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Annex C December 2001 Proposed Submarine Gas Pipelines from Cheng Tou Jiao Liquefied Natural Gas EIA Study Brief No. ESB-087/2001 Receiving Terminal, Shenzhen to Tai Po Gas Production Plant, Hong Kong Annex C December 2001 Annex C Environmental Impact Assessment for Proposed Submarine Gas Pipelines from Cheng Tou Jiao Liquefied Natural Gas Receiving Terminal, Shenzhen to Tai Po Gas Production, Hong Kong REFERENCES Studies on Marine Ecology and Corals AFCD Reef Check 2001. Ang, P.O. Jr, Chu, K.H., Wong, C.K. and Woo, N. Y. S. 2000. Study on the Suitability of Ping Chau to be Established as Marine Park or Marine Reserve. Unpublished report submitted to the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Hong Kong SAR Government. Binnie Consultants Ltd.. 1995a. The 1994 hypoxia and mass mortality event in Mirs Bay. Final Report. Hong Kong: Civil Engineering Department, Geotechnical Engineering Office, Hong Kong Government. Binnie Consultants Ltd.. 1995b. Marine Ecology of Hong Kong. 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