developing a conservation and habitat management strategy for this species.
Several wet valleys also support large populations of a protected pitcher plant which is fairly common on permanently wet granite surfaces elsewhere in Hong Kong- The dry hill slopes are generally species- poor, but one protected shrub species was found in the hill-slope grassland. Protected species of orchids would also be expected. although these are pot rare.
Apart from bats, the only protected animal species known to occur on the island is the Chinese Pangolin. Monthly observations of birds on Chek Lap Kok indicate that the island supports a relatively rich birdlife, with a total number of 01 species recorded to date. Of these, only one is rare in Hong Kong.
Archaeology
Evidence of human occupation on Chek Lap Kok dates back more than 6,000 years. In 1990, the Antiquities and Monuments Office commissioned the Hong Kong Ar- chaeological Society to undertake an his- torical and archacological survey of the island. Significant cultural deposits from the Neolithic as well as the Tang and Sung Dynasties were discovered at four sites.
A significant Yuan Dynasty Kiln Complex at Ha Law Wan is being preserved in-situ for future study and possibly for public dis- play within a proposed open space reserve on the southern tip of Chek Lap Kok. A well preserved Tang Dynasty lime kiln has been relocated from Fu Tei Wan to the Tung Chung Battery sức on Lantau.
A Tin Hau Temple, located on the north end of Chek Lap Kok, has been dismantled
and stored. At a future date it will be reconstructed on a site reserved in Wong Lung Hang village fesite within the Tung Chung Valley on North Lantau, where the villagers from Chek Lap Kok will eventually bc relocated.
Operational Impacts
Noise
Noise Exposure Forecast (NEF) con- tours are used to predict aircraft noise impacts, and take into account 24 hour operations, including higher noise impact weightings for evening and night time. operations, NEF contours for 25. 30 and
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The Hong Kong Government planning standard to be used for the newairport, for domestic premises, hotels, schools, hospi- tals and places of worship, is 25 NEF. This compares to 30 NEF for the existing airpor at Kai Tak.
New Territories
Hong Kong Island
Kai Tak - NEF Noise Contours. Theoretical Maximum Capacity
Sha Lo Wan
Tung Chung
Lantau Island
New Hong Kong Airport - NEF Contours. Year 2000
Sha Lo Wan
Tung Chung
Lantau Island
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New Hong Kong Airpon - NEF Noise Contours. Year 2030
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