Environmental Report

Key Results in 2002

Below is a review of the progress made on our major activities in 2002.

Main Objectives

Target

Results in 2002

Protecting the environment

  • Reduce vehicle emissions.

  • Sustain a collection and recycling system.

  • Increase the use of recycled paper.

  • Establish a collection system for spent fluorescent lamps

Conserving the environment

  • Reduce energy consumption or maintain at current levels.

  • Promote and implement energy efficiency labelling schemes (EELS) 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 towngas consumption. Growth of electricity consumption was less than 1 %.

  • Over 1,600 energy efficiency labels have been issued to date and new EELS for dehumidifier and laser printer have been launched. Petrol passenger vehicle was incorporated in the scheme.

  • New energy efficiency technologies were applied for EMO such as binary ice, variable speed drive, heat pump, smart lighting sensor and T5 lighting.

  • Over 150 HKEERSB Certificates issued.

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 the wider-use of water-cooled systems.

  • Introduce new and renewable energy

  • Satisfactory IAQ survey result and preparing certification of satisfactory Government buildings.

  • No abnormality reported in 2002.

  • Almost 90% of diesel taxis were replaced with LPG models. LPG filling stations increased from 12 in 1999 to over 43 at the end of 2002.

  • The pilot scheme was extended to May 2004 and expanded to cover a total of 45 designated areas.

  • A solar energy system was installed to demonstrate the applicability of renewable energy technologies.