Environmental Prosecution Statistics

Environmental Prosecution Statistics

Fines for the Year 2024 (HK$)

Ordinance Total Highest Lowest Average
APCO 526 000 35 000 2 000 10 958
NCO 452 000 41 000 1 000 5 580
WPCO 195 000 24 000 7 000 13 929
WDO 883 262 30 000  500 5 590
OLPO 0 0 0 0
EIAO 8 000 4 000 4 000 4 000
DASO 0 0 0 0
HCCO 0 0 0 0
PERO 20 500 4 000 2 000 2 929
PCPNR 298 600 8 000 1 500 2 791
Total 2 383 362 41 000 500 5 715

 

Notes :
1) APCO - Air Pollution Control Ordinance
  NCO - Noise Control Ordinance
  WPCO - Water Pollution Control Ordinance
  WDO - Waste Disposal Ordinance
  OLPO - Ozone Layer Protection Ordinance
  EIAO - Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
  DASO - Dumping at Sea Ordinance
  HCCO - Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance
  PERO - Product Eco-Responsibility Ordinance  
  PCPNR - Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation
2) The average fines are calculated by dividing the total fines by total no. of convictions

 

 

Number of Prosecutions

  Year
Ordinance 20 21 22 23 24
APCO 67 52 97 156 57
NCO 89 65 134 131 83
WPCO 20 14 38 42 14
WDO 184 189 164 209 159
OLPO 4 0 0 0 0
EIAO 3 8 2 7 2
DASO 0 0 0 0 0
HCCO 0 0 1 0 0
PERO 36 10 9 12 10
PCPNR * 255 400 314 171 107
Total 658 738 759 728 432

  * Environmental Protection Department was authorized to enforce the regulation from June 2018

 

Prosecutions and Fines from 2020 to 2024

See Data

 

Fines (HK$)

Year
 

  Year
Ordinance 20 21 22 23 24
APCO 337 000 248 060 783 300 1 496 000 526 000
NCO 664 700 303 800  783 900 674 300 452 000
WPCO 144 000 150 000 544 000 561 000 195 000
WDO 1 332 740 773 950 793 775 1 181 680 883 262
OLPO 80 000 0 0 0 0
EIAO 12 000 27 000 8 000 26 500 8 000
DASO 0 0 0 0 0
HCCO 0 0 5 000 0 0
PERO 56 600 23 800 19 300 33 200 20 500
PCPNR * 678 000 925 900 756 750 498 800 298 600
Total 3 305 040 2 452 510 3 694 025 4 471 480 2 383 362

  * Environmental Protection Department was authorized to enforce the regulation from June 2018

Imprisonment Sentences

Ordinance Year No. of Cases Sentence Offence section
WPCO 1997 1 4 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months R.17B(1) and 17B(2) of WPC(G)R
         
    1 1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.9(1)(b) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
  1999 1 1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.9(1) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
    1 28 days imprisonment suspended for 24 months s.9(1) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
  2000 1 28 days imprisonment suspended for 24 months R.17B(2) of WPC(G)R
         
    1 7 days imprisonment suspended for 36 months s.9(1) and 11(1) of WPCO
         
WDO 2000 1 14 days imprisonment s.8(1)(a) and 8(5)(a) of WD(CW)(G)R
         
  2003 1 2 months imprisonment s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of the WDO &
s.159G of the Crimes Ordinance
         
  2004 2 2 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a)of WDO
         
  2005 1 2 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.20F(1)(b) and 20F(2) of WDO
         
  2006 3 2 months imprisonment suspended for 18 months s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 6 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1
6 months imprisonment suspended for 24 months
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    2 160 hours of community service s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    2 160 hours of community service s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 200 hours of community service s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 200 hours of community service s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
  2007 2 2 months imprisonment s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    3 2 months imprisonment
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 2 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.20A(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    4 180 hours of community service s.20A(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 180 hours of community service s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 180 hours of community service
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 160 hours of community service s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 160 hours of community service
s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 120 hours of community service s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 120 hours of community service s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
  2008 8 2 months imprisonment s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    5 2 months imprisonment s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 3 months imprisonment s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 3 months imprisonment s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    1 3 months imprisonment suspended for 15 months s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    1 3 months imprisonment suspended for 15 months s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    2 4 months imprisonment s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
    2 4 months imprisonment s.21(1) and 21(2) of WD(CW)(G) Reg.
         
    2 5 months imprisonment s.20B(1)(b) and 20E(1)(a) of WDO
         
  2014 1 1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months and fine $25,000 s.16A(1) and 18(1) of WDO
         
  2016 1 21 days imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.16A(1) and 18(1) of WDO
         
    2 14 days imprisonment for each summons consecutively suspended for 12 months (1) s.9(1) and 9(4) of  WD(CW)(G)Reg.
(2) s.18(1)(a) and 18(3) of WD(CW)(G)Reg.
         
  2017 2 2 weeks imprisonment for each summons and be executed concurrently (1) s.9(1) and 9(4) of  WD(CW)(G)Reg.
(2) s.18(1)(a) and 18(3) of WD(CW)(G)Reg.
         
DASO 1999 1 28 days imprisonment suspended for 24 months s.8(1)(a) and 25(1)(a) of DASO
         
OLPO 2007 1 1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.4 of OLPO
         
  2015 1 1 month imprisonment suspended for 12 months s.4 of OLPO
         
PCPNR 2023 1 40 hours of community service s.9A(2) and 23(2) of PCPNR

Back to top Table of Content