Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Chapter 499). Country/Territory China, Hong Kong SAR Document type Legislation Date 1998 (2007) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Ordinance to provide for assessing the impact on the environment of certain projects and proposals, for protecting the environment and for incidental matters. Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword EIA Environmental planning Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Basic legislation Cultural heritage Policy/planning Freshwater pollution Sustainable development Pollution control Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract This Ordinance provides a statutory framework for the assessment of environmental impacts of designated projects listed in Schedules 2 and 3 and provides for the implementation of prevention and mitigation measures to protect the environment. Full text English Website www.hklii.org