Project Title: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Receiving Terminal
Reference of the Approved EIA Report in the Register: AEIAR-106/2007
Conditions of Approval under Section 8(3) of the EIA Ordinance
(the Ordinance)
The EIA Report as exhibited under Section 7(1) of the Ordinance is approved by the Director of Environmental Protection with the following conditions:-
1. The Applicant shall set up an Environmental Monitoring Committee (EMC), and shall report back the details of the EMC to the Advisory Council on the Environment.
2. The Applicant shall put in place an Environmental Management System (EMS), and shall report back the details of the EMS to the Advisory Council on the Environment.
3. The Applicant shall provide sufficient resources for the implementation of the Environmental Enhancement Plan (EEP), and shall report back the details of the EEP to the Advisory Council on the Environment.
4. The Applicant shall establish a Scientific and Educational Advisory Committee (SEAC) under the Environmental Enhancement Plan (EEP), and shall report back the details of the SEAC to the Advisory Council on the Environment.
5. The Applicant shall submit a landscape master plan to the Environmental Monitoring Committee for consultation before seeking approval under the Environmental Permit.
6. The Applicant shall strengthen the Environmental Monitoring and Audit programme to include the monitoring of water quality impact, particularly with respect to the monitoring of residual chlorine and temperature at and around the discharge point of the cooling water system.
7. The further information submitted by the Applicant on 7 March 2007 under Section 8(1) of the Ordinance for elaborations and clarifications of the EIA report as exhibited under Section 7(1) of the Ordinance shall form part of the approved EIA report, and shall be placed on the Ordinance Register and the Ordinance website (http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia).
Environmental Protection Department
3 April 2007