Submitted by Executive Counsel:
The Baroque on Lamma Stakeholder Engagement Forum
Executive Counsel Limited has recently been engaged by The Baroque on Lamma (BoL) to openly hear the concerns of local and wider interest and green groups on their planning proposals through a public forum.
We understand the generous feedback previously shared by all groups to date and only intend to briefly provide new information and updates. More importantly, we wish to provide a public opportunity for all parties to speak and share their concerns and opinions on the proposals and the newly submitted information.
For your information, an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study Brief was issued by the Environmental Protection Department on 27 July 2011 and it is currently available online:
http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/english/alpha/aspd_629.html. Today (8 September 2011), BoL will also submit additional information to the Town Planning Board (TPB) to respond to questions and concerns raised to this Board to date, and we will briefly share details of both at the forum.
Additional information submitted to TPB:
• Supplementary planning information
• Conceptual Ideas on Conservation Corridor
• Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report
Thus, we have recommended to BoL that we arrange and will facilitate a bilingual event with simultaneous interpretation. We have recommended that the three-hour workshop should comprise only around 30 minutes of their planning and environmental consultant's new information/update and, thereafter, will make the floor open for around two hours to all views. BoL will be present simply to listen to views at first hand but will not participate in presentations, which will be conducted by their consultants.
Importantly, we wish all available parties to attend and participate in the forum, irrespective of the views they hold. Please also note that participation in the event does not indicate any support for the proposals or project whatsoever.
Finally, Executive Counsel Limited will also prepare forum minutes for agreement by participants to ensure a record of all concerns and views.
Details of the forum are as follow:
Date: 8 October 2011, Saturday
Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: St. James Settlement
No. 85 Stone Nullah Lane, Wanchai, Hong Kong (
map attached together with
Registration Form in Eng. and Chin..)
To participate the workshop, please fill in the Registration Form attached and reply by email:
ec1@execounsel.com or by fax: 2868 0805 on or before
5 October 2011 (Wednesday).
Should you have any enquires about the workshop, please contact the undersigned. Also, please feel free to forward this invite to any other parties that may be interested in participating in this forum.
Yours sincerely,
Mavis Ma
Executive Counsel Limited<HR>
敬啟者:
南丫島博寮港計劃公眾諮詢會
博寮港有限公司日前聘請毅信顧問公司籌劃公眾諮詢會,以聆聽及了解社會各界對南丫島博寮港計劃的關注。我們非常感謝各界人士近日對本計劃提供的寶貴意見,是次諮詢會將提供新資訊讓公眾更深入了解對有關計劃 。
環境保護署已於2011年7月27日批出南丫島博寮港計劃環境影響評估之研究概要,其內容已上載於
http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/english/alpha/aspd_629.html 供公眾查閱。而博寮港有限公司亦於今天2011年9月8日提交附加資料予城市規劃委員會 (城規會)以回應城規會對此計劃的關注和提問,有關內容將會於諮詢會中作簡單闡述。
已提交城規會的附加資料包括:
• 規劃補充資料
• 保育走廊概念
• 社會影響評估報告
諮詢會將以雙語形式舉行,並提供中英即時傳譯。另外,諮詢會當日將由南丫島博寮港計劃之環境及規劃顧問以約30分鐘介紹計劃的最新資訊,及提供約2小時予參與者發表意見。南丫島博寮港有限公司之代表屆時將出席諮詢會聆聽各方意見,但各項新資訊將由其顧問公司作闡述。
我們希望閣下能撥冗出席諮詢會聆聽及發表意見,而參與是次諮詢會並不反映參與者之立場為支持上述計劃。
毅信顧問公司將會紀錄各界人士於會上發表的關注及意見並於稍後整理諮詢會會議紀錄。
南丫島博寮港計劃公眾諮詢會詳情:
日期: 2011年10月8日(星期六)
時間: 下午 2 時至 5 時
地點: 聖雅各福群會
香港灣仔石水渠街85號 (地圖隨登記表格附上)
如閣下有意參加南丫島博寮港計劃公眾諮詢會,請填妥隨信附上的登記表格,並於2011年10月5日或之前電郵至
ec1@execounsel.com 或傳真至2868 0805。如對諮詢會有任何查詢,請與本人聯絡。與此同時歡迎閣下轉寄此邀請信予其他對本諮詢會有興趣之人士。
毅信顧問公司
馬靜琳 啟
2011年9月8 日<HR><HR>
For some background, have a look at this very informative summary by Damon Wong of the 1,107 submissions (93% objections) received by the Town Planning Dept. on the Baroque application:
http://www.interlocals.net/?q=node%2F377