The Government completed the "Harbor Purification Scheme" in phases in the early years. In response to a written question by members of the Legislative Council today (11th), the Environment Bureau pointed out that there were 107 cases of erroneous discharge of sewage into the Victoria Harbour last year, a sharp increase of nearly 40% year-on-year. Among them, Yau Tsim Mong District was the worst hit, accounting for more than 40% of the total.
In addition, 20 cases have been dragged on for more than five years and remain uncorrected, and the authorities said they would consider prosecuting under the Buildings Ordinance.
Victoria Harbour (File photo/Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
The Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, said in a written reply to a Legislative Council member's question that the government has stepped up enforcement of the water discharge into the Victoria Harbour Water Control Zone due to misconnection of sewers. Among them, 46 cases in Yau Tsim Mong became the "hardest hit area", accounting for about 43% of the total.
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According to the document, there have been 562 cases in the past five years, of which 348 cases have been corrected, accounting for about 62% of the whole. Among them, 223 cases were corrected after the owners were warned/advised, and 125 cases were corrected after the owners received statutory The repair/removal orders were rectified, while the remaining 106 cases were not rectified after the "deed".
Environment Bureau says it will follow up on uncorrected cases and consider prosecution
According to the data submitted by the Environment Bureau to the Legislative Council, of the 107 cases followed up last year, only 36 have been amended, a rate of only 33.6%. It is worth noting that among the 136 cases in 2017, there are still 20 It has not been corrected after five years. The authority said that it will continue to follow up the remaining cases, urge or order the owners to perform their own responsibilities and correct the faulty connection of pipes. The Buildings Department will also take corresponding enforcement actions according to the situation, including considering Buildings Ordinance to prosecute.
In addition, as for the water quality of the Victoria Harbour, the overall compliance rate of the water quality objectives of the Victoria Harbour Water Control Zone reached 100% last year, an increase of 10% year-on-year, which is also a new high in the past five years.
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