Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance, Cap. 499

Application for Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit

Application No.: DIR-126/2005

 

Project Title : Interim Ancillary Recreation and Golf Facility Development, North Commercial District, Hong Kong International Airport

 

Date of the Director¡¦s Permission : 3 August 2005

 

Conditions Imposed under Section 5(12) of the Ordinance

for Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit

 

 

1.            All measures described in the Project Profile submitted by the applicant on 3 August 2005 shall be fully implemented.

 

2.            No artificial chemical fertilizers shall be used on the golf course area.

 

3.            No artificial chemical pesticides shall be used on the golf course area.

 

4.            A continuous earth bund, of at least 1.5m high, shall be formed along the perimeter of the golf course to contain surface runoff.

 

5.            The golf course shall be constructed with subsurface drainage system to direct the rainfall and irrigation water inwards to the artificial lakes.  The artificial lakes and the drainage system shall be constructed with an impermeable liner system to retain water and to prevent any leakage into the surrounding ground.

 

6.            A turfgrass management plan (TMP) shall be submitted to the Director for approval.  The plan shall be prepared by a competent personnel trained in the theory and practice of turf grass management and maintenance.  The TMP shall cover details of fertilizers application to be adopted (including the type, dosage, frequency of application of fertilizers), details of the integrated pest management methodology (including type, dosage, frequency of application of biological pest control agents) and review calculations on worst case nutrient loading during construction and operation. 

 

7.            An Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual with details of water quality monitoring programme for construction and operation shall be submitted to the Director for approval.

 

8.            No overflows from the artificial lakes of the golf course shall be allowed, via Outfall No.8 or any other outfalls, if the water quality of the lake fails to meet the criteria for discharge as stipulated in the project profile.  The proposed golf course shall be designed to be a self-containing structure to retain rainwater and to prevent any overflow from the artificial lakes to the surrounding marine water if required.

 

9.            Floodlights shall be installed at an angle downwards away from the sensitive receivers including air traffic controllers in the Airport Traffic Control Tower.

 

 

 

10.        The design of the golf course shall be unattractive to birds by incorporating such measures as limiting the area of water surface (10% of the site area), profiling the lake edge to prevent birds from wading and selecting plant species to discourage foraging, perching or nesting of birds.

 

11.        Soil sampling and testing during operation and before expiry of operation of golf course shall be conducted to confirm and verify that there would be no land contamination caused by the operation of the golf course.

 

 

Note:

Under section 17 of the EIA Ordinance, the Applicant may appeal to the Appeal Board against the above condition within 30 days of the receipt of this notice of the Director¡¦s decision.

 

Environmental Protection Department

September 2005