SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1977
ACCORDING TO PROF. BRUGES AND FRANK AU, IT IS THAT SEEMINGLY WASTEFUL SUMMERTIME HEATING THAT COULD REVOLUTIONISE HONG KONG'S COSTLY ATTEMPTS TO SEEK RELIEF FROM THE SUN BY PROVIDING FAR CHEAPER AIR-CONDITIONING,
THOUGH A GREAT DEAL OF RESEARCH IS YET TO BE DONE, IT IS VERY FEASIBLE THAT LARGE-SCALE REFRIGERATION CAN BE ACHIEVED THROUGH THE PRINCIPLE OF HEAT ABSORPTION, IN WHICH HOT WATER FLOWING INTO A SYSTEM WILL REACT WITH A MIXTURE OF WATER AND LITHIUM BROMIDE TO PRODUCE CHILLED WATER IN A MANNER NOT UNLIKE THE OPERATION OF THE OLD-FASHIONED KEROSINE FRIDGES.
+THE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, USING HOT WATER, WOULD BE VERY CHEAP, WOULD REQUIRE NO MOVING PARTS OTHER THAN PERHAPS A CIRCULATING PUMP AND WOULD CUT A HUGE SECTION OF HONG KONG'S ENERGY MARKET FREE OF ITS PRESENT DEPENDENCE ON FUEL OIL,+ SAYS PROF. BRUGES.
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IN FACT, HE FORECASTS THE DAY WHEN HONG KONG WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE SWISS MODEL AND INCLUDE SOLAR ENERGY OR ENERGY CONSERVATION CONCEPTS IN ALL NEW PRIVATE AND PUBLIC DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY HIGH-RISE APARTMENT BLOCKS.
AND AT THE OFFICIAL LEVEL, IT IS ALREADY CONCEDED THAT IF THE MORRISON HILL PILOT STUDY IS A SUCCESS, FURTHER STUDIES WILL BE MADE TO APPLY SOLAR ENERGY TO OTHER GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
THE P.W.D.'S DIRECTOR OF BUILDING DEVELOPMENT, MR. JACK STEAN, HAS PINPOINTED PRISONS AND TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT QUARTERS, BARRACKS, CLINICS, HOSPITALS PARTICULARLY PRINCESS MARGARET - RECREATION HALLS AND SPORTS CENTRES AS LIKELY SOLAR ENERGY LOCATIONS.
IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, PROF. BRUGES POINTS TO MANY DEVELOPED AREAS IN HONG KONG WHERE THE SUN SHINES STEADILY ON WALLS AND ROOFS ALL DAY AND COULD PROVIDE HEATING IN WINTER AND COOLING IN SUMMER, IF ONLY THE SURFACES WERE DESIGNED FOR SOLAR ENERGY.
+ IDEALLY ANY NEW BUILDING PUT UP HERE SHOULD HAVE AN ENERGY ANALYSIS IN ITS PLANS. ON THE WIDER SCALE, HONG KONG NEEDS TO DEVELOP A TOTAL ENERGY CONCEPT.
+ IF ENERGY COSTS INCREASE AS THEY ARE RISING NOW SALARIES HAVE TO GO UP TO KEEP PACE WITH THE COST OF LIVING. THAT DOESN'T MEAN MUCH FOR THE INDIVIDUAL WAGE-EARNER -- AS LONG AS THERE'S NOT TOO MUCH OF A LAG HE'S PROTECTED.
+ BUT TO THE COMMUNITY IT'S A CRITICAL EXPENSE, AND ONE THAT WE MUST SERIOUSLY BEGIN FINDING WAYS OF REDUCING.+
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