Environmental Performance Report 2007

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| Foreword | Chapter 1 Scope of Report | Chapter 2 Vision and Strategy | Chapter 3 Organisation and Governance | Chapter 4 Stakeholder Engagement | Chapter 5 Sustainability at EPD ¡V Economic Impacts | Chapter 6 Sustainability at EPD ¡V Environmental Impacts | Chapter 6 - Part A Environmental Impacts of Policies and Programmes | Chapter 6 - Part B Environmental Impacts of Internal Operations | Chapter 7 Sustainability at EPD ¡V Social Impacts | Chapter 8 Targets - Progress review and setting for 2007 | Appendix I Environmental Policy | Appendix II EPD Offices and Facilities | Appendix III Environmental performance reports of government bureaux/departments and agencies | Verification Statement | Feedback Form |

Chapter 3   Organisation and Governance

1.   The Environmental Protection Department is headed by a Permanent Secretary, who reports directly to the former Secretary for Environment, Transport and Works. The department is responsible for policy-making and implementation in five programme areas - air, environmental assessment and planning, noise, waste and water - as well as policy-making on conservation. Policy implementation for nature conservation rests with the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department and for energy conservation with the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department.

2.   Our policies and programmes are scrutinised by the Legislative Council. In addition, we regularly seek input on our work from stakeholders in the community (see Chapter 4 for details).

Photo - Organisation Chart

Remarks:
(1) Major enforcement duties under Air. Environmental Assessment and Planning, Noise, Waste and Water Programmes are carried out by the Environmental Compliance Division.

(2) Covers corporate environmental management, knowledge management, staff safety and health, human resources management, and information technology.

* For EPD organisation after 1 July 2007, please visit http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/about_epd/organ_chart/organ_chart.html

Staffing

3.   The department had an establishment of 34 directorate staff and 1 582 non-directorate staff as of 31 December 2006, of whom 27.1 per cent were professionals, 44.9 per cent were technical-grade staff and 28 per cent were administrative and supporting staff. A breakdown of staff by gender is below:

  Male Female Unfilled posts
Directorate 27 5 2
Non-Directorate 1 070 496 16
Sub-total 1 097 501 18
Total 1 616

Finances

4.   The EPD's expenses are paid out of the Government's General Revenue Account. The total expenditure in 2006 was $2.042 billion. Of that amount, 53.8 per cent was for contract payments for the treatment and disposal of municipal and chemical wastes, 36.0 per cent for staff costs, 2.7 per cent for capital expenditure and 7.5 per cent for general expenses.

Internal Sustainability Management

5.   The EPD has developed an integrated environment, safety and health management system, which is monitored and reviewed by the Departmental Environment, Safety and Health Committee (DESHC) to ensure its continual effectiveness, improvement and sustainability. Membership of the DESHC includes representatives from management, functional divisions, staff unions, various grades of staff and the departmental consultative committee, so as to reflect a wide range of views and sectors.