Search Results: 'Hong Kong Drainage Services Department'

Tunnelling progress over the last three decades in China
29 December, 2023
While international tunnellers are aware of China’s many tunnel projects there is so much more to know. China can point to numerous project developments both built and under construction as well as technological innovations.

Opportunity rocks
27 December, 2012
Hong Kong develops into the main base of operations for the Asia Pacific, while Singapore strives to become to hottest destination for professionals, and both scrap for skilled labour. Alex Conacher speaks to three expats

Case for caverns
06 February, 2012
Hong Kong pushes key facilities underground and returns land for redevelopment, Patrick Reynolds reports

The end of one man’s era at Halcrow, marks a UK tunnelling legacy
28 July, 2011

Core drilling for HK’s HATS Stage 2A
13 August, 2008
Shteryo Lyomov, associate professor with the Dept of Drilling, Oil & Gas Production, at the University of Mining & Geology, Sofia, discusses directional coring techniques used as part of the HATS Stage 2A ground investigation works, in Hong Kong

Heralding a new era in Hong Kong
29 April, 2008
With a vast array of tunnelling works about to kick off in Hong Kong, regular T&TI contributor, Keith Wallis, takes a look at some of the region’s key forthcoming rail, water and road tunnels

Long distance pipe jacking in Asia
01 July, 2004
Jim Broomfield discusses the importance of automatic bentonite pipeline lubrication systems in achieving a low friction coefficient during pipejacking, using recent Asian project successes as examples

Kai Tak turnaround – angles and adversity
01 May, 2004
The 1.4km long Kai Tak Transfer Scheme employed the first use of a Mixshield TBM in Hong Kong, delivering excellent settlement control in the most difficult conditions. David Hake, John Holland's project manager for the China Harbour/ Transfield JV, describes this technically and logistically challenging mixed ground TBM project

West Rail tunnel threads the needle
01 March, 2004
West Rail, Hong Kong's latest new railway, opened to passengers in December 2003. The tunnelled Sham Shui Po section of the railway, on the Kowloon Peninsula, has highlighted the challenges of tunnel construction in densely populated urban areas. James Penny, principal engineer with designer Hyder Consulting, explains

Hong Kong forges ahead
13 November, 2000
Hong Kong tunnel consultant Ian McFeat-Smith presented a paper on tunnelling risks in Hong Kong to the Singapore ICTUS international tunnelling conference this month. In an edited extract from the paper, he looks at tunnelling work in the special administrative zone for the next decade.