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Continuous monitoring of air, noise, groundwater and surface water quality within and near the landfill is being carried out to ensure that high environmental standards are met.
Officiating at the opening ceremony, North District Board Chairman, Mr Tang Kwok-yung, said the opening of the NENT landfill marked a milestone in the history of Hong Kong's solid waste management and environmental protection.
He said the North District Board had all along been committed to improving the environment.
Mr Tang said he hoped that with the co-operation of relevant government departments, environmental impacts of the landfill would be kept to the minimum.
Also present at the opening ceremony were the Assistant Director of Environmental Protection, Mr Mike Stokoe and the Chairman of Far East Landfill Technologies Limited, Mr Jean-Claude Lebel.
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Immigration (Amendment) Bill 1996 to be introduced
The Government announced today (Tuesday) that a Bill will soon be introduced into the Legislative Council aiming at preventing Vietnamese migrants (VMs) from seeking release from detention in the wake of a Privy Council judgement, until they have been rejected by the Vietnamese authorities for repatriation.
The Immigration (Amendment) Bill 1996 provides that where a VM claims that he is not a Vietnamese national, that the purpose of his detentjon is spent and hence should be released, the court shall not find that the purpose of his detention has failed until the Vietnamese Government has formally rejected the return of such a person.
"The most important factor in any question of alleged rejection by Vietnam, must be the response by Vietnam in the individual case - until then it is an exercise in speculation," a Government spokesman said.
"The Vietnamese authorities give answers in every case. If they take too long the detainee can still apply for release by habeas corpus.
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