| Environmental Protection Department | |||
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| Office | Address | Telephone | Mon to Fri |
| Revenue Tower Office | 33/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong | 2824 3773 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices | 8/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon | 2150 8006 | |
| Regional Office (East) | 5/F, Nam Fung Commercial Centre, 19 Lam Lok Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon | 2755 5518 | |
| Regional Office (South) | 2/F, Chinachem Exchange Square, 1 Hoi Wan Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong | 2516 1718 | |
| Regional Office (West) | 8/F, Tsuen Wan Government Offices, 38 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories | 2417 6116 | |
| Regional Office (North) | 10/F, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories | 2158 5757 | |
| Environmental Infrastructure Division Office | 4/F, West Wing, 88 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong | 2872 1888 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Civil Engineering and Development Department | |||
| Fill Management Division | 5/F, Civil Engineering and Development Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon | 2762 5608 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
| Environmental Protection Department | |||
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| Office | Address | Telephone | Mon to Fri |
| Head Office | 33/F, Revenue Tower, 5 Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong | 2824 3773 | 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
| Southorn Centre Office | 28/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong | 2573 7746 | |
| Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices | 8/F, Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, 303 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon | 2150 8006 | |
| Regional Office (East) | 5/F, Nam Fung Commercial Centre, 19 Lam Lok Street, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon | 2755 5518 | |
| Regional Office (South) | 2/F, Chinachem Exchange Square, 1 Hoi Wan Street, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong | 2516 1718 | |
| Regional Office (West) | 8/F, Tsuen Wan Government Offices, 38 Sai Lau Kok Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories | 2417 6116 | |
| Regional Office (North) | 10/F, Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories | 2158 5757 | |
| Waste Facilities Group Office | 2/F, West Wing, 88 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong | 2872 1869 | |
| Civil Engineering and Development Department | |||
| Fill Management Division | 5/F, Civil Engineering and Development Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon | 2762 5608 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 1:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. |
| DEFINITIONS | |
|---|---|
| (a) | Director – means the Director of Environmental Protection. |
| (b) | Chit – means a Chit issued to account-holder in accordance with Section C4: Chit Issuance. |
| (c) | Government – means the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
| (d) | Account-holder – means a person or a company who has established a billing account under the Charging Regulation. |
| (e) | Charging Regulation – means Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation (Cap. 354N). |
| (f) | Gross vehicle weight (GVW) – means the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the vehicle and includes, in the case of a trailer, any weight of the trailer imposed on the drawing vehicle in accordance with Regulations made under the Road Traffic Ordinance. |
| (g) | Permitted gross vehicle weight (PGVW) – means the maximum gross vehicle weight assigned or determined in respect of the vehicle in accordance with Regulations made under the Road Traffic Ordinance. |
| (h) | Notification Period – means a specified period of time as determined by the Director for which a Chit reported lost by the account-holder will be void. |
| (i) | Prescribed charge – means a landfill charge, sorting charge or public fill charge. |
| (j) | Prescribed facility – means a landfill, refuse transfer station (Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities), sorting facility or public fill reception facility. |
| A. | BASIC CONDITIONS |
| A1 | General |
| (1) | Basic Conditions are made under the Charging Regulation and should be read in conjunction with the Charging Regulation, Conditions of Use and General Information. |
| (2) | Upon approval of the application for a billing account, the applicant shall deem to have accepted the Basic Conditions set out herein and to be bound by them. |
| (3) | In the event of any breach of the Basic Conditions, the Director may revoke the billing account. |
| (4) | Regarding the application to establish a billing account, a billing account under each individual application can only be established solely in respect of one specific contract for undertaking construction work with a value of $1,000,000 or above. Where the Director has approved such application to establish a billing account solely in respect of that specific contract, such Account-holder shall ensure that (a) the billing account established solely for that specific contract is used for paying any prescribed charge payable in respect of construction waste generated from construction work undertaken under that specific contract; and (b) the billing account established solely for that specific contract is not used for paying any prescribed charge payable in respect of any other construction waste not generated from construction work undertaken under that specific contract. |
| A2 | Changes of Information |
| (1) | The account-holder shall as soon as reasonably practicable inform the Director in writing of any changes in the information provided to the Director in relation to the billing account. |
| A3 | Accounting Procedures |
| (1) | The account-holder shall inform the Director if a notice of demand is not received within 14 days of the date of monthly cut-off for purpose of determining the prescribed charge and issuance of monthly notice of demand. The cut-off date is 19th of each month. Non-receipt of the notice of demand does not exempt the account-holder from the requirement to pay the prescribed charges and surcharge on or before the due date stated on the notice of demand. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of the notice of demand, the account-holder shall examine the notice and notify the Director in writing of any error or omission within 7 days from the receipt of the notice of demand. The Director will investigate such error or omission. If the investigation on such error or omission cannot be finalised before the due date stated on the notice of demand, the account-holder shall settle such notice of demand first. |
| (3) | The notice of demand shall be final and conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The account-holder shall pay the prescribed charges and where applicable surcharge as specified in the notice of demand. |
| (4) | If an account-holder does not settle the notice of demand for prescribed charges by the due date, he shall be liable to pay a surcharge as stated in the notice of demand within 14 days from the date of which the surcharge becomes payable. Upon expiry of the 14 days, the Director may suspend the billing account if the outstanding charges remain unsettled. |
| (5) | Upon suspension of the billing account, the account-holder will be notified through a final notice of demand requiring him to pay, within 14 days from the date of that notice:
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| B. | CONDITIONS OF USE |
| B1 | General |
| (1) | Conditions of Use are made under the Charging Regulation and should be read in conjunction with the Charging Regulation, Basic Conditions and General Information. |
| (2) | Upon approval of the application for a billing account, the applicant shall deem to have accepted the Conditions of Use set out herein and to be bound by them. |
| (3) | In the event that a construction waste load is not delivered in accordance with the Conditions of Use, the waste load concerned will not be accepted for disposal at the prescribed facility. |
| (4) | Use of Chit is governed by the Basic Conditions and Conditions of Use accompanied with the billing account. |
| B2 | Use of Chit |
| (1) | Chits shall be used solely in respect of the contract specified in the application. |
| (2) | Construction waste may be accepted for disposal at a prescribed facility only if the person delivers it or on whose behalf it is delivered, is the account-holder of the valid billing account for the contract specified in the application. |
| (3) | A Chit is valid for use at a prescribed facility if all the required fields (i.e. “Prescribed Facility”, “Date of Use”, “Issued by” and “Vehicle Registration Mark” of the vehicle using the Chit) have been completed clearly in the appropriate space provided on the Chit. A Chit is only valid for vehicle with the vehicle registration mark as shown on the Chit. |
| (4) | Account-holder or the person delivering construction waste on his behalf shall present Parts B & C of a valid Chit to the facility operator and follow instructions of the operator for disposal of construction waste. |
| (5) | Any damage or alteration made to a Chit will render the Chit invalid. Invalid Chits shall not be used. |
| (6) | The account-holder shall be responsible for the safe custody of the Chits. |
| B3 | Construction Waste mixed with Other Wastes |
| (1) | For disposal at prescribed facilities, construction waste shall not be mixed with other wastes that are not acceptable at these facilities. |
| B4 | Construction Waste Weighing and Disposal Procedures at Prescribed Facilities |
| (1) | For weighing in and Chit handling, the waste hauler is required to:
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| (2) | For discharge of construction waste, the waste hauler is required to:
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| (3) | For weighing out, the waste hauler is required to:
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| B5 | General Construction Waste Disposal Requirements |
| (1) | The GVW of a vehicle using the waste disposal service of the prescribed facilities shall not exceed the PGVW. |
| (2) | Vehicles shall be properly maintained and shall not leak and cause pollution to the prescribed facilities. |
| (3) | Vehicles shall be safely operated when using waste disposal service at the prescribed facilities. |
| (4) | In the event of accident/fire, the driver shall report to and seek assistance immediately from the facility operator and follow his instruction strictly. |
| (5) | The driver shall at all times follow the traffic control signs/signals within the prescribed facilities unless otherwise directed by the facility operator. He shall at all times be aware of other persons in the prescribed facilities when he performs any activity within the prescribed facilities. |
| (6) | The use of vehicle horn in the prescribed facilities is prohibited unless under emergency situation in order to avoid danger to life or property. |
| (7) | The driver shall dip the headlights of his vehicle within the prescribed facilities when the headlights are in use. |
| C. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
| C1 | General |
| (1) | The Director shall not be liable to any person for any damage or loss caused due to the closure of any prescribed facilities as a result of routine maintenance/overhaul, urgent repairs, or any other reasons with or without prior notice. |
| (2) | No gift or advantage shall be offered to any operators of the prescribed facilities. The account-holder or whom on his behalf is advised to report to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) if any operators of the prescribed facilities solicit advantages from him. |
| C2 | Determination of Weight of Construction Waste |
| (1) | Weight of the construction waste for the purpose of calculating the prescribed charge of a waste load is the difference between the GVWs recorded at the in-weighbridge and the out-weighbridge of the prescribed facility. |
| (2) | If the GVW is not recorded at the out-weighbridge because the waste hauler fails to stop the vehicle at the out-weighbridge of the prescribed facility, the weight of construction waste is to be regarded as the GVW recorded at the in-weighbridge. |
| (3) | If the GVW is not recorded at the in-weighbridge because the waste hauler fails to stop the vehicle at the in-weighbridge of the prescribed facility, the weight of construction waste is to be regarded as the PGVW. |
| C3 | Accounting Procedures |
| (1) | The monthly notice of demand will be sent to the account-holder by post. Monthly construction waste transaction information can either be sent by post or through E-mail at the account-holder’s choice. Hard copy will not be sent if construction waste transaction information has been sent by E-mail. |
| (2) | The amount of prescribed charges specified in the notice of demand shall be calculated as the sum of all the prescribed charges payable in respect of the weight of each load of construction waste delivered by the account-holder or on his behalf to the prescribed facilities for the period as specified in the notice of demand. |
| (3) | For settlement of outstanding notices of demand, payment of any monies shall be used to settle the outstanding amounts including the surcharges stated in the notices of demand in the chronological order of their due dates. |
| (4) | On the application of the account-holder for reinstating a suspended/revoked billing account, the Director may, with or without conditions, reinstate the billing account if all the outstanding prescribed charges and surcharge under the suspended/revoked account have been paid. |
| C4 | Chit Issuance |
| (1) | For request of Chit issuance, the account-holder is required to pay a deposit as security for payment of prescribed charges and surcharges under the Charging Regulation. |
| (2) | When the account-holder requests for Chit issuance, he is required to pay a minimum deposit of $15,000 for up to 200 Chits for the first time. For issuance of more than 200 Chits, additional deposit on a pro-rata basis (i.e. $75 per Chit) shall be paid. |
| (3) | The account-holder may apply in writing for issuance of additional Chits by completing Application Form for Issuance of Chits (Form 4). |
| (4) | For collection of Chits in person, any person to whom or on whose behalf the Chits are issued will be required to produce his identity document to the Director for examination. |
| (5) | For receipt of Chits by post, the account-holder should acknowledge receipt by fax return to Environmental Protection Department (Fax: 28720509). The Chits can only be used two working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) after acknowledgement of receipt in the specified manner. |
| (6) | Damaged Chits or Chits that have become invalid due to alteration may be returned to the Director for application for re-issuance of new Chits or for refund of deposit subject to settlement of any outstanding charges. |
| (7) | Upon closure of the account, the account-holder shall return those unused Chits to the Director for application for deposit refund subject to settlement of any outstanding charges. |
| C5 | Loss of Chits |
| (1) | The account-holder shall report to the Director in writing immediately if his Chits have been lost/stolen. |
| (2) | The Director will void the lost/stolen Chits as reported by the account-holder after a specified Notification Period following receipt of the written notification by the account-holder. The Notification Period, usually two working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays), would be advised by the Director on a case-by-case basis upon receiving the written notification. After expiry of the Notification Period, the Chits reported lost/stolen by the account-holder will become invalid. |
| (3) | The account-holder may be liable for transactions that have already been made before expiry of the Notification Period. |
| C6 | Construction Waste Acceptance Criteria |
| (1) | The prescribed facilities will not accept construction waste other than the types of construction waste as specified in the Charging Regulation. For construction waste load not complying with the acceptance criteria of the prescribed facilities, rejection advice will be provided to the waste hauler at the prescribed facility. |
| DEFINITIONS | |
|---|---|
| (a) | Director – means the Director of Environmental Protection. |
| (b) | Chit – means a Chit issued to account-holder in accordance with Section C4: Chit Issuance. |
| (c) | Government – means the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
| (d) | Account-holder – means a person or a company who has established a billing account under the Charging Regulation. |
| (e) | Charging Regulation – means Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation (Cap. 354N). |
| (f) | Gross vehicle weight (GVW) – means the sum of the weights transmitted to the road surface by all the wheels of the vehicle and includes, in the case of a trailer, any weight of the trailer imposed on the drawing vehicle in accordance with Regulations made under the Road Traffic Ordinance. |
| (g) | Permitted gross vehicle weight (PGVW) – means the maximum gross vehicle weight assigned or determined in respect of the vehicle in accordance with Regulations made under the Road Traffic Ordinance. |
| (h) | Notification Period – means a specified period of time as determined by the Director for which a Chit reported lost by the account-holder will be void. |
| (i) | Prescribed charge – means a landfill charge, sorting charge or public fill charge. |
| (j) | Prescribed facility – means a landfill, refuse transfer station (Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities), sorting facility or public fill reception facility. |
| A. | BASIC CONDITIONS |
| A1 | General |
| (1) | Basic Conditions are made under the Charging Regulation and should be read in conjunction with the Charging Regulation, Conditions of Use and General Information. |
| (2) | Upon approval of the application for a billing account, the applicant shall deem to have accepted the Basic Conditions set out herein and to be bound by them. |
| (3) | In the event of any breach of the Basic Conditions, the Director may revoke the billing account. |
| A2 | Changes of Information |
| (1) | The account-holder shall as soon as reasonably practicable inform the Director in writing of any changes in the information provided to the Director in relation to the billing account. |
| A3 | Accounting Procedures |
| (1) | The account-holder shall inform the Director if a notice of demand is not received within 14 days of the date of monthly cut-off for purpose of determining the prescribed charge and issuance of monthly notice of demand. The cut-off date is 19th of each month. Non-receipt of the notice of demand does not exempt the account-holder from the requirement to pay the prescribed charges and surcharge on or before the due date stated on the notice of demand. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of the notice of demand, the account-holder shall examine the notice and notify the Director in writing of any error or omission within 7 days from the receipt of the notice of demand. The Director will investigate such error or omission. If the investigation on such error or omission cannot be finalised before the due date stated on the notice of demand, the account-holder shall settle such notice of demand first. |
| (3) | The notice of demand shall be final and conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The account-holder shall pay the prescribed charges and where applicable surcharge as specified in the notice of demand. |
| (4) | If an account-holder does not settle the notice of demand for prescribed charges by the due date, he shall be liable to pay a surcharge as stated in the notice of demand within 14 days from the date of which the surcharge becomes payable. Upon expiry of the 14 days, the Director may suspend the billing account if the outstanding charges remain unsettled. |
| (5) | Upon suspension of the billing account, the account-holder will be notified through a final notice of demand requiring him to pay, within 14 days from the date of that notice:
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| B. | CONDITIONS OF USE |
| B1 | General |
| (1) | Conditions of Use are made under the Charging Regulation and should be read in conjunction with the Charging Regulation, Basic Conditions and General Information. |
| (2) | Upon approval of the application for a billing account, the applicant shall deem to have accepted the Conditions of Use set out herein and to be bound by them. |
| (3) | In the event that a construction waste load is not delivered in accordance with the Conditions of Use, the waste load concerned will not be accepted for disposal at the prescribed facility. |
| (4) | Use of Chit is governed by the Basic Conditions and Conditions of Use accompanied with the billing account. |
| B2 | Use of Chit |
| (1) | Construction waste may be accepted for disposal at a prescribed facility only if the person delivers it or on whose behalf it is delivered, is the account-holder of the valid billing account for the contract specified in the application. |
| (2) | A Chit is valid for use at a prescribed facility if all the required fields (i.e. “Prescribed Facility”, “Date of Use”, “Issued by” and “Vehicle Registration Mark” of the vehicle using the Chit) have been completed clearly in the appropriate space provided on the Chit. A Chit is only valid for vehicle with the vehicle registration mark as shown on the Chit. |
| (3) | Account-holder or the person delivering construction waste on his behalf shall present Parts B & C of a valid Chit to the facility operator and follow instructions of the operator for disposal of construction waste. |
| (4) | Any damage or alteration made to a Chit will render the Chit invalid. Invalid Chits shall not be used. |
| (5) | The account-holder shall be responsible for the safe custody of the Chits. |
| B3 | Construction Waste mixed with Other Wastes |
| (1) | For disposal at prescribed facilities, construction waste shall not be mixed with other wastes that are not acceptable at these facilities. |
| B4 | Construction Waste Weighing and Disposal Procedures at Prescribed Facilities |
| (1) | For weighing in and Chit handling, the waste hauler is required to:
|
| (2) | For discharge of construction waste, the waste hauler is required to:
|
| (3) | For weighing out, the waste hauler is required to:
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| B5 | General Construction Waste Disposal Requirements |
| (1) | The GVW of a vehicle using the waste disposal service of the prescribed facilities shall not exceed the PGVW. |
| (2) | Vehicles shall be properly maintained and shall not leak and cause pollution to the prescribed facilities. |
| (3) | Vehicles shall be safely operated when using waste disposal service at the prescribed facilities. |
| (4) | In the event of accident/fire, the driver shall report to and seek assistance immediately from the facility operator and follow his instruction strictly. |
| (5) | The driver shall at all times follow the traffic control signs/signals within the prescribed facilities unless otherwise directed by the facility operator. He shall at all times be aware of other persons in the prescribed facilities when he performs any activity within the prescribed facilities. |
| (6) | The use of vehicle horn in the prescribed facilities is prohibited unless under emergency situation in order to avoid danger to life or property. |
| (7) | The driver shall dip the headlights of his vehicle within the prescribed facilities when the headlights are in use. |
| C. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
| C1 | General |
| (1) | The Director shall not be liable to any person for any damage or loss caused due to the closure of any prescribed facilities as a result of routine maintenance/overhaul, urgent repairs, or any other reasons with or without prior notice. |
| (2) | No gift or advantage shall be offered to any operators of the prescribed facilities. The account-holder or whom on his behalf is advised to report to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) if any operators of the prescribed facilities solicit advantages from him. |
| C2 | Determination of Weight of Construction Waste |
| (1) | Weight of the construction waste for the purpose of calculating the prescribed charge of a waste load is the difference between the GVWs recorded at the in-weighbridge and the out-weighbridge of the prescribed facility. |
| (2) | If the GVW is not recorded at the out-weighbridge because the waste hauler fails to stop the vehicle at the out-weighbridge of the prescribed facility, the weight of construction waste is to be regarded as the GVW recorded at the in-weighbridge. |
| (3) | If the GVW is not recorded at the in-weighbridge because the waste hauler fails to stop the vehicle at the in-weighbridge of the prescribed facility, the weight of construction waste is to be regarded as the PGVW. |
| C3 | Accounting Procedures |
| (1) | The monthly notice of demand will be sent to the account-holder by post. Monthly construction waste transaction information can either be sent by post or through E-mail at the account-holder’s choice. Hard copy will not be sent if construction waste transaction information has been sent by E-mail. |
| (2) | The amount of prescribed charges specified in the notice of demand shall be calculated as the sum of all the prescribed charges payable in respect of the weight of each load of construction waste delivered by the account-holder or on his behalf to the prescribed facilities for the period as specified in the notice of demand. |
| (3) | For settlement of outstanding notices of demand, payment of any monies shall be used to settle the outstanding amounts including the surcharges stated in the notices of demand in the chronological order of their due dates. |
| (4) | On the application of the account-holder for reinstating a suspended/revoked billing account, the Director may, with or without conditions, reinstate the billing account if all the outstanding prescribed charges and surcharge under the suspended/revoked account have been paid. |
| C4 | Chit Issuance |
| (1) | For request of Chit issuance, the account-holder is required to pay a deposit as security for payment of prescribed charges and surcharges under the Charging Regulation. |
| (2) | When the account-holder requests for Chit issuance, he is required to pay a deposit of $300 per Chit (for billing account that can be used at all the prescribed facilities) or $75 per Chit (for billing account that can solely be used at Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities). The deposit will be calculated according to the requested number of Chits. |
| (3) | The account-holder may apply in writing for issuance of additional Chits by completing Application Form for Issuance of Chits (Form 4). |
| (4) | For collection of Chits in person, any person to whom or on whose behalf the Chits are issued will be required to produce his identity document to the Director for examination. |
| (5) | For receipt of Chits by post, the account-holder should acknowledge receipt by fax return to Environmental Protection Department (Fax: 28720509). The Chits can only be used two working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) after acknowledgement of receipt in the specified manner. |
| (6) | Damaged Chits or Chits that have become invalid due to alteration may be returned to the Director for application for re-issuance of new Chits or for refund of deposit subject to settlement of any outstanding charges. |
| (7) | Upon closure of the account, the account-holder shall return those unused Chits to the Director for application for deposit refund subject to settlement of any outstanding charges. |
| C5 | Loss of Chits |
| (1) | The account-holder shall report to the Director in writing immediately if his Chits have been lost/stolen. |
| (2) | The Director will void the lost/stolen Chits as reported by the account-holder after a specified Notification Period following receipt of the written notification by the account-holder. The Notification Period, usually two working days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays), would be advised by the Director on a case-by-case basis upon receiving the written notification. After expiry of the Notification Period, the Chits reported lost/stolen by the account-holder will become invalid. |
| (3) | The account-holder may be liable for transactions that have already been made before expiry of the Notification Period. |
| C6 | Construction Waste Acceptance Criteria |
| (1) | The prescribed facilities will not accept construction waste other than the types of construction waste as specified in the Charging Regulation. For construction waste load not complying with the acceptance criteria of the prescribed facilities, rejection advice will be provided to the waste hauler at the prescribed facility. |
| DEFINITIONS | |
|---|---|
| (a) | Director – means the Director of Environmental Protection. |
| (b) | Vessel Chit – means a Chit issued to account-holder in accordance with Section C4: Vessel Chit Issuance. |
| (c) | Government – means the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. |
| (d) | Account-holder – means a person or a company who has established a billing account under the Charging Regulation. |
| (e) | Charging Regulation – means Waste Disposal (Charges for Disposal of Construction Waste) Regulation (Cap. 354N). |
| (f) | Maximum load – means the weight of the maximum load that the vessel is capable of carrying, as determined by the Director under Section 12(2) of the Charging Regulation. |
| (g) | Notification Period – means a specified period of time as determined by the Director for which a vessel chit reported lost by the account-holder will be voided. |
| (h) | Prescribed charge – means a landfill charge, sorting charge or public fill charge. |
| (i) | Prescribed facility – means a landfill, refuse transfer station (Outlying Islands Transfer Facilities), sorting facility or public fill reception facility. |
| A. | BASIC CONDITIONS |
| A1 | General |
| (1) | Basic Conditions are made under the Charging Regulation and should be read in conjunction with the Charging Regulation, Conditions of Use for Vessel Disposal and General Information. |
| (2) | Upon approval of the application of vessel disposal, the successful applicant shall deem to have accepted the conditions of the Basic Conditions set out herein and to be bound by them. |
| (3) | In the event of any breach of the Basic Conditions, the Director may revoke the approval. |
| (4) | The account-holder shall ensure that the billing account is solely used for paying any prescribed charge payable in respect of construction waste generated from construction works under the contract specified in the application. The billing account shall not be used for the disposal of any other construction waste from other construction waste generated sites not specified in the application form. |
| A2 | Changes of Information |
| (1) | The account-holder shall as soon as reasonably practicable inform the Director in writing of any changes in the information provided to the Director in relation to the vessel disposal. |
| A3 | Accounting Procedures |
| (1) | The account-holder shall inform the Director if a notice of demand is NOT received within 14 days of the date of monthly cut-off for purpose of determining the prescribed charge and issuance of monthly notice of demand. Non-receipt of the notice of demand does not exempt the account-holder from the requirement to pay the prescribed charges and surcharge on or before the due dates stated on the notice of demand. |
| (2) | Upon receipt of the notice of demand, the account-holder shall examine the notice and notify the Director in writing of any error or omission within 7 days from the receipt of the notice of demand. The Director shall investigate such error or omission. If investigation on such error or omission cannot be finalised before the due date stated on the notice of demand, the account-holder shall settle such notice of demand first. |
| (3) | The notice of demand shall be final and conclusive in the absence of manifest error. The account-holder shall pay the prescribed charges and where applicable surcharge as specified in the notice of demand. |
| (4) | If an account-holder does not settle the notice of demand for prescribed charges on or before the due date, he shall also be liable to pay a surcharge as shown in the notice of demand within 14 days from the date of which the surcharge becomes payable. Upon expiry of the 14 days, the Director may suspend the billing account if the outstanding charges remain unsettled. |
| (5) | Upon suspension of the billing account, the account-holder will be notified through a final notice of demand requiring him to pay, within 14 days from the date of that notice:
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| B. | CONDITIONS OF USE FOR VESSEL DISPOSAL |
| B1 | General |
| (1) | Conditions of Use for Vessel Disposal are made under the Charging Regulation and should be read in conjunction with the Charging Regulation, Basic Conditions and General Information. |
| (2) | Upon approval of the application for a vessel disposal, the successful applicant shall deem to have accepted the conditions of the Conditions of Use for Vessel Disposal set out herein and to be bound by them. |
| (3) | In the event that an inert construction waste load is not delivered in accordance with the Conditions of Use for Vessel Disposal, the waste load concerned will not be accepted for disposal at the prescribed facility. |
| (4) | Use of Vessel Chit is governed by the Basic Conditions and Conditions of Use for Vessel Disposal accompanied with the billing account. |
| B2 | Use of Vessel Chit |
| (1) | Vessel chits shall be used solely in respect of the contract specified in the application. |
| (2) | Inert construction waste may be accepted for disposal at a prescribed facility only if the person delivers it or on whose behalf it is delivered, is the account-holder of the valid billing account for the contract specified in the application. |
| (3) | A Vessel Chit is valid for use at a prescribed facility if all the required fields (i.e. "Prescribed Facility", "Date of Use", "Issued by" and "Vessel Licence No." of the vessel using the Vessel Chit) have been completed clearly in the appropriate space provided on the Vessel Chit. A Vessel Chit is only valid for vessel with the Vessel Licence No. as shown on the Vessel Chit. |
| (4) | Account-holder or the person delivering inert construction waste on his behalf shall present Part B & C of a valid Vessel Chit to the facility operator and follow instructions of the operator for disposal of inert construction waste. |
| (5) | Any damage or alternation made to a Vessel Chit will render the Vessel Chit invalid. Invalid Vessel Chits shall not be used. |
| (6) | The account-holder shall be responsible for the safe custody of the Vessel Chits. |
| B3 | Inert Construction Waste Acceptance Criteria |
| (1) | The inert construction waste accepted by public fill reception facility shall consist entirely of inert construction waste as stipulated in column 3 of item 4 in Schedule 2 of Waste Disposal (Designated Waste Disposal Facility) Regulation (WD(DWDF)R). For inert construction waste mixed with other wastes not complying with the acceptance criteria of the public fill reception facility, rejection advice will be provided to the Vessel Master. |
| B4 | Inert Construction Waste Disposal Procedures at Prescribed Facilities |
| (1) | On arrival at the mooring of the prescribed facility, the Vessel Master needs to present the Vessel Chit and report to the Officer-in-Charge of the prescribed facility. The use of berth and disposal order will be on first-come-first-serve basis. The duration for disposal would depend on various factors such as the number of barges awaiting for the disposal operation, handling capacity of the prescribed facility and existing site conditions. Users shall include these factors in planning the programme of vessel disposal. |
| (2) | The Vessel Master shall provide assistance on board and allow access to the Officer-in-Charge or his authorized officer of the prescribed facility to inspect the inert construction waste load on the vessel. Vessel carrying waste load with entire inert content of construction waste will be allowed to enter the prescribed facility for disposal. Otherwise (i.e. not loaded with entire inert content), the vessel will not be allowed to enter the prescribed facility for disposal. If unacceptable material is found during the unloading of material, the remaining load will be rejected. |
| (3) | If the load in the vessel is suspected containing large amount of non-inert material covered by the inert material, the Officer-in-Charge or his authorized officer could conduct further inspection to ensure the load is comply with the acceptance criteria (i.e. entire inert content). The Vessel Master shall provide necessary assistance to facilitate the inspection. |
| (4) | The Vessel Master or the hauler shall be responsible for unloading the inert construction waste material from the vessel to the seafront loading area designated by the Officer-in-Charge of the prescribed facility. |
| (5) | The Vessel Master shall follow the order or signal of the authorized officer:
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| (6) | On request of the authorized office, the Vessel Master shall:
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| B5 | General Construction Waste Vessel Disposal Requirements |
| (1) | The vessel for the purpose of disposal shall be steel lighter or steel hopper barge. |
| (2) | The load carried by a vessel using the waste disposal service of the prescribed facilities shall not exceed the maximum load as agreed with the Director. |
| (3) | Vessels shall be properly maintained and shall not leak and cause pollution to the prescribed facilities and the marine environment in the vicinity. |
| (4) | Vessels shall be safely operated when using waste disposal service at the prescribed facilities. |
| (5) | In the event of accident/fire, the Vessel Master shall report to and seek assistance immediately from the facility operator and follow his instruction strictly. |
| (6) | The Vessel Master shall at all times follow the traffic control signs/signals within the prescribed facilities unless otherwise directed by the facility operator. He shall at all times be aware of other persons in the prescribed facilities when he performs any activity within the prescribed facilities. |
| (7) | The use of vessel horn in the prescribed facilities is prohibited unless under emergency situation in order to avoid danger to life or property. |
| (8) | The Vessel Master shall dip the headlights of his vessel within the prescribed facilities when the headlights are in use. |
| B6 | Master Delivery Programme and 4-weeks Rolling Programme |
| (1) | The account holder shall submit a Master Delivery Programme and notify CEDD at least 28 days in advance prior to the commencement of vessel disposal works. |
| (2) | The account holder shall submit the 4-weeks Rolling Programme to CEDD on weekly basis. |
| C. | GENERAL INFORMATION |
| C1 | General |
| (1) | The Director shall not be liable to any person for any damage or loss caused due to the closure of any prescribed facilities as a result of routine maintenance/overhaul, urgent repairs, or any other reasons with or without prior notice. |
| (2) | No gift or advantage shall be offered to any operators of the prescribed facilities. The account-holder or whom on his behalf is advised to report to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) if any operators of the prescribed facilities solicit advantages from him. |
| C2 | Determination of Weight of Inert Construction Waste |
| (1) | The Maximum Load of the vessel as determined by the Director of Environment Protection shall be used for the purpose of calculating the public fill charge. Only approved vessels shall be used for the delivery of inert construction waste material to the prescribed facility. |
| C3 | Accounting Procedures |
| (1) | Upon approval of a billing account application, the account-holder will be notified the date of monthly cut-off for purpose of determining the prescribed charges and issuance of monthly construction waste transaction information and the notice of demand for payment of prescribed charges. If the date falls on a public holiday, the date shall be the following working day. |
| (2) | The monthly notice of demand will be sent to the account-holder by post. Monthly construction waste transaction information can either be sent by post or through E-mail at the account-holder’s choice. Hard copy will not be sent if construction waste transaction information has been sent by E-mail. |
| (3) | The amount of prescribed charges specified in the notice of demand shall be calculated as the sum of all the prescribed charges payable in respect of the weight of each load of construction waste delivered by the account-holder or on his behalf to the prescribed facilities for the period as specified in the notice of demand. |
| (4) | For settlement of outstanding notices of demand, payment of any monies shall be used to settle the outstanding amounts including the surcharges stated in the notices of demand in the chronological order of their due dates. |
| (5) | On the application of the account-holder for reinstating a suspended/revoked billing account, the Director may, with or without conditions, reinstate the billing account if all the outstanding prescribed charges and surcharge under the suspended/revoked account have been paid. |
| C4 | Vessel Chit Issuance |
| (1) | For request of Vessel Chit issuance, the account-holder is required to pay a deposit as security for payment of prescribed charges and surcharges under the Charging Regulation. |
| (2) | When the account-holder requests for Vessel Chit issuance, he is required to pay a deposit of $40,000 for each Chit. For issuance of more Vessel Chits, additional deposit on a pro-rata basis (i.e. $40,000 per vessel chit) shall be paid. |
| (3) | The account-holder may apply in writing for issuance of additional Vessel Chits. |
| (4) | For collection of Vessel Chits in person, any person to whom or on whose behalf the Chits are issued will be required to produce his identity document to the Director for examination. |
| (5) | For receipt of Vessel Chits by post, the account-holder should acknowledge receipt by contacting Environmental Protection Department by phone. The Vessel Chits can only be used two clear days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays) after acknowledgement of receipt in the specified manner. |
| (6) | Damaged Vessel Chits or Vessel Chits that have become invalid due to alteration may be returned to the Director for application for re-issuance of new Vessel Chits or for refund of deposit subject to settlement of any outstanding charges. |
| (7) | Upon closure of the account, the account-holder shall return those unused Vessel Chits to the Director for application for deposit refund subject to settlement of any outstanding charges. |
| C5 | Loss of Vessel Chits |
| (1) | The account-holder shall report to the Director in writing immediately if his vessel chits have been lost/stolen. |
| (2) | The Director will then void the lost/stolen Vessel Chits as reported by the account-holder after a specified Notification Period following receipt of the written notification by the account-holder. The Notification Period, usually two clear days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays), would be advised by the Director on a case-by-case basis upon receiving the written notification. After expiry of the Notification Period, the Vessel Chits reported lost/stolen by the account-holder will become invalid. |
| (3) | The account-holder may be liable for transactions that have already been made before expiry of the Notification Period. |
| C6 | Prescribed Facility for Vessel Disposal |
| (1) | Currently, there are only two public fill reception facilities, one in Tuen Mun Area 38 and one in Tseung Kwan O Area 137, for vessel disposal of inert construction waste. The Director shall give notice in the Gazette on the addition or deletion of public fill reception facility, from time to time, for the purpose of vessel disposal. |
| For application for issuance of Chits for the first time, you will be informed of the deposit amount to be paid. For deposit requirement, please refer to General Information accompanied with billing account. |
| For subsequent request that the number of Chits being applied exceeds the number of Chits that can be issued as determined by the amount of deposit already paid, please mark (◉) as appropriate. |
| Example: Account-holder paid a deposit of $3,000 for 10 Chits. He used 5 Chits for waste disposal and then settled the disposal charges for 2 of the Chits. Now he applies for 8 Chits, the additional deposit required = $300/Chit x (8-2) = $1,800. If account-holder does not want to pay additional deposit, the number of chits can be issued is 2 (relevant charges have been settled). |
| Personal Information Collection Statement | |
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| Purpose of Collection | |
| 1. | The personal data provided by means of this form and those in relation to this form and those in relation to this application will be used by the Environmental Protection Department for one or more of the following purposes:
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| 2. | Applicant shall provide personal data as required in the application form. |
| Classes of Transferees | |
| 3. | The personal data provided by means of the application form and those in relation to this application may be disclosed to:
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| Access to Personal Data | |
| 4. | Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you have a right to request access to, and to request correction of, your personal data in relation to your application. |
| Enquires | |
| 5. | If you wish to exercise your right to request access to, and to reqeust correction of, your personal data in relation to your application, please submit your written data access request in the Chinese or English language to the following address: Senior Environmental Protection Officer(Knowledge Management) (Address: Room 2215, 22/F., Tower 2, Grand Central Plaza, 138 Shatin Rural Committee Road, Shatin, N.T.) Telephone 2838 3111 or Fax 2838 3111 |
| Personal Information Collection Statement | |
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| Purpose of Collection | |
| 1. | The personal data provided by means of this form and those in relation to this form and those in relation to this application will be used by the Environmental Protection Department for one or more of the following purposes:
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| 2. | Applicant shall provide personal data as required in the application form. |
| Classes of Transferees | |
| 3. | The personal data provided by means of the application form and those in relation to this application may be disclosed to:
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| Access to Personal Data | |
| 4. | Under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you have a right to request access to, and to request correction of, your personal data in relation to your application. |
| Enquires | |
| 5. | If you wish to exercise your right to request access to, and to reqeust correction of, your personal data in relation to your application, please submit your written data access request in the Chinese or English language to the following address: Senior Environmental Protection Officer(Knowledge Management) (Address: Room 2215, 22/F., Tower 2, Grand Central Plaza, 138 Shatin Rural Committee Road, Shatin, N.T.) Telephone 2838 3111 or Fax 2838 3111 |
| Personal Information Collection Statement | |
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| Purpose of Collection | |
| 1. | The personal data provided by means of this form and those in relation to this form and those in relation to this application will be used by the Environmental Protection Department for one or more of the following purposes:
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| 2. | Applicant shall provide personal data as required in this form. If you do not provide sufficient information, your application is to be treated as not properly made and will not be processed. |
| Classes of Transferees | |
| 3. | The personal data provided by means of the application form and those in relation to this application may be disclosed to:
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| Access to Personal Data | |
| 4. | Applicant has a right of access and correction with respect to personal data as provided for in sections 18 and 22 and principle 6 of Schedule 1 of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. The right of access includes the right to obtain a copy of personal data provided by the applicant. |
| Enquires | |
| 5. | Enquiries concerning the personal data collected, including the making of access and corrections, should be addressed to Chief Environmental Protection Inspector (Charging Section) by post (Address: 2/F, West Wing, 88 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong), fax 2591 0361 or telephone 2872 1838. |
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