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Hospital Authority Annual Report 醫院管理局年報 2016-2017

Contributing to a green environment 締造綠色環境

HA is committed to the health of the community, and contributing 醫管局致力保障市民健康，締造可持續的
to a sustainable living environment is one of the keys. 生活環境是關鍵之一。

A wide range of energy efficient features and renewable energy 醫管局在新醫院發展和現有醫院改善工程
technologies were applied to air-conditioning, lighting, steam and 中，包括空調、照明、蒸汽和熱水系統，
hot water installations in new hospital construction projects as 應 用 了 節 能 及 可 再 生 能 源 技 術。 我 們 在
well as improvement works of existing hospitals. HA continued 2016-17 年度繼續更換各醫院及機構的舊風
to replace aged air-cooled air-conditioning chillers in various HA 冷式空調製冷機組，以更高能源效益的無
venues with energy-efficient oil-free air-cooled chillers in 2016-17. 油風冷式製冷機組取代。

In November 2016, a Combined Heat and Power plant 在 2016 年 11 月，醫管局首個電熱聯供系統
commenced operation in Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital 於雅麗氏何妙齡那打素醫院投入運作。系
as the first hospital in Hong Kong in adopting such system. 統利用堆填區沼氣發電，同時透過回收發
Incorporating the concept of practising waste-to-energy, the 電機冷卻器及廢氣餘熱，為醫院供應蒸汽
system generates electricity from landfill gas, and at the same 及熱水，達致「轉廢為能」的效果。
time supplies steam and hot water for hospital by reclaiming
waste heat from the generator’s cooling and exhaust system.

The application of energy efficient technologies, together with 醫管局利用節能技術，配合良好的運作和
good operation and housekeeping practices, helps HA offset the 內務管理，減少因醫院服務量增加而上升
rising trend of energy consumption due to increasing hospital 的能源消耗量。各醫院及機構繼續積極參
activities. Hospitals and institutions continued to proactively 與由不同機構舉辦的減廢及回收計劃，支
participate in waste reduction and recycling programmes 持環境保護運動。此外，我們繼續推動減
organised by different organisations in support of environmental 少 廚 餘， 例 如 推 廣 源 頭 減 廢 及 選 用 低 碳
protection. Besides, food waste reduction programmes, such as 菜單。
promotion of waste reduction at source and adoption of low
carbon menu, continued in hospitals.

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