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Contribution
towards Sustainable Development
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Our Contribution to the Environment
We
will contribute actively to government-wide policies and programmes
that support sound environmental management and sustainable
development "
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of EPD conducted training for 460 public officers on environmental
reporting
EPD has
been working closely with other government departments and
stakeholders to promote sustainable development.
We participated
actively in the government's Study on Sustainable Development
for the 21st Century (SUSDEV 21) and contributed our ideas
on the setting up of the Sustainable Development System that
allows the incorporation of sustainability considerations
in future policy-making. We took part in the Steering Group
for the study and chaired the Environmental Study Management
Group that steered the environmental part of the SUSDEV 21.
We recognise
that fostering a greater ownership and responsibility for
organisations to improve their own environmental performance
will be important to achieve sustainable development.
In 1999,
the EPD:
- contributed
to the establishment of a policy requiring all government
departments and bureaus to publish annual environmental
reports starting from year 2000
- conducted
nine training seminars or workshops for 460 officers from
government departments, bureaus, public corporations and
government-subsidised organisations
- published
a step-by-step "Guide to Environmental Reporting" to help
departments, bureaus and other organisations prepare their
annual environmental reports. (The guide encourages every
government unit to improve its own environmental performance
Ñ its activities and projects as well as its major policies
and programmes.)
Through
our strict enforcement of the EIA Ordinance, we contributed
to sustainable development by requiring major projects to
take into account environment considerations at the planning
stage.
We also
worked hand-in-hand with the international communities and
across administrative boundaries to preserve our environment.
In 1999, we carried out a study to take stock of the HKSAR's
greenhouse gas emissions such as carbon dioxide which are
recognised internationally to have potential effects on the
world's climate. The study's outcome will help the HKSAR formulate
its policy on greenhouse gas.
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of EPD steered the Environmental Baseline Study under SUSDEV21
to help promote sustainable development
Image of EPD promotes environmentally sound management in
the Government
Image of EPD contributed to the formulation of sustainable
development system for Hong Kong
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In
2000, we will complete the management of the Environmental
Baseline Study under SUSDEV 21. This will provide baseline
information to support the environmental part of the
Sustainable Development System being developed. We will
also continue the help desk service to provide specific
advice and assistance to government departments and
bureaus on the preparation of their environmental reports.
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