MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. 3.1.1 The Project site is located in an urban area of Xxxx Xxx. Its surrounding area consists of highly populated residential buildings and numerous high-rise commercial properties along Argyle Street and Portland Street. Commercial buildings to the north and east of the Project site include Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, Xxxx Xxx Commercial Centre and Hang Seng Bank Branch Xxxx Xxx Building. Most of the residential dwellings which are considered as sensitive receivers are located to the north and west of the proposed Project site.
3.1.2 The major noise source in the study area is dominated by road traffic noise from Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx and some local access roads. The existing ambient air quality is also influenced by emissions from such high volume of traffic in and near the study area.
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. 4.1.1 The Project site is located at the north of Sai O and is bounded by Nin Ming Road to its south. The site is currently zoned as G/IC. Adjacent lands of the site are currently zoned as “Other Special Uses” (OU) to the northwest and G/IC to the south.
4.1.2 Existing sensitive receivers in the vicinity of the Project site comprise the existing Hong Kong Baptist which includes the residential Staff and Students’ Quarters (HKBTS) and a planned international school within the adjacent land zoned as OU.
4.1.3 Three sites of conservation importance, namely Xxx Xxxxx Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Xxx Xxxxx Coastal Protection Area (CPA); and Ma On Shan Country Park (CP) boundary are located about 250m, 200m and 450m respectively from the Project site.
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. Air Quality
3.1 Emissions from traffic along Bride’s Pool Road would be the only major source of existing air pollution in the vicinity of Feature Nos. 3SE-B/C131, 3NE-C/CR181 and 3SE-B/C67. The level of pollution is expected to be low due to the low to moderate traffic flows.
3.2 There would be no source of air pollution in the vicinity of Feature No. 3SE-B/C51 at Kau Xxx Xxx. The village houses at this site were found to be abandoned during the site visit in October 2003.
3.3 In the vicinity of Feature No. 3NE-C/C223, the only source of air pollution would be emissions from minor traffic along the access road to Sheung Wo Hang Village. The level of pollution is expected to be low. As noted from the site visit conducted in October 2003, part of the village was found to be abandoned.
3.4 In the absence of in-situ monitoring data for the proposed works areas along Bride’s Pool Road and at Kau Xxx Xxx and Sheung Wo Hang, the annual average concentrations of pollutants measured at EPD’s nearest monitoring station (Tai Po) would be used as a reference to provide information on the background air pollutant levels. Table 3.1 summarizes the annual average concentrations of the pollutants as reported in the “Air Quality in Hong Kong, 2001” published by EPD.
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. The effluent reuse facilities will be located within the boundary of Ngong Ping STP site which is located at the western side of Ngong Ping adjacent to Ngong Ping Road (Drawing Xx. 00000/X/001). The distribution network will be along the existing Ngong Ping Road. The air and noise sensitive receivers in the vicinity of the Project include the village houses near the bus terminal on Ngong Ping Road, the Xxx Xxx Buddha Statue and the Lin Chi Monastery. The locations of the relevant sensitive receivers are shown in Drawing No. 23400/R/004.
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. General
4.1.1 TKL04 runs from Xxxx Xxxxx Village towards the west alongside to Sing Ping Village to Lei Uk Village, while TKL05 runs from the Ping Che Road at Ping Che New Village, alongside Tai Po Tin through to Lei Uk Village. The habitats within the potential study area for the Project primarily consist of cultivated land of both active and abandoned agricultural land, along with smaller areas of shrubby grasslands, mixed shrubland, wetlands, natural watercourses, modified watercourses and rural industrial storage / containers and urban residential and highly modified areas. Residential areas are mostly rural in nature and mainly comprise village houses.
4.1.2 The area is also bounded by the Frontier Closed Area to the north. The key land features based on the Outline Zoning Plan (S/NE-TKL/14) are Agricultural Land with small areas of isolated Green Belt, Government/Institution/Community, Industrial, Village Type Development and Recreation.
4.1.3 The list in part a of “Major Elements of the Surrounding Environment” as listed in Annex 1 of the EIAO-TM has been reviewed and listed below.
(a) Sensitive receivers and sensitive parts of the natural environment which might be affected by the Project • Residential • Education institutions (school) • Health care facilities (homes for elderly) • Place of worship (temple) • Agricultural areas • Water courses • Areas of conservation values (wildlife habitats) • Sites of cultural heritage
(b) Major elements of the surrounding environment and existing and/or relevant past land use(s) on site which might affect the area • Nearby existing and discontinued industrial operations (car workshops) • Dusty open storage uses • Existing and past land uses of the project site and environs
4.1.4 The below mentioned sensitive receivers are not exhaustive and will be further reviewed during the EIA study. Air Quality and Noise
4.1.5 The Project area is located in proximity to Xxxx Xxxx Village, Lei Uk Village, Tai Po Tin Village and Xxxx Xxxxx Village, amongst other isolated rural houses. It is likely that these areas will be considered as air and noise sensitive receivers. The main air and noise sensitive receivers identified at this stage are presented in Figure 2 and Table
4.1 below. No planned sensitive receivers are identified. Table 4.1 Air and Noise Sensitive Receivers ID Name Nature Nearest Distance to Works Limit (m)
4.1.6 The water sensitive receivers include but not limited to the sections of Xxxx Xxxx River (River Gan...
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. 3.1 The study area covers the disused Kai Tak Airport, Kowloon Bay, Kai Tak Approach Channel/Xxxx Xxxx Typhoon Shelter and certain existing developed areas at the airport perimeter. The regional setting is dense urban development, dominated by the existing poor quality residential and industrial areas of San Po Kong, Kowloon City and Ma Tau Kok. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx Road to the north of the site is also a major transport corridor for the trunk roads from the Eastern Harbour Crossing and Kowloon. There are no natural habitats of note in the area. However, certain cultural/heritage relics such as the "Fish Tail Rock" are needed to be preserved or salvaged.
3.2 The southern side of the disused airport site is open to the Kowloon Bay, part of the inner harbour of Hong Kong. This water area contains To Kwa Wan Typhoon Shelter and mooring buoys for vessels.
3.3 In the past, environmental conditions in the study area were generally poor because of noise from the airport, industrial sources and the existing transport links. Air quality is generally adversely affected by traffic and major industries. The existing environmental conditions should improve upon the completion of the SEKD.
3.4 The odour of Xxx Xxx Approach Channel has long been one of the serious nuisances to previous airport users and the existing sensitive receivers nearby.
3.5 The sensitive receivers of the proposed new development include existing residential developments at the airport perimeter, the San Po Kong Magistracy and schools/ temples/ churches, and planned residential development.
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. Air Quality
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. 3.2.1 Major elements of the surrounding environment, as identified by the EIAO-TM include: existing pollution black spots; nearby, existing and/or discontinued industrial operations; nearby trunk roads, and primary or secondary distributors; nearby noisy commercial. community or recreational activities; aircraft noise, helicopter noise, rail noise; existing or planned waste handling, treatment and disposal facilities; potentially hazardous Project Profile installations; noisy or dusty open storage uses; existing and past land uses of the project site and environs.
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. The proposed new location of TLTPS is on a newly reclaimed area (formed under CPRIP) between the existing and the realigned Castle Peak Road – Tsing Lung Tau near Tsing Lung Tau Village. The newly formed Castle Peak Road is situated between the proposed TLTPS site and provides a substantial buffer between the TLTPS site and the coastal waters. The site is devoid of vegetation and is not considered sensitive with regard to existing ecology or landscape resources. The closest sensitive receivers to the revised location of TLTPS are the village houses and Tin Xxx Xxxxxx at Tsing Lung Tau Village who will have views of the site and have the potential to be affected by it’s construction and operation. The relative locations are provided in Appendix A and are summarised in Table 2.1 below.
Table 2.1 : Noise Sensitive Receivers
MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. 3.1. Air Quality
3.1 summarizes the annual average concentrations of the pollutants as reported in the “Annual Air Quality Statistic 2006” published by EPD.
3.1 Air Pollutant Levels Recorded at EPD’s Air Quality Monitoring Statins (Tai Po) Table 3.2 Representative Air Sensitive Receivers (ASRs)
3.2. Noise
