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Judicial appointments

The following is issued on behalf of the Judiciary:

     The Judiciary today (August 20) announced the appointment of Mr Ernest Michael Lin Kam-hung, Mrs Adriana Noelle Tse Ching and Mr Pang Ka-kwong as District Judges. All appointments are made by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. They will all take effect from August 21, 2019. 

     Further judicial appointments will be announced in due course.

     The biographical notes of the appointees are as follows:

Mr Ernest Michael Lin Kam-hung

     Mr Lin was born in Hong Kong in 1958. He obtained LL.B., P.C.LL., Master of Social Sciences (Criminology) and Master of Laws in Human Rights from the University of Hong Kong in 1982, 1983, 1995 and 2002 respectively. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1983. He was in private practice from 1984 until he was appointed as Permanent Magistrate in 1992. He was appointed as Principal Magistrate in 2001.
 
Mrs Adriana Noelle Tse Ching           
         
     Mrs Tse was born in Hong Kong in 1966. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws Degree from King’s College, University of London in 1989. She completed the Extramural Bar Final Examination of the University of Hong Kong in 1990. She was called to the Bar in the United Kingdom in 1990 and to the Bar in Hong Kong in 1991. She was in private practice from 1991 until she was appointed as Permanent Magistrate in 2002.

Mr Pang Ka-kwong

     Mr Pang was born in Hong Kong in 1958. He obtained a Bachelor of Social Science Degree from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1982 and LL.B. from the University of London (External) in 1987. He completed the Law Society Final Examination of Bristol Polytechnic, United Kingdom in 1989. He was admitted as Solicitor in Hong Kong and in England and Wales in 1991 and 1996 respectively. He was called to the Bar in Hong Kong in 2000. He was in private practice from 1991 until he was appointed as Permanent Magistrate in 2009. read more

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Another bean product factory in New Territories convicted of illegally discharging wastewater late at night

     A bean product factory named Lam Kee at Tong Kung Leng, Sheung Shui, was convicted and fined $13,000 at the Fanling Magistrates’ Courts today (August 20) for contravening the Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO) by discharging untreated industrial wastewater into Beas River. This is another conviction for contravening the WPCO following the conviction of a company operating a bean product factory at Pat Heung, Yuen Long, last month.

     The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) has been strictly combating river pollution caused by food factories in the New Territories illegally discharging industrial wastewater. The department received a complaint from a local resident early this year about milky pollutants being discharged into Tam Shui Hang, a tributary of Beas River. After investigating and identifying Lam Kee as the source of the pollution, enforcement officers of the EPD conducted a midnight ambush operation in February and successfully detected the factory illegally discharging turbid untreated wastewater into a river nearby. Test results of water samples collected at the scene by enforcement officers of the EPD showed that the concentration of suspended solids and biological oxygen demand exceeded the relevant statutory discharge standards by three times and 38 times respectively. This seriously affected the water quality and ecology of the river. The EPD subsequently prosecuted the factory involved in accordance with the WPCO.

     A spokesman for the EPD reminded members of the trade that they must equip their factories with wastewater treatment facilities that are up to standard and ensure the effective operation of such facilities to properly treat industrial wastewater. Members of the trade should not illegally discharge wastewater and pollute the environment. Under the WPCO, anyone discharging wastewater into Hong Kong waters commits an offence. Offenders are liable to a maximum fine of $200,000 and six months’ imprisonment on first conviction. A maximum fine of $400,000 and six months’ imprisonment may be imposed on a second or subsequent conviction. read more

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