Environment Bureau Explained

Agency Name:Environment Bureau
Nativename A:環境局
Formed:2007
Preceding1: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
Chief1 Position:Permanent Secretary for the Environment/Director of Environmental Protection
Child1 Agency:Environmental Protection Department
Website:www.enb.gov.hk
T:環境局
Y:Wàahn gíng guhk
J:Waan4 ging2 guk6

The Environment Bureau (ENB;) is a defunct executive agency 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]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Organisation. 2017-03-25.
  2. http://www.enb.gov.hk/en/index.html ENB Welcome Message
  3. http://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/english/about_epd/epd_work/epd_work1.html ENB Responsibilities