Job No.: TCS00694/13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE)

Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai

Boundary Control Point and Associated Works

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38th Quarterly Environmental Monitoring & Audit Summary Report ¡V

(November 2022 to January 2023)

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared For

 

 

 

 

 

Civil Engineering and Development

Department (CEDD)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quality Index

Date

Reference No.

Prepared By

Certified By

20 February 2023

TCS00694/13/600/R2802v1

Nicola Hon

(Environmental Consultant)

T.W. Tam

(Environmental Team Leader)

 

 

Version

Date

Description

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20 February 2023

First Submission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report has been prepared by Action-United Environmental Services & Consulting with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of the Agreement with the client, incorporating our General Terms and Conditions of Business and taking account of the resources devoted to it by agreement with the client. We disclaim any responsibility to the client and others in respect of any matters outside the scope of the above. This report is confidential to the client and we accept no responsibility of whatsoever nature to third parties to whom this report, or any part thereof, is made known. Any such party relies upon the report at their own risk.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Summary

ES.01.   This is the 38th Quarterly EM&A Summary Report for the ¡§Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works¡¨ under Environmental Permit No. EP-404/2011/D (hereinafter ¡¥¡¥the EP¡¦¡¦), covering the period from 1 November 2022 to 31 January 2023 (hereinafter ¡§Reporting Period¡¨).

 

ES.02.   In the Reporting Period, the construction works under Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works Contract 6.  Environmental monitoring activities under the EM&A programme in the Reporting Period are summarized in the following table.

 

Environmental Aspect

Monitoring Parameters / Inspection

Reporting Period

Monitoring Locations / Contracts

Total Occasions  

Air Quality

1-hour TSP

6 (#)

300

24-hour TSP

6 (#)

96

Construction Noise

Leq(30min) Daytime

5 (~)

68

Water Quality

Water in-situ measurement and/or sampling

WM1 & WM1-C

(*)37 scheduled

WM2A(a) & WM2A-Cx

37 scheduled

WM2B & WM2B-C

(*) 37 Scheduled

WM3x &WM3-C

(*) 37 scheduled

Joint Site Inspection / Audit

ET and the Contractor joint site Environmental Inspection and Auditing

Contract 6

14

ET, the Contractor, IEC and RE joint site Environmental Inspection and Auditing

3

Remark:

                         (*) Water sampling was unable to carry out at WM3-C, WM2B and WM2B-C in the Reporting Period due to shallow water. Besides, WM1-C was also unable to carry out at some of the monitoring days in the Reporting Period due to shallow water.  (Water depth under 150mm). WM4, WM4-CA and WM4-CB were ceased after last monitoring carried out on 3 May 2021 according to Partial Termination Proposal for Contract 3 approved by EPD on 4 May 2021.

                          (#) Number of air monitoring location changed to 6 since the partial termination proposal approved by EPD on 9 Jul 2020 and 4 May 2021.

                          (~) Number of noise monitoring location changed to 5 since the partial termination proposal approved by EPD on 9 Jul 2020 and 4 May 2021.

 

Breaches of Action/Limit levels

ES.03.   In the Reporting Period, no exceedance was recorded for construction noise, air quality and water quality monitoring.  The summary of exceedance for the Reporting Period is shown below.

 

Environmental Aspect

Monitoring Parameters

Action Level

Limit Level

Event & Action

NOE Issued

Investigation

Corrective Actions

Air Quality

1-hour TSP

0

0

0

--

--

24-hour TSP

0

0

0

--

--

Construction Noise

Leq(30min) Daytime

0

0

0

--

--

Water Quality

DO

0

0

0

--

--

Turbidity

0

0

0

--

--

SS

0

0

0

 

Environmental Complaint

ES.04.   No environmental complaint was recorded in the Reporting Period.

 

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

ES.05.   No environmental summons or successful prosecutions were recorded in the Reporting Period.

 

Reporting Changes

ES.06.   No reporting change was recorded in the Reporting period.

 

Future key issues

ES.07.   Apart from the additional works at Kong Yiu Channel area, construction works under the Project were substantial completed, the potential environmental impacts associated with Project are considered negligible.  However, the Contractor was reminded that the environmental mitigation measures shall be properly implemented and maintained where applicable, as per the Mitigation Implementation Schedule, in the remaining construction period and operational phase. 

 

ES.08.   For construction work at Kong Yiu Channel area, diversion of existing stream courses and implementation of earth bunds were provided as water quality mitigation measures and The Contractor was reminded that all effluent discharge shall fulfill the requirement of Discharge Licence under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance.
Table of Contents

1       Introduction   1

1.1     Project Background   1

1.2          Report Structure  1

2       Project Organization and Construction progress  2

2.1          Construction Contract Packaging   2

2.2          Project Organization   4

2.3          Concurrent Projects  6

2.4          Construction Progress  6

2.5          Summary of Environmental Submissions  6

3       Project Organization and Construction progress  8

3.1          General  8

3.2          Monitoring Parameters  8

3.3          Monitoring Locations  8

3.4          Monitoring Frequency and Period   11

3.5          Monitoring Equipment  11

3.6          Monitoring Methodology   13

3.7          Equipment Calibration   15

3.8          Derivation of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels  16

3.9          Data Management and Data QA/QC Control  17

4       Air Quality Monitoring   18

4.1          General  18

4.2          Summary of Monitoring Results  18

5       Construction Noise Monitoring   19

5.1          General  19

5.2          Summary of Monitoring Results  19

6       Water Quality Monitoring   20

6.1          General  20

6.2          Summary of Monitoring Results  20

7       ECOLOGY MONITORING   22

7.1          Monitoring on Woodland Compensation   22

7.2          Monitoring on Wetland Compensation   22

8       Waste Management   23

8.1          General Waste Management  23

8.2          Records of Waste Quantities  23

9       Site Inspections  24

9.1          requirements  24

10     Non-compliance, Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions  25

10.1        Status of Non-compliance Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution   25

11     Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures  26

11.1        General Requirements  26

12     Conclusions and Recommendations  27

12.1        Conclusions  27

12.2        Recommendations  27

 


List of tables

Table 2-1      Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits of the Contracts

Table 3-1      Summary of EM&A Requirements

Table 3-2      Impact Monitoring Stations - Air Quality

Table 3-3      Impact Monitoring Stations - Construction Noise

Table 3-4      Impact Monitoring Stations - Water Quality

Table 3-5      Air Quality Monitoring Equipment

Table 3-6      Construction Noise Monitoring Equipment

Table 3-7      Water Quality Monitoring Equipment

Table 3-8      Action and Limit Levels for Air Quality Monitoring

Table 3-9      Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise

Table 3-10    Action and Limit Levels for Water Quality

Table 4-1     Summary of Air Quality Monitoring Results

Table 4-2      Summaries of Breaches of Air Quality A/L Levels

Table 5-1     Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results

Table 5-2      Summaries of Breaches of Construction Noise A/L Levels

Table 6-1      Summary of the Water Quality Monitoring Results ¡V Contracts 6

Table 6-2      Summary of the Water Quality Monitoring Results ¡V Contract 6

Table 6-3      Summary of the Water Quality Monitoring Results ¡V Contracts 6

Table 6-4      Summaries of Breaches of the Existing Water Quality A/L Levels

Table 8-1      Summary of Quantities of Inert C&D Materials

Table 8-2      Summary of Quantities of C&D Wastes

Table 9-1      Summary of Reminders/Observations of Site Inspection ¡V Contract 6

Table 10-1    Statistical Summary of Environmental Complaints

Table 10-2    Statistical Summary of Environmental Summons

Table 10-3    Statistical Summary of Environmental Prosecution

 

 

List of Annexes

Appendix A  Layout plan of the Project

Appendix B  Environmental Management Organization Chart

Appendix C  Designated Monitoring Locations as Recommended in the Approved EM&A Manual

Appendix D  Monitoring Locations for Impact Monitoring

Appendix E  Event and Action Plan

Appendix F   Graphical Plots for Monitoring Result

Appendix G  eather information

Appendix H  Waste Flow Table

Appendix I   Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation Measures

Appendix J   Implementation Status of mitigation measures for Operation Phase

Appendix K  Complaint Log

 

 

 


1        Introduction

1.1     Project Background

1.1.1.      Civil Engineering and Development Department is the Project Proponent and the Permit Holder of Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Associated Works, which is a Designated Project to be implemented under Environmental Permit number EP-404/2011/C granted on 12 March 2015 and the latest Environmental Permit number EP-404/2011/D granted on 20 January 2017.

 

1.1.2.      The Project consists of two main components: Construction of a Boundary Control Point (hereinafter referred as ¡§BCP¡¨); and Construction of a connecting road alignment.  Layout plan of the Project is shown in Appendix A.

 

1.1.3.      The proposed BCP is located at the boundary with Shenzhen near the existing Chuk Yuen Village, comprising a main passenger building with passenger and cargo processing facilities and the associated customs, transport and ancillary facilities.  The connecting road alignment consists of six main sections:

1)             Lin Ma Hang to Frontier Closed Area (FCA) Boundary ¡V this section comprises at-grade and viaducts and includes the improvement works at Lin Ma Hang Road;

2)             Ping Yeung to Wo Keng Shan ¡V this section stretches from the Frontier Closed Area Boundary to the tunnel portal at Cheung Shan and comprises at-grade and viaducts including an interchange at Ping Yeung;

3)             North Tunnel ¡V this section comprises the tunnel segment at Cheung Shan and includes a ventilation building at the portals on either end of the tunnel;

4)             Sha Tau Kok Road ¡V this section stretches from the tunnel portal at Wo Keng Shan to the tunnel portal south of Loi Tung and comprises at-grade and viaducts including an interchange at Sha Tau Kok and an administration building;

5)             South Tunnel ¡V this section comprises a tunnel segment that stretches from Loi Tung to Fanling and includes a ventilation building at the portals on either end of the tunnel as well as a ventilation building in the middle of the tunnel near Lau Shui Heung;

6)             Fanling ¡V this section comprises the at-grade, viaducts and interchange connection to the existing Fanling Highway.

 

1.1.4.      Action-United Environmental Services & Consulting has been commissioned as an Independent ET to implement the relevant EM&A programme in accordance with the approved EM&A Manual, as well as the associated duties.

 

1.1.5.      This is the 38th Quarterly EM&A Summary Report presenting the monitoring results and inspection findings for the Reporting Period from 1 November 2022 to 31 January 2023.

 

1.2  Report Structure

1.2.1        The Quarterly EM&A Summary Report is structured into the following sections:-

Section 1       Introduction

Section 2       Project Organization and Construction progress

Section 3       Summary of Impact monitoring Requirements

Section 4       Air Quality Monitoring

Section 5       Construction Noise Monitoring

Section 6       Water Quality Monitoring

Section 7       Ecology Monitoring

Section 8       Waste Management

Section 9       Site Inspection

Section 10     Non-compliance, Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions

Section 11     Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures

Section 12     Conclusions and Recommendations


2        Project Organization and Construction progress

2.1  Construction Contract Packaging

2.1.1        To facilitate the project management and implementation, the Project would be divided by the following contracts:

¡P                Contract 2 (CV/2012/08)

¡P                Contract 3 (CV/2012/09)

¡P                Contract 4 (NE/2014/02)

¡P                Contract 5 (CV/2013/03)

¡P                Contract 6 (CV/2013/08)

¡P                Contract 7 (NE/2014/03)

¡P                ArchSD Contract No. SS C505

 

2.1.2        The details of each contracts is summarized below and the delineation of each contracts is shown in Appendix A.

 

Contract 2 (CV/2012/08)

2.1.3        Contract 2 has awarded in December 2013 and construction work was commenced on 19 May 2014.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 2 is listed below:

¡P           construction of an approximately 5.2km long dual two-lane connecting road (with about 0.4km of at-grade road and 4.8km of tunnel) connecting the Fanling Interchange with the proposed Sha Tau Kok Interchange;

¡P           construction of a ventilation adit tunnel and the mid-ventilation building;

¡P           construction of the north and south portal buildings of the Lung Shan Tunnel and their associated slope works;

¡P           provision and installation of ventilation system, E&M works and building services works for Lung Shan tunnel and Cheung Shan tunnel and their portal buildings;

¡P           construction of Tunnel Administration Building adjacent to Wo Keng Shan Road and the associated E&M and building services works; and

¡P           construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 3 (CV/2012/09)

2.1.4        Contract 3 was awarded in July 2013 and construction work was commenced on 5 November 2013.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 3 is listed below:

¡P           construction of four link roads connecting the existing Fanling Highway and the south portal of the Lung Shan Tunnel;

¡P           realignment of the existing Tai Wo Service Road West and Tai Wo Service Road East;

¡P           widening of the existing Fanling Highway (HyD¡¦s entrustment works);

¡P           demolishing existing Kiu Tau vehicular bridge and Kiu Tau footbridge and reconstruction of the existing Kiu Tau Footbridge (HyD¡¦s entrustment works); and

¡P           construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 4 (NE/2014/02)

2.1.5        Contract 4 was awarded in mid-April 2016 and construction work will be commenced on 2 May 2017.  The scope of work of the Contract 4 includes:

¡P             design, supply, delivery, installation, testing and commissioning of a traffic control and surveillance system for the connecting road linking up the Liantang / Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and the existing Fanling Highway.

 

Contract 5 (CV/2013/03)

2.1.6        Contract 5 has awarded in April 2013 and construction work was commenced in August 2013.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 5 is listed below:

¡P           site formation of about 23 hectares of land for the development of the BCP;

¡P           construction of an approximately 1.6 km long perimeter road at the BCP including a 175m long depressed road;

¡P           associated diversion/modification works at existing local roads and junctions including Lin Ma Hang Road;

¡P           construction of pedestrian subway linking the BCP to Lin Ma Hang Road;

¡P           provision of resite area with supporting infrastructure for reprovisioning of the affected village houses; and

¡P           construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 6 (CV/2013/08)

2.1.7        Contract 6 was awarded in June 2015 and construction work was commenced on 23 October 2015.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 6 would be included below:

Ÿ   construction of an approximately 4.6km long dual two-lane connecting road (with about 0.6km of at-grade road, 3.3km of viaduct and 0.7km of tunnel) connecting the BCP with the proposed Sha Tau Kok Road Interchange and the associated ventilation buildings;

Ÿ   associated diversion/modification works at access roads to the resite of Chuk Yuen Village;

Ÿ   provision of sewage collection, treatment and disposal facilities for the BCP and the resite of Chuk Yuen Village;

Ÿ   construction of a pedestrian subway linking the BCP to Lin Ma Hang Road;

Ÿ   provisioning of the affected facilities including Wo Keng Shan Road garden; and

Ÿ   construction of associated footpath, slopes, retaining structures, drainage, sewerage, waterworks, landscaping works and other ancillary works.

 

Contract 7 (NE/2014/03)

2.1.8        Contract 7 was awarded in December 2015 and the construction work was commenced 15 February 2016.  Major Scope of Work of the Contract 7 would be included below:

Ÿ   construction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) portion of four vehicular bridge

Ÿ   construction of one pedestrian bridge crossing Shenzhen (SZ) River (cross boundary bridges)

 

ArchSD Contract No. SS C505

2.1.9        SS C505 has been awarded in July 2015 and construction work was commenced on 1 September 2015.  Major Scope of Work of the SS C505 would be included below:

Ÿ   passenger-related facilities including processing kiosks and examination facilities for private cars and coaches, passenger clearance building and halls, the interior fitting works for the pedestrian bridge crossing Shenzhen River, etc.;

Ÿ   cargo processing facilities including kiosks for clearance of goods vehicles, customs inspection platforms, X-ray building, etc.;

Ÿ   accommodation for the facilities inside of the Government departments providing services in connection with the BCP;

Ÿ   transport-related facilities inside the BCP including road networks, public transport interchange, transport drop-off and pick-up areas, vehicle holding areas and associated road furniture etc;

Ÿ   a public carpark; and

Ÿ   other ancillary facilities such as sewerage and drainage, building services provisions and electronic systems, associated environmental mitigation measure and landscape works.

2.2  Project Organization

2.2.1        The project organization is shown in Appendix B. The responsibilities of respective parties are:

 

Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

2.2.2        CEDD is the Project Proponent and the Permit Holder of the EP of the development of the Project and will assume overall responsibility for the project. An Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) shall be employed by CEDD to audit the results of the EM&A works carried out by the ET.

 

Architectural Services Department (ArchSD)

2.2.3        ArchSD acts as the works agent for Development Bureau (DEVB), for Contract SS C505 Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) ¡V BCP Buildings and Associated Facilities.

 

Environmental Protection Department (EPD)

2.2.4        EPD is the statutory enforcement body for environmental protection matters in Hong Kong.

 

Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd (The Architect)

2.2.5        Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd is appointed by ArchSD as an Architect for Contract SS C505 Liantang/ Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point (BCP) ¡V BCP Buildings and Associated Facilities.  It responsible for overseeing the construction works of Contract SS C505 and for ensuring that the works are undertaken by the Contractor in accordance with the specification and contract requirements. The duties and responsibilities of the Architect with respect to EM&A are:

Ÿ   Monitor the Contractors¡¦ compliance with contract specifications, including the implementation and operation of the environmental mitigation measures and their effectiveness

Ÿ   Monitor Contractors¡¦ and ET¡¦s compliance with the requirements in the Environmental Permit (EP) and EM&A Manual

Ÿ   Facilitate ET¡¦s implementation of the EM&A programme

Ÿ   Participate in joint site inspection by the ET and IEC

Ÿ   Oversee the implementation of the agreed Event / Action Plan in the event of any exceedance

Ÿ   Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

Ÿ   Liaison with DSD, Engineer/Engineer¡¦s Representative, ET, IEC and the Contractor of the ¡§Construction of the DSD¡¦s Regulation of Shenzhen River Stage 4 (RSR 4)¡¨ Project discussing regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

Engineer or Engineers Representative (ER)

2.2.6        The ER is responsible for overseeing the construction works and for ensuring that the works are undertaken by the Contractor in accordance with the specification and contract requirements. The duties and responsibilities of the ER with respect to EM&A are:

¡P           Monitor the Contractors¡¦ compliance with contract specifications, including the implementation and operation of the environmental mitigation measures and their effectiveness

¡P           Monitor Contractors¡¦s, ET¡¦s and IEC¡¦s compliance with the requirements in the Environmental Permit (EP) and EM&A Manual

¡P           Facilitate ET¡¦s implementation of the EM&A programme

¡P           Participate in joint site inspection by the ET and IEC

¡P           Oversee the implementation of the agreed Event / Action Plan in the event of any exceedance

¡P           Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

¡P           Liaison with DSD, Engineer/Engineer¡¦s Representative, ET, IEC and the Contractor of the ¡§Construction of the DSD¡¦s Regulation of Shenzhen River Stage 4 (RSR 4)¡¨ Project discussing regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

The Contractor(s)

2.2.7        There will be one contractor for each individual works contract.  The Contractor(s) should report to the ER.  The duties and responsibilities of the Contractor are:

¡P           Comply with the relevant contract conditions and specifications on environmental protection

¡P           Employ an Environmental Team (ET) to undertake monitoring, laboratory analysis and reporting of EM &A Facilitate ET¡¦s monitoring and site inspection activities

¡P           Participate in the site inspections by the ET and IEC, and undertake any corrective actions

¡P           Provide information / advice to the ET regarding works programme and activities which may contribute to the generation of adverse environmental impacts

¡P           Submit proposals on mitigation measures in case of exceedances of Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event / Action Plans

¡P           Implement measures to reduce impact where Action and Limit levels are exceeded

¡P           Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

 

Environmental Team (ET)

2.2.8        One ET will be employed for this Project.  The ET shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor(s), and shall be employed by the Project Proponent/Contractor to conduct the EM&A programme.  The ET should be managed by the ET Leader. The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least 7 years¡¦ experience in EM&A and has relevant professional qualifications. Suitably qualified staff should be included in the ET, and resources for the implementation of the EM&A programme should be allocated in time under the Contract(s), to enable fulfillment of the Project¡¦s EM&A requirements as specified in the EM&A Manual during construction of the Project.  The ET shall report to the Project Proponent and the duties shall include:

¡P           Monitor and audit various environmental parameters as required in this EM&A Manual

¡P           Analyse the environmental monitoring and audit data, review the success of EM&A programme and the adequacy of mitigation measures implemented, confirm the validity of the EIA predictions and identify any adverse environmental impacts arising

¡P           Carry out regular site inspection to investigate and audit the Contractors¡¦ site practice, equipment/plant and work methodologies with respect to pollution control and environmental mitigation, and effect proactive action to pre-empt problems

¡P           Monitor compliance with conditions in the EP, environmental protection, pollution prevention and control regulations and contract specifications

¡P           Audit environmental conditions on site

¡P           Report on the environmental monitoring and audit results to EPD, the ER, the lEC and Contractor(s) or their delegated representatives

¡P           Recommend suitable mitigation measures to the Contractor in the case of exceedance of Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event and Action Plans

¡P           Liaise with the IEC on all environmental performance matters and timely submit all relevant EM&A proforma for approval by IEC

¡P           Advise the Contractor(s) on environmental improvement, awareness, enhancement measures etc., on site

¡P           Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

¡P           Liaison with the client departments, Engineer/Engineer¡¦s Representative, ET, lEC and the Contractor(s) of the concurrent projects as listed under Section 2.3 below regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)

2.2.9        One IEC will be employed for this Project.  The Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) should not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor(s) or the ET for the Project.  The IEC should be employed by the Permit Holder (i.e., CEDD) prior to the commencement of the construction of the Project.  The IEC should have at least 10 years¡¦ experience in EM&A and have relevant professional qualifications.  The duty of IEC should be:

¡P           Provide proactive advice to the ER and the Project Proponent on EM&A matters related to the project, independent from the management of construction works, but empowered to audit the environmental performance of construction

¡P           Review and audit all aspects of the EM&A programme implemented by the ET

¡P           Review and verify the monitoring data and all submissions in connection with the EP and EM&A Manual submitted by the ET

¡P           Arrange and conduct regular, at least monthly site inspections of the works during construction phase, and ad hoc inspections if significant environmental problems are identified

¡P           Check compliance with the agreed Event / Action Plan in the event of any exceedance

¡P           Check compliance with the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation

¡P           Check the effectiveness of corrective measures

¡P           Feedback audit results to ET by signing off relevant EM&A proforma

¡P           Check that the mitigation measures are effectively implemented

¡P           Report the works conducted, the findings, recommendation and improvement of the site inspections, after reviewing ET¡¦s and Contractor¡¦s works, and advices to the ER and Project Proponent on a monthly basis

¡P           Liaison with the client departments, Engineer/Engineer¡¦s Representative, ET, lEC and the Contractor(s) of the concurrent projects as listed under Section 2.3 below regarding the cumulative impact issues.

 

2.3  Concurrent Projects

2.3.1        The concurrent construction works that may be carried out include, but not limited to, the following:

                         (a)          Regulation of Shenzhen River Stage IV;

                        (b)          Widening of Fanling Highway ¡V Tai Hang to Wo Hop Shek Interchange ¡V Contract No. HY/2012/06;

                         (c)          Construction of BCP facilities in Shenzhen.

 

2.4  Construction Progress

2.4.1        Following the partial commencement of the Project, the major construction works under the Project were substantially completed.  Proposal for partial termination of the construction phase EM&A programme for Contracts 2, 4, 7 and SS C505 was approved by EPD on 9 July 2020 (EPD¡¦s ref.: ( ) in Ax (3) to EP 2/N7/A/52 Pt.17).  Moreover, termination proposal for Contract 3 was approved by EPD on 4 May 2021 (EPD¡¦s ref.: () in Ax (3) to EP 2/N7/A52 Pt.18).

 

Contract 6 (CV/2013/08)

2.4.2        Contract 6 has awarded in June 2015 and construction work was commenced on 23 October 2015. In this Reporting Period, construction activities conducted are listed below:

Ÿ   Construction of Flood Walls and Vehicular Maintenance Ramp near Kong Yiu Channel

 

2.5  Summary of Environmental Submissions

2.5.1        In according to the EP, the required documents have submitted to EPD which listed in below:

Ÿ   Project Layout Plans of Contracts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and SS C505

Ÿ   Landscape Plan

Ÿ   Topsoil Management Plan

Ÿ   Environmental Monitoring and Audit Programme

Ÿ   Baseline Monitoring Report (TCS00690/13/600/R0030v3) for the Project

Ÿ   Waste Management Plan of the Contracts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and SS C505

Ÿ   Contamination Assessment Plan (CAP) and Contamination Assessment Report (CAR) for Po Kat Tsai, Loi Tung and the workshops in Fanling

Ÿ   Vegetation Survey Report

Ÿ   Woodland Compensation Plan

Ÿ   Habitat Creation Management Plan

 

2.5.2        Summary of the relevant permits, licenses, and/or notifications on environmental protection for the Project of each contracts are presented in Table 2-1.

 

Table 2-1             Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits of the Contracts

Item

Description

License/Permit Status

Ref. no.

Effective Date

Expiry Date

Contract 6

1

Air pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

Ref. No: 390614

29 Jun 2015

Till the end of Contract

2

Chemical Waste Producer Registration

Waste Producers Number No.: 5213-652-C3969-01

31 Aug 2015

Till the end of Contract

3

Water Pollution Control Ordinance - Discharge License

WT00041417-2022

20 Jun 2022

Valid until 30 Jun 2027

4

Waste Disposal Regulation - Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

Account No. 7022707

9 Jul 2015

Till the end of Contract

5

Construction Noise Permit

GW-RN0825-22

3 Oct 2022

2 Jan 2023

GW-RN1135-22

3 Jan 2023

2 May 2023


 

3        Project Organization and Construction progress

3.1  General

3.1.1        The Environmental Monitoring and Audit requirements are set out in the Approved EM&A manual. Environmental issues such as air quality, construction noise and water quality were identified as the key issues during the construction phase of the Project.

 

3.1.2        A summary of construction phase EM&A requirements are presented in the sub-sections below.

 

3.2  Monitoring Parameters

3.2.1        The EM&A program of construction phase monitoring shall cover the following environmental issues:

            Air quality;

            Construction noise; and

            Water quality

3.2.2        A summary of the monitoring parameters is presented in Table 3-1.

Table 3-1             Summary of EM&A Requirements