Environmental Compliance

Twenty-one pollution convictions in April

List of convictions made in the courts in April 2008 for breaching anti-pollution legislation enforced by Environmental Protection Department

No. Name (Company/Person) Date of Offence Nature of Offence Fines($)/ other sentences Court
Convictions under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance
1 Cedar Construction Company Limited 25.4.2007 Commenced asbestos work without proper notification 1,000 EASTERN
2 Cedar Construction Company Limited 25.4.2007 Carried out asbestos work without appointment of a registered contractor, or the contractor failed to discharge his duties 2,000 EASTERN
3 Hong Kong Macau (Asia) Engineering Company Limited 8.5.2007 Carried out regulatory work not in accordance with the Construction Dust Regulation 8,000 EASTERN
4 Individual 19.11.2007 Carried out prohibited open burning 5,000 FANLING
5 Hung Fook Tong (Herbal Tea) Limited 20.9.2007 Installed or altered furnaces/chimney without authorisation 12,000 FANLING
6 Individual (Sole Proprietor) 19.1.2008 Emitted excessive dark smoke 12,000 FANLING
7 Faith Success Limited 16.9.2007 Installed or altered furnaces/chimney without authorisation 8,000 FANLING
Conviction under Dumping at Sea Ordinance
8 Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited 18.4.2007 Causing or allowing illegal loading of substances or articles in Hong Kong for dumping in the sea 15,000 EASTERN
Convictions under Noise Control Ordinance
9 Ever Profit Engineering Limited 20.9.2007 Carried out percussive piling without a valid construction noise permit 15,000 FANLING
10 China Harbour Engineering Company Limited 20.9.2007 Carried out percussive piling without a valid construction noise permit 15,000 FANLING
Convictions under Waste Disposal Ordinance
11 Individual 26.12.2007 Failed to engage services of waste collector 2 months' imprisonment EASTERN
12 Individual 26.12.2007 Exported controlled waste without a permit 2 months' imprisonment EASTERN
13 Wah Sung Construction & Piling Limited 4.10.2007 Failed to make a billing account application in accordance with the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation 3,000 EASTERN
14 Tysan Foundation Limited 11.9.2007 Failed to make a billing account application in accordance with the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation 3,500 EASTERN
15 Wing Key Construction Company Limited 30.8.2007 Failed to make a billing account application in accordance with the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation 3,000 FANLING
16 Wing Key Construction Company Limited 30.8.2007 Failed to make a billing account application in accordance with the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation 3,000 FANLING
17 Allex Investments Limited 5.10.2007 Imported controlled waste without a permit 25,000 FANLING
18 Shun Yip Construction Company Limited 21.9.2007 Failed to make a billing account application in accordance with the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation 3,000 KWUN TONG
19 P & A Engineering Limited 24.9.2007 Failed to make a billing account application in accordance with the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation 3,000 KWUN TONG
20 Sun Cheong Construction Company Limited 27.9.2007 Failed to make a billing account application in accordance with the Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation 3,000 KWUN TONG
Conviction under Water Pollution Control Ordinance
21 China State Construction Engineering (Hong Kong) Limited 31.5.2007 Contravened the provisions of a licence 12,000 KWUN TONG

 

 

 

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