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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1992
EPCOM MEMBERS VISIT NEW AIRPORT SITE
THE
MEMBERS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE VISITED CHEK LAP KOK TODAY (TUESDAY) ΤΟ SEE FOR THEMSELVES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE MODIFIED AIRPORT LAYOUT,
LED BY THE COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN, PROFESSOR WANG GUNGWU, SIX MEMBERS TOOK A BOAT TRIP ARRANGED BY THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (PAA) TO SEE THE COASTLINE OF THE CHEK LAP KOK ISLAND,
TOURING SHA LO WAN AND THE HEADLAND ON FOOT, THEY WERE BRIEFED BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON DETAILS OF THE MODIFIED LAYOUT AND THE MITIGATION MEASURES TO BE ADOPTED.
THE PARTY WAS INFORMED THAT THE NEW LAYOUT INVOLVED SHIFTING THE PASSENGER TERMINAL COMPLEX ALONG WITH ROAD AND RAIL LINKS ABOUT 190 METRES TO THE WEST.
THE SHIFT WILL ALLOW MORE OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING BE BUILT ON THE LAND OF THE CHEK LAP KOK ISLAND RATHER THAN ON RECLAIMED LAND, THUS ACHIEVING SAVINGS IN COSTS.
IT WILL ALSO PRESERVE 2.5 KILOMETRES OF THE NATURAL COASTLINE ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ISLAND.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PAA AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS EXPLAINED THAT THE REVISED LAYOUT NECESSITATED A 360-METRE SHIFT OF SOUTHERN RUNWAY TO THE WEST.
THE
ALSO, RECONFIGURATION OF THE ISLAND'S WESTERN BOUNDARY AND PARTIAL REMOVAL OF A SMALL HEADLAND TO THE WEST OF SHA LO WAN ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE SEA CHANNEL BETWEEN THE AIRPORT ISLAND AND THE NORTH LANTAU COAST.
MEMBERS WERE ALSO TOLD THAT CONSULTANTS OF THE PAA HAD CONDUCTED AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ON THE NEW LAYOUT то STUDY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS AND TO MAKE CHANGES IN MITIGATION AND MONITORING PROGRAMMES.
TRE
THE COMMITTEE WILL DISCUSS THE ASSESSMENT RESULTS AT ITS NEXT MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18.
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ACCOMPANYING THE
INCLUDED REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE BRANCH, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE.
PLANNING, DEPARTMENT
MEMBERS ON THE VISIT ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS AND THE NEW AIRPORT
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