Results of the 2007/8 Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index
Survey (HKSDI Survey) produced by City University of Hong Kong
(CityU) in conjunction with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in
Hong Kong were released on 20 November. The findings of the
survey reveal that environmental protection ranks alongside the
education system as Hong Kong's top sustainable development
priority. Among the issues of top concern are clean air, quality
of teaching and the related issue of student-teacher ratio.
Launched in 2003, the Hong Kong Sustainable Development Index
measures progress on 10 key economic, environmental and social
priorities that have been identified as important for furthering
the territory’s sustainable development. For 2007/8, the Index
rose to a new high of 103.6, compared to 102.6 in 2006 and a
baseline of 100 in 2003. The survey results indicate that the
general public sees some overall progress being made toward Hong
Kong's sustainable development goals. While the education system
has been identified