DEP visits Ministry of Ecology and Environment
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In December 2025, the MEE announced the fourth batch of national "Beautiful Bays", and Hong Kong's Mirs Bay was selected as an "Outstanding Example of Beautiful Bays" with an excellent overall score. Dr Chui said that Mirs Bay's recognition highlights the efforts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government in marine ecological environment protection, and represents a significant achievement of the HKSAR Government in jointly building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area into an international, first-class beautiful bay area. The HKSAR Government will actively advance the building of "Beautiful Bays" and is committed to enhancing the quality of the marine ecological environment through the prevention and control of nearshore pollution, co-ordinated ecosystem protection and shoreline remediation.
At the exchange meeting, Dr Chui shared the HKSAR Government's work on the building of "Beautiful Bays" and introduced the biological water quality indicator "Phytoplankton Community Integrity Index" developed by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD). He also had an in-depth discussion with the Mainland experts on the development of assessment standards applicable to estuarine bay areas for monitoring, addressing and managing nutrient enrichment in coastal and estuarine waters.
During his visit to Beijing, Dr Chui also met with representatives of the BRI International Green Development Coalition and the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to explore collaboration on environmental technologies, aiming to jointly achieve the goal of high-quality green and sustainable development under the Belt and Road Initiative. Dr Chui was also invited to attend the launching ceremony of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers' 50th anniversary event "Hong Kong Engineering Legacy Exhibition@Capital" yesterday (April 20). He shared at the ceremony the EPD's experience in winning the Grand Award in the Innovation Category (2010-present) of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers' 50th Anniversary Legacy Award for its Territory-wide Sewage Surveillance Programme.
Ends/Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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