Faith Oriental Investment Limited

SCA 2018 Contractor in RMAA Works - Merit Award

The project included the design, construction, completion and maintenance of the rehabilitation of existing Quarry in Lam Tei, NT. The landform is formed by blasting to produce rugged and natural-looking rock faces. Rock generated from blasting shall be served as raw material to produce aggregate products for concrete and asphalt production. They are taking steps to sustainable construction including: 1) reduce water consumption by re-use/recycling of wastewater and surface runoff; 2) introduce environmental friendly blasting, “KAPRA”, a new blasting technology which could minimize dust and noise nuisance and 3) reduce carbon footprint by minimizing transportation of material transfers.

Wastewater and surface runoff shall be collected and diverted to de-sludge plant for dust suppression and street cleaning.

Supply Chain Management: Blasting, crushing, stockpiling, transportation and production of concrete and asphalt were performed inside the site to reduce fuel consumption during transportation.

The KAPRA EPI pulse Plasma Rock Fragmentation is approved by Mines Division, CEDD. This new blasting technology induces much lower vibration, air overpressure, low noise and less dust & fly rock compared to conventional blasting.

About the Model

The HKSAR Chief Executive had announced in the 2017 Policy Address to position Hong Kong as an Asia’s green finance hub for raising green capital. In view of the substantial GDP contributed by the construction sector annually, the construction industry has a high potential to meet the trend of green finance. Thus, there is a need to well define the green standard and system to facilitate the application of green finance in construction industry.

The Model aims to act as an interactive guide on environmental practices and advanced technologies for construction projects which is compatible with international green bond/loan principle. Green finance can mobilise capital for green and low carbon investments in the construction industry. Public owners, developers, contractors and suppliers could issue green financial instruments for funding their projects with reference to the guideline of this model.

Interactive guide to classify construction practices based on green finance principle

Interactive guide to classify construction practices based on green finance principles

User-friendly model for set up its own checklist and sustainability KPIs

User-friendly model for set up its own checklist and sustainability KPIs

Sustainable hub to share latest local and intentional solutions

Sustainable hub to share latest local and international solutions

Why the Industry Needs Green Finance?

  • Green finance providing benefits for assisting the transition from the ‘brown’ to the ‘green’ construction.
  • Green finance can mobilise capital for green and low carbon investments in the construction industry
  • Stakeholders can seek opportunities for long pay back initiatives and low interest rates when adopting advanced and innovative measures.
  • To encourage investors from the Mainland along the Belt and Road as well as international investors to arrange green financing through Hong Kong construction capital markets.

Components of Green Bond/Loan Principles

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Green bond/ loan proceeds are to be applied for environmental (or “green”) projects with an indicative list of eligible project categories. See the figure below for the 10 eligible Green Project Categories.

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Recommends issuers/ borrowers to disclose their overall green objectives, the process used to determine eligibility of green projects, and the process to manage environmental and social risks of these projects.

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The net proceeds of the Green Bond/ Loan, or an amount equal to these net proceeds, should be credited to a sub-account, moved to a sub-portfolio or otherwise tracked by the issuer/ borrower in an appropriate manner, and attested to by the issuer/ borrower in a formal internal process linked to the issuer’s/ borrower’s lending and investment operations for green projects.

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Recommends annual reporting of the amounts allocated and results of the eligible green projects.

Green Project Categories

Key Features

no. of sustainability measures compatible with international green bond and green loan principle
41
no. of sustainability measures compatible with international green bond and green loan principles
no. of stakeholders and green finance experts engaged
162
no. of stakeholders and green finance experts engaged
no. of pilot projects
30
no. of pilot projects

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