The Drainage Services Department (DSD) announced today (January 19) that in the course of the foundation works in the vicinity of Wai Fat Road near Wai Yip Street in Kwun Tong under the Revitalisation of Tsui Ping River project, the reading recorded on January 12 in a settlement monitoring checkpoint installed on a parapet wall near Wai Fat Road had reached 28 millimetres, exceeding the pre-set trigger level for works suspension (25mm). As a result, the contractor immediately suspended the above-mentioned works.
The DSD and relevant departments arranged inspection for the roads and facilities in the vicinity and confirmed that they are structurally safe, while the settlement has been stabilised. The DSD has already requested the contractor to formulate relevant mitigation measures, including adopting construction methods that can minimise impacts on the above-mentioned roads and facilities in the vicinity. The DSD will continue to closely monitor the situation.
Upon receipt of the contractor's request for resumption of works, the DSD and relevant departments will scrutinise the application, with a view to ensuring the structural safety of the above roads and facilities. Moreover, if the contractor proposes to revise the pre-set trigger level(s) for suspension of works, the DSD will consider the proposal having regard to the circumstances after consulting the stakeholders of the said roads and facilities, and other relevant government departments. When the request for resumption of suspended works has been accepted, the DSD will announce the arrangement to the public.
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