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1. Let's talk trash

   Posted Jan 12th 2012, 12:00am

   ... such as the amount of the levy. But Secretary for Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah says: 'We should reach a consensus on whether to impose a levy on waste disposal before discussing [what the levy would ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/989943/lets-talk-trash
2. Minister confident over bag levy

   Posted May 26th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Scarlett Chiang The proposed 50 cent levy on plastic shopping bags will be approved by the Legislative Council in July, the environment minister predicted yesterday. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah said he expected the Product Eco-Responsibility Bill, which includes the plastic bag levy, would be approved before the end of the legislative year. 'The ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/639025/minister-confident-over-bag-levy
3. HK's role limited, Yau says

   Posted Dec 11th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Given its limited role in global climate talks, Hong Kong had to focus on what it could achieve on its own to reduce carbon emissions, the environment secretary said before he headed to Copenhagen. Edward Yau Tang-wah reiterated that an absolute reduction target was impractical for the city. 'What can Hong Kong do if it cannot - and is not required - to be dragged ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/700973/hks-role-limited-yau-says
4. Complaints over lights double

   Posted Jan 08th 2009, 12:00am by Martin Wong

   ... Martin Wong Complaints over lights have doubled, the environmental secretary revealed yesterday. Edward Yau Tang-wah said the number of light-pollution complaints was 82 last year, compared with 40 in 2007 and 35 in 2006. In view of energy wastage, the government would launch a consultancy study, exchange views with environmental protection groups, and assess the feasibility ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/666184/complaints-over-lights-double
5. Green gadgets win

   Posted Nov 30th 2008, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah watches as cookware powered by bicycles, solar-panelled golf carts and a car made of flattened aluminium cans vie for top prizes at a green invention competition at the Science and Technology Parks yesterday. The third annual Hong Kong Technology and Renewable Energy Events buzzed with creative vigour as more than 420 teams ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/662019/green-gadgets-win
6. Progress on notification of 'minor' nuclear incidents

   Posted Apr 21st 2011, 12:00am

   ... Beijing's nuclear safety agency is making positive noises about opening up the way it reports minor incidents at nuclear plants, Hong Kong's top environmental official said yesterday. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah was speaking as he led a Hong Kong delegation to the National Nuclear Safety Administration at the Ministry of the Environment in Beijing. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/965655/progress-notification-minor-nuclear-incidents
7. Bill for ban on idling engines by year's end

   Posted Jul 09th 2009, 12:00am by Anita Lam

   ... A draft bill for a ban on idling engines is expected to be scrutinised in the Legislative Council by the end of this year, the environment minister said. Edward Yau Tang-wah told lawmakers in a written submission yesterday that the government had extended the scope of exemptions for public and commercial vehicles, but that officials did not agree on waiving the ban during hot weather. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/686286/bill-ban-idling-engines-years-end
8. Projects to generate 45.7m tonnes of waste

   Posted May 14th 2009, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... At least 45.7 million tonnes of construction and demolition waste will be generated by 10 major infrastructure projects in the next five years, Environment Secretary Edward Yau Tang-wah told lawmakers yesterday. He said 2.8 million tonnes might end up in landfills, and contractors were obliged to draw up waste management plans. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/680223/projects-generate-457m-tonnes-waste
9. Good news on pollution not frequent enough

   Posted Jul 21st 2007, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

   ... Edward Yau Tang-wah was quick to acknowledge an element of luck in the recent favourable weather conditions. Nonetheless, he claimed that a gradual improvement in air quality was clear to see ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/601293/good-news-pollution-not-frequent-enough
10. Environment pick raises doubts

    Posted Jun 24th 2007, 12:00am by Klaudia Lee

    ... Environmentalists yesterday expressed concerns over Edward Yau Tang-wah's lack of experience in the field. Most said they were unfamiliar with Mr Yau, who will head a new environment bureau, and suggested he brush up on the subject to prepare to tackle the burning issues of air quality and energy conservation. Friends of the Earth spokesman Hahn Chu Hon-keung said the group ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/598042/environment-pick-raises-doubts

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