| Environmental Permit No. | EP-087/2001 | |
| 環 境 許 可 證 編 號 | EP-087/2001 |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
Section 10
環 境 影 響 評 估 條 例
(第 499章 )
第 10條
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A DESIGNATED PROJECT
建 造 及 營 辦 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 環 境 許 可 證
PART A (MAIN PERMIT)
A部 (許 可 證 主 要 部 分 )
Pursuant to Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (the EIAO), the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) grants this environmental permit to the GB21 (Hong Kong) Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Permit Holder") to construct and operate the designated project described in Part B subject to the conditions specified in Part C. The issue of this environmental permit is based on the documents, approvals or permissions described below :
根 據 環 境 影 響 評 估 條 例 (環 評 條 例 )第 10條 的 規 定 ﹐ 環 境 保 護 署 署 長 (署 長 ) 將 本 環 境 許 可 證 批 予 GB21(香 港 )有 限 公 司 (下 稱 "許 可 證 持 有 人 ") 以 建 造 及 營 辦 B部 所 說 明 的 指 定 工 程 項 目 ﹐ 但 須 遵 守 C部 所 訂 明 的 條 件 。 本 環 境 許 可 證 的 發 出 ﹐ 乃 以 下 表 所 列 的 文 件 、 批 准 或 許 可 作 為 根 據 ﹕ -
| Application No. 申 請 書 編 號 |
AEP-087/2001 |
| Document in the Register : 登 記 冊 上 的 文 件 ： |
(1) Project Profile -
"C2C Cable Network - Hong Kong Section (Chung Hom Kok)" (Register No. : PP-109/2000) (1) 工 程 項 目 簡 介 - " C2C通 訊 電 纜 網 絡 - 香 港 段 (舂 坎 角 )" (登 記 冊 編 號 : PP-109/2000) (2) The Director's letter of permission to apply directly for environmental permit dated 11 January 2001 (Reference: (24) in EP2/H19/C/06) (2) 環 境 保 護 署 署 長 於 2001年 1月 11日 發 出 批 准 直 接 申 請 環 境 許 可 證 的 信 件 (檔 案 編 號 : (24) in EP2/H19/C/06) (3) Application documents including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder on 19 January 2001 (Application No. AEP- 087/2001) (3) 許 可 證 持 有 人 於 2001年 1月 19日 提 交 申 請 文 件 包 括 所 有 附 件 (申 請 書 編 號 : AEP- 087/2001) |
| Director's Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit 署 長 批 准 直 接 申 請 環 境 許 可 證 |
Letter Reference: (24) in EP2/H19/C/06
信 件 檔 號 : (24) in EP2/H19/C/06 Dated : 11 January 2001 日 期 : 2001年 1月 11日 |
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PART B (DESCRIPTIONS OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)
B部 (指 定 工 程 項 目 的 說 明 )
Hereunder is the description of the designated project mentioned in Part A of this environmental permit (hereinafter referred to as the "Permit"):
下 列 為 本 環 境 許 可 證 (下 稱 "許 可 證 ") A部 所 提 及 的 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 說 明 :
| Title of Designated Project 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 名 稱 |
C2C Cable Network - Hong Kong Section (Chung Hom Kok)
[This project is hereinafter referred as "the Project".] C2C通 訊 電 纜 網 絡 - 香 港 段 (舂 坎 角 ) [這 工 程 項 目 下 稱 "工 程 項 目 "] |
| Nature of Designated Project 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 性 質 |
A dredging operation which is less than 500 metres from the nearest boundary of the Cape d'Aguilar site of special scientific interest, the St. Stephen's bathing beach in Stanley Bay and the coastal protection area at Sha Shek Tan.
在 距 離 具 有 特 別 科 學 價 值 的 鶴 咀 ﹐ 上 長 沙 泳 灘 及 在 沙 石 灘 的 海 岸 保 護 區 的 最 近 界 少 於 500米 的 地 方 進 行 挖 泥 作 業 。 |
| Location of Designated Project 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 地 點 |
The Project involves laying of three international submarine fibre-optic telecommunication cable routes entering the southern and eastern waters from Hong Kong to a landing site at Sha Shek Tan beach in Stanley Bay. The proposed routings are shown in fig. 1 attached to this permit.
三 條 國 際 海 底 光 纖 通 訊 電 纜 分 別 由 香 港 的 東 邊 及 南 邊 海 域 界 線 範 圍 進 入 香 港 ﹐ 直 達 一 個 位 於 赤 柱 灣 沙 石 灘 的 登 岸 地 點 和 沙 井 ﹐ 電 纜 定 線 載 於 環 境 許 可 證 的 圖 1。 |
| Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s) 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 規 模 和 範 圍 |
The project involves laying of three submarine cables, each of 49mm in diameter, to be hauled ashore and anchored off, before the construction barge commences lay operations. After completion of the landing and anchoring, the main lay vessel will commence cable laying and burying the cable that will extend to the HKSRA boundary. The deep burial operations will be conducted using jetting technology. The injector will bury the cable in narrow trench (0.25m width) to depth various from 3m to 5m below the seabed.
舖 設 三 條 光 纖 通 訊 電 纜 ， 每 條 直 徑 為 49亳 米 ， 被 拖 至 岸 上 並 加 以 固 定 後 ， 建 築 駁 船 才 會 開 始 敷 設 工 程 。 在 完 成 電 纜 登 岸 及 固 定 工 程 後 ， 主 電 纜 舖 設 船 隻 便 會 開 始 進 行 海 底 舖 設 及 埋 藏 工 程 。 深 層 埋 藏 工 程 將 會 用 噴 射 技 術 ， 該 「 注 射 器 」 會 將 埋 藏 在 一 條 窄 溝 內 ， 寬 0.25米 。 預 計 埋 入 深 度 是 由 3米 至 5米 不 等 。 |
1. General Conditions
1.1 The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all conditions of this environmental permit. Any non-compliance may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance and may become subject of appropriate action being taken under the Ordinance.
1.2 The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all legislation from time to time in force including without limitation the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400), Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 311), Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358), Dumping at Sea Ordinance (Cap. 466) and Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354). This Permit does not of itself constitute any ground of defense against any proceedings instituted under any legislation.
1.3 The Permit Holder shall make copies of this Permit together with all documents referred to in this Permit or the documents referred to in Part A of the Permit readily available at all times for inspection by the Director or his authorized officers at all sites/offices covered by this Permit. Any reference to the Permit shall include all documents referred to in the Permit and also the relevant documents in the Register.
1.4 The Permit Holder shall give a copy of this Permit to the person(s) in charge of the site(s) and ensure that such person(s) fully understands all conditions and all requirements incorporated by the Permit. The site(s) refers to the site(s) of construction and operation of the Project(s) and shall mean the same hereafter.
1.5 The Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a copy of this Permit on the construction site(s) at all vehicular site entrances/exits or at a convenient location for public information at all times. The Permit Holder shall ensure that the most updated information about the Permit, including any amended permit, is displayed at such locations. If the Permit Holder surrenders a part or the whole of the Permit, the notice he sends to the Director shall also be displayed at the same locations as the original Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from the display at the construction site(s).
1.6 The Permit Holder shall construct and operate the Project in accordance with the project descriptions in Part B of this Permit.
1.7 The Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project is designed, constructed and operated in accordance with the information and all recommendations described in the Project Profile (EIAO Register No. PP-109/2000); other relevant documents in the Register; and the information or mitigation measures described in this Permit, or mitigation measures to be recommended in submissions that shall be deposited with or approved by the Director as a result of permit conditions contained in this Permit, or mitigation measures to be recommended under on going surveillance and monitoring activities during all stages of the Project. Where recommendations referred to in the documents of the Register are not expressly referred to in this Permit, such recommendations are nevertheless to be implemented unless expressly excluded or impliedly amended in this Permit.
1.8 All deposited submissions, as required under this Permit, shall be rectified in accordance with the comments, if any made by the Director within one month of the receipt of the Director's comments or otherwise specified by the Director.
1.9 All submissions approved by the Director, all submissions deposited without comments by the Director, or all submissions rectified in accordance with comments by the Director under this Permit shall be construed as part of the permit conditions described in Part C of this Permit. Any variation of the submissions shall be approved by the Director in writing or as prescribed in the relevant permit conditions. Any non-compliance with the submissions may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance.
1.10 The Permit Holder shall release all finalized submissions as required under this Permit, to the public by depositing copies in the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office, or in any other places, or any internet websites as specified by the Director for public inspection. For this purpose, the Permit Holder shall provide sufficient copies of the submissions.
1.11 All submissions to the Director required under this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by registered mail to the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office (currently at 27/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong).
1.12 The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of construction of the Project at least 2 weeks prior to the commencement of construction of the Project. The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing immediately if there is any change of the commencement date of the construction.
2. Measures during the Construction of the Project
2.1 The three cables shall be laid along the alignments as delineated in Tables 1, 2 and 3 attached to this Permit. The Permit Holder shall obtain prior approval from the Director of any changes in the Project details, including cable alignments, burial depth, trench width and installation methods.
2.2 The translocation proposal for affected hard coral communities near the landing site at Sha Shek Tan Beach in Stanley Bay, submitted together with the application documents by the Permit Holder on 19 January 2001, shall incorporate all comments raised by the Director on 15 February 2001 and be deposited with the Director before commencement of translocation.
2.3 The translocation of the affected hard coral communities at Sha Shek Tan Beach shall be completed in accordance with the revised proposal to be deposited in accordance with Condition 2.2 of this Permit, prior to the cable laying in that area.
2.4 Four weeks after completion of the translocation of the affected hard corals, a coral translocation report shall be deposited with the Director. This report shall include plans showing locations of the corals before and after translocation.
2.5 The Director shall be informed immediately if any antiquities or shipwreck be found during cable laying.
2.6 The Permit Holder shall within four weeks after completion of the Project, deposit with the Director one set of plan(s) in 1:50,000 scale with co-ordinates indicating the as-built alignment of the three cables.
2.7 Materials excavated from the trench shall be used for backfilling the trench to reinstate to original conditions.
Notes :
1. This Permit consists of three parts, namely, PART A (Main Permit), PART B (Description of Designated Project) and PART C (Permit Conditions). Any person relying on this permit should obtain independent legal advice on the legal implications under the Ordinance, and the following notes are for general information only.
2. The Permit Holder may apply under Section 13 of the Ordinance to the Director for a variation of the conditions of this Permit. The Permit Holder shall replace the original permit displayed on the construction site by the amended permit.
3. A person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the designated project may, before he assumes responsibility of the designated project, apply under Section 12 of the Ordinance to the Director for a further environmental permit.
4. Under Section 14 of the Ordinance, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment and Food, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the construction site.
5. If this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction or operation of the Project, another environmental permit must be obtained under the Ordinance before the Project could be continued. It is an offence under Section 26(1) of the Ordinance to construct or operate a designated project listed in Part I of Schedule 2 of the Ordinance without a valid environmental permit.
6. Any person who constructs or operates the Project contrary to the conditions in the Permit, and is convicted of an offence under the Ordinance, is liable: -
(i) on a first conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 2 million and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(ii) on a second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 5 million and to imprisonment for 2 years;
(iii) on a first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(iv) on a second or subsequent summary conviction to a fine of $1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and
(v) in any case where the offence is of a continuing nature, the court or magistrate may impose a fine of $ 10,000 for each day on which he is satisfied the offence continued.
7. The Permit Holder may appeal against any condition of this Permit under Section 17 of the Ordinance within 30 days of receipt of this Permit.
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