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o (2) Write a Review of the Hong Kong Slope
Information System now available on the WEB at
http://hkss.cedd.gov.hk/hkss/
After Entry to the system - select the Slope
Information System and follow links (some pages have an "Acceptance
Button" at the bottom of the page). You will also find various guided
tours on how to use the system.
The aim of this option is
for you to write a review in 2000 words of the usefulness, ease of use etc
of the system. There are several methods you can explore the system and the
key methods are all provided with a TOUR to get you started. Reference inf
the pages is made to the Slope
Catalogue number
The Slope Catalogue number is
of the form 11 SW-A/xxYYYY where 11 SW-A represents the the map 11 (there
are 16 in all), SW is the SW section of map 11, and A is a subdivision of
SW into four sections. A copy of each of the basic Maps 1 - 16 is available
in the Map Collection.
xx is one of the
following
§ C for cut slopes
§ F for Fill slopes
§ R for retaining Walls
§ FR for Fill Slope with Retaining Wall
§ CR for Cut slope with Retaining Wall
the sequence yyyy
represents a number from 1 - 9999
Things for you to
explore
§ use the system by reference to the Slope Catalogue
Number. There are 6 reference numbers in particular you might try:- 11
SW-A/R 188 (Peel Street), 11 SW-A/R 91 (Wind Ling Street - Bridges Street
market), 11 SW-A/R 65 Kui In Fong, 11 SW-A/r 64, 11 SW-A R 1117 and 11 SW-A
C 398 (all in Po Hing Fong). 11 SW-A/CR 175 (Po Shan Road).
All but the last of
these were retaining walls/slopes which N.K. Tovey designed special
prentative measures for in 1983/1984. There should be a record to this work
being done in 1985 in all the records. In the case of Peel Street, the trees on the wall
(see photo), were the casue of the instability, and N.K.Tovey had
considerable difficulty in persuading the power that be that they should be
retained. You will see the boxes designed by him so that the trees could be
retained.
11 SW-A/CR 175 was
scene of the major Landslide Disaster in 1972 and this information was
available in the report in 2003 (see the powerpoint
presentation given in lectures, slides 10 -19) Some questions
§ Is reference to the preventative measures shown for all
the above slopes?
§ Is reference made to the Landslide which occurred to the
right hand end of R1117 included in the report (originally R1117 was 2
walls R53 and R56 )
§ What happens if you enter the old slope number?
§ use the Street Name - e.g. PO Hing Fong Above - say
number 50-56
§ use the Building Name - e.g. Bridges Street Market,
Baguio Villas, Scenic Villas etc
§ try using the system by selecting a building name (e.g. Bridges Street
market, Po Shan Mansions etc)- is the map provided by this means more
informative
§ try to identify the information by Street Name (e.g. Po
Hing Fong (50 - 56), or Po
Shan Road (16 - 18).
§ The Hong Kong Co-ordinate System is bounded by Easting
800000 Northing 800000 at the extreme South West of the Territory and
Easting 860000 Northing 850000 at the extreme North East. However, a
considerable part of the area is sea, and you will not get information if
you try to position over the sea.
§ the Graphical Interface allows you to select a
particular part of Hong Kong
The
Report
Once you have
experimented with the facilities, you should be in a position to write your
assessment on aspect such as
§ how useful the system is
§ how easy is it to use
§ does it appear to give the information required
§ what improvements would you suggest to the system
§ etc.
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ENV-3A1Y / ENVF3A1Y (2009-10) Landslide Hazards
