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Hong Kong launches cleaner production scheme

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-04-19 17:15

Hong Kong launched a five-year cleaner production partnership scheme Friday, offering Hong Kong-owned factories in the Pearl River Delta funds to cut emissions and boost energy efficiency.

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Secretary for the Environment of Hong Kong Edward Yau said Friday cleaner production involves the entire production process from design, material procurement, production techniques to workflow, through the application of advanced technologies and management practices.

The program covers four key initiatives, including awareness promotion, on-site improvement assessment, demonstration projects and verification of the effectiveness of improvement projects.

It will target eight sectors including textile, non-metallic mineral products, metal and metal products, food and beverage, chemical products, printing and publishing, furniture manufacturing, and paper and paper-product manufacturing.

Fund support will be provided to factories to engage environmental consultants to conduct on-site upgrade assessment, which will propose practical solutions to achieve energy savings and emission cuts.

Participating factories will receive fund support at 50 percent of the related costs subject to a cap of HK$15,000. In collaboration with environmental technology firms, factories can also apply for funding to conduct demonstration projects.

The amount of funding support for each demonstration project averages HK$160,000.