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Temporary Quarantine Camps at Lei Yue Mun Park

To assist the government's response to the Covid-19 outbreak in Hong Kong since early 2020, temporary quarantine (Q) camps were constructed at Lei Yue Mun Park, with a view to obviate risk from the rapid and widespread of virus in the local community. The projects involved the design and construction of temporary Q camps in Basketball Court and Football Pitch of the Lei Yue Mun Park, which would respectively provide 118 and 234 Q units.

To provide a quick response in meeting the arising demands of the pandemic, the adoption of innovative MiC enabled the construction of temporary Q camps within a short time frame. MiC technology significantly shortened the site construction time by transferring the production and assembly process of the components of individual Q units to off-site factories, which further allowed multiple construction processes to take place concurrently. With the adoption of MiC, the Lei Yuen Mun Park Basketball Court and Football Pitch temporary Q camps were rapidly completed within 26 days and 56 days respectively.

Temporary Quarantine Camps at Lei Yue Mun Park

Practising Innovative and Sustainable Construction Methods

The deployment of MiC technology allowed the production and assembly process of the individual Q units to be carried out in off-site factories, some construction processes which involved interior decoration, building services, furniture and electrical installations were all completed off-site.
The components with the accommodation facilities, doors and windows, air-conditioners, and individual toilets and so on for individual Q units were already ready and further transported to the construction site for connection to services. The whole process not only greatly shorten site construction time, it can also enhance productivity, quality control and site safety.
The two-storey temporary Q facility at Lei Yue Mun Park Football Pitch adopted a steel MiC system in which threaded steel bar with couplers were used as the connection system and installation was conducted at the top of the module, which further allows for easy disassembly and reassembly at another location.
On-site audit checks for MiC modules were conducted to ensure quality and safety, which included concrete core test, welding inspection/tests, check on fire protection materials, and dimension check.

One storey high temporary Q camps with 118 Q units built at Lei Yue Mun Park, Basketball Court

Two storey high temporary Q camps with 234 Q units built at Lei Yue Mun Park, Football Pitch

Off-site manufacutring of Q units

On-site assembly of Q units