Chapter    Title                                                                                                                           Page

9.1              Introduction________________________________________________________________ 9-1

9.2              Background________________________________________________________________ 9-1

9.3              Environmental Legislation, Standards and Guidelines_______________________________ 9-7

9.4              Assessment Area and Ecological Survey Methodology_______________________________ 9-8

9.5              Ecological Baseline Condition_________________________________________________ 9-12

9.6              Habitat and Species Evaluation_______________________________________________ 9-104

9.7              Identification and Evaluation of Environmental Impact______________________________ 9-134

9.8              Mitigation Measures________________________________________________________ 9-151

9.9              Evaluation of Cumulative Impact______________________________________________ 9-151

9.10            Evaluation of Residual Impact________________________________________________ 9-151

9.11            Environmental Monitoring and Audit____________________________________________ 9-151

9.12            Conclusion______________________________________________________________ 9-151

9.13            Reference_______________________________________________________________ 9-151

 

Tables

Table 9.1:__ Schedule of Fauna Surveys_ 9-11

Table 9.2:__ Habitats Present in Assessment Area_ 9-15

Table 9.3:__ Habitats Present in Works Area_ 9-15

Table 9.4:__ Mammal Species recorded from BCP Area_ 9-24

Table 9.5:__ Mammal Species recorded from Lin Ma Hang Road to Frontier Closed Area Boundary 9-25

Table 9.6:__ Mammal Species recorded from Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan_ 9-27

Table 9.7:__ Mammal Species recorded from the North Tunnel Aboveground Area_ 9-28

Table 9.8:__ Mammal Species recorded from Sha Tau Kok Road (Shan Tong, Man Uk Pin and Loi Tung Areas) 9-28

Table 9.9:__ Mammal Species recorded in Pat Sin Leng Country Park from AFCD Survey(1, 2, 3, 4) 9-29

Table 9.10:_ Mammal Species recorded from Fanling (Wo Hop Shek and Yuen Leng Areas) 9-31

Table 9.11:_ Bird Species recorded from BCP Area_ 9-36

Table 9.12:_ Bird Species recorded from Lin Ma Hang Road to Frontier Closed Area Boundary 9-38

Table 9.13:_ Bird Species recorded from Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan_ 9-42

Table 9.14:_ Bird Species recorded from the North Tunnel Aboveground Area_ 9-46

Table 9.15:_ Bird Species recorded from Sha Tau Kok Road (Shan Tong, Man Uk Pin and Loi Tung Areas) 9-47

Table 9.16:_ Bird Species recorded from Tan Chuk Hang and Lau Shui Heung Area_ 9-50

Table 9.17:_ Bird Species Recorded from Fanling (Wo Hop Shek and Yuen Leng Areas) 9-53

Table 9.18:_ Amphibian and Reptile Species recorded from BCP Area_ 9-57

Table 9.19:_ Amphibian and Reptile Species recorded from Lin Ma Hang to Frontier Closed Area Boundary 9-58

Table 9.20:_ Amphibian and Reptile Species recorded from Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan_ 9-59

Table 9.21:_ Amphibian and Reptile Species recorded from Sha Tau Kok Road (Shan Tong, Man Uk Pin and Loi Tung Areas) 9-61

Table 9.22:_ Amphibian and Reptile Species recorded from Tan Chuk Hang and Lau Shui Heung Area_ 9-62

Table 9.23:_ Amphibian and Reptile Species Recorded from Fanling (Wo Hop Shek and Yuen Leng Areas) 9-64

Table 9.24:_ Butterfly Species recorded from BCP Area_ 9-67

Table 9.25:_ Butterfly Species recorded from Lin Ma Hang to Frontier Closed Area Boundary 9-68

Table 9.26:_ Butterfly Species recorded from Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan_ 9-71

Table 9.27:_ Butterfly Species recorded from the North Tunnel Aboveground Area_ 9-75

Table 9.28:_ Butterfly Species recorded from Sha Tau Kok Road (Shan Tong, Man Uk Pin and Loi Tung Areas) 9-76

Table 9.29:_ Butterfly Species recorded from Tan Chuk Hang and Lau Shui Heung Areas_ 9-79

Table 9.30:_ Butterfly Species recorded from Fanling (Wo Hop Shek and Yuen Leng Areas) 9-82

Table 9.31:_ Dragonfly Species recorded from BCP Area_ 9-85

Table 9.32:_ Dragonfly Species recorded from Lin Ma Hang Road to Frontier Closed Area Boundary 9-85

Table 9.33:_ Dragonfly Species recorded from Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan_ 9-87

Table 9.34:_