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Cleaner Production Partnership Programme Overview

In April 2008, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), launched the Cleaner Production Partnership Programme (the Programme) in collaboration with the then Economic and Information Commission of Guangdong Province (now the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province) to encourage and facilitate Hong Kong-owned factories in Hong Kong and Guangdong to adopt cleaner production technologies and practices, thereby contributing to improving the environment.  In the light of the environmental benefits brought by the Programme which complement the country in promoting high-quality development and support green transformation, the Government of the HKSAR will inject an additional HK$100 million to extend a new round of the Partnership Programme for two years until 30 June 2027.  Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) continues to be the implementation agent for the Programme and acts as the Secretariat for operation of the Programme. 

What's Cleaner Production?

Cleaner Production is the continuous application of an integrated preventive environmental strategy applied to processes, products and services to increase efficiency and reduce risks to human being and the environment.

 

Project Management Committee

Project Management Committee (PMC) is set up to oversee the implementation of the Programme.

PMC is chaired by the Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology of the Government of the HKSAR and comprises one representative each from the four major industry and trade associations, namely, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, and an academic, as well as representatives from the Environmental Protection Department, the Trade and Industry Department, and the Innovation and Technology Commission.

Membership List: (For the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2028)

Chair :
Under Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Environment and Ecology Bureau

 

Members : (in alphabetical order of organisations)
Mr LAM Chi Bun, Lawrence The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce
Ms NG Yee Yung, Susanna The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Mr CHOW Chee Ping, Jude Federation of Hong Kong Industries
Dr Calvin Lee KWAN Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce
Prof LU Lin, Vivien As an independent member in personal capacity

 

Alternate Chair :
Deputy Director of Environmental Protection, Environmental Protection Department

 

Alternate Members : (in alphabetical order of organisations )
- In the absence of a member to the PMC meeting, the alternate member of the same organisation will stand in.
Mr LIU Chi Pan, Kevin The Chinese General Chamber of Commerce
Ms NG Bik Kwan, Jennifer The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Dr MOK Mo Kit, Daisy The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Ms LAU Chi Wan, Vanessa The Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong
Ms NG Yuk Kwan, Phyllis Federation of Hong Kong Industries
Mr KWAN Chi-kin, Kenny Federation of Hong Kong Industries
Dr LAM Yuen-mui, Wendy Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce

 

Co-opt Members :
Assistant Commissioner (Funding Schemes), Innovation and Technology Commission
Assistant Director-General (Industries Support), Trade and Industry Department

 

Programme Secretariat:
General Manager, Technology Funding Division, Hong Kong Productivity Council
Head, Cleaner Production Partnership Programme, Technology Funding Division, Hong Kong Productivity Council

 

Secretary :
Senior Environmental Protection Officer, Environmental Protection Department

Targets & Objectives

Objectives

The Programme aims to encourage and facilitate Hong Kong-owned factories located in Hong Kong / Guangdong Province to adopt cleaner production  technologies and practices. They could make positive contribution to a cleaner environment by reducing emissions
• Minimise Air Pollutant Emissions
• Improve Energy Efficiency
• Reduce and Control Effluent Discharge
• Reduce Solid Waste

The new round of the Programme will focus on new cleaner production technologies, providing funding for Hong Kong-owned manufacturers for projects involving these new technologies. It aims to encourage manufacturers to change their traditional operational practices and to experiment with new technologies to upgrade traditional industries, achieving a green transformation.

By doing so, the factories can also improve competitiveness and corporate image as well as satisfying the Chinese Mainland's policy of industrial restructuring and upgrading.

Cleaner Production

Targeted Industries

The Programme targets at industry sectors which -

  1. involve production processes resulting in substantial emission of air pollutants;
  2. use large quantities of potentially environmentally damaging chemicals or materials; and
  3. consume large quantities of fuel and energy; 

Priority for funding support will be given to companies with factories belonging to any of the following eight targeted industries:

  • Chemical products
  • Food and beverage
  • Furniture
  • Metal and metal products
  • Non-metallic mineral products
  • Paper and paper products
  • Printing and publishing; and
  • Textiles
Eight Industry Sectors

Key Initiatives & Eligibility

Key Initiatives

 

 New Cleaner Production Technology Projects
Nature of Projects To support HK-owned factories in adopting new cleaner production technologies to upgrade traditional industries and achieve green transformation.
Eligible Technology New technologies in the Technology List
Or
Meet the approval criteria for fundable new technologies
Funding Amount 50% of the project fee, subject to a ceiling of HK$650,000; For projects adopting new technologies developed by Hong Kong institutions or jointly developed by Hong Kong and Guangdong institutions, subject to a ceiling of HK$750,000.
Approval Quota of Application For each factory, only one application will be approved for the same technology, with the total number of approved applications not more than 3.
For each new technology, a maximum of 5 applications will be approved.

 

Eligibility

Any business registered in Hong Kong under the Business Registration Ordinance (Cap. 310) (“Hong Kong Business”) and also meets any one of the following connection requirements below:

  1. The Hong Kong Business has a connection in any of the following manner with a factory in the Guangdong province which is owned and operated by any of the followings:
    1. a Sino-foreign equity joint venture or a co-operative joint venture established in the Chinese Mainland to which the Hong Kong Business is a party; or
    2. a wholly-owned foreign enterprise established in the Chinese Mainland with capital from the Hong Kong Business; or
    3. a Chinese Mainland enterprise which is a party to a subsisting agreement with the Hong Kong Business in relation to any of the three forms of processing and assembly operations or compensatory trade（三來一補）; or
    4. a Chinese Mainland enterprise to which a Hong Kong resident (natural person) is an owner with more than 50% shareholding or equity interest, who also possesses at least 30% shareholding or equity interest of the Hong Kong Business 
  2. The Hong Kong Business owns and operates a factory in Hong Kong.

For details, please go to Application Guide.