Environmental Permit No. EP-100/2001
環 境 許 可 證 編 號 EP-100/2001


ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
Section 10

環 境 影 響 評 估 條 例
(第 499章 )
第 10條

ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AND
OPERATE A DESIGNATED PROJECT

建 造 及 營 辦 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 環 境 許 可 證

PART A (MAIN PERMIT)
A部 (許 可 證 主 要 部 分 )

Pursuant to Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) grants this environmental permit to the HONG KONG CSL LIMITED (the "Permit Holder") to construct and operate the designated project described in Part B subject to the conditions described in or attached to Part C. The issue of this environmental permit is based on the documents, approvals or permissions described below:

根 據 環 境 影 響 評 估 條 例 第 10條 的 規 定 ﹐ 環 境 保 護 署 署 長 (署 長 ) 將 本 環 境 許 可 證 批 予 香 港 流 動 通 訊 有 限 公 司 以 建 造 及 營 辦 B部 所 說 明 的 指 定 工 程 項 目 ﹐ 但 須 遵 守 C部 所 說 明 或 附 載 的 條 件 。 本 環 境 許 可 證 的 發 出 ﹐ 乃 以 下 表 所 列 的 文 件 、 批 准 或 許 可 作 為 根 據 ﹕ -

Application No.
申 請 書 編 號
AEP-100/2001
Document in the Register :
登 記 冊 上 的 文 件 :
Project Profile -
"Installation of Mobile Phone Base Station at Bride's Pool Road within Pat Sin Leng Country Park"
(Register No.: PP-129/2001)

工 程 項 目 簡 介 -
"於 八 仙 嶺 郊 野 公 園 新 娘 潭 路 安 裝 流 動 電 話 基 台 "
(登 記 冊 編 號 : PP-129/2001)
Director's Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit
署 長 批 准 直 接 申 請 環 境 許 可 證
Letter Reference: (40) in EP2/N7/Q/30
信 件 檔 號 : (40) in EP2/N7/Q/30

Dated : 4 June 2001
日 期 : 2001年 6月 4日


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Date
日 期


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(Elvis W K Au)
Assistant Director of Environmental Protection
(Environmental Assessment and Noise)
for Director of Environmental Protection
環 境 保 護 署 署 長 助 理 環 境 保 護 署 署 長
(環 境 評 估 及 噪 音 ) 區 偉 光 代 行 )

PART B (DESCRIPTIONS OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)
B部 (指 定 工 程 項 目 的 說 明 )

Hereunder is the description of the designated project mentioned in Part A of this environmental permit :

下 列 為 本 環 境 許 可 證 A部 所 提 及 的 指 定 工 程 項 目 的 說 明 :

Title of Designated Project
指 定 工 程 項 目 的 名 稱
Installation of Mobile Phone Station at Bride's Pool Road within Pat Sin Leng Country Park"
於 八 仙 嶺 郊 野 公 園 新 娘 潭 路 安 裝 流 動 電 話 基 台 "

[This designated project is hereinafter referred to as "the Project".]
[這 指 定 工 程 項 目 下 稱 "工 程 項 目 "]
Nature of Designated Project
指 定 工 程 項 目 的 性 質
Building works in Country Park.
在 郊 野 公 園 內 進 行 建 造 工 程 。
Location of Designated Project
指 定 工 程 項 目 的 地 點
Bride's Pool Road, Pat Sin Leng Counry Park as shown in Figure 1 attached to this Permit.
如 許 可 證 附 圖 一 所 示 八 仙 嶺 郊 野 公 園 新 娘 潭 路 。
Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s)
指 定 工 程 項 目 的 規 模 和 範 圍
The proposed mobile phone base station is of area 8.5m2. There will be fences surrounding the station. One 10m high antenna will be erected.

擬 安 裝 的 流 動 電 話 基 台 , 面 積 約 為 8.5平 方 米 。 流 動 電 話 基 台 四 周 均 建 有 圍 欄 。 豎 立 一 條 約 10米 高 的 天 線 杆 。

PART C (PERMIT CONDITIONS)

1. General Conditions

1.1 The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all conditions of this environmental permit. Any non-compliance may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap.499) and may become the subject of appropriate action being taken under the Ordinance.

1.2 The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all legislation from time to time in force including without limitation the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap.400), Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap.311), Water Pollution control Ordinance (Cap.358), Dumping at Sea Ordinance (Cap.466), the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap.354). This Permit does not of itself constitute any ground of defense against any proceedings instituted under any legislation.

1.3 The Permit Holder shall make copies of this Permit together with all documents referred to in this Permit or the documents referred to in Part A of the Permit readily available at all times for inspection by the Director or his authorized officers at all sites/offices covered by this Permit. Any reference to the Permit shall include all documents referred to in the Permit and also the relevant documents in the Register.

1.4 The Permit Holder shall give a copy of this Permit to the person(s) in charge of the site(s) and ensure that such person(s) fully understands all conditions and all requirements incorporated by the Permit.

1.5 The Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a copy of this Permit on the construction site(s) at all vehicular site entrances/exits or at a convenient location for public information at all times. The Permit Holder shall ensure that the most updated information about the Permit, including any amended permit, is displayed at such locations. If the Permit Holder surrenders a part or the whole of the Permit, the notice he sends to the Director shall also be displayed at the same locations as the original Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the construction site.

1.6 The Permit Holder shall construct and operate the Project in accordance with the project descriptions in Part B of this Permit.

1.7 The Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project is designed, constructed and operated in accordance with the information and all recommendations described in the Project Profile (Register No. PP-129/2001). Where recommendations in the Project Profile are not expressly referred to in this Permit, such recommendations are nevertheless to be implemented unless expressly excluded or impliedly amended in this Permit.

1.8 All deposited submissions, as required under this Permit, shall be rectified and resubmitted in accordance with the comments, if any, made by the Director within one month of the receipt of the Director's comments or otherwise as specified by the Director.

1.9 The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of construction of the Project no later than 2 weeks prior to the date of commencement of construction of the Project. The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing immediately if there is any change of the commencement date of the construction.

1.10 All submissions to the Director required under this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by registered mail to the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office (currently at 27/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong).

2. Specific Conditions

Measures Before Commencement of Construction of the Project

2.1 To avoid visual and dust impacts, the Permit Holder shall erect hoarding of not less than 2 metres high to screen off the site before the commencement of construction and maintain it throughout the construction period.

Measures During the Construction Period of the Project

2.2 To prevent the rare tree species including Zanthoxylem Myriacanthum from damage due to the construction activities, the wooded area surrounding the proposed equipment shelter location shall be cordoned off with special marking on the rare tree species. No tree felling shall be allowed.

2.3 To minimize noise nuisance to hikers, the Permit Holder shall not carry out any construction work on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

2.4 The Permit Holder shall

(a) stockpile all waste materials including the excavated materials inside the site area; and

(b) remove them from the site for proper disposal as soon as practicable before completion of construction work.

2.5 To minimize dust emission, the Permit Holder shall completely cover all stockpiles of dusty materials by impervious sheeting.

Measures Before Operation of the Project

2.6 The Permit Holder shall paint the equipment and the antenna pole in subdued colour to match with the surroundings before operation.

2.7 No more than 4 weeks after the commencement of construction, the Permit Holder shall deposit a Tree Planting Plan to the Director and shall carry out tree planting before operation in accordance with the deposited plan in order to screen off the mobile phone base station.

Notes :

1. This Permit consists of three parts, namely, PART A (Main Permit), PART B (Description of Designated Project) and PART C (Permit Conditions). Any person relying on this permit should obtain independent legal advice on the legal implications under the Ordinance, and the following notes are for general information only.

2. The Permit Holder may apply under Section 13 of the Ordinance to the Director for a variation of the conditions of this Permit. The Permit Holder shall replace the original permit displayed on the construction site by the amended permit.

3. A person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the designated project may, before he assumes responsibility of the designated project, apply under Section 12 of the Ordinance to the Director for a further environmental permit.

4. Under Section 14 of the Ordinance, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment and Food, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the construction site.

5. If this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction or operation of the Project, another environmental permit must be obtained under the Ordinance before the Project could be continued. It is an offence under Section 26(1) of the Ordinance to construct or operate a designated project listed in Part I of Schedule 2 of the Ordinance without a valid environmental permit.

6. Any person who constructs or operates the Project contrary to the conditions in the Permit, and is convicted of an offence under the Ordinance, is liable: -

(i) on a first conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 2 million and to imprisonment for 6 months;

(ii) on a second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 5 million and to imprisonment for 2 years;

(iii) on a first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;

(iv) on a second or subsequent summary conviction to a fine of $1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and

(v) in any case where the offence is of a continuing nature, the court or magistrate may impose a fine of $ 10,000 for each day on which he is satisfied the offence continued.

7. The Permit Holder may appeal against any condition of this Permit under Section 17 of the Ordinance within 30 days of receipt of this Permit.

Environmental Permit No. EP-100/2001


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