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 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
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…
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…
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…
(Left to right) Report Co-author Dr. Ximin Zhou, Ms. Carine Lai, Civic Exchange Chairperson Mr. Evan Auyang
HIGHLIGHTS ▪ To keep the Earth’s average temperature within 1.5oC of warming above pre- industrial levels, the world must be close to carbon neutral by 2050. Hong Kong, like other regions, must develop a concrete plan that can transform the city into a net zero emissions economy and society. ▪ The analysis presented in this…
People’s Attitudes towards Climate Change SURVEY RESULTS Hong Kong Does not Feel Climate Change Urgency HONG KONG, 14 January 2020 – Independent public policy think tank, Civic Exchange, released the results of a public opinion survey on People’s Attitudes towards Climate Change. The survey aimed to gauge understanding of climate change and our willingness…
