Annual Report 2003–04

The University prevents, minimizes, and resolves environmental noise problems through precise planning, implementing noise abatement measures, and enforcing the Noise Control Ordinance. The University aims at containing road traffic noise in residential areas to 70 decibels and has laid down different limits for other stationary sources. Compared to year 2000, the volume of refuse was reduced from 50,000 litres to 31,500 litres per day and the waste recovery rate of paper, plastic bottles, and aluminum cans was raised by 6.83 per cent, 11 per cent, and 51.43 per cent respectively. Apart from daily recycling activities, the University works constantly with environmental protection units and charity organizations to conduct recycling charity activities, such as collecting used books and old clothes for charity organizations. Resource Conservation With the support of the Estates Management Office, the Energy Savings Task Force has planned or implemented a series of programmes to coordinate and promote energy conservation. As a result, the energy cost per unit area had been decreasing in the past four years. In the year under review, the University was awarded the Registration Certificate of the Hong Kong Energy Efficiency Registration Scheme for Buildings by the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department. To minimize water consumption, automatic cut-off taps were installed in wash rooms, posters and stickers were posted to remind users not to waste water, an automatic watergate was installed in Wei Yuen Lake to regulate the level of water storage. Monthly water consumption was kept at a low level of around 85,000 cubic metres per month in 2003. 未圓湖的四個排洪位利用感應器開關，可調節湖水水位高低。 The automatic watergate in Wei Yuen Lake 校園每日廢物量由二零零零年的五萬公升減至 今年的三萬一千五百公升，而廢物回收率則上 升：廢紙（ 6 . 8 3 % ) 、塑膠樽（ 1 1 % ) 、銘罐 (51.43%) 。除了日常的廢物回收，本校還經常 和其他環保組織與慈善團體合辦收集舊書和舊衣 等慈善回收活動。 能源保護 在物業管理處協助下，節約能源工作小組制定和 推行一系列能源節約計劃。結果是大學每一建築 面積的平均電費在過去四個財政年度持續下降， 是年更獲機電工程署頒授樓宇能源效益證書。 為免浪費食水，各洗手間改用自動開關的水龍 頭，並張貼減少用水的海報和提示，而未圓湖已 建成自動排洪玻璃水閘，增加儲水量。本校於二 零零三年的耗水量保持在低水平，平均每月為八 萬五千立方米。 校園建設與環境保護 Campus Development and Environmental Protection 89