TECHNICAL STUDY ON PARTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF FANLING GOLF COURSE SITE – FEASIBILITY STUDY
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT
CONTENTS
8 LAND CONTAMINATION
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Environmental Legislations and Evaluation Criteria
8.3 Assessment Approach and Methodology
8.4 Description of the Environment
8.5 Remediation Measures and Validation
8.6 Environmental Monitoring & Audit (EM&A)
8.7 Evaluation of Residual Impact
8.8 Conclusion
9 ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Relevant Legislation and Criteria
9.3 Methodology for Baseline Establishment
9.4 Results of Literature Review
9.5 Ecological Survey Results
9.6 Evaluation of Habitats and Species of Conservation Importance
9.7 Impact Identification and Prediction 1
9.8 Mitigation Measures and Precautionary Measures
9.9 Cumulative Impacts
9.10 Residual Impacts
9.11 Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A)
9.12 Conclusions
10. FISHERIES IMPACT ASSESSMENT
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Statutory Requirements and Evaluation Criteria
10.3 Assessment Area
10.4 Assessment Methodology
10.5 Baseline Condition
10.6 Evaluation of Impacts during Construction Phase
10.7 Evaluation of Impacts during Operational Phase
10.8 Overall Summary of Fisheries Impact
10.9 Mitigation Measures
10.10 Potential for Cumulative Impacts
10.11 Residual Impacts
10.12 Monitoring and Audit Requirements
10.13 Conclusion
10.14 References
TABLES
Table 8.1 Risk-Based Remediation Goals (RBRGs) for Soil and the Soil Saturation Limit
Table 8.2 Risk-Based Remediation Goals (RBRGs) for Groundwater and Solubility Limit
Table 8.3 Summary of Historical Aerial Photographs at the PDA
Table 8.4 Summary of Historical Aerial Photographs at the Associated Off-site Works Area
Table 8.5 Land Use Activities and Corresponding Chemicals of Concern at the Proposed Development Area
Table 8.6 Full List of Chemicals of Concern
Table 8.7 Post-Restoration Land Uses and the Corresponding RBRGs
Table 8.8a Potential Soil Remediation Options
Table 8.8b Potential Groundwater Remediation Options
Table 9.1 Ecological Survey Programme
Table 9.2 List of Flora and Fauna Species of Conservation Importance from Reviewed Literature
Table 9.3 List of Fauna Species of Conservation Importance within the Assessment Area by AFCD
Table 9.4 Habitats within the Assessment Area and the 4 Sub-Areas within Project Site
Table 9.5 Evaluation of Abandoned Agricultural Land within Assessment Area
Table 9.6 Evaluation of Active Agricultural Land within Assessment Area
Table 9.7 Evaluation of Developed Area within Assessment Area
Table 9.8 Evaluation of Fung Shui Wood within Assessment Area
Table 9.9 Evaluation of Marsh within Assessment Area
Table 9.10 Evaluation of Mixed Woodland within Assessment Area
Table 9.11 Evaluation of Orchard within Assessment Area
Table 9.12 Evaluation of Plantation within Assessment Area
Table 9.13 Evaluation of Pond within Assessment Area
Table 9.14 Evaluation of Ruderal Vegetation within Assessment Area
Table 9.15 Evaluation of Shrubland/Grassland within Assessment Area
Table 9.16 Evaluation of Swampy Woodland within Assessment Area
Table 9.17 Evaluation of Turfgrass Land within Assessment Area
Table 9.18 Evaluation of Watercourse within Assessment Area
Table 9.19 Evaluation of Woodland within Assessment Area
Table 9.20 Evaluation of the Four Sub-Areas within Project Site
Table 9.21 Evaluation of Flora Species of Conservation Importance Recorded within the Assessment Area and Project Site
Table 9.22 Evaluation of Fauna Species of Conservation Importance Recorded within the Assessment Area and Project Site
Table 9.23 Estimated Habitat Loss for the Proposed Layout Scheme at Sub-Area 1 of the Project Site
Table 9.24 Summary of Construction Phase and Operational Phase Impacts
Table 9.25 Cumulative Impacts from Concurrent Projects near the Project Site
Table 10.1 Fish Pond Area and Annual Fish Production in Hong Kong from 2009 to 2018
Table 10.2 Fisheries Impact on Fish Ponds within the Assessment Area
Table 10.3 Cumulative Impacts from Concurrent Projects near the Project Site
FIGURES
Figure 8.1 Delineation of Sub-Area 1 to Sub-Area 4 at Fanling Golf Course
Figure 8.2 Notional Layout Plan of Proposed Housing Development at Sub-Area 1
Figure 8.3 Land Use Activities at Sub-Area 1
Figure 8.4 Land Use Activities at Sub-Areas 2 and 3
Figure 8.5 Land Use Activities at Sub-Area 4
Figure 8.6 Land Use Activities Outside the Project Development Area
Figure 8.7 Proposed RBRGs Land Use at Sub-Area 1
Figure 8.8 Proposed RBRGs Land Use at Sub-Areas 2 to 4
Figure 9.1 Ecological Survey Locations within the 500m Assessment Area
Figure 9.2 Recognized Sites of Conservation Importance
Figure 9.3a Habitat Map and Potential Ecological Corridor
Figure 9.3b Habitats Photos Recorded within the 500m Assessment Area
Figure 9.4 Habitat Map and Locations of Flora Species of Conservation Importance
Figure 9.4e Photos of Species of Conservation Importance Recorded within the 500m Assessment Area
Figure 9.5 Habitat Map and Locations of Fauna Species of Conservation Importance
Figure 9.6a Major Flight-lines of Ardeids of Ho Sheung Heung and Man Kam To Road Egretry
Figure 9.6b Major Flight-lines of Ardeids of North District Park Day Roost
Figure 9.6c Major Flight-lines of Ardeids of North District Park Egretry
Figure 9.7 Proposed Layout Scheme Overlaid with Habitat Map
Figure 9.8 Proposed Location of Woodland Compensation
Figure 10.1 Location of Pond within and in the vicinity of the 500m Assessment Area
APPENDICES
Appendix 8.1 Contamination Assessment Plan (CAP)
Appendix 8.2 Geochemical Atlas of Hong Kong – Arsenic in Stream Sediment
Appendix 9A(1) Plant Species Recorded within the Assessment Area
Appendix 9A(2) Plant Species Recorded within the Four Sub-Areas of Project Site
Appendix 9B(1) Mammal Species Recorded within the Assessment Area
Appendix 9B(2) Mammal Species Recorded within the Four Sub-Areas of Project Site
Appendix 9C(1) Bird Species Recorded within the Assessment Area
Appendix 9C(2) Bird Species Recorded within the Four Sub-Areas of Project Site
Appendix 9D(1) Herpetofauna Species Recorded within the Assessment Area
Appendix 9D(2) Herpetofauna Species Recorded within the Four Sub-Areas of Project Site
Appendix 9E(1) Butterfly Species Recorded within the Assessment Area
Appendix 9E(2) Butterfly Species Recorded within the Four Sub-Areas of Project Site
Appendix 9F(1) Odonate Species Recorded within the Assessment Area
Appendix 9F(2) Odonate Species Recorded within the Four Sub-Areas of Project Site
Appendix 9G Moth Species Recorded within the Assessment Area
Appendix 9H Aquatic Fauna Species Recorded within the Assessment Area