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Sustainability Report 2011
On the commercial front, our aim is to provide both customised solutions and energy
efficient strategies to enhance business. We have been particularly successful in
the restaurant and catering trades where our efforts to create a cooler and more
comfortable working environment resulted in our self-developed “Cool Kitchen Four
Treasure” series. Featuring the four most common appliances needed in a commercial
Chinese kitchen – steam cabinet, food steamer, stockpot and wok range, the appliances
use various patented heat recovery and heat transfer techniques to enhance their
heating efficiencies. This can help save energy by as much as 30% and kitchens are
also cooler as the heat is better utilised rather than being released into the surroundings.
An added advantage is that this also improves air-quality. In view of these benefits, the
series won the “Machinery and Machine Tools Design Award” in the prestigious “Hong
Kong Awards for Industries” in 2011. As an added bonus to these activities, we are also
conducting a number of indoor air quality studies for various hotels and restaurants.
During the year, we also introduced a high-efficiency decentralised hot water system
as well as a large capacity boiler, particularly tailored to meet the needs of medium to
small-sized hotels. The two systems have efficiency levels of between 94% and 96%
compared to the more usual 75% found in conventional equipment.
The Community
Reaching out to the
community, we carry
out a number of
promotional and
publicity events –
one of the most
notable being our
large-scale Low
Carbon Action!
campaign. This
ongoing campaign
encourages both
our customers and the people of Hong Kong to lead greener lives under the action
slogan to “lower our carbon emissions by a million tonnes”. In 2011, we organised a
Low-Carbon Mid-Autumn Fun event to encourage Hong Kong’s young people to lead a
low-carbon life. Low-Carbon Graffiti Lantern Workshops, promoting the benefits of low-
carbon living and sharing the joys of the Mid-Autumn Festival were held for participants
to design their own recycled-paper lanterns. Over 200 environmentally friendly graffiti
lanterns were also displayed at an exhibition.
Environmental Performance In Partnership with our Stakeholders