The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service (TCS), in partnership with the Canada China Business Council (CCBC), held the third session in a Greater China Network Cleantech virtual series on Wednesday August 19, 21:00 – 22:30 EDT / Thursday August 20, 09:00-10:30 HKT. The series is broken down into several parts and provides updates and views from the ground, including observations and impacts of COVID-19 on the Cleantech sector in Greater China. Sessions will also include information on upcoming initiatives, as well as guest speakers and an in-depth analysis of selected subsectors.

 

Update from the Ground in Hong Kong, 

followed by a deep dive into Green Building Market Opportunities

 

 

Click to download the presentations:

 

Swire Properties Ltd. – Dr. Raymond Yau

BillionGroup Technologies Ltd. – Prof. Ir Steve Wong

Export Development Canada – Mr. Chia Wan Liew

 

Moderator:

 

 

Ms. Patricia Elliott

Consul and Senior Trade Commissioner

Consulate General of Canada, Hong Kong and Macao

 

Speakers:

 

 

Dr. Raymond Yau

General Manager – Technical Services & Sustainability Development

Swire Properties Ltd.

 

Dr. Raymond Yau had been practicing as a professional consulting engineer for over 28 years in the field of designing sustainable buildings and sustainability consulting across the globe. Currently Dr. Raymond Yau is the General Manager, Technical Services & Sustainable Development in Swire Properties. Under his leadership since 2016, he leads a number of new initiatives that are pivotal to the long-term sustainable development of the company and led to set out the science-based targets of Swire Properties for long-term decarbonization in accordance with The Paris Agreement.

 

Established in Hong Kong in 1972, Swire Properties is a leading developer, owner and operator of mixed-use, principally commercial properties in prime locations in Hong Kong. In addition to Hong Kong, the company has investments in the Chinese mainland, the United States, Singapore and Jakarta. Their business comprises of three main areas: property investment, property trading and hotel investment.

 

Swire Properties was listed on the HK Stock Exchange in 2012 and, with its subsidiaries, employs more than 4,500 people.

 

 

Prof. Ir Steve Wong

Managing Director

BillionGroup Technologies Ltd.

 

Prof. Ir Wong is the Founder and Managing Director of BillionGroup Technologies. With consultancy experience and professional knowledge, Steve Wong specializes in energy model planning, energy efficiency improvement and environmental protection for the building and manufacturing industries and has helped many organizations and manufacturers successfully reduce energy consumption and improving competitiveness in their region.

 

BillionGroup offers governments, industrial and commercial corporations, properties developers and hotel owners, academic and institutional organizations an extensive range of energy, environment, waste management and transportation infrastructures consultancy and implementation services.

 

 

Mr. Chia Wan Liew

Chief Representative – Greater China

Export Development Canada (EDC)

 

Mr. Chia Wan Liew joined EDC in 2008 and has extensive experience in business development, risk assessment, credit underwriting and international trade financing. He was appointed the Chief Representative for Greater China in Shanghai in 2017 and most recently relocated with us in Hong Kong. Mr. Liew is currently responsible for the overall market coverage strategy for EDC in Greater China. His role includes trade creation, the origination and facilitation of financing transactions with SOEs, large corporates and MNCs in China.

 

Export Development Canada is Canada’s export credit agency that helps Canadian companies, of all sizes, go, grow and succeed beyond our borders. EDC also provides financial solutions to global companies to facilitate and grow purchases from Canadian companies.

 

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In compliance with the Paris Climate Agreement, Hong Kong is committed to building a sustainable future. To fulfill its climate ambition, the city is formulating a long-term decarbonization strategy up to 2050. A multi-pronged approach to decarbonize the value chain is being considered, including the right policies and the use of smart technologies.

 

Hong Kong has over 42,000 buildings which together represent 90% of its total electricity consumption and account for more than 60% of its greenhouse-gas emissions. Construction materials on average account for 15-20% of buildings’ lifecycle carbon footprint. Given the property and construction sector’s prominence in Hong Kong, decarbonizing its value chain is critical towards the city’s low carbon transition. Similarly, Greater China has tremendous room to improve to decarbonize its property and construction value chain too.

 

As the green finance is blossoming globally, the Hong Kong government is working with different stakeholders to develop and promote Hong Kong as a green financing hub. Since the climate emergency is becoming existential, particularly in the Asia-Pacific, the region will increasingly need the kind of investments, products and solutions that Hong Kong is set to offer, with collaborations with overseas partners and technology solution providers.

 

Attendees heard from experts about green building projects and opportunities in Hong Kong and in the surrounding region. An EDC representative also spoke about how EDC’s working capital, financing and risks mitigation solutions can help businesses pursue opportunities in the market.