Activity 3

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Disneyland development Benefit or loss
Activities 3 and 4
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• Activity 3
• Definition of sustainable development
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• Is EIA always reliable?
• Activity 4
• City forum
• Summary

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Activity 3Sustainable development and
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
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Does the building of Disneyland abide by this
definition?
Sustainable development is a concept adopted for
the development of an area in which the needs of
environment, social and economic development are
carefully balanced, so as to enable both the
present and future generations to enjoy a vibrant
economy, social progress, as well as a high
quality environment.
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What is Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)?
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Every Development has Environmental Impact

• Air quality
• Noise
• Water quality
• Waste management
• Land contamination
• Ecology
• Fishery
• Visual appearance
• Cultural heritage
• Hazards to life

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EIA Helping to Minimize Environmental Impact
Environmental Impact
? Important for sustainable development
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In HK, EIA is required by Law

• The Law Environmental Impact Assessment
  Ordinance (EIAO)
• Designated developmental projects listed in
  Schedule 2 and 3 of the EIAO should set up an EIA
  in order to be granted permission to do the
  project

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How does EIA work in Hong Kong?
Environmental Permit
Project Profile
EIA Report
EIA Report Approved
EIA Study Brief
EPD
EPD
EPD

Permission
No Adverse Impact
Ecological knowledge is used in advising
societys decision-making
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How can the public find out what developments are
planned?

• Media
• EPD website http//www.epd.gov.hk/eia/english/regi
  ster/index.html

Its our right and responsibility to contribute
comments about future developments in Hong Kong
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Is EIA always reliable?
Extract from the EIA Report (executive summary)
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Homework

• Refer to the Ma Wan case
• Prepare a group report!
• Topic Is EIA always reliable?
• You should discuss possible limitations of the
  EIA to predict environmental impact arising from
  the development.

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Activity 4 Discuss with your colleagues and
prepare well for the City Forum !!!
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Is Disneylands construction the start of a
journey to a magic kingdom?
City Forum
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Summary
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Reflections

• How do they interrelate?
• Science
• Technology
• Society
• Environment

You can use the issue of the theme park and
dioxin to illustrate
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Science is affected by society

• Scientific investigations are affected
• by political, commercial and
• social pressures.

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Society is affected by science

• The public is influenced by
• scientific investigations.

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Commitment from
EVERYONE !!!
to the environment.

• Our society relies on balanced ecosystems for
  survival.
• We have responsibility for the present and future
  generations.

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Acknowledgements

• Chao Yeuk Lan, Crystal
• Chow Chi-yui, Shirley