Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited’s (SHKP) subsidiaries Kai Shing Management Services Limited (Kai Shing) and Hong Yip Service Company Limited (Hong Yip) received 14 honours at the 2018 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence, with Kai Shing’s managed property The Leighton Hill taking home gold. The awards are a clear testament to both companies’ exceptional performance in green management.

Gold award winner in the Property Management (Residential) category – The Leighton Hill

Kai Shing has won 12 gold awards in 11 years since the establishment of the Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence. This year, the gold award in the Property Management (Residential) category went to The Leighton Hill, a development managed by Kai Shing’s sister company Supreme Management Services Limited (Supreme).

Supreme brings green living to residents through excellent green management services. For example, The Leighton Hill provides residents with small bins to collect household food waste, and offers free energy and waste inspections along with advice on energy saving and waste reduction. The development also works with green groups to conduct household food audits and has drawn up checklists to educate residents on how to reduce and handle food waste.

At The Leighton Hill, a variety of activities is also organized to raise the environmental awareness of residents. They include an Eco-School, ecology talks, a rewards scheme, and guided tours to the ecological gallery of The Leighton Hill’s podium garden for residents and visitors to learn more about the green measures and facilities there.

Silver award winner in the Property Management (Commercial & Industrial) category – Tsuen Wan Plaza

Tsuen Wan Plaza, managed by Hong Yip, received the silver award in the Property Management (Commercial & Industrial) category. Through innovative solutions, Hong Yip has integrated the Internet of Things into its facility management system. This has made the system more automated and intelligent. It is able to respond to environmental changes in real time, making savings in electricity and manpower.
 
Tsuen Wan Plaza has also made continuous efforts in waste reduction and recycling. Different initiatives and programmes are organized, including a children programme “Little Green Gurus”, reuse of hoardings, a district-based polyfoam recycling scheme, and green contractor elections. Through joining forces with contractors, shopping mall customers, tenants and other stakeholders, Tsuen Wan Plaza helps promote environmental protection to the community.

Leading large-scale environmental awards

The Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence, organized by the Environmental Campaign Committee, the Environmental Protection Department and nine other organizations, is an annual event which aims to encourage and evaluate organizations on how they implement environmental management, and recognize those achieving performance excellence. 

SHKP developments winning the 2018 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence: