Message from the Director

Welcome to the latest annual Sustainability Report of the Architectural Services Department, “Sustainable Innovation”, which outlines our development and achievements in adoption of innovative sustainable design to the public facilities we constructed and maintained in the year 2016.

Throughout the years, we have spared extra effort to incorporate sustainable innovative design in our projects. The Yuen Chau Kok Complex in Shatin is an example where we have adopted integrated architectural and building services design to maximize the use of natural day light and ventilation with a view to reduce energy consumption. More information on the project as well as other recent projects is available in the "Sustainable Building Design" section of this report.

To promote and drive knowledge sharing amongst our colleagues and stakeholders, we continue to make full use of our Knowledge Management system for managing and sharing of our accumulated knowledge and experience. In 2016, we have embarked upon developing an electronic project record keeping system. This system facilitates retrieval of projects information for reference and sharing, and in the long term, would largely reduce paper consumption.

We are deeply honored to have received numerous project awards granted by both local and international organizations in the year 2016. The Renovation Works of the Court of Final Appeal, winner of the HKIA Medal of the Year of Hong Kong, is clear illustration of our commitment to continuous development in building sustainability.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all colleagues and stakeholders for their contribution and continuous support. The Department is looking forward to receiving your valuable feedback for continuous improvement.

LEUNG Koon-kee, JP
Director of Architectural Services