More than 400 Hong Kong Island crossing project will be completed in the second quarter next year, the rest of Kowloon and New Territories will also be completed in 2011 and 2012. Some green groups that the LED lights is worth promoting, suggest that the SAR government regulation and accelerate out of low-energy efficient products.
Frank Leung, General Manager Productivity Council believes that the role of the Government can only help to promote and education to the general public feel that "this is good", the market gradually accept it.
As the relevant technology matures, a number of cities in the Mainland to promote the "city of ten thousand ten" program, using the LED lights on a trial basis. It is reported that last year the global LED street lighting market, the mainland unit demand is about 450,000, nearly 50% of the total number of devices.
Chief Executive Donald Tsang visited this year when environmental protection enterprises, the development of LED lights are also known as business opportunities. In addition, the Environment Agency is consulting the public review of air quality objectives, will use the LED as the "19 move" one. The Transport Department is gradually replacing the traditional traffic lights to LED traffic lights.
In response to press inquiries, the EPD said that the whole project to spend about 1 billion, divided into three phases in the Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and New Territories to replace traffic lights.
Works in Hong Kong have started at about 400 intersections in more than 140 crossing replacement project has been completed, the rest of the second quarter of next year. Replacement project will commence in Kowloon, New Territories, in about middle of next year begin in the first quarter of 2011, respectively, and the third quarter of 2012.
Gu Wei, director of Greenpeace, animal husbandry projects that, in proven energy efficient LED lights, the view that deserve promotion. He suggested that if the Government should speed up the introduction of LED lights, need to regulate and accelerate out of low-energy-efficient lighting products, such as incandescent light bulbs, also should help LED lights into the general public.
Gu Wei, animal husbandry, said Greenpeace end of the year, the phases in the office try LED lights, more opportunity to fully replace. He said the replacement of fluorescent tubes, LED lamps can only be replaced without removal of the original chassis, easy to use.
At present, companies have switched to LED lights for office lighting system. LED lighting design element in the optical arts will create a full set of office lighting to LED lighting systems are. Chow Tai Fook spokesman said that all the newly opened and refurbished stores will be in the shop, use LED lights, LED lights for more than environmental protection can to save energy effect. Chow Tai Fook present in the Holiday Inn Golden Mile, Nathan Road, Cameron Road and the shops, but also use LED lighting.