A Guide
to the EIA Ordinance
CATEGORY |
DESIGNATED
PROJECTS |
L. - STORAGE, TRANSFER
AND TRANS-SHIPMENT OF FUELS |
L.1 A storage, transfer
and trans-shipment of liquefied petroleum gas facility with a storage
capacity of not less than 200 tonnes.
L.2 A storage, transfer and trans-shipment
of liquefied natural gas facility with a storage capacity of not
less than 200 tonnes.
L.3 A storage, transfer and trans-shipment
of coal or ore facility with a storage capacity of not less than
200 tonnes.
L.4 A storage, transfer and trans-shipment
of oil facility with a storage capacity of not less than 1,000 tonnes.
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M. - AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES
ACTIVITIES |
M.1 A fish culture zone---
- more than 5 ha in size; or
- a boundary of which is less than
500 m from the nearest boundary of an existing or planned---
- marine park or marine reserve;
or
- bathing beach.
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N. - COMMUNITY FACILITIES |
N.1 An abattoir with a
daily slaughter capacity of more than 500 numbers of livestock.
N.2 A quarantine station, or quarantine
lairage, for animals.
N.3 A wholesale market.
N.4 A crematorium.
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O. - TOURIST AND RECREATIONAL
DEVELOPMENTS |
O.1 An outdoor golf course
and all managed turf areas.
O.2 A marina designed to provide
moorings or dry storage for not less than 30 vessels used primarily
for pleasure or recreation.
O.3 A horse racing course.
O.4 A motor racing circuit.
O.5. An open firing range.
O.6 An open air concert venue with
a capacity to accommodate more than 10 000 persons.
O.7 An outdoor sporting facility
with a capacity to accommodate more than 10 000 persons.
O.8 A theme park or amusement park
with a site area of more than 20 ha in size
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P. - RESIDENTIAL AND OTHER
DEVELOPMENTS |
P.1 A residential or recreational
development, other than New Territories exempted houses within Deep
Bay Buffer Zone 1 or 2.
P.2 A residential development---
- of not less than 2 000 flats; and
- not served by public sewerage networks
by the time a flat is occupied.
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Q. - MISCELLANEOUS |
Q.1 All projects including
new access roads, railways, sewers, sewage treatment facilities, earthworks,
dredging works and other building works partly or wholly in an existing
or gazetted proposed country park or special area, a conservation
area, an existing or gazetted proposed marine park or marine reserve,
a site of cultural heritage, and a site of special scientific interest,
except for the following---
- minor maintenance works to roads,
drainage, slopes and utilities;
- minor public utility works including
the installation of telecommunication wires, joint boxes, power
lines with a voltage level of not more than 66 kV, and gas pipelines
with a diameter of 120 mm or less;
- education and recreational facilities
not otherwise designated projects listed in Parts A to P and approved
by the Country and Marine Parks Authority;
- all earthworks relating to forestry,
agriculture, fisheries and the management of vegetation;
- New Territories exempted houses;
- footpaths and facilities relating
to sitting out areas;
- minor facilities relating to the
management and protection of marine parks, marine reserves, country
parks and special areas;
- all works not otherwise designated
projects listed in Parts A to P undertaken by the Country and
Marine Parks Authority under section 4 of the Country Parks Ordinance
(Cap. 208) or section 4 of the Marine Parks Ordinance (Cap. 476)
for developing and managing country parks and special areas, marine
parks and marine reserves;
- maintenance of existing waterworks
installations; or
- minor works including---
- improvements to catchwaters;
- the provision of---
- water pipes and valves
of diameter 450 mm or less;
- water tanks;
- hydrological stations and
associated structures; and
- village supply schemes
Q.2 Underground rock caverns. |
PART II DECOMMISSIONING
PROJECTS
DESIGNATED PROJECTS |
- Airports, including fueling and
fuel storage, the aircraft maintenance and repair facilities.
- An oil refinery.
- A municipal, chemical or clinical
waste incinerator.
- A public utility---electricity
power plant.
- A public utility---gas generation
plant.
- A water treatment works of a treatment
capacity of 100 000 m3 per day or more.
- An installation for storage or
disposal of radioactive waste.
- A waste disposal facility for pulverised
fuel ash, furnace bottom ash or gypsum.
- A metallurgical works with melting
capacity exceeding 200 000 tonnes per annum (expressed as metal).
- A petro-chemical works.
- An explosives depot or explosives
manufacturing plant.
- A bulk chemical storage facility.
- A store for liquefied petroleum
gas with a storage capacity exceeding 200 tonnes.
- A store for liquefied natural gas
with a storage capacity exceeding 200 tonnes.
- A store for coal and ores with
a storage capacity exceeding 200 tonnes.
- A store for oil with a storage
capacity exceeding 200 tonnes.
- A facility for ship building or
repairing more than 1 ha in size or with a lifting capacity in
excess of 20 000 tonnes.
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