Policy Address
Reduce and Recycle Waste to Achieve "Zero Landfill"
237. The disposal rate of municipal solid waste has been declining for the past three years. The Government will continue to optimise service hours and locations of GREEN@COMMUNITY facilities, support recycling initiatives in residential buildings, and promote waste separation in PRH estates. The Government continues to increase the number of food waste smart recycling bins and collection facilities in residential areas this year, working towards the goal of "one bin per block" in PRH estates.
238. I·PARK118 will progressively begin operation by the end of this year. To expand our waste-to-energy capacity, the Government will seek funding approval from the LegCo next year for the construction of I·PARK2. Hong Kong's first modern recycled paper-pulping facility, located at EcoPark, will begin trial operation by the end of this year.
Jointly Develop the Greater Bay Area into a Beautiful Bay Area
239. Hong Kong will take part in developing the GBA into an international, first-class beautiful bay area, with Victoria Harbour as the core for development together with Mirs Bay and Port Shelter. We will take forward measures on the prevention and control of nearshore pollution, co-ordinated protection of ecosystems and shoreline remediation to support the initiative of developing Beautiful Bays19 advocated in our country's 14th Five-Year Plan.
Remark 18: I·PARK1 and I·PARK2, located on an artificial island off Shek Kwu Chau and at Tsang Tsui, Tuen Mun respectively, are waste-to-energy (electric energy) facilities, generating electricity by processing municipal solid waste.
Remark 19: The development of Beautiful Bays is an important means of marine ecological environment protection for our country and an integral part of building a Beautiful China in the maritime area. "Pristine water and beaches, thriving marine life, and harmonious co-existence between humans and the sea" is the aim of the overall enhancement in ecological environment quality. It is being realised through actions such as improvements in quality and effectiveness, the rehabilitation of ecosystems and the remediation of effluent discharge outlets, striving to transform 283 marine bays throughout China into beautiful bays by 2035.