5.        Conclusions

 

5.1.       The proposed sewerage system would serve to collect and transfer the sewage arising from the existing villages including restaurants to the proposed STW and submarine outfall for proper treatment and disposal.  This would achieve the effect of eliminating untreated or partially treated sewage discharges to Picnic Bay .  This represents the major benefit of the Project, not only in the respect of water quality improvement to the Bay but also to the local environment in the residential areas by eliminating unhealthy, malodorous and potentially visually unpleasant surface discharges.

 

5.2.       The EIA of the Sok Kwu Wan sewerage infrastructure works has identified potential environmental impacts of various nature including air quality, noise, water quality, sediment contamination, solid waste, ecology, fisheries and landscape and visual.  With the recommended mitigation measures applied, the Project would be environmentally acceptable and no unacceptable residual impacts would be anticipated.