SYSTRA awarded two Asset Management contracts in Hong Kong

We were first selected for a contract as part of a consortium with the asset management specialist Assetman, to carry out a complete audit of the condition of Hong Kong’s railway network, focusing on operating methods and the asset management process. The audit should last six months after which the final report will be presented to the Hong Kong government.

MTR wants to ensure the quality of its service, including 99.9% on-time performance, while meeting international standards and adopting industry best practice. We will support them by providing benchmarking studies and our extensive knowledge of mass transit networks around the world, as well as offering recommendations to strengthen their maintenance and risk management procedures.

Patrick Desforges, Business Development Director, SYSTRA Asia Business Unit

A second, bigger contract

The second contract focuses on operational maintenance and this time SYSTRA is the sole contractor. We will be using our local teams in Asia and SYSTRA France’s Systems teams to do a complete analysis of the track equipment and network infrastructure.

Trains crossing at a station

Innovation at the forefront

We will carry out site visits and provide an innovation component with an ad-hoc solution which will study the potential for new technologies, in particular in the fields of modelling and the effective use of data.

Key facts – Hong Kong MTR network

  • 278.3km of lines, including 235.2km of metro
  • 98 metro stations, 68 tram stations, 32 KCR train stations
  • 1,688.1 million passengers in 2019
  • 9 metro lines + 1 express line to the international airport
  • 4 KCR rail lines (ex-Kowloon-Canton R)
  • 12 tramway LRT lines
  • The LGV Shenzhen – Hong Kong section

To find out more, consult the brochure dedicated to Asset Management, published with Usbek & Rica.

MVA’s Significant Project Tai Kwun – The Centre for Heritage and Arts, Wins Multiple Awards

Tai Kwun – The Centre for Heritage and Arts, has again been given two prestigious awards – the RIBA International Awards for Excellence 2021 and the Quality Building Award 2020.

Tai Kwun (meaning ‘Big Station’) is the Centre for Heritage and Arts in Hong Kong, formerly known as the Central Police Station in the colonial era. The renovation and revitalisation project began in 2008, took twelve years of making.

Awards:

The RIBA International Awards for Excellence is globally recognised and awards buildings that change the world. In 2021, there were 16 remarkable projects which won the Prize, ranged from 11 countries. Tai Kwun, is the only winning structure from Hong Kong. The award was presented in July 2021.

The Quality Building Award (QBA), an award co-organised by nine leading professional institutions of the property sector in Hong Kong, recognised Tai Kwun – The Centre for Heritage and Arts with Grand Award in the Hong Kong building (Renovation / Revitalisation) Category.

SYSTRA MVA as the Lead Traffic Consultant

SYSTRA MVA provided professional traffic engineering and transport planning consultancy services for the conceptual design stage and construction for Tai Kwun. The revitalisation project has been recognised by several international and local awards in which MVA contributed since 2008, led by local and international Architects and conservation architects.

The historical site is the only winning structure from Hong Kong in the RIBA recognition, and it also won the Grand Price – Hong Kong Building (Renovation/ Revitalisation) category in the latest QBA.

Key Solutions:

Photo source: RIBA © Edmond Leong