MTR Corporation Limited is committed to the protection of Hong Kong's environment and the responsible management of all impacts arising from its activities in Hong Kong.


The Corporation will:

 
1. Comply with all relevant environmental laws or, in the absence of legislation, seek out and observe accepted best international practice as appropriate.

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.

3.
Conduct Environmental Impact Assessments for new projects, where required by law and suggested by best practice, and implement the recommendations.

4.
Ensure that contractors and partners will implement any recommendation to achieve acceptable environmental standards, train and encourage all our suppliers to adopt environmental acceptable practices in the products and services provided.

5.
Educate and train staff in environmental matters and raise their environmental awareness.

6.
Educate passengers, legislators, opinion makers and the general public on the environmental benefits of railways.

7.
Set environmental performance goals, arrange regular third-party environmental audits and publish the results with the aim of continuous improvement.

 

Any queries regarding the above policy can be directed to Dr. Glenn Frommer, Environmental Manager.

 

William Chan
Human Resources Director
10/01/2001


Remarks: This new version supersedes Issue No. 1 dated 27/11/97.
 
 
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