Conditions of Approval under Section 8(3) of the EIA Ordinance (the
Ordinance)
The EIA Report as exhibited under Section 7(1) of the Ordinance is approved by the Director of Environmental Protection with the following conditions:-
1. The
Applicant shall ensure that the bathing beach will be put into operation only
after the new sewerage system under “Tolo Harbour Sewerage of Unsewered Areas
Stage I Phase IIC” in Lung Mei area has been completed;
2. The
Applicant shall conduct regular monitoring on the water quality of the bathing
beach at Lung Mei in the first two years after the opening of the beach to
assess the effectiveness of the water quality mitigation measures. The information shall be provided to the
Environmental Protection Department for information and appropriate follow-up
actions, if necessary;
3. The
Applicant shall provide downward street lighting without flare to minimize
impacts on star-watching activities;
4. The
Applicant shall take additional precautionary measures to reduce the size of
the project, particularly the size of the car park and footprint of the
project, to further minimize the potential ecological impacts arising from the
project; and
5. The
set of further information received from the Applicant on 24 October 2008 under
Section 8(1) of the Ordinance shall form part of the approved EIA report, and
shall be placed on the Ordinance Register and the Ordinance website (http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia).
Environmental Protection Department
November 2008