HKBCF is mainly a marine project on new reclamation except some minor connecting slip roads which would involve modifications of the existing road system on Airport.

Sites of Conservation Importance

•  Tai Ho Stream Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI): Tai Ho Stream and inner Tai Ho Wan, important for stream fish, seagrasses, mangroves, and horseshoe crab

•  San Tau Beach Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI): with records of seagrasses and mangroves, a horseshoe crab nursery site

•  Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park : a protected area for the Chinese White Dolphin

Important Habitats

•  West Lantau and North Lantau waters (Chinese White Dolphins habitat)

•  Inter-tidal mudflats

•  Seagrass beds

•  Horseshoe crab breeding and nursery grounds along the northwest Lantau coastlines including Sham Wat, Hau Hok Wan, San Tau, Tung Chung and Tai Ho Bay

•  Artificial reefs