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To improve competitiveness of the industry when tax on electricity is levied in order to reach environmental and energy policy goals

To relieve CO2 tax burden of CHP-power plants which are part of emission trade sector

Environmental protection

To increase bioenergy production and to protect environment; To promote the construction of biogas plants in areas with high numbers of domestic animals and their consequent environmental impacts

To promote electricity from renewable energy sources

To encourage shipping companies to adopt environmentally friendly technologies and to include investments improving environmental protection in their future vessel building programmes

Background: Emissions from shipping due to the combustion of marine fuels with high sulphur content contribute to air pollution in the form of sulphur dioxide and particulate matter, harming human health, damaging the environment, public and private property and cultural heritage and contributing to acidification.

To provide one-off loans for owners of trawlers and fish collectors affected by the trawl ban , for upgrading their vessels to standards required for operations outside Hong Kong waters, for switching to more sustainable fisheries operations and other fisheries-related operations, or for carrying out projects that will reduce fuel consumption or the carbon footprint of their operations (without increasing fishing effort);

To provide loans for capture fishermen and owners of fish collectors for switching to more sustainable fisheries operations and other fisheries-related operations, or for carrying out projects that will reduce fuel consumption or the carbon footprint of their operations (without increasing fishing effort); and

To provide loans that help fish farmers develop aquaculture, or improve their aquaculture businesses leading to more environmentally friendly operations or better aquaculture products in terms of quality and food safety standards.

To provide loans for fishermen for meeting their production and sustainable development needs, including repair and replacement of fishing vessels, gear and equipment

To contribute to fostering the sustainable development of the fisheries industry, with such initiatives bringing benefits to the operations of the local fisheries community as a whole

To provide relief to the tortoise-shell and ivory industries for the losses they have suffered from due to the trade ban by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)