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6. Community and Environment
6.3) Concern for Environment - Green Measures -
  Green Operations - Service & Rental

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (Management) Limited

  • To save energy, escalator, lighting and air-conditioning in some parts of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre are adjusted or switched off according to usage rates

Hip Hing Construction Company Limited

  • Employs advance precast construction technology to reduce noise pollution, air pollution and building wastes like bamboo

  • Provides environmental mitigation facilities including wastewater treatment plant, wheel washing machine, noise barrier and automatic mechanical cover for trucks to minimize environmental impact arising from its building work

  • Reuses and recycles construction wastes like timber and metal on its sites

NWS Engineering Group Limited

  • Young's Eng. Co Ltd., Majestic Eng. Co. Ltd., Far East Eng. Services Ltd. and Joneson Chemical Engineers Co. Ltd. under NWS Engineering Group Limited have achieved the ISO 14001 accreditation by HKQAA since 2001 in different phases, signifying their Environmental Management Systems comply with the international standard

  • Controls the use of ductile iron pipe and lubricant to avoid pollution and wastage of material; reuses all lubricants discharged during the process

  • Checks operation vehicles every six months and uses environmental friendly diesel to reduce and control their pollutant emission

New World First Ferry Services Limited

  • Adopts environmental friendly design in vessels including:

    • Tinted glass panel in cabin, which reduces light and heat from the sun, thus reducing demand for air conditioning in summer and energy consumption

    • Non-toxic anti-fouling paint on bottom hull containing no Tributyl tin (TBT) which is toxic to marine life. The paint coating's self-polishing and smoothing mechanisms prevent organisms such as barnacles and weed from building up on the underwater hull and reduces resistance, hence help save fuel and reduce emission.

    • Environmentally-friendly engine which complies with the International Maritime Organization's "Regulation For The Preventing Of Air Pollution From Ships". It is fitted with electronic control and fuel-oil-common-rail systems which achieve significant reduction of soot emission at low engine speeds and low fuel consumption over the entire performance range

KLPS Group Limited

  • Raises environmental awareness of staff and contractors by activities like outing and quiz

  • Issued "Guidelines on Environmental Friendly Measures" to staff in 2006

  • Broadcasts environmental information in television located at the front lobby of Office Tower, Convention Plaza managed by KLPS to promote environmental awareness to its customers and tenants

  • Installs energy-efficient bulbs and replaces heat pump system of the centralized air conditioning in Office Tower, Convention Plaza under its management to save energy

  • Provides recycling facilities like recycling bins for computer disks, rechargeable batteries, paper, aluminium cans and plastic bottles in Office Tower, Convention Plaza

  • Collects and recycles chemical waste and used lubrication oil

New China Laundry Limited

  • Recycles waste heat to generate hot water for laundry in its workshop in Shenzhen starting from 2008

  • Recycles 60% of waste water in its workshop in Shenzhen for pre-wash and general cleaning purposes according to local regulation

  • Installs lint collector for dryers at Fanling workshop to improve indoor air quality

Urban Property Management Limited

  • Encourages recycling by initiatives like Moon Cake Can Recycling Campaign, Used Book Recycling Charity Sale

  • Promotes waste management by joining the Environmental Protection Department's Source Separation of Domestic Waste Scheme and Wastewi$e Scheme

New World First Bus Services Limited / Citybus Limited

  • Launch Blue Sky Plan which includes the purchase of new Euro IV green buses, speeding up the retirement of pre-Euro and Euro I buses proactively, and installing Diesel Particulate Filter on Euro II buses to improve emissions

  • Use ultra low sulphur diesel in the whole fleet and check emissions regularly to improve and control emissions

  • Adopt the Pozilock refuelling system with auto-lock that prevents spillage of diesel and reduces wastage

  • Treat and recycle 70% of water used in bus washing

  • Retread around 8,000 used tyres every year to extend the life of a bus tyre from seven months to two years; recycle scrapped tyres and fluorescent tubes

  • Implement waste treatment system in which waste oil is stored at centralized tanks by pipe-work and collected by an oil recycler; install pre-treatment facilities in depots to minimize environmental impact of wastes arising from operation

  • Adopt eco-friendly operation management: committed to deploying eco-friendly buses to serve busy urban areas; Bus-Bus Interchange discount schemes and rationalisation of bus routes and stops are implemented to reduce the number of bus trips passing through busy districts; Provide comprehensive training courses to indoctrinate bus captains the "safe, comfort and eco-friendly" driving skills with proper driving manners

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