The World Health Organization (WHO) designates 31 May of each year as the World No Tobacco Day (WNTD). Smoke-free Publicity Progamme for WNTD is launched by Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health (COSH) annually to urge the public to promote the smoke-free messages and encourage more smokers around the world to quit smoking. This year, under the theme “Tobacco Endgame: Zero Hazard．Smoke-free Generation”, “Smoke-free Sportswear Day” on 31 May will continue to be organized for soliciting public support by wearing sportswear and doing exercises, in order to encourage smokers to kick the habit, create a smoke-free social environment and step forward to achieve the Tobacco Endgame goal.

Opening Hours of Landfills and Refuse Transfer Stations during CNY 2022 (28 Jan - 3 Feb 2022)

The IE Expo China 2022 (Event) will be held from 20th to 22nd April 2022 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai

Informed by EPD, the South East New Territories (SENT) Landfill Extension Part located at TKO will in operation from 21st Nov 2021. The new entrance of SENT Landfill will start operating on 21-Nov-2021. Use of the current entrance gate will be stopped on the same day. Please find the attached diagram for the arrangement of the new route. Please feel free to contact EPD at 2706 8722 for any enquires.

Following the passage of the Mercury Control Bill by the Legislative Council on 23 June 2021, the Mercury Control Ordinance (Cap. 640) ("the Ordinance") had been gazetted on 2 July 2021 and will come into effect on 1 December 2021. A brief introduction on the regulatory regime under the Ordinance is set out at the Annex.