Highlights

The report presents the water quality status and bacteriological Water Quality Objective (WQO) compliance rate for all 42 gazetted beaches in Hong Kong, and the successful launch of the Beach Water Quality Forecast System in August 2023.  As a result of the Government’s continuous efforts to implement various pollution control and environmental improvement measures, all gazetted beaches have fully achieved the WQO for bathing waters for 14 consecutive years since 2010.  The report can be viewed at the EPD website.

The Regulation on Disposable Plastic Products comes into force on 22 April 2024.   For details, please visit  “Cut Plastic Use” thematic website.

The Government plans to commence the municipal solid waste (MSW) charging on 1 August 2024.  In line with the “polluter-pays” principle, the waste disposed of by all sectors in Hong Kong will be subject to charging based on its quantity.  For details, please visit MSW charging thematic website.

Gate-fee” accounts under the municipal solid waste (MSW) charging are now open for registration. After the implementation of MSW charging, refuse collection vehicles must open an account in "D.Easy" before they can use waste management facilities to dispose of MSW. For details, please visit “D∙Easy” website.

To facilitate the trade in implementing packaging reduction and management initiatives in their daily operation, EPD published “Practical Guides on Packaging Reduction and Management” for supermarket and grocery stores, logistics sector, e-commerce sector, and hotel and hospitality sector. For details, please click here.

The Government launched the Hong Kong's Climate Action Plan 2050 on 8 October 2021, setting out the vision of "Zero-carbon Emissions· Liveable City·Sustainable Development", and outlining the strategies and targets for combating climate change and achieving carbon neutrality. For details, please see the Action Plan.

The Government issued the Clean Air Plan for Hong Kong 2035 with the vision of “Healthy Living．Low-carbon Transformation．World Class”. It leads Hong Kong to a liveable city with air quality on par with major international cities by 2035.

The Government issued the Hong Kong Roadmap on Popularisation of Electric Vehicles with the vision of “Zero Carbon Emissions．Clean Air．Smart City”. It outlines the strategies and measures of promoting electric vehicles development with a view to attaining zero vehicular emissions before 2050.

The Government promulgated the Waste Blueprint for Hong Kong 2035 on February 8, 2021, with the vision of “Waste Reduction．Resources Circulation．Zero Landfill”.  It outlines the strategies, targets and actions to tackle the waste management challenges up to 2035.