Annual Report

Our Environment

Our responsibility to the environment

Hongkong Post is committed to help protect the environment and support sustainable development within the community. We are keen to ensure that our services and internal operations are conducted in an environmentally responsible manner. We have put in place a number of "green" office practices to save paper and energy, reduce waste and recycle materials. We promote environmental awareness among the staff, with a view to encouraging efficient and prudent use of resources and energy in all our operations.

Environmentally-friendly initiatives and achievements in 2007/08

Promote staff's environment awareness through training.

Nowadays, the public has become increasingly concerned about nature and the environment. A set of commemorative stamps entitled "Hong Kong Butterflies II" was issued in June 2007. This stamp issue depicted four species of butterflies in Hong Kong, promoting the awareness of nature conservation.

In support of the Clean Air Charter, all post offices undergo regular indoor air quality (IAQ) checks. Our new Shau Kei Wan Delivery Office, Kwai Chung Delivery Office, e-Post Centre, Kowloon Bay Post Office and Hennessy Road Post Office have successfully been registered in the "Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Registration Scheme for Buildings" for compliance with the Code of Practice for Energy Efficiency of Lighting Installations.

During the year under review, we continued to utilise environmentally-friendly postal vehicles. Two more Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vehicles have been introduced, making a total of six LPG vehicles in the fleet and helping to reduce emissions. In addition, more Euro-IV and other environmentally-friendly vehicles are being introduced to replace postal vehicles at the end of their lifecycles.

We are committed to promoting green management. In the International Mail Centre, 400W high bay lights were replaced by 120W Compact Fluorescent Energy-Saving Lamps. We monitor the use of photocopying paper closely and reduce printing of documents as much as possible. More than 30% of the photocopying paper we use is made from recycled paper.

We seize every opportunity to promote environmental awareness among staff. Last year for example, we recycled 43,000 used laser jet cartridges and supported the Community Chest Green Day together with various environmental outings and tree-planting campaigns such as the Tree Planting Challenge 2007 and the Civil Service Tree Planting Day.

Our colleagues supported tree-planting campaigns.

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