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The Secretary for Environment and Ecology Mr Tse Chinwan today November 4 led a delegation to Shenzhen to attend the second meeting in 2025 of the Hong KongShenzhen Joint Working Group on Environmental Protection
The meeting reviewed the collaborative achievements of the Joint Working Group over the past year Hong Kong and Shenzhen have strengthened the close collaboration of the Joint Working Group in the past year Exchanges such as thematic discussions and exchange visits increased by more than half compared to the past Indepth discussions covered topics including the water ecology of Shenzhen Bay regional atmospheric environment ecological conservation and resources circulation jointly building a beautiful bay area
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region HKSAR Government has been continuously promoting various measures to improve air quality The overall air quality in Hong Kong has been improving in recent years with concentrations of major air pollutants continuously decreasing and remaining at low levels since Hong Kongs return to the Motherland Electric vehicles have become increasingly popular in Hong Kong with the number increased to about nine times of that six years ago Currently about seven out of every 10 newly registered private cars are electric and the growth rate is among the highest in the world With the further development of green transport Hong Kongs air quality will continue to improve
On water quality of Shenzhen Bay through the joint efforts of both sides a longterm significant improvement trend has been observed since the mid2000s with total inorganic nitrogen levels dropping by over 50 per cent compared with the period around Hong Kongs return to the Motherland
The progress of carbon inclusivity of both sides was also discussed at the meeting The Environmental Protection Department EPD said that the Green Electronic Participation Incentive Scheme has over 11 million registered users with an accumulative total of over 120 000 tonnes of recyclables and food waste collected
On ecological conservation the HKSAR Government continues to strengthen the protection of the Wetland of International Importance in the Deep Bay area and is actively promoting the construction of the Sam Po Shue Wetland Conservation Park in the Northern Metropolis actively supporting the development of the International Mangrove Center in Shenzhen at the same time Hong Kong and Shenzhen will continue to exchange experiences on country parks management public education and relevant conservation efforts for species such as corals and butterflies and promote hiking etiquette
Representatives of the Agriculture Fisheries and Conservation Department AFCD shared at the meeting that through distributing promotional leaflets and engaging local and Chinese Mainland social media such as Xiaohongshu to promote safety tips on hiking to visitors and hikers such as using designated trails protecting the environment and ecology avoiding disturbance or harm to wildlife and Take Your Litter Home
Mr Tse expressed gratitude for the collaborative efforts of various departments of the Shenzhen Municipal Government He hoped that both sides will continue the joint efforts under the framework of the Joint Working Group striving to achieve the dual carbon goals in pollution management and waste management as well as to have greater achievements in developing biodiversity building beautiful bays and expanding environmental technology cooperation and development under the Belt and Road Initiative continuously achieving new progress and breakthroughs
The Permanent Secretary for Environment and Ecology Environment Mr Eddie Cheung the Director of Environmental Protection Dr Samuel Chui and representatives from the Environment and Ecology Bureau the EPD and the AFCD also attended the meeting
Mr Tse returned to Hong Kong this evening
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