Annual Report - Water Supplies Department 2016 - 2017

| 水務署 | 二零一六至一七年年報 39 培養節約用水文化 Fostering aWater Conservation Culture 提倡節約用水 用水效益標籤計劃 本署於二零零九年開始實施自願參與的「用 水效益標籤計劃」，鼓勵用戶使用節水裝 置和器具。計劃現在涵蓋沐浴花灑、水龍 頭、洗衣機、小便器用具和節流器。 本署亦正制訂策略，分階段強制用水效益 標籤計劃（標籤計劃）。本署自二零一七 年二月起推出首階段，強制住宅處所的廚 房，以及所有處所的浴室及洗手間的擬建 水管工程，均須採用已註冊標籤計劃的指 定節水裝置。我們相信以上的強制措施， Making Water Conservation Count Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme (WELS) In 2009, WSD began implementing the voluntary “Water Efficiency Labelling Scheme” (WELS) to encourage consumers to use plumbing fixtures and appliances that conserve water. The scheme now covers showers for bathing, water taps, washing machines, urinal equipment and flow controllers. WSD is also formulating strategies to mandate WELS in stages. In the first stage, we have already mandated the use of designated water-efficient devices registered under WELS in the proposed plumbing works for kitchens of domestic premises as well as for bathrooms and toilets of all premises since February 2017. We believe that the above mandatory