Controversy over the land allotment of the Fanling Golf Course has re-emerged. The Environmental Advisory Committee will resume its meeting today (19th) in a closed-door manner to discuss whether to accept the environmental impact assessment report for the development of the golf course.
Huang Yuanhui, chairman of the Environmental Advisory Committee, said after the meeting that no decision has been made on the EIA report, and no suggestion has been made on the report for the time being. .
The Environmental Protection Department responded in the evening that the Director of Environmental Protection will study the relevant EIA reports in detail. Decide whether to approve the EIA report.
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EPD: The EIA Ordinance does not determine whether a project is needed or whether a development plan is appropriate
The EPA will continue to discuss today (19th) whether to accept the environmental impact assessment report for the development of the stadium. Following the "marathon" meeting on the 8th of this month for more than 6.5 hours, today's closed-door meeting lasted for another 10 hours, but no vote has been made yet. , the Committee requested additional information to be submitted to the Civil Engineering and Development Department, the project sponsor.
The EPD responded that the EIA process is a professional, objective and highly transparent system. The "Technical Memorandum on EIA Regulations" and "EIA Research Outline" set out objective and clear principles, procedures, guidelines and requirements for various EIA matters of the project. The purpose of the EIA Ordinance is to assess the environmental acceptability of development proposals submitted by project proponents, not to determine whether the project is necessary or the proposed development is suitable.
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Environmental Protection Agency: The Director will fully and prudently consider the EIA and the opinions of the Environmental Advisory Committee before approval
The EPD also stated that the director will study the relevant EIA reports in detail, and decide whether to Approve the EIA report.
If necessary, the Director of Environmental Protection may, in accordance with the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance, within 14 days after receiving the advice of the EPA, request the project proponent in writing to submit relevant information to decide whether to approve the EIA report.
The Environmental Advisory Committee considers the environmental assessment report of the Fanling Golf Course.
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Development Bureau: Fanling Golf Course will greatly help public housing supply in the next decade
The Development Bureau responded that the 9 hectares of land east of Fan Kam Road in Fanling Golf Course for public housing development was a proposal made after extensive discussions in the early years and subsequent technical feasibility studies.
The housing units available under the proposal will go a long way towards public housing supply in the next ten years.
The bureau said that the relevant departments will submit relevant information according to the requirements of the meeting of the Environmental Advisory Committee today.
As the time required by the department has yet to be assessed, and the statutory environmental impact assessment and planning procedures are still in progress, it is difficult to determine the impact on the development timetable at this stage.
Fanling Golf Course | 10-hour "marathon" review of the EIA report by the EPA Fanling Golf Course again, no vote on the EIA report | The EIA report of the EPA continues to be discussed Decision on whether to pass the EIA on Friday , Moth Fanling Golf Course | Groups point out that the development has passed the land debate and needs sufficient reasons to object