1.1 To provide essential navigational aid for aircraft operating into and out of Hong Kong International Airport, a Doppler VHF Omni-directional Range and Distance Measuring Equipment (DVOR/DME) Station is being operated on Lung Kwu Chau. The existing jetty at Lung Kwu Chau is too small and the surrounding waters are too shallow to accommodate the vessels employed by Civil Aviation Department (CAD) for transporting equipment and personnel for servicing and maintaining the DVOR/DME. At present, the transportation relies heavily on helicopters, the operation of which is prohibited during night times and adverse weather conditions. In order that emergency repair work can be undertaken during such periods, CAD has proposed to construct a proper jetty for berthing of marine vessels. The construction work will be implemented under the project, namely “Construction of Lung Kwu Chau Jetty” (hereinafter referred to as “the Project”).
1.2 The Project is a Schedule 2 Designated Project under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), with dredging and building works proposed within the Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park, and the Lung Kwu Chau, Tree Island and Sha Chau Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
1.3 The main objective of the EIA Study is to provide information on the nature and extent of potential environmental impacts arising from the construction and operation of the proposed Project and related activities taking place concurrently, and to contribute to decisions on the overall environmental acceptability of the Project, after the implementation of environmental mitigation measures.
1.4
The EIA provided a detailed assessment
of the potential environmental impacts associated with the Project, in relation
to the issues specified in the EIA Study Brief No. ESB-054/2000, including marine ecology; fisheries;
water quality; landscape and visual impact; archaeology; and waste management
implications.