Press briefing on the results of the 2005 Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index

You are cordially invited to cover the following event:

Press briefing on the results of the 2005 Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index

Date:        16 June 2006 (Friday)

Venue:     Club Lusitano, Salao Nobre de Camoes, 27/F, 16 Ice House Street, Central

Time:      9am to 10am

²         Welcoming remarks by Mrs Anson Chan, Ambassador for the Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index

²         Highlights of results by Mrs Anne Copeland Chiu, Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, and Dr Geoffrey Tso, Department of Management Sciences, Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong

²         Comparison of the progress of sustainable development in Hong Kong and other cities by Mr Dan Esty, Director of the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy

²         Comment on the sustainability of Hong Kong by Mr Otto Poon, a member of the HKSAR Government’s Council for Sustainable Development

Media registration: Please contact Ms Chan in the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong for pre-registration (Email: jennifer_chan@cancham.org; Tel: 2110 8722)

The Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong will announce the findings of the 2005 Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index on 16 June.

The survey was conducted from October 2005 to February 2006. More than 2,000 Hong Kong citizens aged 18 or above were interviewed by phone. They were asked to rate the level of importance and performance in ten pre-selected areas such as economy, education, environmental protection and human rights in terms of achieving and sustaining quality of life in Hong Kong.

For media enquiries, please contact Michelle Leung, Communications Office, CityU, on 3442 6827 or 9050 7507; or Catherine Ng, Communications Office, CityU, on 3442 6802 or 9036 4296.