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Dr Liao covered all areas of her environmental portfolio in her speech and power point presentation: air quality, nature conservation and greening, solid waste management, and water quality.

财政司司长唐英年在二月二十八日宣布2007-08财政年度的政府财预案。就推动环保，他说：

「保护环境不但可提升市民的生活质素，而且有助改善营商环境。行政长官在去年的施政报告建议提供优惠，鼓励车主更换旧式柴油商业车辆，我会为此投放32亿元。同时，行政长官亦提出减免环保车辆的汽车首次登记税。有关计划将于四月一日推行。市民可从今天起在环境保护署和运输署网页浏览有关符合这项计划的车辆型号资料。」

「为了减少废物及落实「污染者自付」的原则，环境保护署正积极研究就不同产品引入「生产者责任计划」。该署已完成塑胶购物袋收费计划的研究，并将于短期内提出具体方案。预计有关的条例草案可于本年内提交立法会。」

The Financial Secretary, Mr Henry Tang, unveiled details of the 2007-08 Budget on February 28. On promoting environmental protection, he said,

"Not only can environmental protection enhance our citizens' quality of life, but it also helps improve our business environment. In last year's Policy Address, the Chief Executive proposed to provide an incentive for replacement of old diesel commercial vehicles with new models. I have budgeted $3.2 billion for this purpose. The Chief Executive also proposed to lower the first registration tax environment-friendly vehicles. This programme will be implemented on April 1. As from today, information on the vehicle models covered by the programme can be found on the websites of the Environmental Protection Department and Transport Department.

To reduce waste and implement the "Polluter Pays" principle, the Environmental Protection Department is considering the introduction of producer-responsibility schemes for various products. The Department has completed its study on the charging scheme for plastic shopping bags, and is shortly to put forward specific proposals. It is expected that the relevant Bill will be introduced into this Council within the year."

为鼓励市民购买废气排放量少而燃料效率高的环保汽油私家车，由二零零七年四月一日起，政府会为新登记环保汽油私家车提供宽减汽车首次登记税30%，宽减上限为每辆港币五万元。
To encourage the use of environment-friendly petrol private cars with low emissions and high fuel efficiency, starting from 1 April 2007, a 30% reduction in the First Registration Tax (FRT), subject to a cap of HK$50,000 per car, will be offered to buyers of newly registered environment-friendly petrol private cars.

车辆是香港空气污染第二大源头。为改善本港空气质素，政府将由2007年4月1日起，提供总共三十二亿元资助，鼓励车主尽早把欧盟前期及欧盟I期柴油商业车辆更换为新商业车辆。欲知详情，请浏览相关文件。
Road vehicles are the second largest source of air pollution in Hong Kong. To improve the air quality, from 1 April 2007 the Government will provide HK$3.2 billion to encourage early replacement of pre-Euro and Euro I diesel commercial vehicles with new commercial vehicles. The relevant paper contains details of the programme.

政府将禁止生产及输入挥发性有机化合物含量高于订明限制的产品，规例由今年四月一日起分阶段实施。
The Government will ban imports and local manufacture of products whose volatile organic compounds contents exceed the prescribed limits. The legislation will come into force in phases starting from April 1 this year.

环境运输及工务局局长廖秀冬探访三个模范屋苑，了解「家居废物源头分类计划」和「都市固体废物收费试验计划」的推行情况。
The Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, Dr Sarah Liao, visited three model estates to see the implementation of the programme on source separation of domestic waste and the trial scheme of municipal solid waste charging.

在2007年1月27日和28日举办的「旧电脑及电器回收日」已圆满结束。活动期间我们收集了超过190吨旧电脑及电器(共22,700件)，较上年增加近九成。
The "2007 WEEE Recycling Days" was held successfully on 27 and 28 January. During the event, 190 tonnes (22,700 pieces) of used electrical appliances and computers were collected, representing an increase of about 90% over that of last year.

环保署于2007年2月推广「岁晚回收大行动」，鼓励市民在岁晚期间使用屋苑内的回收设施参与家居废物回收，加强屋苑内的回收活动。
The EPD has launched the Lunar Year End Recycling Campaign in Feb 2007. Residents were encouraged to make use of the waste separation facilities in their estates to step up recovery of reusable and recyclable materials.

这两份报告于2007年2月发表，总结了香港80 年代、90 年代至今河溪 和海域水质状况，反映过去二十年来环保署改善河海水质、建立清洁健康环境方面所做的工作。进一步改善香港水质有赖市民的全力支持。
The two Reports summarise the state of Hong Kong's Rivers and Marine Waters in the 1980s, the 1990s upto today. They highlight what has been done in the last two decades in improving water quality and making Hong Kong's rivers and seas cleaner and healthier environments. The community's support is necessary for further improvement of river and marine water quality in Hong Kong.

政府一贯的政策是在实际可行情况下，对新登记车辆实施最严格的车辆废气排放标准，并参考欧洲、美国和日本生产较环保车辆的主要地方的标准，以制定本地新登记车辆的废气排放标准。

紧急维修工程可在无须事先获得环保署发出「建筑噪音许可证」的情况下进行。在紧急情况下，有关人士须就当时现场情况，作出适当的专业判断，以决定是否须尽速采取行动，包括进行所需工程。