ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 499)

Public Inspection of An Environmental Impact Assessment Report

Under Section 7(1)

An application for approval of an environmental impact assessment (EIA) report for the Tai O Sheltered Boat Anchorage has been submitted by Civil Engineering Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the Director of Environmental Protection under section 6(2) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance.

The EIA report prepared by the applicant is now available for the public to inspect under section 7(1) of the Ordinance from 24 May 2000 to 23 June 2000 at the following locations :

1. The EIA Ordinance Register Office, Environmental Protection Department, 27 th floor, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Opening hours : 0900 to 1200 and 1330 to 1645 from Monday to Friday and 0900 to 1200 on Saturday);
2. Wan Chai Environmental Resource Centre, 221, Queen's Road East, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (Opening hours :1000 to 1700 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 1000 to 1300 on Wednesday) ;
3. Tsuen Wan Environmental Resource Centre, Tak Wah Park, Tak Wah Street, Tsuen Wan, New Territories (Opening hours :1000 to 1300 and 1400 to 1800 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 1400 to 1800 on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday);
4. Project Management Branch. Civil Engineering Department, 1st floor, Civil Engineering Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon (Opening Hours: 0900 to 1200 and 1330 to 1645 from Monday to Friday and 0900 to 1200 on Saturday);
5. Islands District Office(s) during normal office hours; and
6. The EIA Ordinance Internet website: (http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/eia) for the executive summary of the report, 3 days after the date of this advertisement.

The public may forward written comments on the EIA report to the Director of Environmental Protection before the public inspection period expires. The comments from the public will be forwarded to the applicant or any relevant parties in the processing of the application. Any written comments should be sent to the following address by post or fax:

The EIA Ordinance Register Office,
Environmental Protection Department,
27th floor, Southorn Centre,
130 Hennessy Road,
Wanchai, Hong Kong.

Fax no. : 2147 0894

Date of this advertisement : 24 May 2000
Date of first advertisement : 24 May 2000