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"Currently, there are 212 EU undertakings on private land in the action area.
About 70 per cent of them will have completed the necessary IEIW by the end of March," said Mr Hay.
In the North District (East) Action Area, the TFB had considered 10 cases covering 2.38 hectares. Of these, two EU undertakings had completed the required IEIW.
"In addition, all government sites along either sides of three trunk roads in the area, except those falling within the sites of two road projects, had been cleared and fenced off as scheduled by the end of November last year," he said.
Turning to the Ha Tsuen and Lau Fau Shan Container Action Area, Mr Hay said the 13 EU container depots covering 34.94 hectares had all conformed to the Code of Practice (COP) and completed the IEIW according to the COP.
"The only non-conforming EU depot has finally reduced its stacking height to eight containers," Mr Hay said.
"The COP has been widely accepted by well-organised depots and the TFB is taking steps to regularise the structures of the conforming EU depots."
"Any illegal extension or addition will not be tolerated and action is in hand to check the ground situation of the depots again," he stressed.
The TFB was set up by the Lands Department in August 1994 with a commitment to deal with the proliferation of conversion of agricultural land into open storage yards and other similar uses in the New Territories prior to 1990.
It reports to a Special Committee on Cleaning up the New Territories. Chaired by Legislative Councillor, Dr Samuel Wong, the committee advises the Government on all matters relating to the environmental black spots and oversee the task force's work.
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