Hong Kong – SEE concludes visit to Jiangsu Province (with photos)

     The Secretary for Environment and Ecology, Mr Tse Chin-wan, together with the Legislative Council Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene, concluded their visit to Jiangsu Province today (August 24).
 
     The delegation visited the Hongmiao area in Xuanwu District of Nanjing in the morning. They learned more about how the urban management and law enforcement team employs an innovative management approach that co-ordinates property management and environmental hygiene personnel to carry out a new model of integrated governance of city blocks. The model tackles violations at source, such as shop front extensions, accumulation of miscellaneous articles and failure in waste-sorting.
 
     Mr Tse remarked that the Hongmiao area is a renowned food street, and the introduction of the new management approach by the urban management and law enforcement team of Xuanwu District has significantly improved the area’s environment. He said that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is actively addressing environmental hygiene issues, aiming to maintain a favourable business environment for the merchants while ensuring environmental hygiene. He expressed his hope that through this visit, experiences could be exchanged on how to maintain a balance between sustaining district vitality, managing pedestrian flow and maintaining environmental hygiene.
 
     The delegation concluded the four-day visit to Jiangsu Province. Mr Tse will arrive in Hong Kong this evening.