2.1.1 According to EIA Study Brief (ESB-196/2008), the EIA for CBL shall address the key issues described below, together with any other key issues identified during the course of the EIA study:
(1)
the alternative location(s)
and layout(s) of the Project taking into account the latest development of the
TKO-LT Tunnel and other interfacing projects on or near Tseung Kwan O, in
particular the Tseung Kwan O Future Development, to determine the alignment of
the Project and the numbers, size and locations of marine bore piles and pile
caps so as to minimise the potential environmental impacts, in particular
hydrodynamic and water quality impacts on sensitive areas and uses in the
related water control zones;
(2)
the potential air quality
impacts from the construction and operation of the Project to sensitive
receivers near the Project, taking into account the cumulative impact from the
construction and operation of existing and planned/committed projects in the
vicinity of the Project, in particular the TKO-LT Tunnel and Tseung Kwan O
Future Development and major existing and planned/committed air pollutant
emission sources within the study area;
(3)
the potential noise impacts
from the construction and operation of the Project to sensitive receivers near
the Project, taking into account the cumulative impact from the construction
and operation of existing and planned/committed projects in the vicinity of the
Project, in particular the proposed TKO-LT Tunnel and Tseung Kwan O Future
Development and the existing and planned/committed sources of pollution in the
assessment area of the Project;
(4)
the potential water quality
impact caused by dredging, piling, fill extraction, filling and any other
marine works activities from construction, in particular the potential release
of toxic contaminants, and as a result of changes to the flow regime, flushing
capacity, and water quality in Hong Kong waters from operation of the Project
on the relevant water system(s);
(5)
the potential water quality
impact caused by the disposal of the storm-water runoff during the operation of
the Project;
(6)
confirmation on minimal or
no potential losses or damage to flora, fauna and natural habitats and, if
otherwise, the potential impact to the ecological sensitive areas, including
the following and any other sensitive areas that may be identified during the
course of the EIA study shall be identified and addressed:
·
colonies of corals located
along the western and eastern coast of Junk Bay;
·
marine benthic communities;
and
·
intertidal habitat within
the study area
(7)
the potential aquatic
ecological impacts arising from the construction and operation of the Project,
including loss of habitats and disturbance to wildlife in particular the
Philippine Neon Goby (Stiphodon atropurpureum) and amphioxus (Branchiostoma
belcheri);
(8)
the potential fisheries
impacts on capture and culture fisheries during the construction and operation
of the Project, and including pollution, if any, caused by run-off, or other
impacts arising from the Project;
(9)
the potential impacts on
sites of cultural heritage including marine archaeological deposit in the
seabed of the project area likely to be affected from construction of the
Project;
(10)
the potential landscape and
visual impacts from the Project including reclamation, proposed connection
road(s) or road bridge(s) and associated works on existing and planned
sensitive receivers in particular on residents of Tseung Kwan O during the
construction and operation of the Project;
(11)
the potential impacts of
various types of wastes to be generated from the construction and operation of
the Project, in particular the dredged sediment during reclamation and the
spoil arising from the construction;
(12)
the potential cumulative
environmental impacts of the Project, through interaction or in combination
with other existing, committed and planned developments in the vicinity of the
Project, and that those impacts may have a bearing on the environmental
acceptability of the Project. Consideration shall be given to account for
impacts from likely concurrent projects, in particular TKO-LT Tunnel and Tseung
Kwan O Future Development.