Promoting Environmental Protection and Conservation
46. To improve the living environment in Hong Kong, we must continue to raise the community's awareness of environmental protection and conservation with enhanced participation. I propose to inject $1 billion into the Environment and Conservation Fund (ECF) for educational, research and technology demonstration projects as well as environmental protection and conservation activities. The Government will encourage community participation and promote educational work to raise the public's environmental awareness through the enhanced ECF. At the same time, the ECF will encourage different organisations to carry out greening work on rooftops and podiums in suitable buildings to bring about environmental benefits and to set an example for the community. We should also leverage on our position as a global metropolis to actively promote international exchanges and experience sharing on environmental protection policies and technological research through the ECF. To achieve this, we will review the funding guidelines, including the criteria, funding limits and project duration so that the ECF is better utilised.
