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Hong Kong (China)

Current Codes

Hong Kong Energy Regisration Scheme for Buildings
Country Specific Not Mandatory
Monday, January 1, 2007
Thursday, January 1, 1998
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Additional Code Information

Code Adoption & Change Process
Code Implementation Requirements: 

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Economic Indicators
Government Type: 

limited democracy

Climate Zone: 

subtropical monsoon; cool and humid in winter, hot and rainy from spring through summer, warm and sunny in fall

Population: 

7,055,071 (July 2009 est.)

Projected Job Growth: 

4.1% (December 2008 est.)

Projected Construction Rate: 

15.39% (2008 - 2009), 10,980 - 12,670 units completion projections.

GDP Per Capita: 

$43,700 (2008 est.)

Projected GDP Growth: 

2.4% (2008 est.)

Industrial Production Growth: 

-1.2% (2008 est.)

Primary Exports: 

electrical machinery and appliances, textiles, apparel, footwear, watches and clocks, toys, plastics, precious stones, printed material

Primary Imports: 

raw materials and semi-manufactures, consumer goods, capital goods, foodstuffs, fuel (most is re-exported)

Local Resources: 

outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar

Energy Data
Primary Energy Source: 

Coal: 23% (2007)

Energy Expenditures: 

1.16 Quadrillion BTU (2006)

Renewable Trends: 

In 2000, the EMSD composed a study on the viability of renweable resources in Hong Kong.  The study evaluated potential and made recommendations for the implementation of renewable energy systems.  The study also incorporated public input.  In 2003, a second stage of the study was implemented, testing the performace of different types of photovoltaic pannels for 12 months.

Climate Concerns
CO2 Emissions: 

84.86 MMT CO2 (2006)

Green Building Initiatives

Local Revision and Green Codes:
Building Environmental Assessment Method

National Environmental Milestones and Strategies:
Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Removal For Buildings Program

Green Building Rating System:
Building Environmental Assessment Method (BEAM)
BEAM is a voluntary classificication standard for rating green buildings.  Similar to LEED, buildings can achieve a "green building" status based on how sustainable the building is.  It creates a specific set of standards and is geard toward design and construction professionals.

Voluntary Performance Reporting and Reducing Program:
Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Removal For Buildings Program
The Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Removal for Buildings Program encourages tenants to report their energy use and participate in the program.  Tenants who participate will be given a report on their GHG emissions and be given strategies for reducing energy, and thus GHG emissions, as well as save money on energy costs.

Based on the current status of building energy codes and policies, as well as potential for energy efficiency, BCAP recommends the following actions.  Also noted are states or countries that successfully employ the suggested action, and may be used as a model.  These suggestions are meant only to show opportunities for energy efficiency.  Please contact BCAP for more information or assistance.

Establish a Mandatory Code
Compliance with Hong Kong's building energy code, although voluntary, is quite similar to that of Canada.  Both offer a Prescriptive Path or a Performance Path, and allow for trade-offs.  If Hong Kong were to make its code mandatory, awareness and support, as well as energy savings, would increase.

Model Country:
Canada
Canada enforces the MNECB and MNECH by allowing builders to pick one of three paths to compliance.  This simplifies the process, and makes it easier for buildings to comply.  Once buildiers realize that compliance is possible, they will be more willing to make an effort at it.

Development of a National Energy Efficiency Plan
While Hong Kong has some well thought out building sector plans for energy efficiency, many of them are only voluntary.  Creating a National Energy Efficiency Plan will raise awareness and support for required efficiency measures throughout the building sector and greater energy savings.

Model Country:
Australia
The Australia National Framework for Energy Efficiency is a good example of a plan which identifies the possibilites of energy efficiency and sets realistic, attainable goals.  The plan calls for the creation and implementation of codes, standards, and programs to attain these goals, and thus activates their adoption.

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