The Environment Bureau (ENB) and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) jointly organised a Green I&T Day on 6 August 2019 to showcase Hong Kong's innovation and technology (I&T) achievements in energy efficiency and renewable energy (RE). The event, which was held in the Hong Kong Science Park, attracted over 600 participants from sectors including the I&T trade, the electrical and mechanical trade, universities and public organisations. The aim is to promote public awareness of energy conservation and the use of RE by various sectors of the community through the application of I&T.
In his welcome speech at the Green I&T Day, the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, said that smart applications of I&T would help achieve the targets on energy saving and carbon reduction, thereby helping to mitigate climate change, while the Government will lead by example and encourage the community to take part in promoting energy saving initiatives and RE development.
The Green I&T Day brought together more than 30 local and Mainland exhibitors to demonstrate their I&T achievements in energy conservation and RE. Various seminars featured experts from Hong Kong and the Mainland, who shared their experiences in combating climate change with I&T solutions. Apart from the Hong Kong strategic partners, the EMSD also signed MOC with the Guangdong Provincial Association for Science and Technology and the Guangdong Productivity Centre respectively to enhance I&T co-operation between Guangdong and Hong Kong.
The Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Alfred Sit, said that the EMSD has collaborated extensively with the academia and the trade to promote I&T related to electrical and mechanical services. The EMSD will continue to act as the facilitator and promoter in bringing to stakeholders' attention the latest I&T solutions.
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (centre), officiates with the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Alfred Sit (third right), and other guests at the launch ceremony of the Green I&T Day.
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (back row, second right), witnesses with the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Alfred Sit (back row, first right), the signing of the Memorandum of Co-operation on Innovation and Technology Collaboration between the EMSD and the Guangdong Provincial Association for Science and Technology at the Green I&T Day.
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (back row, second right), witnesses with the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Alfred Sit (back row, first right), the signing of the Memorandum of Co-operation on Innovation and Technology Development between the EMSD and the Guangdong Productivity Centre at the Green I&T Day.
Pictured are the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (front row, fourth right), the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Alfred Sit (front row, third right), and the MOC strategic partners..jpeg)
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing (third left), and the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services, Mr Alfred Sit (second right), visit a booth set up by the EMSD introducing the E&M InnoPortal.