Particulars to be included in statutory public notices
Version Date:
30/06/1997
Subject to section 43 of the Ordinance, every statutory public notice shall contain the following particulars-
(a) a heading to the effect that the notice is published under section 19(3) of the Ordinance and that the application of which it gives particulars has been received by the Authority;
(b) the type of application under the Ordinance to which the notice relates, specifying whether it is for the grant of a licence, for renewal of a licence, or for variation of a licence;
(c) the type of discharge or deposit, specifying whether it is from industrial premises or from a domestic sewage treatment plant or where it is from any other source, specifying such source;
(d) the name (if any) of the industrial enterprise and the location of the relevant industrial premises, and the name (if any) and the location of domestic sewage treatment plant or other source, as the case may be, to which the application relates;
(e) (Repealed L.N. 375 of 1990)
(f) the maximum flow rate of the discharge or deposit from the industrial premises, domestic sewage treatment plant or other source, as the case may be; (L.N. 324 of 1994)
(g) the receiving waters, specifying either-
(i) in the case of discharge to or deposit in the waters of Hong Kong, the name of the water control zone and of the sub-zone, if any, within which the waters lie;
(ii) in the case of discharge to or deposit in a communal drain or communal sewer flowing into the waters of Hong Kong, the name of the water control zone and sub-zone, if any, within which those waters lie;
(h) (Repealed L.N. 375 of 1990)
(i) the expected temperature of the discharge or deposit the subject of the application;
(j) a statement of any method proposed by the applicant for treating the discharge or deposit before it reaches the discharge point;
(k) where the application is for variation of a licence, a brief statement of any new components to be added to the discharge or deposit;
(l) a statement of the grounds on which and the manner in which objections may be made to the application the subject of the notice (including the fact that objections must be made in writing to the Authority and received within 30 days of last publication of the notice).