Hong Kong Regulations

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL (OPEN BURNING) REGULATION - SECT 2

Interpretation

In this Regulation-

"construction site" (建造工地) means a place where construction work is
carried out and any area in the immediate vicinity of any such place which is
used for the storage of materials or plant used or intended to be used for the
purpose of the construction work;

"construction waste" (建造廢物) means any waste emanating from or located
at a construction site;

"construction work" (建造工程) includes-

   (a)  the alteration, construction, demolition, maintenance, reconstruction,
        repair or shoring of the whole or any part of any airport, arch,
        bridge, building, channel, chimney, dock, drain, embankment, hoarding,
        lighting, pier, public utility, railway, road, service lane, shelter,
        slope, street, tramway, tunnel, wall, water conduit, wharf or other
        structure;

   (b)  dredging;

   (c)  the extraction from the earth of any matter whatsoever;

   (d)  piling;

   (e)  quarrying;

   (f)  the reclamation of any foreshore and sea-bed;

   (g)  any work involved in preparing for any operation of the type referred
        to in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) or (f); and

   (h)  the use of machinery, plant, tools, gear and materials in connection
        with or for any operation referred to in paragraph (a), (b),

(c), (d), (e), (f) or (g);

"open burning" (露天焚燒)-

   (a)  means combustion of materials of any type outdoors without any
        enclosure, where the products of combustion are not directed through a
        chimney;

   (b)  does not mean combustion attendant on the normal and ordinary use of a
        soldering iron, blowtorch or similar appliance for the purpose for
        which they are intended to be used;

"permit" (許可證) means a permit issued by the Authority under section 6.
(Enacted 1996)

"construction site" (建造工地)

"construction waste" (建造廢物)

"construction work" (建造工程)

"open burning" (露天焚燒)

"permit" (許可證)