Environment Bureau

The Environment Bureau (Chinese: 環境局) is the executive agency of the Government of Hong Kong 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]

Environment Bureau
環境局
Emblem of the Hong Kong SAR
Agency overview
Formed2007
Headquarters15/F & 16/F, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar, Hong Kong
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Tse Chin-wan, Under Secretary for the Environment[1]
Agency executive
  • Maisie Cheng, Permanent Secretary for the Environment/Director of Environmental Protection
Child agency
Websitewww.enb.gov.hk
Politics and government
of Hong Kong
Related topics  Hong Kong portal
Environment Bureau
Traditional Chinese環境局

The bureau is managed by the Secretary for the Environment.

Subordinate departments

The following public entities are managed by the bureau:[1]

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