Achievements,
Charters and Pledges

CLP Smart Energy Award

VTC received the Energy Management Award at the CLP Smart Energy Award 2025. This recognition, following the Sustainable Vision Award in 2023, affirms VTC’s performance on realising its green visions into results through effective energy conservations and sustainable practices. The award demonstrates VTC's continued commitment to fostering environmental awareness and building a greener future.

Hong Kong Occupational Safety & Health Award

VTC received its first-ever Outstanding Award in Safety Performance at the 24th Hong Kong Occupational Safety & Health Award Forum. This honour, presented by the Occupational Safety and Health Council, recognises VTC's deep commitment and effective implementation of occupational health and safety systems.

Indoor Air Quality Certification Scheme

Indoor Air Quality Certification Scheme

VTC was awarded “Good Class” Premises (Whole Building) for New Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Objectives and 10 Highest Participation Award under the Environmental Protection Department’s IAQ Certification Scheme in 2025. These awards recognise participants’ outstanding performance in achieving good IAQ.

Awards in the Charter of External Lighting

16 VTC premises received the Diamond, Platinum and Gold Awards in the Charter of External Lighting implemented by the Environment and Ecology Bureau, recognising our commitment to energy saving and fostering a better nighttime environment.

HKGBC BEAM PLUS GOLD

VTC Aviation and Maritime Education Centre

BEAM Plus New Building V1.2 Provisional Gold Rating (2023)

Indoor Air Quality Certification Scheme

VTC was awarded “Good Class” Premises (Whole Building) for New IAQ Objectives and 10 Highest Participation Award in the Indoor Air Quality Certificate Award Ceremony 2024. The ceremony was organised by the Environmental Protection Department to recognise participants’ performances on achieving good indoor air quality.

CLP SUSTAINABLE VISION AWARD

VTC was awarded the Sustainable Vision Award under the CLP Smart Energy Award for recognising its vision on energy conservation and sustainable development.

HKGBC BEAM PLUS GOLD

VTC Tsing Yi Complex – former Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (Tsing Yi Campus)

BEAM Plus Existing Building V2.0 Comprehensive Scheme Final Gold Rating (2021)

HKGBC BEAM PLUS GOLD

Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)

BEAM Plus Existing Building V2.0 Comprehensive Scheme Final Gold Rating (2021)

HKGBC BEAM PLUS GOLD

Hong Kong Design Institute

BEAM Plus Existing Building V2.0 Comprehensive Scheme Final Gold Rating (2020)

HKGBC BEAM PLUS GOLD

International Culinary Institute

BEAM Plus New Building V1.1 Final Gold Rating (2020)

HKGBC BEAM PLUS GOLD

VTC Halls of Residence (Tsing Yi)

BEAM Plus New Building V1.1 Final Gold Rating (2019)

HKGBC BEAM PLUS PLATINUM

Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (Chai Wan Campus)

• BEAM Plus New Building V1.2 Final Platinum Rating (2019)
• Special Architectural Award – Architectural Sustainability from the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) Annual Awards 2018/19
• Merit Award in the New Buildings Category (Completed Projects – Institutional Building) at the Green Building Award 2019
• Winner of the Leadership in Sustainable Design and Performance Award – Institutional at the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) Asia Pacific Leadership in Green Building Awards 2020

CLP SMART ENERGY AWARD

Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)

IVE(TY) was awarded CLP Smart Energy Award 2019 – Peak Demand Management Grand Award (SME/NGO/Education Institute) to recognise its outstanding energy saving performances.

Friends of EcoPark

Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education (Tsing Yi)

VTC was awarded by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) as one of the “2019 Friends of EcoPark 環保園之友” for our commitment in waste reduction, waste recycling and caring for the environment. VTC was also the awardee of the year from 2012 to 2016.

For more details, please visit the EcoPark Website.

Starting from 1 June 2024, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) launched the “Waste Reduction and Recycling Charter” to encourage business and community organisations to foster recycling habits and reduce waste disposal for environmental protection and wise use of land resources.

3 VTC sites joined the Waste Reduction and Recycling Charter 2024.

Energy Saving Charter is launched by Environment and Ecology Bureau to encourage business and community organisations to save energy.

• To maintain an average indoor temperature between 24 -26°C during the summer months
• To switch off electrical appliances and systems when not in use and procure energy efficient electrical appliances
• To engage staff and students to adopt the above energy saving practices together
• To promote energy data transparency, and share energy saving measures and achievements
• To promote building energy saving retrofit

27 VTC sites joined the Energy Saving Charter 2025.

4T Charter was launched by the Government under the 4T framework, namely target, timeline, transparency and together.

The 4T partners are encouraged to set their energy saving targets and timelines and to share their existing and planned energy saving measures.

• To maintain an average indoor temperature between 24 - 26°C during the summer months
• To set energy saving target with a timeline
• To ensure transparency on energy saving result and building energy data
• To encourage inhabitants (including staff, students, occupants, tenants) to work together on the above energy saving target

28 VTC sites joined the 4T Charter 2025.

For more details, please visit the Energy Saving Charter 2025 Website.

The VTC has signed up for the Government's Energy Saving Charter on "No Incandescent Light Bulbs (ILB)" launched by EMSD, with a commitment to refrain from procuring targeted ILB and adopt more energy-efficient lighting on our premises.

For more details, please visit the Energy Saving Charter on "No ILB" Website.

The VTC pledged to switch off unnecessary external lighting installations from 23:00 to 07:00 to minimise nuisance and energy wastage by signing up the Charter on External Lighting launched by the Environment Bureau.

For more details, please visit the Charter on External Lighting Website.

The VTC has signed up for the Food Wise Charter launched by the former Environment Bureau to promote the avoidance and reduction of the food waste generation at source. We pledge to encourage behavioural changes that engender respect for and cherishing of our food and natural resources.

For more information, please visit the Food Wise Hong Kong Campaign Website.

At VTC, Occupational Health and Safety is a core value. We have signed the "Occupational Safety Charter", initiated by the Labour Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Council in 1996, affirming our commitment to continuously promote and implement an effective occupational safety management system to achieve higher standards of Occupational Health and Safety. ​

We embrace the Charter’s spirit “Safety is a Shared Responsibility” to encourage active collaboration between employers and employees to create safer, healthier workplaces across VTC.​

For more information, please visit the Occupational Safety Charter Website. ​

VTC had enthusiastically embraced the annual global event, Earth Hour, co-ordinated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), to turn off lights in campus buildings and urge our staff and students to participate.

For more details, please visit the Earth Hour Website.

The VTC has been supporting the No Air Con Night organised by the Green Sense. This annual energy saving event aims to promote green practices and encourage people to be a responsible member of the earth village.

For more details, please visit the Green Sense Website.

The VTC participated in the "Yan Oi Tong Plastic Recycling Partnership Scheme" organised by Yan Oi Tong EcoPark Plastic Resources Recycling Centre in support of source separation and plastics recycling.

For more details, please visit the EcoPark Website.