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  1. The government encourages renewable energy to give rebate for power Corp. to set up wind energy farm offshore to achieve 1-2% power supply.
  2. HK SAR government signed a MOU with ministry of energy of China to secure 20 yrs energy supply of natural gas in 2008.which significantl ...
  3. Dr Cheung Tze Fai, from Environmental Protection Dept. of HKSAR reports a record 46700000 tons carbon emission in 2007, 6.7 ton per capita.
  4. Prof. Chan mentions the PRD humidity being turned off as seen in the increasing of the roughness of the earth surface by urbanization.
  5. Urbanization affects land-atmosphere exchange and results in more haze days. As a result, less sunlight for the application of solar energy.
  6. From a vertical wind profile, only the tops of high-rise bldgs detect some wind flow, while 5m from ground among bldgs has no wind at all
  7. Furthermore, Urbanizations results change in radiation, land use, heat and moisture fluxes, runoff patterns, flow in densely built up area.
  8. Urbanization suffers heat island effect while the coastal cities can have land-sea breeze circulation to alleviate the impact considerably.
  9. Polluted cloud has many particulate which less likely to be condensed and less rainfall as a result while surrounding are more humid & rain.
  10. Prof Chan first explain cloud. Increase in urban areas results in changes in cloud and nuclei condensation, cloud and rain formation
  11. Pearl river delta had built-up area of 2230 sq.km. in 1980. In 1990, it almost doubled and tripled up to 6570 in 2000 by urbanization.
  12. Professor Johnny Chan 陳仲良 is a well-known scientist at meterology. He briefs on the rapid urbanization of south china and climate change.
  13. Mak mentions the govt intention towards green bldgs and forming of green bldgs council with acceptable institutional arrangements.
  14. At project level an environmental design including 17 items such as water magt, domestic waste magt, green procurement will be implemented
  15. Mak said HK uses topography to design drainage system in order save more energy. The old Kai Tak area will have sea water cooling system
  16. Mak mentioned premier Wen of people's republic of china to reiterate the priority to develop public transport in china in 1 November
  17. Mr Mak first pinpoints the population growth and urban population will surpass rural population worldwide for the first time by 2010.
  18. Mak Chai kwong the permanet secretary for development (works) gives keynote speech on urban growth and climate change.
  19. Dr poon also adds the air quality standard will compile with WHO mainly the increase in natural gas production of electricity.
  20. Dr kitty poon represents the HKSAR energy efficiency program compiling with the requirement regional emission reduction regime.