Location
Wetland Park Road, Tin Shui Wai, New Territories, Hong Kong
Size
61 ha
Project Team
URBIS Limited (LA)
Architectural Services Department (A)
Project Year
1998 – 2006
Phase
Maintenance
Key Tensions
Meet the ecologist – Ms. Elizabeth Leven
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Ecological Mitigation Design:
Hong Kong Wetland Park before EIA Ordinance
The Hong Kong Wetland Park, an original ecological mitigation area for the reclamation of Tin Shui Wai new town in north territorial of HK, has become a key millennium project. It now attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors and hosts thousands of educational activities each year.
How was it built in history? How did ecologists, landscape architects, engineers and other professional consultants collaborate on landscape projects in a time when the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) did not exist?
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Planting Trial and Adaptive Management:
Mudflat and Butterfly Garden
Wetlands, where water meets land, are the most complex of the earth’s three ecosystems. How does the design of the Hong Kong Wetland Park respond to the complexity of wetland ecosystems? What experiments have been done during the design process? What kind of adaptive management should be carried out after the design?
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Work with Soil and Hydrology:
Integration of Indigenous Knowledge
Wetland formation also involved the heavy machinery work of soil and hydrology. What are some the technical challenges encountered in Hong Kong Wetland Park? How were they resolved? How indigenous knowledge can be integrated with modern wetland technologies?