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Hong Kong Strategic Environmental Assessment Information Kit - Environment Protection Department - HKSAR

Part III : How to Conduct SEA?

SEA Methodologies and their Applications in Hong Kong

Methods Remarks Applications in Hong Kong
(IV) Risk Assessment
a. of Chemicals
  • For exposures of toxic chemicals.
  • Only required if the proposals would lead to potential impacts related to the toxic chemicals.
  • For examples, toxic chemicals have been assessed in the site search for a Waste to Energy Incinerators.
  • Toxic Air Pollutants is also one of the indicators recommended in SUSDEV21 for sustainability assessment.
  • Environmental Baseline Surveys were conducted (as part of the Environmental Baseline Study for SUSDEV 21) to provide a comprehensive baseline of toxic air pollutants and toxic in marine sediments & biota for future SEA studies as appropriate.
b. of Accidents
  • Analysis of accident consequences and their frequencies.
  • Hazard assessment has been applied in SEA in Hong Kong if there are potential implications arising from the proposals, for example, TDSR, HK2030, where developments near the consultation zone of the Potentially Hazardous Installations have been considered (PHI).