Environmental Performance Report 2007

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| Foreword | Chapter 1 Scope of Report | Chapter 2 Vision and Strategy | Chapter 3 Organisation and Governance | Chapter 4 Stakeholder Engagement | Chapter 5 Sustainability at EPD ¡V Economic Impacts | Chapter 6 Sustainability at EPD ¡V Environmental Impacts | Chapter 6 - Part A Environmental Impacts of Policies and Programmes | Chapter 6 - Part B Environmental Impacts of Internal Operations | Chapter 7 Sustainability at EPD ¡V Social Impacts | Chapter 8 Targets - Progress review and setting for 2007 | Appendix I Environmental Policy | Appendix II EPD Offices and Facilities | Appendix III Environmental performance reports of government bureaux/departments and agencies | Verification Statement | Feedback Form |

Chapter 1   Scope of Report

Photo - It seeks to provide an overview of our responsibilities and efforts to improve Hong Kong's environment and minimise the environmental impacts of our operations.

1.   This Environmental Performance Report (EPR) covers 1 January 2006 - 31 December 2006 unless otherwise stated. It seeks to provide an overview of our responsibilities and efforts to improve Hong Kong's environment and minimise the environmental impacts of our operations. Other sustainability considerations have also been incorporated where possible, making reference to standard sustainability practices such as the Global Reporting Initiative.

2.   The target readership for this report includes but is not limited to members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, academics, green groups, local and overseas organisations and businesses, members of the general public with an interest in environmental protection and other Government bodies.

3.   This report is published in electronic versions on our web site and in CD-ROM to reduce paper consumption.

4.   In parallel with this report, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) also publishes an annual report entitled Environment Hong Kong 2007, which covers key background information, the trends and interesting developments of the environmental protection programmes being implemented in the reporting period, and serves as a public education/information document for all members of the community.

Feedback on our Environmental Performance Report

5.   The EPD welcomes feedback on this report. Readers can send us their views electronically through a feedback form. In 2006 we received nine feedback replies, after simplifying the form in 2005. Most respondents felt the report was 'generally informative' and 'well structured and balanced in text and figures', but that it should 'focus more on topical issues'. In particular, readers wanted more information on social impacts and targets for the year ahead, which we have attempted to provide in the current report. Readers were most interested in the sections on air, waste, and environmental assessment and planning.