Date: 28/8/2009
26 properties under Urban Group won 29 awards in the Source Separation of Waste Scheme jointly organized by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and the Hong Kong Association of Property Management Companies, commending their efforts and contributions to environmental management.
Among the 26 awarded properties, City One Shatin under Urban received 3 special honors, these include the Gold Award, The Award for Lowest Waste Disposal Quantity and The Best Promotion Awards while Clovelly Court at the mid-level and Ka Lung Court at Aberdeen won The Enhancement Award and The Co-operative Award respectively.
26 awarded properties under Urban Group include:
The Award for Lowest Waste Disposal Quantity and The Best Promotion Award
City One Shatin
The Enhancement Award
Clovelly Court (Mid-Level)
The Co-operative Award
Ka Lung Court (Aberdeen)
Gold Award (Residential)
City One Shatin
Silver Award
Greenway Terrace (Happy Valley)
Jade Terrace (Happy Valley)
Bronze Award (Residential)
25 Park Road (Mid-Level)
Ching Wah Court (Tsing Yi)
Clovelly Court (Mid-Level)
Lei King Wan (Shau Kei Wan)
Old Bailey Street Police Married Quarters (Central)
Pokulam Fire Station Officers Married Quarters (Central)
Police College and Police Married Quarters (Wong Chuk Hang)
Parc Palais (Ho Man Tin)
Riviera Garden (Tsuen Wan)
Stanley Junior Staff Married Quarters (Stanley)
Certificate (Commercial and Industrial)
Aberdeen Fisheries and Marine Office (Aberdeen)
Central Government Pier (Central)
Harbour Building (Central)
Manning House (Central)
Murray Road Multi- storey Carpark Building (Central)
Mui Wo Government Office Building ( Lantau Island)
New World Tower (Central)
Peng Chau Government Office (Peng Chau)
Rivera Plaza (Tsuen Wan)
Rumsey Street Multi- storey Carpark (Sheung Wan)
Tai O Government Office Building (Tai O)
Western Magistracy (Sheung Wan)
Mr. K M So, Executive Director of Urban Group stated that, "We established our Green Care Committee in 2002 to promote a green lifestyle to our customers and to contribute to the sustainable development of the society. Over the past three years, Urban Group has received overwhelmingly more than 100 awards in environmental protection and green management from various organizations and government departments, reflecting our tireless efforts in environmental care. "
"Urban Group always strives to fulfill our corporate social responsibility by participating in various environmental care activities. The 29 Awards we received from EPD well recognize our contributions to environmental protection and waste reduction." Mr. K M So adds.
Urban Group is among the first few property asset and facility management companies to support the EDP Waste Reduction Scheme since 2005. Until now, 70 properties under the Group have been participating in the Source Separation of Waste Scheme to assist in establishing a green Hong Kong.
Urban Group, a member of NWS Holdings Limited (Hong Kong Stock Code: 0659), is the Premier Real Estate and Facility Management Services Group in Hong Kong. Currently, the Group manages 200 projects territory-wide and serving 1 million people in Hong Kong.
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