Major
Initiatives under EPD's programme: |
| Reporting
Area |
Long
term objective |
Targets
for 2005 |
| Contribution
to Strategic Decision-making |
A
long term effort to explore and develop ways and means to assist and
facilitate SMEs in the E&E Sector to understand the local and
global environmental pressure from different stakeholders and stay
competitive in the environmentally conscious world business market,
and to facilitate these sectors in implementing and adopting the ISO
14001 EMS. |
| Organise
a seminar and launch a support package on Environmental Management
Information and ISO
14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) for SMEs in the Electrical/Electronic
(E&E) Sector. |
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Continue
the effort to promote SEA locally and internationally. Enable and
engage the public by providing them with easy access to the SEA Manual
and related information. |
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To
enhance the electronic version of the SEA Manual now being posted
on the EPD website, aiming to provide linkages to various SEAs and
environmental information. |
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The
current SEA webpages posting SEA materials will be revamped to make
them more user-friendly, interactive and appealing. |
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The
SEA Manual will continue to be introduced to local and overseas government
officials and professionals on such occasions as forums and workshops
to promote SEA. |
| Prevention
and Mitigation through Environmental Impact Assessment |
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To
launch an improved version of the demo 3-D EIA project on the website
to illustrate its application and how the public could more easily
visualise and understand the key EIA findings. |
| Better
Air Quality |
To
collect air quality data in the region to support the Regional Air
Quality Management Plan in developing control strategies and assessing
the impact of these strategies. |
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To
put into operation a joint air quality monitoring network in the PRD
region. |
| To
ensure the quality of ambient ozone monitoring in the PRD region and
elsewhere in Mainland China. |
|
Regional
Ozone Calibration Service -To provide a calibration service to other
ozone monitoring authorities in the region. |
| To
support quality assurance in the ambient air quality monitoring network
in the region. |
|
Performance
Comparison - To compare the data quality of the three Guangdong ambient
air monitoring stations with the Hong Kong stations. |
| To
comply with the requirements of the Beijing Amendment to the Montreal
Protocol. |
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To
complete the retrofit programme for long-idling pre-Euro standard
diesel vehicles over 4 tonnes. |
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To
introduce to the Legislative Council legislation to tighten emission
standards for newly registered vehicles to Euro 4 standards, in step
with the European Union. |
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To
introduce to the Legislative Council legislation to require all pre-Euro
standard vehicles over 4 tonnes to be installed with emission reduction
devices. |
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To
continue the promotion of good indoor air quality (IAQ) and review
what improvements should be made, such as developing a quality assurance
system for indoor air quality certification works. |
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To
conduct technical exchanges with Guangdong on various issues in air
quality management and monitoring. |
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To
draft a regulation with respect to the contents of volatile organic
compounds in paint, printing inks and selected consumer products. |
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To
implement a regulation requiring petrol filling stations to install
and operate vapour recovery systems for vehicle refuelling. |
| Quieter
Environment |
To prevent and minimise environmental noise through early intervention
in the planning process. |
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To
review 140 planning schemes and strategic proposals to minimise noise
problems for about 32 000 people. |
| To
resolve road traffic noise issues through implementation of abatement
measures. |
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To
continue supporting reviews / investigation studies / design work
for retrofitting barriers for PWP Category A, B and C projects of
the retrofitting programme, the technical feasibility studies for
other retrofit projects and the work for resurfacing identified road
sections. |
| Better
Water Quality |
To
fulfil the HKSAR's obligations under the Stockholm Convention. |
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To
compile a POPs inventory for Hong Kong and draft the Hong Kong Implementation
Plan as part of China's National Implementation Plan for submission
to the Stockholm Convention Secretariat via China's State Environmental
Protection Administration. |
| To
restore Deep Bay to a clean and healthy state by year 2015. |
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To
complete water pollution surveys for the Yuen Long, Kam Tin, Tin Shui
Wai, Ngau Tam Mei and San Tin catchments under the first review of
the Deep Bay Water Pollution Control Joint Implementation Programme. |
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To introduce the new effluent standards into the Legislative Council
for negative vetting. |
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To
re-visit some of the effluent standards established in a review conducted
on the Technical Memorandum for Effluent Standards several years ago,
upon request of the bureau. |
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To implement legal control of the generation, collection and disposal
of clinical waste in 2007. |
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To
re-introduce the Waste Disposal (Amendment) Bill for the control of
clinical waste to the Legislative Council |
| To
develop experience in Total Water Management and control the demands
on the sewerage system. |
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To
complete the design and tender process for the Demonstration Scheme
on Reclaimed Water Uses in the North District in 2005. |
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To implement HATS Stage 2 in a timely manner, with a view to improving
the harbour water quality and sustaining the improvement in the long
term. |
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To
identify the way forward for HATS, based on views collected in the
consultation in 2004, and the Chief Executive's 2005 Environmental
Policy Agenda. |
| Environmentally-Sound
Waste Management and Facilities |
To develop integrated waste management facilities in Hong Kong to
reduce the environmental burden and landfill space requirement arising
from waste disposal. |
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To consult the public on technology options for the development of
integrated waste management facilities in Hong Kong. |
| To
achieve full recovery of the variable operation cost of collecting
and treating chemical waste and MARPOL waste at the Chemical Waste
Treatment Facilities (CWTC). |
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To
revise charges for the disposal of chemical waste and MARPOL waste
at the CWTC. |
| To
provide an economic incentive to waste generators to reduce and recycle
construction waste to conserve precious landfill void space. |
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To implement the construction waste charging scheme at landfills in
the latter part of 2005. |
| To
promote further development of the local waste tyres recycling industry. |
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To
replace the pilot scheme on waste tyres recycling with a longer term
programme to be commissioned in the second half of 2005. |
| To
explore environmentally sound recycling outlets for used computers
and electrical appliances, and to examine the financial and operational
requirements for running a long-term recycling programme. |
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To
continue the pilot programmes to recover used computers and electrical
and electronic equipment for reuse and recycling. |
| To
divert rechargeable batteries away from landfills for recycling. |
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To
launch the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Programme in the first half
of 2005. |
| To
establish the Eco Park (previously known as Recovery Park) for the
provision of long-term land and infrastructure to support the development
of the recycling industry in Hong Kong. |
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To
invite tenders for construction of the Eco Park in Tuen Mun Area 38. |
| To
implement source separation of domestic waste on a territory-wide
basis. |
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To
promote source separation of domestic waste territory-wide in partnership
with property management associations and companies. |
| To
maintain adequate landfill capacity for the final disposal of wastes. |
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To commission feasibility studies on extension schemes for the three
Strategic landfills. |
| To
maintain a sufficient waste transfer service on Hong Kong Island.
|
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To
commission a study for the follow-on operation of Island East Transfer
Station. |
| To
develop a grease trap waste treatment facility in the urban area to
replace the interim facility currently operating at the WENT Landfill.
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To
review the feasibility of the development of a grease trap waste treatment
facility in the urban area. |
| Effective
Enforcement and Emergency Response |
Dumping operations can be monitored remotely and instantly to better
protect the marine environment from short-dumping of dredged sediments.
Dumping permit holders will comply more proactively with the Dumping
at Sea Ordinance. |
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To
set up a real time monitoring control room in the EPD to enhance control
of dumping at sea activities by barges, under the Dumping at Sea Ordinance. |
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To apply a mobile computing solution as far as possible in all enforcement
activities, with the long term objectives of:
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To
implement in phases a mobile computing solution for field enforcement
activities. |
|
removing
the need to input the data manually into the back-end database system; |
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enhancing
the data communication process with built-in integrity checking /
verifications; and |
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enabling
off-site communication, including E-mail and online data / information
transfer, for ad hoc or emergency investigation. |
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To
provide a common integrated electronic platform for the day-to-day
management of enforcement information of all sorts (i.e. all media
and activities), with the long term objectives of:
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To
continue the development of an integrated data / information management
solution for streamlining multimedia enforcement workflow and data
management. |
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minimising
or avoiding duplicated data handling; |
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facilitating data sharing and communication among different media
activities; and |
|
allowing
modelling of any types to achieve better decision making and strategic
planning. |
| Building
Partnerships and Customer Service |
To adequately protect the Pearl River as a valuable water resource
for achieving sustainable development of the region. |
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To
participate in the compilation of a water pollution prevention plan
for the Pearl River catchment as part of the Pan-PRD Regional Environmental
Protection Co-operation. |
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To provide a dedicated advisory service to the business community. |
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To
set up a Help Desk telephone hotline service for the trades under
the partnership programmes, which will provide a one-stop source of
information to the business community, give advice on environmental
legislation and standards, and provide practical reference guides
on complying with the requirements. |
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As
an integral part of the partnership programme, to promote environmental
compliance and go beyond compliance by introducing new control technologies
and good management practices to the trades and related stakeholders. |
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To
identify and promote wider application of environmentally friendly
technologies and materials. |
| Environmental
Awareness and Education |
To
encourage all public and private housing estates to participate waste
recycling and achieve an increased recovery rate. |
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To
implement the Programme on Source Separation of Waste in 2005 to recruit
180 housing estates to participate. |
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To
extend the Student Environmental Protection Ambassador Scheme by including
members of youth groups, and offering more comprehensive training
programmes. |
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To
invite 750 schools and 14 000 students to join the Student Environmental
Protection Ambassador Scheme in 2005. |
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To
empower teachers, through the train-the-trainer programme, with the
capacity for training up Student Environmental Protection Ambassadors. |
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To
conduct 14 environmental education training workshops for 420 teachers
in 2005. |
| To
reach out to every sector of the community bringing the latest environmental
information to the public. |
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To
arrange 110 community visits by the Mobile Environmental Resource
Centre in 2005. |
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To widen and fortify the green network in the community by setting
up the Green Desk. |
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To
arrange 120 community outreach visits by the Green Desk in 2005. |
| Corporate
Environmental Management |
To
pursue continual improvement in the environmental performance of our
internal operations by implementing an effective management system.
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Continue
to monitor the potentially significant environmental aspects of EPD's
internal activities. |
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Continue
paper saving initiatives to meet the 2.5% reduction target. |
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Continue
energy saving measures in conjunction with the energy audit. |
| Minimising
the Impacts of Our Operations |
To
ensure wastes treated / disposed of at our facilities are managed
in the most environmentally acceptable manner. |
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To
continue close supervision of our waste facilities contractors, aiming
at full compliance with both legal and contractual environmental requirements. |
| Greener
Office |
To
demonstrate efficiency and a commitment to environmental conservation. |
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To
keep up the paper ordering plan and monitor the use of paper vis-à-vis
the reduction targets. |
| To
contribute to the reduction of expenditure and reduce resources consumption. |
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To
continue audits in offices to look for energy saving opportunities.
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To
continue IAQ Certification work and arrange renewal as necessary.
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| Staff
Awareness, Training and Participation |
To
promote staff environmental awareness and encourage participation. |
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To
arrange training sessions / seminars and awareness campaigns for staff.
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