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ENB seeks Members’ support for our proposals to –
5177DR: Integrated Waste Management Facilities (IWMF) Phase 1
5163DR: Northeast New Territories (NENT) landfill extension
5164DR: Southeast New Territories (SENT) landfill extension
5165DR: West New Territories (WENT) landfill extension
(i) IWMF upgrade 5177DR to Category A at an estimated cost of $14,960.1 million in money-of-the-day (MOD) prices
(or $11,383.0 million in September 2011 prices);
(ii) NENT Upgrade 5163DR to Category A at an estimated cost of $6,631.7 million in MOD prices (or $3,969.8 million
in September 2011 prices);
(iii) SENT upgrade 5164DR to Category A at an estimated cost of $1,759.4 million in MOD prices (or $1,254.3 million
in September 2011 prices); and
(iv) WENT upgrade part of 5165DR to Category A at an estimated cost of $33.4 million in MOD prices (or $26.1 million
in September 2011 prices).
TOTAL 23,384.6 MILLION ) (NOTE SEE 4.3.2.2 BELOW = $9 billion)
27 MAY 2013 (14 MONTHS LATER)
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(i) 5163DR: Northeast New Territories (NENT) landfill extension
(ii) 5164DR: Southeast New Territories (SENT) landfill extension
(iii) 5165DR: West New Territories (WENT) landfill extension
This paper seeks Members’ support for our proposal to –
(a) upgrade 5163DR to Category A at an estimated cost of $7,026.9 million in money-of-the-day (MOD) prices; (INCREASE 395.2M) +5.96%
(b) upgrade 5164DR to Category A at an estimated cost of $1,886.4 million in MOD prices; (INCREASE 127M) +7.22%
(c) upgrade part of 5165DR to Category A at an estimated cost of $35.1 million in MOD prices. (INCREASE 1.7M) +5.1%
http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr12-13/english/panels/ea/papers/ea0527cb1-1079-2-e.pdf
13. Details of the funding proposals for the three landfill extension projects are set out in LC Paper No. CB(1)1369/11-12(01) which is hyperlinked in the
Appendix. According to the Government, IWMF would require some seven years for reclamation, construction and commission, while landfill extension
would need a few years for site preparation works. In this connection, the IWMF Phase I project and the landfill extension projects should be pursued as a
package to ensure that Hong Kong could maintain environmental hygiene and handle waste properly and timely. Deliberations by the Panel on the funding
proposals for landfill extension are summarized in the ensuing paragraphs.
15. The Panel held another special meeting on 20 April 2012 to continue discussion on the funding proposals. Noting that many measures pertaining to
the Policy Framework had yet to be implemented, members were opposed to the reliance on landfills for waste disposal in view of the associated environmental
nuisances, as well as the long lead time and cost incurred from restoration of landfills. They stressed the need for a holistic package of waste management
measures (including waste reduction, separation and recycling) with waste incineration as a last resort and better communication between the two terms of
Government on environmental policies, in particular on the need for incineration. They also urged the Administration to identify other suitable
outlying islands for IWMF and promote the local recycling industry. In view of the foregoing, members did not support the submission of the funding proposals
to the Public Works Subcommittee for consideration.
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4.1.1.2.3 The technology review in 2009 also looked into other thermal technologies such as plasma gasification, and concluded these other
alternatives were not suitable for the first IWMF in Hong Kong because of their various drawbacks, such as their limited track record for large scale
MSW treatment and the limited number of suppliers. In relation to plasma gasification, which some are advocating for the project, our
research shows that as at present, the technology is primarily used for small scale treatment of industrial wastes and hazardous wastes, but it is
not suitable for treating MSW, which contain wastes of varying size and qualities. The application of plasma gasification to MSW is uncommon
and is only limited to relatively small scale application or pilot trials. (CTA: THIS MOST DEFINITELY IS NO LONGER THE CASE)
4.3.2 Financial Implications
4.3.2.1 We estimate that the cost of the proposed consultancy study is about $35.1 million in MOD prices. The proposed consultancy study
will not give rise to any recurrent consequence. We estimate that the proposed works under this part-upgrading of 5165DR (WENT) will create about 12
jobs (2 for labourers and another 10 for professional/technical staff) providing a total employment of 290 man-months.
4.3.2.2 For the remaining part of the project to be full-upgraded in the future, which would involve the award of a design-build-operate contract,
we estimate that the cost is over $9,000 million in September 2012 prices. More updated cost estimate will be provided when we conduct the full-upgrading
exercise in the next stage.