Programme
AM Session
09:15 - 09:30
Registration
Opening & Welcome Remarks
09:30 - 09:40
Officiating Ceremony - Guests of Honours
09:40 - 09:50
Group Photos
09:50 - 09:55
Welcoming Remarks
Ir CHOW Kin-tak, Alice - HKIE President
Keynote Speech & Souvenir Presentation
09:55 - 10:05
Keynote Speech
Mr. MOK Wing Cheong, Ringo, JP - Director of Drainage Services
10:05 - 10:20
Souvenir Presentation
10:20 - 10:40
Morning Break
Session 1 - Smarter Treatment Begins Here: Innovative Bioprocesses and Digital Modelling
10:40 - 11:00
(1) Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS) technology and net-zero wastewater treatment
11:00 - 11:20
(2) From modelling to digital twins in energy biotechnology and water infrastructure: Opportunities and challenges
11:20 - 11:40
(3) The Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor-the drop in Process Intensification
11:40 - 12:10
Panel Discussion - Session 1
Moderator: Prof. YUAN Zhiguo - City University of Hong Kong
AM Session Ends
12:10 - 13:35
Lunch (PM registration starts at 13:25)
PM Session
13:40 - 13:45
Welcoming Remarks for Afternoon Sessions
Ir. Lee Kwun Chung, Johnson - HKIE Civil Division Chairman
Session 2 - From Sludge to Sustainability: Advancing Digestion and Decarbonisation
13:45 - 14:05
(1) Developments in the Treatment and Utilisation of Sewage Sludge in Europe
14:05 - 14:25
(2) Micro-aerobic digestion – a face-lift to traditional anaerobic digestion processes with minimum plant upgrading cost
14:25 - 14:40
(3) Anaerobic Digestion and Decarbonization in Wastewater Treatment Plant
14:50 - 15:10
Panel Discussion - Session 2
Moderator: Prof. POON Chi sun - HKIE CVD Committee Member
15:10 - 15:25
Afternoon Break
Session 3 - Optimizing Operations: Resource Recovery and Plant Performance
15:25 - 15:45
(1) Application of AGS Technology and its Practice in Chinar
15:45 - 16:05
(2) Resource Recovery from Used Water
16:05 - 16:25
(3) Optimizing Operations: Resource Recovery and Plant Performance
16:25 - 16:55
(4) Leveraging Microbial and Sustainable Technologies to Optimize Wastewater Treatment Performance in Hong Kong
16:55 - 17:15
Panel Discussion - Session 3
Moderator: Prof. LI Xiangdong - Hong Kong Polytechnic University
17:15 - 17:20
Closing Remarks
Ms. LAI Wai Kwan, Sussana - Assistant Director/Electrical & Mechanical
PM Session Ends
10 December 2025
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Local visits to the Drainage Services Department's wastewater treatment facilities (Due to limited capacity, visits are open to selected registered participants only.)
Lastest updated on 18 Nov 2025
