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環境工作報告ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

2018

Managing The Environmental Impacts Of Our Operations

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ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2018

Table ofContents

03 Foreword

04 Scope Of The Report

05 Our ProfileOur Vision, Mission and Policy 06

Our Organisation and Priorities 07

12 Managing The Environmental Impacts Of Our OperationsGreening Our Offices 12

Waste Management Facilities: Safe and Environmentally Effective 18

21 Human ResourcesDevelopment And TrainingHuman Resources and Development 21

23 Appendix I Environmental andEnergy Policy

25 Appendix II ENB / EPD Officesand Facilities

Foreword

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FOREWORD

As the overseers of Hong Kong’s environmental policies

and waste management facilities, the ENB and EPD are

acutely aware of the need to practise what we preach

and implement green housekeeping. We have put in place

systems to manage the impacts from our facilities and

our own internal operations, and to monitor and adjust

these regularly. In 2017, the results showed that we are

effectively reducing such impacts, while at the same time

developing facilities that not only protect the environment

but also provide the community with new public amenities.

Our ongoing operations continued to come to effect.

Under comparable operating conditions, electricity

consumption fell 2.72% in 2017 compared with 2016.

We also continued to recover resources for recycling – in

2017, we collected 7.1% more waste paper than the year

before and increased recovery of plastic waste, printer

cartridge units and photocopier toner bottles.

On the policy side, the ENB and EPD have been conducting

periodic carbon audits since 2010, which are regarded

as an important step in addressing our climate change

impacts.

While these more office-based impacts are important,

the more visible impacts of our work can be witnessed

through our waste management facilities, which

have been developed not only to treat and dispose of

waste but also provide the public with amenities. An

excellent example is T·PARK, which celebrated its first

anniversary in 2017. T·PARK is one of the world’s most

technologically-advanced sludge to energy facilities and

can treat up to 2,000 tonnes of sewage sludge per day,

reducing its volume by 90%. The processes also generate

surplus electricity that is exported to the public power

grid – enough at full capacity to meet the needs of up to

4,000 households. T·PARK also features public amenities,

such as spa pools, cafe, gardens and visitor’s centre, that

received more than 80,000 visitors in its first year.

In a similar vein, the Government is building Integrated

Waste Management Facilities Phase 1 to treat a daily

maximum of 3,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste

that might export power power to support up to 100,000

households and reduce the emission of by 440,000

tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent per year. The design-

build-operate contract for this project was awarded in

November 2017.

Apart from addressing our physical environmental

impacts, the ENB and EPD are also continuing to develop

human resources to keep our staff up to date with

the latest technologies and demands and strengthen

cross-boundary collaboration. In 2017, we arranged on

average 3.3 days of training per staff member through

855 programmes administered in Hong Kong and in

universities outside Hong Kong including the Mainland.

The ENB and EPD had a full plate in 2017. The workload

is expected to further increase in the coming years

as we press ahead with tackling waste management,

climate change and the many other challenges to our

environment. As we move forward, we will continue to

seek opportunities to engage the public, whether on-site at

our facilities or through community outreach programmes.

Details of these efforts can be found in Environment

Hong Kong. For now, I am pleased to present this report

on our steady progress and commitment to making our

operations environmentally friendly.

Donald Tong

Permanent Secretary for the Environment /

Director of Environmental Protection

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Scope Of The Report

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SCOPE OF THE REPORT

This Environmental Performance Report covers

1 January - 31 December 2017 unless otherwise stated.

It provides an overview of the efforts of the Environment

Bureau (ENB) and Environmental Protection Department

(EPD) to reduce the impacts of our internal operations,

including office operations and waste facilities, and

contribute to sustainable development in Hong

Kong. Readers who are interested in our policies and

programmes may refer to Environment Hong Kong 2018,

which covers our activities and achievements in these

areas in the 2017 calendar year.

This report is published in English and Chinese on our

website to reduce paper consumption. All monetary

figures are in Hong Kong dollars.


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Our Profile

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OUR PROFILE



Our Profile

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OUR VISION, MISSION AND POLICY

Our Vision

Is of a Hong Kong

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which enjoys an environment that is both healthy and

pleasant;

in which the community places a premium on

sustaining such an environment for both themselves

and future generations, and pursues sustainable

development; and

in which the community enjoys a reliable and safe

energy supply at reasonable prices, while improving

energy efficiency, promoting energy conservation

and minimising the environmental impacts from the

production and use of energy.

Our Mission

Is to contribute towards realising this vision by applying

our professional knowledge and judgment and drawing on

international experience

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to formulate policies and plans on environmental

protection, energy, conservation and the promotion of

sustainable development;

to provide first-class physical infrastructure for the

treatment and disposal of waste and wastewater;

to raise community awareness of and promote

public support for issues related to environmental

protection, energy, nature conservation and

sustainable development;

to promote collaborative efforts through regional and

international cooperation;

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to implement environmental protection and energy

related legislation and plans; and

to administer robust environmental impact

assessment in the planning of new developments

and major projects.

Environmental and Energy Policy

To realise our vision and mission, we have adopted an

Environmental and Energy Policy that applies to our

services, programs and internal operations (see full text

at Appendix I). The policy has adopted the following

guiding principles: compliance with the letter and spirit

of environmental laws; pre-emption of environmental

problems through planning and prevention; preparedness

for dealing with emergency environmental incidents;

minimisation of consumption; communication of our

goals to our staff and the public; and training and

professional development of our staff.



Our Profile

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OUR ORGANISATION AND PRIORITIES The ENB and EPD are responsible for developing

Government policies and programmes to protect

Hong Kong’s environment. The Secretary for the

Environment reports directly to the Chief Executive

and Executive Council.

Areas of Responsibility

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Environmental protection. The ENB is responsible

for overall policy on the environment. The EPD, which

comes under ENB, develops and implements policies

and programmes on air, environmental assessment

and planning, noise, waste and water. The EPD

also develops policy on nature conservation, which

is implemented by the Agriculture, Fisheries and

Conservation Department.

Energy. The ENB sets overall policy. Energy

conservation matters are executed by the

Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.

Sustainable Development. The ENB sets and

implements policy.

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Our Profile

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2017 Expenditure

Staff costs59%

General recurrentexpenses 34.5%

Non-recurrentexpenditure 6.5%

ENB

$79.821 million

Fees for the operationof waste facilities 36.2%

Staff costs 23.4%

General recurrentexpenses 8.7%

Capital and non-recurrent expenditure31.7%

EPD

$5.141 billionExcluding spending under the Capital Works Reserve Fund

See Data



Our Profile

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ORGANISATION STRUCTURE

Secretary for the Environment

Under Secretary for the Environment

Political Assistant to Secretaryfor the Environment

Permanent Secretary for the Environment /Director of Environmental Protection

Environmental Protection Department

DETAIL

Environment BureauEnergy and Sustainable Development

Branch

DETAIL



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT

Remarks: (i) Major enforcement duties under Air, Environment and Planning, Noise, Waste & Water Programmes are carried out by Environmental Compliance Division. (ii) Covers corporate environmental management, knowledge management, staff safety & health, human resources management & information technology.

Press Unit

Air Policy Division

Corporate Affairs

Division (ii)

Water Policy Division

Central Prosecution

Unit

Special Duties Division

EnvironmentalAssesment

Division

EnvironmentalCompliance Division (i)

CommunityRelations Unit

Deputy Director of Environmental Protection (1)




Deputy Secretary for the Enviornment

Waste Reduction

& Recycling Division

Nature Conservation

& InfrastructurePlanning Division

Waste Management

Policy Division

Cross-Boundary & International

Division

EnvironmentalInfrastructure

Division




Our Profile

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ENVIRONMENT BUREAUENERGY & SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT BRANCH

Deputy Secretary for the Environment

Sustainable Development Division Energy Division Energy Review Division

Financial Monitoring Division Electricity Team





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MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF OUR OPERATIONS

GREENING OUR OFFICESGreen Management System

Department level: The Departmental Environment,

Safety and Health Committee (DESHC) steers our

green management, while the Energy and Emissions

Management Team (EEMT) is in charge of reducing

energy and emissions.

The Corporate Development Unit (CDU) is responsible for

monitoring the environmental impacts of ENB and EPD,

as well as overall energy consumption trends. Energy

consumption is also monitored by the EEMT which is

tasked with identifying new areas of saving.

Group/unit level: Each group or unit of the ENB and EPD

has a Group Environmental Representative who helps

implement green management measures, train others

in implementing these measures, communicate with

colleagues, and carry out an annual green audit.

This green audit is required of every group/unit and they

are encouraged to invite other groups to cross-audit them

every two years. In addition, the CDU audits portions of

the green audits as a counter-check. Every office also

has an Energy Warden to monitor and coordinate energy-

saving measures.

Individual level: A comprehensive circular outlines how

staff can support and implement green management

practices in their offices. The ENB and EPD also regularly

remind staff to reduce their environmental impacts

through the Green Tip of the Day distributed via our

intranet, the Green Management circular distributed

several times a year, and staff training and human

resources activities (see Staff Training and Development).

2017 focus: The ENB and EPD continued to focus

on reducing the environmental impacts of our office

operations in the following areas:

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Energy saving and electricity consumption

Reduction of consumption of fossil fuels by vehicles

Reduction of resources consumption and recycling

Maintaining our recycling of waste paper




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Reducing Electricity Consumption

Performance in 2017: The ENB and EPD constantly

monitor energy consumption and seek potential areas

of saving, in particular electricity consumption. A large

portion of Hong Kong’s electricity is generated by non-

renewable fossil fuels, so any savings will have knock-

on effects on local and regional air quality and our

contribution to climate change.

We are currently working to meet a Government-wide

target of reducing consumption by 5% from 2015-2020. In

2017, the total electricity consumption in all ENB and EPD

Offices was reduced by 2.72% compared to 2016 (see

Table 1).

Table 1: Electricity consumption 2016-2017*

Electricity Consumption in all EPD Offices (million kWh)

Electricity Consumption in all EPD Offices under Comparable Operating Conditions to the Previous Year (million kWh)

2016 3.52 3.48

2017 3.49 3.38

* The figures include electricity consumption from air conditioners installed in EPD/ENB offices that are managed by EPD/ENB staff. Note that most of our offices are in buildings shared with other users, with central air-conditioning systems. Since it is not possible to measure individual air-conditioning and related energy use in these buildings, such figures are excluded from the calculations.

Table 2: Breakdown and emissions from electricity consumption 2016-20172016 2017

Office Electricity Consumption (million kWh) 3.515 3.486

EV Electricity Consumption (million kWh) 0.009726 0.010749

Total Electricity Consumption (million kWh) 3.525 3.497

CO2-equivalent (tonnes) 2,729* 2,588

SO2 (kg) 7,402 7,343

NOx (kg) 4,582 4,546

RSP (kg) 352 350

* New factors have been adopted to calculate CO2-e in this report. Therefore, the CO2 emission figure for 2016 differs from that reported in EHK2017.

Green energy measures: The DESHC has issued

guidelines and measures aimed at saving energy,

including annual self-inspections of all offices and

laboratories to identify areas of improvement; regular

monitoring in each office by Energy Wardens, who

also co-ordinate the implementation of energy-

saving measures; and the reporting of annual energy

consumption by each office.

Annual Green Audits are also carried out. In 2017, the

following energy-saving measures were identified:

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After noticing that light intensities in some offices

were higher than the recommended values, we

delamped 14 T5 fluorescent tubes (28W). The

estimated saving was 1,176 kWh/annum (28W x 14 x

12 hours x 250 days /1000)

Programmable timers are installed in shared-use

electrical and electronic equipment to switch off

these items outside office hours. In 2017, a total of

31 new timers had been installed.




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Reducing Transport Impacts

The ENB and EPD have implemented measures

to support green transport, including procuring

environmentally-friendly vehicles as new or replacement

vehicles as far as practicable, encouraging staff to walk or

use public transport where possible and to carpool when

using Government vehicles, and promoting green driving

practices.

Performance in 2017:

The EPD is making progress in gradually replacing its

fleet with low-emission vehicles (see Table 3).

Fuel consumption and emissions from our water quality

monitoring vessel, the “Dr. Catherine Lam”, was lower in

2017 due to fluctuating operational needs (See Table 4).

Table 3: Annual fuel consumption and direct polluting emissions[1] by vehicles 2016-17

Year Vehicle Fleet Petrol (litres) LPG (litres) Electricity (kWh)[4] Mileage (km) NOX (kg)[5] RSP (kg)[5]

2016 50 vehicles[3] 93,696 327 9,726 633,938 853 142

2017 50 vehicles[3] 94,395[6] 96 10,749 622,441[6] 848 143

Notes:[1] Only tailpipe emissions are presented. Indirect emissions from the consumption of electricity by EVs are included in our office electricity consumption shown in Table 1.[2] 46 petrol, three electric, one LPG .[3] 45 petrol, four electric, one LPG .[4] Only charging activities in Government owned carparks were captured.[5] Vehicle emissions are estimated based on the equations given in The Clean Air Charter – A Business Guide Book.[6] Due to the decreasing engine efficiency of some vehicles that are approaching the end of their lifespan, petrol consumption went up even as mileage went down.

Table 4: Annual fuel consumption and direct pollutant emissions by “the Dr. Catherine Lam”, marine monitoring vessel

Year ULSD[1] (Litres) SO2 (kg) NO2 (kg) RSP (kg)

2016 78,750 6.5 3,971 156

2017 63,100 5.2 3,182 125

Notes:[1] The Dr. Catherine Lam uses ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD).[2] Reference: AP 42 Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors USEPA.

One of the EPD's electric vehicles Dr. Catherine Lam




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Reducing Waste

Office waste is reduced at source through recycling

and wise use of resources. Several programmes target

specific types of waste, including a Consumables and

Inventory Recycling Scheme, a programme to refurbish

old computers and donate them to the needy, and food

waste de-composters that are installed in two offices on

a trial basis to minimise food waste. Staff have also been

issued with guidelines on reducing waste.

Performance in 2017: The following wastes were

collected for recycling:

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59,164kg of waste paper, an increase of 7.1% from

2016

311kg of plastic waste, up 29%

1,980 of printer cartridge units, up 13%

158 photocopier toner bottles, up 0.6%

The use of an e-fax system, which handled 26,256

incoming faxes in 2017, saved 82,291 pages of paper.

Other Green Measures

Carbon Audit

Starting from January 2017, all bureaux and departments

would conduct annual carbon audits of their buildings

that have annual electricity consumption of more than

500,000 kilowatts hour (kWh). The audit results should

be disclosed in their annual Environmental Performance

Report (EPR) or through other means.

The Island West Transfer Station building completed a

paper-based carbon audit using the Excel Template for

“Paper Approach” Carbon Audit available on the following

website

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The results in 2017 included:

1. Scope of Reporting

Total Scope 1/Direct greenhouse gas (GHG) Emissions: 1.19 Tonnes of CO2 -e

Total Scope 2/Indirect GHG Emissions: 471.07 Tonnes of CO2 -e

Total Scope 3/Other GHG Emissions: 3.87 Tonnes of CO2 -e

Total GHG Emissions: 476.13 Tonnes of CO2 -e

2. GHG Performance in Ratio Indicators

GHG Emissions per Floor Area (Total GHG Emissions/ Floor Area): 0.13 Tonnes of CO2 -e/ m

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GHG Emissions per Employee (Total GHG Emissions/No. of Employee): 2.27 Tonnes of CO2 -e/ employee

3. GHG Reduction Measures and Targets Implemented in the Reporting Period

Energy saving Installation of motion sensors for lighting and programmable timers for electrical appliances

Paper saving Re-use of singled-side paper

Water saving Installation of water-saving devices in toilets

Recycling activities Collection boxes in place for different recyclable items

Staff engagement Half-yearly green management committee meeting Green induction briefing to joining ENB/EPD staff


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Separately, the ENB/EPD do periodic carbon audits of all

their offices. The Carbon Audit covering 2014-2016 was

launched in 2017.

Green Procurement

The EPD helps compile the Government’s procurement

list of green products and services, including

specifications and other relevant information, which

now numbers 150. In 2017, the ENB and EPD together

purchased about $7.4 million in products and services

from the list.

Green Recognition

The environmental improvement efforts of the ENB and

EPD have earned a “Class of Excellence” Energywi$e

Label, a “Class of Excellence” Wastewi$e Label, and a

Green Organisation Label under the Hong Kong Awards

for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE).

In addition, our 15 offices and visitor centres attained

“Good Class” or “Excellent Class” in 2017 under the Indoor

Air Quality Certification Scheme.




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Targets for 2018

Long Term Objectives Programme Area 2018 Targets

Demonstrate efficiency and commitment to environmental

conservation by reducing expenditure and resources consumptionElectricity Consumption

Reduce electricity consumption at our offices by 0.5% when

compared with 2017

Fuel Consumption Minimise fuel consumption by improving fuel consumption efficiency

Pursue continual improvement in the environmental performance of

our internal operations by implementing an effective management

system

Waste Reduction Maintain the quantity of waste paper recycled at the 2017 level

Green Recognition Achieve the “Class of Excellence” certification under the Energywi$e

Label Scheme of the HKAEE

Achieve the “Class of Excellence” certification under the Wastewi$e

Label Scheme of the HKAEE

Maintain the “Green Organisation Label” under the HKAEE

Continue as a “Companion” under the Hong Kong Quality Assurance

Agency (HKQAA) Registration Scheme – Recycling Services

Continue as a “Companion” under the HKQAA Registration Scheme –

Eco-friendly Series




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WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES: SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLYEFFECTIVE

The EPD is responsible for Hong Kong’s waste

management, from waste reduction to recycling,

treatment and disposal. Facilities are operated by

contractors who are required to contain and minimise

environmental impacts and ensure facilities run efficiently.

In 2017 we progressed in our plans to develop new waste

treatment facilities for municipal solid waste and food

waste, and to extend the capacity of Hong Kong’s landfills.

Waste Collection and Disposal

Landfill operations

The EPD manages three strategic landfills: Southeast

New Territories Landfill (SENT), Northeast New Territories

Landfill (NENT) and West New Territories Landfill (WENT).

They are operated to international environmental

standards and their environmental impacts are contained

through a multi-layered and impermeable liner system,

as well as comprehensive leachate and landfill gas

management systems. Monitoring systems have been

set up for landfill gas, air (dust and odour), water (surface

water, groundwater and leachate) and noise. Sampling

and measuring work is carried out by the EPD and facility

contractors. Independent consultants conduct audits of

monitoring results at landfills. More information on landfill

operations can be found here.

Landfill gas utilisation

Landfill gas is used to generate electricity and energy for

onsite use or as an alternative energy source for off-site

use. In 2017, SENT Landfill began conveying some of its

surplus treated landfill gas to the Hong Kong and China

Gas Company Ltd’s Offtake Station at Tseng Lan Shue,

where it is blended with towngas for injection into the

company’s supply grid. In 2017, landfill gas from NENT

was also introduced for use in power generation and

steam/hot water supply at Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole

Hospital in Tai Po. WENT Landfill also signed a

preliminary agreement with Castle Peak Power Company

Ltd, operated by CLP Power Hong Kong Ltd, to use its

surplus landfill gas for electricity generation.

Landfill extensions

Preparations are underway to extend the capacity of

all three landfills. The SENT Landfill Extension is at the

most advanced stage of the three and in 2017 contract

details and terms were drawn up, with works expected

to commence in 2018. For NENT Landfill Extension, the

tender documents are being prepared. Design and other

preparatory work is continuing on the proposed WENT

Landfill Extension. In all three projects, the EPD has

worked closely with District Liaison Groups – including

North, Tuen Mun and Yuen Long, and Sai Kung Districts

– to enhance communication and address needs and

concerns.

Refuse transfer stations

Refuse transfer stations (RTSs) receive municipal solid

waste (MSW) collected in major populated areas and

compact it into purpose-built containers for bulk transport

to the strategic landfills. This reduces the transportation

cost and traffic and environmental impacts of getting

waste to landfills. There are six RTSs in urban areas

and new towns and seven small facilities serve outlying

islands. After the SENT Landfill was designated to receive

only construction waste from January 2016, adjustments

were made for the RTS network to receive additional

MSW diverted from SENT Landfill and transfer it to NENT

Landfill and WENT Landfill. The network now handles

about 79% of all MSW generated in Hong Kong.

The RTSs all had their follow-on contracts renewed

between 2009 and 2016, which included provisions

to improve their environmental performance and

introduce more environmental monitoring. Most of these

improvements were completed by the end of 2017, with

works still in progress at the Northwest New Territories

RTS.

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Restored Landfills

Hong Kong has 13 closed landfills, which ceased

operating between 1975 and 1996. The EPD has restored

all of these sites and continues to carry out after-care

works such as leachate and landfill gas management

and landscaping (for more details, see here). Six closed

landfills have been converted into recreational uses for

public enjoyment, such as parks, sports facilities, golf

courses and multi-purpose grass pitches.

To support potential after-use development of the

remaining seven closed landfills, the Government

earmarked $1 billion for the Restored Landfill

Revitalisation Funding Scheme to fund proposals from

non-profit-making organisations or National Sports

Associations. In 2017 Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and

Christian Family Service Centre were selected to develop

detailed proposals to revitalise Tseung Kwan O Stage I

Landfill, and Ma Yau Tong Central Landfill, respectively.

Applications for a third site – Pillar Point Valley Landfill

– failed to address various site constraints. The EPD will

review the constraints and consider how to facilitate that

landfill’s future use.

Waste Treatment Facilities

T·PARK

T·PARK, one of the world’s most technologically-

advanced sludge incineration facilities, celebrated its

first anniversary in May 2017 – a year that also saw it

awarded the highest Platinum Rating in the Provisional

Assessment Stage under the BEAM Plus New Buildings

[V1.1] by the Hong Kong Green Building Council. This

came on top of numerous other awards received in

2016 and 2017 for its innovative and sustainable design

(see website for details). The facility can treat up to

2,000 tonnes per day of sewage sludge and reduce its

volume by 90%, thus reducing the burden on landfills

where the sludge was previously disposed of. The

treatment process also recovers energy and converts it

to electricity in quantities that are sufficient to not only

support operations at the facility, but also produce surplus

electricity that is exported to the public power grid and

can meet the needs of up to 4,000 households at full

capacity. In 2017 T·PARK handled 1,000-1,200 tonnes of

sewage sludge per day. The facility also contains public

amenities, such as recreational pools, a spa, cafe, sky

deck, visitor’s gallery and landscaped gardens. It received

more than 73,000 visitors in its first year.

Integrated Waste Management Facilities (IWMF)Phase 1

The contract to design, build and operate the

IWMF Phase 1 was awarded in November 2017. In

addition to an incinerator system that can treat up to

3,000 tonnes per day of municipal solid waste (MSW),

the IWMF Phase 1 will have a mechanical sorting and

recycling facility that can recover useful resources from

up to 200 tonnes of MSW per day. Upon its scheduled

commissioning in 2024, the IWMF Phase 1 will also be

capable of producing about 480 million kilowatt-hours

of surplus electricity per year for export to the grid. The

exported green energy would power up to 100,000

households and help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by

440,000 tonnes per year.

Chemical Waste Treatment Centre (CWTC)

The CWTC treats chemical waste, clinical waste and

marine pollutants from ocean-going vessels (MARPOL

waste). Its environmental performance is closely

monitored, including air emissions, stabilised residues

and wastewater discharges. In 2017 it treated about 41

tonnes of chemical waste and 6.9 tonnes of clinical waste

each day.

Animal Waste Composting Plant (AWCP)

The AWCP turns animal and yard waste into compost. In

2017, it treated about 26 tonnes of horse stable waste per

day, and about 0.3 tonnes of yard waste (such as grass

clippings and leaves from public parks and sitting out

areas) per day. The compost complies with the standards

of the Hong Kong Organic Resources Centre and is

suitable for landscaping, horticultural and agricultural

uses.

Low-level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility

This facility does not provide waste treatment per se,

but enables Hong Kong to store low-level radioactive

wastes produced in the city for the next 100 years – such

as radioactive components of calibration instruments,

lightning conductors, smoke detectors and luminous

watch dials and hands from medical, industrial and

academic institutions. The facility is located at Siu A

Chau, a remote island southwest of Lantau Island, and

meets international design standards. Radiation levels

are continuously monitored both inside and outside the

facility to ensure they remain safe for the public and the

environment.

Food waste treatment

Several facilities are being developed to treat food

waste and turn it into compost or energy. In 2017, a

design-build-operate contract was awarded for a Food

Waste/Sewage Sludge Anaerobic Co-digestion Trial

Scheme, under which the EPD and Drainage Services

Department will test the feasibility of using existing

sewage treatment facilities to treat food waste. Also

during the year, construction was nearing completion

of Phase 1 of an Organic Resources Recovery Centre

(ORRC), now known as O·PARK1, which will have the daily

capacity to turn up to 200 tonnes of food waste from the

commercial and industrial sectors into renewable energy

and compost. Preparations are also underway to build

Phase 2 of ORRC, which will treat up to 300 tonnes of

food waste per day.


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Waste Reduction Support

The Government has an extensive programme to reduce

waste at source and to re-use or recycle as much waste

as possible (see Environment Hong Kong 2018). The EPD

has provided dedicated infrastructural support including:

WEEE Facility

A waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Treatment and Recycling Facility, built by the Government,

was commissioned in October 2017 to provide collection

and treatment for up to 30,000 tonnes per year of eight

types of WEEE. Its operations support the implementation

of a new producer responsibility scheme for WEEE that

will begin in 2018.

EcoPark

The 20-hectare EcoPark in Tuen Mun Area 38 provides

long-term land at affordable cost to support the recycling

industry. As of December 2017, 11 lots of land with a total

area of about eight hectares were being leased to private

recyclers of various kinds of waste. Suitable land for

short-term tenancies for recyclers is also being identified,

including a 5,000 square-metre site in Tai Po Industrial

Estate to recycle plastic bottles in 2017.

Operational Performance in 2017:

Waste facilities contractors are closely supervised by the

EPD. They are expected to achieve full compliance with

legal and contractual environmental requirements. In

2017, 142,358 monitoring measurements were carried

out at RTSs, strategic landfills, restored landfills, the

CWTC and T·PARK, and 99.96% complied with contractual

requirements. For the small number of exceptions,

corrective and remedial actions were taken immediately

to the satisfaction of independent consultants. Contract

payments were deducted for non-compliance in

accordance with contract provisions as appropriate.

The EPD also initiated prosecutions against contractors

as appropriate for their suspected contraventions of

environmental legislation.

Targets for 2018

Managing the Environment Impacts of Our Operation


Ensure treatment and disposal of waste

at our facilities are managed in the most

environmentally acceptable manner

Waste Facilities Maintain close supervision of our

waste facility contractors, aiming at

full compliance with both statutory and

contractual environmental requirements

Facilitate the implementation of landfill

gas utilisation plan for power generation at

WENT Landfill

Continue to implement the Restored

Landfill Revitalisation Funding Scheme


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Human Resources Development And Training

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HUMAN RESOURCES

DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING

HUMAN RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENTThe EPD and ENB invest in the training and development

of staff so they can fulfil their responsibilities and address

new challenges. We promote lifelong learning and

regularly provide opportunities for staff to participate in

training activities.

Staff Profile

Female 33

Unfilled 2

Administrativeand support 43

Professional10Male18

ByGrade

ByGender

ENB ESTABLISHMENT: 53

See Data

Female 722 Administrativeand support 480 Professional580

Unfilled 24 Technical843Male1,157

ByGrade

ByGender

EPD ESTABLISHMENT: 1,903

See Data

Training and Development

Training programmes are provided to new recruits, staff at

mid-career, and staff with high potential. The aim is to equip

them to support our operations and services and help them

develop their careers. To consolidate and enhance training

and development, the EPD made preparations in 2017 to

establish an Environmental Academy in 2018 to enhance

training and development of our staff to meet the new

challenges we face, and gain recognition as a “Manpower

Developer” by the Employees Retraining Board.

Performance in 2017: Staff attended 855 training

programmes for a total 6,759 training days and received

an average 3.3 days of training per staff member (see

Table 1). The highlights included:

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137 in-house workshops and seminars for more

than 1,300 staff, such as management and

communications courses, integrity and induction

programmes, experience-sharing sessions, and

workshops on environmental and prosecution

techniques and other matters.

Training for 67 staff in investigation skills, provided

through the Civil Service Bureau.

Training for 11 professional staff and administrative

officer grade staff at universities in the Mainland

in programmes relating to the Mainland’s

administrative, legal and civil service systems and its

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The EPD also provided on-the-job training to 12

environmental engineering graduates in 2017 under the

Environmental Graduate Training Scheme

Table 1: Staff Training in 2017

Grade of Staff Average No. of Training DaysSenior Management 2.4 Professional 4.9 Inspectorate 3.6 Other 1.2 Average per staff member 3.3

Staff Welfare

Health and safety: In 2017, we held 114 health and safety

training classes for more than 450 participants. Safety

tips and reminders were also sent to staff regularly

through the intranet system.

There were 1.1 occupational injuries per 1,000 staff during

the year. Each case was followed up to identify the cause

and necessary measures were if appropriate undertaken

to prevent recurrence. Incidence summaries were also

prepared for staff’s reference to heighten alertness and

prevent further such incidents. The accident rate at

EPD’s waste management facilities, including strategic

landfills, Chemical Waste Treatment Centre, Animal Waste

Composting Centre, Low-level Radioactive Waste Storage

Facility, Restored Landfills, Refuse Transfer Stations,

Temporary Kowloon Bay Waste Recycling Centre, and

T·PARK, amounted to 0.59 accidents per 100,000 man-

hours worked.

Community Engagement by Staff: Staff of ENB and EPD

are encouraged to join community activities supporting

environmental and social causes. Staff social events

are also organised to build team spirit and encourage

networking. In 2017, staff participated in four fund-raising

events for the Community Chest, including Skip Lunch

Day, Green Day, Dress Casual Day and Love Teeth Day.

Targets for 2018


Promote a lifelong learning

culture among ENB and EPD

staff and encourage their

participation in training activities

Human Resources Organise at least 80 in-house training

programmes

Arrange at least 90 in-house and external

safety and health training classes



Appendix I Environmental and Energy Policy

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APPENDIX I ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY POLICY

Vision

Our vision is of a Hong Kong which enjoys an environment

that is both healthy and pleasant; in which the community

places a premium on sustaining such an environment

for both themselves and future generations, and pursues

sustainable development; and in which the community

enjoys a reliable and safe energy supply at reasonable

prices, while improving energy efficiency, promoting

energy conservation and minimising the environmental

impacts from the production and use of energy.

To realise our vision, we would continue to strengthen

our ability to meet environmental sustainability

goals. We would formulate policies and implement

programmes to improve and safeguard the environment

while contributing proactively to strategic decision-

making in the Government that would have an impact

on the environment. We are committed to ensuring

that all policies, services and programmes offered by

the Environment Bureau (ENB) and the Environmental

Protection Department (EPD), as well as our own

internal operations, are developed and conducted in an

environmentally responsible manner.

To realise our vision on the energy side, we would continue

to monitor the operations of the two power companies

and the towngas supply company through the established

monitoring arrangements. We would strive to achieve

energy efficiency and conservation through public

education, promotion, legislation and implementation of

various programmes. We would also promote competition

and transparency in the local fuel market.

In pursuance of these goals, the ENB and EPD have

adopted the following principles:

Compliance

We aim to establish an effective legislative and an efficient

control framework to safeguard the health and welfare

of the community from any adverse environmental,

conservation and energy-related issues. We would

facilitate businesses to comply with environmental

legislation through educational and promotional

programmes, and encourage our business partners to

further enhance their performance by adopting green

practices with a view to going beyond compliance.

We would seek to provide moral leadership by not only

complying with the letter of the law, but the spirit of all

applicable legislation, standards and regulations, as

well as our internal guidelines and procedures, in all our

operations within the ENB and EPD. We would endeavour

to surpass them whenever possible.

Pollution prevention

We aim to pre-empt environmental problems associated

with development projects, plans and policies by applying

environmental impact assessment in the planning process

and seeking opportunities to improve the environmental

quality of Hong Kong.

We would implement ISO14001 environmental

management systems to improve continually the

environmental performance of our major facilities. We

would avoid, reduce and control environmental pollution

arising from our day-to-day working practices. We would

require our contractors to adopt and implement sound

environmental management systems and pollution control

measures, and actively encourage businesses and other

organisations in Hong Kong to adopt similar systems

and measures. We would help reduce air emissions by

implementing plans and measures that are relevant to

our operations to meet the commitments of the Clean Air

Charter.

Adequate infrastructure for waste treatment

We would provide first-class physical infrastructure for the

treatment and disposal of waste and wastewater in line

with international best practice.

Response to environmental incidents

We would implement an emergency response system for

handling environmental incidents and would work closely

with other Government departments in responding quickly

to minimise the damage to the environment.

Minimisation of consumption

We aim to plan and provide convenient and cost-effective

waste management facilities, as well as promote a

sustainable approach to waste management in Hong

Kong, in which we consume less, produce less waste, and

reuse or recover value from waste.

We would exercise the principles of Reduce, Reuse,

Recycle and Responsibility in the consumption of

materials and seek continual improvement in the efficient

use of natural resources and energy in all our operations.

Energy supply and efficiency

We would continue to oversee the reliability of power

supply and monitor the performance of the power

companies. We would also actively promote energy

efficiency and saving in the planning, design, production,

use and maintenance of products, buildings and

services. We aim to integrate energy conservation and

efficiency considerations into policies, strategies, plans,

programmes, implementation and operations in both the

public and private sectors. We would actively promote

partnership and community support, facilitate suitable

research and development, and raise the awareness of the

community on energy efficiency and conservation matters.

Sustainable development

We would actively promote and contribute to



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Government-wide policies and programmes that support

sound environmental management and sustainable

development. We would use and promote evolving

scientific and technological systems, work with others

and continue to build new partnerships in pursuing of

sustainable development objectives.

Communication and partnership

We aim to promote community awareness of the

environment, energy and sustainable development through

campaigns, publicity, education and action programmes.

We strive to partner with all relevant stakeholders in

promotion and public education activities, with a view to

harnessing the community’s support for, and contribution

to, achieving our desired goals for the environment, energy

efficiency and sustainable development.

We would also publicise to the community our policies on

the environment, energy and sustainable development and

report annually on our performance. We would increase

awareness of all our staff in our policies so that they are

able to provide detailed information about our policies

and initiatives to stakeholders in their particular areas of

concern.

Training

We would provide appropriate training and professional

development so that our staff have the knowledge and

competency to assume their responsibilities and to

participate constructively in relevant activities.

Management review

The Management would review this policy as well as our

objectives and targets on the environment, energy and

sustainable development, with regard to changing internal

and external factors, and seek continual improvement in

our performance.

Staff on training



Appendix II ENB / EPD Offices and Facilities

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APPENDIX IIENB / EPD OFFICES AND FACILITIES

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Note: Seven Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities are grouped as 1 OITF

LegendENB/EPD Headquarters

EPD OfficesBranch Offices (8)Regional Offices (4)

EPD FacilitiesOperating Strategic Landfills (3)

Chemical Waste Treatment Centre

Animal Waste Composting Plant

Low-level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility

Closed Landfills after Restoration Work (13)

Refuse Transfer Stations including OITF (7)

Temporary Kowloon BayWaste Recycling Centre (1)

EcoPark

T·PARK

Indoor Air Quality Information Centre

Environmental Resource Centres (3)

Air Quality Monitoring Stations (16)

Mobile Environmental Resource Centre(Travel within the whole territory)

Marine Monitoring Vessel

Kwun Tong CGS Yuen Long CGS Sham Shui Po CGSShatin CGS Eastern CGS

Hong Kong IslandLantau IslandOITF

Kowloon

New Territories

Community Green Stations (CGSs)



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Photos of some Offices and Facilities

ENB / EPD headquarters offices at the Central Government Offices

Revenue Tower Office Chemical Waste Treatment Centre, Tsing Yi

Regional Office (North) Customer Service Centre

T·PARK Mobile Environmental Resource Centre

Marine Monitoring Vessel Roadside Air Monitoring Station at Central

West New Territories Landfill

Northeast New Territories Landfill

Southeast New Territories Landfill

Kowloon Bay Waste Recycling Centre

Island West Transfer Station



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2017 Expenditure

EPD Expenditure: $5.141 billion(Excluding the spending under the Capital Works Reserve Fund)

Expenditures Percentage

Fees for the operation of waste facilities 36.2%

Capital and non-recurrent expenditure 31.7%

Staff costs 23.4%

General recurrent expenses 8.7%

ENB Expenditure: $79.821 million

Expenditures Percentage

Staff costs 59.0%

General recurrent expenses 34.5%

Non-recurrent expenditure 6.5%

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Staff Profile

ENBEstablishment: 53

Breakdown by gender

Gender People

Male 18

Female 33

Unfilled 2

Breakdown by grade

Grade People

Professional 10

Administrative and support 43

EPD Establishment: 1,903

Breakdown by gender

Gender People

Male 1,157

Female 722

Unfilled 24

Breakdown by grade

Grade People

Professional 580

Technical 843

Administrative and support 480

See Graph



ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2018Table of ContentsForewordScope Of The ReportOur ProfileOur Vision, Mission and PolicyOur Organisation and Priorities

Managing The EnvironmentalImpacts Of Our OperationsGreening Our OfficesWaste Management Facilities: Safe andEnvironmentally Effective

Human ResourcesDevelopment And TrainingHuman Resources and Development

Appendix I Environmental andEnergy PolicyAppendix II ENB / EPD Officesand Facilities

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