Scope of the Report

We are delighted to introduce the Sustainability Report 2006 of Architectural Services Department (ArchSD), the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It is our third consecutive annual sustainability report which gives details on our triple bottom line accomplishments between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2005. This online report presents an overview of our performance in the past year and illustrates how we have worked to uphold our mission and values, as well as our performance in addressing our economic, social and environmental responsibilities.

The formulation of this report content is a joint effort of the Integrated Management Committee comprising ArchSD staff in various divisions and functions. Data are presented as absolute figures and, for priority issues, normalised into comparable terms where appropriate and practicable. Quantitative data are presented for all our six branches, excluding data from contractors and suppliers, unless otherwise stated. Qualitative information covers all our direct activities unless otherwise stated. Financial data is recorded according to financial year ended 31 March 2006 . All monetary values are in Hong Kong Dollar.

The Report follows the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) G3 Guidelines (published in October 2006) and the Sector Supplement for Public Agencies (published in March 2005). A GRI Content Index is provided to facilitate referencing.