CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CONTINUED)
Pok Oi midday health talks
STAFF ACTIVITIES (Continued)
During the year, the Group invited some registered Chinese Medicine Practitioners from the Chinese Medicine Services of Pok Oi Hospital and organised a series of Pok Oi midday health talks, mainly on urban diseases and provided some precautionary methods to staff.
EMPLOYEES DEVELOPMENT
The Group provided various seminars and workshops to staff of different levels and positions. The seminars and workshops were organised by internal departments and external organisations to enhance the job-skills of the staff.
The Group provides sponsorship to employees to attend training courses organised by professional institutions from time to time to enhance their professional and technical knowledge. Since April 2010 to present, the Company has been awarded the title and logo of "Manpower Developer 1st" by Employees Retraining Board in recognition of our support to staff training and development in Hong Kong.
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS
The Group continues to contribute to the preservation of the environment and its resources, minimising environmental impacts of our development projects by implementing an effective and safety management system, compliance to statutory requirements, maintaining consciousness of environmental protection and being considerate to neighborhood and passers-by. It has also been proactive in consideration of incorporating the latest environmental and energy efficient solutions and implementation of the Energy Management System. The Group encouraged its subsidiary
companies to contribute to the recycling of the food remains and waste to protect the environment. The Hongkong and Yaumati Ferry Company Limited and The Hong Kong Shipyard Limited are granted the "5 Years + Entrant and Green Participant" and the "3 Years + Entrant and Green Participant" respectively under the "Hang Seng Pan Pearl River Delta Environmental Awards 2013/14" which is jointly organised by the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and Hang Seng Bank in recognition of their contribution to environmental protection.
In order to express our concern on climate change and the impacts of extreme weather on the environment, the Company and its various subsidiary companies have strongly encouraged our staff to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle through the joining of "Earth Hour 2014" organised by World Wide Fund for Nature and the event of "Hong Kong No Air-con Night 2014" organised by Green Sense. We also encouraged our staff to support these events through our internal communications.
The Group engaged an energy consultant to conduct review of the Group's electrical system, air-conditioning system, mechanical ventilation system, lighting system, lift system, ship- repairing facilities, energy efficiency improvement, carbon management programmes, and other associated improvement projects for carbon audit management, energy preservation and enhancement measures to protect the environment, reduce energy consumption and foster the sustainable growth of the Group in future.
To support the promotion of auditing and disclosure of carbon footprints in Hong Kong, the Company is one of the participants of the Carbon Footprint Repository for Listed Companies in Hong Kong launched by the Government in December 2014. A Certificate of Commendation has been presented to the Company with appreciation for the participation and contribution to the carbon footprint disclosure under this project.
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Launching Ceremony cum Certificate Presentation of Carbon Footprint Repository for Listed Companies in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Company Limited Annual Report 2014