Table 4.7          Significance of Visual Impacts in Construction and Operational Phases Before Mitigation

ID No.

Key Visual sensitive receiver

(VSR)

Receptor Sensitivity

(Low, Medium, High)

Magnitude of Impact (Negligible, Small, Intermediate, Large)

Impact Significance Threshold BEFORE Mitigation

(Insubstantial, Slight, Moderate, Substantial)

 

 

 

CONST

OPER

CONST

OPER

CONST

OPER

 

 

 

 

Stage A

Stage B

Stage C

 

Stage A

Stage B

Stage C

 

VSR1

Ocean Park “Waterfront”

High

 

High

 

Large

Large

Negligible

Negligible

Substantial

(Day time Glare)

Substantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 2

Ocean Park Cable Car

High

High

 

Large

Large

Negligible

Negligible

Substantial

(Day time Glare)

Substantial

(Day time Glare)

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 3

Ocean Park “The Summit

High

High

 

Large

Intermediate

Small

Negligible

Substantial

(Day time Glare)

Substantial

(Day time Glare)

Moderate

Insubstantial

VSR 4

Tai Shue Wan

High

High

Large

Small

Intermediate

Negligible

Substantial

Moderate

Moderate

Slight

VSR 5

Nam Long Shan Road

Medium

Medium

Intermediate

Small

Small

Small

Moderate

Slight

Slight

S­light

VSR 6

Police School and Aberdeen Sports Centre

Medium

Medium

Intermediate

Negligible

Negligible

Small

Moderate

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Slight

VSR 7

Nam Fung Road

Medium

Medium

Large

Intermediate

Negligible

Intermediate

Substantial

Moderate

Insubstantial

Moderate

(Day time Glare)

VSR 8

Wong Chuk Hang Industrial Zone

Low

Low

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Small

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 9

Wong Chuk Hang Estate

Medium

Medium

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Slight

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 10

Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter & Po Chong Wan

Medium

Medium

Large

Intermediate

Small

Negligible

Substantial

Moderate

Moderate

Insubstantial

VSR 11

Ap Lei Chau

Medium

Medium

Large

Intermediate

Intermediate

Negligible

Substantial

Moderate

Moderate

Insubstantial

VSR 12

Yuk Kwai Shan & Ap Lei Pai

Low

Low

Intermediate

Small

Small

Negligible

Slight

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 13

Aberdeen Urban Area

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 14

Shouson Hill

High

High

Small

Small

Negligible

Small

Moderate

(Day time Glare)

Moderate

Slight

Moderate

VSR 15

Deep Water Bay

High

High

Small

Small

Negligible

Small

Moderate

(Night time Glare)

Moderate

(Night time Glare)

Insubstantial

Moderate

(Night time Glare / Light Pollution)

VSR 16

Repulse Bay & South Bay

High

High

Small

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Moderate

Moderate

(Night time Glare / Light Pollution)

Moderate

(Night time Glare / Light Pollution)

Slight

(Night time Glare / Light Pollution)

VSR 17

Chung Hom Kok

High

High

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Small

Moderate

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 18

East Lamma Channel

Medium

Medium

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Slight

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 19

Lamma Island

Medium

Medium

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Slight

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 20

Shum Shui Kok

High

High

Large

Large

Negligible

Negligible

Substantial

Substantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 21

Tai Tam Country Park

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 22

Wong Nai Chung Gap Road

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 23

Mount Cameron & Mount Nicholson

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 24

Aberdeen Reservoir & Magazine Gap

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 25

Mount Gough and Mount Kellet

Medium

Medium

Small

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Slight

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 26

Victoria Peak & Pok Fu Lam Country Park

Medium

Medium

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 27

Aberdeen Tunnel

Low

Low

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Negligible

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

Insubstantial

VSR 28

Manly Villa

High

High

Large

Large

Negligible

Intermediate

Substantial

(Night time Glare / Light Pollution)

Substantial

(Night time Glare / Light Pollution)

Insubstantial

Moderate