Morning Session
by Ir. C.F. LAM

Fundamentals of Environmental Management

• Global and local green movement
• Global and local environmental problems
• Sustainable development
• Role and involvement of green groups/NGOs
• Public participation
• NIMBY syndrome
• Case studies

Environmental Pollution and Control

• Pressure on our environment
• Major international conventions, treaties & protocols
• Environmental licensing and permitting
• Environmental legislation in Hong Kong
• Case studies

Environmental Assessment & Management Systems

• Environmental impact assessment
• Environmental monitoring & audit
• Risk assessment and management - Landfill gas hazards, health risk
• Case studies

Mr. Alexi BHANJA
Chairman of the Hong Kong Waste Management Association
BSc(Hons), MSc, CEnv, CWem, FCIWEM, MCIWM, MIEnvS
Mr. Bhanja is a Project Manager, Chartered Environmentalist, Chartered Water and Environmental Manager, and Chartered Waste Manager with over 17 years experience in the fields of waste management, environmental management, environmental monitoring and audit, and sustainable development.

He is a professional reviewer for CIWEM, a guest lecturer at Baptist University on Integrated Waste Management for the MSc course on Environmental and Public Health Management, and a part-time lecturer at City University on the CityU/HKWMA Certificate Course in Waste and Environmental Management.

He is a member of EPD's EIAO Practitioners Liaison Group, the HKSDF, the Advisory Group for Development of HK CEEQUAL and the PCICB Task Force on Waste Management Measures. He also sits on the Environment Committee of the British Chamber of Commerce and was recently appointed to Government's EcoPark Advisory Committee.

Ir. Lam is the Chairman of the Training Committee of the HKIE and has over 15 years of experience in a broad spectrum of environmental management and pollution control work including policy formulation, consultants and project management, legislative enforcement as well as solid waste management. He is also a professional reviewer of Civil and Environmental Disciplines of HKIE and a visiting lecturer of Hong Kong Polytechnic University.