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Drainage Services Department - Sustainability Report 2012-2013

The Year's Highlights / Awards At-a-Glance

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[Awards at-a-Glance] [Flood Prevention] [Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal]

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[highlight1.gif] 25 No. of Awards Received in 2012-13

The year of 2012-13 signifies success of our Department. Our professionalism, efforts and passion for excellence have repeatedly enabled us to receive local and international prizes and recognition.

Awards At a Glance

2012 May

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DSD Headquarters won the Certificate of Merit in the 2011 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence under the Public Organisations and Utilities Sector to recognise our commitment and continual effort of the staff to deliver drainage services in an environmentally friendly manner.


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Three of our projects received accolades at the presentation ceremony of Skyrise Greenery Awards 2012 to recognise our efforts in integrating skyrise greenery into the built environment of Hong Kong. "Green Roofs at Shatin Sewage Treatment Works" and "Vertical Greening at Tai Hang Tung Stormwater Pumping Station" won the Silver Award and Merit Award respectively under the Government Projects Category; while "Vertical Greening Study at Shatin Sewage Treatment Works" was awarded with the Merit Award under the Planning / Research Projects Category.

We won eight Awards in "Considerate Contractors Site Award Scheme 2011" in the following projects:

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2012 Jul

Our Happy Valley Underground Stormwater Storage Scheme won the 2012 International Water Association Project Innovation Awards (East Asia Regional Awards) in Planning Category for its excellent, innovative and sustainable flood prevention approach.

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A team comprising the DSD, Water Supplies Department, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology and other members was awarded with the Global Honour Awards of the 2012 International Water Association Project Innovation Awards under the category of Applied Research. The winning project was "Making Use of Seawater as an Alternative Resource" and it was about the use of seawater for cooling and toilet flushing and treating the wastewater in a more sustainable way by producing much less sludge for disposal.

2012 Oct

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Our Annual Report 2010-11 won two accolades in 2011 Vision Awards including Silver Award (Government Category) and Top 25 Chinese Annual Reports of 2011 by League of American Communications Professionals LLC, amongst more than 5,500 entries received by the organiser.

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Two of our staff members have been awarded with the Ombudsman's Award 2012 for Officers of Public Organisations to applaud their professionalism in complaint handling.

2012 Nov

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Our Annual Report 2010-11 also won the 23rd Annual International Galaxy Awards - Silver Award (Annual Reports - Government).

2012 Dec

We won two accolades in Hong Kong Institute of Landscape Architects Design Awards 2012. "Transplanting a Gigantic Tree at Kai Tak Development" was awarded with Merit Award under the Environmental Design/Greening Category, while "Vertical Greening Study at Shatin Sewage Treatment Works" was awarded with Merit Award under the Landscape Planning/ Research Category.

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With the effort of all staff, we successfully obtained certification of OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System in December 2012.

2013 Mar

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Our display "Kaleidoscopic Cavern" was awarded the Gold Award for Design Excellence under the Landscape Display category in Hong Kong Flower Show 2013 organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department.

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