Table 5.8 Overall Impacts to Species of Conservation Interest

Species of Conservation Interest		Construction Phase Impacts		Operational Phase Impacts
Common Name	Scientific Name	Description	Evaluation	Description	Evaluation
Flora
Silver-back Artocarpus	Artocarpus hypargyreus	Individuals of these species fall outside of works areas, no impacts predicted.	No Impact	No impact.	No Impact.
Small Persimmon	Diospyros vaccinioides	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Chinese Lily	Lilium brownii	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Low to Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Incense Tree	Aquilaria sinensis	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “Birds of Paradise” in the Lowland Area. Individual within this area would be preserved in-situ..	Low	No impact.	No Impact.
Balloon Flower	Platycodon grandiflorus	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Low to Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Cycad-fern	Brainea insignis	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Low to Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Phantom Orchid	Habenaria dentata	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Low to Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Buttercup orchid	Spathoglottis pubescens	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Low to Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Long Tentacle Orchid	Peristylus calcaratus	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Sword-leaved Orchid	Cymbidium ensifolium	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Moderate	No impact.	No Impact.
Green-flowered Rattlesnake-Plantain	Goodyera viridiflora	Individuals of this species recorded within the footprint of “The Summit” in the Headland Area. Individuals within this area would be directly impacted.	Moderate	No impact.	No Impact
Fauna
Avifauna
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	A single Little Egret recorded from rocky shore in the Tai Shue Wan Area. Indirect impacts anticipated to result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities (e.g. temporary barge near seawall).	Low	No impact	No impact
Pacific Reef Egret	Egretta sacra	Recorded from rocky shore and seawall habitats in the Headland Area. Indirect impacts anticipated to result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities (e.g. temporary barge near seawall).	Low	No impact	No impact
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Recorded from artificial pond habitats in the Headland and Lowland Area. Indirect impacts anticipated to result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities.	Low	No substantial impacts to this species is expected during the operation phase.	Very Low
Yellow Bittern	Ixobrychus sinensis	The single record of this species from the artificial pond habitats in the Lowland Area was probably a passage migrant or summer visitor. Impacts are therefore expected to be minor.	Low	The single record of this species from the artificial pond habitats in the Lowland Area was probably a passage migrant or summer visitor. Impacts are therefore expected to be minor.	Low
Chinese Pond Heron	Ardeola bacchus	Recorded from developed area of Po Chong Wan. Impacts are therefore expected to be minor.	Very Low	No impact	No impact
White-bellied Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus leucogaster	Records of this species from the Headland and Lowland Area limited to a single bird soaring over the assessment area or foraging at a location distant from the proposed works area (Deep Water Bay and Middle Island). Impacts are therefore expected to be minor.	Very Low	Records of this species from the Headland and Lowland Area limited to single birds soaring over the assessment area or foraging at a location distant from the proposed works area (Deep Water Bay and Middle Island). Impacts are therefore expected to be minor.	Very Low
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Records of this species from the Headland and Lowland Area limited to approximately 20 birds soaring above Nam Long Shan and perching in various locations. Direct impacts on the potential breeding site anticipated to result from the loss of tall shrubland habitats due to site clearance at the Headland Area. A single large nest possibly constructed by Black Kite was recorded from tall shrubland habitat near the proposed temporary conveyor belt system of Tai Shue Wan Area. Indirect impacts may result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities.	Moderate	Black Kites are widespread in Hong Kong, including disturbed habitats such as high density urban areas. No substantial impact to this species is expected during the operation phase.	Very Low
Crested Goshawk	Accipiter trivirgatus	A single Crested Goshawk recorded from tall shrubland habitat of the Headland Area. Indirect impacts anticipated to result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities (e.g. excavation).	Low	No Impact	No Impact
Collared Scops Owl	Otus bakkamoena	A single Collared Scops Owl recorded from tall shrubland habitat of the Tai Shue Wan Area. Indirect impacts anticipated to result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities (e.g. excavation and operation of temporary conveyor belt system).	Low	No Impact	No Impact
Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis	Recorded from various habitats throughout the survey period. Indirect impacts anticipated to result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities.	Low	No Impact	No Impact
Lesser Coucal	Centropus bengalensis	A single Lesser Coucal recorded from low shrubland habitat. Indirect impacts anticipated to result from disturbance caused by increased human activity and noisy construction phase activities.	Low	No Impact	No Impact
Herpetofauna
Chinese Cobra	Naja atra	Chinese Cobra recorded from shrubland habitats of the assessment area is common and widespread in Hong Kong and often recorded in urban/other disturbed areas. The species is not considered especially sensitive to disturbance, and have no specialised habitat requirements. Individuals potentially disturbed by construction phase activities would therefore be likely to relocate to nearby areas further from the source of disturbance. Potential impacts are therefore considered minor.	Very Low	Chinese Cobra recorded from shrubland habitats of the assessment area is common and widespread in Hong Kong and often recorded in urban/other disturbed areas. The species is not considered especially sensitive to disturbance, and have no specialised habitat requirements. Potential impacts are therefore considered minor.	Very Low
Mammals
Japanese Pipistrelle	Pipistrellus abramus	All three species recorded from the parkland habitat of the assessment area are common and widespread in Hong Kong and often recorded in urban/other disturbed areas. They not considered especially sensitive to disturbance, and have no specialised habitat requirements. Any of the species potentially disturbed by construction phase activities would therefore be likely to relocate to nearby areas further from the source of disturbance. Potential impacts are therefore considered minor.	Very Low	All three species recorded from the parkland habitat of the assessment area are common and widespread in Hong Kong and often recorded in urban/other disturbed areas. They not considered especially sensitive to disturbance, and have no specialised habitat requirements. Potential impacts are therefore considered minor.	Very Low
Dog-faced Fruit Bat	Cynopterus sphinx sphinx
Palla’s Squirrel	Callosciurus erythraeus
Corals
Hard Corals (Please refer to Table 5.2)		A total of 19 hard coral species recorded from the subtidal habitat of the assessment area. Two of the hard corals are uncommon in Hong Kong. No direct impacts to coral species would be expected. Sediment laden runoff particularly from works areas subjected to excavation or earth works, if uncontrolled, may carry pollutants into the sea via drains. Possible indirect impact on corals may arise due to water quality deterioration due to siltation effect of suspended solids.	Very Low	No direct impact. No substantial increases in indirect ecological impacts is expected over and above existing impacts resulting from the current operation of the Park.	Very Low