Media

Media are cordially invited to visit the MiC (Modular Integrated Construction) mock-up of HKU’s new student residence, a 2-storey construction composed of 10 modules, at Lau Fau Shan.

An HKU Architecture research team will take the opportunity to introduce its novel e-inspection 2.0 system and a corresponding mobile application (APP) “e-inStar”, developed to monitor the manufacturing and delivery of modules constructed in the Mainland during the COVID-19 pandemic, when deployment of inspection staff across the border becomes difficult.

The system has adopted cutting-edge digital technologies including blockchain, building information modelling (BIM), internet of things (IoTs), and geographical information system (GIS), and is proven to be an effective and reliable tool for real-time offshore monitoring and inspection of building works.

The research findings have recently been published in an academic journal of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

The HKU Wong Chuk Hang Student Residence project is a pilot project built with the Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) method. Two 17-floor tower buildings will be built involving approximately 1,000 modular units (e.g., rooms and toilets) which are manufactured offsite in a factory located in the Guangdong Province.

The research team is led by Professor Wilson Lu of the Department of Real Estate and Construction, with members including Dr. Frank Xue from the Department, Professor Anthony Yeh of the Department of Urban Planning and Design, and Ir Mr. KL Tam, Director of Estates.

Details of the media briefing and arrangements are as follows:
Date: June 6, 2022 (Monday)

Media coach (round trip):
Where: at the passing place outside Exit A1 of Nam Cheong Station, West Rail (map)
Departure: 10:15am sharp
For media taking the coach, please register in advance (before 5pm on June 5, Sunday), via email at hkumedia@hku.hk or  WhatsApp at 6347 2221  (please put down name of media, number of seats, and contact person on event day and his/her mobile phone number)

Media briefing:
Time: 11am
Venue: Lot 1155 in D.D 125, Shek Kong Wai, Ping Shan, Yuen Long (take the way through Chunsing Logistics, Ha Tsuen Rd, Yuen Long)(location map)

Speakers:
Professor Wilson Lu, Project Principal Investigator, Professor, Department of Real Estate and Construction; Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Architecture, HKU
Professor Anthony Yeh, Chair Professor, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Faculty of Architecture, HKU
Ir Mr. KL Tam, Director of Estates, HKU

Media enquiries:
Communications and Public Affairs Office, HKU
Ms Melanie Wan (Email: melwkwan@hku.hk)
Ms Rashida Suffiad (Email: rsuffiad@hku.hk)