Appendix L
Statistics on Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
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Date
Received
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Subject
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Status
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Total
no. followed up by ET in this month
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Total
no. followed up by ET since project commencement
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Environmental
complaints
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14, 17 & 21 December 2012,
7 & 15 January 2013
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EPD referred a complaint, from a
resident at Ma Wo, about dust emission in
construction site of the Tolo Highway widening
construction works at Ma Wo. The complainant
contacted the Contractor (Gammon Construction Ltd.) on 14 December 2012 and
the Contractor promised that water-spraying would be provided at the entrance
of the construction site. Although the complainant waited for 5 hours, no
water-spraying was provided by the Contractor. Fugitive dust was generated
and caused serious nuisance to the complainant’s dwelling. Subsequently, the complainant made
another call on 17 December 2012 saying that an EPD
personnel contacted him in the morning on 17 December 2012. However, still no
water-spraying was provided by the Contractor in the construction site on 17
December 2012. Fugitive dust generated overwhelmed the entrance of
complainant’s dwelling. The complainant thereby requested
the EPD to follow-up and reply the complainant as soon as possible. Afterwards, the complainant also made other call on
21 December 2012 strongly complaining that there are no water-spraying
provided in the construction site as requested by EPD and caused continuous dust
nuisance to the complainant.
Afterward, the complainant made a
call on 7 January 2013 complained about dust emission from construction site
of the Tolo Highway widening construction works at
Ma Wo and cause nuisance, pollution problem have
been observed over two years and the condition were most serious specially on
Saturday and Sunday. The Complainant requested EPD and the Contractor to
follow-up. In addition, the complainant made
another call on 15 January 2013 complained that the odour
from asphalt paving works in the construction site nearby the complainant’s
dwelling at Ma Wo and caused serious nuisance. The
complainant requested reply and follow-up. |
Closed
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3
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29
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11
January 2013
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EPD referred a noise complaint from a resident of Ha
Wun Yiu. According to complainant “C”, the
complainant’s dwelling located at Ha Wun Yiu Village
was very close to Tolo Highway. The complainant
expressed that the road surface of Tolo Highway was
uneven. When heavy vehicle passed through the road, strong sound and noise,
like explosion, were produced. The noise seriously affected the complainant.
Although the complainant had complained this issue to Highways Department
before, noise barriers were still not installed and no improvement was
observed. The complaint requested follow-up.
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Closed
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28
January 2013
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Highway referred a water complaint from a citizen
regarding muddy water discharged from construction site nearby Tai Wo Estate to Lam Tsuen River on
26 January 2013 and contaminated the river water, the contaminated river
water would pass flow to Tolo harbour. |
The
complaint was under investigation in January 2013 and will be followed-up in
the next reporting month (February 2013)
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Notification
of summons
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-
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-
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-
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0
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0
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Successful
Prosecutions
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-
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-
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-
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0
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0
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