Lawmakers join hands to promote smart and green cities to promote legislation to limit carbon emissions and reorganize the Big Data Bureau

The "Smart Living Promotion Group", established by Legislative Council members Ge Peifan, Chen Shaoxiong and Lam Xiaolu, together with senior engineers and technology experts, held a press conference today (26th) to advocate for the new government to build a smart, green and livable Hong Kong , put forward 4 deepening proposals for "smart living" utilizing technological innovation infrastructure and green ecosystem, including legislation to regulate carbon emissions from construction projects and buildings, making good use of technological big data, developing a smart green economic ecosystem, and accelerating talent training, In order to create a more comfortable and healthy living environment for the citizens.

Advocating Development and Construction Supervision System Ge Peifan: Supporting Green Hong Kong Enterprises

Ge Peifan, a member of the election committee, said that the supply of land and housing in Hong Kong is insufficient. The government must compress the planning process and speed up the construction process, establish a land development and building construction process supervision system, clarify the responsibilities of various departments, and straighten out the management and coordination between departments.

She pointed out that the current government's internal procurement standards are not uniform, and suggested that the procurement of local green technology and recycled products and services should be prioritized to support local green enterprises.

The Environment Bureau set a target last year to halve Hong Kong's carbon emissions from 2005 levels by 2035, and strive to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Ge Peifan suggested that the government study legislation to regulate the carbon emissions of construction projects and buildings. Establish a system and database of carbon audit and carbon intensity standards to ensure that future infrastructure promotes citizens' daily life to become low-carbon.

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Lin Xiaolu: Census and Statistics Department should be reorganized into "Big Data Bureau"

Senator Lin Xiaolu, who is a city planner himself, pointed out that the administrative burden cannot be solved only from the legal aspect. Making good use of technology and big data can help speed up process processing. The Census and Statistics Department will be reorganized into a "Big Data Bureau", which will collect, organize and analyze centrally and centrally. Data, add a geographic information and statistics team to collect, analyze, organize and open useful data, not just "open for openness" unorganized raw data.

Lin Xiaolu pointed out that Hong Kong should actively take advantage of the advantages of an international financial center and improve its legal system to cooperate with and complement the functions of several carbon emission trading centers in the Mainland, face the world, and develop Hong Kong into an international and Asia-Pacific carbon emission trading center. The deepening development of the carbon market and the establishment of an emission reduction mechanism suitable for the Greater Bay Area will ensure that Hong Kong can achieve the goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, and help the country achieve the "dual carbon" goal.

He pointed out that the government should strengthen the promotion and promotion of the concept of sustainable development of the environment, society and governance in various industries, small and medium-sized enterprises, and households in Hong Kong. climate change.

Chen Shaoxiong: Make computer programming and artificial intelligence compulsory courses in primary and secondary schools

Mr Chan Siu-hung, an engineer himself, hopes that the government will increase the younger generation's understanding of green cities and related industries, make programming and artificial intelligence compulsory courses in primary and secondary schools, and establish a talent pool for Hong Kong's green economy. Improve the technology literacy and I&T management capabilities of government officials, give priority to recruiting professionals with I&T experience to join the civil service team, and strengthen training on smart cities and related technologies at the Civil Service Academy.

Ge Peifan, Chen Shaoxiong and Lin Xiaolu of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong attended the online press conference together with senior engineer Leung Kwong Ho, visiting professor of the University of Hong Kong and Deng Shuming, honorary president of the Smart City Alliance.

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