Hong Kong legislators say environmental damage might occur if a container terminal is built off Tai O and would contravene the principle of nature conservation stated in the Concept Plan for Lantau Island. The project will have to wait for the results of an ecological study which will take at least two years. Two locations are being considered, near Tai O on northwest Lantau or southwestern Tsing Yi Island.
To help, the Health and Safety and Environmental departments are using a CEL-450 noise measurement meter from Casella CEL.
According to the Hong Kong Masterplan 2020, the territory’s container traffic will expand from 23.4m TEUs this year to 27.9m in 2010 and 40.2m in 2020.
