First conviction for illegal deposit of waste with evidence collected through IP cameras

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     A goods vehicle owner was fined $3,500 by the Fanling Magistrates' Courts last Friday (March 24) for being involved in a case in which someone illegally deposited waste from his goods vehicle, with the illegal act captured by the Internet Protocol (IP) cameras installed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). This is the first conviction since the implementation of the pilot scheme on installation of IP cameras.

     A spokesman for the FEHD said that the department's IP cameras recorded footage of someone driving a goods vehicle to the outside of the refuse collection point at Pak Sha Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung, Yuen Long and illegally depositing waste from the vehicle on December 31, 2016. The goods vehicle owner was hence charged.

     To address the environmental hygiene problems caused by frequent deposits of refuse and waste at hygiene black spots in individual districts, particularly at midnight or in the early morning, the FEHD launched the pilot scheme on installation of IP cameras at six refuse dumping black spots in Central and Western, Sham Shui Po and Yuen Long Districts on December 30, 2016, for enhanced monitoring of the situation on illegal dumping of waste and planning of more effective enforcement action so as to strengthen the effectiveness of collecting evidence and law enforcement.

     According to the Public Cleansing and Prevention of Nuisances Regulation (Cap 132BK), it is an offence to litter in public places. Offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $25,000 and imprisonment for six months upon conviction. The FEHD will continue to closely monitor the targeted black spots. Members of the public are urged not to litter and offenders will be prosecuted.

Ends/Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Issued at HKT 19:40

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