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