In response to China's acceptance of the amendments adopted by the Seventh and Eighth Conferences of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2023, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) held a consultation workshop related to the updating of the HKSARIP for relevant stakeholders on 6 August 2024. About 60 stakeholders from various sectors of the community attended the Workshop. The attendees recognized the effectiveness of the workshop and exchanged views with representatives of EPD on the implementation of the Stockholm Convention set out in the updated HKSARIP.