13. Landscape and Visual Impact assessment

Introduction

13.1 This chapter assesses the landscape and visual impact assessment associated with Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) Stage 2A as Schedule 2 Project under Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO).

13.2 The assessment includes:

· a definition of the scope and contents of the study, including a description of the assessment methodology,

· a review of the relevant planning and development control framework,

· a baseline study providing a comprehensive and accurate description of the baseline landscape resources, landscape character areas and Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs),

· recommendation of appropriate mitigation measures and associated implementation programmes,

· identification of the potential landscape and visual impacts and prediction of their magnitude and potential significance, before and after the mitigation measures, and

· an assessment of the acceptability or otherwise of the predicted residual impacts, according to the five criteria set out in Annex 10 of the Technical Memorandum on Environmental Impact Assessment Process (EIAO-TM).

13.3 The landscape and visual impact assessment follows the criteria and guidelines as stated in Annexes 10 and 18 of the EIAO-TM. Colour photographs showing baseline conditions, photomontages and illustrative materials supporting conclusions are provided and the locations of all key viewpoints are clearly mapped. Photomontages at representative locations provide comparison between existing views, proposals on day 1 after completion without mitigation measures, on day 1 completion with mitigation measures, and in year 10 after mitigation measures implemented in accordance with EIAO Guidance Note No. 8/2002.

Environmental Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

13.4 The following legislation, standards and guidelines are applicable to landscape and visual impact assessment associated with the construction and operation of the project:

· Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap.499.S.16) and the Technical Memorandum on EIA Process (EIAO-TM), particularly Annexes 10 and 18

· Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Guidance Note 8/2002

· ETWB TCW No. 17/2000 - Improvement to the Appearance of Slopes

· Town Planning Ordinance (Cap 131)

· Land Administration Office Instruction (LAOI) Section D-12 - Tree Preservation

· WBTC No. 7/2002 - Tree Planting in Public Works

· ETWB TCW No. 34/2003 - Community Involvement in Greening Works

· ETWB TCW No. 2/2004 - Maintenance of Vegetation and Hard Landscape Features

· ETWB TCW No. 11/2004 - Cyber Manual for Greening

· ETWB TCW No. 29/2004 - Registration of Old and Valuable Trees, and Guidelines for their Preservation

· ETWB TCW No. 10/2005 - Planting on Footbridges and Flyovers

· ETWB TCW No. 3/2006 - Tree Preservation

· Forests and Countryside Ordinance (Cap 96) and its subsidiary legislations

· GEO publication (1999) - Use of Vegetation as Surface Protection on Slopes

· GEO 1/2000 - Technical Guidelines on Landscape Treatment and Bio-engineering of Man-made Slopes and Retaining Walls

· HyD TC No.7/2006 – Independent vetting of Tree Works under the Maintenance of Highways Department

· Government General Regulation 740 – restrictions on the preservation and felling of trees in Hong Kong

· Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines Chapter 4 and Chapter 11

· Study on Landscape Value Mapping of Hong Kong

· DSD - Guidelines on Aesthetic Design of Pumping Station Buildings; October 2006

· The Harbour Planning Principles published by the Harbour-front Enhancement Committee (http://www.harbourfront.org.hk/eng/content_page/doc/HEC_guidelines_e.pdf)

Assessment Methodology

13.5 Landscape and visual impacts have been assessed separately for the construction and operation phases.

13.6 The assessment of landscape impacts has involved the following procedures:

· Identification of the baseline landscape resources found within the sites and works area. This is achieved by site visit and desktop study of topographical maps, information databases and photographs.

· Assessment of the degree of sensitivity to change of the landscape resources. This is influenced by a number of factors including:

· quality and maturity of landscape resources/characters,

· rarity of landscape resources/characters,

· whether is considered to be of local, regional, national or global importance,

· whether there are any statutory or regulatory limitations/requirements relating to the landscape resource/characters, and

· ability of the landscape resource/character to accommodate change.

The sensitivity of each landscape resources and character areas is classified as follows:

High:	Important landscape or landscape resources of particularly distinctive character or high importance, sensitive to relatively small changes.
Medium	Landscape or landscape resources of moderately valued landscape characteristics reasonably tolerant to change.
Low:	Landscape or landscape resources of low valued landscape characteristics.

· Identification of potential sources of landscape impacts. These are various elements of construction works and operational procedures that would generate landscape impacts.

· Identification of magnitude of landscape impacts. The magnitude of the impact (or magnitude of change) depends on a number of factors including:

· the physical extent of the impact,

· compatibility of the project with the surrounding landscape,

· duration of impacts i.e. whether it is temporary (short, medium or long term), under construction and operation phases, and

· reversibility of change.

The magnitude of landscape impacts is classified as follows:

Large:	The landscape or landscape resource would suffer a major change.
Intermediate:	The landscape or landscape resources would suffer moderate change.
Small:	The landscape or landscape resources would suffer slight or barely perceptible change.
Negligible:	The landscape or landscape resources would suffer no discernible change.

· Identification of potential landscape mitigation measures. Mitigation measures may take the form of

· adopting alternative design or revisions to the basic engineering and architectural design to prevent and/or minimize adverse impacts,

· remedial measures such as colour and textural treatment of physical, engineering and building features, and

· compensatory measures such as implementation of landscape design measures (e.g. tree planting, creation of new open space etc) to compensate for unavoidable adverse impacts and to attempt to generate potentially beneficial long term impacts.

The agencies responsible for the funding implementation, management and maintenance of the mitigation measures are identified.

· Predicted significance of landscape impacts before and after the implementation of the mitigation measures. By synthesising the magnitude of various impacts and the sensitivity of various landscape resources it is possible to categorise impacts in a logical, well-reasoned and consistent fashion. Table 13.1 shows the rationale for dividing the degree of significance into four thresholds, namely insubstantial, slight, moderate, and substantial, depending on the combination of a negligible-small-intermediate-large magnitude of impact and a low-medium-high degree of sensitivity of landscape resource/character.

Table 13.1 Relationship between Receptor Sensitivity and Impact Magnitude in Defining Impact Significance

Magnitude of Impact (Change)	Large	Moderate	Moderate / Substantial	Substantial
	Intermediate	Slight / Moderate	Moderate	Moderate / Substantial
	Small	Insubstantial / Slight	Slight / Moderate	Moderate
	Negligible	Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
		Low	Medium	High
		Receptor Sensitivity (of Landscape Resource, Landscape Character Area or VSRs)

· Prediction of Acceptability of Impacts. An overall assessment of the acceptability, or otherwise, of the impacts according to the five criteria set out in Annex 10 of the EIAO-TM.

13.7 The assessment of visual impacts has involved the followings:

· Identification of Zones of Visual Influence (ZVIs) during the construction and operation phase of the project. This is achieved by site visit and desktop study of topographic maps and photographs, and preparation of cross-section to determine visibility of the project from various locations.

· Identification of Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs) within the Zone of Visual Influence (ZVIs) at construction and operation stages. These are the people who would reside within, work within, play within, or travel through, the ZVIs.

· Assessment of the degree of sensitivity to change of the VSRs.

Factors considered include:

· the type of VSRs, which is classified according to whether the person is at home, at work, at school, at play, or travelling. Those who view the impact from their homes are considered to be highly sensitive as the attractiveness or otherwise of the outlook from their home would have a substantial effect on their perception of the quality and acceptability of their home environment and their general quality of life. Those who view the impact from their workplace and at school are considered to be only moderately sensitive as the attractiveness or otherwise of the outlook would have a less important, although still material, effect on their perception of their quality of life. The degree to which this applies depends on whether the workplace is industrial, retail or commercial. Those who view the impact whilst taking part in an outdoor leisure activity may display varying sensitivity depending on the type of leisure activity. Those who view the impact whilst traveling on a public thoroughfare would also display varying sensitivity depending on the speed of travel.

· other factors which are considered (as required by EIAO GN 8/2002) include the value and quality of existing views, the availability and amenity of alternative views, the duration or frequency of view, and the degree of visibility.

The sensitivity of VSRs is classified as follows:

High:	The VSR is highly sensitive to any change in their viewing experience.
Medium:	The VSR is moderately sensitive to any change in their viewing experience.
Low:	The VSR is only slightly sensitive to any change in their viewing experience.

· Identification of relative numbers of VSRs. This is expressed in term of whether there are very few, few, many or very many VSRs in any one category of VSR.

· Identification of potential sources of visual impacts. These are the various elements of the construction works and operation procedures that would generate visual impacts.

· Assessment of the potential magnitude of visual impacts. Factors considered include

· the compatibility with the surrounding landscape,

· the duration of the impact,

· the reversibility of the impact,

· the scale of the impact and distance of the source of impact from the viewer, and

· the degree of visibility of the impact, and the degree of which the impact dominates the field of vision of the viewer.

The magnitude of visual impacts is classified as follows:

Large:	The VSRs would suffer a major change in their viewing experience.
Intermediate:	The VSRs would suffer a moderate in their viewing experience.
Small:	The VSRs would suffer a small change in their viewing experience.
Negligible:	The VSRs would suffer no discernible change in their viewing experience.

· Identification of potential visual mitigation measures. These may take the form of adopting alternative designs or revisions to the basic engineering and architectural design to prevent and/or minimise adverse impacts, remedial measures such as colour and textural treatment of building features, and tree planting to screen the roads and associated bridge structures. A programme for the mitigation measures is provided. The agencies responsible for the implementation, management and maintenance of the mitigation measures are identified and their approval-in-principle has been sought.

· Prediction of the significance of visual impacts before and after the implementation of the mitigation measures. By synthesising the magnitude of the various visual impacts and the sensitivity of the VSRs, and the numbers of VSRs that are affected, it is possible to categorise the degree of significance of the impacts in a logical, well-reasoned and consistent fashion. Depending on the combination of a negligible-small-intermediate-large magnitude of impact and a low-medium-high degree of sensitivity of VSRs, the rationale for dividing the degree of significance into four thresholds is shown below, including insubstantial, slight, moderate and substantial,

The significance of visual impacts is categorised as follows:

Substantial:	Adverse / beneficial impact where the proposal would cause significant deterioration or improvement in existing visual quality.
Moderate:	Adverse / beneficial impact where the proposal would cause a noticeable deterioration or improvement in existing visual quality.
Slight:	Adverse / beneficial impact where the proposal would cause a barely perceptible deterioration or improvement in existing visual quality.
Insubstantial:	No discernible change in the existing visual quality.

· Prediction of Acceptability of Impacts. An overall assessment of the acceptability, or otherwise, of the impacts according to the five criteria set out in Annex 10 of the EIAO-TM.

13.8 Funding, implementation, management and maintenance of the mitigation proposals can be satisfactorily resolved according to the principles in ETWB TCW No. 3/2006. All mitigation proposals in this report are practical and achievable within the known parameters of funding, implementation, management and maintenance. The suggested agents for the funding and implementation (and subsequent management and maintenance, if applicable) are indicated in Tables 13.6 and 13.7. Approval-in-principle to the implementation, management and maintenance of the proposed mitigation measures is being sought from the appropriate authorities.

Scope and Content of the Study

13.9 The Project site boundary as shown in aerial photography Figures 13.1.1 to 13.1.9 is demarked the location of existing preliminary treatment works (PTW) in North Point, Wan Chai East, Central, Sandy Bay, Cyperport, Wah Fu, Aberdeen, Ap Lei Chau, Stonecutters Island Sewage Treatment Works (SCISTW) and works areas mostly in relation to the sewage conveyance system (SCS). Details of project scope are referred to Section 2. Underground construction works (e.g. SCS construction) would not be a concern under Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment.

13.10 In SCISTW, a total of 2 design schemes of deodorizing system are developed as discussed in Chapter 3 Air Quality Assessment, including Option 1 - Centralized design with foul air discharged at 4 locations and Option 2 - Decentralized design with foul air discharged at 9 locations. Option 1, which requires a higher discharge point for foul air from deodorizers, has been adopted for the worst case scenario in the landscape and visual impact assessment of this EIA.

13.11 The assessment of landscape character areas shall include all areas within the PTWs, SCISTW and works areas. The assessment area for the visual impact assessment shall be defined by the zone of visual influence of the Project and associated works.

13.12 In the landscape assessment, the existing and planned landscape resources and character of the assessment areas would be described, appraised, analyzed and evaluated. Plans of suitable scale showing the baseline landscape resources and landscape character mapping of impact assessment are used to present the findings of impact assessment. A broad brush tree survey which identifies the species and approximate numbers to be affected is included. The assessment focuses on the sensitivity of the landscape framework and its ability to accommodate change. The degree of compatibility of the Project and associated works with the existing and planned landscape settings would be identified. The landscape impact assessment quantifies the potential landscape impacts as far as possible, so as to illustrate the significance of such impacts arising from the Project and associated works. All landscape impacts are clearly mapped.

13.13 In the visual impact assessment, clear illustrations including mapping of visual impact would be provided. The assessment includes:

l Identification and plotting of visual envelope of the Project and associated works,

l Identification of key groups of sensitive receivers within the visual envelope with regard to views from ground level, sea level and elevated vantage points,

l Description of the visual compatibility of the Project and associated works within the surrounding, both existing and planned uses, its obstruction and interference with the key views of the adjacent areas, and

l Description of severity of visual impacts in terms of nature, distance and number of sensitive receivers. The visual impact of the Project and associated works with and without mitigations shall be assessed, and the effectiveness of the mitigation measures shall be demonstrated.

13.14 The merits of preservation in totality, in parts or total destruction of existing landscape and the establishment of new landscape character areas are evaluated. Alternative alignment(s), design(s) and construction methods that would avoid or reduce the identified landscape and visual impacts have been evaluated for comparison before adopting other mitigation or compensatory measures to alleviate the impacts. The mitigation measures proposed would not only be concerned with damage reduction but also include consideration of potential enhancement of existing landscape and visual quality.

13.15 Measures would be included in the detailed design, construction and operation of the Project and associated works to mitigate landscape and visual impact and reduce them to the acceptable levels. Relevant responsible parties would be identified for the on-going management and maintenance of the proposed mitigation works to ensure their effectiveness throughout the operation phase of the Project and associated works. A practical programme and funding proposal for the implementation of the recommended mitigation measures would be provided.

Review of Planning and Development Control Framework

General

13.16 The Harbour Area Treatment Scheme (HATS) Stage 2A aims at intercepting and treating the sewage generated form the populated area in northern and southwestern parts of Hong Kong Island, increasing the treatment capacity to cope with the anticipated population and economic activity growth in the harbour area, and providing a higher level of treatment for all HATS flows to fully meet the water quality objectives set for the Victoria Harbour in the long run.

Review of the Outline Zoning Plans (OZPs)

13.17 A review of the existing and planned development framework for the proposed works and for the surroundings has been considered. It aims to identify issues for the neighbouring planned land uses, to identify potential resources and sensitive receivers, and to ensure a high compatibility between the proposed project and the surroundings.

13.18 The Study Area is largely covered by OZPs. These are:

l Draft North Point OZP No. S/H8/21

l Approved Wan Chai OZP No. S/H5/25

l Draft Wan Chai North OZP No. S/H25/1

l Approved Central District OZP No. S/H14/12

l Approved Central District (Extension) OZP No. S/H24/6

l Draft Sai Ying Pun & Sheung Wan OZP No. S/H3/21

l Approved Pok Fu Lam OZP No. S/H10/15

l Draft Kennedy Town & Mount Davis OZP No. S/H1/15

l Approved Aberdeen & Ap Lei Chau OZP No. S/H15/24

l Approved Stonecutters Island OZP No. S/SC/8

The review of OZPs has not only included a review of the plans, but also of the ‘Notes’ and “Explanatory Statements’ which accompany, and form part of, these plans.

13.19 It is considered that the proposed development and associated works are in diverse zoned as Other Specified Use (OU), Government, Institution or Community (GIC) and Open Space (O) while the site for the proposed upgrading works are listed in Table 13.2. It is considered to be compatible with the surrounding in principle following the planning intentions for the Study Area as set out in the OZPs. There also have PTWs or work area located in the zone of open space and other specified use. Mitigation measures will be applied to avoid the adverse landscape and visual impacts in consideration with the surrounding environment.

Table 13.2 Details list of OZPs and Zoning of the proposed development

Location	OZPs	Zoning
North Point PTW	S/H8/21	OU
North Point Temporary works	S/H8/21	GIC
Wan Chai East PTW	S/H25/1	GIC
Wan Chai East Temporary works	S/H25/1	GIC
Central (Sheung Wan) PTW	S/H3/21	GIC
Central Temporary works	S/H3/21	Road, O
Sandy Bay PTW	S/H10/15	GIC
Sandy Bay Temporary works	S/H10/15	O
Cyberport PTW	S/H10/15	OU
Cyberport Temporary works	S/H10/15	OU, O
Wah Fu PTW	S/H10/15	GIC
Aberdeen PTW	S/H15/24	GIC
Aberdeen Temporary works	S/H15/24	OU, O
Ap Lei Chau	S/H15/24	GIC
Ap Lei Chau Temporary works	S/H15/24	OU, GB
Stonecutters SCISTW	S/SC/8	OU
Stonecutters Temporary works	S/SC/8	OU

Baseline Study

13.20 It is considered that all the proposed works area are confined within PTWs, SCISTW and works area and the scale of the project is small. Therefore, the boundary of the Study Area for Landscape Impact Assessment includes all PTWs, SCISTW and works areas within the HATS Stage 2A Project. (refer to Figures 13.1.1-13.1.9) The Study Area for Visual Impact Assessment is determined by the visual envelope of the Project. (Refer to Figures 13.3.1 to 13.3.9)

Physical Landscape Resources

13.21 The baseline landscape resources that would be affected during the construction phase and operation phase, together with their sensitivity to change, are described below. The locations of baseline landscape resources are mapped in Figures 13.2.1 to 13.2.9. Photo views illustrating the landscape resources within the study area are illustrated in Figure 13.2.10. For ease of reference and co-ordination between text, tables and figures, each landscape resource is given an identity number.

North Point

13.22 LR1 – Trees on PTW and temporary works area at North Point

The existing PTW and temporary work area is located on junction between Java Road and Man Hong Street. There are 109 trees found, 55 of them would be affected by the proposed work in the PTW; including Delonix regia, Melaleuca quinquenervia and Ficus elastica. No tree in the works area would be affected.

Wan Chai East

13.23 LR2 – Trees on PTW and temporary works areas at Wan Chai East

Total 92 number of trees are found in this area and 39 trees would be affected; mostly are Macaranga tanarius, Ficus virens, Melia azedarach and Delonix regia.

Central/Sai Ying Pun

13.24 LR3 – Trees on Central PTW

The existing PTW is located on West Fire Service Street near waterfront of Sheung Wan. There are totally 17 trees and 3 of them would be affected by the proposed works of PTW; and no tree was identified in temporary works areas of Central or Sai Yin Pun; mostly found are Macaranga tanarius, Psidium guajava and Clausena lansium.

Sandy Bay

13.25 LR4 – Trees on PTW and temporary works area at Sandy Bay

The work is located on Sandy Bay Road. There are 43 trees and 34 of them would be affected; including Lagerstroemia speciosa, Bombax celiba and Acacia confuse, Leucaena leucocephala and Ficus hispida.

Cyberport

13.26 LR5 – Trees on PTW and temporary works area at Cyberport

The existing PTW and temporary works areas are located on Cyberport Road. There are 26 trees and 19 of which located in the PTW would be affected; including Lagerstroemia speciosa, Archontophoenis alexandrae, Hibiscus tiliaceus and Terminalia boivinii.

Wah Fu

13.27 LR6 – Trees on PTW at Wah Fu

The existing PTW is located on Waterfall Bay Road. There are 4 trees; including Ficus elastica, Citrus maxima and Macaranga tanarius, and all of them would not be affected by the proposed works.

Aberdeen

13.28 LR7 – Trees on PTW and temporary works areas at Aberdeen

The existing PTW is located on Tin Wan Praya Road. There are 69 trees and 39 trees would be affected by the proposed works; including Caryota ochlandre, Araucaria heterophylla and Ficus microcarpa.

Ap Lei Chau

13.29 LR8 –Trees on PTW and temporary works areas at Ap Lei Chau

The existing PTW is located on Lee Nam Road. There are 38 trees, 8 of them would be affected; including Archontophoenis alexandrae, Macaranga tanarius, Thevetia peruviana, Eucalptus robusta and Plumeria rubra.

Stonecutters Island

13.30 LR9 – Trees on SCISTW and temporary works areas on Stonecutters Island

The location is situated on eastern end of Stonecutters Island; opposite to West Kowloon. There are 247 trees identified and 179 of them would be affected by the works; the existing SCISTW or proposed temporary works areas are bounded by container terminals and logistic transportational network; landscape resources are narrow. They are mainly common species, including Cassia Siamea, Bauhinia Blakeana, Aleurites moluccana, Cinnamomum camphora and Ficus microcarpa.

Landscape Character Area

13.31 All the proposed PTW upgrading work, SCISTW expansion works and construction for SCS would be constructed and operated within or close to the existing PTW or SCISTW. Shaft will be constructed outside PTW at works area; According to the landscape character map of Hong Kong, the exsiting landscape character areas have been indicated in the Figure 13.2.1 to 13.2.9. The proposed project sites are mainly located in the following Landscape Character Areas:

LCA1 – Miscellaneous Urban Fringe Landscape

LCA2 –Civic Urban Waterfront Landscape

LCA3 – Transportation Corridor Landscape

LCA4 – Residential Urban Landscape

LCA5 – Industrial Urban Landscape

It is considered that they are compatible with their surrounding environment as they are of small scale and wouldn’t have any negative landscape impact on the exsiting Landscape Character Areas.

Landscape Sensitivity to Change

13.32 The landscape resources and landscape character zones that would be potentially affected during the construction phase and operation phase, together with their sensitivity to change, are listed in Table 13.3.

Table 13.3 List of the Landscape Resources and its Sensitivity to Change

Id. No.	Landscape Resource	Major Tree Species (Common, Rare)	Tree Size (Large, Medium, Small)	Amenity value of the trees (Low, Medium, High)	Sensitivity to Change (Low, Medium, High)
LR1	Trees in PTW at North Point	Common	Medium	Medium	Medium
LR2	Trees in PTW and temporary works areas at Wan Chai East	Common	Medium	High	High
LR3	Trees in PTW at Central	Common	Medium	Medium	Medium
LR4	Trees in PTW and temporary works area at Sandy Bay	Common	Medium	Medium	Medium
LR5	Trees in PTW at Cyberport	Common	Medium	Medium	Medium
LR6	Trees in PTW at Wah Fu	Common	Medium	Medium	Medium
LR7	Trees in PTW and temporary works area at Aberdeen	Common	Medium	High	High
LR8	Trees in PTW and temporary works area at Ap Lei Chau	Common	Medium	Medium	Medium
LR9	Trees in SCISTW and area for disinfection facilities on Stonecutters Island	Common	Medium	Medium	Medium

Except the trees within the projects site boundary and works area, there are other landscape resources including the shorelines, playground and open spaces along the waterfront in the surroundings.But the construction works wouldn’t have negative landscape impacts on them.

Zone of Visual Influence (ZVI)

13.33 The primary and secondary ZVI for the Project during the construction phase are illustrated in Figures 13.3.1 to 13.3.9. Photo views illustrating the Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs) within the Study Area are illustrated in Figures 13.3.10 to 13.3.23. Primary ZVI is the area within 1000m from the proposed developments while secondary ZVI is the area with an average distance of more than 1000m from the developments.

Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs)

13.34 Table 13.4 lists the key VSRs found within the ZVIs. For ease of reference, each VSR is given an identity number, which is used in all relevant tables and figures in this report. VSR are divided into 6 types: Commercial, Commercial/ Residential, Residential, Recreational, Government/ Institution/ Community / Occupational and Transport related.

13.35 “Frequency of View” depends on the type and nature of VSRs: all Residential VSRs and Commercial/ Residential VSRs are frequent; all other commercial VSRs are occasional; for Government/ Institution/ Community VSRs, institution-related, post-office-related VSRs and those with ‘Glimpse Degree of Visibility’ are rare, all other Government/ Institution/ Community VSRs are occasional; all Recreational VSRs within the waterfront are very frequent, those with ‘glimpse Degree of Visibility’ are rare, the others are occasional; transport related VSRs depends on ‘Minimum Distance between VSRs and Impact Source’ and ‘Degree of Visibility’,

13.36 “Sensitivity to Change” are high for VSRs with medium to many ‘Number of Individuals’, good ‘Quality of Existing View’, 0-200 m ‘Minimum Distance between VSRs and Impact Source’, partial to full ‘Degree of Visibility’ and occasional to very frequent ‘Frequency of View’; “Sensitivity to Change” are low for VSRs with glimpse ‘Degree of Visibility’, more than 950m ‘Minimum Distance between VSRs and Impact Source’, or rare ‘Frequency of View’; otherwise “Sensitivity to Change” are Medium.

Table 13.4 Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs) and their Sensitivity to Change

Id. No.	Key Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs)	Type of VSRs	Number of Individuals (Many/ Medium/ Few/ Very Few)	Quality of Existing View (Good/ Fair/ Poor)	Availability of Alternative Views (Yes/ No)	Degree of Visibility (Full/ Partial/ Glimpse)	Frequency of View (Very Frequent/ Frequent/ Occasional/ Rare)	Sensitivity to Change (Low, Medium, High)
North Point Area
C1.1	K. Wah Centre	Commercial	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
C1.2	625 King’s Road	Commercial	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
C1.3	Kodak House	Commercial	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
R1.1	Temporary Carpark, Planned Residential Area	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
R1.2	Healthy Garden	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Full	Frequent	High
R1.3	614-632 King’s Road	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	High
R1.4	483-497 King’s Road	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
R1.5	Healthy Village Estate	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR1.1	62-76 Marble Road	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
CR1.2	Island Place Tower	Commercial/ Residential	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
GIC1.1	Tin Chiu Road Playground	Recreational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC1.2	Existing Car park, Planned Customs HR Tower	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC1.3	Kai Fong Ass. Madame Chan Wai Chow Memorial School	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC1.4	ICAC North Point Headquarter	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC1.5	Regional Office Water Supplies Dept	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Full	Occasional	Medium
O1.1	Tin Chiu Road Children Playground	Recreational	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Frequent	Medium
O1.2	Sitting Out area near North Point waterfront	Recreational	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
O1.3	Man Hong Street Playground	Recreational	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
O1.4	King’s Road Playground	Recreational	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T1.1	King’s Road	Transportational	Medium	Poor	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
T1.2	Java Road	Transportational	Medium	Poor	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T1.3	Island East Corridor Slip Road “F”	Transportational	Medium	Poor	Yes	Full	Occasional	Medium
Wan Chai East Area
C2.1	Harbour Centre	Commercial	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
C2.2	Causeway Centre	Commercial	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
C2.3	Sun Hung Kai Centre	Commercial	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
CR2.1	144-159 Gloucester Road	Commercial	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR2.2	160-200 Gloucester Road	Commercial	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR2.3	210-233 Gloucester Road	Commercial	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR2.4	Elizabeth House	Commercial	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR2.5	256-275 Gloucester Road	Commercial	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CDA2.1	Existing Wan Chai Swimming Centre, Planned waterfront open space	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
GIC2.1	Wan Chai Sport Ground	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
GIC2.2	SPCA Hong Kong	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC2.3	Vehicle Emission Testing Centre	Government/ Institution/ Community	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
OU2.1	Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club	Recreational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Low
OU2.2	Cross Harbour Tunnel Rest Garden	Recreational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
O2.1	Wan Chai Waterfront park	Recreational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T2.1	Gloucester Road	Transportational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T2.2	Hung Hing Road	Transportational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T3.2	Victoria Harbour	Transportational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
Central and Sai Ying Pun Area
C3.1	Shun Tak Centre	Commercial	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR3.1	11-47 Connaught Road	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
CR3.2	8-227 Wing Lok Street	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
CR3.3	55-60 Connaught Road	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR3.4	62-87 Connaught Road	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR3.5	88-103A Connaught Road	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
CR3.6	107-128 Connaught Road	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
CR3.7	129-152 Connaught Road	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
CR3.8	Connaught Garden	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
CR3.9	158A-162 Connaught Road West	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
CR3.10	165-167 Connaught Road West	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
CR3.11	168-185B Connaught Road West	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
GIC3.1	Sheung Wan Zone Substation	Government/ Institution/ Community	Few	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC3.2	Waterfront Divisional Police Station	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC3.3	Sheung Wan Fire Station	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC3.4	Western Park Indoor Game Hall	Recreational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
OU3.1	HK Macau Ferry Terminal	Transportational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
OU3.2	Bus Terminal	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
OU3.3	Western Wholesale Market	Commercial	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
O3.1	Sun Yen Sen Memorial Park	Recreational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T3.1	Connaught Road	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T3.2	Victoria Harbour	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
Sandy Bay Area
CR4.1	Residential Block on Sha Wan Drive	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
GIC4.1	Canossian Retreat House	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC4.2	Duchess of Kent Children Hospital	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC4.3	1-15 Sandy Bay Road	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC4.4	Kennedy School	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
GIC4.5	HKU Stanley Ho Sport Centre	Recreational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Low
OU4.1	Chinese Christian Cemetery	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Rare	Low
O4.1	Sandy Bay	Recreational	Few	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Low
T4.1	Sandy Bay Drive	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
T4.2	Sea Travellers of Sandy Bay	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
Cybeport Area
R5.1	Lower Baguio Villa	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
R5.2	Upper Baguio Villa	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Full	Occasional	Medium
OU5.1	Cyber Centre	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
OU5.2	Bel-air	Commercial/ Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T5.1	Cyberport Road	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
T5.2	Sea Travellers of Telegraph Bay	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
Wah Fu Area
R6.1	Wah Fu Estate	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Frequent	High
O6.1	Waterfall Bay Park	Recreational	Few	Good	Yes	Partial	Frequent	Medium
T6.1	Waterfall Bay Road	Transportational	Very Few	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
T6.2	Sea Travellers of Pok Po Wan	Transportational	Few	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
Aberdeen Area
R7.1	Wah Kwai Estate	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
R7.2	Residential Zone on Ap Lie Chau Estate	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
I7.1	Gas Station	Occupational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Frequent	Medium
I7.2	Industries Zone on Tin Wan Praya Road waterfront	Occupational	Medium	Good	Yes	Full	Frequent	Medium
OU7.1	Concrete Batching Plant, Planned Coach Parking Area	Occupational	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
T7.1	Tin Wan Praya Road	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
T7.2	Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
Ap Lei Chau Area
R8.1	Sham Wan Towers	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Full	Occasional	Medium
R8.2	Yuen On Court	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Full	Occasional	Medium
R8.3	South Horizon Phase 3	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Full	Rare	Medium
GIC8.1	Lee Nam Road Sitting Out Area	Government/ Institution/ Community	Few	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
GIC8.2	Apleichau Pumping Station	Government/ Institution/ Community	Few	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
GIC8.3	Hong Kong True Light College	Commercial/ Residential	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
I8.1	Sawmill and shipyard on ApleiChau Praya Road	Occupational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Frequent	Medium
I8.2	Ap Lei Chau Driving Centre	Occupational	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
I8.3	Industrial Zone on Lee Nam Road	Occupational	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
OU8.1	Petrol Station	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Occasional	Medium
O8.1	Waterfront Open Space	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Medium
T8.1	Lee Nam Road	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
T8.2	Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter	Transportational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
T8.3	Travellers of East Lamma Channel	Transportational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
Stonecutters Island Area
R9.1	Mei Foo Sun Chuen	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
R9.2	Hoi Lai Estate	Residential	Many	Good	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
R9.3	Fu Cheong Estate	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
R9.4	Nam Cheong Estate	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
CDA9.1	Manhattan Hill	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Medium
CDA9.2	Nam Cheong Station	Residential	Many	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
GIC9.1	Government Dockyard	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
GIC9.2	West Kowloon North Sewage Pumping Station	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Medium
OU 9.1	Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Low
OU9.2	Container Terminal 8	Occupational	Medium	Good	Yes	Partial	Rare	Low
OU9.3	Open Storage Car Park	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
OU9.4	West Kowloon Refuse Transfer Station	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
OU9.5	Shipyard and Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Market	Government/ Institution/ Community	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Occasional	Low
I 9.1	Kowloon Motor Bus Depot	Occupational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
T9.1	West Kowloon Expressway	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Glimpse	Rare	Low
T9.2	Container Port Road South	Transportational	Medium	Fair	Yes	Partial	Frequent	High

R = Residential; C = Commercial, C/R = Commercial/Residential, GIC = Government/Institution/Community, O = Open space, OU = Others use; T = Transport related.

13.37 The magnitude of the impacts, before implementation of mitigation measures, on the landscape resources and character areas that would occur in the construction phase are described and tabulated in Table 13.5. All impacts are adverse unless otherwise stated.

Table 13.5 Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs) and Their Magnitude of Impacts

Id No.	Key Visual Sensitive Receiver (VSR)	Blockage of View (Full/ Partial/ Glimpse	Viewing Distance (M)	Scale of Development (Large/ Medium/ Small)	Compatibility (Good/ Fair/ Poor)	Duration of Impacts (Very Frequent/ Frequent/ Occasional/ Rare)	Reversibility of Change (Yes/ No)	Magnitude of Impacts (Large/ Intermediate/ Small/ Negligible
North Point Area
C1.1	K. Wah Centre	Partial	200	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Intermediate
C1.2	625 King’s Road	Partial	100	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
C1.3	Kodak House	Partial	300	Very Few	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negligible
R1.1	Temporary Carpark, Planned Residential Area	Partial	300	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Intermediate
R1.2	Healthy Garden	Full	50	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
R1.3	614-632 King’s Road	Partial	75	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
R1.4	483-497 King’s Road	Partial	175	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
R1.5	Healthy Village Estate	Partial	150	Medium	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
CR1.1	62-76 Marble Road	Glimpse	200	Medium	Fair	Rare	Yes	Intermediate
CR1.2	Island Place Tower	Glimpse	200	Medium	Fair	Rare	Yes	Intermediate
GIC1.1	Tin Chiu Road Playground	Partial	600	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
GIC1.2	Existing Car park, Planned Customs HR Tower	Partial	50	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Intermediate
GIC1.3	Kai Fong Ass. Madame Chan Wai Chow Memorial School	Partial	120	Medium	Fair	Rare	Yes	Intermediate
GIC1.4	ICAC North Point Headquarter	Partial	85	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
GIC1.5	Regional Office Water Supplies Dept	Full	45	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
O1.1	Tin Chiu Road Children Playground	Partial	20	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Intermediate
O1.2	Sitting Out area near North Point waterfront	Partial	35	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
O1.3	Man Hong Street Playground	Partial	50	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negligible
O1.4	King’s Road Playground	Partial	15	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
T1.1	King’s Road	Partial	5	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T1.2	Java Road	Partial	5	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T1.3	Island East Corridor Slip Road “F”	Full	10	Medium	Fair	Very Frequent	Yes	Large
Wan Chai East Area
C2.1	Harbour Centre	Glimpse	400	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
C2.2	Causeway Centre	Glimpse	350	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
C2.3	Sun Hung Kai Centre	Glimpse	280	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
CR2.1	144-159 Gloucester Road	Partial	200	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
CR2.2	160-200 Gloucester Road	Partial	150	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
CR2.3	210-233 Gloucester Road	Partial	200	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
CR2.4	Elizabeth House	Partial	300	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
CR2.5	256-275 Gloucester Road	Partial	350	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
CDA2.1	Existing Wan Chai Swimming Centre, Planned waterfront open space	Glimpse	200	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Neglible
GIC2.1	Wan Chai Sport Ground	Glimpse	100	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Neglible
GIC2.2	SPCA Hong Kong	Partial	20	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC2.3	Vehicle Emission Testing Centre	Partial	50	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
OU2.1	Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club	Partial	300	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
OU2.2	Cross Harbour Tunnel Rest Garden	Glimpse	100	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
O2.1	Wan Chai Waterfront park	Partial	30	Large	Fair	Very Frequent	Yes	Large
T2.1	Gloucester Road	Partial	20	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T2.2	Hung Hing Road	Partial	20	Large	Fair	Very Frequent	Yes	Large
T3.2	Victoria Harbour	Partial	35	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
Central and Sai Ying Pun Area
C3.1	Shun Tak Centre	Partial	100	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
CR3.1	11-47 Connaught Road	Glimpse	150	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
CR3.2	8-227 Wing Lok Street	Glimpse	150	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
CR3.3	55-60 Connaught Road	Partial	150	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
CR3.4	62-87 Connaught Road	Partial	150	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
CR3.5	88-103A Connaught Road	Partial	200	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
CR3.6	107-128 Connaught Road	Glimpse	300	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
CR3.7	129-152 Connaught Road	Glimpse	400	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
CR3.8	Connaught Garden	Glimpse	550	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
CR3.9	158A-162 Connaught Road West	Glimpse	700	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
CR3.10	165-167 Connaught Road West	Glimpse	900	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
CR3.11	168-185B Connaught Road West	Glimpse	1000	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
GIC3.1	Sheung Wan Zone Substation	Partial	10	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC3.2	Waterfront Divisional Police Station	Partial	20	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC3.3	Sheung Wan Fire Station	Partial	10	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC3.4	Western Park Indoor Game Hall	Partial	400	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
OU3.1	HK Macau Ferry Terminal	Partial	300	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
OU3.2	Bus Terminal	Glimpse	180	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
OU3.3	Western Wholesale Market	Glimpse	850	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
O3.1	Sun Yen Sen Memorial Park	Partial	100	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T3.1	Connaught Road	Partial	10	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T3.2	Victoria Harbour	Partial	30	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
Sandy Bay Area
CR4.1	Residential Block on Sha Wan Drive	Partial	200	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
GIC4.1	Canossian Retreat House	Partial	100	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
GIC4.2	Duchess of Kent Children Hospital	Partial	15	Large	Fair	Very Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC4.3	1-15 Sandy Bay Road	Partial	20	Large	Fair	Very Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC4.4	Kennedy School	Partial	300	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
GIC4.5	HKU Stanley Ho Sport Centre	Partial	50	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
OU4.1	Chinese Christian Cemetery	Partial	150	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
O4.1	Sandy Bay	Partial	5	Small	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Intermediate
T4.1	Sandy Bay Drive	Partial	5	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T4.2	Sea Travellers of Sandy Bay	Partial	20	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
Cyberport Area
R5.1	Lower Baguio Villa	Partial	200	Few	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
R5.2	Upper Baguio Villa	Full	250	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Neglible
OU5.1	Cyber Centre	Partial	50	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
OU5.2	Bel-air	Partial	300	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T5.1	Cyberport Road	Glimpse	5	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T5.2	Sea Travellers of Telegraph Bay	Partial	30	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
Wah Fu Area
R6.1	Wah Fu Estate	Frequent	20	Large	Fair	Very Frequent	Yes	Large
O6.1	Waterfall Bay Park	Frequent	10	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T6.1	Waterfall Bay Road	Rare	5	Large	Fair	Very Frequent	Yes	Large
T6.2	Sea Travellers of Pok Po Wan	Rare	10	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
Aberdeen Area
R7.1	Wah Kwai Estate	Partial	250	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
R7.2	Residential Zone on Ap Lie Chau Estate	Partial	425	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
I7.1	Gas Station	Partial	100	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
I7.2	Industries Zone on Tin Wan Praya Road waterfront	Full	50	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
OU7.1	Concrete Batching Plant, Planned Coach Parking Area	Glimpse	75	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negliglible
T7.1	Tin Wan Praya Road	Partial	5	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T7.2	Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter	Glimpse	10	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
Ap Lei Chau Area
R8.1	Sham Wan Towers	Full	50	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negligible
R8.2	Yuen On Court	Full	150	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negligible
R8.3	South Horizon Phase 3	Full	250	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
GIC8.1	Lee Nam Road Sitting Out Area	Partial	300	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
GIC8.2	Apleichau Pumping Station	Glimpse	600	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC8.3	Hong Kong True Light College	Partial	150	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
I8.1	Sawmill and shipyard on ApleiChau Praya Road	Glimpse	300	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negligible
I8.2	Ap Lei Chau Driving Centre	Glimpse	100	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Small
I8.3	Industrial Zone on Lee Nam Road	Glimpse	400	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
OU8.1	Petrol Station	Glimpse	480	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
O8.1	Waterfront Open Space	Partial	10	Large	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Large
T8.1	Lee Nam Road	Glimpse	10	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T8.2	Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter	Partial	15	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
T8.3	Travellers of East Lamma Channel	Partial	15	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
Stonecutters Island Area
R9.1	Mei Foo Sun Chuen	Glimpse	900	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
R9.2	Hoi Lai Estate	Glimpse	750	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
R9.3	Fu Cheong Estate	Glimpse	1200	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negligible
R9.4	Nam Cheong Estate	Glimpse	1500	Small	Fair	Rare	Yes	Negligible
CDA9.1	Manhattan Hill	Glimpse	800	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
CDA9.2	Nam Cheong Station	Glimpse	1150	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
GIC9.1	Government Dockyard	Partial	100	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
GIC9.2	West Kowloon North Sewage Pumping Station	Partial	50	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
OU 9.1	Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks	Partial	100	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
OU9.2	Container Terminal 8	Partial	200	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
OU9.3	Open Storage Car Park	Glimpse	200	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
OU9.4	West Kowloon Refuse Transfer Station	Partial	50	Medium	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Intermediate
OU9.5	Shipyard and Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Market	Partial	150	Medium	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large
I 9.1	Kowloon Motor Bus Depot	Glimpse	200	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
T9.1	West Kowloon Expressway	Glimpse	600	Small	Fair	Occasional	Yes	Small
T9.2	Container Port Road South	Partial	10	Large	Fair	Frequent	Yes	Large

R = Residential; C = Commercial, C/R = Commercial/Residential, GIC = Government/Institution/Community, O = Open space, OU = Others use; T = Transport related

Landscape Impact Assessment

Sources of Landscape Impacts

Construction Phase

13.38 Sources of impacts in the construction phase would include:

· construction of above ground structures

· construction works involving removal of existing vegetation

· construction traffic

· laying down of utilities, including water, drainage and power

· temporary site access areas, site cabins and heavy machinery

· construction site office

· stockpiling of excavated and construction materials

· increased road traffic congestion

· after dark lighting and welding

· dust during dry weather

Operation Phase

13.39 The sources of impacts of the project at the operation stage would be related to the following visible above ground structures:

· new administration building, shafts and control room

· chemical storage building and chemical dosing area

· transfer and seawater pumping stations / odour control measures

· sedimentation tanks and flocculation tanks

· chlorination contract tanks and related structures

· sludge holding tanks

· sludge dewatering building

· septic waste reception area

Degree of compatibility of the Project and associated Works

13.40 The proposed upgrading of existing PTWs and temporary works areas at North Point, Wan Chai East, Central, Sandy Bay, Cyberport, Wah Fu, Aberdeen and Ap Lei Chau on Hong Kong Island, would not create a significant impact on the existing or landscape settings during construction and operation stage, as upgrading works are constructed within the existing PTW sites boundary or nearby areas and most of the temporary works areas were located near roadside or inhibit land; landscape resources are limited and hidden away from most viewers.

13.41 The expansion of SCISTW for centralised sewage treatment would not create a substantial landscape impact on the existing site or proposed temporary works areas because they are bounded by container terminals and logistic transportational network i.e. landscape resources are narrow.

Nature and Magnitude of Impacts of Unmitigated Landscape Impact in Construction Phase

13.42 The magnitude of the impacts, before implementation of mitigation measures, on the landscape resources that would occur in the construction phase are described and tabulated in Table 13.6. All impacts are adverse unless otherwise stated.

Table 13.6 Landscape Impacts of the Proposed Works during Construction Phase

Id No.	Landscape Resources/ Landscape Character Areas	Source of Impact	Description of Impacts	Magnitude of Impacts
LR1	Trees on PTW at North Point	· Construction works within PTW · Storage of construction equipment and plant · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx.55 no. of existing trees within the PTW would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are Medium	Large
LR2	Trees on PTW and temporary works areas at Wan Chai East	· Construction works within PTW · Construction of shaft in works area · Storage of construction equipment and plant. · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx.39 no. of existing trees within the PTW and works areas would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are High	Large
LR3	Trees on PTW at Central	· Construction works within PTW · Storage of construction equipment and plant. · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx. 3 no. of existing trees within the PTW would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are Medium	Small
LR4	Trees on PTW and temporary works area at Sandy Bay	· Construction works in PTW and works area · Storage of construction equipment and plant. · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx. 34 no. of existing trees within the PTW and works area would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are Medium	Intermediate
LR5	Trees on PTW at Cyberport	· Construction works within PTW · Demolition of Chemical Enhanced Primary Treatment (CEPT) building next to the PTW · Storage of construction equipment and plant. · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx. 19 no. of existing trees within the PTW would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are Medium	Small
LR6	Trees on PTW at Wah Fu	· Construction works within PTW · Storage of construction equipment and plant. · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· None of existing trees within the PTW would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are Medium	Negligible
LR7	Trees on PTW and temporary works area at Aberdeen	· Construction works within PTW and works areas · Storage of construction equipment and plant · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx. 39 no. of existing trees within the PTW and works area would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are High	Large
LR8	Trees on PTW and temporary works area at Ap Lei Chau	· Construction works within PTW and works areas · Storage of construction equipment and plant. · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx. 8 no. of trees within the PTW and works area would be affected by the construction activities · Amenity value of affected trees are Medium	Small
LR9	Trees on existing sewage treatment expansion and area for disinfection facilities at Stonecutters Island Area	· Construction works at SCISTW and works areas for disinfection facilities · Storage of construction equipment and plant. · Construction traffic · Material stockpiling · Night lighting etc. · Temporary site access area, site cabins and heavy machinery	· Approx. 179 no. of trees within the SCISTW and works areas would be affected by the permanent works. · Amenity value of affected trees are Medium	Large

Note: No tree was identified at the Sai Ying Pun Area

Nature and Magnitude of Impacts of Unmitigated Landscape Impact in Operation Phase

13.43 The magnitude of the impacts, before implementation of mitigation measures, on the landscape resources and character areas that would occur in the operation phase are the same as the permanent and irreversible impacts described in the construction phase.

Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures in Construction and Operation Phase

13.44 The proposed landscape and visual mitigation measures in the construction and operation are listed in Tables 13.7 and 13.8 below, together with an indication of Funding, Implementation and Maintenance Agencies. Generally, all landscape mitigation measures are to be implemented as early as possible and they are illustrated in Figures 13.4.1 to 13.4.15.

Table 13.7 Proposed Landscape Mitigation Measures for Construction Phase

ID No.	Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures	Funding Agency	Implementation Agency
CM1	Topsoil, where identified, should be stripped and stored for re-use in the construction of the soft landscape works, where practical.	DSD	DSD
CM2	Existing trees to be retained on site should be carefully protected during construction.	DSD	DSD
CM3	Trees unavoidably affected by the works should be transplanted where practical.	DSD	DSD
CM4	Compensatory tree planting should be provided to compensate for felled trees.	DSD	DSD
CM5	Control of night-time lighting.	DSD	DSD
CM6	Erection of decorative screen hoarding compatible with the surrounding setting.	DSD	DSD

Table 13.8 Proposed Landscape Mitigation Measures for Operation Phase

ID No.	Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures	Funding Agency	Implementation Agency	Maintenance/ Management Agency
OM1	Aesthetic design of the façade of PTW and associated structures to harmonize with the surrounding settings.	DSD	DSD	DSD
OM2	Shrub and Climbing Plants to soften proposed structures / Roof Greening	DSD	DSD	DSD
OM3	Buffer Tree and Shrub Planting to screen proposed associated structures.	DSD	DSD	DSD
OM4	Reinstated of disturbed area	DSD	DSD	DSD

Programme of Implementation of Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures

13.45 The construction phase mitigation measures listed above shall be adopted from the commencement of construction and shall be in place throughout the entire construction period. The operation phase mitigation measures listed above shall be adopted during the detailed design and be built as part of the construction works so that they are in place at the date of commissioning of the Project.

Prediction of Significance of Landscape Impacts

13.46 The potential significance of landscape impacts during the construction and operation phases, before and after mitigation, is provided below in Table 13.9. The assessment follows the proposed methodology outlined in Section 13.3 and assumes that the appropriate mitigation measures identified in Tables 13.7 and 13.8 above would be implemented, and the full effect of the soft landscape mitigation measures would be realized after 10 years.

Residual Landscape Impacts in Construction and Operation Phases

13.47 Residual impacts of moderate to substantial significance are summarized as below.

Impact on Existing Trees at PTW site

13.48 Based on tree survey, 376 trees would be affected due to the construction works of HATS 2A Project. No LCSD Champion Trees or Registered Old and Valuable Trees are found. There are no rare species or endangered specie but common species identified. All the trees with high amenity value which are unavoidably affected by the works would be transplanted where possible. The number of trees and the corresponding tree species identified within the Project sites during the tree survey are given in Appendix 13.1. Detailed tree preservation, transplanting and felling including compensatory planting proposals shall be submitted to relevant government departments for approval in accordance with ETWB TC no. 3/2006 and ETWB TCW No. 29/2004. Based on the proposed works, trees would be planted within the sites and works areas to compensate for the loss of the existing trees. Roof greening will be adopted for the provision of more greening to enhance the landscape quality. The overall residual adverse impacts on existing trees are considered as slight with mitigation measures implemented in Wan Chai East PTW and Aberdeen PTW; the rest of the PTWs remain insubstantial.

Table 13.9 Significance of Landscape Impacts in the Construction and Operation Phases

Id. No.	Landscape Resource / Landscape Character	Sensitivity to Change (Low, Medium, High)		Magnitude of Change (Negligible, Small, Intermediate, Large)		Impact Significance before Mitigation (Insubstantial, Slight, Moderate, Substantial)		Recommended Mitigation Measures	Impact Significance Day 1 after Mitigation		Impact Significance 10 years after Mitigation
									(Insubstantial, Slight, Moderate, Substantial)
		Construction	Operation	Construction	Operation	Construction	Operation		Construction	Operation	Operation
LR1	Trees on PTW and temporary works area at North Point	Medium	Medium	Large	Large	Moderate	Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
LR2	Trees on PTW and temporary works areas at Wan Chai East	High	High	Large	Large	Substantial	Substantial	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Moderate	Moderate	Slight
LR3	Trees on PTW at Central	Medium	Medium	Small	Small	Slight	Slight	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
LR4	Trees on PTW and temporary works area at Sandy Bay	Medium	Medium	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate	Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
LR5	Trees on PTW and temporary works area at Cyberport	Medium	Medium	Small	Small	Slight	Slight	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
LR6	Trees on PTW at Wah Fu	Medium	Medium	Negligible	Negligible	Insubstantial	Insubstantial	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
LR7	Trees on PTW and temporary works areas at Aberdeen	High	High	Large	Large	Substantial	Substantial	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Moderate	Moderate	Slight
LR8	Trees on PTW and temporary works areas at Ap Lei Chau	Medium	Medium	Small	Small	Moderate	Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
LR9	Trees on SCISTW and temporary works areas on Stonecutters Island	Medium	Medium	Large	Large	Moderate	Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1 to OM4	Slight	Slight	Insubstantial

Note: No tree was identified at the Sai Ying Pun Area

Visual Impact Assessment

Potential Sources of Visual Impacts

13.49 The sources of visual impacts due to the Project would create varying levels of visual impact during the construction and operation phases. Potential impacts would result from the elements stated in Sections 13.38 and 13.39.

Visual Mitigation Measures

13.50 The proposed visual mitigation measures in the construction and operation phases are summarized in Tables 13.7 and 13.8, together with an indication of funding, implementation, and management and maintenance agencies. The project areas are predominantly in waterfront context with relatively high visual sensitivity. Therefore all the proposed mitigration measures should be considered its waterfront settings as the key elements to enhance visual quality and compatibility, in regarding to structures, facade color theme, pattern, texture, materials and finishings, roof greening; all of above should be carefully designed and effectuated to match with adjoining environment and carried through construction and operation stage.The landscape and visual mitigation measures are illustrated in Figures 13.4.1 to 13.4.15.

Prediction of Significance of Visual Impacts

13.51 An assessment of the potential significance of the visual impacts during the construction and operation phases, before and after mitigation is provided in Table 13.10. This follows the methodology outlined in Section 13.3 and assumes that the appropriate mitigation measures identified in Tables 13.7 and 13.8 above would be implemented, and that the full effect of the soft landscape mitigation measures would be realized after ten years. Photomontages of the proposed project before and after mitigation are illustrated in Figures 13.5.1 to 13.5.9.

13.52 The potential visual impacts during construction and operation phases on proposed upgrading work in PTW is substantial at North Point, Sandy Bay, Cyberport, Wah Fu, Aberdeen, Ap Lei Chau residential VSRs where close to the Project area. It will be moderate impact on commercials and travellers VSRs in Wan Chai East and Central. Travellers on Stonecutters Island, Hing Wah Street West and occupations of dockyard will have substantial to moderate impact.

Residual Visual Impacts

Construction Phase

13.53 Residual visual impacts in the construction phase are listed out in Table 13.10. In the construction phase, after the implementation of proposed mitigation measures, there would still be some adverse residual visual impacts as shown in Table 13.10.

13.54 With implementation of mitigation measures during construction, there would still be some moderate adverse visual impact on the VSRs adjacent or close to the Project. Residual impacts on VSRs further away from the PTW and works areas would become slight to insubstantial.

Operation Phase

13.55 Residual visual impacts in the operation phase are listed out in Table 13.10. In the operation phase, after the implementation of proposed mitigation measures, there would still be some adverse residual visual impacts as shown in Table 13.10.

13.56 Day 1 after the implementation of operation stage mitigation measures, there would still be slight adverse visual impact except North Point VSRs (R1.2, R1.3, GIC1.5, O1.1, O1.2, T1.3); Wan Chai VSRs (GIC2.2, GIC2.3, O2.1); Central VSRs (CR3.3, CR3.4, CR3.5, CR3.6, GIC3.1, GIC3.3); Sandy Bay VSRs (GIC4.2, GIC4.3); Ap Lei Chau VSR (O8.1) and Stonecutters Island VSR (T9.2) which would experience moderate visual impact. 10 years after the implementation of mitigation measures during operation, the residual impacts on most of the VSRs are insubstantial except the above mentioned VSRs which would experience slight residual visual impact.

13.57 Overall, it is considered that the residual landscape and visual impacts of the proposed development are acceptable with mitigation measures during construction and operation phase.

Table 13.10 Significance of Visual Impacts in the Construction and Operation Phases (Note: All impacts are adverse unless otherwise noted.)

Id No	Key Visual Sensitive Receiver (VSR)	Receptor Sensitivity (Low, Medium, High)		Main Source of Visual Impacts	Magnitude of Impact (Negligible, Small, Intermediate, Large)			Impact Significance without Mitigation Measures (Insubstantial, Slight, Moderate, Substantial)				Recommended Mitigation Measures		Residual Impact Significance with Mitigations (Insubstantial, Slight, Moderate, Substantial)
														Construction	Operation
		Construction	Operation		Construction	Operation		Construction			Operation				Day 1	Year 10
North Point Area
C1.1	K. Wah Centre	Low	Low	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4		Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
C1.2	625 King’s Road	Low	Low	PTW works	Small	Small		Slight			Slight			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
C1.3	Kodak House	Low	Low	PTW works	Negligible	Negligible		Insubstantial			Insubstantial			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
R1.1	Temporary Carpark, Planned Residential Area	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
R1.2	Healthy Garden	High	High	PTW works	Large	Large		Substantial			Substantial			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
R1.3	614-632 King’s Road	High	High	PTW works	Large	Large		Substantial			Substantial			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
R1.4	483-497 King’s Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
R1.5	Healthy Village Estate	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
CR1.1	62-76 Marble Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
CR1.2	Island Place Tower	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
GIC1.1	Tin Chiu Road Playground	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
GIC1.2	Customs HR Tower	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4		Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
GIC1.3	Kai Fong Ass. Madame Chan Wai Chow Memorial School	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
GIC1.4	ICAC North Point Headquarter	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
GIC1.5	Regional Office Water Supplies Dept	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Large	Large		Substantial			Substantial			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
O1.1	Tin Chiu Road Children Playground	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Large	Intermediate		Substantial			Moderate			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
O1.2	Sitting Out area near North Point waterfront	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Large	Intermediate		Substantial			Moderate			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
O1.3	Man Hong Street Playground	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Negligible	Negligible		Insubstantial			Insubstantial			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
O1.4	King’s Road Playground	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Large	Large		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
T1.1	King’s Road	Low	Low	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Slight			Slight			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
T1.2	Java Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4		Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
T1.3	Island East Corridor Slip Road “F”	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large		Substantial			Substantial			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
Wan Chai East Area
C2.1	Harbour Centre	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4		Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
C2.2	Causeway Centre	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
C2.3	Sun Hung Kai Centre	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
CR2.1	144-159 Gloucester Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Slight			Slight			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
CR2.2	160-200 Gloucester Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
CR2.3	210-233 Gloucester Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
CR2.4	Elizabeth House	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
CR2.5	256-275 Gloucester Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Slight			Slight			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
CDA2.1	Existing Wan Chai Swimming Centre, Planned waterfront open space	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Neglible	Neglible		Insubstantial			Insubstantial	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4		Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
GIC2.1	Wan Chai Sport Ground	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Neglible	Neglible		Insubstantial			Insubstantial			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
GIC2.2	SPCA Hong Kong	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large		Substantial			Moderate			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
GIC2.3	Vehicle Emission Testing Centre	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Large	Large		Moderate/ Substantial			Moderate			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
OU2.1	Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club	Medium	Low	Temporary works area	Small	Small		Slight			Insubstantial			Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
OU2.2	Cross Harbour Tunnel Rest Garden	High	High	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
O2.1	Wan Chai Waterfront park	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large		Substantial			Moderate			Moderate	Moderate	Slight
T2.1	Gloucester Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
T2.2	Hung Hing Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Large	Large		Moderate			Moderate			Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
T3.2	Victoria Harbour	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Slight/ Moderate			Slight	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4		Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
Central and Sai Ying Pun Area
C3.1	Shun Tak Centre	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate		OM1-OM4 CM1 to CM6	Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
CR3.1	11-47 Connaught Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
CR3.2	8-227 Wing Lok Street	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
CR3.3	55-60 Connaught Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large	Substantial			Substantial			Moderate		Moderate		Slight
CR3.4	62-87 Connaught Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large	Substantial			Substantial			Moderate		Moderate		Slight
CR3.5	88-103A Connaught Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large	Substantial			Substantial			Moderate		Moderate		Slight
CR3.6	107-128 Connaught Road	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Large	Large	Substantial			Substantial			Moderate		Moderate		Slight
CR3.7	129-152 Connaught Road	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
CR3.8	Connaught Garden	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate		OM1-OM4 CM1 to CM6	Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
CR3.9	158A-162 Connaught Road West	Low	Low	Temporary works area	Small	Small	Slight			Insubstantial			Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
CR3.10	165-167 Connaught Road West	Low	Low	Temporary works area	Small	Small	Slight			Insubstantial			Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
CR3.11	168-185B Connaught Road West	Low	Low	Temporary works area	Small	Small	Slight			Insubstantial			Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
GIC3.1	Sheung Wan Zone Substation	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large	Substantial			Substantial			Moderate		Moderate		Slight
GIC3.2	Waterfront Divisional Police Station	Medium	Medium	PTW works,	Large	Large	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
GIC3.3	Sheung Wan Fire Station	Medium	Medium	PTW works,	Large	Large	Substantial			Substantial			Moderate		Moderate		Slight
GIC3.4	Western Park Indoor Game Hall	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Small	Small	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
OU3.1	HK Macau Ferry Terminal	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
OU3.2	Bus Terminal	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Small	Small	Slight/ Moderate			Slight			Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
OU3.3	Western Wholesale Market	Low	Low	Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Slight		OM1-OM4 CM1 to CM6	Slight		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
O3.1	Sun Yen Sen Memorial Park	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Slight			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
T3.1	Connaught Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Small	Small	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
T3.2	Victoria Harbour	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
Sandy Bay Area
CR4.1	Residential Block on Sha Wan Drive	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4	Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
GIC4.1	Canossian Retreat House	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
GIC4.2	Duchess of Kent Children Hospital	High	High	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large		Substantial			Substantial		Moderate		Moderate		Slight
GIC4.3	1-15 Sandy Bay Road	High	High	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large		Substantial			Substantial		Moderate		Moderate		Slight
GIC4.4	Kennedy School	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
GIC4.5	HKU Stanley Ho Sport Centre	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4	Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
OU4.1	Chinese Christian Cemetery	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Slight			Slight		Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
O4.1	Sandy Bay	Low	Low	Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Slight			Slight		Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
T4.1	Sandy Bay Drive	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
T4.2	Sea Travellers of Sandy Bay	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
Cyberport Area
R5.1	Lower Baguio Villa	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Small	Small		Moderate			Moderate	CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4	Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
R5.2	Upper Baguio Villa	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Neglible	Neglible		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
OU5.1	Cyber Centre	Medium	Medium	PTW works,	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
OU5.2	Bel-air	Medium	Medium	PTW works,	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
T5.1	Cyberport Road	Low	Low	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Slight			Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
T5.2	Sea Travellers of Telegraph Bay	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate			Moderate		Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
Wah Fu Area
R6.1	Wah Fu Estate	High	High	PTW works	Large	Large	Moderate			Moderate		CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4	Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
O6.1	Waterfall Bay Park	High	High	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
T6.1	Waterfall Bay Road	Low	Low	PTW works	Large	Large	Slight			Slight			Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
T6.2	Sea Travellers of Pok Po Wan	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
Aberdeen Area
R7.1	Wah Kwai Estate	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate		CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4	Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
R7.2	Residential Zone on Ap Lie Chau Estate	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
I7.1	Gas Station	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
I7.2	Industries Zone on Tin Wan Praya Road waterfront	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
OU7.1	Concrete Batching Plant, Planned Coach Parking Area	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Negliglible	Negliglible	Insubstantial			Insubstantial		CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4	Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
T7.1	Tin Wan Praya Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Moderate			Moderate			Slight		Slight		Insubstantial
T7.2	Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate	Slight			Slight			Insubstantial		Insubstantial		Insubstantial
Ap Lei Chau Area
R8.1	Sham Wan Towers	Medium	Low	Temporary works area	Negligible	Negligible		Moderate	Insubstantial			CM1 to CM6 OM1-OM4		Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
R8.2	Yuen On Court	Medium	Low	Temporary works area	Negligible	Negligible		Moderate	Insubstantial					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
R8.3	South Horizon Phase 3	Medium	High	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
GIC8.1	Lee Nam Road Sitting Out Area	Medium	High	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
GIC8.2	Ap Lei Chau Pumping Station	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Large	Large		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
GIC8.3	Hong Kong True Light College	Medium	Low	Temporary works area	Small	Small		Moderate	Insubstantial					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
I8.1	Sawmill and shipyard on ApleiChau Praya Road	Medium	Low	Temporary works area	Negligible	Negligible		Slight	Insubstantial			CM1 to CM6 OM1-OM4		Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
I8.2	Ap Lei Chau Driving Centre	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Small	Small		Slight	Slight					Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
I8.3	Industrial Zone on Lee Nam Road	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Small	Small		Slight	Slight					Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
OU8.1	Petrol Station	Medium	Medium	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
O8.1	Waterfront Open Space	Medium	Medium	Temporary works area	Large	Large		Substantial	Moderate					Moderate	Moderate	Slight
T8.1	Lee Nam Road	Low	Low	PTW works, Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Slight	Slight					Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
T8.2	Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter	Medium	Low	Temporary works area	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate	Insubstantial					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
T8.3	Travellers of East Lamma Channel	Medium	Medium	PTW works	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
Stonecutters Island Area
R9.1	Mei Foo Sun Chuen	Medium	Medium	STW Site,	Small	Small		Slight	Slight			CM1 to CM6, OM1-OM4		Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
R9.2	Hoi Lai Estate	Medium	Medium	STW Site,	Small	Small		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
R9.3	Fu Cheong Estate	Medium	Medium	STW Site,	Negligible	Small		Insubstantial	Insubstantial			CM1 to CM6 OM1-OM4		Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
R9.4	Nam Cheong Estate	Medium	Medium	STW Site,	Negligible	Small		Insubstantial	Insubstantial					Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
CDA9.1	Manhattan Hill	Medium	Medium	STW Site,	Small	Small		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
CDA9.2	Nam Cheong Station	Low	Low	STW Site,	Small	Small		Slight	Slight					Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
GIC9.1	Government Dockyard	Medium	Medium	STW Site,	Large	Intermediate		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
GIC9.2	West Kowloon North Sewage Pumping Station	Medium	Medium	STW Site, Temporary works areas	Large	Intermediate		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
OU 9.1	Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks	Low	Low	STW Site, Temporary works areas	Intermediate	Intermediate		Moderate	Moderate					Slight	Slight	Insubstantial
OU9.2	Container Terminal 8	Low	Low	STW Site, Temporary works areas	Small	Small		Slight	Slight					Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
OU9.3	Open Storage Car Park	Low	Low	STW Site, Temporary works areas	Intermediate	Small		Moderate	Slight					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
OU9.4	West Kowloon Refuse Transfer Station	Low	Low	Temporary works areas	Intermediate	Small		Moderate	Slight					Slight	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
OU9.5	Shipyard and Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Market	Low	Low	STW Site,	Large	Small		Slight	Slight			CM1 to CM6 OM1-OM4		Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
T9.1	West Kowloon Expressway	Low	Low	STW Site,	Small	Small		Slight	Slight					Insubstantial	Insubstantial	Insubstantial
T9.2	Container Port Road South	High	High	STW Site,	Small	Large		Moderate	Substantial					Moderate	Moderate	Slight

R = Residential; C = Commercial, C/R = Commercial/Residential, GIC = Government/Institution/Community, O = Open space, OU = Others use; T = Transport related.

Environmental Monitoring and Auditing

13.58 Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) would be recommended to ensure that the proposed landscape and visual mitigation measures are effectively implemented. Details of the EM&A are presented in a stand-alone EM&A Manual.

Conclusion

13.59 The proposed scheme and associated works are predominated zoned as Other Specified Use (OU), Government, Institution or Community (GIC) or Open Space (O). Details OZPs and zoning of related site is listed in Table 13.2. It is considered to be compatible with the surrounding in principle following the planning intentions for the study areas as set out in the OZPs. There also have PTWs or work area located in the zone of open space and residenctial. Mitigation measures will be applied to avoid the adverse landscape and visual impacts in consideration with the surrounding environment.

13.60 Based on the tree survey, 376 trees would be affected due to the construction works of PTWs and associated works. No potential LCSD Champion Trees or Registered Old and Valuable Trees are found either in existing PTW or temporary works areas. There are no rare species or endangered specie but common species. All the trees with high amenity value which are unavoidably affected by the works would be transplanted where possible. Detailed tree preservation, transplanting and felling including compensatory planting proposals shall be submitted to relevant government departments for approval in accordance with ETWB TC no. 3/2006 and ETWB TCW No. 29/2004. Based on the proposed works, trees would be planted within the site and works areas to compensate for the loss of the existing trees. Roof greening will be adopted for the provision of more greening to enhance the landscape quality and waterfront character. In the landscape impact assessment, the overall residual impacts on existing trees are considered as slight with proposed mitigation measures in place.

13.61 For the visual impact assessment in construction phase, there would still be some moderate adverse visual impact on the VSRs adjacent or close to the Project sites after implementation of proposed mitigation measures. Residual impacts on VSRs further away from the PTWs and works areas would become slight to insubstantial. During the operation stage, with implementation of the proposed mitigation measures, there would still be slight adverse visual impact at day 1 after commissioning of the Project except some VSRs at North Point, Wan Chai, Central, Sandy Bay, Ap Lei Chau and Stonecutters Island which would experience moderate visual impact. With the implementation of mitigation measures after 10 years during operation, the residual impacts on most of the VSRs are insubstantial except the VSRs at the above mentioned areas which would experience slight residual visual impact.

13.62 Overall, it is considered that the residual landscape and visual impacts of the proposed development are acceptable with mitigation measures during construction and operation phase.