EPD - Public Participation | Environmental Protection Department

Stage 1 Public Communication
Summary of stakeholder concerns and follow-up actions

1. Green Groups - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Conservancy Association (CA), Friends of the Earth (FoE)
Concerns from Green Groups (WWF, CA, FoE)	Follow-up Actions
Implementation Schedule	A draft implementation programme was presented in the Stage 3 Public Communication Meetings
Ecological Impact to Lin Ma Hang Stream and Ping Yuen River	The findings of the EIA were discussed in the Stage 3 Public Communication Meetings
3D presentation for layout options and their evaluation	3D presentations were prepared and presented in the Stage 3 Public Communication Meetings
The possible adoption of more stringent environmental standards for the extension project	Review and comparisons on the environmental standards for landfills in Hong Kong and overseas countries were carried out
Odour	This was addressed in the EIA with suitable mitigation measures
Landfill gas as energy source	This was addressed in the EIA
Performance of existing landfill	Site visits arranged for the relevant partiies and more public communication materials (e.g. a CD-Rom on existing landfill performance) available
Leachate leakage	The risk assessed of leachate leakage was assessed and addressed in the EIA

2. Hong Kong Waste Management Association (HKWMA)
Concerns from HKWMA	Follow-up Actions
Contract arrangement for the extension	The broad contract option was reviewed in the DBO Review Study. Meetings had been arranged with HKWMA to solicit their views on contractual arrangement. Specific contract interface issues (with existing NENT Landfill Contractor) had been addressed in a Special Paper on Contract Interface during the course of the Study.
Future leachate treatment	Meetings with HKWMA were conducted to solicit their initial views on suitable treatment technologies, bearing in mind the possible scenarios of leachate quality and quantity. A Working Paper on Leachate Treatment had been prepared.
Impacts on Tong To Shan Archaeological Site	The selected layout option has avoided the major archaeological features in TTSAS.

3. Sha Tau Kok & Ta Kwu Ling Rural Committee and Village Representatives
Concerns from STK & TKL	Follow-up Actions
Odour control	This was addressed in the EIA with suitable mitigation measures.
Leachate control and leakage	This was addressed in the EIA with suitable mitigation measures.
Water quality impact to existing natural stream	This was addressed in the EIA with suitable mitigation measures.
The environmental standards for existing landfill is of overseas standard	Review and comparisons on the environmental standards for landfills in Hong Kong and overseas countries were carried out.
Traffic impact on existing Sha Tau Kok Road	Traffic impact Assessment was conducted and concluded that there is no adverse traffic impact on the existing road network.