Main Objectives

Target

Results in 2001

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Environmental Management System (EMS)

In order to continuously improve the EMS, it is essential for all Strategic Business Units to acquire, sustain and conform to ISO 14001 certification standards.

All ISO 14001 certificates in the 10 Strategic Business Units (SBU) have been rationalised and have successfully gone through all surveillance audits and renewal certification. This year, 9 SBUs have their Quality, Environmental & Safety Management Systems united as an Integrated Management System (IMS).   

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Protecting the environment

·       Reduce vehicle emissions.

·       Establish a collection and recycling system.

·       Increase the use of recycled paper.

·       Downward trend in number of diesel vehicles in the Government vehicle fleet.

·       The collection and recycling system was well maintained and sustained throughout the year.

·       Widespread use of recycled paper within EMSD.

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Conserving the environment

·       Reduce energy consumption or maintain energy consumption at current levels.

·       Implement energy conservation measures through the promotion of DSM.

·       Promote energy efficiency labelling scheme for household appliances and office equipment.

·       Promote and implement energy management opportunities (EMO).

·       Promote and implement the Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Registration Scheme for Buildings (HKEERSB).

·      Downward trend in consumption per capita values of electricity and town gas in EMSD venues.

·       Launched the air-conditioning DSM initiatives.

·       The number of EELS labels issued has reached 1,200.

·       More than 154 audits conducted with a cumulative energy savings of over 46TJ.

·       The number of certificates issued has reached 100.

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Improving the environment

·       Improve Indoor Air Quality for buildings in Hong Kong.

·       Establish proper measures to reduce air, soil and water pollution in our housekeeping.

·       Support cleaner fuel options for vehicles.

·       Promote the energy efficiency of air-conditioning systems such as wider-use of water cooled systems.

·       Satisfactory progress achieved on IAQ survey and preparation for the certification of Government buildings.

·       No abnormality reported in 2001.

·       Active participation in the LPG vehicles scheme, which helped accelerate the replacement of diesel taxis with LPG models and increase the number of LPG filling stations from 12 in 1999 to a total of 19 at the end of 2001.

·       A pilot scheme was launched in May 2000 on the wider-use of fresh water for water-cooled air-conditioning systems in non-domestic buildings in designated areas.

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