Tag: enforcement

FEHD steps up enforcement against suspected organised unlicensed hawking activities in Sham Shui Po District over past few days (with photos) ******************************************************************************************      A spokesman for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) said today (April 13) that the FEHD and the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) have conducted law enforcement operations in Sham Shui Po over the past few days to combat the increasingly rampant and suspected organised unlicensed hawking activities in the district, so as to keep streets clear of obstruction and maintain environment hygiene.      The spokesman said that the department noticed that there have ... Read more

LCQ9: Law enforcement actions against unlawful government land occupation *************************************************************************      Following is a question by the Hon Andrew Lam and a written reply by the Secretary for Development, Ms Bernadette Linn, in the Legislative Council today (January 10):   Question:        The Lands Department established a Special Duties Task Force (Task Force) in 2019 to focus on handling the more serious government land occupation cases and assist District Lands Offices in the New Territories in handling the more serious cases of land irregularities and other backlog cases. As at March 2021, the Task Force completed handling a cumulative total ... Read more

Enforcement actions against illegal hillside burial cases *********************************************************      ​The Home Affairs Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) and the Lands Department (LandsD) today (November 22) launched an enforcement action in the Permitted Burial Ground (PBG) of Tai Tau Chau (SK/52) in Sai Kung against illegal hillside burials. Four illegal graves/urn houses/urns were removed and the human remains in them were reburied at Sandy Ridge Cemetery.      The FEHD and the LandsD posted notices on eight unauthorised graves/urn houses/urns located within the PBG of Tai Tau Chau in Sai Kung on September 15 this year, and required the related persons of ... Read more

AFCD steps up enforcement against non-compliance with anti-epidemic regulations in country parks (with photo) ******************************************************************************************      The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) stepped up inspection and enforcement in combatting breaches of anti-epidemic regulations in crowded places in various country parks, and joined hands with the Police in joint enforcement operations in Sai Kung Country Park, Plover Cove (Extension) Country Park, Pat Sin Leng Country Park and Tung Lung Fort Special Area yesterday and today (April 15 and 16).        A spokesman for the AFCD said, “Officers issued a total of three fixed penalty notices under the Prevention and Control ... Read more

LCSD steps up enforcement actions on anti-epidemic regulations (with photos) ****************************************************************************      To ensure members of the public comply with the relevant regulations on group gatherings and wearing of masks, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) stepped up patrols at venues under its management in collaboration with law enforcement teams of relevant departments during the Easter holidays and asked venue users to abide by the rules. Repeated offenders are prosecuted after verbal warnings are ignored.       The LCSD spokesman today (April 15) reminds members of the public that according to the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition ... Read more