Sustainability Report 2019/20

Data Summary

Environmental Performance

Energy Consumption

Energy Consumption in Existing Housing Estates (kWh)
	Energy Consumed
Electricity consumption in public areas of estates	451,105,836
Average electricity consumption in public areas of estates (per flat/month)	50.5
Renewable energy generated from PV panels	947,524
Energy Consumption in HA Office Premises (kWh)
Electricity consumption in office premises	34,131,896
Average electricity consumption in office premises (per staff)	3,495.69
Energy Consumption by Construction Contractors (GJ)
Diesel consumption for construction activities	670,948
Diesel consumption for transportation of construction waste	53,980
Electricity consumption for construction activities	52,084
Gasoline consumption for contract cars	11,349

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions³

GHG Emission Intensity in Existing Housing Domestic Blocks (tonnes CO₂e/m²)
	2015/16	2016/17	2017/18	2018/19	2019/20
Average of domestic block types	0.026	0.025	0.025	0.024	0.024
GHG Emission Intensity in HA Office Premises (tonnes CO₂e/m²) ⁴
Block 3 of HA Headquarters (HAHQ)	0.117	0.123	0.112	0.107	0.113
Lok Fu Customer Service Centre	0.150	0.144	0.140	0.136	0.139

³ Territory wide default GHG emission factors (0.7) were used based on the Guidelines to Account for and Report on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals for buildings (Commercial, Residential or Institutional Purpose) in Hong Kong issued by the Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR in February 2010.

⁴ Greenhouse gas emissions figures are disclosed based on finalised carbon audit reports. Latest available reports cover period from 1 August 2019 to 31 July 2020.

Materials Consumption

Materials Consumption in HA Office Premises
	Materials Consumed
Paper consumption in office premises (reams/staff)	12.87

Water Management

Water Consumption in New Works Projects (m³)
	Water Consumed	Water Recycled
New works projects	1,411,772	226,626
Water Consumption in Existing Housing Estates (m³)
Public areas of estates	2,957,328	-
Water Consumption in HA Office Premises (m³)
HAHQ	11,173	-
HAHQ (per staff)	2.80	-

Waste Management

	Recycled	Public fill	Landfill
	Handling Method
Amount Handled in New Works Projects (tonnes)
Hazardous waste	13	-	123
Non-hazardous waste	358,729	1,017,091	80,756
Total waste for new works projects			1,456,699
Amount Handled in Existing Housing Estates (tonnes)
Non-hazardous waste
Paper	29,908	-	-
Plastic bottles	2,282	-	-
Aluminium cans	2,130	-	-
Used clothes	949	-	-
Amount Handled in HAHQ (tonnes)
Hazardous waste
Toner cartridges	6	-	-
Fluorescent lamps and tubes	4	-	-
Non-hazardous waste
General waste	-	-	150
Paper	161	-	-

Total Workforce (as at 31 March 2020)

By Employment Contract
Total Number of Staff		9,754
	Male	Female
Civil servants	5,729	3,402
Contract staff	236	387
By Strength
Directorate staff	41	26
Professional staff	697	313
General staff	2,332	3,038
Site staff	1,851	76
Technical staff	1,044	336
By Age
Age 20 – 29	599	387
Age 30 – 39	1,588	1,056
Age 40 – 49	1,537	922
Age 50 – 59	2,014	1,306
Age 60 or above	227	118

New Employee Hires and Employee Turnover

New Employee Hires⁵
	Male	Female
Age 20 – 29	154	96
Age 30 – 39	114	90
Age 40 – 49	31	26
Age 50 – 59	13	15
Age 60 or above	13	1
Employee Turnover⁶
Age 20 – 29	45	26
Age 30 – 39	31	36
Age 40 – 49	29	30
Age 50 – 59	53	52
Age 60 or above	260	62

⁵ The above figures involve staff (position as at 31 March 2020) with their first appointment date falling within the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

⁶ The figures include staff transferred out of the Department from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.

Governance and Management Body (as at 31 March 2020)

Non-official HA members
	Male	Female
Age 30 – 39	1	0
Age 40 – 49	6	2
Age 50 – 59	6	5
Age 60 or above	5	1
Non-official Committees and Sub-committees members
Age 20 – 29	0	0
Age 30 – 39	8	7
Age 40 – 49	4	3
Age 50 – 59	9	6
Age 60 or above	4	4

Training Hours Breakdown

By Strength
Total Training Courses (No.)			955
	No. of Staff Attended Training	Training Hours Received (hours)	Training Hours per Staff (hours)
Directorate staff	55	1,519	27.6
Professional and technical staff	2,279	121,352	53.2
General and site staff	6,420	64,274	10.0
By Gender
Male	5,541	120,785	21.8
Female	3,213	66,360	20.7
Training Regarding Human Rights
Training on policies and procedures concerning aspects of human rights	516	2,843	5.5

Occupational Health and Safety

Number of staff injury cases⁷	18
Number of fatalities	0
Staff sick leave granted for injury (days)⁸	669

⁷Staff injury cases is defined as reported cases of occupational injuries, under the Employee’s Compensation Ordinance, resulting in death or incapacity for work over 3 days.

⁸The number includes injury-on-duty sick leave days granted to staff in 2019/20 only. Their sick leave extended to 2020/21 was excluded.

Contractors’ Accident Rate

2019	New Works	Maintenance Works
Accident rate (per 1,000 workers)	5.2	5.3
Number of accidents	61	17
Number of fatalities	0	0