The 10th presentation ceremony for the Joint Recgonition Scheme was held in Guangzhou on 7th December, 2018. This year, a total of 153 enterprises were commended as Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partners to recognise their efforts in pursuing cleaner production. Of these, 50 and 75 Hong Kong-owned manufacturing enterprises were commended as Excellent Partners and Partners respectively. Other commended enterprises included two sourcing enterprises and 26 environmental technology (ET) service providers.
Officiating at today's ceremony were Mr Wong and Mr Tu. The ceremony was also joined by over 200 representatives from the Hong Kong and the Guangdong governments, as well as members of trades and industries and enterprises of both places.
Hong Kong and Guangdong have been jointly promoting cleaner production to tackle environmental pollution in the region. By adopting cleaner production, enterprises can improve their environmental performance and reduce pollutant emissions in addition to increasing their economic benefits through energy saving and waste reduction.
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The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (seventh left) with other officiating guests |
More than 150 Hong Kong-owned enterprises were commended in their effort in pursuing cleaner production. |