Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance

Technical Memorandum

Annex 2

ANNEX 2 - PROJECT PROFILE FOR MATERIAL CHANGE TO A DESIGNATED PROJECT

Use of the following checklist for preparing a project profile shall ensure that most of the significant environmental factors of a proposed development are able to be considered by the Director in deciding what matters an EIA study shall address.

2. If the applicant feels that additional or alternative types of information would also be useful, this information shall also be provided in the profile. The information should include all existing and planned pollution sources and sensitive receivers to the best knowledge of the applicant at the time of the submission.

3. Wherever appropriate, the information shall be accompanied by plans, process flowcharts, diagrams, illustrations and other information which may assist in deciding whether an applicant can proceed directly to apply for an environmental permit, or what matters an EIA study shall address and what requirements an EIA study shall meet.

BASIC INFORMATION

Project description

Nature of the project, and the proposed addition, modification or alteration

Name of project proponent

Location of project (include plans)

Name and telephone number of contact person(s)

Proposed addition, modification and alteration

What is the time-table for the addition, modification or alteration (e.g. for appointment of consultants, finalizing of design, commencement of construction, commissioning and operation)

POSSIBLE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

Comment on any activities associated with the proposed addition, modification or alteration which may result in environmental impacts, either during the construction or operation (or decommissioning) of the addition, modification or alterations.

  1. description of the environmental changes arising from the changes, additions or alterations;

  2. description of how the environment and the community might be affected by the above change;

  3. description of the findings or recommendations of any previous EIA report or environmental studies;

  4. description of possible environmental impacts arising from the proposed addition, modification or alteration;

  5. description on how this modification, addition or alteration deviates from or invalidates the previous assumptions in previous EIA reports.

DESCRIPTIONS OF MITIGATION MEASURES

  1. description on how the currently adopted measures address the likely environmental impacts arising from the changes;

  2. description of additional measures proposed to deal with such changes and whether this technical memorandum's requirements can be met.

USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EIA REPORTS

Where a previous EIA report was prepared for the project or a project of similar nature and the subject EIA report has been approved by the Director and deposited in the register, the applicant may make reference to or use the results of that EIA report. The following information is to be provided :

  • Title of the approved EIA report
  • Time of its approval
  • Whether the EIA report is approved under the EIA Ordinance or by other means
  • The environmental aspects of the project that have been addressed in that approved EIA report
  • The findings with regard to environmental impacts, and the relevance of such findings to this project
  • The measures recommended in the approved EIA report and their relevance to this project

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