Hong Kong to expand community recycling after shelving waste-charging scheme
Quick Look
- Hong Kong's environmental chief announced plans to expand the city's community recycling network with 24/7 automated collection points following the cancellation of the waste-charging scheme due to public backlash.
- He also pledged to review permitted profit levels for the two power companies when their control agreements expire in 2033 and to increase clean energy imports from mainland China, expressing confidence in meeting the four binding environmental goals from Hong Kong's first five-year plan.
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Why It Matters
Hong Kong scrapped its waste-charging scheme due to strong public backlash, prompting the government to announce alternative measures to strengthen community recycling. The city also unveiled its first five-year environmental protection plan last month, which includes four binding goals.
Hong Kong will strengthen its community recycling network with measures such as round-the-clock automated collection points after scrapping the waste-charging scheme due to strong public backlash, the environmental chief has said.
Secretary for Environment and Ecology Tse Chin-wan on Saturday also pledged to review the permitted profit levels of the city’s two power companies when their control agreements with the government expire in 2033. He added the government would boost clean energy imports from mainland China.
Tse expressed confidence in achieving the four binding goals on environmental protection as outlined in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan unveiled last month.
Open Questions
- What specific measures will be included in the strengthened recycling network beyond round-the-clock automated collection points?
- When will the review of permitted profit levels for the two power companies begin?
- How much clean energy does Hong Kong plan to import from mainland China, and from which sources?
- What are the four binding environmental goals outlined in Hong Kong's first five-year plan?
