Water is in short supply with countries vying for access to river heads. Hong Kong (HK) is no different. It relies on supply from Mainland China with other cities rivalling access. Yet there is still no great impetus for water conservation. This paper reports on progress in setting up a pilot...

Hong Kong (HK) is currently assessing its future policy on renewable energy and public consultation indicates greater support for renewable energy than previously envisaged, including “willingness-to-pay” for green electricity and also that the present (1% by 2012, 2% by 2017 and 3% by 2022)...

The present work mainly deals with the testing and modeling of a commercially-available copper indium diselenide (CIS) ST40 module from the former Siemens Solar Industries (SSI). For this purpose, a large quantity of current/voltage characteristics were measured in the Paul Scherrer Institute...

The consensus of the '92 Rio summit was that all development should aim for non-depletion of the earth's resources.The major growth region for the next decade is SE Asia and particularly the cities of South China for which Hong Kong is a role model with its dense urban construction. Recent Hong...

The consensus of the '92 Rio summit was that all development should aim for sustainable development. The major growth region for the next decade is SE Asia, particularly the cities of South China for which Hong Kong is a role model. Current buildings are heavily dependent on air-conditioning...