FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1981
MORE STUDIES ON REPLACEMENT AIRPORT PROJECT
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS ENGAGED CONSULTANTS TO CARRY OUT TWO ENVIRONMENTAL BASELINE STUDIES AS PART OF A SERIES OF STUDIES BEING CONDUCTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPLACEMENT AIRPORT PROJECT AT CHEK LAP KOK, OFF NORTHERN LANTAU ISLAND.
AGREEMENTS FOR THESE STUDIES WERE SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY)
BY MR J.T. THORPE, ACTING DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER PARTIES CONCERNED.
THE FIRST AGREEMENT, FOR A STUDY OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, IS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD., REPRESENTED BY DR R. BIDWELL, DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR.
THE SECOND AGREEMENT FOR A STUDY OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA ON CHEK LAP KOK IS WITH PROFESSOR D.A. GRIFFITHS AND PROFESSOR B. LOFTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. WILL BE CARRYING OUT THE STUDY IN ASSOCIATION WITH WATSON HAWKSLEY ASIA OF HONG KONG AND THE DELFT HYDRAULICS LABORATORY OF THE NETHERLANDS.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES LTD. IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ORGANISATION SPECIAL IS ING IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. ITS PREVIOUS WORK IN HONG KONG HAS INCLUDED A STUDY OF CERTAIN OF THE TERRITORY'S ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS. THE SUB-CONTRACTING GROUPS WILL EACH BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SPECIALIST ASPECTS OF THE STUDY.
THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS STUDY ARE TO PREDICT THE LIKELY IMPACTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT ARISING FROM THE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT AIRPORT AND TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE MEASURES FOR MINIMISING OR AVOIDING SUCH IMPACTS.
THE CONSULTANTS STARTED WORK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED AND WILL COMPLETE THE IR STUDIES TOWARDS THE END OF 1982.
PROFESSOR GRIFFITHS AND PROFESSOR LOFTS WILL BE CARRYING OUT A SHORT SURVEY OF THE FLORA AND FAUNA ON CHEK LAP KOK, THIS SURVEY IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF THE VEGETATION AND ANIMAL LIFE ON THE ISLAND AND IN PARTICULAR TO IDENTIFY ANY UNIQUE HABITATS OR RARE SPECIES THAT MAY EXIST THERE.
THE RESULTS OF THESE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES TOGETHER WITH THE FINDINGS OF THE AIRPORT MASTER PLANNING STUDY AND OTHER STUDIES RELATED TO THE PROPOSED REPLACEMENT AIRPORT AND NORTH LANTAU DEVELOPMENTS WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE GOVERNMENT AT THE END OF NEXT YEAR.
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