On 25 October 2024, the EMSD was invited by the World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong (WWF-HK) to an experience sharing session on the applications of IoT technology at the Mai Po Nature Reserve (MPNR) to introduce successful cases of GWIN applications in various public services, including the “Smart Wetland” project, subsidised by the Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme.
Making use of low-cost and high-efficacy wireless IoT technology, the EMSD assisted the Environment and Ecology Bureau in implementing the “Smart Wetland” project, in order to enhance management capacity of the WWF-HK on the MPNR. As at August 2024, the EMSD completed the installation of four GWIN gateways in the MPNR and assisted in collecting data from multiple sensors in real time, enabling remote monitoring of changes in water level and quality, as well as tracking of buffalos. This not only greatly reduces the manual workload, but also facilitates the digital transformation of the WWF-HK, and thereby improving the efficiency of its work on wildlife protection and wetland conservation.
