| Environmental Aspects / Environmental Indicators |
Long Term
Target / Milestone |
Short and Medium Term
Target / Milestone |
| Energy and Resources Use |
| Reduction in water consumption as compared to 1998 level |
30% |
Year 1: 10%
Year 2: 20%
Year 3: 30% |
| Reduction in electricity consumption as compared to 1998 level |
15% |
Year 1: 5%
Year 2: 10%
Year 3: 15% |
| Paper consumption |
Kept within 1,000 reams/year from 2002 |
Year 1: within 1,500 reams
Year 2: within 1,200 reams
Year 3: within 1,000 reams |
| Usage of timber in construction sites |
Within 500 tonnes/year |
Year 1: within 1,000 tonnes
Year 2: within 900 tonnes
Year 3: within 800 tonnes |
| Pollution Prevention: Emissions |
| Removal of asbestos containing material from the buildings/facilities |
All by 2005 |
Year 1: 40% removed
Year 2: 50% removed
Year 3: 60% removed |
| Reduction in Biochemical Oxygen Demand level of the effluent from the laboratories as compared to 1998 level |
50% |
Year 1: 20%
Year 2: 40%
Year 3: 50% |
| Total Suspended Particulates measurements for construction sites meeting the Air Quality Objectives (AQO) |
90% of data meeting AQO |
Year 1: 70%
Year 2: 85%
Year 3: 90% |
| Installation of control system to minimise emission of Volatile Organic Compounds to ambient air from facilities |
Completed by 2002 |
(N/A) |
| Pollution Prevention: Waste |
| Reduction in solid waste generation as compared to 1998 level |
50% |
Year 1: 10%
Year 2: 20%
Year 3: 30% |
| Implementation of waste recovery scheme for buildings under management |
All (200 nos.) buildings by 2008 |
Year 1: 10 buildings
Year 2: 30 buildings
Year 3: 50 buildings |
| Beneficial use of biosolids |
90% |
Year 1: 50%
Year 2: 75%
Year 3: 90% |
| Development of waste minimisation guidelines for construction projects |
Completed by 2001 |
Year 1: (N/A)
Year 2: (N/A)
Year 3: completed |
| Environmental Management |
| Development of an Environmental Management System in accordance with the ISO 14001 |
By 2003 |
(N/A) |
| Completion of an internal Environmental Management System Manual for guiding the environmental management work |
(N/A) |
Year 1: (N/A)
Year 2: completed
Year 3: (N/A) |
| Establishment of Green Action Team at each division to follow up on green measures |
All by 2005 |
Year 1: 2 teams
Year 2: 3 teams
Year 3: 4 teams |
| Environmental Audits for different offices of the bureau or department |
10 audits/year |
Year 1: 2 audits
Year 2: 6 audits
Year 3: 10 audits |
| Operations or Programmes |
| Population benefited or protected by environmental measures implemented |
100% |
(N/A) |
| Purchasing and Contracting |
| Procurement of recycled paper |
50% of total paper purchased |
Year 1: 30%
Year 2: 50%
Year 3: 50% |
| Documentation and implementation of environmental procurement criteria for tenders |
All tenders from 2002 |
Year 1: 50%
Year 2: 70%
Year 3: 90% |
| Proportion of low-pollution-emission vehicles in the fleet used by the bureau or department |
100% by 2004 |
Year 1: 70%
Year 2: 80%
Year 3: 90% |
| New equipment purchased which are models of recognised high standards of energy efficiency |
100% |
Year 1: 50%
Year 2: 90%
Year 3: 100% |
| Education and Training |
| Environmental awareness or similar training for employees |
Cumulative 200 staff trained by 2004 |
Year 1: cumulative 40 staff
Year 2: cumulative 80 staff
Year 3: cumulative 120 staff |
| Establishment of Green Citizenship program for motivating employees to adopt green practices in the workplace |
Established by 2001 |
Year 1: (N/A)
Year 2: (N/A)
Year 3: Established |
| Development of a package of green practice guidelines for staff |
(N/A) |
Year 1: (N/A)
Year 2: completed
Year 3: (N/A) |
| Sponsorship on environmental protection campaigns |
Cumulative HK$5 million by 2003 |
Year 1: HK$1 million
Year 2: HK$1 million
Year 3: HK$1 million |
| Compliance |
| Comply with Air Pollution Control Ordinance |
100% |
(N/A) |
| Comply with Water Pollution Control Ordinance |
100% |
(N/A) |
| Meet the noise criteria in Environmental Guidelines for Planning in Hong Kong |
100% |
(N/A) |
| Communications |
| Reporting the environmental performance on website |
By 2000 |
Year 1: (N/A)
Year 2: Implemented
Year 3: (N/A) |
| Environmental related talks and exhibitions participated/organized |
10 numbers/year |
Year 1: 10 numbers
Year 2: 10 numbers
Year 3: 10 numbers |
| Publish a consultation paper on environmental protection |
(N/A) |
Year 1: completed
Year 2: (N/A)
Year 3: (N/A) |
| Environmental Expenditure |
| Expenditure on construction of traffic noise barriers for residential buildings |
HK$10 million/year |
Year 1: HK$8 million
Year 2: HK$10 million
Year 3: HK$10 million |
| Spending on sewerage infrastructure development works |
Cumulative HK$10 billion by 2004 |
Year 1: HK$1 billion
Year 2: HK$3 billion
Year 3: HK$2 billion |
| Trees planted |
300 numbers/year |
Year 1: 200 numbers
Year 2: 300 numbers
Year 3: 300 numbers |
| Spending on environmental improvement programmes |
Cumulative HK$500 million by 2004 |
Year 1: HK$100 million
Year 2: HK$100 million
Year 3: HK$100 million |
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