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With the rapid urban development of Hong Kong, there are frequent needs for road excavation to facilitate infrastructure and land development. Each year, the Highways Department processes over 23,000 requests for Excavation Permit. The requesters will need to collect the underground utilities information beforehand. This reflects the immense market need for timely access to up-to-date underground utilities information. Presently handled Mark Plant Circulation using manual workflow, collection of underground utilities information from one single utility undertaker takes 8 to 12 weeks to complete. The processing time would be even longer should information from all utility undertakers is required. With the full implemention of the EMPQS, the processing time is expected to cut to within 7 working days while reduce the operation cost incurred to various parties by 90%.
The development of EMPQS is funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and administered through the Chief Executive’s Community Projects. Up till now, the Centre has successfully obtained the participation of the Hong Kong Cable Television Ltd, New T & T Ltd, New World Telephone Ltd and Transport Department.
The Inauguration Ceremony of EMPQS will be held on Friday, September 14, 2001 at 9:30am at Concord Room, 8/F, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
The Honourable Tang Ying Yen, Henry, Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Mr Kwong Hon Sang, Chairman, Board of Directors of JCRIC (former Secretary for Works), and Professor Ian Davies, Vice-Chancellor of HKU will officiate at the ceremony.
Members of the Press are cordially invited to attend. For further enquiries, please contact Ms Angel Li at HKU's External Relations Office at 2859 2607.
Inauguration Ceremony of Electronic Mark Plant Query System (Press Invitation)
12 Sep 2001
After two and a half years of incessant efforts, the Jockey Club Research and Information Centre for Landslip Prevention and Land Development (JCRIC) established in the University of Hong Kong (HKU) announces that a system to facilitate efficient transaction of underground utilities has completed. It is the "Electronic Mark Plant Query System" (EMPQS).
With the rapid urban development of Hong Kong, there are frequent needs for road excavation to facilitate infrastructure and land development. Each year, the Highways Department processes over 23,000 requests for Excavation Permit. The requesters will need to collect the underground utilities information beforehand. This reflects the immense market need for timely access to up-to-date underground utilities information. Presently handled Mark Plant Circulation using manual workflow, collection of underground utilities information from one single utility undertaker takes 8 to 12 weeks to complete. The processing time would be even longer should information from all utility undertakers is required. With the full implemention of the EMPQS, the processing time is expected to cut to within 7 working days while reduce the operation cost incurred to various parties by 90%.
The development of EMPQS is funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust and administered through the Chief Executive’s Community Projects. Up till now, the Centre has successfully obtained the participation of the Hong Kong Cable Television Ltd, New T & T Ltd, New World Telephone Ltd and Transport Department.
The Inauguration Ceremony of EMPQS will be held on Friday, September 14, 2001 at 9:30am at Concord Room, 8/F, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong.
The Honourable Tang Ying Yen, Henry, Steward of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and Mr Kwong Hon Sang, Chairman, Board of Directors of JCRIC (former Secretary for Works), and Professor Ian Davies, Vice-Chancellor of HKU will officiate at the ceremony.
Members of the Press are cordially invited to attend. For further enquiries, please contact Ms Angel Li at HKU's External Relations Office at 2859 2607.
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