LegCo Presentation – Nov 2005 – Future development on the Tamar site – Ms. Annelise Connell
Air pollution predictions are false
CB(1)325/05-06(02)
November 17, 2005
Panel on Planning, Lands and Works
Legislative Council
(Fax: 2869-6794 / email: cshiu@legco.gov.hk)
Re: Future development on the Tamar site – Air Pollution levels far above existing air quality objectives
Honorable Chair and Members,
We write to inform you that the air pollution in Central will exceed all air quality objectives by a large margin if Government Offices and are moved to Tamar and other buildings are built as proposed.
The Environmental Impact Assessment for the CRIII site – on which all your previous decisions were based – has failed to accurately predict pollution levels. The air is actually more polluted than the estimate on the Environmental Impact Assessment by well over 100%. We are happy to provide details on request.
Therefore we request the following action item:
PRIOR TO committing to the proposed development at Tamar we urge the Honorable Members of the Legislative Council to request a new air pollution Environmental Impact Assessment for the CRIII be done – using accurate models that include the “canyon effect” of the existing and proposed buildings as well as the ventilation outlets from the proposed “bypass” tunnel.
The work that was done – on which you may have based previous decisions – has been proven to be drastically incorrect. The actual results from the Environmental Protection Department’s Central roadside monitoring station prove this.
Hong Kong people suffer from some of the highest levels of respiratory ailments in the world because of polluted air.
The proposed plan for Tamar will drive air pollution levels UP – we must develop responsibly and drive air pollution DOWN.
This is both possible and necessary.
Regards,
Annelise Connell
Vice Chairman , Clear the Air