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04-12-2018

Sino Hotels Ceases Use of Plastic Bottled Water At All Properties

Hong Kong, 4 December 2018 --- Further to the pledge in June 2018 to ban plastic straws and reduce consumption of single-use plastic across all properties in Hong Kong, Sino Hotels announces today a complete substitution of plastic bottled water with smart filtered water stations by the end of 2018. This is the first hotel-wide movement in Hong Kong to remove plastic bottled water from all guest premises. From Jan 2019, Sino Hotels will save 1.6 million plastic bottles from 2,100 guest rooms and facilities serviced every year, by installing nearly 100 smart water stations in 6 properties.

Sino Hotels has partnered with Urban Spring to install nearly 100 smart filtered water stations in City Garden Hotel, Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel, Island Pacific Hotel, The Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers, The Olympian Hong Kong, and the Gold Coast Yacht and Country Club. This is by far the largest network of water stations by quantity and locations in Hong Kong under one group.

“The extensive measure is a step forward from the sustainability pledge by Sino Group earlier this year on single-use of plastic reduction across the board,” said Mr Kevin Chuc, Group General Manager of Sino Hotels. “Through this commitment, we are educating our staff and influencing our guests to join in concerted effort to protect the Earth by reducing use of plastic.”

The water stations have been on pilot run at The Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers and Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel starting November 2018. They are distributed in easily accessible and visible locations on selected guest floors for convenience and a fresh experience. The reception is positive and guests have been using the glass flask provided in their rooms for water refill.

These sleek water stations offered at Sino Hotels are called Well# , which uses data, sensor, real-time alerts and remote monitoring to ensure clean filtered drinking water is consistently served to the hotel guests. Fitted with International NSF Certified Filtration System, and designed with a hidden, self-rinsing nozzle, the trusted quality of drinking water has all impurities removed.

A unique interactive screen on the Well# displays accumulative number of plastic bottles saved as a reinforcement to guests who are making a difference to the environment. Sino Hotels will also be utilising the interactive screen to educate and entertain our guests with environmental content while they refill their flasks.

Sino Hotels strives to reduce single-use plastic where possible. All hotel commitments in Hong Kong will be contributing to Sino Group’s pledge to reduce consumption of single-use plastic across all business lines by 50% by 2022 from 2017 level.

Sino Hotels strives to reduce single-use plastic where possible. All hotel commitments in Hong Kong will be contributing to Sino Group’s pledge to reduce consumption of single-use plastic across all business lines by 50% by 2022 from 2017 level.

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