SCMP
Cheung Chi-fai
Environmental groups say the Airport Authority’s report on plans for a third runway at Chek Lap Kok is missing ‘vital details’ of impact on Lantau
The Environmental Protection Department has formally requested that the Airport Authority provide more information and data about the environmental impact of its proposed multibillion-dollar third runway. The missing i …
The Standard
Phila Siu and Brian Chan
The Airport Authority will experience a setback in its plan to build a third runway, as the government has now demanded it furnish more information on the project in advance of an environmental impact assessment. The information was requested by the EPD on Friday, and is to cover ecology, noise, health and hazards.
“‘The organization is firmly …
The public consultation for Hong Kong International Airport’s third runway project profile ends today, after only fourteen days. In light of the major flaws in the project profile that do not meet the requirements of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), today twelve environmental groups[1] jointly submitted their comments to the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) to voice t …
SCMP
Cheung Chi-fai
City can’t cope with more visitors disrupting our daily lives, says former Observatory chief
Lam Chiu-ying, former Observatory director and advisor to C.Y. Leung, has called into question the “need for a third runway and the scope of the environmental impact study proposed,” calling the project unsustainable.
He says Hong Kong simply does not have the capacity to handle …
SCMP
Howard Winn
Readers will be aware that we have long been wondering why the government has been so reluctant to commit to implementing new air quality objectives. These have been agreed on and are supposed to replace the current outdated ones established in 1987. But while the government pays lip service to the idea of better air quality standards it has proved exceedingly reluctant to …
SCMP
Cheung Chi-fai
Government’s lawyer in HK-Zhuhai-Macau link appeal case argues that EIA law is just one legislative tool available to protect environment
“The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance is neither toothless nor the only legislative tool available to protect Hong Kong’s environment, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday.
Benjamin Yu, for the Environmental Protection Depar …