Requesting costliest environmental incidents and remediation reports from 2021–2024.
Dear Environmental Protection Department,
Could you please provide information on the 5 environmental incidents from Apr. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2024 which were the most expensive for Environmental Protection Department in terms of the remediation measures they led to which your department paid for, or records containing that information. Could you please provide the total cost per incident of the remediation measures and any report you prepared on each incident?
Yours faithfully,
Seema Espita
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Subject E(25/3995)Freedom of
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costliest
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remediation reports
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Dear Environmental Protection Department,
Could you please provide information on the 5 environmental incidents from
Apr. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2024 which were the most expensive for
Environmental Protection Department in terms of the remediation measures
they led to which your department paid for, or records containing that
information. Could you please provide the total cost per incident of the
remediation measures and any report you prepared on each incident?
Yours faithfully,
Seema Espita
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
8 July 2025. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 28
July 2025.
Regards,
Environmental Protection Department
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Dear Seema Espita,
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Further to the auto-reply, we would like to inform you that we are
processing your enquiry.
Regards,
Francisca CHAN
Environmental Protection Department
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Dear Environmental Protection Department,
Could you please provide information on the 5 environmental incidents from
Apr. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2024 which were the most expensive for
Environmental Protection Department in terms of the remediation measures
they led to which your department paid for, or records containing that
information. Could you please provide the total cost per incident of the
remediation measures and any report you prepared on each incident?
Yours faithfully,
Seema Espita
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Dear Seema Espita,
Our department has received your application dated 8 July 2025 under the
Code on Access to Information requesting information on five environmental
incidents that incurred the highest remediation costs paid by our
department from Apr. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2024.
You may refer to our corporate publications (i.e. [1]Environmental
Performance Reports), environmental compliance data on EPD’s website
and/or the [2]Controlling Officer’s Reports under the Budget for
reference.
Thank you.
Regards,
Environmental Protection Department
From: EPD_Enquiry <[Environmental Protection Department request email]>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2025 2:46 PM
To: Seema Espita <[FOI #27 email]>
Subject: Fw: E(25/3995)Freedom of Information request - Requesting
costliest environmental incidents and remediation reports from 2021–2024.
[Ref. no.: EPD1318/094/2025]
Dear Sir/Madam,
Our department has received your application for access to information on
8 July 2025. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before 28
July 2025.
Regards,
Environmental Protection Department
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Dear Seema Espita,
Thank you for your email dated 8.7.2025.
Further to the auto-reply, we would like to inform you that we are
processing your enquiry.
Regards,
Francisca CHAN
Environmental Protection Department
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Dear Environmental Protection Department,
Could you please provide information on the 5 environmental incidents from
Apr. 1, 2021 to Mar. 31, 2024 which were the most expensive for
Environmental Protection Department in terms of the remediation measures
they led to which your department paid for, or records containing that
information. Could you please provide the total cost per incident of the
remediation measures and any report you prepared on each incident?
Yours faithfully,
Seema Espita
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