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Water Quality Forecast and Management System for Hong Kong

20 Apr 2011

 

The Project WATERMAN, a joint collaboration between the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Computer Science of HKU, will organise a series of public lectures at the Hong Kong Central Library during April to September 2011.  The lectures will cover topics in related to beach water quality forecast, 3D environmental impact assessment, and fisheries management and red tide forecast.

The first lecture titled "Real-time Beach Water Quality Forecast for Hong Kong" will be given by Prof. Joseph Hun-wei Lee, the Principal Investigator of Project WATERMAN on April 26, 2011.  The Lecture will introduce the basic principles of the WATERMAN beach water quality forecast system and how it benefits citizens and beach goers.  Our Guests of Honour, Ms. Anissa Sean-Yee Wong, JP, Permanent Secretary for the Environment / Director of Environmental Protection of HKSAR Government, and Ms. Florine Tang, Executive Manager, Charities, The Hong Kong Jockey Club, will give the Opening and Welcome Speech for the event.

Media representatives are cordially invited to attend the event.

Speaker	Prof. Joseph Hun-wei Lee Principal Investigator of Project WATERMAN, HKU Vice-President for Research & Graduate Studies, HKUST
Date	April 26, 2011 (Tuesday)
Time	6:00 - 7:15 pm
Venue	Lecture Theatre, Hong Kong Central Library, 66 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese (with simultaneous English translation)

About Project WATERMAN

The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust has donated HK$29.76 million to Project WATERMAN, a joint project between the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Computer Science of The University of Hong Kong. The project aims to develop a water quality forecast and management system for use by the government departments and by the general public, and thereby raising the public awareness of a better water environment for Hong Kong.

For programme enquires, please contact Miss Hung at 2859-2663. For media enquiries, please contact Ms. Trinni Choy, Assistant Director of Communications & Public Affairs Office (Tel:2859 2606/ Mobile:9464 3431/ E-mail:pychoy@hku.hk)