Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday that the message has been conveyed to the environment minister to figure out what he called a “sharper and clearer” dissemination of effective information for the city to be aware of the charges scheme that would be placed on waste disposal to lessen the level of rubbish dump into landfills.
Originally, the scheme was meant to be implemented by the end of 2023, but it was held until this April after authorities found out that more time would be needed to work out the logistics.
Hong Kong leader said large-scale, continuous and repeated efforts were needed to promote the scheme and educate residents.
Lee said “I have asked the secretary for environment and ecology to ensure the action plan for the waste-charging scheme, has its details worked out and clearly explained to all relevant parties,” referring to property management companies, the catering industry and residents.
Chief Executive added “All this information needs to be clearly explained, spelt out and easily available for everybody. So, the Environment and Ecology Bureau will work harder on holding seminars, doing press conferences, explaining whenever they can with different stakeholders and also working out good questions and answers so that people can easily understand what their roles will be, their legal responsibilities and how things will work out".
According to this upcoming scheme, it is slated for residents to collect their rubbish inside a bag that has been prepaid at 11 HK cents (HK$0.1) per litre (1kg). This policy will go for the first 3 years. And the bags will be available in nine different sizes from three litres (3 quarts) up to 100 litres.
Starting from April 1, residents will be charged for the waste they dispose of as part of the government’s municipal solid waste-charging campaign.
香港特首呼籲環境部長想出「更清晰」的方式向公眾傳播垃圾收費計劃訊息
行政長官李家超週二表示，這一信息已轉達給環境部長，以找出他所謂的“更清晰”的有效信息傳播方式，以便該市了解將要實施的收費計劃廢物處理，以減少進入垃圾填埋場的垃圾數量。
最初，該計劃原定於 2023 年底實施，但當局發現需要更多時間來解決後勤問題後，該計劃推遲到了 4 月。
香港領導人表示，需要大規模、持續、反覆的努力來推廣該計劃並教育居民。
李說：「我已要求環境生態局局長確保（垃圾收費計劃）行動計劃制定出詳細內容，並向所有相關方清楚解釋。」他指的是物業管理公司、餐飲公司等。工業和居民。
執行長補充說：「所有這些資訊都需要清楚地解釋、闡明並且易於每個人獲取。 所以，環境生態局會更加努力地舉辦研討會、新聞發布會，盡可能地向不同的利害關係人進行解釋，並製定好問答，讓人們更容易了解自己的角色是什麼、法律責任以及如何做到這一點。事情會解決的」。
根據這項即將推出的計劃，居民將把垃圾收集到一個袋子裡，並預先支付每公升（1公斤）11港分的費用。 該政策將持續前三年。 這些袋子有九種不同尺寸可供選擇，容量從 3 公升（3 誇脫）到 100 公升不等。
從4月1日起，作為政府城市固體垃圾收費活動的一部分，居民將對其處置的垃圾進行收費。
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