2019 Research Report
Modernising Hong Kong’s Water Management Policy Part I: Conservation and Consumption: Towards a Water-Smart Hong Kong
By Jonathan Lin
6 6 月 2019
In this first report of “Modernising Hong Kong’s Water Policy Management” on conservation and consumption, we propose critical suggestions in pushing for behavioural change of consumers and more rapid responses by the Water Supplies Department to infrastructural failures. Key Policy Recommendations
- More ambitious water targets for 2030
- Water pricing restructuring
- More robust and transparent data
- Technology
- Regulations
- Water-saving devices
- Education programmes and school initiatives
Our findings were presented at a launch event on 6 June 2019 by fellow Dr Frederick Lee.
Dr Frederick Lee shares the key findings of the report.
From left to right: Natalie Chan, Senior Advisor of Civic Exchange, Dr Frederick Lee, Fellow of Civic Exchange, Evan Auyang, Chairman of Civic Exchange, and Dr. David von Eiff, Associate Researcher of Civic Exchange, participated in the launch of the report.
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