I am pleased to present our third Sustainability Report, which highlights both new initiatives and existing programmes undertaken by the Housing Authority, and our performance levels in pursuit of our mission to provide sustainable housing to our tenants.

We accord high priority to sustainability in providing public rental housing for some 30% of Hong Kong's population. During the year, we made significant progress in most of our sustainability goals, thanks to our committed and enthusiastic staff and supportive stakeholders. Our performance and achievements during the year are summarized in this Report. We have been awarded the Gold Wastewi$e Certificate for the seventh time in the annual Wastewi$e Scheme organized by the Environmental Protection Department, while our executive arm the Housing Department was awarded a Caring Organisation by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service in the year. Our efforts towards sustainable development were well received with recognition by professional organizations in the territory, but we would not be complacent about our achievements.

We realise the importance of partnering with all stakeholders in the process. We will continue our effort in finding long-term and effective solutions which will optimise future development and engaging our staff, tenants, business partners and the wider community to forge ahead in achieving sustainable housing.

Eva Cheng

Chairman