Our mission is to be instrumental bringing about the
implementation of Sustainable Development in Hong Kong through the
process of dialogue, education, and consensus building.
Our objectives are:
The objectives of the HKSDF will assist in achieving its goals:
Goal 1. Sustainable Development Generally
To bring our mission to fruition in Hong Kong, the HKSDF has endorsed
and adopted a localised version of the Goals of the US President’s
Council on Sustainable Development.
Goal 2: Health And The Environment
Ensure that every person enjoys the benefits of clean air, clean
water, and a healthy environment at home, at work, and at play.
Goal 3: Economic Prosperity
Sustain a healthy Hong Kong economy that develops sufficiently to
create meaningful jobs, reduce poverty, and provide the opportunity
for a high quality of life for all in an increasingly competitive
world.
Goal 4: Equity
Ensure that all Hong Kong citizens are afforded justice and have
the opportunity to achieve economic, environmental, and social well
being.
Goal 5: Conservation Of Nature
Use, conserve, protect, and restore natural resources -- land, air,
water, and biodiversity -- in ways that help ensure long-term social,
economic, and environmental benefits for future generations and
ourselves.
Goal 6: Stewardship
Create a widely held ethic of stewardship that strongly encourages
individuals, institutions, and corporations to take full responsibility
for the economic, environmental, and social consequences of their
actions.
Goal 7: Sustainable Communities
Encourage people to work together to create healthy communities
where natural and historic resources are preserved, jobs are available,
sprawl is contained, neighbourhoods are secure, education is lifelong,
transportation and health care are accessible, and all citizens
have opportunities to improve the quality of their lives.
Goal 8: Civic Engagement
Create full opportunity for citizens, businesses, and communities
to participate in and influence the natural resource, environmental,
and economic decisions that affect them.
Goal 9: Population
Move toward stabilization of Hong Kong population.
Goal 10: Regional and International Responsibility
Take a leadership role in the development and implementation of
regional and global sustainable development policies, standards
of conduct, and trade and foreign policies that further the achievement
of sustainability.
Goal 11: Education
Ensure that all Hong Kong citizens have equal access to education
and lifelong learning opportunities that will prepare them for meaningful
work, a high quality of life, and an understanding of the concepts
involved in sustainable development.