Management
of Sand Dredging, Fill Resources and Disposal of Mud-Excavated Materials
(without Attachments A&B)
(ACE
Paper 35/2000)
For discussion
Background
At the Advisory Council on the Environment Meeting held on 29 May
2000, Members requested the Administration to provide information
on the management of excavated/dredged material arising from construction
activities.
Management Of Excavated And
Dredged Material
- The Fill
Management Committee (FMC) was established in 1989 as an intragovernmental
committee to manage use of fill resources in Hong Kong and disposal
of dredged mud in Hong Kong waters. In order to streamline the
institutional structure and to establish a clear and direct line
of reporting, the FMC was reorganized in 2000 into the Marine
Fill Committee (MFC) and the Public Fill Committee (PFC). The
MFC reports to the Secretary for Works and is responsible for
managing marine fill resources and marine disposal of dredged
sediment. The PFC reports to the Secretary for Environment and
Food and is responsible for construction and demolition material
management and land-based fill reserve utilitisation. The Civil
Engineering Department provides administrative support to both
committees.
- Detailed
information on the management of dredged sediment disposal by
the MFC and the reuse of inert construction and demolition material
in reclamations by the PFC are at Annexes
I and II respectively.
Advice
Sought
- Members are invited
to note the content of these two papers.
Environment
and Food Bureau
September 2000
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