Environmental Protection Department

Environmental Protection Department
Environmental Protection Department
Traditional Chinese	環境保護署
Simplified Chinese	环境保护署
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huánjìngbǎohù Shǔ
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wàahn gíng bóu wuh chyúh
Jyutping	Waan4 ging2 bou2 wu6 cyu5

Environmental Protection Department
環境保護署
Agency overview
Formed	1986
Headquarters	15 to 16/F Central Government Offices, 4-6 Tim Mei Avenue, Admiralty, Hong Kong;
Employees	1,620 (March 2008)
Annual budget	3,349.4m HKD (2008-09)
Agency executive	Miss Janice Tse Siu-wa, JP, Permanent Secretary for the Environment / Director of Environmental Protection;
Parent agency	Environment and Ecology Bureau
Website	www.epd.gov.hk

Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is a department of Hong Kong Government concerning the issues of environmental protection in Hong Kong. The EPD is responsible for developing policies covering environmental protection, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation; monitoring environmental quality; providing collection, transfer, treatment and disposal facilities for many types of waste; advising on the environmental implications of town planning and new policies; handling pollution complaints and incidents; and raising awareness and support in the community for environmental initiatives.