Need for New Cruise and Ferry Infrastructure to Include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessment

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2022.

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Leon Perera asked whether the Singapore Tourism Board's survey for new cruise and ferry infrastructure would include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessments to evaluate coastal impacts, and whether the survey report would be made public.
Gan Kim Yong stated that developments near marine and coastal areas undergo consultations with agencies like NEA, NParks, MPA, and SFA to discuss environmental impacts and mitigation, with EIAs including baseline studies conducted where required.
He added that such reports are generally made publicly available unless confidentiality is needed for reasons like security considerations.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Trade and Industry (a) whether the Singapore Tourism Board's survey for Singapore's need for new cruise and ferry infrastructure will also include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessment to assess the environmental impact of new cruise infrastructure on our coastline; and (b) whether the final survey and report will be made public.

Gan Kim Yong

New developments near marine and coastal areas, including cruise and ferry infrastructure, undergo an in-depth consultation process with relevant technical agencies, such as the National Environment Agency (NEA), National Parks Board (NParks), Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) to discuss the scope of works, the possible environmental impact and mitigation measures. Where required, environmental studies, such as environmental impact assessments (EIAs), which, typically, include environmental baseline surveys and the development of mitigation measures, will be carried out. Such reports are, generally, made publicly available unless there are specific reasons to maintain confidentiality, such as security considerations.

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Leon Perera asked whether the Singapore Tourism Board's survey for new cruise and ferry infrastructure would include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessments to evaluate coastal impacts, and whether the survey report would be made public.
Gan Kim Yong stated that developments near marine and coastal areas undergo consultations with agencies like NEA, NParks, MPA, and SFA to discuss environmental impacts and mitigation, with EIAs including baseline studies conducted where required.
He added that such reports are generally made publicly available unless confidentiality is needed for reasons like security considerations.

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Need for New Cruise and Ferry Infrastructure to Include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessment

Debated in Parliament on 4 Oct 2022.

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Leon Perera asked whether the Singapore Tourism Board's survey for new cruise and ferry infrastructure would include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessments to evaluate coastal impacts, and whether the survey report would be made public.
Gan Kim Yong stated that developments near marine and coastal areas undergo consultations with agencies like NEA, NParks, MPA, and SFA to discuss environmental impacts and mitigation, with EIAs including baseline studies conducted where required.
He added that such reports are generally made publicly available unless confidentiality is needed for reasons like security considerations.

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Leon Perera asked whether the Singapore Tourism Board's survey for new cruise and ferry infrastructure would include Environmental Baseline Studies and Environmental Impact Assessments to evaluate coastal impacts, and whether the survey report would be made public.
Gan Kim Yong stated that developments near marine and coastal areas undergo consultations with agencies like NEA, NParks, MPA, and SFA to discuss environmental impacts and mitigation, with EIAs including baseline studies conducted where required.
He added that such reports are generally made publicly available unless confidentiality is needed for reasons like security considerations.

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