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(d)

40.

Since the outcome of these visits does not lend itself to quantitative analysis, no attempt has been made to measure their impact. Nevertheless, feedback (both written and oral) from those in Hong Kong who brief the visitors, Government's ETOS and the visitors themselves indicates very strongly that the vast majority of these visits succeed in instilling in the visitors, very favourable impressions of Hong Kong and in correcting any ignorance or misperceptions which the visitors may have harboured before they arrived.

Figures outside the brackets denote the number of delegations; figures inside indicate the number of individual visitors.

Energy efficiency regulation requirement

Following is a question by the Hon Samuel Wong Ping-wai and a written reply by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

With the enactment of the Building (Energy Efficiency) Regulation in July last year, the submission of Overall Thermal Transmission Value (O.T.T.V.) calculations on prescribed forms, along with the submission of building plans, has become a statutory requirement. In this connection, will the Government inform the Council:

(a)

(b)

how many O.T.T.V. submissions have been received by the Buildings Department in the past six months; and

of the submissions referred to in (a), how many have been approved by the Buildings Department, how many have been rejected necessitating re-submission, and how many are in respect of existing buildings requiring renovation / redecoration work that would affect the O.T.T.V.?