para |
Status |
Item |
Target |
Progress
(as at December 97) |
| Waste Management |
| 2.15 |
 |
Commission HKIWTS |
96/97 |
Commissioned in April 97. |
| |
| 2.15 |
|
Commission WKTS |
(97/98) |
Commissioned in June 97 |
| |
| 2.15 |
L |
Commission Yuen Long/Tuen Mun RTS |
98/99 |
Commissioning deferred to 99/00. Delay due to objections from the public and complications of the tendering process. Tenders to be called in January 98. |
| |
| 2.15 |
O |
Commission N Lantau RTS |
(97/98) |
To be commissioned in April 98. |
| |
| 2.15 |
O |
Commission Outlying Islands transfer facilities |
(97/98) |
Construction started in early 97. |
| |
| 2.16 |
|
Close Pillar Point landfill |
95/96 |
Closed in January 97. |
| |
| 2.21 |
L |
Commission CIF for animal carcasses, clinical waste |
93/94 |
Funding support is outstanding. Alternative disposal options are being explored. |
| |
| Water Pollution |
| |
| 3.25 |
|
Declare Victoria Harbour WCZ |
93 |
Declared in phases between 94-96. First phase declared in Nov 94; 2nd phase in Sept 95, 3rd phase in April 96. |
| |
| 3.25 |
|
Control effluents in all WCZs |
95 |
Full control achieved in 96. |
| |
| Air Pollution |
| |
| 4.28 |
|
Start phasing out incinerators |
-- |
Staged programme completed. All municipal incinerators were phased out by May 97. [See below, Section B, para 6.20]. |
| |
| 4.29 |
|
Reduce construction dust |
92 |
Regulatory control to require construction sites to adopt mandatory dust suppression measures was implemented in June 1997. |
| |
| Noise |
| |
| 5.17 |
|
Control noise from vehicles |
93 |
Legislation introduced into LegCo in December 1995. Regulation to require vehicles to meet stringent noise emission standards for first registration was implemented in August 1996. |
| |
| Environmental Education |
| |
| 8.20 |
O |
Secure site for environmental resource centre, and open |
-- |
First resource centre in Wanchai opened in Dec 93. Visitor Centre in Revenue Tower opened in June 94. The second resource centre is being operated by a green group under funding of Environment and Conservation Fund. More centres are planned, for operation by community groups. |
| |
| 8.22 |
O |
Education Department to set up 3 new field centres |
(93/94) |
The second and third centres, on Route Twisk and Cheung Chau, opened in 1995 and 1996. The site for fourth centre has not yet been identified. |
| |
Legends: Action completed L Programme running late O Action on-going
Note: Target dates in brackets are internal targets, not given in the White Paper. |
