Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 2000

The Eight-Point A ctio n PIan Establishment ofanEfficient Environmental Management Structure The University appo i n t ed a Universit y Steering Committee on Environment, chaired by Prof. Chan King- ming of the Department of Biochemistry and comprising experts f r om different fields, to review and formulate overall policies and strategies related to environmental protection. The objective of the committee is to make every m e mb e r of t h e Un i v e r s i t y ecologically awa r e . To s t r e n g t h en the mo n i t o r i ng me c h a n i sm, t h r ee subcommittees have been set u p to look after the improvement of environmental black spots, canteen hygiene, and air pollution respectively. A hotline has also been installed for staff and students to lodge complaints and give suggestions. The University Safety Office was reconstituted to become the University Safety and Environment Office, and a new post of Environmental Officer was created. Coordinators were appointed i n individual unit s and departments to facilitate the mobilization of th e whole campus in supporting environmenta l initiatives. Prof. Chan King-ming Control over Campus Traffic Elevators in the Mong Man Wai Building connect central campus with facilities on the hill top. The University campus, measuring some 130 hectares and wi th an elevation f r om 4.4 to 140 metres above se a level, h a s b e en c a r v e d f r om a rocky promontory into a number of plateaux to provid e the sites for buildings of the University and its four colleges, as well as blocks of staff residences. Moving people around efficiently and in a n environment friendly way o n such a campu s is therefore quite a task. All 12 of the University's shuttle buses have n ow been installed with diesel oxidatio n catalysts to reduce smoke emission. Trial run s of LPG mini-buses have also been arranged. To reduce the use of private cars, shuttle buses, and minibuses on campus, the University will strive to make travelling by foot more convenient. The Mong Man Wai Building o n central campus, officially opened last year, has been so designed that its elevators can provide pedestrian access to the to p of the hill, meaning that New Asia College and United College can n ow be reached using elevators. There are also plans to strengthe n the shuttle mini-bus service on campu s as a means to reduce the use of private cars. CHINES E UNIVERSIT Y BULLETIN Autumn . Winter 2000 mm