EMSD’s Role |
Significant
Aspect
|
Objectives |
Target |
Time Frame |
Status |
| Corporate
Citizen |
Resources
Reduction and wastes recycling |
Enhancing
green office practices and promoting recycling concept
throughout EMSD |
Reduce
the use of electricity, town gas, paper and envelope. Recycle used dry batteries, waste
paper, scrap metal and damaged traffic bollards. |
On-going
|
On-going |
| Corporate
Citizen |
Use
of environmental friendly product |
Promoting
the use of environmental friendly stationery and recycled
paper |
Increase
the use of environmental friendly stationery and recycled
paper by 5% against 1999 data. |
On-going
|
On-going |
| Service
Provider |
Use
of high efficiency electronic ballast |
Promoting
the use of high efficiency ballast to save energy |
New
projects handled by EMSD |
On-going |
On-going ( Over 6500 electronic ballasts
were installed in year 2000 on new projects. ) |
| Service
Provider |
Air
emissions reduction and resources conservation |
Converting
4 diesel steam boilers to 3 dual fired boilers in Queen
Elizabeth Hospital |
Reduce
boiler stacks air pollution and conserve resources with
higher efficiency boilers |
2000 |
Boilers
efficiency was raised from 80% to 87% after conversion
which is equivalent to an annual saving of 6.7 TJ ( energy ) * |
| Government
Agency |
Efficient
use of electricity |
Promote
Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (EELS) |
1.
Widen the coverage of EELS to keep public informed of the
efficiency of electrical appliances in Hong Kong; 2.
Extend the coverage to office equipment, such as
photocopiers, etc. |
On-going |
33
domestic refrigerators, 142 air-conditioners, 36 washing
machines and 203 compact fluorescent lamps were
registered in year 2000 |
Notes
: * 1 TJ is equal to 1012 J.
