The HKSAR Government has been striving to improving the public environment and lower the impact of village sewage discharge on the surrounding environment. With the increasing number of village houses, the number of septic tanks and the discharge quantity of sewerage have been increasing, which has gradually overwhelmed the natural purification capacity of the soil, leading to environmental pollution and sanitation problems.

In Sai Kung and Hang Hau area, there are still sewerage from the unsewered premises discharging directly or indirectly into the existing stormwater drainage systems, natural streams and rivers, thus causing environmental pollution and affect the living environment and hygiene. As a long term measure to mitigate the pollution problem and to enhance the living environment while meeting the relevant legislation requirements, Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is planning to provide public sewerage systems to the Port Shelter areas in stages.