This Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) is a multi-sectoral policy document. The POPs management framework and implementation strategy are identified in the policy document, including: 1. Update the Pesticides Ordinance and HCCO as and when necessary to ensure that all amendments to Annexes to the Convention are properly incorporated, with the view to effectively controlling, minimizing and preventing the potentially adverse impact of POPs on human health and the environment. 2. Uphold the principle of environmental sustainability in pursuing community development, and apply best available techniques (BAT) / best environmental practices (BEP) to reduce environmental pollution by POPs. 3. Continue with the structured monitoring programme to characterize and quantify the local POPs emission profile which is vital to the planning and development of a practical and successful action plan to reduce or ultimately eliminate POPs. Actions are proposed in the policy document, which include: To review the overall pesticide control system in Hong Kong; To enact new legislation to regulate the import, export, manufacture and use of non-pesticide hazardous chemicals in Hong Kong; To establish a more representative local annual activity and emission level of the “aluminium production” process; To further analyze sewage effluent and sewage sludge at source; To monitor the level of POPs contamination in local inland water and river sediment on a project basis; To monitor the level of POPs contamination in local surface soil and vegetation on a project basis; To consider setting Food Safety Action Levels on POPs specific to Hong Kong; To promote BAT/BEP in local community activities, industrial processes and public utilities; To develop a dedicated POPs thematic website under EPD’s website; To implement integrated waste management in a sustainable and environmentally sound manner, including waste prevention and recycling as top priority and adoption of BAT and BEP to treat clinical waste, sewage sludge and unavoidable municipal solid waste; etc.
Chine - RAS de Hong-Kong · 2007-04-01