1    Introduction

1.1      Background

1.1.1.1           BMT Asia Pacific Limited (BMT) was appointed by the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) for the Consultancy Agreement Ref. No. 2OC469 – Application for an Environmental Permit under the Environment Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499) for a Rooftop Helipad at the Proposed New Block at Queen Mary Hospital (QMH).  The proposed helipad development has been classified as Designated Project (DP) under Item B.2, Schedule 2 of the EIAO by virtue of being: “A helipad within 300m of existing or planned residential development”.

1.1.1.2           An EIA study has been conducted for the construction and operation of the rooftop helipad (hereafter as “Proposed Helipad” or “the Project”) at the proposed new block (hereafter as “New Block”) at QMH and to seek approval of the EIA report under the EIAO and the Technical Memorandum on behalf of the Food and Health Bureau (hereafter as “the Applicant”).  The environmental study for the demolition of existing structures and construction of the New Block shall be conducted separately in the Preliminary Environmental Review (PER) under the Public Works Programme (PWP).  Figure 1.1 shows the location of the Proposed Helipad and its environs.

1.1.1.3           The EIA Report was prepared in accordance with the EIA Study Brief (No. ESB-284/2015) and the Technical Memorandum of the Environmental Impact Assessment Process (TM-EIAO).

1.1.1.4           This executive summary summarises the results of the EIA for the Proposed Helipad.