Hong Kong Gold Coast is a private housing estate served by Castle Peak Road , near Castle Peak Bay , in So Kwun Wat , Tuen Mun , New Territories , Hong Kong . Developed by Sino Group , it includes 20 residential buildings completed in two phases (in 1990 and 1993 respectively), a resort hotel, a shopping mall , a yacht and country club , a marina and a beach.
14-401: The site of approximately 100 acres was purchased by Sino in the early 1980s. The first residential phase, comprising five 28-storey blocks, was completed in 1990. The hotel opened in 1993. The Environmental Protection Department fined Sino Estate Management several times for causing pollution, as the sewage treatment plant at Gold Coast was too small and could not treat the sewage generated to
28-864: A leading component of smog. It began regular monitoring of PM2.5 levels, which measure 2.5 micrometres in diameter or less, at three stations since 2005, but the data were never publicised. The department also works with local organisations for advocacy work, including with the Geography Society of PLK Vicwood KT Chong Sixth Form College between 2008 and 2009. Environment Bureau High Court District Court Magistrates' Court Special courts and tribunals: Chief Executive Elections Legislative elections District council elections Consular missions in Hong Kong Hong Kong–China relations Hong Kong–Taiwan relations The Environment Bureau ( ENB ; Chinese : 環境局 )
42-480: Is a defunct policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong in operation from 2007 to 2022. It was responsible for developing policies in environmental protection, energy, climate change, sustainable development, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation. This also includes monitoring environmental quality, energy efficiency , waste management , renewable energy development, regulatory oversight of
56-591: Is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong .The EPD is responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conservation ; enforcing environmental legislation; monitoring environmental quality; providing collection, transfer, treatment and disposal facilities for many types of waste; advising on the environmental implications of town planning and new policies; handling pollution complaints and incidents; and raising awareness and support in
70-612: Is the largest public beach in Tuen Mun and the first artificial beach in Hong Kong. Tropical trees, like coconut, and flowers of various species are planted on both sides of a 480-metre long promenade running parallel to it. Gold Coast is in Primary One Admission (POA) School Net 71. Within the school net are multiple aided schools (operated independently but funded with government money); no government schools are in
84-557: The Environment Bureau reorganized into Environment and Ecology Bureau , the title "Permanent Secretary for the Environment" has changed to "Permanent Secretary for the Environment and Ecology". Air quality monitoring by the department is reported by 13 general stations and three roadside stations. On 8 March 2012, the department started reporting data on fine suspended particulates in the air on an hourly basis, that are
98-641: The community for environmental initiatives. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) was created in 1986 to co-ordinate and carry out pollution prevention and control activities. Staff and resources from six government departments were deployed to the EPD. The EPD replaced the Environmental Protection Agency (which had been created in 1981 to replace the Environmental Protection Unit, created in 1977) as
112-566: The electricity sector in Hong Kong The bureau was managed by the Secretary for the Environment . As part of the government bureaux restructuring on 1 July 2022, the bureau was replaced by the enlarged Environment and Ecology Bureau , which took over all policy portfolios under the former Environment Bureau. The following public entities are managed by the bureau: This article about the three branches of government in Hong Kong
126-412: The main government body charged with tackling pollution. Between 1986 and 31 March 2005 it functioned mainly as an executive department enforcing environmental laws and implementing environmental policies, the latter having been determined by the relevant policy bureau, most recently the then Environment, Transport and Works Bureau . On 1 April 2005, the environmental policy-making function carried out by
140-487: The remainder are administrative and support staff. As at October 2021, the post of Director of the department and Permanent Secretary for the Environment in the Environment Bureau is vacant. Until 17 January 2022, the government announced the appointment of Janice Tse, the former Director of Home Affairs, as the new Director of the department and Permanent Secretary for the Environment . In July 2022, as
154-717: The required standard. The company received a fine of $ 15 million in March 1993, $ 5,000 in early 1994, and two fines of $ 100,000 in 1995. Hong Kong Gold Coast is the largest tourist resort in Tuen Mun . Its facilities include the Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel , a convention centre, a shopping mall, a marina club, the Golden Beach and the newly constructed Hong Kong Gold Coast Dolphin Square . The Golden Beach
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#1732794418561168-791: The school net. These school are actually only near the Gold Coast and are in So Kwun Wat . Tower 9 of Gold Coast Phase II was put under lockdown between 6th & 7th February 2021. 22°22′18″N 113°59′34″E / 22.37167°N 113.99267°E / 22.37167; 113.99267 Environmental Protection Department High Court District Court Magistrates' Court Special courts and tribunals: Chief Executive Elections Legislative elections District council elections Consular missions in Hong Kong Hong Kong–China relations Hong Kong–Taiwan relations Environmental Protection Department ( EPD )
182-471: The then Bureau was subsumed within the EPD, with the head of the Environment Branch of the policy bureau taking up the dual role of Permanent Secretary for the Environment and Director of Environmental Protection, placing the EPD in the position of both determining and implementing environmental policy. Subsequent to the re-organisation of government bureaux on 1 July 2007, a new Environment Bureau
196-399: Was formed to oversee the formulation and implementation of environmental policies. In a re-organisation from 1 July 2007, EPD adopted a structure based on three operational divisions, four policy divisions, a cross-boundary division, and a corporate affairs division. The department employs about 1,600 staff, about one-quarter of whom are professional staff, half are technical-grade staff and
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