Programme
AM Session
09:15 - 09:35
Registration
Opening & Welcome Remarks
09:35 - 09:36
Moment of Silence
09:36 - 09:40
Opening Remarks
Ir. CHOW Kin-tak, Alice - The President of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
09:40 - 09:45
Keynote Speech
Mr. MOK Wing Cheong, Ringo, JP - Director of Drainage Services
09:45 - 09:50
Screening of DSD Project Highlights Video
Session 1 - Smarter Treatment Begins Here: Innovative Bioprocesses and Digital Modelling
09:50 - 10:15
(1) Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS) technology and net-zero wastewater treatment
10:15 - 10:40
(2) From modelling to digital twins in energy biotechnology and water infrastructure: Opportunities and challenges
10:40 - 11:00
Morning Break
11:00 - 11:25
(3) The Membrane Aerated Biofilm Reactor-the drop in Process Intensification
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11:25 - 11:55
Panel Discussion - Session 1
Moderator: Prof. YUAN Zhiguo - City University of Hong Kong
11:55 - 12:00
MC Wrap Up
AM Session Ends
12:00 - 13:15
Lunch
PM Session
13:15 - 13:30
Registration
Session 2 - From Sludge to Sustainability: Advancing Digestion and Decarbonisation
13:30 - 13:35
Welcoming Remarks for Afternoon Sessions
Ir. Lee Kwun Chung, Johnson - HKIE Civil Division Chairman
13:35 - 14:00
(1) Application of AGS Technology and its Practice in China
14:00 - 14:25
(2) Developments in the Treatment and Utilisation of Sewage Sludge in Europe
14:25 - 14:50
(3) Micro-aerobic digestion – a face-lift to traditional anaerobic digestion processes with
minimum plant upgrading cost
14:50 - 15:20
Panel Discussion - Session 2
Moderator: Prof. POON Chi Sun - The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers Civil Division
15:20 - 15:35
Afternoon Break
17:20 - 17:25
Closing Remarks
Ms. LAI Wai Kwan, Sussana - Assistant Director/Electrical & Mechanical, DSD
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.)
Session 3 - Optimizing Operations: Resource Recovery and Plant Performance
15:35 - 16:00
(1) Resource Recovery from Used Water
16:00 - 16:25
(2) Optimizing Operations: Resource Recovery and Plant Performance
16:25 - 16:50
(3) Leveraging Microbial and Sustainable Technologies to Optimize Wastewater Treatment Performance in Hong Kong
16:50 - 17:20
Panel Discussion - Session 3
Moderator: Prof. LI Xiangdong - Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Lastest updated on 03 Dec 2025
