Minutes of the 10th Executive Committee Meeting

International Water AssociationRegional Committee of Hong Kong, China (IWAHK)Minutes of the 10th Executive Committee MeetingVenueDateTime: WSD Headquarters Conference Room, Room 4819, Immigration Tower: 29 August 2011 (Monday): 5:45 p.m.PresentIr L T MAIr C C CHANIr K W CHANIr David C W CHAUIr Alan H L MANIr C Y FONGMr Alex K K CHAN*Prof X Y LI**Absent with ApologyIr Gordon S H WANProf Herbert H P FANGIn AttendanceIr T O LEEDirector of Water Supplies (Chairman)Director of Drainage Services (Vice Chairman)Drainage Services Department (DSD)Deputy Director of Water Supplies (Secretary)Assistant Director of Water Supplies/Mechanical &Electrical (Treasurer)Vice President and Managing Director – North AsiaPacific, Black & Veatch WaterManaging Director, ATAL Engineering LtdSenior Environmental Protection Officer,Environmental Protection Department (EPD)Professor of Environmental Engineering,Department of Civil Engineering, HKUPrincipal Environmental Protection Officer, EPDChair Professor of Environmental Engineering,Department of Civil Engineering, HKUSenior Engineer/Headquarters,Water Supplies Department (WSD) (Note Taker)* in attendance on behalf of Mr. Gordon S H WAN, Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Acting), EPD** in attendance on behalf of Prof Herbert H P FANG, Chair Professor of Environmental Engineering,Department of Civil Engineering, HKUAction(1) Welcoming remarksThe Chairman welcomed all members to the 10th ExecutiveCommittee (EC) Meeting of the International WaterAssociation Regional Committee of Hong Kong, China(IWAHK).- 1 -

(2) Matters arising from the 5 th General Meeting (28 Mar2011)Action(i)Nomination of IWA FellowThe Chairman informed members that the nominationof Prof G H CHEN to be IWA Fellow (for a term of 5years) had been endorsed and a formal reception of thenewly appointed Fellows would be held during the 4 thIWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition in Tokyo,2-6 October 2011. Under the IWA Fellowprogramme, Prof CHEN would be required to:(a)(b)(c)(d)continue as a leading researcher in thedevelopment of novel water science andtechnology;continue as a contributing editorial boardmember for IWA publications including WaterResearch and Aqua and Water Science andTechnology;continue as a leading person in organizingmajor IWA conferences and managingspecialist groups; andcontinue as a leading person in promotion ofexchanges among water academicians andprofessionals in China and HK.Due to some technical reasons, another nomination forProf Herbert H P FANG that also met the requirementsfor classification as an IWA Fellow had not beenpursued further this time. However, IWAHK wouldcontinue to render its support to the nomination forProf FANG when required in the next round ofelection.(ii)Proposal for IWA Leading-edge Conference onWater and Wastewater Technologies in Hong KongAs agreed in the 5 th General Meeting, the target yearfor Hong Kong to host the IWA Leading-edgeConference on Water and Wastewater TechnologyConference would be 2016. Ir T O LEE informedmembers that Prof G H CHEN was drafting thebidding proposal and would submit it to IWA forconsideration in ample time.- 2 -

(iii) YWP ChapterIr T O LEE informed members that Ir Johnson C KLEE had invited some IWA Corporate Members tonominate young professionals to take part in thepreparation meeting for the formation of the YWPChapter. Ir C Y Fong said that ATAL had alreadyresponded positively and two of his young staff wouldtake part in the preparation meeting. Ir Alan M HMAN also said that he would nominate his youngcolleagues to join.ActionBased on Ir Johnson C K LEE’s clarification withIWA and other countries’ YWP Chapters, theformation of local YWP Chapter would only requirethe endorsement of IWAHK. It would not benecessary to obtain IWA’s approval. Also, theparticipants of the YWP Chapter would not necessarilybe an individual member of IWA though they wouldbe encouraged to join.After some further discussions, the Chairmanconcluded that he would request Ir Johnson C K LEEto further explore the possibility of forming the localYWP Chapter. Apart from the Corporate Members,the universities should also be approached. Theirparticipation should be conducive to attracting youngpeople to join the activities organised by the localYWP Chapter if formed.Ir Johnson C KLEE(iv) Promotion of MembershipThere was no progress reported under this item.(3) Forthcoming IWA and IWA-ASPIRE EventsDuring the meeting, the following forthcoming IWA eventswere brought up for the attention of all members:Event Venue PeriodCity of the Future Xian:Technologies for UrbanWater Managementwww.cof-xian2011.comXian,China15-18 September 2011- 3 -

IWA Board Meetingand GoverningAssemblyVienna,Austria23-24 September 2011Action4 th IWA-ASPIREConference andExhibitionwww.aspire2011.orgTokyo,Japan2-6 October 20118 th IWA World WaterCongresswww.iwa2012busan.orgBusan,Korea16-21 September 2012(Non-IWA Event)9 th Shenzhen-HongKong-Zhuhai-MacauSeminar on WaterSupplywww.zhuhai-water.com.cn/Category_1204/Index.aspxZhuhai,China19-20 October 2011Ir T O LEE informed members of the following factsregarding the above events:(i) Prof G H CHEN would give a keynote speech in the“City of the Future Xian: Technologies for UrbanWater Management” conference. During a workshopheld alongside, he would also deliver a talk about HongKong’s work and experience in SANI process forwastewater treatment as well as sea water for flushing.(ii) There would be no representative from Hong Kong,China for the IWA Board Meeting and GoverningAssembly.(iii) There would be 4 WSD delegates and 2 DSD delegatesparticipating in the 4 th IWA-ASPIRE Conference andExhibition. WSD, DSD and BV would presenttechnical papers during the event. Dr Samuel CHUIof EPD had been invited to present his paper regardingthe triple water supply system of the Hong KongInternational Airport that he had presented in the 8 thIWA Leading-edge Conference, Amsterdam, June- 4 -

2011. Also, Prof G H CHEN had been invited topresent Hong Kong’s case for smart practice in watercycle during the IWA Smart Water-Cluster Workshopheld alongside the ASPIRE event.Action(iv) WSD had submitted two technical papers, both relatedto the re-provisioning of Sha Tin Water TreatmentWorks for the 8 th IWA World Water Congress. DSDwas planning to submit a drainage project proposal inHappy Valley for the IWA Project Innovation Awardon this occasion.(v) As a co-organiser of the 9 th Shenzhen-HongKong-Zhuhai-Macau Seminar on Water Supply, WSDhad submitted three technical papers on the subjects ofwater quality management, replacement andrehabilitation of water mains and waterworks heritagerespectively for the event.(4) 2011 World Water Monitoring Day in Hong KongThe Chairman briefed members that following the success ofthe water conservation design competition last year, WSDdecided to launch another water conservation competitiontargeting the participation of households and secondaryschool students in September. It provided another goodopportunity to combine the launching event with the WorldWater Monitoring Day (WWMD) 2011 activities. Aproposal had been sent to all members as an attachment tothe agenda.Tentatively, the event would take place at Ma On ShanWater Treatment Works on 18 September 2010 (Sunday),the official date for the WWMD. A PR consultant hadbeen appointed by WSD recently to organise the competitionand the ceremony. The PR consultant would arrangegroups of young students to participate in the event.Waterworks chemists would take charge of the test as usualand brief participants on the testing instructions. As theWWMD activity this year would be part of WSD’slaunching event for the competition, IWAHK would be theco-organiser of the part for WWMD and the expenses ofwhich would be absorbed by WSD.- 5 -

An invitation card for the event would be sent to all IWAHKCo-opted Members in due course. The Chairman invitedthe presence of all meeting members to grace the specialoccasion.ActionAll members(5) New Term (2011-2013) for Co-opted MembershipThe Chairman informed members that according to Rule 10of the IWAHK Constitution, the co-opted membershipshould be for 2 years and that the current one would expireby end August 2011. In response to invitations sent to allcurrent co-opted members, Ir C Y FONG and Ir Alan H LMAN indicated that they would be pleased to continueserving on the regional committee for another 2 years. ProfHerbert H P FANG had nominated Prof X Y LI to replacehimself for the co-opted membership in the new term.Also, Prof G H CHEN was nominated to join the IWAHKExecutive Committee as co-opted member in view of hisIWA Fellow status and his involvement in organising theIWA Leading-edge Conference in 2016. Prof CHEN hadindicated his willingness to accept the invitation. Themeeting agreed to the above co-opted memberships for theterm 2011-2013 and appointment letters would be issued indue course.Mr Alex K K CHAN said that subsequent to the retirementof Dr H Y YEUNG in early 2011, EPD had not yet decidedon the representative to sit in the IWAHK ExecutiveCommittee and therefore Mr Gordon S H WAN would takeup the co-opted membership on a temporary basis. EPDwould inform the Secretary immediately when therepresentative had been decided.SecretaryEPD(6) Date of Next MeetingThere being no other business, the meeting ended at 6:30p.m. The date of the 11 th Executive Committee Meetingwould be announced later.- 6 -