BEC Leadership Networking Series is a monthly platform for sustainability leaders and practitioners to network and share their insights in an open and relaxing atmosphere. In the festive month of Chinese New Year, BEC is proud to present this event as a spring dinner, with leadership sharing and good food. Sign up and join the other BEC members and like-minded business executives in leading Hong Kong towards low carbon economy!
Keynote Speaker
Mr Andrew Lai, JP, Deputy Director of Environmental Protection, HKSAR Government
Under the Hong Kong Blueprint for Sustainable Use of Resources 2013-2022, waste prevention, reduce quantity and types of wastes at source, is of top priority under the waste management hierarchy. Producer Responsibility Schemes (PRS) are identified as one of the key actions to drive behavioural change through policies and legislation to reduce waste. The HKSAR Government is working on PRS targeting mainly three types of waste – plastic shopping bags, waste electrical and electronic equipment, and glass beverage bottles. PRSs are effective in changing the behaviour of businesses to redesign products and packaging to reduce or even eliminate waste. In Taiwan and South Korea, PRSs also helped foster the incremental development of recycling industries and the creation of green jobs.
In this event, Mr Lai will explain more on the PRS programmes and listen to views from different parties. These PRS programmes will help the administration realise the polluter pay principle and establish a circular economy for these resources.
| Date: | 27 February 2014 (Thu), 6:30pm – 9:30pm |
| Fee: | HKD 398 per head |
| Venue: | The Banqueting House (御苑皇宴), 1/F Empire Centre, 68 Mody Road, Tsimshatsui East, Kowloon |
| Format: | 20-minute keynote sharing; followed by Chinese banquet |
| Language: | English |
Please download and fill in the REGISTRATION FORM (Registration Closed) and pay before 21 February to reserve a seat. Seats will be reserved on a first come, first served basis, with priority given to BEC members. Successful registrations will be notified separately. For further information, please contact Ms Joey Hui (T 2784-3958 E joey@bec.org.hk)
