The government take the lead in promoting environmental protection to Hong Kong LED traffic lights

According to Hongkong "Ta Kung Pao" reports, one of the six major industries of environmental protection have what development, on the address of concern, and the government is already take the lead in promoting environmental protection. The mainland is hard to replace the LED (light emitting diode) lights, and the Hongkong Department of transportation will spend 100 million yuan, is divided into three stages with LED traffic lights in Hong kong.

More than 400 intersections will be completed in the second quarter of, and the remaining Kowloon and new territories will be completed in 2011 and 2012. Environmental groups believe that the LED lamp is worth promoting, it is recommended that the SAR government to regulate and accelerate the elimination of low energy products.

Liang Weiming, general manager of the Productivity Promotion Bureau believes that the role of the SAR government can only help promote and education, so that the general public feel that this is good, so that the market gradually accepted.

With the gradual maturity of related technologies, the mainland in a number of cities to promote the Ten City million program to pilot the use of LED street lights. According to reports, last year's global LED street lighting market, the mainland device needs of about 450 thousand, accounting for nearly 50% of the total number of devices.

Chief executive Donald Tsang visited the environmental protection enterprises this year, also known as the development of LED lights is unlimited business opportunities. In addition, the Environmental Council is consulting the public on the air quality index review, will use LED as one of the 19 strokes. The transport department is also gradually changing the traditional traffic lights for LED traffic lights.

A spokesman for the environmental protection department said in response to a reporter's inquiry that the whole project cost about $100 million and is divided into three phases to replace traffic lights on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the new territories.

The project has been carried out on Hong Kong Island, with more than 140 intersections completed at about 400 intersections, and the rest will be completed in the second quarter of next year. The Kowloon District replacement project is about to start, and the new territories project will start in the middle of next year and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2011 and the third quarter of 2012.

Greenpeace project director Gu Weimu believes that in the light of the energy efficiency of LED lamps, that is worth promoting. He suggested that, such as the SAR government to speed up the introduction of LED lights, the need to regulate and accelerate the elimination of low energy efficiency lighting products, such as tungsten lamp bile, in addition, to help LED lights into the general public.

Gu Weimu said that Greenpeace will be at the end of the stage in the office to try LED lights, more opportunities to replace the full. He said that the replacement of LED lights only replace the light pipe can not be removed from the original chassis, easy to use.

At present, the company has switched to LED lamp as office lighting system. In the light of LED Yuan art lighting design will be a full set of office lighting systems were replaced with LED lights. A spokesman for Zhou Dafu said that in all new shops will be refurbished and the use of LED lights, LED lights because of the environmental protection can also save energy. At present, Zhou Dafu in the Holiday Inn Golden Mile Hotel, Ma Lun Lun Road and the shops in road, but also the use of LED lighting.

At present, the company has switched to LED lamp as office lighting system. (source: News)