Environmental Impact
Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499)
Section 5 (7)
Environmental Impact
Assessment Study Brief No. ESB- 151/2006
Project Title: Development
of a 100MW
Offshore Wind Farm in
(hereinafter known as the “Project”)
Name of Applicant: The Hongkong Electric
Co. Ltd.
(hereinafter known as the “Applicant”)
1. BACKGROUND
1.1
An application (No. ESB-151/2006) for an
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study Brief under section 5(1)(a) of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) was submitted by the Applicant
on 3 July 2006 with a project profile (No. PP-293/2006) (the Project Profile).
1.2
The Project is to construct and operate an offshore wind
farm with installed capacity of about 100MW. Two potential offshore sites, (a)
Southwest Lamma and (b) Southeast Ninepin, are identified for the Project. The
site locations are shown in Figure
(i)
One Offshore Wind Monitoring
Mast;
(ii)
Tentatively 40 sets of 2.5MW
Class Offshore Wind Turbine;
(iii)
One Offshore Substation; and
(iv)
Submarine Transmission
Cables connecting the Wind Turbines to Offshore Substation and to the existing
power grid on land.
1.3
The Project is a designated project under Item D.1,
Part I, Schedule 2 of the EIAO, Public utility electricity power plant.
1.4
Pursuant to section 5(7)(a) of the EIAO, the
Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) issues this EIA study brief
to the Applicant to carry out an EIA study.
1.5
The purpose of this EIA study is to provide
information on the nature and extent of environmental impacts arising from the
construction and operation of the Project and related activities taking place
concurrently. This information will contribute to decisions by the Director on :
(i) the
acceptability of adverse environmental consequences that are likely to arise as
a result of the Project and the associated activities of the Project;
(ii)
the conditions and requirements for the design,
construction and operation of the Project to mitigate against adverse
environmental consequences; and
(iii) the
acceptability of residual impacts after the proposed mitigation measures are
implemented.
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE EIA
STUDY
2.1 The
objectives of the EIA study are as follows:
(i)
to describe the Project and associated works
together with the requirements and environmental benefits for carrying out the
Project and the types of designated project(s) to be covered by the Project;
(ii)
to identify and describe elements of community and
environment likely to be affected by the Project and/or likely to cause adverse
impacts to the Project, including both the natural and man-made environment and
the associated environmental constraints;
(iii)
to consider alternative options with a view to
avoiding or minimizing the potential environmental impacts to ecological
sensitive areas, for (a) the Southwest Lamma site, in the Southern Water
Control Zone and, for (b) the Southeast Ninipin site, in the Mirs Bay, Port Shelter,
Eastern Buffer and Southern Water Control Zones, and other sensitive uses; to
compare the environmental benefits and disbenefits of each of the different
options; to provide reasons for selecting the preferred option(s) and to
describe the part environmental factors play in the selection;
(iv)
to identify and quantify any potential loss or
damage and other potential impacts to ecology and fisheries resources, flora,
fauna and natural habitats and to propose measures to mitigate these impacts;
(v)
to identify
and quantify water pollutant emission sources and determine the significance of
impacts on sensitive receivers and potential affected uses;
(vi)
to identify and evaluate any potential landscape and
visual impacts and to consider alternative location, layout, design and
chromatic scheme to minimize potential visual impact and propose measures to
mitigate these impacts;
(vii)
to
identify the negative impacts on any historical and archaeological resources
and to propose measures to mitigate these impacts;
(viii)
to propose the provision of mitigation measures so
as to minimize pollution, environmental disturbance and nuisance during
construction and operation of the Project;
(ix)
to investigate the feasibility, practicability, effectiveness
and implications of the proposed mitigation measures;
(x)
to identify, predict and evaluate the residual
environmental impacts (i.e. after practicable mitigation) and the cumulative
effects expected to arise during the construction and operation of the Project
in relation to the sensitive receivers and potential affected uses;
(xi)
to identify, assess and specify methods, measures
and standards, to be included in the detailed design, construction and
operation of the Project which are necessary to mitigate these environmental
impacts and cumulative effects and reduce them to acceptable levels;
(xii)
to investigate the extent of the secondary
environmental impacts that may arise from the proposed mitigation measures and
to identify constraints associated with the mitigation measures recommended in
the EIA study, as well as the provision of any necessary modification; and
(xiii)
to design and specify environmental monitoring and
audit requirements to check the effective implementation of the recommended
environmental protection and pollution control measures.
3. DETAILED
REQUIREMENTS OF THE EIA STUDY
3.1 The Purpose
The purpose of
this study brief is to scope the key issues of the EIA study and to specify the
environmental issues that are required to be reviewed and assessed in the EIA
report. The Applicant has to demonstrate in the EIA report that the criteria in
the relevant sections of the Technical Memorandum on the Environmental Impact
Assessment Process of the EIAO (hereinafter referred to as “the TM”) are met.
3.2 The
Scope
The scope of this
EIA study shall cover the proposed works shown in Figure
(i)
the potential impacts to the ecological resources
within the assessment area as referred to in section
(ii)
the potential impacts to the development and
operation of the potential marine park at the south of
(iii)
the potential impacts to the fisheries resources and
fishing activities within the assessment area as referred to in section
(iv)
the potential water quality impact, due
to seabed disturbance from dredging, foundation works, cable laying and other
marine works that may be required for construction of the Project;
(v)
the effect of the offshore
wind farm and its associated infrastructures such as offshore substation,
submarine transmission cables and cable landing points on the coastal processes
and the potential impacts on the ecological sensitive sites due to the possible
changes of regional sediment movement and sedimentation patterns;
(vi)
the
potential landscape and visual impacts on existing and planned sensitive
receivers during construction and operation of the Project;
(vii)
the waste arising as a result of the construction
activities of the Project; and
(viii)
the potential impacts on the marine and terrestrial
archaeological deposit in the Project area, the alignment of transmission
cables, the cable landing point and its vicinity as referred to in section
3.3 Consideration
of Alternatives
3.3.3 Having
regard to the effects on the environment during the construction period and the severity of the
construction impacts, the Applicant shall explore different construction
methods for the construction of foundation, submarine transmission cable laying
and cable protection for the Project, with a view to avoiding or minimizing adverse
environmental impacts. The Applicant shall focus on the
ecological valuable habitats/species, such as coral communities,
potential artificial reef deployment site, green turtle, marine mammals (e.g.,
Finless Porpoise and Chinese White Dolphin), amphioxus, (e.g., Branchiostoma belcheri), avifauna (e.g. migratory birds), and fish spawning
ground. A comparison of the environmental benefits and
disbenefits of applying different construction methods shall be made.
3.4 Technical Requirements
The assessment
shall base on the best and latest information available during the course of
the EIA study and covering the construction and operation phases of the Project
and the subsequent management and maintenance requirements of the Project. The
Applicant shall assess the cumulative environmental impact from the Project
with other interacting projects. The Applicant shall include in the EIA report
details of the construction programme and methodologies.
The EIA study
shall meet the following technical requirements on specific impacts, unless
otherwise, approved by the Director specifically in writing.
(i)
Collection
and review of background information on the existing and planned water
system(s) and their respective sensitive receivers which might be affected by the
construction and operation of the Project;
(ii)
Characterization of water and sediment quality of
the water system(s) and sensitive receivers which might be affected by the
Project based on existing information or appropriate site survey and tests;
(iii)
Identification and
analysis of the existing and planned future activities and beneficial uses
related to the water system(s) and identification of the water sensitive
receivers. The Applicant shall refer to those developments and uses indicated
on the relevant Outline Zoning Plans, Outline Development Plans and Layout
Plans;
(iv)
Identification
of pertinent water and sediment quality objectives and establishment of other
appropriate water and sediment quality criteria or standards for the water
system(s) and the sensitive receivers in sub-section
(v)
Evaluation of the spatial
design of the wind farm, foundation types, construction sequences and methods,
and operation of the Project for the purpose of selecting an environmentally
acceptable option. The Applicant shall consider practical arrangements to avoid
adverse effects of the Project on the ecological sensitive receivers due to
changes of local erosion and sedimentation patterns;
(vi)
Identification
and evaluation of any change of shoreline or bathometry, water course,
catchment type or area, flow regimes or hydrodynamic condition;
(vii)
Identification
and evaluation of existing and committed water and sediment pollution sources and
loading, including point and non-point discharges generated during the
construction and operation stages of the Project, and the potential
contamination of sediments due to cementing and grouting the foundations as the
case may be;
(viii)
Establishment
and provision of a pollution load inventory on the quantities and
characteristics of existing and likely future water and sediment pollution
sources identified in (vii) above. Field investigation and laboratory tests
shall be conducted as appropriate to fill in any major information gaps;
(ix)
Analysis on the provision
of wastewater treatment facilities in terms of capacity and level of treatment
to reduce pollution arising from both the point and non-point discharges
identified in (vii) above;
(x)
Identification
and evaluation of the practicable dredging methods to minimize dredging and
dumping requirements and demand for fill sources based on the principle that
existing marine mud shall be left in place and not to be disturbed;
(xi)
Identification
and quantification of dredging, fill extraction, backfilling, mud/sediment
transportation and disposal activities and requirements. Potential fill source
and dumping ground to be involved shall be identified. Field investigation,
sampling and laboratory tests to characterize the sediment/mud shall be
conducted as appropriate. The potential for the release of contaminants during
dredging shall be addressed using the chemical testing results from sediment
and marine water samples collected on site and relevant historic data. Appropriate
laboratory tests such as elutriate tests in accordance with the United States
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) method and sediment pore water (interstitial
water) analyses shall be performed on the sediment samples to simulate and
quantify the degree of mobilization of various contaminants such as metals,
ammonia, nutrients, oxygen demand and trace organic contaminants (including
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs),
Tributyltin (TBT) and chlorinated pesticides) into the water column during
dredging. The ranges of parameters to be analyzed, the number, location and
depth of sediment, the type and methods of sampling, the sample preservation
and the chemical laboratory test methods to be used shall be subject to the
approval of the Director. The Applicant shall address the pattern of the
sediment deposition and the potential increase in turbidity and suspended solid
levels in the water column and at the sensitive receivers due to the
disturbance of sediments during dredging, backfilling and dumping;
(xii)
Prediction and quantification, by appropriate
mathematical modelling and/or other techniques proposed by the Applicant and approved by the Director, of the
impacts on the water system(s) and the sensitive receivers due to the construction
and operation of the Project.
The mathematical modelling requirements are set out in Appendix B to this study
brief. Possible impacts shall include changes in shoreline or bathymetry,
hydrology, flow regimes, catchment type or areas, sediment
erosion and deposition pattern, water and sediment quality, cumulative impacts through interaction or
in combination with other existing, committed and planned projects in the
vicinity of the Project and the effects, including the
cumulative effects, on the marine organisms due to such changes in the study
area;
(xiii)
The
Applicant shall devise mitigation measures to avoid or minimize the impacts
identified above, in particular suitable dredging, disposal and backfilling
methods shall be recommended to mitigate any adverse impacts. The
residual impacts on the water system(s) and the sensitive receivers with regard
to the relevant water and sediment quality objectives, criteria, standards or
guidelines shall be assessed and quantified using appropriate mathematical
models set out in Appendix B to this study brief;
(xiv)
Assessment
of the potential cumulative construction and operational water quality impact
arising from the associated works of the Project, the planned projects,
activities and/or pollution sources within the study area. These shall include the
dumping activities near Ninepins Islands, East of Tung Lung Chau and South
Cheung Chau, borrowing activity at West Po Toi, proposed Hong Kong Offshore
Wind Farm in Southeastern Waters (EIAO ref: EIA Study Brief No. ESB-146/2006),
potential sand reserves in the eastern waters, activities or pollution sources in
the identified water system(s);
(xv)
Evaluation of the potential
for and associated water quality impacts on the study area arising from
accidental vessel collisions within the Project area during construction and
maintenance of the Project. The Applicant shall devise a contingency plan for
control and mitigation of the associated pollution impacts;
(xvi)
Investigation
and identification of the infrastructure upgrading or provision, water
pollution prevention and mitigation measures to be implemented during the
construction and operational phases of the Project so as to avoid or reduce the
water and sediment quality impacts. Best management practices to reduce storm
water and non-point source pollution shall be investigated and proposed as
appropriate; and
(xvii)
Evaluation and quantification of residual impacts on
the water system(s) and the sensitive receivers with regard to the appropriate
water and sediment quality objectives, criteria, standards or guidelines using
appropriate mathematical models as set out in Appendix B in this study brief.
(i)
review the
findings of relevant studies/surveys and collate the available information
regarding the ecological characters of the assessment area;
(ii)
evaluate information collected and identify any
information gap relating to the assessment of potential ecological impact;
(iii)
carry out ecological field surveys and
investigations to fill in the information gaps identified in Sections
(iv)
establish the general ecological profile of the
assessment area based on data of relevant previous studies/ surveys and results
of the ecological field surveys, and taking into consideration the seasonal
variations, and describe the characteristics of each habitat found. Major
information to be provided shall include:
(a)
description of the physical environment; including recognized
sites of conservation importance and assess whether these sites will be
affected by the Project or not;
(b)
habitat maps of suitable scale showing the types and
locations of habitats/species in the assessment area with special attention to
those with conservation interests, including the following:
Ø
coral communities (including hard corals, octocorals
and black corals);
Ø
green turtles (Chelonia mydas);
Ø
marine mammals, in particular Finless Porpoises and
Chinese White Dolphin;
Ø
other notable marine benthic or littoral
communities, in particular amphioxus, e.g. Branchiostoma
belcheri;
Ø
avifauna, in particular migratory birds; and
Ø
any other habitats/species identified as having
special conservation interest by this EIA study.
(c)
ecological characteristics of each habitat type such
as extent, substrate, size, type, species present, dominant species found,
species diversity and abundance, community structure, ecological value and
inter-dependence of the habitats and species, and presence of any features of
ecological importance;
(d)
representative colour photos of habitat types and
any important ecological features identified;
(e)
species found that are rare, endangered and/or
listed under local legislation, international conventions for conservation of
wildlife/ habitats or red data books;
(v)
investigation and description of the existing
wildlife uses of the various habitats with special attention to those wildlife
groups and habitats with conservation interests, including coral communities,
amphioxus, marine mammals and avifauna in the context of the Project;
(vi) using
suitable methodology and considering also other works activities from other
projects likely to occur at the same time including those listed out in
sub-section
Ø
deterioration or disturbance to corals (including
hard corals, octocorals and black corals) or other marine habitats/species of
conservation value, including any discovered during the course of the EIA
study;
Ø
potential impacts e.g. obstruction or interference
to migration and navigation, physical injury to green turtles (Chelonia
mydas) during construction and operational stages;
Ø
removal or disruption of potentially valuable benthic
and littoral communities, such as amphioxus, e.g. Branchiostoma belcheri.;
Ø
potential impacts to aquatic organisms during
construction and avifauna during operational stage due to rotation of the wind
turbines, noise produced by the wind turbines and the glare due to reflection
of sunlight;
Ø
potential impacts of habitat use by marine mammals
due to the presence of a contiguous array of turbines within their habitat; and
Ø
potential impacts or disturbance e.g. physical
injury, underwater noise to marine mammals in particular Finless Porpoises and
Chinese White Dolphin during construction e.g. dredging for foundations
and cable installations, piling works for foundations and during operation e.g. underwater noise
generated by the wind turbines.
(vii) evaluation of ecological impact shall be based
on the best and latest information available during the course of the EIA
study, using quantitative approach as far as practicable and covering
construction and operation phases of the Project as well as the subsequent management
and maintenance requirement of the Project. The assessment shall cover
cumulative impact on ecological resources due to other concurrent and/or
planned projects including those listed out in sub-section
(viii)
recommendations for possible alternatives, such as
modification/change of layout design, construction site and method, spacing and
alignment of wind turbines and submarine cables and practicable mitigation
measures to avoid, minimize and/or compensate for the adverse ecological impacts
identified during construction and operation of the Project such as,
construction of the Project at times that will minimize impacts to marine
mammals, corals, amphioxus and avifauna;
(ix)
evaluation of the feasibility and effectiveness of
the recommended mitigation measures and determination of the scope, type,
location, implementation arrangement, resources requirement, subsequent
management and maintenance of such measures;
(x)
determination and quantification as far as possible
of the residual ecological impacts after implementation of the proposed
mitigation measures;
(xi)
evaluation of the severity and acceptability of the
residual ecological impacts using the criteria in Annex 8 of the TM; and
(xii)
review of the need for and recommendation for any
ecological monitoring programme required.
(i)
Description
of the physical environmental background;
(ii)
Description
of the existing capture and culture fisheries activities, in particular,
identification of the number of fishermen or fishing vessels with high
dependence on the affected area (express as % time spent fishing in the area or
% fishing income or fisheries production derived from the sea) are affected.
Identification of the number of aquaculturists or aquaculture farms affected.
(iii)
Description
and quantification of the existing fisheries resources e.g. major fisheries products and stocks;
(iv)
Identification
of parameters e.g. water quality
parameters and areas that will be affected;
(v)
Identification
and evaluation of any direct/indirect and onsite/offsite impacts of fisheries
and loss of fishing grounds;
(vi)
Evaluation
of impacts and make recommendations for any environmental mitigation measures
with justification, description of scope and programme, feasibility as well as
staff and financial implications including those related to subsequent
management and maintenance requirements of such recommendations; and
(vii)
Review
the need for monitoring and, if necessary, recommend a monitoring and auditing
programme.
(i)
Identification
and plotting of visual envelope of the Project;
(ii)
Identification of the key groups of sensitive
receivers within the visual envelope with regard to views from ground level,
sea level and elevated vantage points. In particular, visual impact to the residents
and tourists/visitors at
(iii)
Description of the visual compatibility of the
Project with the surrounding and the planned setting, and its obstruction and
interference with the key views of the adjacent areas;
(iv)
The severity of visual impacts in terms of distance,
nature and number of sensitive receivers shall be identified. The visual impact
particularly due to the aviation safety requirements and glare impact of the
Project shall also be considered in the assessment. The visual impact of the
Project with and without mitigation measures shall be included so as to
demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed mitigation measures.
3.4.5.2
The assessment of waste management
implications shall cover the followings:
(i)
Analysis of
Activities and Waste Generation
The
Applicant shall identify the quantity, quality and timing of the waste and
chemical waste arising as a result of the construction activities of the
Project. The Applicant shall adopt design, general layout, construction methods
and programme to minimize the generation of public fill/inert C&DM and
maximize the use of public fill/inert C&DM for other construction works.
(ii)
Proposal for Waste
Management
(a)
Prior to considering
the disposal options for various types of wastes, opportunities for reducing
waste generation, on-site or off-site re-use and recycling shall be evaluated. Measures
which can be taken in the
planning and design stages, e.g.
by modifying the design approach and in the construction stage for maximizing
waste reduction shall be considered;
(b)
After considering the
opportunities for reducing waste generation and maximizing re-use, the types
and quantities of the wastes required to be disposed of as a consequence shall
be estimated and the disposal options for the wastes shall be described. The
disposal options recommended for each type of wastes shall take into account
the result of the assessment in item (c) below. The EIA report shall also state
the transportation routings and the frequency of the trucks/vessels involved,
any barging point or conveyor system to be used, the stockpiling areas and the
disposal outlets for the wastes identified; and
(c)
The impact caused by
handling (including stockpiling, labelling, packaging & storage),
collection, transportation and disposal of wastes shall be addressed and
appropriate mitigation measures shall be proposed. This assessment shall cover
the following areas :
-
potential hazard;
-
air and odour
emissions;
-
noise; and
-
wastewater discharge.
(iii)
Dredging and Filling
Identification
and quantification of
dredging, fill extraction, filling, mud/sediment transportation and disposal
activities and requirements. Potential
fill source and dumping ground to be involved shall be identified. Field investigation, sampling and
chemical and biological laboratory tests to characterize the sediment/mud
concerned shall be conducted as appropriate. The ranges of parameters to be
analyzed; the number, type and methods of sampling; sample preservation;
chemical and biological laboratory test methods to be used shall be subject to
the approval of the Director. The categories of sediments which are to be
disposed of in accordance with a permit granted under the Dumping At Sea Ordinance
shall be identified by both chemical and biological tests and their quantities shall
be estimated. If the presence of any seriously contaminated sediment which
requires special treatment/disposal is confirmed, the Applicant shall identify
the appropriate treatment and/or disposal arrangement and demonstrate its
feasibility.
.
The Applicant shall engage a
qualified marine archaeologist to review available information to identify
whether there is any possible existence of sites of objects of cultural
heritage, for example shipwreck, within seabed that will be affected by the
marine and dredging works of the Project. The information shall include the
information as stipulated in Task 1 – Baseline Review and Task 2 – Geophysical
Survey according to the Requirements of Marine Archaeological Investigation at
Appendix C of this study brief. The result of the review shall be presented as
a written report and charts. If sites or objects of cultural heritage are
found, a MAI is required within the said area. The MAI shall be carried out by
a qualified marine archaeologist who shall obtain a Licence from the
Antiquities Authority under the provision of the Antiquities and Monuments
Ordinance (Cap 53).
Terrestrial Archaeological Investigation (TAI)
The
Terrestrial Archaeological Investigation shall include desktop review on the
archaeological potential of landing point. Area within 100 meters from the
landing point of the cable at
3.4.7 Summary of
Environmental Outcomes
The EIA report shall contain
a summary of the key environmental outcomes arising from the EIA study, including
the population and environmentally sensitive areas protected, environmentally
friendly designs recommended, key environmental problems avoided, compensation
areas included and the environmental benefits of the Project and of the environmental
protection measures recommended.
3.4.8 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
(EM&A) Requirements
3.4.8.1 The
Applicant shall identify and justify in the EIA study whether there is any need
for EM&A activities during the construction and operation phases of the
Project and, if affirmative, to define the scope of the EM&A requirements
for the Project in the EIA study.
3.4.8.2 Subject
to the confirmation of the EIA study findings, the Applicant shall comply with
the requirements as stipulated in Annex 21 of the TM. The Applicant shall also propose
real-time reporting of monitoring data for the Project through a dedicated
internet website.
3.4.8.3 The
Applicant shall prepare a project implementation schedule (in the form of a
checklist as shown in Appendix D to this EIA study brief) containing all the
EIA study recommendations and mitigation measures with reference to the
implementation programme.
4. DURATION
OF VALIDITY
4.1 The
Applicant shall notify the Director of the commencement of the EIA study. If the
EIA study does not commence within 36 months after the date of the issuance of
this EIA study brief, the Applicant shall apply to the Director for a fresh EIA
study brief before commencement of the EIA study.
5. REPORT
REQUIREMENTS
5.2 The
Applicant shall supply the Director with the following number of copies of the
EIA report and the executive summary:
(i)
50 copies of the EIA report in English and 80 copies
of the executive summary (each bilingual in both English and Chinese) as
required under section 6(2) of the EIAO to be supplied at the time of
application for approval of the EIA report.
(ii)
When necessary, addendum to the EIA report and the
executive summary submitted in sub-section 5.2 (i) above as required under section 7(1) of the EIAO, to be supplied upon
advice by the Director for public inspection.
(iii)
20 copies of the EIA report in English and 50 copies
of the executive summary (each bilingual in both English and Chinese) with or
without Addendum as required under section 7(5) of the EIAO, to be supplied
upon advice by the Director for consultation with the Advisory Council on the
Environment.
5.3 The
Applicant shall, upon request, make additional copies of the above documents
available to the public, subject to payment by the interested parties of full
costs of printing.
5.5 The
electronic copies of the EIA report and the executive summary shall be
submitted to the Director at the time of application for approval of the EIA report.
5.6 When
the EIA report and the executive summary are made available for public
inspection under section 7(1) of the EIAO, the content of the electronic copies
of the EIA report and the executive summary must be the same as the hard copies
and the Director shall be provided with the most updated electronic copies.
5.7 To
promote environmentally friendly and efficient dissemination of information,
both hardcopies and electronic copies of future EM&A reports recommended by
the EIA study shall be required and their format shall be agreed by the
Director.
5.8 To
facilitate public involvement in the EIA process, the applicant shall produce
3-dimensional electronic visualisations of the major findings and elements of
the EIA report, including baseline environmental information, the environmental
situations with or without the Project, key mitigated and unmitigated
environmental impacts, and key recommended environmental mitigation measures so
that the public can understand the Project and the associated environmental
issues. The visualisations shall be based on the EIA report and released to the
public. The visualisations shall be submitted in CD-ROM or other suitable means
agreed with the Director in commonly readable formats. Unless otherwise advised
or agreed by the Director, the number of copies of CD-ROM required shall be the
same as that for EIA reports under section 5.2.
6. OTHER
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
6.1 If
there is any change in the name of Applicant for this EIA study brief during
the course of the EIA study, the Applicant must notify the Director
immediately.
6.2 If
there is any key change in the scope of the Project mentioned in section 1.2 of
this EIA study brief and in Project Profile (No. PP-293/2006), the Applicant
must seek confirmation from the Director in writing on whether or not the scope
of issues covered by this EIA study brief can still cover the key changes, and
the additional issues, if any, that the EIA study must also address. If the changes to the Project
fundamentally alter the key scope of the EIA study brief, the Applicant shall
apply to the Director for a fresh EIA study brief.
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August 2006
Environmental Assessment Division,
Environmental Protection Department