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Main
Drainage Channels for Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long and Kam Tin
Title
of EIA Main Drainage Channels for Ngau Tam Mei, Yuen Long
and Kam Tin
Completion Date May 1996
EIAO Register Office Reference EIA-052/BC
Project Proponent Territory Development Department
Project Description The project involves
| a. |
the
widening and channelisation of the downstream sections
of the Shan Pui and Kam Tin Rivers; and |
| b. |
the
construction of new river channel section between the
section of the Kam Tin River to the east of the Castle
Peak Road, and the existing Kam Tin River meander near
Kam Tin San Tsuen |
Recommended
environmentally friendly design measures of channels
The following
on-site measures (Figures 8 and 9)
have been recommended to reduce the habitat losses due to
the project to a minimum
| i. |
planting
of mangroves along certain sections of channel embankments
of the Yuen Long and Kam Tin drainage channels; |
| ii. |
the
channel bed of certain sections of the Yuen Long and Kam
Tin drainage channels will be unlined to enable recolonisation
of flora and fauna after the completion of works; |
| iii. |
use
of grasscrete lining the side slopes to provide a grassy
habitat; |
| iv. |
revegetation
of embankment slopes to create a woodland; and |
| v. |
retention
of freshwater fish ponds within the channel mouth. |
Figure 8 <click the figure above to zoom in>
Figure 9 <click the figure above to zoom in>
Photo
above left: Workers plant mangrove seedlings on specially
constructed platforms along the sides of the new river channel.
Above
right: The young mangrove plants at high tide.
Below:
This general view shows the extensive nature of the project
and the considerable area of mangrove planting for wildlife
habitat establishment.
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