Environmental Protection Department

Levy scheme on plastic shopping bags to start in July
To address the indiscriminate use of plastic shopping bags, the environmental levy scheme on plastic shopping bags will commence on 7 July 2009. Chain or large supermarkets, convenience stores, and personal health and beauty product stores would be required to charge 50 cents for each plastic shopping bag provided to customers. Customers should bring their own shopping bags at all time to avoid the levy. For details of the environmental levy scheme, please click here.

Secretary for the Environment visits Japan and North America
In Tokyo, he meets key car manufacturers to learn about the progress on electric vehicles. He also tries the new electric car "iMiEV" provided by Mitsubishi Motors.

Regional Air Quality Monitoring Network Results for 2008
EPD and the Environmental Protection Bureau of Guangdong Province announced today (April 22) the 2008 report on the monitoring results of four major air pollutants (i.e. sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and respirable suspended particulates) measured by the Pearl River Delta Regional Air Quality Monitoring Network.

"Beach Water Quality in Hong Kong 2008 " report published
The report summarises the state of Hong Kong's beach water in 2008. The percentage of Hong Kong's beaches complying with the Water Quality Objective remained at 83% in 2008, the same as in the previous five years (2003 to 2007), representing a significant improvement from 63% compliance recorded in 1997. In order to further improve beach water quality in Hong Kong, we need continued support from the community on Government's pollution abatement measures. More details can be found in the report.

New webpages on the Control of Land filling and Fly-tipping Activities
New webpages are developed to introduce the control of illegal land filling and fly-tipping activities by the EPD and other government departments. You are welcome to visit our new webpages and learn more about the various enhanced measures undertaken in combating illegal land filling and fly-tipping activities.

Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Capacity Building Seminar in Hong Kong
The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) will organise a "Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Capacity Building Seminar" on 21 July 2009. Interested organizations and businesses are cordially invited to attend.

2009 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence
The Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence (HKAEE) aims to encourage businesses and organizations to adopt green management and to present them with an opportunity to benchmark their commitment towards environmental protection. Applications for the Environmental Labels and the Carbon"Less" Certificates under the 2009 HKAEE are accepted year round; while the applications for the 2009 HKAEE Sectoral Awards are accepted from now till 30 June 2009. For details and online application, please go to http://www.hkaee.org.hk.

Comic books to promote low carbon living
To celebrate the World Environment Day 2009, the Environmental Campaign Committee (ECC) has joined for the first time with the Environmental Protection Department and the Environment Council of the Macao SAR to produce and publish a comic book with the emphasis on "Low Carbon Living". The comic book is now available online. Public can also get free printed copies of the comic book from the Home Affairs Department's Public Enquiry Services Centres and the EPD's Environmental Resources Centres, details of which will be announced later.

Fourth Anniversary Ceremony of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Programme
A ceremony was held on 16 May 2009 (Saturday) at Olympian City 2 to commemorate the programme entering its fifth year. Public can enter Lucky Draw by returning rechargeable battery to designated venues from 16 to 27 May 2009.

Disney's Environmentality Challenge 2008/09
The Disney's Environmentality Challenge jointly organized by the EPD and the Hong Kong Disneyland will be launched in October 2008. The themes for this year are "Save Energy", "Save Water", "Clean Air" and "Waste Reduction - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Replace". We invite environmental teachers and students of Primary Schools and Lower Secondary Schools (Form 1 - Form 3) to participate in environment promotion activities including Environmentality Pledge and Class Project Competition.

District WEEE Recycling Days
A collection vehicle has started to collect waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) based on a district collection schedule from Saturday 29 March 2008. Find out more through the above link.

Environmental Exhibition and Resource Centre
The EPD's Environmental Resource Centres at Wan Chai, Tsuen Wan and Fanling, Kennedy Town Environmental Exhibition Corner, Lung Fu Shan Environmental Education Centre as well as the Mobile Environmental Resource Centre provide easy access of environmental resources materials to the public. Inhouse workshop activities will be arranged in the centres from time to time. All are welcome to participate and have fun ...

[03.07.2009]

Grading of beach water quality released

[26.06.2009]

Grading of beach water quality released

[23.06.2009]

Twenty-one pollution convictions in May

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