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Cameras to stop fly-tipping in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong government is planning to use CCTV cameras to stop illegal dumping of waste on government land.
Under the proposal, announced by Acting Assistant Director of Environmental Protection Alain Lam Kwok-lun, 60 black spots covering a widespread area will be monitored using surveillance cameras.
Lam revealed that while the number of large-scale illegal dumping cases has diminished, small-scale and sporadic fly-tipping incidents are on the rise.
The government prosecuted 28 cases in 2008, of which 18 were related to dumping of construction and demolition waste. The government also issued 35 fixed-penalty tickets for fly-tipping.
In 2007 and 2008, a total of 1935 complaints concerning illegal dumping on government land were received by the authorities, which are seeking to amend legislation to cover private land as well.
Undersecretary for the Environment Kitty Poon Kit told legislators that parties caught dumping will be challenged to produce permission letters, and landowners will be required to obtain government authorisation before allowing dumping on their land.
The Hong Kong government doesn’t have a general CCTV network in public areas, after a proposed legislation in 1990s failed because of social liberty concerns. However, several government departments have deployed their own surveillance network for specific purposes.
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