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The Concrete Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) method is being applied in URA’s Ash Street Project (DL-11) and Tonkin Street/Fuk Wing Street Project (SSP-015). Under MiC, free-standing integrated modules are manufactured in a prefabrication factory and then transported to the site for installation in a building, thereby reducing dust and noise pollution from construction sites, minimising construction waste and improving construction waste management. Upon completion, the projects will become Hong Kong’s first two private residential development using this innovative construction technology, serving as an exemplar for private property developers to follow.
Projects that will adopt the Concrete Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) method - Tonkin Street/Fuk Wing Street Project (left) and Ash Street Project (right).
Greening Business Operation
In recognition of the URA’s continuous 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 2021, the URA obtained the Hong Kong Green Organisation (HKGO) Certification and the HKGO’s Wastewi$e Certification at ‘Excellent Level’.
In 2021/22, the URA continued to adopt digitalisation initiatives on multiple fronts to improve organisational effectiveness. For instance, e-freezing surveys were adopted for new projects to reduce the use of paper in data capturing, reporting and analysis, while an electronic Document Management System was launched to facilitate office automation in information sharing, streamline internal workflow and reduce the filing of documents to save paper usage. More digitalisation initiatives covering building monitoring, acquisition/clearance case management and subsidy administration will be pursued in the coming year.
With the Smart Bench at Yue Man Square shopping mall, power collected from the solar panels can be converted into electricity for charging mobile phones.
Green initiatives were also implemented at the URA’s commercial premises to promote sustainable development of society. At Yue Man Square, a food waste decomposer was set up to transform food waste into fertiliser for plantation purpose in the public open space. ‘Smart Benches’ equipped with solar panels to convert solar power into electricity for charging mobile phones were installed to promote the use of renewable energy and environmental consciousness. In addition, solar-powered compacting bins were installed at the public open space of Citywalk, in which energy collected from the solar panels fitted atop of the bins is used to sustain their automatic compression function. The real-time data monitoring and warning systems serve
to enable effective waste management of the public space.
To align with the Government’s long-term strategy on environmental sustainability, the URA has also commenced preparations for a consultancy study aiming to set long-term science-based targets and strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in response to the Government’s Climate Action Plan 2050 published in October 2021.
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Corporate Sustainability Management Discussion and Analysis Projects at a Glance Corporate Governance