A contractor was fined $147,000 by Fanling Magistracy today for illegal site formation work and disposal of construction waste opposite Kingswood Villas in Tin Shui Wai.
Another defendant, who is an outsourced contractor, was absent and the hearing was adjourned to September 13.
The Environmental Protection Department said the site formation works have not adopted measures required under the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation to prevent the dispersion of dust.
Illegal disposal of construction waste was found on both government land and private land, which violated the Waste Disposal Ordinance.
The department prosecuted the contractor for fourteen offences, while the outsourced contractor was charged with one offence.
