Environmental impact assessment: new law and procedures

The Government's long awaited environmental impact assessment legislation was enacted in February. Twenty years after legislation was first suggested in Hong Kong it is now becoming a reality. The legislation, perhaps more than any other lately introduced by the government pertaining to the environment, will have a significant affect on qualifying developments. This month J.A. Mclnnis looks at the background, the new procedures and the consequences for developers.published_or_final_versio