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Who
was responsible for preparing the Environmental Impact Assessment? |
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Two
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) were prepared as part of
the development of the Hong Kong Disneyland project. The first EIA
focused on the Hong Kong Disneyland project and the second EIA focused
on the decommissioning of the Cheoy Lee shipyard, which will be
utilized as a road corridor for the project. Both EIAs were prepared
by the Hong Kong Government's Civil Engineering Department (CED)
along with a variety of international experts to thoroughly analyze
the environmental impacts and put forth recommendations to mitigate
those impacts. |
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How big is the project? |
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Hong
Kong Disneyland will sit on a spectacular 126-hectare (310-acres)
site on North Lantau Island. The opening day program for Phase I
will include a 5.6 million annual visitor Disneyland-style theme
park and two hotels with a total of 1,000 hotel rooms. The project
will continue to grow over time with Phase I build-out to include
a projected 10 million annual visitor Disneyland-style theme park,
2,100 hotel rooms, and a 28,000 square meter retail, dining and
entertainment complex. |
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What
is the status of the Hong Kong Disneyland project? |
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With
the completion of the 126 hectares reclamation for Hong Kong Disneyland
Phase I by the Hong Kong Government in December 2002, Disney began
the construction of the theme park and resort hotels in January
2003 with the project scheduled to open in 2005/06. |
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What
are you doing to reduce construction dust? |
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Disney
requires each contractor to develop a dust control plan that includes
action items such as the wetting and delineation of haul roads,
enforcing speed limits, wheel washing before vehicles exit site,
hydro seeding of berms, and spraying of stockpiled soil. Contractors
are audited on a regular basis by Disney and an Independent Environmental
Checking Consultant (IECK) for project site compliances. Disney
also coordinates with CED and Mass Transit Rail Corporation (MTRC)
in formal environmental forums where site environmental issues are
discussed. CED is responsible for monitoring dust levels and providing
data to Hong Kong International Theme Park Limited (HKITP), the
ownership company for the project, the Environmental Protection
Department (EPD), MTRC and others. |
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What
are you doing to reduce construction noise? |
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Noise
levels for construction are monitored by CED. Contractors on this
project are required to apply for Noise Permits from EPD for work
being done during restricted hours. Each contractor is responsible
for using noise-reduced equipment. |
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What
about construction and operational sewage discharges? |
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The
management of foul sewage is handled by each contractor who discharges
to the tanks. These tanks are emptied as needed by licensed waste
management contractors and trip tickets are maintained as an auditable
record of responsible disposal. Contractors are required to develop
a waste management plan, which is audited by Disney on a monthly
basis. During operations resort sewage will enter the Government
foul sewer system for transport to the Government's Sui Ho Wan sewage
treatment facility. |
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Are
you recycling wastes? |
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Yes,
during the construction phase, each contractor is required to prepare
a waste management plan for EPD/HKITP/IECK approval. Each plan must
include the recycling of wastes, as well as inert construction wastes
such as broken concrete, soil and rocks, which are ultimately sorted
for use in public reclamations. In addition, recycling of office
paper, beverage containers, cardboard and others are also being
done. |
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