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Agreement Signing Ceremony between HKU and WSD for the Centennial Campus Development

08 Oct 2007

 

HKU Vice-Chancellor Professor Lap-Chee Tsui, and Director of Water Supplies, Ir Chan Chi-chiu, JP will sign an agreement for the Re-provisioning of WSD Utilities and Infrastructure Works for the Centennial Campus of HKU on October 10, 2007.

To accommodate an expected 40% increase in student numbers in 2012 due to the introduction of a four-year university curriculum, HKU needs a larger campus for its development.  The only large piece of flat land close to HKU lay to the west of the main campus, where freshwater and saltwater reservoirs of the Water Supplies Department had occupied for more than 60 years, serving western Mid-levels, Kennedy Town and the Peak.  The re-provisioning of WSD Utilities and Infrastructure Works is required for the development of the Centennial Campus. 

The agreement, for which the WSD facilities will be re-provisioned by HKU, signifies a new chapter of long term partnership between HKU and WSD.   The Works, which include the innovative engineering method of excavating tunnels for the storage of saltwater, have already commenced and will be completed in September 2009.

Professor John Malpas, Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University, will present the progress of the re-provisioning works and the Centennial Campus Project.

Members of the press are cordially invited to attend the event, the details are:
Date:       October 10, 2007 (Wednesday)
Time:      4:00 - 5:00 pm (Press registration starts at 3:45 pm)
Venue:    Foundation Chamber, Eliot Hall, HKU

For media enquiries please contact Mr. Henry Ho, Senior Manager (Community Relations) of the External Relations Office, The University of Hong Kong at 2857 8555 or 91880219 or email him at henryho.kc@hku.hk.