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One-stop Licence and Permit Information - Construction Industry

General Reference
Green Construction Practices	Practice Note for Authorized Persons and Registered Structural Engineers PNAP 144: Control of Environmental Nuisance from Construction Sites (issued by Building Department)
	Pocket Handbook on Environmentally Friendly Construction Techniques (Chinese version only) (approx. 5.8MB)
	Guidance Notes for Green Construction Part1(approx. 7MB) Part2(approx. 6MB) (Chinese version only)
	Partnership for Green Construction (approx. 4MB)
	Train-the-Trainer Package on Green Construction: Air Pollution (approx. 10MB)
	Train-the-Trainer Package on Green Construction: Construction Noise (approx. 13MB)
	Train-the-Trainer Package on Green Construction: Construction and Demolition waste (approx. 9MB)
	Train-the-Trainer Package on Green Construction: Water and Waste from Construction Site (approx. 17MB)
	Video : Low Waste Construction (approx. 180 MB)
	Video : Construction Site Dust Management (Cantonese version only / approx. 170 MB)
	Video: Water Pollution Control in Construction Sites (Cantonese version only / approx. 100MB)
Application For Licences	Application Forms
	Guidance Notes for Licence Application

Air
General Reference	A Concise Guide to the Air Pollution Control Ordinance
Application For Licences	Application Forms
	Guidance Notes for Licence Application
Specified Process	List of Guidance Notes on Best Practicable Means
	Industrial activities which involve certain polluting industrial processes known as "specified processes"
Construction Dust	Notification of Construction Work Pursuant to the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation
	Cut Down Construction Dust
Asbestos Abatement Works	Activities which involve the use or handling of Asbestos Containing Materials
	Asbestos Removal of Unauthorised Building Works
	Environmental Asbestos Control
	Registers of Asbestos Professionals
	Suppliers of Asbestos Product Substitutes
	Professional Persons Environmental Consultative Committee Practice Note PN 2/97: Handling of Asbestos Containing Materials in Buildings
VOC and Smog	A Guide to the Air Pollution Control ¡§Volatile Organic Compounds and Smog¡¨Regulation
	A Simple Guide for Architects, Home Owners and Painters to Reduce Paint VOC Emission
	Video for "Architects, Home Owners and Painters to Reduce Paint VOC Emission" - "Protect our Blue Sky ¡V Limit VOC Emission"
	Volatile Organic Compounds and Smog

Noise
General Reference	A Concise Guide to the Noise Control Ordinance
	Guidelines on the Applicability of the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400) to the Operation of Concrete Batching Plant, Public Filling Area, Public Fill Stockpiling Area, Barging Point and Landfill
	Code of Practice on Good Management Practice to Prevent Violation of the Noise Control Ordinance (Chapter 400) (for Construction Industry)
	How to complete and submit Construction Noise Permit application forms
	Professional Persons Environmental Consultative Committee Practice Note PN 1/93: Noise from Construction Activities - Statutory
	Professional Persons Environmental Consultative Committee Practice Note PN 2/93: Noise from Construction Activities - Non-Statutory
	Professional Persons Environmental Consultative Committee Practice Note PN 1/96: Use of Quiet Construction Equipment for Road Opening Works during Non-Sociable Hours
Application For Licences	Application Forms
	Guidance Notes for Licence Application
	Construction Noise Self-Assessment Tools (General Works)
	Construction Noise Self-Assessment Tools (Percussive Piling)
	Construction Noise Permit in Force
Construction Noise Permit for Percussive Piling	How to apply for a Construction Noise Permit
	Construction noise permit for Percussive Piling
	Technical Memorandum on Noise from Percussive Piling
Construction Noise Permit for General Construction Work	How to apply for a Construction Noise Permit
	Construction noise permit for Prescribed Construction Work (PCW) within Designated Area (DA) and General Construction Work
	Checklist to Explore the Feasibility of Daytime Roadwork
	Guidelines on Requesting for Construction Noise Permit during long holidays for reinstatement of flushing water supply
	Technical Memorandum on Noise from Construction Work in Designated Areas
	Technical Memorandum on Noise from Construction Work Other Than Percussive Piling
Noise Emission Label	Noise Emission Label for Air Compressor and Hand Held Percussive Breaker
Quality Powered Mechanical Equipment	An Administrative System on the use of Quality Powered Mechanical Equipment (QPME)

Waste
Application For Licences	Application Forms
	Guidance Notes for Licence Application
Chemical Waste (including Asbestos)	A Guide to Chemical Waste Control Scheme
	A Guide to the Registration of Chemical Waste Producers
	Activities which produce / dispose chemical wastes
	Code of Practice on the Packaging, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Wastes
	Code of Practice on the Handling, Transportation and Disposal of Asbestos Waste
	List of Chemical Waste Collectors
Dumping at Sea Activities	Industrial activity which involves marine dumping of dredged mud
Construction Waste	Construction Waste Disposal Charging Scheme
	Site Practice for Waste Reduction in Construction Industry

Water
General Reference	A Guide to the Water Pollution Control Ordinance
	Technical Memorandum - Standards for Effluents Discharged into Drainage and Sewerage Systems, Inland and Coastal Waters
Application For Licences	Application Forms
	Guidance Notes for Licence Application
Construction Site Drainage	Professional Persons Environmental Consultative Committee Practice Note PN 1/94: Construction Site Drainage
Discharge Licence under Water Pollution Control Ordinance	Activity which involves the discharge of effluent into foul sewers, storm water drains, inland waters or coastal waters in Hong Kong
	Quick Checking Guideline Flow Chart on making Public Notification for Licence Application under WPCO
	Supplementary Notes to Quick Checking Guideline on making Public Notification and Objection to the Grant of a WPCO Licence

Environmental Impact Assessment
General Reference	Technical Memorandum on Environmental Impact Assessment Process
	Guidance Notes on Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
	Cyber Help Bench for Environmental Impact Assessment
Application For Licences	Application Forms
	Guidance Notes for Licence Application

*To apply for licences and permits on-line via the Electronic Forms Submission System, you must possess a valid recongised digital certificate issued by a certificate authority recognised by the Government Chief Information Officer and observe other requirements as stipulated in the Electronic Transactions Ordinance.