Event Details:
Date: 14 Jun 2025 (Sat)
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Tsui Ping River, Kwun Tong
Starting Point: Engineered Wetland (near Kwun Tong Swimming Pool)
CPD Points: 1.5 (Activity Type 2 & 4, Level 2)
Language: Cantonese (supplemented with English)
Fee: $150 for members; $200 for non-members
Quota: 15 persons (first-come-first-served)
Speakers: Mr. Felix Wong,
Engineer, Drainage Projects Division, DSD
Ms. Euphen Wong
Resident Landscape Architect,
Revitalization of Tsui Ping River
Collaborating Organization: Drainage Services Department, HKSAR
Registration: Please scan QR code in the poster
Synopsis:
The Drainage Services Department (DSD) completed the Revitalization of Tsui Ping River in 2024, transforming a one-kilometer-long aging nullah into a vibrant urban waterway. Stretching alongside King Yip Street, King Yip Lane, and Tsui Ping Road, this revitalized river enhances flood resilience while seamlessly integrating landscape and architectural elements to foster connectivity and sustainability.
The project’s architectural features include six cross-river walkways, a pedestrian bridge, and landscaped decks, improving accessibility. Cantilevered walkways and viewing platforms offer immersive perspectives, blending functionality with aesthetics.
Beyond its structural innovations, the project embraces sustainability and ecology. A smart water gate system stabilizes water levels and promotes biodiversity. Preserved tree corridors, natural granite cobbles, and tidal pools enhance urban greenery and ecological balance.
Under the Kwun Tong Bypass, Ripples Yard offers a tranquil mindfulness space within the bustling city. Its core philosophy, “Three Circles and Two Paths,” encourages relaxation and meditation through elements like the Maze of Words, Flower of Life, and Labyrinth.
More than an infrastructure upgrade, Tsui Ping River fosters harmony between people, nature, and the city, cultivating the vision of “Rivers in the City.”