INTACT: Intelligent tropical-storm-Resilient
INTACT: Intelligent tropical-storm-resilient system for coastal cities
system for coastal cities
TRS Project Team Conducted a Site Inspection at Shenzhen Galaxy Twin Towers
Our Mission
To enhance the long-term sustainability of the coastal built environment by developing an intelligent tropical-storm-resilient system for high-rise building clusters.
Let us make Hong Kong the world's leading safe, smart and sustainable city!
Events & News
Events Introduction News
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17 Aug2026
The 3rd International Workshop on Intelligent Tropical-storm-resilient System for Coastal Cities
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02 Sep2024
TRS Project Members attended The 2024 World Congress on Advances in Civil, Environmental, and Materials Research and The 2024 Structures Congress in Korea
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24 Aug2024
First International Workshop on INTACT: Intelligent Tropical-storm-resilient System for Coastal Cities
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25 May2024
A meeting between TRS project members and Prof. Qing-Quan Li’s team
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21 Jan2024
Prof. Yi-Qing Ni was invited to participate in “The 1st Urban Safety Forum”
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13 Jan2024
Discuss the selection of buildings in the TRS project regarding the installation of sensors
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30 Nov2023
A conference exploring the use of satellites in the TRS project with AIRSAT Technology Group Co., Ltd
On September 24, 2025, Super Typhoon Ragasa swept across Hong Kong.
With the No. 10 hurricane signal hoisted, the storm bore down on the city with overwhelming force—toppling routines, shaking skyscrapers, and driving seawater deep into the streets. Hong Kong，this global metropolis，found itself face to face with the raw power of nature, brought to an uneasy standstill. Amid the chaos, a team led by Professor Ni Yi-Qing from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University—known as the “Storm Chasers”—moved against the wind, venturing into the very frontline of the typhoon. Armed with monitoring instruments, they set out to capture rare, first-hand data for INTACT, an intelligent disaster-mitigation system designed to protect coastal cities. Undaunted by hardship, they pressed forward, knowing that every data point gathered in the heart of the storm lays a cornerstone for safer, smarter cities of the future. Now, we follow in their footsteps, to witness how the team confront fiercest challenge.
Dr. E Deng Discusses the Inland Extension of Tropical Cyclone Rainfall in an RTHK Interview
On 22 October 2026, Dr. E Deng from the National Rail Transit Electrification and Automation Engineering Technology Research Center (Hong Kong Branch) at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University was interviewed on RTHK Radio 3’s Backchat, sharing the latest findings from Prof. Yi-Qing Ni’s team on the inland extension of heavy rainfall associated with tropical cyclones. Drawing on an analysis of data from 1980 to 2023, Dr. Deng explained that tropical cyclone rainfall has been extending further inland across coastal regions worldwide and discussed the roles of warming coastal waters and coastal urbanisation in this shift. He highlighted the need for inland communities to recognise the resulting flood risks and outlined practical responses, including updating flood risk maps, improving drainage and water retention capacity, strengthening early warning and evacuation systems, and incorporating flood risk into land-use planning. The interview was replayed that evening on The Current on RTHK TV 32.
