Executive Summary

This Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract HY/2013/01 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) – Passenger Clearance Building (hereafter referred to as “the Contract”) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The Contract was awarded to Leighton – Chun Wo Joint Venture (hereafter referred to as “the Contractor”) and Atkins China Limited was appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the Contractor.

The Contract is part of Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge HKBCF which is a “Designated Project”, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap 499) and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (Register No. AEIAR-145/2009) was prepared for the Project. The current Environmental Permit (EP) No. EP-353/2009/G for HKBCF was issued on 6 August 2013. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. Site preparation works of the Contract started on 26 September 2014 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 6 October 2014.

Atkins China Limited has been appointed by the Contractor to implement the Environmental Monitoring & Audit (EM&A) programme for the Contract in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKBCF (Version1.0)and will be providing environmental team services to the Contract.

This is the first Monthly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A works during the reporting period from 26 September 2014 to 31 October 2014.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

The monthly EM&A programme was undertaken in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual for HKBCF (Version 1.0). It should be noted that the air quality and noise monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2010/02 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Reclamation Works and Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – Section between Scenic Hill and HKBCF. The ET of the Contract is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 and AMS7 and noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03.

The dates of site inspection during the reporting period are listed below:

Environmental Site Inspection

3, 8, 16, 23 and 29 October 2014

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels

No Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and no Limit Level exceedance of 24-hr TSP level were recorded at station AMS6 by Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2011/03. An Action Level exceedance of 24-hr TSP level was recorded at AMS6 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2011/03 on 15 and 27 October 2014. Investigations and results for the air quality exceedance at AMS6 were reported in the Monthly EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2011/03.

There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at NMS2 and NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

Complaint Log

There were no complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.

Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during this reporting period.

Reporting Change

There was no reporting change in the reporting period.

Future Key Issues

The future key issues to be undertaken in the upcoming month:

· Piling Works at WA1;

· Pre-drilling Works at WA1;

· Construction of Office, Welfare facilities and Canteen Building at WA1;

· Marine Solidification/Stabilization work at the South of WA1; and

· Construction of CLP substation Building at WA2.

1 Introduction

1.1 Basic Project Information

1.1.1 This monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract HY/2013/01 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities – Passenger Clearance Building (hereafter referred to as “the Contract”) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The Contract was awarded to Leighton – Chun Wo Joint Venture (hereafter referred to as “the Contractor”) and Atkins China Limited was appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the Contractor.

1.1.2 The Contract is part of Hong Kong – Zhuhai – Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) which is a “Designated Project”, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap 499). An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (Register No. AEIAR-145/2009) was prepared for the Project. The current Environmental Permit (EP) No. EP-353/2009/G for HKBCF was issued on 6 August 2013. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. Site preparation work of the Contract started on 26 September 2014 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 6 October 2014. The works areas of the Contract are shown in Appendix A.

1.1.3 The proposed works under this Contract comprise the following:

· Construction of Passenger Clearance Building (PCB) including architectural and builders works, structural steel roof and reinforced concrete frames, basement, piled foundations, aluminium roof, curtain wall facades, building services and electrical and mechanical works;

· Installation of district cooling system including seawater cooling intake pumping station, seawater intake and discharge water pipelines work; Installation of Chilled water cooling pipelines system, heat exchanger and chilled pumping system;

· Construction of transport and associated facilities connecting to the PCB entailing the Emergency Vehicular Access, an at-grade mainland side drop-off area, an Hong Kong side elevated drop-off deck and 8 nos. of footbridge links;

· Construction of a public toilet, 6 nos. of C&ED observation booths, a generator set building and a refuse storage & material recovery chamber;

· Construction of a section of 70m common utilities enclosure and staff subway and civil provisions for associated electrical and mechanical works;

· Construction of drainage, sewerage, fresh water & flushing water supply and utilities & service works;

· Construction of civil provisions, including draw pits & ducting for Traffic Control and Surveillance System (TCSS) and Extra Low Voltage System (ELV);

· Construction of box culvert A;

· Construction of 2 nos. of vehicular bridge abutments at mainland side pickup area earthmound;

· Construction of geotechnical works including top up the existing earth mound from +11.5mPD to the finished level as stated in the Contract, reinforced earth slope and fill slopes and special backdrop manhole at mainland side pick up area earthmound;

· Landscape hardworks and softworks; and

· Other works which are shown on the Drawings or specified in the Specification or which may be ordered in accordance with the Contract.

1.1.4 This is the first Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report for the Contract which summaries the audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 26 September 2014 to 31 October 2014.

1.2 Project Organisation

1.2.1 The project organization structure and lines of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure is shown in Appendix B. The key personnel contact names and numbers are summarized in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1 Contact Information of Key Personnel

Party	Position	Name	Telephone	Fax
Engineer or Engineer’s Representative (AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.)	Chief Resident Engineer	Darrel Kingan	3958 7339	3468 2076
Environmental Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Environ Hong Kong Limited)	Environmental Project Office Leader	Y. H. Hui	3465 2888	3465 2899
	Independent Environmental Checker	Raymond Dai	3465 2888	3465 2899
Contractor (Leighton – Chun Wo Joint Venture)	Project Manager	Gary Wong	3143 7013	3973 1188
Contractor (Leighton – Chun Wo Joint Venture)	Environmental Officer	Donald Ip	6461 8635	39731188
Environmental Team (Atkins China Limited)	Environmental Team Leader	Sharifah Or	29721802	2890 6343

1.3 Construction Programme

1.3.1 A copy of the Contractor’s construction programme is provided in Appendix C.

1.4 Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period

1.4.1 A summary of the construction activities undertaken during this reporting period is shown below:

· Piling works at WA1;

· Pre-drilling works at WA1;

· Construction of office, welfare facilities and canteen building at WA1; and

· Marine Solidification/Stabilization work at the South of WA1.

2 Air Quality Monitoring

2.1 Monitoring Locations

2.1.1 The air quality monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2010/02 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Reclamation Works and Contract No. HY/2011/03 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – Section between Scenic Hill and HKBCF. The ET of the Contract is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 and AMS7 as part of EM&A programme if these air quality monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03. Figure 2.1 shows the locations of air monitoring stations.

Table 2.1 Construction Dust Monitoring Locations

ID	Location Description
AMS 6⁽¹⁾	Dragonair/CNAC (Group) Building
AMS 7⁽²⁾	Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel

Remarks:

(1) The ET of the Contract should conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 as part of EM&A programme if this monitoring station is no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2011/03.

(2) The ET of the Contract should conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS7 (or alternative location) as part of EM&A programme if this monitoring station is no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2010/02.

2.2 Monitoring Requirements

2.2.1 The monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology, monitoring schedule, meteorological information are detailed in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02and HY/2011/03.

2.2.2 The Action and Limit Level for 1-hr TSP and 24-hr TSP are provided in Table 2.2 and Table 2.3, respectively.

Table 2.2 Action and Limit Levels for 1-hour TSP

Monitoring Station	Action Level, µg/m³	Limit Level, µg/m³
AMS 6 – Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA)	360	500
AMS 7 - Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel	370	500

Table 2.3 Action and Limit Levels for 24-hour TSP

Monitoring Station	Action Level, µg/m³	Limit Level, µg/m³
AMS 6 – Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA)	173	260
AMS 7 - Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel	183	260

2.2.3 The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

2.2.4 If an exceedance is recorded at AMS6 and AMS7, an investigation will be undertaken for the Contract and findings will be reported in the monthly EM&A Report.

2.3 Monitoring Results

2.3.1 The monitoring results for AMS6 and AMS7 are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03, respectively.

2.3.2 No Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and no Limit Level exceedance of 24-hr TSP level were recorded at station AMS6 by Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2011/03. An Action Level exceedance of 24-hr TSP level was recorded at AMS6 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2011/03 on 15 and 27 October 2014. Investigations and results for the air quality exceedance at AMS6 were reported in the Monthly EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2011/03

2.3.3 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02.

3 Noise Monitoring

3.1 Monitoring Locations

3.1.1 The noise monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2010/02 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge HKBCF – Reclamation Works. The ET of the Contract is required to conduct impact noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A programme if these noise monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2010/02. Figure 3.1 shows the locations of noise monitoring stations.

Table 3.1 Construction Dust Monitoring Locations

ID	Location Description
NMS2⁽¹⁾	Seaview Crescent
NMS3B⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	Site Boundary of Site Office Area at Works Area WA2

Remarks:

(1) The ET of the Contract should conduct impact noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract No. HY/2010/02.

(2) The Action and Limit Levels for schools will be applied for this alternative monitoring location.

3.2 Monitoring Requirements

3.2.1 The monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology and monitoring schedule are detailed in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02.

3.2.2 The Action and Limit Levels for construction noise are defined in Table 3.2.

Table 3.2 Action and Limit Level for Construction Noise

Parameter	Action Level	Limit Level
07:00 – 19:00 hours on normal weekdays	When one documented complaint is received	75 dB(A)*

Notes :

If works are to be carried out during restricted hours, the conditions stipulated in the construction noise permit issued by the Noise Control Authority have to be followed.

* Reduce to 70 dB(A) for schools and 65 dB(A) during school examination period.

3.2.3 The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

3.2.4 If an exceedance is recorded at NMS2 and NMS3B, an investigation will be undertaken for the Contract and findings will be reported in the monthly EM&A Report.

3.3 Monitoring Results

3.3.1 The monitoring results for NMS2 and NMS3B are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2010/02. No noise exceedances were recorded by the ET of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

4 ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INSPECTION AND AUDIT

4.1 Site Inspection

4.1.1 Site Inspections were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Project. During the reporting period, a site inspection were carried out on 3, 8, 16, 23 and 29 October 2014.

4.1.2 Particular observations during the site inspections are described below.

3 October 2014

(a) A haul road was dry and there would be a potential to generate fugitive emission. The haul road was observed wet. This observation was closed on 8 October 2014.

(b) No drip trays were provided for chemical containers at Chun Wo work areas. The chemical containers at Chun Wo work areas were removed. This observation was closed on 8 October 2014.

8 October 2014

(a) Stagnant water was observed near Chun Wo works area. The stagnant water near Chun Wo works area was cleared. This observation was closed on 16 October 2014.

(b) Temporary stockpiles of untreated marine mud were not covered. Temporary stockpiles of untreated marine mud were covered properly. This observation was closed on 16 October 2014.

(c) The mixing unit for excavated marine mud was not enclosed. A dust enclosure was provided for the mixing unit of excavated marine mud. This observation was closed on 16 October 2014.

16 October 2014

(a) A chemical drum without a suitable label was found near a generator. A label was provided for the chemical drums. (This observation was closed on 23 October 2014.)

23 October 2014

No observations were made.

29 October 2014

No observations were made.

4.2 Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

4.2.1 The Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were available for general refuse collection and sorting.

4.2.2 The monthly summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix E.

4.2.3 The Contractor was reminded that chemical waste containers should be properly treated and stored temporarily in designated chemical waste storage area on site in accordance with the Code of Practise on the Packaging, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Wastes.

4.3 Environmental Licenses and Permits

4.3.1 The valid environmental licenses and permits during the reporting period are summarized in Appendix F.

4.4 Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

4.4.1 In response to the site audit findings, the Contractors carried out corrective actions.

4.4.2 A summary of the Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) is presented in Appendix G. Most of the necessary mitigation measures were implemented properly.

4.5 Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

4.5.1 No Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and no Limit Level exceedance of 24-hr TSP level were recorded at station AMS6 by Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2011/03. An Action Level exceedance of 24-hr TSP level was recorded at AMS6 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2011/03 on 15 and 27 October 2014. Investigations and results for the air quality exceedance at AMS6 were reported in the Monthly EM&A Report prepared for Contract No. HY/2011/03.

4.5.2 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02.

4.5.3 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at NMS2 and NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

Site Area	Description of Activities
WA1	Piling Works
WA1	Pre-Drilling Works
WA1	Construction of Office, Welfare Facilities and Canteen Building
WA1	Marine Solidification/Stabilization Work
WA2	Construction of CLP Substation Building

1.1.3 The proposed works under this Contract comprise the following:

1.1.4 This is the first Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report for the Contract which summaries the audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 26 September 2014 to 31 October 2014.

1.2 Project Organisation

1.2.1 The project organization structure and lines of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure is shown in Appendix B. The key personnel contact names and numbers are summarized in Table 1.1.

1.3 Construction Programme

1.3.1 A copy of the Contractor’s construction programme is provided in Appendix C.

1.4 Construction Works Undertaken During the Reporting Period

1.4.1 A summary of the construction activities undertaken during this reporting period is shown below:

2 Air Quality Monitoring

2.2.1 The monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology, monitoring schedule, meteorological information are detailed in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02and HY/2011/03.

2.2.2 The Action and Limit Level for 1-hr TSP and 24-hr TSP are provided in Table 2.2 and Table 2.3, respectively.

2.2.3 The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

2.2.4 If an exceedance is recorded at AMS6 and AMS7, an investigation will be undertaken for the Contract and findings will be reported in the monthly EM&A Report.

2.3 Monitoring Results

2.3.1 The monitoring results for AMS6 and AMS7 are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03, respectively.

2.3.3 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02.

3.2.1 The monitoring requirements, monitoring equipment, monitoring parameters, frequency and duration, monitoring methodology and monitoring schedule are detailed in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract Nos. HY/2010/02.

3.2.2 The Action and Limit Levels for construction noise are defined in Table 3.2.

3.2.3 The event and action plan is provided in Appendix D.

3.2.4 If an exceedance is recorded at NMS2 and NMS3B, an investigation will be undertaken for the Contract and findings will be reported in the monthly EM&A Report.

3.3.1 The monitoring results for NMS2 and NMS3B are reported in the monthly EM&A Reports prepared for Contract No. HY/2010/02. No noise exceedances were recorded by the ET of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

4 ENVIRONMENTAL SITE INSPECTION AND AUDIT

4.1.1 Site Inspections were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Project. During the reporting period, a site inspection were carried out on 3, 8, 16, 23 and 29 October 2014.

4.1.2 Particular observations during the site inspections are described below.

3 October 2014

(a) A haul road was dry and there would be a potential to generate fugitive emission. The haul road was observed wet. This observation was closed on 8 October 2014.

(b) No drip trays were provided for chemical containers at Chun Wo work areas. The chemical containers at Chun Wo work areas were removed. This observation was closed on 8 October 2014.

8 October 2014

(a) Stagnant water was observed near Chun Wo works area. The stagnant water near Chun Wo works area was cleared. This observation was closed on 16 October 2014.

(b) Temporary stockpiles of untreated marine mud were not covered. Temporary stockpiles of untreated marine mud were covered properly. This observation was closed on 16 October 2014.

(c) The mixing unit for excavated marine mud was not enclosed. A dust enclosure was provided for the mixing unit of excavated marine mud. This observation was closed on 16 October 2014.

16 October 2014

(a) A chemical drum without a suitable label was found near a generator. A label was provided for the chemical drums. (This observation was closed on 23 October 2014.)

23 October 2014

No observations were made.

29 October 2014

No observations were made.

4.2 Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

4.2.1 The Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were available for general refuse collection and sorting.

4.2.2 The monthly summary of waste flow table is detailed in Appendix E.

4.2.3 The Contractor was reminded that chemical waste containers should be properly treated and stored temporarily in designated chemical waste storage area on site in accordance with the Code of Practise on the Packaging, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Wastes.

4.3.1 The valid environmental licenses and permits during the reporting period are summarized in Appendix F.

4.4 Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

4.4.1 In response to the site audit findings, the Contractors carried out corrective actions.

4.4.2 A summary of the Implementation Schedule of Environmental Mitigation Measures (EMIS) is presented in Appendix G. Most of the necessary mitigation measures were implemented properly.

4.5 Summary of Exceedance of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

4.5.2 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02.

4.5.3 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at NMS2 and NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

4.6 Summary of Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

4.6.1 There were no complaints received during the reporting period.

4.6.2 No notification of summons and prosecution was received during the reporting period.

4.6.3 Statistics on environmental complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarized in Appendix H.

5.1.1 As informed by the Contractor, the major construction activities for November 2014 are summarized in Table 5.1.

5.2.1 The tentative schedule for weekly site inspections for November 2014 is provided in Appendix I.

6.1.1 The site preparation work of the Contract started on 26 September 2014 and the construction works of the Contract commenced on 6 October 2014.

6.1.3 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at AMS7 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

6.1.4 There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at NMS2 and NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.

6.1.5 An environmental site inspection was carried out on 3, 8, 16, 23 and 29 October 2014. Recommendations on remedial actions were given to the Contractors for the deficiencies identified during the site inspections.

6.1.6 There were no complaints received during the reporting period.

6.1.7 No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received during the reporting period.