The presentation ceremony for the Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partners Recognition Scheme marked a success at AsiaWorld-Expo on 27 October 2011.
A total of 113 Hong Kong-owned manufacturing enterprises, six sourcing enterprises and 20 environmental technology service providers received the commendation at the ceremony. This was the third batch of enterprises to be commended under the scheme.
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Edward Yau , the Director-General of the Department of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilisation of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Mr Zhou Changyi, and the Vice-Director of Economic and Information Commission of Guangdong Province (GDEIC), Ms Bi Zhijian, joined the ceremony as the officiating guests. About 400 representatives from governments, trades and industries in both Hong Kong and Guangdong were also present.
Mr Edward Yau, said, "Promoting cleaner production by enterprises is one of the key initiatives of Hong Kong-Guangdong co-operation on improving the environment in the region."
He said HKENB and GDEIC jointly launched the five-year Cleaner Production Partnership Programme in April 2008 to encourage and assist Hong Kong-owned factories in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region in pursuing cleaner production practices.
"To further our efforts in promoting cleaner production, HKENB and GDEIC jointly launched the Hong Kong – Guangdong Cleaner Production Partners Recognition Scheme in August 2009 to give recognition to the efforts of Hong Kong-owned factories and commercial enterprises in pursuing cleaner production," he added.
"The Cleaner Production Partnership Programme has mobilised a wide participation of various sectors of the Hong Kong community, including Hong Kong enterprises, trade and industry associations and environmental technology service providers. It has effectively incentivised Hong Kong enterprises in adopting cleaner production technologies, and goes a long way in helping to protect the regional environment as well as promote sustainable economic development," said Mr Zhou.
So far, about 1,600 funding applications have been approved and about 240 awareness promotion activities organised under the Programme.
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Secretary for the Environment, Mr. Edward Yau |
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