Newly Elected District Council Members Show Commitment on Environment 
96% Respondents Support MSW Charging


The 2019 District Council Election was held successfully. In order to encourage the public to monitor the green commitments of the 452 newly elected District Council members and to facilitate the implementation of environmental policies in communities, Friends of the Earth (HK) has consolidated and analysed their relevant information. They have shown an overall good level of awareness to environmental issues. Voters in various districts should monitor and build a green community together after the District Council members are elected.

FoE (HK) has conducted a survey consulting a total of 1,089 candidates from 18 districts about their views on environmental protection and sustainable development. We have sent out questionnaires to candidates by email, Facebook and Whatsapp. At the same time, we have also gathered electoral messages on environmental issues, if any, from the official website of "District Council Election 2019”. 

40% District Council Members Answer the Questions


Among the 452 elected District Council members, we have received a total of 183 (40%) questionnaire responses, which is higher than the overall candidates’ response rate of 23%. Four questions were included in the questionnaire to understand their support for electronic road pricing, municipal solid waste charging scheme, feed-in tariffs, and tree planting. 

100% of Respondents Support Tree Planting


Among the four questions, "tree planting" is well supported by the District Council members, with 100% in favour of the measure. It is believed that if the Government introduces greening policies in different districts in the future, it will receive full support from the District Councils.

96% of Respondents Support MSW Charging


As for the supposedly controversial municipal solid waste charging scheme, 96% of the respondents (175) were also in favour, that is, 39% of the elected District Council members in total. FoE (HK) urges the Government to seize the opportunity to submit the municipal solid waste charging plan to the Legislative Council for discussion as soon as possible, which will be a bold step towards waste reduction in Hong Kong.

Overwhelming Response on Electronic Road Pricing from Central and Western District


As for the response to the electronic road pricing scheme, the response is rather dynamic. The scheme was discussed in the meetings of Central and Western District Council before. 60% of the Central and Western District Council members (9 people) answered the questionnaire, and all were supportive. It is believed that the policy will have a greater chance of successful implementation in the Central and Western District in the future. However, the support for the Wan Chai District and Sham Shui Po District is as low as half or less. Overall, 77% of the responses were in favour. It is believed that the government should promote electronic road pricing with extensive consultation and research in the future.

Questionnaire questions and statistical results from the elected District Council members’ response are as follows:

 
Questions
Yes
No
1. Do you support electronic road pricing in busy areas to reduce roadside air pollution and carbon emission?
77% 23%
2. Do you support the government’s municipal solid waste charging scheme to reduce waste at source, alleviate pressure on landfills, and promote the sustainable development of the recycling industry?
96% 4%
3. Do you support distributed renewable energy development at the district-level through the "feed-in tariff” scheme to mitigate climate change?
98% 2%
4. Do you support planting trees to increase the district’s green space, for relieving heat island effect, improving air quality, and enhancing liveability?
100% 0%


Qt 1

(Ans:Yes)

Qt 2

(Ans:Yes)

Qt 3

(Ans:Yes)

Qt 4

(Ans:Yes)

Central & Western District

100%

100%

100%

100%

Wan Chai District

50%

50%

100%

100%

Eastern District

57%

86%

100%

100%

Southern District

88%

100%

100%

100%

Yau Tsim Mong District

89%

100%

100%

100%

Sham Shui Po District

44%

89%

89%

100%

Kowloon City District

92%

100%

100%

100%

Wong Tai Sin District

78%

100%

100%

100%

Kwun Tong District

72%

94%

94%

100%

Tsuen Wan District

63%

100%

100%

100%

Tuen Mun District

92%

92%

92%

100%

Yuen Long District

100%

100%

100%

100%

North District

100%

100%

100%

100%

Tai Po District

100%

100%

100%

100%

Sai Kung District

71%

100%

100%

100%

Sha Tin District

56%

100%

100%

100%

Kwai Tsing District

79%

100%

100%

100%

Islands District

60%

80%

100%

100%


Environmental protection commitments of the 452 newly elected District Council members from 18 districts:



Central & Western District

Wan Chai District

Eastern District

Southern District

Yau Tsim Mong District

Sham Shui Po District

Kowloon City District

Wong Tai Sin District

Kwun Tong District

Tsuen Wan District

Tuen Mun District

Yuen Long District

North District

Tai Po District

Sai Kung District

Sha Tin District

Kwai Tsing District

Islands District



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