Environmental Permit No. EP-167/2003/B
環境許可證編號 EP-167/2003/B
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
環境影響評估條例
(第499章)
第10條及第13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
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) granted the environmental permit
(No. EP-167/2003) to The Hong Kong and
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）於2003年5月30日將環境許可證(編號EP-167/2003)批予香港中華煤氣有限公司。根據環評條例第 13條的規定，署長因應申請書編號 VEP-175/2005修訂環境許可證編號 EP-167/2003/A。下文說明的修訂，已包含在本環境許可證內（編號EP-167/2003/B）。本經修訂的環境許可證，適用於建造及營辦本許可證B部所說明的指定工程項目，但須遵守本許可證C部所列明及附載的條件。
The issue of this
amended environmental permit is based on the documents, approvals or
permissions described below:
本經修訂的環境許可證乃依據下列文件、批准或許可條件而簽發 -
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Application No. 申請書編號 |
VEP 175/2005 |
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Document
in the Register : 登記冊上的文件： |
(1) Proposed
Submarine Gas Pipelines from Cheng Tou Jiao Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving
Terminal, Shenzhen to Tai Po Gas Production Plant, (Register No.:
AEIAR-071/2003) -
Environmental Impact Assessment Report (4 March 2003)
[Hereinafter referred to as the “EIA Report”] -
Environmental Impact Assessment Executive Summary (4
March 2003) [Hereinafter referred to as the “EIA Executive Summary”] -
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual (4 March
2003) [Hereinafter referred to as
the “EM&A Manual”] (1)
擬建從深圳秤頭角液化天然氣接收站連接至香港大埔煤氣製造廠之海底輸氣管道(登記冊編號:
AEIAR-071/2003) -
環境影響評估報告 (2003年3月4日)
[下稱“環評報告”] -
環境影響評估行政摘要 (2003年3月4日)
[下稱“環評行政摘要”] -
環境監察及審核手冊 (2003年3月4日)
[下稱“環監手冊”] (2) The
Director’s letter of approval of the EIA Report dated 23 April 2003
(Reference: (37) in EP2/G/H/120 II) (2) 署長於2003年4月23日發出批准環評報告的信件
(檔案編號: (37) in EP2/G/H/120 II) (3) Application documents including all attachments submitted by the
Permit Holder on 2 May 2003 (Application No. AEP-167/2003) (3) 申請文件包括許可證持有人於2003年5月2日提交的所有附件(申請書編號:AEP-167/2003) (4) Environmental
Permit issued – Permit No.: EP-167/2003 issued on 30 May 2003. (4) 已簽發的環境許可證—許可證編號：EP-167/2003於2003年5月30日簽發。 (5) Application for Variation of an Environmental Permit
No. VEP-161/2004. [Hereafter referred to as “the Application VEP-161/2004”] (5) 申請更改環境許可證編號VEP-161/2004。 [下稱“申請書編號VEP-161/2004”] (6) Environmental
Permit issued – Permit No.: EP-167/2003/A issued on 24 January 2005 (6) 已簽發的環境許可證—許可證編號：EP-167/2003/A於2005年1月24日簽發。 (7) Application for Variation of an Environmental Permit
No. VEP-175/2005. [Hereafter referred to as “the Application VEP-175/2005”] (7) 申請更改環境許可證編號VEP-175/2005。 [下稱“申請書編號VEP-175/2005”] |
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Application No. 申請書編號 |
Date of
Application 申請日期 |
List of Amendments Incorporated into this Environmental Permit 已包含在本環境許可證內的修訂項目 |
Date of Amendment 修訂日期 |
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VEP-161/2004 |
30 December 2004
2004年12月30日 |
Vary Figure 1 in Part
C of Environmental Permit No. EP-167/2003.更改環境許可證編號 EP-167/2003 C
部圖一。 |
24 January 2005 2005年1月 24 日 |
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VEP-175/2005 |
26 April 2005
2005年4月26日 |
Vary Condition 3.6 in Part
C of the Environmental Permit EP-167/2003/A 更改環境許可證編號
EP-167/2003/A C 部第3.6 項條件。 Vary Condition 3.7 in Part
C of the Environmental Permit EP-167/2003/A 更改環境許可證編號
EP-167/2003/A C 部第3.7 項條件。 Vary Condition 3.8 in Part
C of the Environmental Permit EP-167/2003/A 更改環境許可證編號
EP-167/2003/A C 部第3.8 項條件。 Vary Condition 3.9 in Part
C of the Environmental Permit EP-167/2003/A 更改環境許可證編號
EP-167/2003/A C 部第3.9 項條件。 Addition of Figure 4 and Figure 5 |
13 May 2005 2005年5月13日 |
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(David
T. W. WONG) Principal
Environmental Protection Officer for
Director of Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (首席環境保護主任王德威代行) |
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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部所提述的指定工程項目的說明:
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Title
of Designated Projects 指定工程項目的名稱 |
Proposed Submarine Gas Pipelines from Cheng
Tou Jiao Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminal, Shenzhen to Tai Po Gas
Production Plant, [This designated project
is hereinafter referred to as “the Project”.] 擬建從深圳秤頭角液化天然氣接收站連接至香港大埔煤氣製造廠之海底輸氣管道 [本指定工程項目下稱"工程項目"] |
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Nature of Designated
Projects |
Submarine gas
pipelines. 海底輸氣管道。 |
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Location
of Designated Projects 指定工程項目的地點 |
The location of the Project is shown in Figure
1 attached to this Permit. |
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s) 指定工程項目的規模和範圍 |
Construction and operation of twin 450mm diameter
submarine gas pipelines of approximately 28.5km in length. The submarine pipelines will be buried
to the seabed mainly by jetting method except that a short section of
pipelines in 建造及營辦兩條長約28.5公里，直徑450毫米的海底輸氣管道。輸氣管道主要會用水力噴注法埋於海床，但位於大鵬灣的一小段會用挖掘工程敷設。 各段管道敷設完成後會進行回填工程，如本許可證圖2所示。 |
1. General
Conditions
1.1 The
Permit Holder and any person working on the Project shall comply with all
conditions set out in this Permit.
Any non-compliance by any person may constitute a contravention of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499) and may become the
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 to, 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 defence against any proceedings instituted
under any legislation or imply any approval under any legislation.
1.3
The Permit Holder
shall make copies of this Permit together with all documents referred to in
this Permit and the documents referred to in Part A
of the Permit readily available at all times for inspection by the Director
or his authorised 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 EIA Ordinance Register Office.
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 site(s) of
construction and operation of the Project 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 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 recommendations described in the EIA Report,
EIA Executive Summary, EM&A Manual (Register
No. AEIAR-071/2003), other relevant documents in the
EIAO Register Office, the information and mitigation measures described in this
Permit, 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, and mitigation measures to be recommended under
ongoing surveillance and monitoring activities during all stages of the
Project. Where recommendations
referred to in the documents of the EIAO Register Office 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 submissions,
as required under this Permit, shall be rectified and resubmitted in accordance
with the comments, if any, made by the Director within one month of the receipt
of the Director’s comments or otherwise as 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 variations 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 EIAO (Cap.499). All submissions or any variation of the
submissions shall be certified by the Environmental Team (ET) Leader and verified
by the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) referred to respectively in
Conditions 2.1 and 2.2 below,
before submitting to the Director under this Permit.
1.10
The Permit
Holder shall release all finalized submissions, as required under this Permit,
to the public by depositing copies in the EIAO Register Office, or in any other
places, or any internet websites as specified by the Director, or by any other means
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 EIAO Register Office (currently at 27/F, Southorn
Centre,
1.12
The Permit
Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of
construction of the Project no later than one month 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.
1.13
For the purpose of this
Permit, “commencement of construction” does not include works related to site clearance
and preparation, or other works as agreed by the Director.
2.
Measures Before Commencement of Construction of the
Project
Employment of Environmental Monitoring and Audit
(EM&A) Personnel
2.1
An Environmental
Team (ET) shall be established no later than one month before the commencement
of construction of the Project. The
ET shall be headed by an ET Leader. The ET Leader shall be a person who has
at least 7 years' experience in EM&A or environmental management. The ET and the ET Leader shall be
responsible for the implementation of the EM&A programme in accordance with
the EM&A requirements as contained in the EM&A Manual. The ET Leader shall keep a
contemporaneous log-book of each and every instance or circumstance or change
of circumstances which may affect the findings of the EIA Report and each and
every non-compliance with the recommendations of the EIA Report or this Permit.
This log-book shall be kept readily
available for inspection by all persons assisting in supervision of the
implementation of the recommendations of the EIA Report and this Permit or by
the Director or his authorized officers. Failure to maintain records in the
log-book, failure to discharge the duties of the ET Leader as defined in the EM&A
Manual or failure to comply with this Condition would entitle the Director to
require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the ET Leader. Failure by the Permit Holder to replace the
ET Leader, or further failure to keep contemporaneous records in the log-book
despite the employment of a new ET Leader may render the Permit liable to suspension,
cancellation or variation. The ET
shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the IEC for the
Project.
2.2
The Permit Holder shall
employ an Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)
no later than one month before the commencement of construction of the Project.
The IEC shall be a person who has
at least 7 years' experience in EM&A or environmental management. The IEC shall be responsible for duties
defined in the EM&A Manual, and shall audit the overall EM&A programme,
including the implementation of all environmental mitigation measures,
submissions required in the EM&A Manual, and any other submissions required
under this Permit. In addition, the
IEC shall be responsible for verifying the environmental acceptability of
permanent and temporary works, relevant design plans and submissions under this
Permit. The IEC shall verify the contemporaneous
records of the log-book(s) mentioned in Condition 2.1 of this Permit. The IEC shall notify the Director by fax
transmission, within 24 hours of receipt of notification from the ET Leader of each
and every occurrence, change of circumstances or non-compliance with the
recommendations of the EIA Report or this
Permit, which might affect the monitoring or control of adverse environmental impacts.
Where the IEC fails to so notify
the Director of the same, fails to discharge the duties of the IEC as defined
in the EM&A Manual or fails to comply with this Condition, the Director may
require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the IEC. Failure by the Permit Holder to replace
the IEC as directed or further failure to so notify the Director despite
employment of a new IEC may render the Permit liable to suspension,
cancellation or variation. Notification
by the Permit Holder is the same as notification by the IEC for the purpose of
this Condition. The IEC shall not
be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the ET for the Project.
3.
Submission and Measures During
Construction of the Project
Management Organization of Main Construction Companies
3.1
The Permit Holder shall,
within two weeks after the commencement of construction of the Project, inform
the Director in writing the management organization of the main construction
companies and/or any form of joint ventures associated with the construction of
the Project, including the portion of the pipelines outside the Hong Kong
Special Administrative Region (SAR) boundary. The submitted information shall include
at least an organization chart, names of responsible persons and their contact
details.
Construction Methods
3.2
The Project shall be constructed by using the
appropriate installation techniques for the various sections of the pipelines
alignment as described in the EIA Report and as indicated in Figures
1 and 2 of this Permit.
Pilot Test on Jetting Performance
3.3
A pilot test on the jetting
technique as described in Section 3 of the EM&A Manual shall be fully and
properly carried out for the purpose of verifying the water quality modelling
predictions in the EIA Report. The
results of the pilot test shall provide the basis to determine any remedial
actions during the subsequent jetting operation. If the results indicate that the
modelling predictions are being exceeded, remedial action, such as reduction in
jetting speed, shall be taken immediately after the pilot test to ensure that
exceedance of the Action and Limit levels for impact monitoring as defined in the
EM&A Manual will not occur. The
remedial action, including any reduction in jetting speed, shall be certified
by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the predicted
environmental performance in the EIA Report.
Mitigation Measures
3.4
To mitigate water quality impact arising from the construction works of
the Project, the forward speed of the jetting machine for the construction
of pipelines section between Location A to Location C, as shown in Figure
1 of this Permit, shall not exceed 67.5 metres per hour and 1.08 kilometres
per day; and that for the construction of pipelines section between Location
C to Location G shall not exceed 67.5 metres per hour and 1.62 kilometres
per day.
3.5
Silt curtain shall be installed as indicated in Figure
3 of this Permit and properly maintained when works are being carried
out at the Tai Po landing point site and the shore approach section, and when
jetting works are being carried out within 2 kilometres from the proposed
landing point at the seawall of the Tai Po Industrial Estate, except during
the pilot test on jetting performance as required in Condition 3.3 above. Any proposal to modify the length of silt
curtain shall be supported by EM&A results and submitted for the agreement
by the Director before implementation. The environmental acceptability of such
modification shall also be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the
IEC before submission to the Director.
3.6
Grab dredger shall be used for the dredging works between Location D to
Location E as shown in Figure 1 of
this Permit, and no more than three grab dredgers operating with a separation
distance of no less than 1,000 m between each other shall be allowed to dredge
at any one time along the pipelines route.
3.7
The dredging rate for each grab dredger during dredging between Location
D to Location E, as shown in Figure 1
of this Permit, shall not exceed 250 cubic metres per hour and 6,000 cubic
metres per day.
3.8
To avoid localised aesthetic impacts at the sea surface due to escape of
marine mud from the ascending grab to the upper layer of the water column,
frame type silt curtain with details shown in Figure
4 and Figure 5 of this Permit shall
be employed at each grab dredger for dredging between Location D to Location
E as shown in Figure 1 of this Permit. The silt curtains shall be properly maintained
throughout the dredging operation.
3.9
All barges used for the transport of dredged materials shall be fitted
with tight bottom seals and filled to an appropriate level to ensure that
dredged materials do not spill over during transport to the disposal site, and
adequate free board shall be maintained to ensure that the decks are not washed
by wave action.
3.10
Dredging works and jetting works of the Project shall not be carried out
simultaneously.
4.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Requirements
During Construction Period
4.1
The EM&A programme for
the construction of the Project shall be implemented in accordance with the
procedures and requirements set out in the EM&A Manual. Any changes to the EM&A programme
shall be justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to
the requirements set out in the EM&A Manual, and shall be submitted to the
Director for approval.
4.2
Samples, measurements and
necessary remedial actions shall be taken in accordance with the requirements
of the EM&A Manual by:
(a)
conducting baseline
environmental monitoring on water quality and marine ecology;
(b)
conducting impact monitoring
on water quality and marine ecology;
(c)
carrying out remedial
actions described in the Event/Action Plans of the EM&A Manual in
accordance with the time frame set out in the Event/Action Plans, or as agreed
by the Director, in case where specified criteria in the EM&A Manual are
exceeded; and
(d)
logging and keeping records of
the details of (a) to (c) above for all parameters in accordance with the time
requirements set out in the EM&A Manual and in any event no later than
three working days of the collection of data or completion of remedial action(s),
for the purpose of preparing and submitting the monthly EM&A Reports and to
make available the information for inspection on site.
4.3
All EM&A data submitted
under this Permit shall be true, valid and correct.
4.4
Three hard copies and one
electronic copy of the Baseline Monitoring Report shall be submitted to the
Director at least two weeks before the commencement of construction of the
Project. The submission shall be certified
by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC. Additional copies of the submission shall
be made available to the Director upon his request.
4.5
Three hard copies and one
electronic copy of monthly EM&A Report shall be submitted to the Director
within two weeks after the end of the reporting month. The EM&A Reports shall include a
summary of all non-compliance (exceedances) of the environmental quality
performance limits (Action and Limit Levels). The submissions shall be certified by the
ET Leader and verified by the IEC. Additional
copies of the submission shall be provided to the Director upon request by the
Director.
Monitoring of Corals
4.6
The impacts on corals shall
be monitored in accordance with Section 4 of the EM&A Manual when jetting
works are being carried out within the Tolo Channel (between Wong Wan Tsui and
Wong Chuk Kok Tsui) and when dredging works on the Shenzhen side of this
Project are being carried out within 1 kilometre of the Hong Kong SAR boundary.
Consideration of Using Additional Silt Curtain based on EM&A Results
4.7
If the EM&A results indicate that the elevation of suspended sediment
concentrations caused by the Project at the coral sites, in particular at Fung
Wong Fat, is likely to exceed the Limit Level of 10 mg/L, the installation of
additional silt curtain to protect the corals shall be considered, together
with other potential mitigation measures, under the Event and Action Plan and
implemented accordingly, if found necessary.
5.
Electronic Reporting of EM&A Information
5.1
To facilitate public inspection of the Baseline
Monitoring Report and monthly EM&A Reports via the EIAO Internet Website
and at the EIAO Register Office, electronic copies of these Reports shall be
prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in
Portable Document Format (PDF version 4.0 or later), unless otherwise agreed by
the Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies as
described in Condition 4 above of this Permit. For the HTML version, a content page
capable of providing hyperlink to each section and sub-section of these Reports
shall be included in the beginning of the document. Hyperlinks to all figures,
drawings and tables in these Reports shall be provided in the main text from
where the respective references are made. All graphics in these Reports shall be in
interlaced GIF format unless otherwise agreed by the Director. The content of the electronic copies of
these Reports must be the same as the hard copies.
5.2
The
Permit Holder shall, within three weeks after the commencement of construction
of the Project, set up a dedicated Internet web site and notify the Director in
writing the Internet address where the environmental monitoring data and
project information is to be placed.
All environmental monitoring data described in Condition 5.1 above shall
be made available to the public via the abovementioned dedicated Internet web
site in the shortest possible time and in any event no later than two weeks
after the relevant environmental monitoring data are collected or become
available, unless otherwise agreed with the Director.
5.3
The Internet web site as described in Condition 5.2
above shall enable user-friendly public access to the environmental monitoring
data and project information including the documents (1) to (3) listed in
Part A of this Permit, and this Environmental
Permit. The Internet web site shall have features
capable of:
(a)
providing access to all environmental monitoring
data of this Project collected as required under this Permit;
(b)
providing access to all finalized submissions as
required under this Permit;
(c)
searching by date;
(d)
searching by types of monitoring data (water quality
and marine ecology); and
(e)
hyperlinking to relevant monitoring data after
searching;
or otherwise as agreed by the Director.
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.
If there is a breach of any condition of this Permit, the Director or
his authorized officer may, with the consent of the Secretary for the
Environment, Transport and Works, order the cessation of associated work until
the remedial action is taken in respect of the resultant environmental damage,
and in that case the Permit Holder shall not carry out any associated works
without the permission of the Director or his authorized officer.
3.
The Permit
Holder may apply under Section 13 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
(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.
4.
A person who
assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the Project may, before
he assumes responsibility of the Project, apply under Section 12 of the
Ordinance to the Director for a further environmental permit.
5.
Under Section 14
of the Ordinance, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary for the
Environment, Transport and Works, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled
Permit shall be removed from display at the construction site.
6.
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
construction or operation of 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.
7.
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.
8.
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.
9.
The Notes are for general
reference only and that the Permit Holder should refer to the Ordinance for
details and seek independent legal advice.
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