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Finland organizes a seminar on the business of sustainable development in Hong Kong

Consulate General of Finland 09.11.2018 17:08

State Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office of Finland, Ms. Paula Lehtomäki and Secretary for the Environment of the Hong Kong SAR, the Honorable Wong Kam-sing will deliver keynote speeches in a breakfast event on the business of sustainable development in Hong Kong on November 15, 2018. The UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted three years ago is our joint, universal blueprint...

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Polar Bear Pitching redefines pitching competitions from 12th to 13th of March in Oulu, Finland

Polar Bear Pitching 15.10.2018 09:00

The most extreme business event in the world will take place again next March in Oulu, Finland. The theme of the event is Business Unusual, which means that Polar Bear Pitching changes participants and business, challenges everything you hold true and thus, redefines the whole future. Arctic circumstances have always forced people to come up with innovative solutions and this is what Polar Bear...

Callio Press Release: The world’s highest hydraulic head in the underground energy storage plant – Pyhäjärvi, Finland

Callio Press Release: The world’s highest hydraulic head in the underground energy storage plant – Pyhäjärvi, Finland

Callio - Mine for Business - Pyhäjärvi 27.02.2018 12:00

Re-using the deepest base metal mine in Europe enhances Finnish renewable energy and climate strategies. According to a feasibility study report made by Pöyry Energy GmbH this unique project can now be realized. Energy Storage in Mine project financed by the Northern Ostrobothnia Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centers) shows that the underground energy...

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Callio Press Release: The world’s highest hydraulic head in the underground energy storage plant – Pyhäjärvi, Finland

Pitching from an ice hole - a perfect example of Finnish innovation

Polar Bear Pitching 18.01.2018 14:36

What is the scariest stage you have been on? This is a question Finns are giving an easy answer to once again this February. Polar Bear Pitching is a unique pitching event in that there is no time limit for your speech, but you have to do it while standing waist deep in a hole carved to the frozen Baltic Sea. Finns like to describe their attitude towards life with one word, sisu. Sisu stands for...

Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Smart City Consortium of Hong Kong and Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation of the Republic of Finland

Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Smart City Consortium of Hong Kong and Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation of the Republic of Finland

Consulate General of Finland 15.11.2017 09:00

Pictured (from left): Mr. Eric Yeung, JP, President of SCC Hong Kong, Ir Allen Yeung, JP, Government Chief Information Officer, Dr. Hon Elizabeth Quat, BBS, JP, Honorary President of SCC Hong Kong, Mr. Jari Sinkari, Consul-General of Finland, Mr. Pekka Soini, Director General of Tekes A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Finnish Funding Agency for...

Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Smart City Consortium of Hong Kong and Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation of the Republic of Finland

INVITE to 17.11.2017 Finland Friday on Digital Solutions for the 4th Industrial Revolution

INVITE to 17.11.2017 Finland Friday on Digital Solutions for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Embassy of Finland Singapore 09.11.2017 10:57

Dear expert, Please join us on Friday the 17th to foster collaboration in (disrupting &) renewing industry verticals with digital solutions. This year, Embassy of Finland in Singapore has organized with its partners more than ten events related to digitalization in health, wellness and sports / traffic and mobility / housing and infrastructure / maritime and ports / education and learning /...

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INVITE to 17.11.2017 Finland Friday on Digital Solutions for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Finland Pavilion to debut at Eco Expo Asia 26-29 Oct 2016

Consulate General of Finland 24.10.2016 20:15

The Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong and Cleantech Finland have the pleasure of welcoming you to meet the leading experts at Finland pavilion in Hong Kong Eco Expo 26-29 Oct in the section 3-H12. Organised by the HKTDC and Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., Eco Expo Asia takes place at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE). The fair is an international trading platform showcasing the latest innovations in...

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Earth Hour Success: Electricity Consumption Dropped Over 4% During the Hour

WWF-Hong Kong 07.05.2015 11:21

WWF’s Earth Hour, the world's largest collective environmental action, was successfully held at 8:30pm on 28 March this year. WWF-Hong Kong announced today that during Earth Hour 2015, electricity consumption in Hong Kong dropped by 4.08 per cent, equivalent to a reduction in CO2 emissions of approximately 138 tonnes. This year, more than 3,900 companies and buildings across the city took part in...

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中電控股首席執行官談電力巿場未來發展

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited 24.04.2015 09:43

中電控股首席執行官藍凌志先生今天 (2015 年 4 月 22 日) 出席由《南華早報》主辦的「香港電力市場發展：本地與海外市場經驗分享」午餐論壇，就電力巿場的未來發展分享意見。藍凌志先生說：「在現行的規管制度下，香港的供電服務達到安全、可靠、價格合理和環保四個政府訂立的能源政策目標。現時，中電的供電可靠度高達99.999%，高於英、美水平，在世界名列前茅。而電價亦較其他大都會城巿為低。過去二十年來，縱使要應付上升八成的電力需求，中電的排放和碳強度仍大幅下降。多年來，《管制計劃協議》的條文不斷優化，與時並進，切合香港社會的需要，致力滿足市民的期望。」 ...

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中電獲穩健財政支持發展中國內地與印度項目

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited 14.04.2015 10:13

中電控股欣然宣布，公司在中國內地和印度的項目，最近在財務及營運方面均取得重大成果。 2015 年 3 月，中電為防城港二期擴建項目與中國工商銀行、中國銀行和中國農業銀行簽訂 35.6 億元人民幣（約 44.5 億港元）的無追索權長期貸款合同，貸款年利率極具競爭力，期限為 18 年，將用於發展該位於廣西的電廠項目。此外，中電全資附屬公司中電印度在上週為哈格爾電廠發行企業債券，總共籌得 47.6 億盧比（約 591 百萬港元），成為當地其中一家最先發行特定資產企業債券的電力公司。中電印度透過發行債券取得年利率 9.99%的本地融資，每半年支付利息一次。債券將在孟買證券交易所上市，並獲得印度 Ratings and Research Private Limited 評為 AA+級。在可再生能源方面，中電於過去數月亦取得重大進展。在中國內地，江蘇省泗洪太陽能光伏電廠（93 兆瓦）於...

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SHKP promotes healthy and sustainable living by joining Earth Hour and Hike for Hospice

Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited 07.04.2015 11:33

As part of its continuous promotion of healthy and sustainable living, Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited (SHKP) integrates environmental considerations into daily business operations and supports green initiatives in the community. The company also fosters and takes part in charitable events, and encourages staff to exercise for worthy causes. Over 200 developments commit to Earth Hour SHKP...

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《電力市場未來發展公衆諮詢》- 中電對諮詢文件的初步意見

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited 02.04.2015 11:23

就環境局今天發表的有關電力市場未來發展的諮詢文件，中華電力有限公司（中電）知悉政府對現時香港電力市場的分析，同時提出改善規管安排的可行方案，亦闡述為應付電力需求和達致環保目標而將於2020年實行的發電燃料組合。中電將與政府和社會各界緊密合作，以香港最佳的長遠利益為前提，規劃未來電力市場的規管安排。中華電力總裁潘偉賢先生稱：「電力行業及其規管模式的未來發展，對行業本身，以至客戶和香港整體社會，影響深遠。相關的討論涉及複雜的議題。因此，公眾必須有清晰的目標，香港供電要以安全、可靠、合理價格和環保為依歸，以配合香港的長遠發展，並讓公衆對相關的議題，以及相關建議對未來的影響，有充分理解。」 ...

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全城參與「地球一小時」共證熄燈一刻留住地球「捨」出未來

WWF-Hong Kong 30.03.2015 11:03

全球超過172個國家和地區，超過7,000個城市響應「地球一小時」全港所有大學及超過300間中、小學承諾參與超過3,900間公司及大廈熄燈支持「幻彩詠香江」暫停一晚禮賓府、特首辦公室及立法會綜合大樓、青馬大橋均參與熄燈活動每年一度的全球環保行動「地球一小時2015」今日（3月28日）晚上8時半舉行，世界自然基金會香港分會 (WWF) 連續第七年在香港舉辦此活動，鼓勵全港市民攜手熄燈一小時，與全球超過7,000個城市承諾實踐可持續發展的生活模式。「地球一小時2015」以 “留住地球...

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Setting Clear Objectives Facilitates Discussions on Future Regulatory Framework for the Electricity Sector

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited 17.03.2015 10:11

CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP Power) Managing Director Mr Paul Poon expressed today (16 March) that the upcoming Government public consultation on the electricity sector’s future regulatory framework should have clear objectives and provide detailed information to the community to facilitate a rational and informed discussion. Speaking at the first of the four spring luncheons hosted by CLP...

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