About this Report

Our Sustainability Report 2024 (‘the Report’) is the 21^st annual sustainability report published by the Architectural Services Department (‘ArchSD’ or ‘the Department’) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China.

Under the theme ‘Build Smart．Go Green’, this Report presents our sustainability strategy, initiatives and economic, social and environmental performance in 2023. It also highlights our commitment to serving the community through continuous improvements.

The Report highlights ArchSD’s key sustainability initiatives and achievements during the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023. It covers the sustainability performance and initiatives of our 4 project management branches, 5 functional branches and 1 central management division.

The data represents absolute figures as at 31 December 2023 (unless otherwise stated) to the best of our knowledge. Financial data is for the financial year ended 31 March 2024. All monetary values are in Hong Kong Dollars.

This Report has been prepared in accordance with the GRI Standards 2021. It also refers to the Sustainability Accounting Standard for the Engineering and Construction Industry, as defined by the SASB Standards. In addition, this report takes into consideration the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (“TCFD”) for preparing a climate action plan towards our goal of achieving carbon neutrality by the year 2050.

The GRI Content Index correlates GRI disclosures with associated sections in this report. External assurance was carried out by an independent third party to ensure the accuracy, consistency, reliability, materiality and credibility of the report and its adherence to the GRI Universal Standards 2021.

We welcome stakeholders’ feedback and suggestions on this Report. You can share your thoughts by filling in the feedback form or sending an email to imu@archsd.gov.hk.

Available in English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, this Report is published online and has been prepared in accordance with Level AA Conformance to W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 and HTML5.