Power subsidies to be credited to accounts in instalments Paggie Leung – Updated on Feb 29, 2008 – SCMP Electricity subsidies announced in the budget will be credited to households’ power accounts in three or six instalments, Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah said yesterday. The government would map out the details with the two power [...]
Posts from ‘February, 2008’
2008 Hong Kong Government Budget
An article on the government’s plans to subsidise electricity rates can be viewed on our news blog here: http://news.cleartheair.org.hk/2008/02/29/2008-hong-kong-government-budget/
2.4m To Get HK$1,800 Electricity Windfall
Cheung Chi-fai and Agnes Lam – Updated on Feb 28, 2008 – SCMP More than 2 million residential power users – rich and poor – will be given a one-off HK$1,800 electricity subsidy under the government’s HK$4.3 billion scheme to help the public fight inflation. The money, which will not be means-tested, will be added [...]
Mainland’s Energy-Efficiency Gains More Than Doubled
Plant closures help to more than double energy-efficiency gains Eric Ng – Updated on Feb 28, 2008 – SCMP The mainland’s energy-efficiency gains more than doubled last year after the country shut more inefficient power plants than targeted and more economical ones started operating. The mainland used 3.27 per cent less energy to generate 10,000 [...]
Green Buildings To Receive Subsidies
Bloomberg in Beijing – Updated on Feb 27, 2008 – SCMP China, the world’s largest oil consumer after the US, plans to pay the construction industry 1 billion yuan a year in subsidies for buildings that use renewable energy sources. The funds would encourage the use of solar, geothermal and biomass energy in buildings, said [...]
Hong Kong Targets Power Supply
By Robin Kwong in Hong Kong – Financial Times Published: February 19 2008 01:34 | Last updated: February 19 2008 01:34 Hong Kong’s environment secretary has warned the city’s power companies to reduce emissions of sulphur dioxide, a big source of air pollution, by a substantial amount within two years. “Contrary to the common belief [...]
Air Pollution Control Regulation Planned For Hong Kong
February 14, 2008 – China CSR Hong Kong’s government plans to introduce the Air Pollution Control (Amendment) Bill 2008 into the Legislative Council to ensure implementation of emission caps for the power sector. “Power generation is the largest local emission source. The SAR Government has therefore imposed stringent caps on the emissions of sulphur dioxide, [...]