PROJECT DIVISION
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Environmental
Policy Principles |
Divisional Response |
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1. Comply with all relevant
environmental laws or, in the absence of legislation, seek out and observe
accepted best international practice as appropriate. |
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The Project Division will comply with all
relevant environmental laws and regulations in Hong Kong. Where such laws are not explicit, it
will adopt best practices based on international or other known environmental
standards including international protocols, treaties and conventions. ·
The Project Division will actively seek to
minimise the use of resources, whenever practical and cost effective, and
will ensure environmental criteria are employed in the selection of materials
used in the construction of new projects. |
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2.
Employ a corporate-wide Environmental Management System (EMS) to
continuously monitor and manage environmental impacts, and to conduct regular
reviews on the range of environmental issues that require monitoring. |
The Project Division will monitor all the
emissions and pollutants from its construction projects and will respond
promptly and effectively to minimise such impacts in the event of an incident
or event. |
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3. Conduct Environmental Impact Assessments
for new projects, where required by law and suggested by best practice, and
implement the recommendations. |
The Project Division will conduct
Environmental Impact Assessments for new projects both as required by law and
as a matter of good practice so that environmental concerns are addressed
proactively during the planning, design, construction and commissioning
phases. |
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4. Ensure that contractors and
partners will implement any recommendation to achieve acceptable
environmental standards, train and encourage all our suppliers to adopt
environmentally acceptable practices in the products and services
provided. |
The Project Division will instruct all of its
contractors to include environmental considerations in the services provided to
the Division and will require such contractors working on the Division’s
projects to demonstrate the implementation of sound environmental practices
through an Environmental Management Plan. |
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5. Educate and train staff in
environmental matters and raise their environmental awareness. |
The Project Division will conduct training
programmes to brief and educate staff in environmental matters both during
induction and as an ongoing practice. |
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6. Educate passengers, legislators,
opinion makers and the general public on the environmental benefits of
railways. |
Formal Policy Principle to be developed. |
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7. Set
environmental performance goals, arrange regular third-party environmental
audits and publish the results with the aim of continuous improvement. |
The Project Division will ensure that the
environment is regarded by all staff as a core concern in the Division’s
business and as an ongoing process of continual improvement through regular reporting
to the public. |
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Integration |
The Project Division will integrate its
environmental management system with existing systems such as safety and
quality management systems. |
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Design |
The Project Division will incorporate appropriate
technologies in the design of new rail lines such that environmental impacts
arising from construction and commissioning of new projects are reduced with
minimal disruption to members of the public. |
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