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Infrastructure Development and Heritage Conservation
campaign launched in 2013 aims to enlist wider public support and involvement in promoting good greening and tree management.
Better living environment through greening
The GLTM Section oversees the implementation of greening measures across departments to improve the environment. In addition to developing practical guidelines for departments to achieve design excellence and co-ordinated greening, the GLO also works closely with departments to identify greening opportunities, promote good landscape design and designate good quality space for future greening at the early planning stage.
The GLO advocates a co-ordinated approach to urban greening and open-space planning, and promotes best practices in landscape design and implementation to optimise the greening effect. The GLO encourages the adoption of new greening techniques by sharing technical knowledge among practitioners. Greenery publications in 2013 included the 'Skyrise Greenery Awards 2012, the 'Pictorial Guide to Plant Resources for Skyrise Greenery in Hong Kong, and the 'Tree and Landscape Map' (launched with smart phone apps).
The government's Greening Master Plans (GMPs) for each district define their overall greening frameworks and themes. The GMPs' greening works for urban areas were completed in 2011 and the GMPs for the New Territories are being developed.
Drainage Services
Flood Prevention Programme
To address flooding risks, the Drainage Services Department (DSD) has completed various flood protection projects and manages about 2,748 kilometres of drains and watercourses throughout the territory. The department has also embarked on the planning, design and construction of further flood protection works at a total cost of about $12 billion.
The majority of major flood protection works in the New Territories have been completed, including about 102.5 kilometres of trained rivers, about 23.9 kilometres of stormwater drains and 27 village floodwater pumping schemes. The department has also started the planning, design and construction of improvement works to about 14.9 kilometres of rivers and about 14 kilometres of stormwater drains in the northern New Territories. The flood prevention level in these regions will be further enhanced upon completion of the works.
Completed major flood protection works in the urban areas include the Tsuen Wan Drainage. Tunnel, the Lai Chi Kok Drainage Tunnel and the Hong Kong West Drainage Tunnel. To reduce further the flooding risk in urban areas, the department is constructing the Kai Tak River improvement works and the Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Scheme. These projects, when completed in phases from 2014 to 2018, will further reduce the risk of flooding in Central Kowloon, Wan Chai and Happy Valley districts.
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