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Greener Housing for the MillenniumEnvironmental Report  2000/2001
Environmental Policy
About this Report
Chairman's Message
Director's Foreword
Environmental Hoghlights
Business Overview
Environmental Management System (EMS) Structure & Strategy
Environmental Aspects
Performance Review
Progress on Key Areas
Research and Studies
Goals and Targets for 2001/2002 and Beyond
Initiatives and Way Forward
Towards Sustainability in the Provision of Public Housing in Hong Kong
Verification
Annexes
Feedback
Environmental Aspects

We must control and reduce the environmental impact of our business and our liabilities through the application of a strategic environmental management approach.

The Authority's activities potentially have a great influence on the environment. Most obviously, construction of new housing blocks or demolition and clearance of old buildings could cause unwelcome noise and dust and also result in waste materials needing disposal. Less obviously, our office based functions, such as finance & accounting, personnel and other corporate services, as well as planning & design functions, also consume resources such as energy and paper. Furthermore our estate management business involves waste collection, cleansing and building maintenance.

The environmental aspects of our main business functions are summarised in the following table:

Life-Cycle Stages of HA Business & Their Significant Environmental Aspects

Life-Cycle Stages of HA Business & Their Significant Environmental Aspects (Chart)

Our EMS, which is the main way in which we collate and analyse data on our environmental performance and control our potential impacts, was described in the previous section. The results of our efforts over the past year are described in the following section.

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