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Transcript of remarks by SEN on construction waste management
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     Following is the transcript of remarks by the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, after attending a trade engagement seminar on construction waste management today (October 9):

Reporter: ...... How much will be the levy? When will the Government release the results of the review?

Secretary for the Environment: For the review of construction waste charging, we would like to express the polluters-pay principle. The charge was set in 2006 and has not been reviewed for some time. It is timely to review the charging so that we can have the charging to cover the expenses incurred in the landfills. In terms of timing, we are going to engage the stakeholders in the coming few months and we target at reporting to the LegCo (Legislative Council) Environmental Affairs Panel within this year, if possible, so that we can have the law to be dealt with in the forthcoming year. Thank you.

(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)

Ends/Friday, October 9, 2015
Issued at HKT 18:58

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