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香港:凍感之都
「冷」待遊客


(26/6/2005) 香港空調溫度全球最低,「動感之都」漸變成「凍感之都」。多份知名旅遊刊物批評本地室溫「寒如北極」、「凍得令人四肢發紫」。而推銷香港形象的香港旅遊發展局更立下壞榜樣,尖沙咀的旅客諮詢及服務中心以攝氏19度的低溫「冷」待遊客,遠較政府推動的25.5度低了6.5度。

香港地球之友本月六日發起「城市雪房」舉報行動以來,接獲200多個投訴,涉及266個室內場所,其中不乏旅客必到的鏞記、北京樓、國金二期、APM等知名食肆及購物商場。而九龍灣稻香超級漁港的洗手間被投訴只有攝氏16度,成為其中一個溫度最低的「城市雪房」。交通工具則接獲最多投訴 (64宗;24%)。

另外,有大型購物商場的發言人私下向本會透露,五月份旗下的兩個商場,便分別接到66個不滿空調過低的投訴。

香港空調過凍的「冷罪行」,已惹來旅遊刊物的詬病。最新出版的Insight Pocket Guide: Hong Kong,便提醒遊客香港很多餐廳、辦公室、商場和地鐡的空調冷得「惡名昭彰」 (notoriously over air-conditioned)。 Eyewitness Travel Top 10:Hong Kong則以「寒如北極」來形容不合理的空調溫度(arctic air-conditioning)。有旅遊聖經之稱的Lonely Planet早在1998年便指出,「香港巴士的空調温度低到令人四肢發紫。」即使是香港旅遊發展局的網頁,亦以彆扭的中文提醒遊客在夏天時要自備外套:「室內或餐廳內宜攜帶薄外套以因應空調温度。」

「《時代週刊》去年以毒霧鎖香江作為封面照片,反映香港美名早因空氣污染而蒙塵。我們絕不希望迪士尼開幕時,大批遊客會因為空調過冷而對香港留下揮霍能源、不重視環保的壞印象。」香港地球之友環境事務經理朱漢強說,「我們更不樂見旅遊雜誌以『16度低溫廁所』、『凍感之都』作負面『推介』,故促請旅發局以身作則,並呼籲業界把空調溫度調高。」

香港地球之友指出,空調在夏季吃掉全港總耗電量的六成。把空調溫度調得過低,將製造更多空氣污染物,令本港劣質的空氣質素雪上加霜。該會七月會在網頁公佈部份「城市雪房」的名單,並附上聯絡方法,方便市民進行直接投訴。

此外,香港地球之友又聯結內地多個民間組織,共同在今日發起空調節能運動。其中包括北京的「自然之友」、「北京地球村」、「綠家園」,和有四萬義工會員的中山志願者協會等團體。

內地環保團體指出,北京最大用電量為1070萬千瓦,但估計今夏會缺電70萬千瓦。由於空調耗電超過300萬千瓦,接近總用量的三成,故推動空調節能,有助紓緩緊張的供電壓力。

城市雪房名單



傳媒聯絡:
香港地球之友環境事務經理 朱漢強 25285588
香港地球之友環境事務主任 陳迎愷 25285588

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Make sure all your electrical appliances are switched off, instead of just being in standby mode, when you leave the room
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Keep the room temperature at 25.5 C
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