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Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, after attending a public event today (March 10):
Reporter: Mr Wong, what do you think Hong Kong can learn from the European countries that you have visited regarding waste treatment?
Secretary for the Environment: We went to the UK (United Kingdom), the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden. Basically, we learnt two aspects. Firstly, we got to know their policies in a comprehensive way. Secondly, we have visited their waste-to-energy facilities. I think the key message regarding the waste-to-energy facilities is that Hong Kong is going to have a large scale, first-of-its-kind facility. The first consideration or the priority consideration should be based on reliability and the facility should be robust, because if Hong Kong is going to have such a large scale facility and it is to be the first one in Hong Kong, to be reliable and to be robust should be the priority concerns.
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)
Ends/Monday, March 10, 2014
Issued at HKT 16:40
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