Environmental Policy
About This Report
Message from the Chairman
Message from the Permanent Secretary
Business Overview and
Environmental Management
Structure
Significant Environmental Aspects
Performance Review
 
Water
Air
Noise
Hazardous Materials
Energy
Waste Reduction & Recycling
Procurement, Greening & Awareness
Our Targets and Initiatives for 2002/2003 and beyond
Verification Statement
Annex
 
A) Summary of Feedback
C) Future Targets and Initiatives
Feedback Form

Initiative Environmental Policy Objective Action Plan Key Performance Indicator (KPI) 2001/02 Target Met Remarks
OFFICE (Cont')
Facilitate staff to acquire knowledge on how to protect and improve the environment Address environmental concerns and incorporate environmental initiatives Organise courses/seminars on sustainable development for staff - Training seminars and symposium on engineering for sustainable development, designing sustainable buildings and on environmental sustainability were provided

Enhance knowledge on tasks and actions required for compliance with environmental legislation Strictly comply with and fully implement measures for complying with all relevant environmental legislation and regulations Organise training course on environmental law for staff - Four training classes on environmental law and a seminar on common environmental pollution problems encountered in property management were organised

Equip staff with knowledge on tasks and actions required for successful implementation of EMS Review and seek continual improvement on the implementation of an environmental management system Organise training course on EMS implementation for staff - Two classes of training course on EMS implementation
Organise training course on EMS internal audit for staff - One class of training course on EMS internal audit was organised for staff

COMMUNITY
Enhance community awareness in environmental protection and promote water & energy saving in PRH estates Reduce wastage and resource usage & promote awareness and participation among residents Launch competitions on water & energy saving for PRH estates - Environmental Family Competition was held with good response. The competition won the 2001/02 International Mercury Award, Gold Prize
Relay green message in EMAC newsletter - Stories on HA's environmental activities and tips on green living were featured in EMAC newsletter
Distribute publicity materials such as posters, leaflets and souvenirs to educate residential tenants on environmental issues - Publicity posters on waste reduction and Environmental Family Report featuring green living tips were distributed to PRH estates
Launch joint programmes or seminars for public rental housing estates with EPD, WSD, HK Gas or China Light & Power on water & energy saving subjects - EPD and Green Groups were invited to conduct talks on environmental subjects to EMACs and residential tenants

Increase community environmental awareness in PRH estates Promote environmental awareness among residents Publicity and competitions for residents. Awareness to be measured by opinion survey conducted in PRH estates 48% score on residents' environmental awareness [according to the score given by the residents surveyed] Target exceeded. Tenants' impression score of general environmental awareness in PRH estates was 49%

Increase community participation in environmental activities in PRH estates Promote awareness and participation among residents Publicity, competitions and activities for residents. Results to be measured by opinion survey conducted in PRH estates 62% of residents who have intention to participate in environmental activities [no. of residents intended to participate activities in the survey/total no. of residents surveyed] The % on intention to participate in environmental activities had dropped from 59.5% to 52.8%. We are looking closely at how we can encourage more of our residents to take part

Increase residents' use of recycling bins in PRH estates Minimise the use of resources by focusing on waste reduction Publicity, competitions, increased number of bins for residents. Results to be measured by opinion survey conducted in PRH estates 57% of residents who had used recycling bins at least once [no. of residents used recycling bins in survey/total no. of residents surveyed] Target exceeded.
58% achieved


Targets fully met
Targets where we made substantial progress with work nearing completion
Targets where we fell short
Targets which were deferred
N/A Targets for future action

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