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Written by: Liang Zurao
2020-11-25 17:20
Last update date: 2020-11-25 17:20
The Marine Department has fully outsourced marine refuse cleaning and disposal services since 2005. The amount of marine refuse collection is an important performance indicator for the contractor. However, the amount of collection is always provided by the contractor, and the Marine Department has not verified statistics.
Audit found that the amount of marine garbage collected by the Marine Department from 2012 to 2019 is significantly different from the amount of municipal solid waste disposal recorded by the Marine Department. The amount recorded by the Environmental Protection Department is only 19.9% of that of the Marine Department, a total of eight years. 100,000 metric tons more than the Environmental Protection Agency.
In addition, the two contractors are now subcontracting work without approval, and the Marine Department was notified 22 and 29 months after the subcontracting arrangements took effect, respectively.
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Marine Department has no verified contractor statistics
However, the Audit Commission’s statistics on the amount of marine garbage collected from 2012 to 2019 found that the contractor’s municipal solid waste disposal volume recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency was approximately 25,000 metric tons, but the amount recorded by the Marine Department is the marine garbage provided by the contractor. The collection volume is more than 125,000 metric tons, a full 100,000 metric tons more.
It is worth noting that in addition to marine garbage, the amount recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency may also include other municipal solid waste.
The Audit Commission calculated the amount of marine garbage collected from 2012 to 2019 and found that the contractor's municipal solid waste disposal volume recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency was about 25,000 metric tons, but the amount recorded by the Marine Department is the amount of marine garbage collected by the contractor. However, the height is over 125,000 metric tons, which is a full 100,000 metric tons more.
(Audit Report)
Statistics on the amount of marine refuse collected are provided by the contractor to the Marine Department, but the pollution control team of the Marine Department has not verified whether the statistics are accurate.
As of September this year, the Marine Department has still not been able to submit the settlement record issued by the landfills since October 2017 to the Audit Commission for review.
Audit found that the amount of marine garbage collected by the Marine Department from 2012 to 2019 is significantly different from the amount of municipal solid waste disposal recorded by the Marine Department. The amount recorded by the Environmental Protection Department is only 19.9% of that of the Marine Department, a total of eight years. 100,000 metric tons more than the Environmental Protection Agency.
(Audit Report)
In addition, the Marine Department awarded two contracts for "Hong Kong Waters" and "Tai Po District Waters" in October 2017 and October 2018 respectively.
The bidding documents stated that if the contractor has not obtained the government's approval, the contractor shall not be awarded the service.
However, the Audit Commission found that the contractors of the "Hong Kong Waters Contract" and the "Tai Po District Waters Contract" had already subcontracted disposal services from the collection station to the disposal site. The Marine Department only learned of the incident in March and August this year. 22 months and 29 months late.
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