HONG KONG, CHINA: Code of Practice on Energy Labelling of Products 2014

This Code of Practice on Energy Labelling of Products 2014 is approved and issued under section 42 of the Energy Efficiency (Labelling of Products) Ordinance, and is hereinafter referred to as the “Code”. The Code sets out the practical guidance and technical details in respect of the requirements on energy efficiency labelling for room air conditioners, refrigerating appliances, compact fluorescent lamps, washing machines and dehumidifiers under the Ordinance.

Policy Timelines Launched

ESCAP is pleased to announce a new feature of the Portal - National Policy Timelines. This timeline feature allows Portal users to quickly view the policy development of a given country, and enables quick navigation to documents related to particular energy sub-topics, such as renewable energy, energy access, energy efficiency, and more. They are located under the Policy tab, and can also be found here.

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HONG KONG, CHINA: Environmental and Energy Policy 1996 (2008 Ed.)

The Environmental and Energy Policy is rooted in the Vision of a Hong Kong which enjoys an environment that is both healthy and pleasant; in which the community places a premium on sustaining such an environment for both themselves and future generations, and pursues sustainable development; and in which the community enjoys a reliable and safe energy supply at reasonable prices, while improving energy efficiency, promoting energy conservation and minimising the environmental impacts from the production and use of energy.

HONG KONG, CHINA: Electricity Supply Regulations (2021 Ed.)

These regulations were made under section 3 of the repealed Electricity Supply Ordinance (Cap. 103, 1976 Ed.). See section 36(1) of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap. 1) and section 59(1) of the Electricity Ordinance, enacted in 1990 (Cap. 406). The entail various specifications on electricity supply, including supply voltage standards.

HONG KONG, CHINA: Gas Safety Ordinance (Cap. 51) (2021 Ed.)

An Ordinance to control, in the interests of safety, the importation, manufacture, storage, transport, supply and use of gas, and to provide for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

HONG KONG, CHINA: Electricity Ordinance (Cap. 406) (2020 Ed.)

An Ordinance to repeal and replace the Electricity Supply Ordinance, to provide for the registration of electrical workers, contractors and generating facilities, to provide safety requirements for electricity supply, electrical wiring and products, to provide powers for electricity suppliers and the Government respecting electrical accidents and enforcement of this Ordinance, and to provide for measures designed to ensure that activities carried out in the vicinity of electricity supply lines do not prejudice safety or the continuity of the electricity supply.

HONG KONG, CHINA: Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy

The Hong Kong 2030: Planning Vision and Strategy derives from continuous revisions of the first Territorial Development Strategy (TDS), which was produced in 1984 to establish a broad land use transport framework to guide the physical development of Hong Kong into the 1990s. This further review exercise will gather the necessary information, generate scenarios relating to the future development of Hong Kong, and undertake the testing of development options with a view to preparing HK 2030 which will be: "A long-term land use-transport-environmental planning strategy for guiding future developments and the provision of strategic infrastructure in Hong Kong and to help implement Government policy targets in a spatial form."

HONG KONG, CHINA: Hong Kong Climate Action Plan 2030+

The plan reviews the scope for enhancing the local mitigation, adaptation, and resilience action, aims to reduce coal-fired electricity generation, apply renewable energy on a wider and larger scale, make our infrastructure and buildings - both new and existing buildings in the public and private sectors - more energy efficient, improve public transport and promote walking as a mobility means, strengthen the climate-readiness of the city as a whole, 'cool' the city through measures such as wind environment and landscaping design, and partner with stakeholders so that our community can be climate-resilient in the long term, so as to reduce Hong Kong's carbon intensity by 65 per cent to 70 per cent by 2030 compared with the 2005 level, which is equivalent to an absolute reduction of 26 per cent to 36 per cent and resulting in per capita emission of 3.3 to 3.8 tonnes in 2030. It is also anticipated that carbon emission will peak before 2020.

MYANMAR: National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2015-2020

The revised NBSAP (2015-2020) provides a strategic framework for the conservation of Myanmar's biodiversity to address new and emerging challenges arising from political, economic and social reform in Myanmar, as well as take into account new opportunities, and align targets and actions with the CBD's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. It entails provisions around energy development, including hydropower.