“Hong Kong Smoke-free Leading Company Awards 2023” is now open for enrollment

                Employees are important assets of the company and they play a crucial part in the businesses’ sustainability and success. Employee’s health is one of the top priorities of many companies. Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health, with full support of over 50 major commerce chambers and associations in Hong Kong, organizes the “Hong Kong Smoke-free Leading Company Awards 2023” together with Occupational Safety and Health Council and Radio 1 of Radio Television Hong Kong, encourage all industries to fulfill social responsibility by promoting smoke-free culture and smoking cessation to their employees, customers, the general public and other stakeholders for a smokefree Hong Kong. The Awards also incorporate ESG elements (Environmental, Social and Governance) by introducing the “Outstanding ESG Smoke-free involvement Award”, to encourage companies to further integrate smoke-free promotion into their ESG policies, taking care of employees’ physical and mental well-being, enhancing their performance and profession, and benefiting both the company and its employees. All companies, organizations and government departments which operate and have registered in Hong Kong with at least one smoke-free policy implemented during 1 October 2019 to 20 October 2023 are eligible. Please visit https://smokefreeleadingcompany.hk/ to apply online by 31 October 2023. Let’s strive for a Smoke-free Hong Kong! #smokefreefamily #HongKongCouncilonSmokingandHealth #COSH #SmokeFree #TogetherWeStriveforaTobaccofreeHongKong #HongKongSmokefreeLeadingCompanyAwards #reducethesmokingprevalencerate #smokingcessationhotline 1833183
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MSW Charging Charging by Weight-Based “Gate-Fee” – Opened for registration

都市固體廢物收費 「入閘費」帳戶現已接受申請 敬啟者: 垃圾收費將於2024年4月1日實施,為使業界能提早準備,「入閘費」登記平台現已開放並接受申請。業界可到登記網頁「家好運」登記適合的帳戶,以便在收費計劃實施後繼續使用廢物設施棄置垃圾。「家好運」的網址如下: https://mswras.epd.gov.hk/MSWRASPublic 本署將舉行簡介會以協助業界登記「入閘費」帳戶及介紹在垃圾車展示不同訂明標誌的安排。簡介會詳情如下: 日期:        2023年10月13日 (星期五) 時間:        下午4時正 地點:        香港北角電氣道183號友邦廣場13樓 - 環境學院 語言:        粵語 當天的簡介會亦以ZOOM網上視像會議形式進行,以方便未能親身出席之人士。 有興趣參加簡介會之人士,請將已填妥的簡介會回條於2023年10月9日或之前電郵至mswcharging@epd.gov.hk。環保署會通過電子郵件確認報名。 如有查詢,歡迎致電3521 1166與本人聯絡。 祝中秋節快樂。 順候 陳振宇 廢物收集及徵費組 環境保護署
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Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Charging Training Webinar [Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Buildings]

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Charging Training Webinar  [Commercial & Industrial (C&I) Buildings]   MSW Charging will be implemented on 1 April 2024. The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is now actively taking forward relevant preparatory work to enable the Government, various stakeholders and the public to prepare for the implementation of MSW charging. In order to let different stakeholders have a better understanding of MSW charging and how they should get ready for its implementation, the EPD has commissioned Social Policy Research Limited (SPR) as the service contractor to organise training webinars for various operators/ management organizations. The content of the training webinars includes explaining the charging mechanisms and legal requirements of MSW charging, and providing best practice guides and practical tips according to the actual operational needs of stakeholders’ workplaces, so as to help them make necessary preparations before the implementation of MSW charging. The main target audience of this training seminar is the managers and frontline cleansing supervisors of C&I buildings, so that they can further disseminate the relevant information on MSW charging to frontline staff after the seminar.   The training will be conducted in live stream. The details of the training are as follows:      
Date See the Registration link
Time 15:00-17:00
Location Live Stream (Zoom)
Target Audience The management staff and frontline cleansing supervisory staff of commercial and industrial buildings (C&I Buildings) [Commercial and industrial buildings with property management organisations that sell/lent out the units, including offices, flatted factories, industrial-office buildings, and godown buildings, but excluding private factories or storages occupied by single occupiers, and excluding restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and markets]
15:00 - 15:05 Introduction
15:05 - 16:10 Explanation of MSW Charging ·         Overview of MSW charging ·         Legislative requirements ·         Implementing MSW charging at C&I Buildings ·         Waste Reduction and Recycling Arrangements
16:10 – 16:45 Q&A Section
16:45 - 17:00 Online Quiz (If participants pass the online quiz, they will receive an E-certificate )
  Your organization is cordially invited to participate in the " MSW Charging Training Webinar". If your organization/responsible person is interested in participating in the training webinar, please complete the registration form below. All the applicants will receive a confirmation by email after registration.   Registration form:https://forms.gle/3vDSQZ4dk2eydcxu8   If your organization/responsible person needs more information or has any inquiries, please contact our research officer Mr. Kwan via Hotline (Tel: 2511-1516) during office hours (10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday), or Miss Leung, Field officer on 9095-3485 after office hours until 10:00 p.m. or email to enquiry@spr.com.hk or WhatsApp to 2511-1516.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting 2023 (12th October)

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

週年會員大會通知

  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Environmental Contractors Management Association Limited will be held as follows : - 兹通告 環保工程商會有限公司2023年週年會員大會即將舉行,詳情如下:   Date 日期 :              Thursday, 12 October 2023 二零二三年十月十二日 (星期四) Time 時間   :              12:00 p.m. 正午十二時 Venue 地點 :            Oasis Room 8/F, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong 香港灣仔港灣道1號 香港萬麗海景酒店 8樓美景閣   For the following purposes: 以討論下列事項:

AGENDA 議程

1. To approve the Minutes of the last AGM held on 10 November 2022; 通過上次(二零二二年十一月十日)週年會員大會會議記錄; 2. To receive the Report of the Members of the Executive Committee; 省覽幹事會報告; 3. To receive and adopt the Treasurer's Report, the Annual Financial Statements, and the Auditor’s Report; 省覽及接納司庫報告,年度財務報表及核數師報告; 4. To appoint the Auditor for the current year; 委任核數師; 5. To elect members of the Executive Committee for the ensuing term (2023-2025); and 選舉新一屆(2023-2025年度)幹事會成員;及 6. To consider any other business. 其他事項。 No member save with the consent of the Chairperson of the Meeting may bring any matter before the Meeting unless he/she has given not less than 7 working days' notice in writing to the Secretary of his/her intention to raise the matter. 會員可於會議前不少於七個工作天以書面向秘書提交議案,否則除非得到大會主席同意,不得在會上另加議題。 The AGM will be followed by a Western set lunch from around 12:45 p.m. to 14:30 p.m.. 會後於約12時45分至2時30分備有西式午餐,歡迎參加。   Please fill in the Reply Slip and return it to the Project Officer Ms. Cissy Chang no later than 28 September 2023. 請填妥回條,於2023928或以前擲交本會項目主任鄭樂施女士。   By Order of the Executive Committee 承幹事會命 Francis Tan 陳聰惠 President 會長 Environmental Contractors Management Association Limited 環保工程商會有限公司 Hong Kong, 14 September 2023 香港,二零二三年九月十四日   Notes 附註:
  1. A member entitled to attend and vote at the above meeting is entitled to appoint a proxy to exercise all or any of its rights to attend and vote on its behalf.
凡有資格出席上述大會及於會上投票之會員,均有權委派一名代表行使其所有或任何權利出席及投票。
  1. The instrument appointing a proxy or attorney, if any, under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power or authority is requested to be sent to the Project Officer of the Association by email not less than 48 hours before the time for holding the meeting.
代表委任表格連同經簽署之授權書或其他授權文件(如有),或經公證人簽署證明之該等授權書或授權文件副本,最遲必須於大會指定舉行時間不少於四十八小時前,以電郵送達本會項目主任。
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LD: Work arrangements in times of tropical cyclone, rainstorm warnings and “extreme conditions” after Super Typhoons

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  2. Enquiry Hotline: 2717 1771 (the hotline is handled by "1823")
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Labour Department:Labour Advisory Board Report 2021-2022

Dear Sir/Madam, The Labour Department has published the Labour Advisory Board Report 2021-2022 to introduce the Board and report on the Board’s activities for the term 2021-2022. The Report has been uploaded onto the website of the Labour Department, with the hyperlinks as follows: Hyperlink Should there be any queries, please contact Ms CHAN Sin-ying Edith of the International Liaison Division of this department at 2852 4021 or via email alo-il-3@labour.gov.hk. Labour Department
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EDP:Updates on Construction Waste Disposal Charging (Chinese Only)

敬啟者: 繼我們早前 2月 22 日於第一百零二次堆填區聯絡會議就有關建築廢物處置收費計劃的檢討作出簡報後,我們現通知  貴會/公司,環保署已於2023 年 7 月 14 日就建築廢物處置收費的修訂建議諮詢立法會環境事務委員會。有關建築廢物處置收費的修訂建議如下: (i)        增加堆填費,由每公噸200元增至每公噸365元,使建築廢物的堆填費與都市固體廢物收費的收費水平一致; (ii)        增加篩選分類費,由每公噸175元增至每公噸340元,以維持現時篩選分類費和堆填費25元的收費差距;以及 (iii)        增加公眾填料費,由每公噸71元按成本上調至每公噸87元。 有關修訂建築廢物處置收費公告將於10月13日刊憲,並於10月18日提交予立法會以「先訂立,後審議」程序審議。新收費將與都市固體廢物收費同日實施,即2024年4月1日生效。我們誠邀  貴會/公司把上述信息轉發給會員,以便他們為新的收費儘早準備。 如  貴會/公司有任何疑問,請與環境保護主任馮順安先生聯絡 (電話 2872 1711)。謝謝! 簡報 此致 環保工程商會有限公司 香港建造商會 香港泥頭車司機協會 港九及新界夾斗車商會有限公司 香港廢物處理業協會 汽車交通運輸業總工會(貨運車從業員分會) 環境保護署謹啟
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