For Information C&W FEHWC Paper No. 80/2012
Actions taken against the obstruction caused by waste recycling shops
Follow-up actions taken by government department within the following areas from 25.5.2012 to 10.10.2012 are stated below:
Area Black spot of environmental problems Action taken caused by waste recycling shops Sheung Tung Loi Lane, Mercer Street, Jervois Food and Environmental Hygiene Department: Wan Street, Tai Ping Shan Street Apart from routine daily inspection, FEHD staff also conducts weekly surprise inspections to the alleged locations
in order to strengthen the monitoring of recyclable wastes collection shop as to check whether articles are placed in public place causing obstruction to our scavenging operations or dirtying the public place. FEHD staff often reminds these shop operators to keep the public place in a clean condition and prevent causing obstruction to our scavenging services during their day-to-day operation. From 25.5.2012 to 10.10.2012, FEHD staff had issued verbal warnings to the relevant responsible persons regarding the related irregularities and they immediately removed the articles that might cause obstruction to our scavenging work and cleared the refuse left in the public place upon our warnings. Besides, FEHD had issued 1 summons to each of the recyclable wastes collection shop at Tung Loi Lane and Jervois Street respectively (in total 2 summonses).
In order to enhance the cleansing condition, these black spots and their vicinity are being thoroughly washed at least once weekly by this department, except Tung Loi Lane which is subject to thrice weekly thorough washing.
Hong Kong Police Force(Central District):
The waste recycling shops in Central District are mainly located on Tung Hoi Lane, Man Yee Lane, Jervois Street, Aberdeen Street and Tai Ping Shan Street. Between January and August 2012, police figures of the complaints and the prosecutions for vehicle obstruction at the locations concerned are as follows:
Tung Hoi Lane (two waste recycling shops in total) Complaint figure ： 90 Warning figure ： 0 Prosecution figure ： 301
Jervois Street Complaint figure ： 35 Warning figure ： 3 Prosecution figure ： 1707
Tai Ping Shan Street Complaint figure ： 43 Warning figure ： 3 Prosecution figure ： 343
Environmental Protection Department:
One complaint has been received 13 inspections have been conducted No breaching of environmental laws was observed during the inspections
Central Man Yee Lane, Aberdeen Street Food and Environmental Hygiene Department: District Apart from routine daily inspection, FEHD staff also conducts weekly surprise inspections to the alleged locations in order to strengthen the monitoring of recyclable wastes collection shop as to check whether articles are placed in public place causing obstruction to our scavenging operations or dirtying the public place. FEHD staff often reminds these shop operators to keep the public place in a clean condition and prevent causing obstruction to our scavenging services during their day-to-day operation. From 25.5.2012 to 10.10.2012, FEHD staff had issued verbal warnings to the relevant responsible persons regarding the related irregularities and they immediately removed the articles that might cause obstruction to our scavenging work and cleared the refuse left in the public place upon our warnings. Besides, FEHD had issued 2 summonses to 2 recyclable wastes collection shops at Man Yee Lane respectively (in total 4 summonses).
In order to enhance the cleansing condition, these black spots and their vicinity are being thoroughly washed at least once weekly by this department,
Hong Kong Police Force(Central District):
The waste recycling shops in Central District are mainly located on Tung Hoi Lane, Man Yee Lane, Jervois Street, Aberdeen Street and Tai Ping Shan Street. Between January and August 2012, police figures of the complaints and the prosecutions for vehicle obstruction at the locations concerned are as follows:
Man Yee Lane (two waste recycling shops in total) Complaint figure ： 2 Warning figure ： 0 Prosecution figure ： 0
Aberdeen Street Complaint figure ： 29 Warning figure ： 0 Prosecution figure ： 138
Environmental Protection Department:
No complaint has been received 6 inspections have been conducted No breaching of environmental laws was observed during the inspections
Sai Ying Des Voeux Road West (near the Island Food and Environmental Hygiene Department: Pun Pacific Hotel), Kwai Heung Street, Second Street Apart from routine daily inspection, FEHD staff also conducts weekly surprise inspections to the alleged locations in order to strengthen the monitoring of recyclable wastes collection shop as to check whether articles are placed in public place causing obstruction to our scavenging operations or dirtying the public place. FEHD staff often reminds these shop operators to keep the public place in a clean condition and prevent causing obstruction to our scavenging services during their day-to-day operation. From 25.5.2012 to 10.10.2012, FEHD staff had issued verbal warnings to the relevant responsible persons regarding the related irregularities and they immediately removed the articles that might cause obstruction to our scavenging work and cleared the refuse left in the public place upon our warnings.
In order to enhance the cleansing condition, these black spots and their vicinity are being thoroughly washed at least once weekly by this department,
Hong Kong Police Force(Western District):
Between July and September 2012, police figures of the complaints and the prosecutions for vehicle obstruction at the locations concerned are as follows:
Des Voeux Road West near Island Pacific Hotel Complaint figure ： 6 Warning figure ： 110 Prosecution figure ： 23 Police Visit ： 76 *A jointed operation with FEHD was held on 2012-09-26.
Kwai Heung Street Complaint figure ： 0 Warning figure ： 0 Prosecution figure ： 0 Police Visit ： 33
Second Street(two waste recycling shops in total) Complaint figure ： 2 Warning figure ： 274 Prosecution figure ： 126 Police Visit ： 560
Environmental Protection Department:
No complaint has been received Sai Wan Forbes Street, Kennedy Town Praya Food and Environmental Hygiene Department:
Apart from routine daily inspection, FEHD staff also conducts weekly surprise inspections to the alleged locations in order to strengthen the monitoring of recyclable wastes collection shop as to check whether articles are placed in public place causing obstruction to our scavenging operations or dirtying the public place. FEHD staff often reminds these shop operators to keep the public place in a clean condition and prevent causing obstruction to our scavenging services during their day-to-day operation. From 25.5.2012 to 10.10.2012, FEHD staff had issued verbal warnings to the relevant responsible persons regarding the related irregularities and they immediately removed the articles that might cause obstruction to our scavenging work and cleared the refuse left in the public place upon our warnings. Besides, FEHD has issued 1 summons to each of the recyclable wastes collection shop at Catchick Street and Forbes Street respectively (in total 2 summonses). In order to enhance the cleansing condition, these black spots and their vicinity are being thoroughly washed at least once weekly by this department,
Hong Kong Police Force(Western District):
Between July and September 2012, police figures of the complaints and the prosecutions for vehicle obstruction at the locations concerned are as follows:
Forbes Street Complaint figure ： 2 Warning figure ： 153 Prosecution figure ： 180 Police Visit ： 145
Praya Kennedy Town (two waste recycling shops in total) Complaint figure ： 2 Warning figure ： 27 Prosecution figure ： 11 Police Visit ： 58 Environmental Protection Department:
No complaint has been received
Secretariat of the Central and Western District Council October 2012