In line with the Government’s environmental goals, the department takes environmental considerations into account, from project inception to management/operation to minimise pollution, conserve resources, protect the natural environment and promote the appreciation of the beauty of our environment.
The LCSD is committed to:
- Promoting greening and horticulture,
- Preserving assets of our heritage,
- Providing aesthetically pleasing open space,
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Litter-cum-recycle bins were installed at our venues to recycle waste paper, metals and plastics. |
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- Practising waste reduction and energy saving, and
- Minimising air and noise pollution in organising leisure and cultural activities.
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A Certificate of Good Class under the Indoor Air Quality Certification Scheme was issued to the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Centre. |
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We follow the above environmental policies when planning new facilities and maintaining existing ones. We promote energy-saving building service installations and environment-friendly materials. We use high-efficiency lighting systems as much as possible. Wherever feasible, we have minimised the operating duration of lighting at venues. In summer, we generally maintain the government recommended office room temperature of 25.5°C. At places such as museums, sports centres and performing arts venues where we cannot strictly maintain this temperature because of essential operational and/or customer service reasons, we work closely with the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) to adjust the temperature to as close to 25.5°C as practicable.
Other major environmental efforts include:
- Upgrading existing landscape areas and planting more trees and shrubs,
- Launching community greening activities, such as the Hong Kong Flower Show, Community Planting Day, Green Volunteer Scheme and Greening School Subsidy Scheme,
- Organising public education and publicity programmes to promote heritage conservation,
- Saving water by planting drought-tolerant species in suitable locations and using less water for water features in major parks,
- Conducting energy audits and energy-saving improvement works where practicable, in collaboration with EMSD and the Architectural Services Department,
- Adjusting lighting operating hours at our venues where reasonable and installing occupancy sensors to control lighting at a number of leisure venues and in our Sha Tin headquarters,
- Taking part in Earth Hour 2011 lights-out campaign, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature in March 2011,
- Switching off lights on outside walls and outdoor areas of our venues, except for operational and safety/security reasons,
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The department is committed to a sustainable future through energy-saving green buildings. Our venues are designed and operated in an eco-friendly way. |
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- Encouraging colleagues to support Hong Kong No Air Con Night organised by Green Sense and to turn off air-conditioners at home for 12 hours in September 2011,
- Planning to gradually replace conventional retired departmental vehicles with environment-friendly vehicles,
- Installing solar panels at Hong Kong Science Museum, Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence and Hong Kong Museum of Art,
- Widely promoting good environmental practices and publicising green tips in our offices and venues,
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The department added more electric vehicles to the fleet. |
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- Promoting the use of more green products and recycled paper,
- Engaging contractors to recycle magazines, newspapers, waste paper and printer cartridges,
- Placing waste separation bins at our venues to recycle waste paper, metals and plastics,
- Recycling paper and unserviceable library materials, and reducing paper by giving users the option of receiving overdue and reservation notices through e-mail,
- Recycling exhibition materials at museums and the Hong Kong Film Archive and placing collection boxes to collect used guide maps and pamphlets discarded by patrons,
- Publicising programmes and collecting feedback electronically at performing arts venues and programming offices,
- Cutting down on printed material by tightly monitoring distribution and recycling unused flyers and programme guides, and
- Reducing the use of plastic shopping bags.
In December 2011, the department issued its 11th Environmental Report, covering our green management practices and activities in greater detail.
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The department’s annual environmental report gives a full account of our green activities. |
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