The Environmental Protection Department said it does not tolerate concrete batching plants operating without a licence and will make every effort to stop any illegal operations. The department made the statement in response to media reports yesterday of a concrete batching plant at 20 Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong continuing to operate without holding a valid Specified Process Licence (SPL). The department has been closely monitoring the operation of two plants, both owned by China Concrete. The other plant is at 22 Tung Yuen Street in Yau Tong. Regarding the plant at 20 Tung Yuen Street, the Air Pollution Control Appeal Board dismissed an appeal lodged by China Concrete against the department’s refusal of its application for renewal of an SPL for the plant on November 22. Under the Air Pollution Control (Specified Processes) Regulations, the plant’s SPL ceased to be valid with immediate effect and the department issued a letter requesting that all works be halte
The Centre for Health Protection today said it is investigating one additional COVID-19 case involving an 18-year-old man who arrived from the Netherlands.
A total of 43 cases were reported in Hong Kong in the past 14 days, including two import-related cases.
As Asiana Airlines flight OZ721 arriving from Seoul on July 6 had one passenger on board confirmed to have COVID-19 by arrival test and another passenger that failed to comply with the requirement under the Prevention & Control of Disease (Regulation of Cross-boundary Conveyances & Travellers) Regulation, the Department of Health prohibited the landing of Asiana Airlines passenger flights from Seoul from July 10 to 23.
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