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SEE begins visit to three cities in Greater Bay Area (with photos)
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     ​The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, today (August 7) began a duty visit to three cities in the Greater Bay Area.

     The delegation first visited the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province and met with representatives on work related to ecological conservation, environmental pollution prevention, combating climate change, etc, with a view to deepening the exchanges and co-operation between the two places on environmental issues.

     In the afternoon, the delegation visited the Yanling new energy eco-industrial park and Guangzhou public transport command center of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group. They received a briefing from a representative on the operation of electric public transport and electric taxis, as well as their charging facilities, and thus learned about Guangzhou's experiences and practices for the purpose of promoting the development of green public transport in Hong Kong.

     Mr Tse pointed out that transportation accounts for about 20 per cent of Hong Kong's total carbon emissions, and the development of green and low-carbon transport is crucial to achieving carbon neutrality. The Government has announced the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles, the Clean Air Plan for Hong Kong 2035, and Hong Kong's Climate Action Plan 2050 successively. These initiatives cover policy directions and future targets in various areas promoting the adoption of new energy transport technologies so as to guide Hong Kong towards zero vehicular emissions before 2050.

     Mr Tse and the delegation will continue their visit to the Greater Bay Area tomorrow (August 8), including visits to the Nanhai Hydrogen Center and hydrogen fuel cell tram in Gaoming district in Foshan, and the exhibition hall of Huawei Digital Power AntoHill Headquarters in Shenzhen.
 
Ends/Monday, August 7, 2023
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The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, today (August 7) visited the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province in the morning. Photo shows Mr Tse (third left), and the Chairman of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, Ms Elizabeth Quat (fourth left), and the delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, meeting with the Director-General of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province, Ms Xu Xiaoxia (third right), and Deputy Director-General of the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province Mr Jiang Hongqi (second right), on work related to ecological conservation, environmental pollution prevention, combating climate change, etc.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, today (August 7) visited the Yanling new energy eco-industrial park and Guangzhou public transport command center of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group in the afternoon. Photo shows Mr Tse (third right), and the delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, receiving a briefing from a representative on their battery energy storage system.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, visited the Yanling new energy eco-industrial park and Guangzhou public transport command center of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group this afternoon (August 7). Photo shows Mr Tse (second right), the Chairman of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, Ms Elizabeth Quat (first right), and the delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, receiving a briefing from a representative on their charging facilities.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, visited the Yanling new energy eco-industrial park and Guangzhou public transport command center of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group this afternoon (August 7). Photo shows Mr Tse (second row, second right), and the delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, receiving a briefing from a representative on their intelligent automobiles.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, visited the Yanling new energy eco-industrial park and Guangzhou public transport command center of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group this afternoon (August 7). Photo shows Mr Tse (third right), and the delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, receiving a briefing from a representative on their traffic control and surveillance system.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, visited the Yanling new energy eco-industrial park and Guangzhou public transport command center of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group this afternoon (August 7). Photo shows Mr Tse (third left), and the delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, meeting with representatives of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group.
The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs, visited the Yanling new energy eco-industrial park and Guangzhou public transport command center of the Guangzhou Public Transport Group this afternoon (August 7). Photo shows Mr Tse (fifth right), and the delegation of the Legislative Council Panel on Environmental Affairs.