Joint Response to the Hong Kong SAR Government’s ‘Roadmap on the Popularisation of Electric Vehicles’
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Managing Vibrant Streets 2: Street Performance Policy in Hong Kong Final Report
With an objective of creating attractive and enjoyable places for all, urban planning researchers Carine Lai and Dr Ximin Zhou of CEx released the second report in a two-phase policy study ‘Managing Vibrant Streets 2: Street Performance Policy in Hong Kong.’ The study examines how current, outdated regulatory street management could be updated to successfully…
Civic Exchange’s Response to “Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electrical Vehicles”
Civic Exchange welcomes the Government’s release of its electric vehicle (EV) roadmap, a critical component for Hong Kong to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. While EV technology forms a vital part of improving efficiency and directly lowering carbon intensity, the Government must ensure that complementary measures, i.e. those that avoid journeys and those that shift…
Civic Exchange’s Response to the 2021-22 Budget
Civic Exchange is pleased to offer its response to the Government budgetary planning for the 2021-22 Financial Year. Despite this challenging COVID-19 period of lower growth and the prospect of financial deficit in coming years, we take particular note of the Government’s efforts in the 2021-22 Budget to make progress towards its target to reaching…
Civic Exchange’s Submission to Bills Committee Formed on 16 October 2020 to Study the Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Bill 2018
Civic Exchange fully supports the Legislative Council’s efforts to pass the Waste Disposal (Charging for Municipal Solid Waste) (Amendment) Bill (MSW bill) before the end of the 2020/21 Legislative year. The implementation of municipal solid waste pricing, following the ‘Polluter-Pays Principle’, will be an important cornerstone for substantial improvement of Hong Kong’s waste management system.…
Civic Exchange’s Recommendations for the 2021-22 Budget
Civic Exchange’s Recommendations for the 2021-22 Budget
Joint submission to call on the HKSAR Government to establish ambitious goals and measures to accelerate the transition of public transport and commercial vehicle fleets to zero-emission vehicles
HONG KONG, 31st December 2020 — Civic Exchange submitted to the Financial Secretary as well as several other involved Government Bureaus recommendations for the upcoming Electric Vehicle Roadmap. The submission is in response to the Financial Secretary’s announcement for the 2020/21 Budget in February 2020 that the HKSAR Government plans to launch Hong Kong’s first…
Reports Recommend Cross-Agency Body and Improved Rating Systems for the Building Sector to Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2050
PRESS RELEASE Reports Recommend Cross–Agency Body and Improved Rating Systems for the Building Sector to Achieve Net Zero Emissions By 2050 Hong Kong, 8 December 2020 – Establishing a dedicated Cross-Agency Body and improving building rating systems is key to driving effective policy change in the building sector towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050, according to two reports released today. The recommendations are included in two reports released under a collaboration between HK2050 is Now, led by Civic…
Decarbonising Hong Kong Buildings: Policy Recommendations and Next Steps
About the Study A building-sector specific roadmap must be developed which outlines the steps that will be required to achieve net-zero by 2050. This must cover both operational and embodied carbon emissions from new and existing buildings. A detailed study, using a recognised framework such as Science Based Targets, will be required to establish the…
