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 Government today announced that 10 positive COVID-19 cases were found in the compulsory testing exercises for the restricted areas in Wong Tai Sin and Kwai Chung.
It made restriction-testing declarations yesterday to cover Toi Fung House of Fung Tak Estate in Wong Tai Sin and Kwai Yat House of Kwai Hong Court in Kwai Chung.
Nine positive and two indeterminate cases were detected at Toi Fung House where 1,853 people were tested.
At Kwai Yat House, 828 people underwent testing and one of them tested positive for the virus.
Government staff also visited 1,233 households in the two buildings and will follow up on those who did not answer the door.
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