A Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration at Hei Ling Chau:
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter
Title
1.
INTRODUCTION
2.
CONSIDERATION OF ALTERNATIVES
3.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
4.
NOISE
5.
ECOLOGY
6.
LANDSCAPE & VISUAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
7.
CONSTRUCTION PHASE WATER QUALITY IMPACT ASSESSMENT
8.
WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT
9
CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT
10.
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS
11.
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES AND CONCLUSIONS
ANNEXES
Annex A1
Terrain Profiles
Annex A2
Construction Plant Inventory and Construction Noise Calculation
Annex A3
Sound Power Level of Wind Turbine
Annex A3.1 – A-weighted 1/3-Octave spectrum of a Typical 800kW-1.3MW Wind Turbine
Annex A3.2 – Reference from Mitsubishi
Annex A3.3 - V52-850kW The turbine that goes anywhere
Annex A4
Predication of Operational Noise Impact
Annex A5
Graphical Representations of the Wind Speed and Wind Direction
Annex B
List of Floral and Faunal Species Recorded within the Study Area
Annex C1
Photographic Record for Historical Buildings
Annex C2
Archaeological Survey Findings
Appendix C2a - Test Pit Stratigraphy
Appendix C2b – Soil Profile pf Auger Holes
Appendix C2c – Land Survey Record
Annex D
Implementation Schedule
Annex E
List of Stakeholder Meeting Held Suring the Site Selection Process and EIA Study
FIGURE
Figure 2.2a
Predicted Wind Resource over the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2b
Country Parks within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2c
Special Areas within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2d
Ramsar Site within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2e
Wild Animal Protection Areas within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2f
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) Country Parks within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2g
Sea Turtle Nesting Ground within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2h
Gazetted Bathing Beaches within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2i
Seawater Intake Points within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2j
Residential and Commercial Premises within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
Figure 2.2k
Hong Kong Disneyland Resort Development Height Restrictions
Figure 2.2l
PLA Firing Range within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( SAR )
Figure 2.2m
Population Density within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( SAR )
Figure 2.2n
Exclusion Constraints to the Sitting of a Commercial Scale Pilot Demonstration Wind Turbine within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Figure 2.2o
Commercial Scale Wind Pilot Demonstration Initial Long List of Potential Areas within Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( 1st and 2nd Highest Wind Resource )
Figure 2.2p
Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration – Additional Long List of Potential Areas within HKSAR ( 3rd Highest Level of Wind Energy Resource )
Figure 2.2q
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 1 – Robin’s Nest
Figure 2.2r
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 6 – Kau Sai Chau
Figure 2.2s
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 7 – Jin Island
Figure 2.2t
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 9 – East of Hung UK
Figure 2.2u
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 11 -- Shek Kwu Chau
Figure 2.2v
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 12 – Pok To Yan
Figure 2.2w
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 13 – Siu A Chau
Figure 2.2x
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 14 –Tai A Chau
Figure 2.2y
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 16 ( 3rd Wind Level ) – Black Point
Figure 2.2z
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 32 ( 3rd Wind Level ) – East of Sha Lo Wan
Figure 2.2aa
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 31 ( 3rd Wind Level ) – South of Tung Chung
Figure 2.2ab
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 30 ( 3rd Wind Level ) – Lo Fu Tau
Figure 2.2ac
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 67 ( 3rd Wind Level ) – Ha Shan Tuk
Figure 2.2ad
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 44 ( 3rd Wind Level ) – Shan Mei
Figure 2.2ae
Potential Area for Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Site 29 ( 3rd Wind Level ) – Hei Ling Chau
Figure 2.3b
Alternaive Site Layout
Figure 2.4a
Hydrographic Survey Result and Typical Barge Arrangement at Long Access Route
Figure 2.4b
Hydrographic Survey Result and Typical Barge Arrangement at Short Access Route
Figure 2.4c
Typical Barge Details
Figure 2.4d
Access Route Options
Figure 2.5a
Alternative Aviation Warning Marking Schemes
Figure 3.1a
Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Hei Ling Chau Project Site and its Surrounding Environment
Figure 3.1b
Commercial Scale Wind Turbine Pilot Demonstration Preliminary Site Arrangement for Hei Ling Chau Project Site
Figure 3.3a
Key Plan Showing Enabling Works for Construction Access Routes for Hei Ling Chau Project Site
Figure 3.3b
Enabling Works for Long Access Route ( Sheets 1 of 4 )
Figure 3.3c
Enabling Works for Long Access Route ( Sheets 2 of 4 )
Figure 3.3d
Enabling Works for Long Access Route ( Sheets 3 of 4 )
Figure 3.3e
Enabling Works for Long Access Route ( Sheets 4 of 4 )
Figure 3.3f
Temporary Steel Platform and Bridge
Figure 3.3g
Enabling Works for Short Access Route
Figure 4.3a
Location of Noise Sensitive Receivers ( NSRs )
Figure 4.3b
Measured Background Noise Levels
Figure 4.7a
Proposed Temporary Noise Barrier During Construction Phase
Figure 5.6a
Habitat Map of Hei Ling Chau Study Area
Figure 5.6b
Survey Transects for Ecological Baseline and Locations of Wood Cover Board within Study Area at Hei Ling Chau
Figure 5.6c
Point Count and Vantage Point Location for Bird Surveys
Figure 5.7a
Photographic Records of Plantation within the Study Area
Figure 5.7b
Photographic Records of Shrubland within the Study Area
Figure 5.7c
Photographic Records of the Abandoned Wet Agricultural Land within the Study Area
Figure 5.7d
Photographic Records of the Stream and Reservoir within the Study Area
Figure 5.7e
Photographic Records of the Developed Area within the Study Area
Figure 5.7f
Location of Species of Conservation Interest Recorded within the Study Area
( Excluding Sightings of the Black Kite )
Figure 5.7g
Flight Path of Primary Species ( Barn Swallow , Barn Swift,House Swift and Pacific Swift )
Recorded > 10M Above Ground Level in the Vicinity of the Proposed wind turbine during wet and dry seasons ( Recorded over 8 days of monitoring
Figure 5.7h
Flight Attempts of Black Kite Recorded within the Study Area During Dry ( 163 attempts ) and Wet Seasons ( 87 attempts )
Figure 5.7i
Flight Path of Common Kestrel, Crested Goshawk and Common Buzzard in the Vicinity of the Proposed Wind Turbine ( Recorded over 8 Days of Monjitoring )
Figure 5.7j
Photographic Records of the Project Area
Figure 5.9a
Areas on Hei Ling Chau that may be Impacted as a Result of the Development of a Wind Turbine
Figure 5.9b
Areas on Hei Ling Chau Road that may be Impacted as a Result of the Development of a Wind Turbine
Figure 5.9c
Figure 5.9d
Figure 5.9e
Figure 5.9f
Figure 6.3a
Coverage of Outline Zoning Plan
Figure 6.4n
Existing Landscape Resources Plan
Figure 6.4o
Existing Landscape Character Area Plan
Figure 6.4p
Unmitigated Potential Impacts
Figure 6.4q
Figure 6.4r
Figure 6.4s
Figure 6.4t
Figure 6.4u
Figure 6.4v
Figure 6.5c
Viewshed – Any Part Visible
Figure 6.5h
Viewpoint of VSR
Figure 6.5j
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 1 View From Cheung Chau
Figure 6.5l
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 2 View From Mui WO
Figure 6.5o
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 4 View From Peng Chau
Figure 6.5q
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 5 View From Cheung Chau - Mui Wo Ferry
Figure 6.5t
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 7 View From Lantau Hiking Trails
Figure 6.5u
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 8 View From Hei Ling Chau
Figure 6.5v
Figure 6.5w
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 9 View From Lamma Island
Figure 6.5x
Figure 6.5z
Photomontage Visually Sensitive Receiver 10 View From Hong Kong Island
Figure 7.4a
Surrounding Environment of Hei Ling Chau Study Area and Key Plan of the Construction Works
Figure 7.5a
Proposed Site Drainage Layout
Figure 9.4a
Identified Potential Sites of Cultural Heritage on Hei Ling Chau
Figure 9.4b
Plan Showing Fieldwalking Coverage, Location of Auger Holes and Test Pits for Archaeological Investigation