Waste Not, Watt Not: Rethinking Waste to Energise a Sustainable Future

Kenny received his bachelor’s degree in Environment & Sustainable Development and master’s degree in Environmental Management and Engineering from CEE of PolyU in 2012 and 2014 respectively.

Kenny is the Director of EnviPro Technology Company Limited (EnviPro), contributing to consultancy projects related to air, acoustic, odour and health impact assessment in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Kenny participates in various professional bodies actively. Kenny was elected as an Executive Committee Member of Hong Kong Waste Management Association (HKWMA) in 2019. Besides, Kenny is a member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE), the Hong Kong Institute of Acoustics (MHKIOA), the Hong Kong Institute of Environmental Impact Assessment (MHKIEIA), the Hong Kong Institute of Qualified Environmental Professionals Limited (MHKIQEP) and associate member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (AMIMechE) and BEAM Professional (BEAM Pro).

Kenny appointed by the Government as member of the Advisory Committee on Countryside Conservation (ACCC) in 2021. Kenny obtained The outstanding alumni Award from the PolyU CEE in 2023. Starting from 2024, Kenny appointed as member of Practice and Action Projects Vetting Subcommittee, Environment and Conservation Fund Committee (ECF).

Our sustainability goals for 2025:

• Envision a world where you don’t have to sacrifice convenience, or the environmental quality, to get where you’re going and do what you need to do.

A 25-year veteran of Hong Kong’s gas and energy sectors, Ir Sammy Kong is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Engineers & Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers and currently serves as the General Manager – Commercial & Industrial Marketing & Sales for The Hong Kong and China Gas Co. Ltd. Over recent years, he has been a prime mover in Hong Kong hydrogen energy projects, with a particular focus on those related to hydrogen source, green transportation & power generation.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

1. Local green hydrogen source (Landfill to Hydrogen)
2. Different applications of Hydrogen energy

Alex is the head of Electrical & Mechanical Contracting in JEC. He is member of HKIE and a chartered engineer with 30 years’ experience in environmental infrastructure including wastewater treatment and solid waste treatment. He is also the Board of Director of AJA Joint Venture who is the Contractor of O-Park 2 project. AJA Joint Venture responsible for the Design, Build and Operation of the food waste to energy project – O-Park 2 under Environmental Protection Department.

Ms. Theresa Wu has over 25 years’ experience in the planning, design and project management of large-scale waste-to-energy/resources recovery infrastructures, including the sewage sludge and waste incineration facilities (T·PARK, I·PARK1 & I·PARK2), the Organic Resources Recovery and WEEE Recovery Centres (O·PARK1, O·PARK2 and WEEE·PARK). She has also involved in the formulation and implementation of various waste reduction and environmental policies. Before joining the Government of the HKSARG, she was a consulting engineer responsible for drainage and sewerage master plan studies, upgrading of wastewater treatment plants, design of sewerage network for the development of Hong Kong Disneyland.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

By 2035, develop and implement sufficient waste-to-energy and waste-to-resources infrastructure to enable a zero-landfill future, ensuring that municipal solid waste is managed through sustainable, circular, and low-carbon pathways.

Ir Raymond Yem is the Director of Water and Solid Waste in the Environmental Engineering Operation at ATAL Engineering Limited. He leads a business unit dedicated to the strategic direction, operations, and business development of municipal-scale water and waste treatment projects in Hong Kong.

With over three decades of tenure at ATAL, Raymond has been instrumental in delivering critical environmental infrastructure across Hong Kong and Macau. His extensive expertise encompasses the entire project lifecycle—from design and construction to operation and maintenance—for a diverse range of facilities. These include drinking water and sewage treatment plants, landfill leachate and gas treatment systems, organic waste processing, and renewable power generation.

Raymond currently oversees the operations and maintenance of several key solid waste facilities. His portfolio includes O•PARK 1, Hong Kong’s first organic resources recovery centre; the Shatin and Taipo Food Waste Pre-treatment Plants for a pioneering co-digestion trial; and the unique Low-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Facility at Siu A Chau.