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The Council for Sustainable Development has issued an Invitation and Response (IR) document today (June 2) to mark the launch of its Engagement Process on Better Air Quality to invite community views on ways to improve air quality.
Speaking at a ceremony to launch the IR document, "Clean Air – Clear Choices", the Council's Vice-Chairman, Dr Edgar Cheng, said it invited the public to actively discuss and comment on three key areas of concern, namely, actions to be taken in high air pollution days; energy conservation or demand side management, and road pricing mechanisms.
Dr Cheng said these three areas were closely related to our daily lives and stressed that the Government needed the valuable input from the community in formulating the relevant policy.
Noting that others issues related to air quality were identified in the Council Report "Clean Air and Blue Skies – The Choice is Ours" released last year and recommendations were put forward to the Government, he said the Government has responded positively.
Following the launching ceremony today, a series of public involvement events on Better Air Quality would commence. Apart from organising a series of forums and workshops to discuss the IR document with the stakeholders, the Council will also stage a roving exhibition at different districts in Hong Kong to widely get across the message to the public. The roving exhibition schedule is at Annex.
The IR document is available from the Council's dedicated website: www.susdev.org.hk and District Offices. Views should be sent to the council secretariat (Email: comments@susdev.org.hk; Fax: 3150 8168; Mail: Sustainable Development Unit, M/F Murray Building, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong). The whole engagement exercise will last more than four months until October 15.
Ends/Saturday, June 2, 2007
Issued at HKT 16:37
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