An evaluation of the Hong Kong environmental impact assessment system

Bibliographic Data

ID21154337
AuthorsChristopher Wood (0000-0003-0382-9685), Chris M Wood (0000-0002-9542-2219, University of Manchester), Linden Coppell (Hong Kong Productivity Council)
Year1999
Volume17
Issue1
Pages21-31
Publication date1999-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.3152/147154699781767936
OpenAlexW2085424899
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited5

For 19 years, the Hong Kong environmental impact assessment (EIA) system relied on administrative procedures set out in guidelines, and on persuasion. Refinements introduced over the years were codified in the EIA Ordinance of 1 April 1998. This significantly strengthened the provisions for implementation and enforcement of mitigation measures agreed during the EIA process and the provisions relating to public participation. Here the pre- Ordinance and the post-Ordinance EIA systems are evaluated against a set of criteria. While several remaining weaknesses should be remedied by the Ordinance, increasing the influence of EIA on the decision to approve (or refuse) projects will require a change in the pro-development consensus prevailing in executive-governed Hong Kong

Business · Enforcement · Environmental impact assessment · Environmental impact statement · Environmental planning · Environmental protection · Environmental resource management · Executive branch · Geography · Legislature · Persuasion · Political science · Public participation · Computer Science · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Science · Law · Public Administration

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