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1. EPD's failures are a reflection of government inertia on a wider scale

   Posted May 04th 2012, 12:00am

   ... not happened. Coming back to the present, I believe Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah should have resigned once he realised that his department had failed to make the environmental ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/1000050/epds-failures-are-reflection-government-inertia-wider-scale
2. Minister throws down incineration challenge

   Posted Apr 20th 2012, 12:00am

   ... in doing so. $15b The amount, in Hong Kong dollars, Edward Yau's bureau is seeking to build the waste incinerator at Shek Kwu Chau ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/998688/minister-throws-down-incineration-challenge
3. Public support waste disposal charges

   Posted Mar 22nd 2012, 12:00am

   ... the charges to HK$10 a month. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah admitted yesterday that Hong Kong was facing an imminent waste problem, for which charges could be one solution. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/996222/public-support-waste-disposal-charges
4. Waste disposal levy needs adjusting

   Posted Jan 26th 2012, 12:00am

   ... I agree with Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah's proposed levy on waste. The fee would be a significant step towards reducing the amount of our solid waste, while also slowing the rate at which our landfills become saturated. Yet there would be some drawbacks. Low-income citizens might be hard-pressed to afford such a fee in their limited daily budgets. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/990982/waste-disposal-levy-needs-adjusting
5. letters

   Posted Jan 27th 2012, 12:00am

   ... spread the message and reduce the burden on our environment. Edward Chiu Chun-ming, Tsuen Wan Government Secondary School Fewer cars in city will cut air pollution Hong Kong is not as big ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/991053/letters
6. Same bag levy for all, says government

   Posted Nov 29th 2011, 12:00am

   ... Secretary Edward Yau Tang-wah said treating retailers differently would be controversial and unfair. Samson Lai Yiu-kei, an assistant director of the Environmental Protection Department, said ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/986284/same-bag-levy-all-says-government
7. Plastic bag levy to be extended to all

   Posted May 19th 2011, 12:00am

   ... year. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah said earlier that the first phase of the scheme cut the number of bags distributed by about 90 per cent. But statistics released last week ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/968136/plastic-bag-levy-be-extended-all
8. Charge for the bags and keep the money

   Posted May 18th 2011, 12:00am

   ... to the year before the levy was imposed. The figures also showed far more reusable bags are being thrown away. But Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah said yesterday the first phase ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/968070/charge-bags-and-keep-money
9. Build on public's support for the plastic bag levy

   Posted May 15th 2011, 12:00am

   ... secretary Edward Yau Tang-wah set a timetable for doing so, and poured scorn on those urging a review of the scheme, studies of systems in use elsewhere, further consultations and exemptions. ...

   http://www.scmp.com/article/967728/build-publics-support-plastic-bag-levy
10. A cleaner, greener beginning

    Posted Jan 31st 2011, 12:00am by Staff Reporter

    ... used items from registered housing estates to three recycling plants. It will continue until the middle of next month. Secretary for the Environment Edward Yau Tang-wah called on households ...

    http://www.scmp.com/article/737200/cleaner-greener-beginning

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