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The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) today
(Monday) released a list of environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports on major development projects approved between November 1 and December 31, 1999.
I. Statutory EIA Reports:
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1. Route 16 Investigation Assignment - Alternative
Alignment Study - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
2. Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works, Stage 3 Extension -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Drainage Services Department)
3. Widening and Reconstruction of Tai Po Road (Sha Tin
Section) - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
4. 132 KV Overhead Pole Line and Underground Cable from
the Existing Po Lam Substation to the Existing Tui
Min Hoi Substation Circuit No.2 - Environmental
Impact Assessment Ltd
(CLP Power Hong Kong Limited)
5. Essential Public Infrastructure Works Associated with
West Rail Stations (Eastern Access Road) -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation)
The reports and executive summaries of approved statutory EIAs are available at the following locations :
(a) the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO)
Register Office, EPD, 27th floor, Southorn Centre,
130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong;
(b) Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre, 221 Queen's
Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong;
(c) Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre, Tak Wah
Park, Tak Wah Street, Tsuen Wan;
(d) Public Enquiry Centre of relevant District Office(s);
and
(e) EIAO Website - http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/eia
To further facilitate public access and involvement, EIA reports when suitable for public exhibition will be displayed at the above five locations for inspection.
In addition, a list of EIA study briefs issued under the EIAO and ongoing environmental assessment (EA) studies is also available at the EIAO Register Office and EPD's Environmental Resource Centres for public inspection.
They include :
I. Statutory Studies
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1. Wan Chai Development Phase II - Studies, Site
Investigation, Design and Construction - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
2. Central/Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor
Link - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
3. Central Reclamation Phase III - Studies, Site
Investigation, Design and Construction - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
4. Feasibility Study for Tseung Kwan O Port Development
at Area 131 - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
5. Lau Fau Shan Development - Package 4 - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
6. Proposed Shuen Wan Landfill Golf Course -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Home Affairs Bureau)
7. Feasibility Study of Waste-to-Energy Incineration
Facilities - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Environmental Protection Department)
8. Feasibility Study for Intensification and Extension of
Tseung Kwan O New Town - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
9. Green Island Development - Studies on Ecological,
Water Quality and Marine Traffic Impacts -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
10. Planning and Development Study on North West New
Territories - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
11. Planning and Development Study on Hong Kong Island
South and Lamma Island - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
12. Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme - Environmental
Impact Assessment Study
(Environmental Protection Department)
13. Tseung Kwan O Development Contract No. TK 44/97:
Dualling of Hang Hau Road - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
14. Widening of Tate's Cairn Highway between Shek Mun
Interchange and T6 Interchange - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Highways Department)
15. Remaining Development in Tung Chung and Tai Ho -
Comprehensive Feasibility Study - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
16. Tseung Kwan O Development Phase 3 - Road P2 connecting
Town Centre and Western Coast Road - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
17. Planning and Development Study on North East New
Territories - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
18. Aviation Fuel Supply System : Tsing Yi Pipeline to
Chek Lap Kok Airport - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Airport Authority)
19. Northshore Lantau Development Feasibility Study -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
20. Outlying Island Sewerage Stage 1 Phase 2, Package J -
Sok Kwu Wan Sewage Collection, Treatment and Disposal
(previously known as Outlying Island Sewerage Stage 1
Phase 2 Sok Kwu Wan Sewage Treatment Works and
Submarine Outfall) - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Drainage Services Department)
21. Peng Chau Typhoon Shelter - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
22. Shenzhen River Regulation Project Stage III -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Drainage Services Department)
23. Planning and Engineering Feasibility Study for
Development on Sham Tseng Further Reclamation -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
24. Tai O Development Package 4 Stage II, Sheltered Boat
Anchorage - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
25. Lantau North-South Road Link between Tai Ho Wan and
Mui Wo - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
26. Investigation and Preliminary Design of Route 7-
Section between Kennedy Town and Aberdeen -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
27. Central Kowloon Route - Design and Construction
Assessment - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
28. Flyover at Junction of Che Kung Miu Road/Hung Mui Kuk
Road - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
29. Siu Lam Typhoon Shelter - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
30. Green Island Development - Engineering Investigation
and Planning Review Study - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
31. Green Island Development - Dredging Study for New
Fairway and reprovisioning of Mooring Buoys -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
32. Tuen Mun Sewerage - Eastern Coastal Sewerage Extension
- Environmental Impact Assessment
(Drainage Services Department)
33. Environmental Impact Assessment for Centralised
Incineration Facility for Special Waste-Phase II;
Additional Works - Proposed Animal Cremator in Area 38
(Environmental Protection Department)
34. Outlying Islands Sewerage Stage 1 Phase I, Ngong Ping
Sewerage Scheme - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Drainage Services Department)
35. Planning and Development Study of Potential Housing
Site near Area 1 (San Wai Court), Tuen Mun -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
36. Widening of Tolo Highway/Fanling Highway between
Island House Interchange and Fanling - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
37. 132 KV Overhead Line From Tsuen Wan to Sham Tseng -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(CLP Power Hong Kong Limited)
38. Yuen Long, Kam Tin, Ngau Tam Mei and Tin Shui Wai
Drainage Package Phase 1- Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Drainage Services Department)
39. South East Kowloon Development Kai Tak Airport - Early
Development Package Phase 1 - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
40. Improvement to Castle Peak Road Between Ka Loon Tsuen
and Siu Lam - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
41. Yau Tong Bay Development - Reclamation of Yau Tong Bay
- Environmental Impact Assessment
(Maunsell Consultants Asia Ltd)
42. Planning and Development Review of The Harbour Centre
in Area 27, Tuen Mun - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
43. Widening of Yeung Uk Road Between Tai Ho Road and Ma
Tau Pa Road, Tsuen Wan - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
44. Widening of Yuen Long Highway between Lam Tei and
Shap Pat Heung Interchange - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Highways Department)
45. Proposed Road A connecting Sin Fat Road and Cha Kwo
Ling Road at Cha Kwo Ling, Kwun Tong - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
46. Widening of T6 Bridge, Sha Tin - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Highways Department)
47. Choi Hung Road Widening Feasibility Study -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
48. Demolition of Buildings and Structures in the Proposed
Kennedy Town Comprehensive Development Area Site -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
49. Demolition of Kwai Chung Incineration Plant -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
50. Deep Bay Link - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
51. Sheung Shui to Lok Ma Chau Spur Line - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation)
52. Yau Tong Bay Development - Engineering Feasibility
Study for the Comprehensive Development at Yau Tong
Bay - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Maunsell Consultants Asia Ltd.)
53. Feasibility Study for Housing Development at Whitehead
and Lee On in Ma On Shan, Sha Tin - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
54. Proposed Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Market Complex,
Phase II - Environmental Impact Assessment
(Architectural Services Department)
55. Lei Yue Mun Road Underpass Modification at Junction
with Yau Tong Road and Associated Improvement Works -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
56. Yuen Long and Kam Tin Sewerage and Sewage Disposal
Stage 1 Package 1A-1T and 1B-1T - Kam Tin Trunk
Sewerage Phase I and II - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Drainage Services Department)
57. New World First Bus Permanent Depot at Chai Wan -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(New World First Bus Services Limited)
58. Dredging Works for Cruiser Operation in North Point -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Super Winner Development Limited)
59. Development at Mount Butler Quarry Site -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Civil Engineering Department)
60. Tsuen Wan Road Upgrading - Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
61. Road Widening of Hing Wah Street- Environmental Impact
Assessment
(Highways Department)
62. Comprehensive Feasibility Study for the Revised Scheme
of South East Kowloon Development - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
63. East Rail Extension - Tai Wai to Ma On Shan -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation)
64. Hebe Haven Yacht Club Development Phase 2 -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Halcrow China Limited)
65. Tin Shui Wai Phase 4 Light Rail Extension -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation)
66. Light Rail Transit (LRT) Extension in Tin Shui Wai
Reserve Zone and Grade Separation of the LRT with Pui
To Road and Tsing Lung Road in Tuen Mun -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation)
67. East Rail Extension - Hung Hom to Tsim Sha Tsui -
Environmental Impact Assessment
(Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation)
68. Route 10 - North Lantau to Yuen Long Highway
Investigation and Preliminary Design - Environmental
Impact Assessment
(Highways Department)
69. Animal Cremator
(Environmental Protection Department)
70. Strategic Sewage Disposal Scheme Stage III/IV
(Environmental Protection Department)
71. Construction of an International Theme Park in Penny's
Bay of North Lantau together with its Essential
Infrastructures
(Civil Engineering Department)
72. Cyberport Development - Site Formation by Rock
Blasting for Construction of Southern Access Road
(Carlyle International Limited)
II. Non-Statutory Studies
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1. Stage II Study on Review of Metroplan and the Related
Kowloon Density Study Review
(Planning Department)
2. Study on Village Improvement and Upgrading of Lei Yue
Mun Area
(Planning Department)
3. Planning and Development Study on Hong Kong Island
South and Lamma Island - Environmental Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
4. Planning and Engineering Feasibility Study for North
of Pamela Youde Hospital, Chai Wan
(Civil Engineering Department)
5. Feasibility Study for Development at Cha Kwo Ling
Kaolin Mine Site
(Civil Engineering Department)
6. Planning and Development Study on North West New
Territories - Environmental Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
7. Feasibility Study for Additional Cross-Border Links
- Environmental Assessment
(Planning Department)
8. Sunnyville Estate Development at Nam Sang Wai, Yuen
Long - Environmental Assessment
(Private Developer)
9. Planning and Development Study on North East New
Territories - Environmental Assessment
(Territory Development Department)
10. The Second Railway Development Study
(Highways Department)
11. Strategic Assessment and Site Selection Study for
Contaminated Mud Disposal
(Civil Engineering Department)
12. Study on South East New Territories Development
Strategy Review - Environmental Assessment
(Planning Department)
13. Widening of Clearwater Bay Road Adjacent to Tai Po
Tsai Village, Sai Kung - Environmental Assessment
(Highways Department)
Information relating to the EIAO is available at the EIAO Website (http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/eia).
End/Monday, February 21, 2000
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