Lesson Learnt: A showcase to the Unprecedented Scale Emergency Repair Works for a Massive Natural Terrain landslide

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Lesson Learnt: A Showcase to the Unprecedented Scale Emergency Repair Works for a Massive Natural Terrain Landslide at Shau Kei Wan in Hong Kong Occurring in September 2023

A severe natural terrain landslide occurred at Shau Kei Wan in Hong Kong on 8th September 2023, triggered by a record-breaking intense rainstorm event. Following this incident, huge amount of landslide debris comprising numerous massive boulders were deposited on the slope below the landslide source area, Yiu Hing Road at slope toe as well as the adjoining housing estate areas. Consequently, a section of Yiu Hing Road and the affected housing estate areas had been closed for months inducing significant nuisance and inconvenience to the general public. As a matter of concern, unusually notable residual hazards from the slope remained in place following the landslide. In order to eliminate the imminent danger and threat posed primarily by the unstable boulders resting…