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Environmental Education

Sustainable Development

Content

• Definition of “sustainable development”
• Importance of sustainable development
• Sustainable development in Hong Kong

Importance of Sustainable

Development [1]

• Environmental
• Economic
• Social
• Cultural
• Political

Importance of Sustainable

Development [2]

• Proposition and recognition of the theory of sustainable

development

• “World Conservation Strategy”
• “Global Agenda for Change”
• “Our Common Future”
• Agenda 21
• ‘Carrying capacity of the environment’:
• The population and economy that a certain set of resources can support at a given time
• Two basic viewpoints:
• the need for development of the human society
• development should be limited that would not threaten the development of the next generation.

Problems faced by Hong Kong

• Hong Kong is confronted with the challenges of

the development process with:

• Increasing population has caused housing become

scarcer and overcrowding could become more

common.

• Increasing domestic demand in transport

infrastructure as well as regional trade

• Litter and other types of pollution reduce the

attractiveness of our coastline as well as other region

to tourists and residents. They can also endanger

animal and human health.

Impact on Sustainable Development in Hong Kong from

the Development of the Pearl River Delta Region

• Pearl River Delta Region continues to grow and its

co-dependency with Hong Kong increases:

• supply of water and food and their quality will be threatened
• issues with cross-boundary pollution
• a series of problems introduced by social integration and the provision of infrastructure
• Growth for the Pearl River Delta Region slows down

and its co-dependency with Hong Kong decrease :

• There will be less social and environmental impact on Hong Kong.
• There will be no positive influence to the economy of Hong Kong.

The Importance of Sustainable

Development to Hong Kong

• In the Hong Kong context, the benefits of

increased sustainability include:

• reduced wastage thereby providing economic benefits;
• improved health and reduced economic burden on health care;
• more efficient land use and improved amenity from natural and open areas;
• greater competitive advantage as Hong Kong's regional and international image as a clean, safe and sophisticated world city is enhanced; and
• greater community ownership of quality of life issues.

Sustainable Development in

Hong Kong

• Society

• Economy

• Environment

Balance

Study on Sustainable Development for the

21st Century

• Commenced in September, 1997, lasted for 30 months
• Laying down the definition of sustainable development for Hong Kong
• Work out the thresholds, guidelines & indexes that would bring these goals into reality
• Propose benchmarks & mechanisms to ensure that considerations for sustainability would be taken into account during policy planning & decision making
• Indexes being used in the study:
  • Economy, Health and Hygiene, Natural Resources, Society and Social Infrastructure, Biodiversity, Leisure and Cultural Vibrancy, Environmental Quality, Mobility

Hong Kong 2030 Planning Vision and Strategy

• The planning department is formulating a new planning

framework

• Hong Kong resident will have an opportunity to

participate in determining this city's land use, transport

features and environment for the next 30 years.

• Divided into four stages which link to the four key

stages of the study:

• Stage I : identifying planning objectives and key issues
• Stage II : examining the key issues and evaluative criteria
• Stage III : formulating scenarios and options
• Stage IV : formulating development strategies ad response plans.

Key Study Areas in “Hong Kong

• International Town Planning Experiences
• Population Forecasts and Its Implication on Housing and Employment
• New Development Opportunities
• Requirements of Port and Other Major Infrastructure Facilities
• Environmental Considerations and Conservation
• Improving Links with the Mainland
• Potential for Tourism, Recreation and Cultural Development
• Implications for Information Technology Development

Legislation and Regulation [1]

• Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
• Regulating Pollution
• Environmental Monitoring and Investigations

Cross-border cooperation

• Cooperation by HK, Guangdong & Macau, join hands to work

out planning, environmental protection & policy, to achieve sustainable development

• In 1990 the Hong Kong-Guangdong Environmental Protection

Liaison Group was established to see how the two administrations could work together to understand and control regional pollution.

Officials from the SAR & Guangdong Province are exchanging information

Elevate the environmental awareness

among citizens

• Organizing many different environmental education

campaigns

• Putting green elements in the school curriculum for

environmental education

• Try its efforts to be an environmental-friendly

government

• Encourage environmental audit and management

in the private sectors