Dear Readers, We are pleased to present our Sustainability Report 2006 to you. Since 2003, we decided to report not only on our environmental performance, but also on our social and economic performance following the Global Reporting Initiative 2002 Guidelines. We continue to move forward in our quest to foster sustainable development and promote information transparency as a public agency. This year we adopt the newly published G3 Guidelines on sustainability reporting. After a successful year in 2004, we put ourselves up to more new challenges, focusing on the social aspects of sustainability to clearly define our role in the Hong Kong community. Three fundamental aspects we emphasised the most in 2005 were Universal Accessibility, Research and Development, and Health and Safety, all of which embraced our stakeholders to some degree. In addition to social consideration, we continued to integrate sustainability principles into our operations. This year, we were delighted to receive recognition for our contribution and accomplishment in sustainable design and construction. This included the receipt of four awards from the Hong Kong Institute of Architects, amongst which were the Medal of the Year for the Hong Kong Wetland Park and Special Architectural Award in Heritage Conservation for the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre. The research report on Universal Accessibility was also accepted as a library collection by the Library of the China National School of Administration. You will see in this Report that we continue to engage in the environmental, social and economic responsibilities associated with our activities. Our Sustainability Report is a sincere assessment of how we are functioning as a government department in achieving on these aspects. I am pleased to announce that we have achieved our objectives set for 2005. We shall continue our momentum and propel the sustainable initiatives with innovative sustainable designs and solutions. We shall partner with our stakeholders to scale new heights within the resources available to us. If you have any views on this report, you are most welcomed to share them with us by using the Feedback Form attached.
Yue Chi Hang, JP
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