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ecological impacts by landfill sites
Environmental and ecological
Question No. 10,
WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU WONG-FAT
IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY 1\\\\JUNE 1988
Question:
10. MR. ANDREW WONG asked:
In view of the extensive coverage of the controlled tip to be set up in the western New Territories, which will be one of the largest of its kind in the world, will Government inform this Council what specific measures are now being taken to minimize the environmental and ecological impact caused by controlled tips on their surrounding areas and the residents there? In particular, as refuse trucks will inevitably pass through residential areas as they travel to and from the controlled tips, will Government also inform this Council whether an anti-pollution code of practice will be introduced to govern such undertakings and whether more advanced and better equipped transport facilities will be used?
SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE:
Sir,
Hong Kong's long-term strategy for waste disposal
includes the establishment of three regional landfills in the West (WENT), Northeast (NENT) and Southeast (SENT) New
Territories, which will be among the largest and most
technically advanced of their kind in the world.
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In common with all major public works projects,
preliminary environmental reviews were carried out on both
WENT and NENT before any commitment was made to detailed
feasibility studies.
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impact assessments
Subsequently, rigorous environmental
AS) were undertaken to define
development and operation strategies which meet
environmental criteria. The major environmental concerns
of landfill projects are the containment, treatment and