The 18th presentation ceremony for the Joint Recognition Scheme was held in Hong Kong on 27th October 2026 to commend 168 enterprises that have actively pursued cleaner production. This year, a total of 168 enterprises were commended as Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partners. Of these, 56 Hong Kong-owned manufacturing enterprises were commended as "Excellent Partners" while 108 were commended as "Partners". Other commended enterprises included one sourcing enterprise and three environmental technology service providers. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the EEB, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), the Trade and Industry Department, the Innovation and Technology Commission , the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong and the Project Management Committee. On the Guangdong side, representatives from the GDDIIT, the Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, the Department of Ecology and Environment of Guangdong Province and the Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province attended the ceremony.
The Environment and Ecology Bureau (EEB) and the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province (GDDIIT) today (October 27) convened the 13th meeting of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Joint Working Group on Cleaner Production (JWGCP) in Hong Kong.
The 13th meeting of the JWGCP was cochaired by the Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong, and the Deputy Director-General of the GDDIIT, Mr Chen Lei. At the meeting, governments of both sides reviewed the work progress in 2026 and approved the work plan for 2027. In the coming year, both sides will continue to support cleaner production in energy-intensive, polluting and water-intensive industries, including encouraging the industry to try out new cleaner production technologies and undertaking cleaner production audits, with a view to achieving energy saving, emission reduction, and consumption and carbon emission reduction, thereby improving the quality of the regional environment and accelerating the green transformation of enterprises. Both sides will also continue to promote the effectiveness of cleaner production and share related application experiences with the industry through various publicity activities.
The EPD, in collaboration with the GDDIIT, launched the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme in 2008 to facilitate and encourage Hong Kong-owned factories in Hong Kong and Guangdong Province to adopt cleaner production technologies and practices with a view to reducing emission of pollutants. To date, the Programme has provided funding support for more than 4 300 projects and achieved remarkable results in improving the environmental quality. To commend the dedicated efforts and achievements of Hong Kong-owned factories in pursing cleaner production, Hong Kong and Guangdong jointly launched the Recognition Scheme in 2009 to award enterprises actively adopting cleaner production as Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partners.
The Programme, through funding support, encourages Hong Kong-owned factories to adopt new cleaner production technologies, and to transform and upgrade traditional industries through green technologies, hence accelerating the green transformation of enterprises and dovetailing with the country's efforts in promoting high-quality development.
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The Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong (fourth left), and the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province, Mr Chen Lei (fourth right), cochaired the 13th meeting of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Joint Working Group on Cleaner Production on October 27. |
The Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong (first right), and the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province, Mr Chen Lei (third right), visit the booth of the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme at the 21st Eco Expo Asia after the 13th meeting of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Joint Working Group on Cleaner Production on October 27. |
The Environment and Ecology Bureau and the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province (GDDIIT) on October 27 convened the 13th meeting of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Joint Working Group on Cleaner Production, followed by the award presentation ceremony for the Hong Kong-Guangdong Cleaner Production Partners Recognition Scheme to commend 168 enterprises that have actively pursued cleaner production. Photo shows the Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Miss Diane Wong (back row, seventh right), and the Deputy Director-General of the GDDIIT, Mr Chen Lei (back row, seventh left), with other guests and representatives of enterprises commended under the Scheme. |
