Environmental problems can entail enormous financial and health costs. It is clearly much better to prevent problems than to try to cure them after they have occurred. The Environmental Protection Department therefore devotes considerable resources to pre-empting problems by providing advice in the early stages on matters ranging from strategic and regional studies to individual planning applications.
Environmental Planning Advice Provided in 2023
Number of Proposals with Environmental Planning Advice Provided from 2004 to 2023
Notes
District Planning:
Land use planning applications and development proposals.
Plans:
Regional and Sub-regional land use plans under Town Planning Ordinance, such as Outline Zoning Plans.
Environmental Implications (E.I.) Paragraphs:
Environmental Implications paragraphs in government submissions to the Legislative Council and the Executive Council.
Major Planning:
Includes territorial, regional and sectoral plans, strategies and studies such as territorial development strategy, transport strategies and studies on sustainable development.
Examples of Major Planning and Sectoral Studies with Environmental Advice Provided in 2023
- Pilot Planning and Engineering Study on Development of Selected Strategic Cavern Areas – Feasibility Study
- Strategic Studies on Railways beyond 2030
- Strategic Studies on Major Roads beyond 2030
- Traffic and Transport Strategy Study
