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Ms. Wong Sean Yee, Anissa, JP 10 July 2012 Director of Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR Government (email: eiaocomment@.hk) Dear Ms Wong Re: Comments on the Project Profile for the HKAA’s 3rd runway project The revised project profile submitted by Hong Kong Airport Authority (HKAA) is either unclear or has missed out some very important assessments for EPD to base on prior to issue the project ’s study brief. FoE therefore would like to urge EPD to request HKAA to include the following key assessment areas for the project profile : 1. CO2 emission assessment: There is no study to assess the additional emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) from the additional flights and related land and sea logistics for goods and passengers incurred by the proposed 3rd runway. Although GHG is not a direct pollutant per se, increasing the emissions of GHG will make worse climate change which will then bring severe impacts to the environment and human beings living in this city and beyond. Some other green groups such as WWF who has predicted at least 18.1 million tonnes of CO2 emissions per annum will be added to Hong Kong in 2030 based on only the flights to and from Asia-Pacific destinations. According to TM Annex 4.1.d: for air pollutants not established under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance nor above: meet the standards or criteria adopted by recognized international organizations such as WHO or USEPA as to be agreed with the Director of Environmental Protection. According the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), CO2 has been categorized as pollutant which threatens public health and the environment. Taiwan followed suit in May 2012. FoE (HK) urges the Director of EP to request the project proponent (HKAA) to include CO2 assessment in the projec