Fifty pollution convictions in December
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Fifty convictions were recorded last month (December) for breaches of anti-pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.
Twenty-five of the convictions were under the Waste Disposal Ordinance, twenty-one under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and four under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance.
The heaviest fine in December was $40,000, assessed against a building construction company that carrying out notifiable work not in accordance with the Schedule of the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation.
Ends/Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Issued at HKT 14:56
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