E-Green Voucher Scheme
About
HKQAA has developed an incentive programme namely “E-Green Voucher Scheme”. The e-Green vouchers can not only provide incentive for event organisers to implement green measures in events, but also incentivise green event facilitators to start developing their own business models in green event management by providing support services to events.
Objectives
- To encourage the event organisers to proactively engage in waste reduction and recycling (for sake of preparing for the upcoming municipal solid waste charging)
- To empower the green event facilitators with capabilities on supporting green events
- To provide the event organisers with financial support to subsidise the costs on running waste reduction and recycling measures for event held over the territory.
Eligibility
A Green Event Organiser | A Green Event | A Green Event Facilitator |
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Coverage of e-Green Voucher
Recycling Facilities Lending services of the devices for setting up recycling stations |
A1 |
Recyclable Collection and Handling Fee Collection of recyclables for off-site handling |
A2 |
Green Event Consultancy Service For the development and implementation of the Green Event Management System |
B1 |
Green Ambassadors (Recycling)
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B2 |
Food Waste Collection Provision of food waste collection service |
C1 |
Water Refiling Station Setting-up of water refilling station(s) and provision of drinking water (except bottled water) together with pumps, spigots and/or stands |
D1 |
Carboy Water Provision of carboy water |
D2 |
Reusable Cups Lending services on reusable cups |
D3 |
Tableware Rental Lending services on tableware |
D4 |
Green Ambassadors (Water refilling station/ Tableware rental service)
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D6 |
*Transportation (D5) and production fee for standardised promotional materials (E1) will be covered under the voucher scheme.
*HKQAA will subsidise the actual contract amount.
*The subsidy amount of e-Green voucher for any green event can up to $100,000.
Stages of e-Green Voucher Scheme
Green Event Organiser
Application
- To register on Green Event Alliance Platform
- To upload Hong Kong Business Registration/ Certificate of Incorporation/ equivalent document
- To create application for the event on the Platform to apply to the E-Green Voucher Scheme
Matching
- Determine the essential requirements for the services/ products needed and send quotation invitations to at least 2 green event facilitators.
Appoint
- To conduct evaluation* and appoint the Green Event Facilitator(s) on the Platform
- To upload signed quotation / service agreement
On-site Coaching
Submission
- To review and confirm the post-even information submitted by the facilitator
- To send E-Green voucher(s) to facilitator(s) after the reallocation of voucher amount
Redemption
- To redeem the voucher at HKQAA office
- To confirm the redemption on the Platform
Green Event Facilitator
- To register on Green Event Alliance Platform
- To upload Hong Kong Business Registration/ Certificate of Incorporation/ equivalent document
- To specify the services / products that can be provided for green events
- To review the quotation invitation on the Platform
- To submit contract amount, payment term and quotation document
- To upload the post event data and information accordingly to the service(s) they provide
- To redeem the voucher at HKQAA office
- To confirm the redemption on the Platform
Remarks:
- The submitted application will be vetted and the applicant will receive the result within 7 working days.
- Green events that apply for the e-Green Voucher Scheme will automatically participate the "Hong Kong Outstanding Green Event Award”.
- The event shall be completed within 1 year since the approval date of the application
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The applicant must adhere to the following procedures:
- If the voucher amount of the green event exceeds HK$50,000, the applicant shall invite at least three green event facilitators for e-quotation.
- Otherwise, the applicant shall invite at least two green event facilitators for e-quotations.
- The applicant can only have two applications at the same time; new application will only be approved after one of the events completed the E-Green Voucher Procedures.
- Three green events will be subsidised for each applicant.
- The standardised promotional materials shall be used in the event according to the item(s) (e.g. signage of recycling facilities, badge of green ambassador etc.) selected under the Scheme.
- If another role of the applicant is Green Event Facilitator of the item(s), the applicant is not eligible to receive e-Green Voucher for that item/those items.
- The vouchers will only be issued to the Green Event Facilitators appointed via the Platform by the applicant after completion of entire quotation process via Platform.
- No advance of voucher amount which is yet to be issued is allowed, and it cannot be transferred to or shared with others.
- The unspent voucher amount cannot be carried forward and accumulated by the applicant.