| Agency name | Environment Bureau |
|---|---|
| Nativename a | 環境局 |
| Formed | 2007 |
| Preceding 1 | Environment, Transport and Works Bureau |
| Dissolved | 2022 |
| Superseding | Environment and Ecology Bureau |
| Headquarters | 15/F & 16/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong |
| Minister1 name | Wong Kam-sing |
| Minister1 pfo | Secretary for the Environment |
| Deputyminister1 name | Tse Chin-wan |
| Deputyminister1 pfo | Under Secretary for the Environment[1] |
| Chief1 name | Maisie Cheng |
| Website | www.enb.gov.hk |
| T | 環境局 |
|---|---|
| Y | Wàahn gíng guhk |
| J | Waan4 ging2 guk6 |
The Environment Bureau (ENB; traditional Chinese: 環境局) is a defunct policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong in operation from 2007 to 2022. It was responsible for developing policies in environmental protection, energy, climate change, sustainable development, nature conservation; enforcing environmental legislation. This also includes monitoring environmental quality, energy efficiency, waste management, renewable energy development, regulatory oversight of the electricity sector in Hong Kong[2][3] The bureau was managed by the Secretary for the Environment.
As part of the government bureaux restructuring on 1 July 2022, the bureau was replaced by the enlarged Environment and Ecology Bureau, which took over all policy portfolios under the former Environment Bureau.
Subordinate departments
The following public entities are managed by the bureau:[1]
- Environmental Protection Department
- Energy and Sustainable Development Branch
See also
References
- ^ "Organisation". Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ "ENB Welcome Message". Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
- ^ ENB Responsibilities
External links
- http://www.enb.gov.hk/ Archived 24 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine