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Hong Kong – SEN’s opening remarks at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting

SEN’s opening remarks at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting ****************************************************************      ​Following is the English translation of the opening remarks by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, at the special meeting of the Legislative Council Finance Committee this afternoon (April 11):        Chairman,             The Financial Secretary continues to support Hong Kong’s work on various fronts to combat climate change and protect the environment in the Budget this year.             The Environment Bureau announced last October Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050, setting out four major decarbonisation strategies, namely net-zero electricity generation, energy saving and green buildings, green transport, and ... Read more

Hong Kong – SEN’s opening remarks at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting

SEN’s opening remarks at LegCo Finance Committee special meeting ****************************************************************      Following is the opening remarks (English translation) by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, at the special meeting of the Legislative Council Finance Committee this afternoon (April 13):   Chairman,        The Financial Secretary continues to support the Environment Bureau’s work towards carbon neutrality and environmental protection in the Budget this year.      First of all, the 2020 Policy Address announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region would strive to achieve carbon neutrality before 2050. To this end, the Government will update ... Read more