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Interview with VIP | 會客室會客室

Ir. WAI Chi-sing, Permanent Secretary for Development (Works)
發展局常任秘書長(工務) 韋志成工程師

Foreword 前言
- Sustainable development - 可持續發展與香港建造業的關係
and its relationship with the
construction industry in
Hong Kong

We are honoured to have
我們喜獲發展局常任秘書長（工務）韋志成工
Ir. WAI Chi-sing JP, Permanent
Secretary for Development 程師接受《建造業議會通訊》的專訪，深感榮
(Works), to be our VIP in this 幸。《建造業議會通訊》的記者於2010年11月
issue. Reporters of the CIC 11日與韋工程師會面，進行訪問。韋工程師就
Ir. WAI Chi-sing, Newsletter had a face-to-face
Permanent Secretary for 可持續發展及如何應用可持續發展於香港
Development (Works) interview with Ir. WAI on
發展局常任秘書長（工務） 11 November 2010 when he 建造業，分享意見。
韋志成工程師
shared with us his views on
sustainable development and its application to the
construction industry of Hong Kong.

Sustainable development 可持續發展
There has been growing concern that climate change 氣候變化已演化成全球公民的新危機，日益
would become a new crisis to the global citizens. 受到關注。面對此重大挑戰，具責任感的各地
Facing this great challenge, responsible members of 人民已著手締造可持續發展的環境。
all societies have started to put more efforts to make
the environment more sustainable.

“Sustainable development means to keep the three 韋志成工程師於接受訪問時率先提到：「可持
constituent pillars of sustainability, namely economic, 續發展指保持三項主要元素的可持續性及平
environmental, and socio-political, in balance,” said 衡，三項元素分別為：經濟、環境及社會
Ir. WAI at the very beginning of the interview. 政治。」

The principles of sustainable development can be 可持續發展的原則可應用於建造業。就工務
applied to the construction industry. For public works 工程項目而言，建議發展項目的經濟資本、環
projects, assessments are conducted in respect of 境資本及社會資本必須進行評估。舉例來說，
economic capital, environmental capital and social
capital of development proposals. For instance, 進行成本效益分析及生命周期成本分析是為了
cost-benefit analysis and life cycle total cost analysis 評估工務工程項目的經濟資本。《環境影響評
are conducted to evaluate the economic capital of 估條例》自 1998 年制定以來，提供了法律框

架，以評估及減輕發展項目對環境的負面影
public works projects. The Environmental Impact
Assessment Ordinance enacted in 1998 has provided 響。公眾參與是持份者及早參與，藉此建立共
the legal framework to assess and contain the adverse 識的過程，並成為規劃主要基建項目的趨勢。
impacts of development projects on the environment. 在若干情況下，社會影響評估亦會進行，以探
Public engagement as a process to build consensus 討社會的關注事項及公眾對選定發展項目的意
through early participation of stakeholders has 見。
become a trend in the planning of major infrastructure
projects. In certain occasions, social impact
assessments are also conducted to study the
concerns of the community and the public sentiment
on selected development projects.

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