Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, set up on 1.1.2000, is responsible for the provision of environmental hygiene services and facilities, food safety control, import control on live food animals, management of food incidents and other public health issues like combating dengue fever or avian flu. Our work affects everyone in the community and has a direct impact on the environment. To help maintain a clean and healthy environment, we are mindful of the need to ensure that all our services are delivered in an environmentally responsible manner.

In the past year, we continued our efforts in adopting green management in our work. We have also reviewed our environmental objectives and incorporated new techniques that bring about good environmental impact when delivering our services.

This is our third environmental report. In this report, we aim to cover the green measures adopted and our performance in 2002 and also set out plans for 2003 for continuous improvement. We hope that through this report, our staff and stakeholders could have a better idea on our efforts in protecting the environment.