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Environmental Prosecution Statistics

 

Fines for the Year 2010 (HK$)
Ordinance Total Highest Lowest Average
APCO
 440 100
20 000
 500
4 537
NCO
665 800
50 000
1 000
8 536
WPCO
335 000
40 000
3 000
10 152
WDO
801 600
50 000
500
5 851
   Chemical Waste
56 500
6 000
1 500
2 974
 Livestock Waste
37 000
10 000
1 000
6 167
 Illegal Dumping
134 200
6 000
500
2 631
 Import & Export
494 000
50 000
6 000
16 467
   Construction
   Waste Charging		 70 100
4 000
800
2 596
 Others 9 800 3 000 1 800 2 450
OLPO
12 000
12 000
12 000
12 000
EIAO
9 600
 4 000 1 600 3 200
DASO
 0
   - - -
HCCO
16 000
 6 000 5 000 5 333
PERO
8 000
 2 000 2 000 2 000
Total
2 288 100
 50 000 500 6 427

Notes :
1) APCO - Air Pollution Control Ordinance
  NCO - Noise Control Ordinance
  WPCO - Water Pollution Control Ordinance
  WDO - Waste Disposal Ordinance
  OLPO - Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance
  EIAO - Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
  DASO - Dumping at Sea Ordinance
  HCCO - Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance
  PERO - Product Eco-Responsibility Ordinance
2) The average fines are calculated by dividing the total fines by total no. of convictions

  

Number of Prosecutions

  Year
Ordinance 06 07 08 09 10
APCO 148 214 168 133
100
NCO 86 59 48 68
93
WPCO 21 24 36 18
34
WDO 85 172 255 140
156
   Chemical Waste 18 20 21 0
21
   Livestock Waste 9 6 6 4 6
   Illegal Dumping 9 19 28 39 55
   Import & Export 49 113 115 57 43
   Construction
   Waste Charging		 - 14 85 40 27
   Others - - - - 4
OLPO 1 4 2 0 1
EIAO 0 6 0 2 3
DASO 0 0 4 0 0
HCCO - - 0 5 3
PERO - - - 0 4
Total 341 479 513 366 394

 

 

 

 

Fines (HK$)

Year

  Year
Ordinance 06 07 08 09 10
APCO 969 800
1 000 700
777 900
488 600
440 100
NCO 1 119 500
865 000
447 000
534 300
665 800
WPCO 322 500
336 300
345 000
137 000
335 000
WDO 824 200
2 329 900
1 764 000
1 131 300
801 600
 Chemical Waste 61 000
166 000
27 000
0
56 500
 Livestock Waste 88 200
72 500
36 500
8 600
37 000
 Illegal Dumping 45 000  72 500
100 500
86 800
134 200
 Import & Export 630 000 1 976 400
1 306 000
914 000
494 000
   Construction
   Waste Charging		 - 42 500 294 000 121 900 70 100
 Others - - - - 9 800
OLPO 60 000
33 000
55 000
0
12 000
EIAO 0  15 000
0
80 000
9 600
DASO 0 0 25 000  0  0
HCCO - - 0
16 000
16 000
PERO - - - 0
8 000
Total 3 296 000 4 579 900 3 413 900 2 387 200 2 288 100

  

Imprisonment Sentences

Ordinance Year No. of Cases Sentence Offence section
WPCO 1997 1 4 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months R.17B(1) and 17B(2) of WPC(G)R
         
     1 1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.9(1)(b) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
  1999 1 1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.9(1) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
     1 28 days imprisonment suspended for 24 months s.9(1) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
  2000 1 28 days imprisonment suspended for 24 months R.17B(2) of WPC(G)R
         
    1  7 days imprisonment suspended for 36 months s.9(1) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
WDO

2000

 1 14 days imprisonment s.8(1)(a) and 8(5)(a) of WD(CW)(G)R
         
 

2003

 1 2 months imprisonment

s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of the WDO &
s.159G of the Crimes Ordinance
         
  2004 2 2 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a)of WDO
         
 

2005

 1 2 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.20F(1)(b) and 20F(2) of WDO
         
 

2006

 3 2 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months 
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1
6 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months 
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1
6 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months 
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg. 
         
    2
160 hours of community service
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    2
160 hours of community service
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1
200 hours of community service
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1
200 hours of community service
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
 

2007

 2 2 months imprisonment
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
                
    3 2 months imprisonment
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 2 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months
s.20A(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    4 180 hours of community service
s.20A(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 180 hours of community service
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 180 hours of community service
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 160 hours of community service
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 160 hours of community service
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 120 hours of community service
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 120 hours of community service
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
 

2008

 8 2 months imprisonment
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    5 2 months imprisonment
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 3 months imprisonment
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1

3 months imprisonment

s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1

3 months imprisonment suspended for 15 months

s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 3 months imprisonment suspended for 15 months
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    2 4 months imprisonment
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    2 4 months imprisonment
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    2 5 months imprisonment
s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    2 5 months imprisonment
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
DASO 1999 1
28 days imprisonment suspended for 24 months
 s.8(1)(a) and 25(1)(a) of DASO
         
OLPO

2007

 1
1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months
s.4 of OLPO

 

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