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Press
Releases - 2000
EIA
report on Lok Ma Chau Spur Line exhibited
The environmental
impact assessment (EIA) report for the Sheung Shui to Lok
Ma Chau Spur Line is being exhibited according to the EIA
Ordinance for the public to comment between June 12 and July
11.
"Members
of the public can send their written comments on the EIA report
to the Director of Environmental Protection during the public
inspection period via the EIA Ordinance Register Office on
27th floor, Southorn Centre or by fax to 2147 0894," a spokesman
for the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said today
(June 12).
The EIA
report will be presented to the Advisory Council on the Environment
(ACE) in July for discussion.
"The
Director of Environmental Protection will consider all comments
submitted to him during the public inspection period and the
views of the ACE before making a final decision on the report,"
the spokesman said.
The EIA
report is available for viewing at the following locations:
The EIA
Ordinance Register Office,
Environmental Protection Department,
27th floor, Southorn Centre,
130 Hennessy Road,
Wan Chai.
Wan Chai
Environmental Resource Centre,
221 Queen's Road East,
Wan Chai.
Tsuen
Wan Environmental Resource Centre,
Tak Wah Park,
Tak Wah Street,
Tsuen Wan.
Capital
Project Office,
Kowloon Canton Railway Corporation,
8 Cheong Wan Road,
Hung Hom.
North
District Office,
North District Government Offices,
3 Pik Fung Road,
Fanling.
Yuen
Long District Office,
269 Castle Peak Road,
Yuen Long.
The Executive
Summary and the full EIA report will be uploaded onto the
EIA Ordinance website at http://www.info.gov.hk/epd/eia on
or before June 15 to facilitate public comments.
End/Monday,
June 12, 2000
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