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HKPC Carbon-Neutral Annual Report Published

 

The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) tabled its 2012/13 Annual Report at the Legislative Council today (20 November 2013). Under the theme of ‘Small’, the Report, the first carbon-neutral report ever produced, reviewed HKPC’s new initiatives in the past year to help SMEs to be more agile, creative, sustainable, and to deliver quality services to meet the diverse needs of the customers.
 
To minimize the impact of the publication of the Annual Report on global climate change, HKPC has, for the first time, performed a carbon footprint analysis on the printing and distribution of the Report. In turn, HKPC will sponsor an afforestation project in Sichuan Province to help offset the resulting carbon emission.
 
In the HKPC Chairman message, Mr Clement Chen said, “We have set the focus of our industry support strategy firmly on the needs of Hong Kong’s SMEs. In 2012/13, to provide comprehensive support to SMEs, HKPC has set up a new one-stop support centre, SME One, to offer information on various support and support funding schemes, solutions for enhancing operation efficiency and competitiveness, as well as hand-holding advisory services. It has been warmly received since commencing services in July 2012.”
 
The crucial and catalytic role played by HKPC in the implementation of service platforms to support SMEs and the industry at large is also highlighted by its provision of secretariat support for the Enterprise Support Programme of the Government’s dedicated fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales since June last year.
 
Mr Chen said, “As a knowledge-based organization, HKPC has been leveraging and transferring its professional know-how to the industries through consultancy, training services and various support initiatives to assist their development. To fulfill its mission, HKPC has been implementing a comprehensive knowledge management strategy to generate values for its stakeholders.” HKPC’s efforts have won it the Top Winner at the Hong Kong Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Award 2012 and winner of the Asian MAKE Award 2012.
 
Reporting on the progress of the Council’s major initiatives, Mrs Agnes Mak, Executive Director of HKPC, said, “Since its launch in 2008, the TURN (acronym for Transform, Upgrade and Relocate for a New horizon) platform, spearheaded by HKPC, has been replicated in key industrial towns and cities in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region. Banking on HKPC’s professional advice, to date, over 190 enterprises have participated in the programmes, yielding productivity increase as high as 60%.” 
 
Also, the five-year Cleaner Production Partnership Programme, implemented by HKPC, has successfully assisted Hong Kong-owned factories in PRD region to improve energy efficiency and reduce pollution. With the yearly reduction of 660,000 tonnes carbon dioxide emissions among its achievements, the Programme has been extended by two years to 2015 and expanded to cover the entire Guangdong Province.
 
To download the HKPC 2012/13 Annual Report, please visit HKPC website: www.hkpc.org. For media enquiries, please contact Felix Chan at tel.: (852) 2788 5036 or email: felixchan@hkpc.org.
 
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Mr Jonathan Ho
General Manager
Corporate Communications
Tel: (852) 2788 6390
Fax: (852) 2788 5056
Email: jonathanho@hkpc.org
Website: www.hkpc.org
 
20 November 2013
 
HKPC Carbon-Neutral Annual Report Published