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2008 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence
Competitors of HKAEE were subject to three rounds of stringent assessment. The adjudicating panel screened all reports on environmental issues, reviewed policies and measures submitted by the participating organizations, and met with the management and staff to conduct field assessment on short-listed participants before selecting the winners. Attention was paid to ．green leadership・, ．programmes and performance・, and ．partner synergy・. For more info please check the HKAEE official website http://www.hkaee.org.hk
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In recognition of its comprehensive and excellent environmental management to create a green campus, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has been conferred the silver award of the 2008 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) Sectoral Awards under the category of Public Sector and Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). No gold prize was awarded under this category. A total of 366 entries competed for the Sectoral Awards in the 2008 HKAEE. CUHK came to the fore as the only award winner among tertiary institutions.
Prof. Chu Lee-man, chairman of the Committee on Campus Environment, said, ．An environmentally sustainable campus has been CUHK・s priority since its founding 45 years ago. Generations of students and staff have cultivated our 134-hectare campus with care to make it an enclave of lush vegetation and lively ecology. To implement comprehensive environmental management on such a vast campus has not been an easy job. The award recognizes the University・s excellence in this aspect, as reflected by its comprehensive green initiatives on all fronts, and the realization of sustainable development concepts such as waste management, energy efficiency, ecological preservation, resource conservation, and environmental education.
．I would like to thank each and every CUHK members who have contributed to maintaining a sustainable green campus, in particular the environmental protection committees of the Colleges, student organizations, as well as various administrative units. The University will continue its endeavours in launching innovative environmental programmes and a wide range of environmental initiatives for the sustainable development of our campus.・
