30 Sept 2003
SHIU WING STEEL LTD v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- Citation
- SHIU WING STEEL LTD v. DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCAL184/2002
The Director's approvals under s8(3) and s10(2) were lawful and not Wednesbury unreasonable: the Study Brief and Technical Memorandum do not impose an absolute rule requiring a quantitative risk assessment for every identified hazard; the 100% instantaneous tank loss was correctly treated as an incredible scenario capable of qualitative assessment; the HSL post-decision expert report was inadmissible and in any event would only demonstrate expert disagreement; discretionary considerations (delay, prejudice, public interest) also weigh against relief.