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The environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for the Hong Kong Disneyland Theme Park and Northshore Lantau Development are being exhibited according to the EIA Ordinance for the public to comment between March 13 and April 11.

A spokesman for the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said today (March 13) that the two EIA reports are available for viewing at the following locations:

The EIA Ordinance Register Office,

27th floor, Southorn Centre,

130 Hennessy Road,

Wan Chai.

Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre,

221 Queen's Road East,

Wan Chai.

Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre,

Tak Wah Park,

Tak Wah Street,

Tsuen Wan.

Special Duties Office,

Civil Engineering Department,

third floor, Civil Engineering Building,

101 Princess Margaret Road,

Ho Man Tin.

Tsuen Wan District Office,

first floor,

Tsuen Wan Station Multi-Storey Carpark Building,

174-208 Castle Peak Road,

Tsuen Wan.

Islands District Office,

20th floor, Harbour Building,

38 Pier Road,

Central.

The Executive Summaries and the full EIA reports have been uploaded onto the EIA Ordinance website at

http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/eia on March 13.

"Members of the public can send their written comments on the two EIA reports to the Director of Environmental Protection during the public inspection period via the EIA Ordinance Register Office on 27th floor, Southorn Centre or by fax to 2147 0894," the spokesman said.

The two EIA reports will be presented to the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) in April for discussion.

"The Director of Environmental Protection will consider all comments submitted to him during the public inspection period and the views of the ACE before making a final decision on the two reports," the spokesman noted.

End/Monday, March 13, 2000

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