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Public Participation
The participation of the public is a key to success in planning and developing new landfills. On 2 March 2001, EPD conducted a view-sharing meeting to seek views from green groups, academics, professional experts and relevant organisations. At the meeting, members exchanged views on the waste disposal problems in Hong Kong, approach for identifying new landfill sites, the potential locations identified as well as some new ideas and suggestions. The notes of the meeting and the information paper can be found in the next page, under "Information Papers and Reports".
On 23 December 2003, the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) was consulted of the findings and recommendations of the study "Extension of Existing Landfills and Identification of New Waste Disposal Sites". The notes of the ACE meeting and the ACE paper can be viewed at the next page, under "Information Papers and Reports".
As the next step, the Government commenced in year 2005 comprehensive feasibility and environmental impact assessment (EIA) studies for the landfill extensions of NENT and SENT, to examine in details the potential environmental impacts and to develop necessary mitigation measures. The study on WENT Landfill extension also commenced in March 2007. The Government has liaised closely with the respective District Councils throughout the EIA process to facilitate inputs to these studies and to consult the local communities.
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