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Refuse transfer facilities at Lamma Island
The Government intends to dredge the foreshore and sea-bed within an area of about 1.4 hectares at Sok Kwu Wan in Lamma Island.
This is to form a site for developing refuse transfer facilities and to provide marine access for refuse transfer vessels for the Sok Kwu Wan Station of the Outlying Islands Refuse Transfer Facilities.
A government spokesman said an initial environmental impact assessment for the Outlying Islands Refuse Transfer Facilities was carried out in September 1993 based on a conceptual design.
The assessment concludes, among other things, that the site formation work at Sok Kwu Wan would not cause unacceptable impacts to the environment, provided that certain mitigation measures are incorporated.
"The contractor will be required to carry out a Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment to assess the environmental impact caused by the site formation work and to address the details of the mitigation measures with reference to his actual design," the spokesman added.
"Suitable mitigation measures will be incorporated in the work to ensure that there will be no unacceptable impact and that the mariculture operation nearby will not be affected," he stressed.
Work will commence in the middle of next year for completion by late 1997.
The extent of the area affected is described in a notice published in the Government Gazette today (Friday).
Any person who considers that he has an interest, right or easement in or over the foreshore and seabed involved may submit a written objection to the Director of Lands on or before February 1, 1996.
Notice of such objection should describe the interest, right or easement of the objector and the manner in which he alleges he will be affected.
The notice, in both English and Chinese, together with its related plans can be seen on notice boards posted near the site.