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The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Edward Yau, today (November 12) continued his Australian tour with a visit to the Victorian capital of Melbourne.
Mr Yau had a fruitful discussion this morning with the Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Mr Gavin Jennings, on environmental protection matters.
He later met officials of the Building Commission, which oversees the building control system in Victoria, to learn about their building code.
At a luncheon, Mr Yau addressed officials of the Environment Protection Authority Victoria on Hong Kong's environmental protection initiatives announced in the Policy Address in October.
This afternoon, Mr Yau visited the Council House 2 (CH2), an office building of the Melbourne City Council.
CH2 is a visionary building leading the way in the development of a holistic green environment. The building has incorporated the latest sustainable technologies, such as a water-mining plant in the basement, automatic night-purge windows, and a fa?ade of louvres that track the sun, to conserve energy and water.
Mr Yau will return to Hong Kong tomorrow (November 13).
Ends/Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:50
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