Guarding the Source of Life: How Digitalisation of Water Supply will Redefine Urban Water Security

守護生命之源：如何數字化供水能重新定義城市水安全

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

DATE :  2 June 2025 (Mon)

TIME :  18:00 pm – 19:30 pm

VENUE: Room FJ302, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

FEES: Free of charge for attendance of talk 

NO. OF PARTICIPANTS: 80 Nos. (Registration is on first come first reserved basis, Priority of seating is given to members of HKIWSS and PolyU staff and students. Non- members are also welcome

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(Closing date: 23 May, 2025 (Friday))

PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Central to this transformation are the following technological pillars:
    1. Sensors & IoT: Serving as the “nervous system” of water supply networks for real-time monitoring of system performance and warning of anomalies.
    2. Digital Twin & Modelling: Simulating a “parallel universe” of water supply systems for optimal system design and operations.
    3. Big Data & AI: Extracting the full value of operational data for predictive analytics Tand pre-emptive actions.
  • There is a panel discussion after the speech, attendance includes speaker, representatives from HKIWSS and the Hong Kong University Research Centre.

SPEAKERS:

Mr. Roger Y.L. WONG, Director of Water Supplies, Water Supplies Department, HKSAR Government.

  • Mr. Roger WONG, as the first speaker of the pivotal dialogue in this lecture series, will unveil Hong Kong’s transformation journey towards a digitalised, innovative and resilient water future. Amid escalating global water challenges, this lecture will explore how digitalisation is redefining urban water security.
  • Roger will contextualize the urgency of modernising water supply systems, highlighting vulnerabilities in conventional infrastructure and recounting WSD’s evolution from reactive maintenance to preventative strategies and now towards predictive management.

PROGRAMME RUNDOWN:

  1. Prof CS Poon, Head of CEE to give a welcome speech.
  2. Ir Dr. HF Chan, President of HKIWSS to introduce the talk series and the speaker.
  3. Ir Roger Wong, Director of WSD to deliver his speech.
  4. Dr. Eric Wong, Vice President of HKIWSS to give a closing remark.

LANGUAGE:   

  • Cantonese with Materials in English (no hard copy will be distributed)

CPD CERTIFICATE: 

  • 1.5 hours CPD certificate will be issued to participants after event and verified.
Registration & Enquiry:
  • For application, please WhatsApp or email your reply slip to (852) 91989325 or by email at [email protected]. Applications will be accepted on a first come first served basis – HKIWSS members have higher priority. Please reply at 12:00 p.m. on or before the closing date 23 May, 2025 (Friday). Successful applicants will be confirmed by e-mail / WhatsApp on or before 26 May 2025 (Monday) and the accepted applicants should pay related fee to confirm the seat on or before 28 May (Wednesday), 2025.
  • For enquiry, contact Administrator of HKIWSS by WhatsApp text phone at (852) 91989325.
 
Note for Registration:
  1. Duly completed application forms accompanied by payment receipt (if applicable) together, email to info@hkiwss.org
  2. he seminar will be cancelled when the typhoon signal No. 8 or above, or black storm warning is hoisted 3 hours before the seminar commences.
  3. Information provided will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, loaned, or disclosed to third party.
 

# HKIWSS has right to close acceptance of application before the closing date.