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We closely monitor paper and envelope consumption and reminded colleagues to be
environmentally conscious and minimise paper and envelope use as far as practicable. The

green office management of the Department in terms of consumption of paper and envelopes
in 2018 is indicated below:

• a decrease of 7.11 per cent in consumption of paper as compared to 2017; and

• a decrease of 8.29 per cent in consumption of envelopes as compared to 2017.

Other green measures include:

• 811 used toner cartridges disposed of by trade-in;

• 21 738 kilograms of paper collected for recycling. Recycling bins placed in offices to
collect used aluminium cans and plastic bottles;

• 11 boxes of used clothes, handbags, shoes, toys and books, 37 small domestic appliances,
one monitor, two notebook computers, three mobile phones, one handwriting pad, one
card reader, two routers, two IP cameras, three portable power banks, one bag of wires,

one box of toner and three mouse, etc. were collected for reuse by charitable organisations;

• guidelines circulated to staff regularly to remind them that shark fins and other endangered

species should be avoided as cuisines for official banquets or departmental staff activities as
an endeavor of environmental protection; and

• government/departmental forms uploaded onto the Intranet for staff’s easy retrieval.

Conservation-Related Zones

The scarcity of land resulting in increasing development pressure pose threats to our natural
environment. Through zoning designation, we help safeguard our natural environment

against undesirable development in areas of high conservation value. As at end of 2018,
about 11 948.16 hectares of land in the territory (or 19.56 per cent of land within statutory
plans) fall within the following conservation-related zones on the relevant statutory plans:

‘Conservation Area’, ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’, ‘Country Park’, ‘Coastal Protection
Area’, and ‘Other Specified Uses’ annotated ‘Comprehensive Development to include
Wetland Restoration Area’; ‘Comprehensive Development and Wetland Enhancement Area’;
and ‘Comprehensive Development and Wetland Protection Area’.

Planning Enforcement against Unauthorised Developments

Unauthorised developments (UDs) have led to environmental degradation in the rural New
Territories. The unauthorised land/pond filling, storage, workshop, as well as parking uses
have caused nuisance to the local communities, incur problems like flooding, environmental

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