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Facilities Committee Report
Mr Dennis Wong Chair of Facilities Committee
Facilities Committee Members: Mr Dennis Wong Mr Steve Palfrey Ms Jenny Huang Mr Howard West Mr David Christmas
The Facilities Committee convenes on a regular basis and its purpose is to plan and review operations, upgrade projects, renovations and maintenance for all facilities of the AISHK campus. The Committee reviews monthly facilities reports from the School’s facilities department and coordinates and assesses all Operational Health and Safety (OH & S) and security issues relating to campus facilities.
Liaising with and seeking advice from professional architects, the Committee provides advice and recommendations with regards to major building projects.
All aspects of the campus are taken into consideration by the Committee, including but not limited to classrooms, bathrooms, gymnasiums and the Aquatic Centre. The committee is tasked with ensuring the entire facility is run smoothly, safely and efficiently, all to serve the school community as best as possible.
As the building ages, we recognise that costs relating to maintenance will rise and upgrades will be regularly reviewed. In 2021, the planning and implementation of improvement work to the following areas was successfully actioned: • Repainting of the Eastern (Waterloo Rd) building façade and renewing the Hong Kong Jockey Club signage for the Academic Wing. • Complete renovation of 4th Floor and 6th Floor changerooms, including improvement in ventilation, enhancement of lighting with LED technology and enlargement of shower cubicles and storage space. • Internal repainting of the auditorium and replacement of one set of auditorium doors • Installation of vinyl non-slip flooring on levels 2-5 of the Academic Wing, along with the central stairs.
Looking towards 2022, plans include enhancement to some features of the 9th Floor swimming pool change rooms, and the installation of sensor taps all Primary student toilets.
We will also continue with the program to install vinyl nonslip flooring to further areas around the School to improve safety.
As impacts of Covid-19 are ongoing, the timeline and budgeting of these for projects were carefully reviewed in collaboration with the Finance Committee to ensure prudent decision-making on spending during this period.
It has been a pleasure to serve as Chair of the Facilities Committee in 2021 and I wish to thank my colleagues of the Facilities Committee for their valuable expertise shared and continued support.
