Press Releases - 2023

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Date Press release - Topical issues
Interdepartmental efforts in prevention and control of African Swine Fever (with photo)
Appointment of self-recommended youth members to Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene
Appointments to Liquor Licensing Board
Green Tech Fund approves eight projects in third round of applications
Government releases Blueprint for Sustainable Development of Agriculture and Fisheries (with photos/video)
SEE attends COP28 China Corner's Side Event in Dubai (with photos)
SEE exchanges views with young engineers attending COP28 in Dubai (with photos)
SEE attends C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group's Steering Committee meeting in Dubai (with photos)
SEE attends high-level segment and Local Climate Action Summit of COP28 in Dubai (with photos)
Hong Kong greenhouse gas emission inventory for 2022 released
SEE to attend COP28 in Dubai
Meeting of Guangdong-Hong Kong Equine Industry Cooperation Task Force held in Guangzhou
2024-28 Development Plans of two power companies and 2023 Interim Review on Scheme of Control Agreements
EEB and GACC sign Cooperation Agreement on Supervision of Safety and Facilitation of Customs Clearance of Food Products Manufactured in Hong Kong Exported to Mainland
Asia-Pacific Business Forum 2023 opens today (with photos)
Public consultation on second-stage environmental hygiene-related legislative amendment proposals
Pest Control Steering Committee reviews preventive work on import of bedbug infestation by departments (with photo)
Wild Animals Protection (Amendment) Bill 2023 gazetted
USEE attends forum in Shenzhen on co-construction of high-quality hydrogen industry chain in GBA (with photo)
Trade consultation on proposed amendments to Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance launched
Government holds meeting with sectors on preventing import of bedbug infestation (with photos)
Advisory Committee on Countryside Conservation approves new Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme projects
SEE exchanges views with around 400 young people (with photos)
EEB signs Cooperation Arrangement on Technical Exchange on Environmental Monitoring with China National Environmental Monitoring Centre of Ministry of Ecology and Environment (with photos)
Over 140 participants from 15 cities attend C40 Climate Action Seminar in Hong Kong (with photos)
Eco Expo Asia opens today (with photos)
Specified forms of relevant notices and certificate under Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) Ordinance gazetted
Two more trial projects on hydrogen fuel technology given agreement-in-principle by Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel
New round of Electricity Charges Relief Scheme (2024-2025) to begin in January 2024
Appointments of Chairperson and members to Veterinary Surgeons Board of Hong Kong
Appointments of Private Columbaria Appeal Board members
Green I&T Day 2023 promotes innovation and technology solutions to achieve carbon neutrality targets (with photos)
SEE joins International Forum on Energy Transition in Suzhou (with photos)
Air Quality Objectives review
SEE attends International Forum on Energy Transition in Suzhou
Public consultation on Air Quality Objectives review launched
Supply of edible salt in Hong Kong remains stable and stock remains sufficient
Setting up of Fishermen Claims Appeal Board
Appointments to Private Columbaria Licensing Board
HKSAR Government strengthens food safety of food products imported from Japan
One more trial project on hydrogen fuel cell bus given agreement-in-principle by Inter-departmental Working Group
HKSAR Government strongly opposes Japan's discharge of nuclear-contaminated water at Fukushima
SEE attends Hong Kong-Shenzhen Joint Working Group on Environmental Protection (with photo)
SEE attends BRI Green Innovation Conference (with photos)
Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology (Environment) attends Macao International Environmental Co-operation Forum & Exhibition (with photos)
SEE attends APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting (with photos)
HKSAR Government holds National Ecology Day Launching Ceremony (with photos)
SEE to attend APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting in US
SEE concludes visit to Zhejiang Province (with photos)
SEE concludes visit to three cities in Greater Bay Area (with photos)
SEE continues visit to three cities in Greater Bay Area (with photos)
APEC holds Energy Modelling Workshop in Hong Kong, China via video conferencing (with photos)
SEE begins visit to three cities in Greater Bay Area (with photos)
Various activities and offers launched for National Ecology Day
SEE visits three cities in Greater Bay Area and Zhejiang Province
USEE attends Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Food Security Ministerial Meeting (with photo)
USEE exchanges views with summer interns (with photos)
Government examines progress of anti-rodent and anti-mosquito work implemented by departments (with photo/video)
SEE concludes visit to Guangzhou and Zhaoqing (with photos)
SEE begins visit in Guangzhou and Zhaoqing (with photos)
SEE visits Guangzhou and Zhaoqing
Import control measures by HKSAR Government in response to discharge plan of Fukushima nuclear power station (with photo)
Government to refine land lease conditions for petrol filling stations to support transition to electric or other new energy vehicles
39th batch of applications approved for trials of green innovative transport technologies under New Energy Transport Fund
Hong Kong greenhouse gas emission inventory for 2021 released
Response of HKSAR Government on release of final report by International Atomic Energy Agency regarding discharge plan of Fukushima nuclear power station
Energy Saving and Decarbonisation for All 2023 Campaign launched (with photos)
EEB meets trade representatives on anti-rodent work of current-term Government (with photos)
Appointments to new term of Advisory Committee on Countryside Conservation
SEE visits Beijing (with photos)
SEE leads delegation to visit Beijing
Gazettal of Pesticides Ordinance (Amendment of Schedule 1) Notice 2023
List of chemicals regulated under Hazardous Chemicals Control Ordinance to be expanded
Three more trial projects on hydrogen fuel technology given agreement-in-principle by Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel
Appointments to Green Tech Fund Assessment Committee
SEE attends activation ceremony for Hong Kong Disneyland's staff car park solar canopy project (with photos)
SEE leads delegation to visit Guangzhou (with photos)
SEE welcomes national research team to exchange views on fisheries development in Hong Kong (with photos)
SEE attends Third Belt and Road Energy Partnership Forum (with photos)
SEE to attend Third Belt and Road Energy Partnership Forum in Xiamen
EMSD receives investigation report on power supply incident from Hongkong Electric
SEE offers deepest condolences
Amendments to Schedules 2 and 3 of Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance and Technical Memorandum on Environmental Impact Assessment Process gazetted
Fines and Fixed Penalties (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2023 gazetted
Amendments to subsidiary legislation under Noise Control Ordinance gazette
Seventh round of Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme approves 10 projects
Chief Executive appoints Council for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Development
SEE visits offshore LNG terminal (with photos)
Government highly concerned about power supply incident in some areas on Hong Kong Island
SEE commences visit to Beijing (with photos)
SEE leads delegation to visit Beijing
Appointments to seventh term of New Energy Transport Fund Steering Committee
Appointments to Advisory Council on Food and Environmental Hygiene announced
38th batch of applications approved for trials of green innovative transport technologies under New Energy Transport Fund
SEE visits Guangzhou and Foshan (with photos)
Three Trial Projects on Hydrogen Fuel Technology Given Agreement-in-Principle by the Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel
SEE visits Shenzhen (with photos)
60th Meeting of APEC Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation concludes (with photos)
Government introduces Bill into Legislative Council for regulation of disposable plastic tableware and other plastic products
60th Meeting of APEC Expert Group on Energy Efficiency and Conservation held in Hong Kong (with photos)
SEE inspects energy facilities in Shenzhen (with photos)
Countryside Conservation Conference 2023 held today (with photos)
Renewal of Cooperation Arrangement on Electrical and Mechanical Products Safety and Energy Efficiency between EMSD and General Administration of Customs People's Republic of China (with photos)
SEE meets leaders of Shenzhen Municipal Government (with photos)
Review of anti-rodent work in 2022
SEE visits Hong Kong Observatory (with photos)