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Case
1 - Port and Airport Development Strategy 1989
Key Environmental
Outcomes or Influences
| 1. |
350,000
people relieved from high aircraft noise through relocating
the airport. |
| 2. |
The
finally chosen strategy (strategy B) was environmentally
least damaging. |
| 3. |
Environmentally
sensitive areas to the east and south of the territory
were conserved. |
| 4. |
A
framework was set out to follow up detailed issues through
project EIAs. |
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350,000 people relieved from aircraft noise
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Type of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
Strategic-level
environmental assessment of alternative port and airport development
strategies in Hong Kong.
Nature
and Scope of the Proposal
To formulate
a comprehensive airport and port strategy for Hong Kong for
the Year 2011. The Study was the most complex one ever conducted
in Hong Kong.
Basis
of SEA Requirement
The strategic-level
environmental assessment required as a pre-requisite for Government's
endorsement of the strategy.
Relationship
with Decision Making
The findings
of SEA formed an essential input to the highest level decision
making body in deciding on the location of the new airport
and selection of strategies.
Noise Exposure Forecast Contour for the existing airport
(350,000 people within high noise band)
Noise Exposure Forecast Contour for the new airport (less
than 500 people will be affected by high noise)
Strategy A - Kai Tak Retained |
Alternative
or Options Assessed
3
alternative strategies including no new airport assessed.
46 initial options and 12 shortlisted options subject to strategic
environmental screening and evaluation.
Methods
and Techniques
Strategic
environmental screening and evaluation criteria adopted.
Strategic air, noise and water quality modelling conducted
for the territory.
Direct and indirect impacts evaluated.
Strategy B - Airport Relocated to Chek Lap Kok |
Latest
Status
The
new airport and associated projects have been completed. Environmental
monitoring and audit programmes for the airport railway and
the airport's operation are on-going.
Airport
Core Projects
Strategy C - Airport Relocated to Western Harbour
(a)
New & Existing Airport in Hong Kong
(b) Predicted & Existing Operational
Noise
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