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produced in Hong Kong amounts to 25,000 tonnes. After deducting construction waste, it still amounts to 8,900 tonnes with 60% being household waste. In view of the astonishing growth rate of waste in the last 10 years, it is estimated that by 2006, the waste production will be 13,000 tonnes. In 1994, the Environmental Protection Department appointed a consultancy firm to conduct a waste reduction and disposal study. It was discussed at the SCWC as well as the Select Committee concerned.

My speech today concentrates on how the Urban Services Department can implement proposals in the waste reduction plan. First, the Democratic Party urges the Administration to adopt the priority purchase scheme. This is also mentioned in the report. We hope that the Urban Services Department will, as far as possible, purchase as a priority products with a high recycled material or low toxicity so as to minimize destruction of the ecology and environment. Market forces will then induce waste reduction, particularly those with toxic and non-biodegradable substances. So, we feel that the Administration should immediately implement the Priority Purchase Scheme at all levels, particularly the Urban Services Department so that it can play a leading role in reducing waste rather than leaving it to voluntary participation by individual companies.

On the other hand, the Green Manager Scheme has not been implemented effectively in different government departments. Many departments even fail to report to the Planning, Environment and Lands Branch (PELB) on the progress of work and the public have no way of knowing the progress of the implementation of the scheme. By comparison, the Urban Services Department has put in place a Green Manager scheme and the Green Manager regularly reports to the PELB. In this respect, the Urban Services Department has a better performance as compared with other departments. However, the plan lacks a set of clear and accurate statistics for comparison purposes which makes it difficult for us to appraise the actual achievements of the Scheme. This makes it very difficult for the USD to do a good job. I think we should improve the existing Scheme so as to enforce a waste reduction plan.

At present, there are many Council facilities. For example, the Cultural Centre and other civic centres have consumed a significant amount of resources and some wastage is inevitable. Causes of such wastage are manifold, ranging from design problem to inefficient management of resources. For future facilities, there is a need to introduce designs which are more environmental friendly. As for existing facilities, we should come up with a precise internal audit system to monitor the use of environmental resources and to formulate corresponding measures. At the same time, we should constantly review the changes after implementation with a view to formulating a comprehensive monitoring mechanism to reduce wastage or waste generation.

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Page 208 of 498 Page 208 of 498 Page 208 of 498 204 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL produced in Hong Kong amounts to 25,000 tonnes. After deducting construction waste, it still amounts to 8,900 tonnes with 60% being household waste. In view of the astonishing growth rate of waste in the last 10 years, it is estimated that by 2006, the waste production will be 13,000 tonnes. In 1994, the Environmental Protection Department appointed a consultancy firm to conduct a waste reduction and disposal study. It was discussed at the SCWC as well as the Select Committee concerned. My speech today concentrates on how the Urban Services Department can implement proposals in the waste reduction plan. First, the Democratic Party urges the Administration to adopt the priority purchase scheme. This is also mentioned in the report. We hope that the Urban Services Department will, as far as possible, purchase as a priority products with a high recycled material or low toxicity so as to minimize destruction of the ecology and environment. Market forces will then induce waste reduction, particularly those with toxic and non-biodegradable substances. So, we feel that the Administration should immediately implement the Priority Purchase Scheme at all levels, particularly the Urban Services Department so that it can play a leading role in reducing waste rather than leaving it to voluntary participation by individual companies. On the other hand, the Green Manager Scheme has not been implemented effectively in different government departments. Many departments even fail to report to the Planning, Environment and Lands Branch (PELB) on the progress of work and the public have no way of knowing the progress of the implementation of the scheme. By comparison, the Urban Services Department has put in place a Green Manager scheme and the Green Manager regularly reports to the PELB. In this respect, the Urban Services Department has a better performance as compared with other departments. However, the plan lacks a set of clear and accurate statistics for comparison purposes which makes it difficult for us to appraise the actual achievements of the Scheme. This makes it very difficult for the USD to do a good job. I think we should improve the existing Scheme so as to enforce a waste reduction plan. At present, there are many Council facilities. For example, the Cultural Centre and other civic centres have consumed a significant amount of resources and some wastage is inevitable. Causes of such wastage are manifold, ranging from design problem to inefficient management of resources. For future facilities, there is a need to introduce designs which are more environmental friendly. As for existing facilities, we should come up with a precise internal audit system to monitor the use of environmental resources and to formulate corresponding measures. At the same time, we should constantly review the changes after implementation with a view to formulating a comprehensive monitoring mechanism to reduce wastage or waste generation. Page 208 of 498
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produced in Hong Kong amounts to 25 000 tonnes. After deducting construction waste, it still amounts to 8 900 tonnes with 60% being household waste. In view of the astonishing growth rate of waste in the last 10 years, it is estimated that by 2006, the waste production will be 13 000 tonnes. In 1994, the Environmental Protection Department appointed a consultancy firm to conduct a waste reduction and disposal study. It was discussed at the SCWC as well as the Select Committee concerned.

My speech today concentrates on how the Urban Services Department can implement proposals in the waste reduction plan. First, the Democratic Party urges the Administration to adopt the priority purchase scheme. This is also mentioned in the report. We hope that the Urban Services Department will, as far as possible, purchase as a priority products with a high recycled material or low toxicity so as to minimize destruction of the ecology and environment. Market forces will then induce waste reduction, particularly those with toxic and non-biodegradable substances. So, we feel that the Administration should immediately implement the Priority Purchase Scheme at all levels, particularly the Urban Services Department so that it can play a leading role in reducing waste rather than leaving it to voluntary participation by individual companies.

On the other hand, the Green Manager Scheme has not been implemented effectively in different government departments. Many departments even fail to report to the Planning, Environment and Lands Branch (PELB) on the progress of work and the public have no way of knowing the progress of the implementation of the scheme. By comparison, the Urban Services Department has put in place a Green Manager scheme and the Green Manager regularly reports to the PELB. In this respect, the Urban Services Department has a better performance as compared with other departemnts. However, the plan lacks a set of clear and accurate statistics for comparison purposes which makes it difficult for us to appraise the actual achievements of the Scheme. This makes it very difficult for the USD to do a good job. I think we should improve the existing Scheme so as to enforce a waste reduction plan.

At present, there are many Council facilities. For example, the Cultural Centre and other civic centres have consumed a significant amount of resources and some wastage is inevitable. Causes of such wastage are manifold, ranging from design problem to inefficient management of resources. For future facilities, there is a need to introduce designs which are more environmental friendly. As for existing facilities, we should come up with a precise internal audit system to monitor the use of environmental resources and to formulate corresponding measures. At the same time, we should constantly review the changes after implementation with a view to formulating a comprehensive monitoring mechanism to reduce wastage or waste generation.

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