Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance, Cap. 499
Application for
Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit
Application No.:
DIR-126/2005
Project
Title : Interim Ancillary Recreation and Golf Facility Development, North
Commercial District,
Date
of the Director’s Permission : 3 August 2005
for
Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit
1.
All measures described in
the Project Profile submitted by the applicant on 3 August 2005 shall be fully
implemented.
2.
No artificial chemical
fertilizers shall be used on the golf course area.
3.
No artificial chemical
pesticides shall be used on the golf course area.
4.
A continuous earth bund,
of at least
5.
The golf course shall be
constructed with subsurface drainage system to direct the rainfall and
irrigation water inwards to the artificial lakes. The artificial lakes and the drainage
system shall be constructed with an impermeable liner system to retain water
and to prevent any leakage into the surrounding ground.
6.
A turfgrass management
plan (TMP) shall be submitted to the Director for approval. The plan shall be prepared by a
competent personnel trained in the theory and practice of turf grass management
and maintenance. The TMP shall
cover details of fertilizers application to be adopted (including the type,
dosage, frequency of application of fertilizers), details of the integrated
pest management methodology (including type, dosage, frequency of application
of biological pest control agents) and review calculations on worst case
nutrient loading during construction and operation.
7.
An Environmental Monitoring
and Audit Manual with details of water quality monitoring programme for construction
and operation shall be submitted to the Director for approval.
8.
No
overflows from the artificial lakes of the golf course shall be allowed, via
Outfall No.8 or any other outfalls, if the water quality of the lake fails to
meet the criteria for discharge as stipulated in the project profile. The proposed golf course shall be
designed to be a self-containing structure to retain rainwater and to prevent
any overflow from the artificial lakes to the surrounding marine water if
required.
9.
Floodlights shall be installed at an angle downwards
away from the sensitive receivers including air traffic controllers in the
Airport Traffic Control Tower.
10.
The design of the golf course shall be unattractive
to birds by incorporating such measures as limiting the area of water surface
(10% of the site area), profiling the lake edge to prevent birds from wading
and selecting plant species to discourage foraging, perching or nesting of birds.
11.
Soil sampling and testing
during operation and before expiry of operation of golf course shall be
conducted to confirm and verify that there would be no land contamination caused by
the operation of the golf course.
Note:
Under section 17 of the EIA Ordinance, the Applicant may appeal to the Appeal Board against the above condition within 30 days of the receipt of this notice of the Director’s decision.
Environmental Protection Department
September 2005