Towngas held its 160th Anniversary Celebration on 12
th August 2022, with John Lee Ka-chiu, the Chief Executive of HKSAR, as the officiating guest. Mr Lee was joined by the representatives of Towngas, including Dr Lee Ka-kit and Dr Lee Ka-shing, the Joint Chairmen, Dr Colin Lam Ko-yin, the Non-executive Director, Peter Wong Wai-yee, the Managing Director, and John Ho Hon-ming, the Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, in kicking off the Celebration. The event brought a number of political and business heavyweights together to celebrate Towngas’ 160 years of service in Hong Kong.
In his speech, John Lee Ka-chiu praised Towngas for its 160 years of service in providing safe and quality gas services to the people of Hong Kong. “Towngas is one of the participating organisations in our Carbon Neutral Partnership. By actively setting carbon reduction targets and timetables and taking the lead in deepening and accelerating low-carbon transformation, Towngas serves as a role model for the community.”
Dr Lee Ka-kit and Dr Lee Ka-shing, the Joint Chairmen of Towngas said the Group will actively respond to the HKSAR Government’s “Climate Action Plan 2050” decarbonisation strategy and the country’s “30-60 dual carbon” goals. “We are actively exploring the feasibility of extracting hydrogen, which accounts for 49% of our gas mix, to provide Hong Kong with safe, efficient and low-cost hydrogen energy.”
John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of the HKSAR (3rd from right), Dr Lee Ka-kit (3rd from left) and Dr Lee Ka-shing (2nd from right), Joint Chairmen of Towngas, Dr Colin Lam Ko-yin (2nd from left), Non-executive Director, Peter Wong Wai-yee (1st from right), Managing Director, John Ho Hon-ming (1st from left), Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, officiated at the launching ceremony of the Towngas 160th Anniversary Celebration.
John Lee Ka-chiu, Chief Executive of the HKSAR (3
rd from right, front row), Dr Lee Ka-kit (3
rd from left, front row) and Dr Lee Ka-shing (2
nd from right, front row), Joint Chairmen of Towngas, Dr Colin Lam Ko-yin (2
nd from left, front row), Non-executive Director, Peter Wong Wai-yee (1
st from right, front row), Managing Director, John Ho Hon-ming (1
st from left, front row), Executive Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, Dr the Hon Sir David Li Kwok-po (5
th from left, back row) Independent Non-executive Director, Prof Poon Chung-kwong (4
th from left, back row), Independent Non-executive Director, Dr the Hon Moses Cheng Mo-chi (4
th from right, back row), Independent Non-executive Director, Andrew Fung Hau-chung (3
rd from right, back row), Non-executive Director, Brian David Li Man-bun (3
rd from left, back row), Independent Non-executive Director of Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited, James Kwan Yuk-choi (2
nd from left, back row), Independent Non-executive Director, Prof Christine Loh Kung-wai (2
nd from right, back row), Independent Non-executive Director, Martin Kee Wai-ngai (1
st from left, back row), Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer – Gas Business and Dr John Qiu Jian-hang (1
st from right, back row), Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer – Renewable Business joined together to congratulate the 160
th Anniversary of Towngas.