
  • Technical Achievement Award

League of American Communications Professionals LLC

2018 Inspire Awards

  • Gold Award
  • Top 100 Corporate Publications (ranked 52nd)

League of American Communications Professionals LLC

2018 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence

  • Awards of Excellence (Writing – Green Writing)

Communications Concepts

  • 2018 HKMA Best Annual Reports Awards
  • Citation for Environmental, Social and Governance Disclosure

The Hong Kong Management Association

Sep

17 Sep 2018

With great support from DSD, the “SANI technology (Sulphate reduction, Autotrophic denitrification and Nitrification Integrated)”, developed by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, was awarded the 2018 IWA Project Innovation Awards Bronze Medal Award for “Breakthroughs in R&D” for its great contribution to sewage treatment throughout the world, especially in coastal cities.

Oct

8 October 2018

DSD’s “Harbour Area Treatment Scheme” was awarded the 2018 Edmund Hambly Medal from the Institution of Civil Engineers, U.K. for its outstanding achievements in the area of sustainable development.

20 October 2018

DSD’s “Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Scheme” was awarded the 2018 “Dai Yu Science & Technology Medal” of Chinese Hydraulic Engineering Society for its outstanding achievements in the area of innovation and technology development.

Nov

2 November 2018

WMs. Annie TANG Ka-yuet (second left) and Ms. Tanya TSUI Wing-har (third right), DSD Engineers, received Awards for Officers of Public Organisations at the “Ombudsman’s Awards 2018”.

30 November 2018

DSD’s “Kai Tak River Improvement Works (Wong Tai Sin Section)” was awarded the Merit Award of Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects (HKILA) Design Awards 2018 for its outstanding landscape design.

Dec

8 December 2018

DSD has been awarded the “Awards for Breastfeeding Support 2017/18” by the Family Council in recognition of its effort in providing an appropriate and friendly environment for our breastfeeding employees to breastfeed their children.

12 December 2018

DSD’s “Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Scheme” and “Lam Tsuen Valley Sewerage – Village Sewerage Stage 2”, were bestowed the “Final Platinum Rating” and “Provisional Platinum Rating” under BEAM Plus New Buildings respectively, in recognition of the department’s outstanding performance in promoting the sustainable development.

Mar

15 March 2019

DSD’s exhibit “Dreams” was awarded the Gold Award for Design Excellence (Landscape Display) at the Hong Kong Flower Show 2019.

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