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The ‘U-trap Refill Automator’ design team is the Gold Award winner of the Innovative Design Competition (left). The winning design will be installed at URA’s rehousing blocks and some of the acquired properties after development and testing (below).
Originated from the Innovative Design Competition 2020 jointly organised by the URA and the Institute of Vocational Education, the ‘U-trap Refill Automator’, a winning application which detects water level and refills water in U-traps to prevent the drying out of floor drains hence reducing the risk of virus spread, was taken forward for further development.
The design of the product has been finalised and production is in progress. A total of 2,000 units will be installed in URA’s rehousing blocks and some of the acquired properties.
Greening Our Business Operation
In recognition of our efforts to maintain green operation, the Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC) awarded the Carbon Reduction Certificate, which is valid until 2024, to the URA’s headquarters premises in 2021. Furthermore, under the ECC’s schemes in 2020, the URA has obtained the Hong Kong Green Organisation (HKGO) Certification for waste reduction and recycling as well as the HKGO’s WasteWi$e Certification at
The electronic Document Management System reduces the filing of documents thus saving paper usage.
‘Excellence Level’.
In 2020/21, the URA continued to adopt e-freezing survey for the new project commencement using tablet computers as an environmentally friendly measure and for enhancing efficiency in data reporting. The URA has also developed and launched an electronic Document Management System to streamline the workflow and reduce the filing of documents’ hard copies to save paper usage. Additionally, digitalisation initiatives at multiple fronts of the URA’s operation processes such as site work supervision, building monitoring and subsidy administration are being planned to enhance the organisation’s
effective use of resources.
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