Table 10.4             SUMMARY OF VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN OPERATION PHASE

 

IDEN-TITY NO:

VISUAL SENSITIVE RECEIVER

DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING VIEW

RECEIVER  SENSI-TIVITY

MIN. VIEWING DIS-

TANCE

(M)

POTENTIAL SOURCE OF VISUAL IMPACT

MAGNITUDE  OF CHANGE (Operation)

VISUAL IMPACT (Operation) BEFORE MITIGATION

MITIGATION MEASURES

RESIDUAL IMPACT (Operation) UPON MITIGATION

VSR1

Primary Low Rise Residential/Retail

Views are open towards Picnic Bay including the fish culture zones, Lamma Quarry, First Street and Second Street.  The views to the south are the steep woodland hillside.

Medium

Adjacent

None.  Pipeline is underground.

Negligible

Negligible

None required.

Negligible

 

VSR2

Secondary Low Rise Residential

Views are open to the surrounding hillsides and over Picnic Bay and Lamma Quarry.

 

Medium

Adjacent

View of P1A at west side of footbridge and P1B at east of footbridge (P1A site area 202.5m2, P1B site area 241m2, each with a 2.5m high fence wall).  Short portion of exposed pipeline across footbridge (approximately 20m).

Small

Slight/

Moderate adverse

Architectural finishes to pumping stations.  Appropriate paint finishes to exposed pipeline.

Negligible

VSR3

Restaurants alongside Coastal Footpath

Views are open to Picnic Bay including the fish culture zones and towards Lamma Quarry.

 

Medium

Adjacent

None.  Pipeline is underground.

Negligible

Negligible

None required.

Negligible

VSR4

Pedestrian

Pedestrians along the paved footpath will experience views of the surrounding vegetated hillsides, Picnic Bay including the fish culture zones, the Lamma Quarry, Hong Kong Island across the East Lamma Channel.  At some sections of the footpath, the views will be enclosed with vegetation on coastal cliff.

 

Medium

Adjacent

Pumping stations and STW.  Short portion of exposed pipeline across footbridge (approximately 20m).  Reformed slope behind STW.

Small

Slight/

Moderate adverse

Architectural and soft landscape finishes to pumping stations and STW.  Appropriate paint finishes to exposed pipeline.  Planting to reformed slope.

Slight adverse

VSR5

Boat Travelers

Views include the fish culture zones and waterfront restaurants in the foreground with vegetated hillsides and rocky coastline in the background.

Medium

200m

STW at disused quarry partially screened by existing vegetation at coastal cliff.  Reformed slope behind STW.

Small

Slight/

Moderate adverse

Architectural and soft landscape finishes to STW.  Planting to reformed slope.

Slight adverse

VSR6

Mo Tat Wan

Views include the entrance to Picnic Bay, surrounding vegetated hillsides, Lamma Quarry, Hong Kong Island across the East Lamma Island.

Medium

250m

None (outfall is submarine)

Negligible

Negligible

None required.

Negligible

VSR7

Lo So Shing

Views include surrounding vegetated hillsides, Picnic Bay including the fish culture zones and Lamma Quarry and the waterfront restaurants.

Medium

450m

None.

Negligible

Negligible

None required.

Negligible

 

VSR = Visually Sensitive Receiver