Response to media inquiry on the “Macau International Airport Expansion Environmental Impact Assessment Report”

Commissioned by the Civil Aviation Authority (AACM) and carried out by Shanghai Investigation, Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd., the “Macau International Airport Expansion Environmental Impact Assessment Report” was concluded in full compliance with the legal requirements stated in Section 2.1 of the Report. In accordance with the “Law of the People's Republic of China on Environmental Impact Assessment”, and the “Measures for Public Participation in Environmental Impact Assessment (Order No. 4 of Ministry of Ecology and Environment)”, the Report is put on the AACM official website for public consultation purpose.

Due to the commercial copyrights of certain data, which include the on-site investigation data, according to the practice in mainland China, such information cannot be displayed in the online version and are therefore protected.

The Report provides detailed descriptions of the ecological measures taken for the habitats and the feeding grounds in the vicinity of the airport, in all phases prior to the reclamation work, during the reclamation work, and after the reclamation.

Anyone who wishes to read the full text of the “Macau International Airport Expansion Environmental Impact Assessment Report” can make an appointment with the AACM through email: aacm@aacm.gov.mo to arrange a visit to the office in person. The special session of the "Notice on the Macau International Airport Expansion Environmental Impact Assessment Report before Submittal for Approval” on the AACM official website already mentions this point when the special session was launched.