LED outdoor lighting pollution serious domestic legislation gaps need to be improved

Light pollution problems caused by the increasingly serious, but the relevant government departments are not in the right range, the reporter finally found the most likely related to the human settlement of Shenzhen City Committee, after a written interview outline and repeatedly urged, the reply is: "10 service offices are unable to reply on the problem of light pollution. At present, there is no relevant laws and regulations on the issue of light pollution, there is no clear responsibility department, it does not belong to us, it is recommended to go to the Urban Management Bureau or the competent authorities. "

No solution, on the issue of light pollution, currently only the relevant professionals to initiate discussions and recommendations, and look at other cities or countries can learn from experience.

Hongkong light pollution and no legislation

The city of Hongkong and Shenzhen close at hand, higher density, more between commercial and residential integration, the degree of internationalization and the city itself is higher, the glass curtain wall, LED, neon light pollution problem more than Shenzhen. The light pollution in Hongkong is under the jurisdiction of a number of departments, including the environmental protection department, the housing department, the Fire Services Department, the Marine Department, the police department, the civil aviation department, the food and environmental hygiene department. Environmental Protection Agency released only the data show that in 2005-2008 four years, received a complaint about the light of the 190 cases, and an upward trend year by year.

Even if the light pollution problem is serious, but so far, Hongkong has not been on this legislation, once the lawsuit, the general infringement of the case.

The opening of the Hongkong Environmental Protection Agency official website, the special law has covered air pollution, waste disposal, water pollution, noise control, ozone layer, marine dumping, toxic chemicals and other fields, even the parking stall have already introduced quite specific terms, but not in the light pollution. This reporter interviewed Nandu Dacheng Law Firm senior partner and Hongkong executive director Shi Ruolong, he also said that it is a new issue in the light pollution in Hongkong, the Legislative Council had discussed, but many are in line with the bill, he received the information, the special laws of Hongkong currently has no light pollution.

Hongkong is how to deal with the light of the public to bring a lot of inconvenience to the life of the reporter learned that, for the civil light pollution disputes arise, the general is not to tell people not to investigate. For example, some of the traditional, will be in grade one and fifteen, outside the burning incense, smoke, the neighbors will certainly have some impact, but if the neighbors do not sue, the government will not interfere, but if the neighbors that their rights are being infringed upon, they can complain to the Management Office, according to the previous constraints on everyone public space sign deeds can also be sued. "The analogy may not be appropriate," says Mr Shih, but the Hongkong law is basically similar to both. For municipal facilities to produce light pollution, the government will actively improve, such as the use of light or cut off the installation of light panels, etc..

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Hongkong has to learn from other city in light pollution legislation, legislation in Hongkong will be announced in the document, a number of IN 08/08-09 file, a summary of Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of California in the light pollution legislation.

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