Source: Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR http://www.statistics.gov.hk/publication/stat_report/commerce/B11000012009QQ01B0100.pdf
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
Work on Two HK Gas Pipes to Start in 2011
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Jun 25, 2009 Construction will begin in 2011 on two 20km underwater gas pipelines running from Shekou to Hong Kong to transport natural gas from Central Asia, CLP Power says. The pipes are necessary to supplement the supply from the company’s gas reserve in Hainan , which comes through an 800km [...]
Inventor Aims To Generate His Own Power
Dan Kadison, SCMP – Jun 21, 2009 Lucien Gambarota wants to go off the grid – the electrical grid, that is. In the next couple of months, the local inventor will use alternative energy technologies to try to generate all of the electricity needed for his new Kowloon headquarters. “My target is simple. I want [...]
Critics Question Cost-effectiveness Of Proposed Offshore Wind Farm
Cheung Chi-fai, SCMP – Jun 19, 2009 The construction of an offshore wind farm near Sai Kung will add about 2 per cent to electricity bills while supplying only about 1 per cent of the city’s needs, CLP Power (SEHK: 0002) says. The disclosure prompted critics to question the cost-effectiveness of the estimated HK$6.7 billion [...]
EIA for Hong Kong’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Hong Kong, China [RenewableEnergyWorld] – June 19, 2009 BMT Asia Pacific Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has successfully completed an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Marine Navigation Safety Risk Assessment for Hong Kong’s first offshore windfarm. “The constrained land resources of Hong Kong prohibit large-scale development, so we are very pleased to have [...]
Cleaner, Greener Diesel Cars Back On The Road
Anita Lam, SCMP - Jun 18, 2009 New private diesel cars will be on sale in Hong Kong next month for the first time in more than a decade. Audi’s distributor Premium Motors confirmed that one of its latest batch of Euro V diesel-engined cars, the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI Quattro, had passed the government’s [...]
Hong Kong Government to Conduct Trial On BYD Dual Mode Plug-in Hybrid Vehicles
Business Desk, June 12, 2009 The Permanent Secretary for the Environment, Ms Anissa Wong, today (June 12) participated in a promotional activity on clean fuel vehicles in Shenzhen to mark the launch of a trial on BYD’s dual mode hybrid vehicles by the Hong Kong SAR Government and the Shenzhen Municipal Government. “I am pleased [...]
Cruise Ships To Get On-shore Power Supply
Paggie Leung, SCMP – Jun 12, 2009 The planned terminal for cruise liners at Kai Tak will be one of just a few in the world to offer on-shore power supply to ships – an environmentally friendly alternative to keeping the vessels’ engines running. “Previously when a cruise liner anchored at a terminal, its electricity [...]
Should A Wind Farm Be Built Off Sai Kung?
SCMP – Jun 12, 2009 The Association for Geoconservation is extremely disappointed that the environmental impact assessment, as usual, has not seriously considered the geological impact of the proposed offshore wind farm in Hong Kong’s southeastern waters. We strongly oppose the project because it will damage our geological heritage and kill the Hong Kong geopark. [...]
A Sensible Government Would Say No To Expensive Wind Farm
SCMP – Updated on Jun 09, 2009 There has been a mixed reaction to CLP Power’s proposed erection of 67 wind turbines 135 metres high off Sai Kung. Greenpeace said it regarded the project as a milestone for Hong Kong, though added it was a bit late compared to what has been achieved in China [...]