| Environmental
Aspects / Environmental Indicators |
Long
Term Target / Milestone |
Short
and Medium Term Target / Milestone |
|
Energy
and Resource 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 2004 |
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 2007 |
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 |
0% |
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
2004 |
(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 2010 |
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 minimization guidelines for construction projects |
Completed
by 2003 |
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
2005 |
(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 2007 |
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 Services |
| 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
2004 |
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 2006 |
Year
1: 70%
Year 2: 80%
Year 3: 90% |
| New equipment
purchased which are models of recognized 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 2006 |
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
2003 |
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 2005 |
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) |
| Communication |
|
|
| Reporting the
environmental performance on website |
By 2002 |
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 2006 |
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 2006 |
Year
1: HK$100 million
Year 2: HK$100 million
Year 3: HK$100 million |
