Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department

The HA has strived to promote environmental protection and has participated in various recycling schemes run by the Environmental Protection Department, including recycling of waste paper, aluminium cans and plastic bottles. Since 2011, recycling of glass bottles has also been implemented in stages in PRH estates. Under the GDE programme, various environmental activities have been organised since its launch in 2005, covering promotional campaigns on clean and proper recycling, green carnivals, workshops on upcycling, visits to green facilities, exchange of second-hand goods, etc. The outcome of the programme was encouraging in 2017/18, with over 29 000 tons of waste paper, 2 000 tons of plastic bottles and 1 500 tons of aluminium cans collected by the HA.

The 12^th phase of GDE is a two-year programme, offering an array of in-depth environmental educational activities to residents across 80 PRH estates. Together with the launching ceremony, a green carnival was also organised at Oi Man Estate to disseminate green messages to the community.