Kai Tak Airport North Apron Decommissioning EIA Report

Reference of the Approved EIA Report in the Register: AEIAR-002/1998

Conditions of Approval under Section 8(3) of the EIA Ordinance
(1) Subject to the conditions listed below, the recommendations of the EIA Report, as exhibited in accordance with Section 7(1) of the Ordinance, shall be properly implemented.
(2) The decontamination works shall be carried out such that the remediation targets as set out in Table 8.7 of the EIA Report are fully met.
(3) A pilot test shall be carried out to produce the necessary information to verify (or otherwise) the effectiveness of the Soil Vapour Extraction/Air Sparging (SVE/AS) system in achieving the remediation targets. Before commencing the pilot test, the applicant must agree the details of it with the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) and satisfy the Director that the pilot test will produce the required information.
(4) Before starting the decontamination works using the SVE/AS system, the applicant shall submit to the EIA Sub-committee of the Advisory Council on the Environment, a report containing the results of the pilot test on the effectiveness of the SVE/AS system. Any comments raised by the EIA Sub-committee shall be addressed properly by the applicant.
(5) The results of the pilot test of the SVE/AS system, and the recommendation, if any, on fall-back option(s) together with the associated method statements and detailed environmental controls, shall be approved by the Director. Before the commencement of the decontamination work at Hotspot B, the applicant must demonstrate to the Director's satisfaction that the proposed method of decontamination is able to achieve the remediation targets. The results of the pilot test shall be made available to the public as specified by the Director.
(6) On completion of the decontamination works and before starting the proposed housing development at the project area, the final soil quality report of the previously contaminated areas, shall be submitted to the EIA Sub-committee of the Advisory Council on the Environment for inspection. The results of the final soil quality report shall be made available to the public as specified by the Director.

Notes

  1. Under Section 26(1) of the Ordinance, any person who decommissions a designated project without an environmental permit or contrary to the permit conditions commits an offence.

  2. Under Section 26(4) of the Ordinance, any person for whom a project is decommissioned and who permits the carrying out of the project without an environmental permit or contrary to the permit conditions commits an offence.

Environmental Protection Department
September 1998