1. INTRODUCTION
1.1...... Background
1.1.1 MateriaLab Consultants Limited was commissioned by China Harbour Engineering Co. Limited (also referred to as “the Contractor”) to undertake the Environmental Team (ET) services (including environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A)) for Contract No. HY/2013/03 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities – Vehicle Clearance Plazas and Ancillary Buildings and Facilities” (includes the construction works of Contract No. HY/2013/06 “Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities – Automatic Vehicle Clearance Support System” within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area) (“the Contract”) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
1.1.2 Contract No. HY/2013/03 (includes the construction works of Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area) is part of Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF) which is “Designated Projects”, under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap 499) and for which an EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-145-2009) was prepared and approved. The current Environmental Permit (EP) for HKBCF, namely No. EP- 353/2009/K, was issued on 11 April 2016. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance. The general layout of the Project area is shown in Appendix A.
1.1.3 This is the twenty-fifth EM&A report to document the findings of site inspection activities and EM&A programme carried out by the Contractor of Contract No. HY/2013/03 (includes the construction works of Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area) from 1 September 2017 to 30 September 2017 (reporting period) under Contract No. HY/2013/03 (from 1 September 2017 to 30 September 2017 for the construction works of Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area) and is submitted to fulfil Condition 5.4 of the EP.
1.2 ..... Project Description
1.2.1 The works to be executed under Contract No. HY/2013/03 include the following major items:
a. Cargo clearance facilities including kiosks for clearance of good vehicles, customs inspection platforms, X-ray building, etc.;
b. Passenger related facilities including processing kiosks and examination facilities for private cars and coaches, annexure for examination of accompanying passengers of private cars, etc.;
c. Accommodation/offices for the facilities (like fire station, police station, buildings for Immigration Department [ImmD], Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department [C&ED], Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department [AFCD], Food and Environmental Hygiene Department [FEHD], Department of Health [DofH] etc.) of the Government departments providing services in connection with the HKBCF;
d. Provision of transport and miscellaneous facilities inside the HKBCF including public transport interchange (PTI), transport drop-off and pick-up areas, vehicle holding areas, passenger queuing areas, road networks, footbridges, fencing, sewerage and drainage systems, sewage treatment plant and treated effluent disposal facilities, water supply system, building services works, electronic system, and traffic control and information system including traffic control and surveillance system (TCSS), etc.;
e. Provision of roads connecting the BCF to the Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR), the Tuen Mun – Chek Lap Kok Link (TM-CLKL) and the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), expect the part of road works in HKIA entrusted to the HKLR project; and
f. Reprovisioning of the affected HKIA’s facilities, expect those affected by the Automated People Mover (APM) system such as the existing east rescue berth.
1.2.2 The works to be executed under Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area include the following major items:
a. The Automatic Vehicle Clearance Support System amid to increasing traffic flow for Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities;
b. Responsible for designs and develops a set of tailor-made computer monitoring and control systems to for daily security operation; and
c. The Clearance Workstations at 72 vehicle clearance kiosks, Customs and Excise’s inbound and outbound traffic control centers as well as a Vehicle Tracking System.
1.3 ..... Project Organisation
1.3.1 .. The Project Organisation for Environmental Works of Contract No. HY/2013/03 is shown in Appendix B. The contact person and telephone numbers of key personnel for the captioned project are shown in Table 1.1:
Table 1.1 Contact Persons and Telephone Numbers of Key Personnel (for Contract No. HY/2013/03)
Party |
Position |
Contact Person |
Telephone No. |
Fax No. |
Engineer or Engineer’s Representative (AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.) |
Chief Resident Engineer |
Mr. W. S. Ng |
3958 7400 |
3902 8800 |
Environmental Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Ramboll Environ Hong Kong Limited) |
Environmental Project Office Leader |
Mr. Y. H. Hui |
3547 2133 |
3465 2899 |
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Mr. Raymond Dai |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
|
Environmental Site Supervisor |
Mr. Ray Yan |
5181 8165 |
3465 2899 |
|
Contractor (China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd) |
Site Agent |
Mr. Paul Pui |
9125 0700 |
2512 0427 |
Environmental Officer |
Mr. Marko Chan |
9427 2879 |
2512 0427 |
|
Environmental Team (MateriaLab Consultants Limited) |
Environmental Team Leader (ETL) |
Mr. Arthur Cheng |
3565 4115 |
2450 8032 |
24-hr Complaint Hotline |
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-- |
5236 7111 |
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1.3.2 .. The Project Organisation for Environmental Works of Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area is shown in Appendix B. The contact person and telephone numbers of key personnel for the captioned project are shown in Table 1.2:
Table 1.2 Contact Persons and Telephone Numbers of Key Personnel (for Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area)
Party |
Position |
Contact Person |
Telephone No. |
Fax No. |
Engineer or Engineer’s Representative (AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.) |
Chief Resident Engineer |
Mr. W. S. Ng |
3958 7400 |
3902 8800 |
Environmental Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Ramboll Environ Hong Kong Limited) |
Environmental Project Office Leader |
Mr. Y. H. Hui |
3547 2133 |
3465 2899 |
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Mr. Raymond Dai |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
|
Environmental Site Supervisor |
Mr. Ray Yan |
5181 8165 |
3465 2899 |
|
Contractor (ATAL Technologies Limited) |
Site Agent |
Mr. Eric Yim |
2565 3355 |
3162 5217 |
Environmental Officer |
Mr. W. Li |
2565 3137 |
3162 5217 |
|
Environmental Team (MateriaLab Consultants Limited) |
Environmental Team Leader (ETL) |
Mr. Arthur Cheng |
3565 4115 |
2450 8032 |
24-hr Complaint Hotline |
-- |
-- |
6509 0375 |
-- |
1.3.3 .. The Contract HY/2013/03 has commenced on 10 April 2015. The commencement of construction works and the EM&A programme have commenced on 29 August 2015.
1.3.4 .. The Contract HY/2013/06 has commenced on 14 August 2015. The commencement of construction works and the EM&A programme have commenced on 13 September 2016 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area.
1.4 ..... Construction Programme
1.4.1 .. The construction programme for Contract No. HY/2013/03 (includes the construction works of HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area) are provided in Appendix C.
1.5 ..... Construction Works Undertaken during the Reporting Period
1.5.1 The construction works of Contract No. HY/2013/03 commenced on 29 August 2015 (includes the construction works of Contract No. HY/2013/06 commenced on 13 September 2016 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area). During this reporting period, the following major site activities were commenced:
For Contract No. HY/2013/03
1. Building at Portion A1, B, G, N, J, STP & Pumping Stations;
2. CUE Construction at Portion B, C & J;
3. Drainage & Sewerage Work, Water Main & Cable Duct at Portion B, H1, H2, J, P, G & A1;
4. Radiation Screen Wall at Portion B, E P, N,M,C;
5. Sign Gantry Footing at Portion B;
6. Sewerage Pumping Station, High Mast Lighting Foundation & Box Culvert C at Portion G;
7. Bridge Works at A1 to A9;
8. Site Foundation Works at Portion K;
9. Cover Walkway at Portion H1 & H2;
10. Box Culvert B at Portion N; Shuttle kiosk & Subway at Portion E
11. Deployment, maintenance and inspection of silt curtain;
12. Construction of water outfall of box culvert; and
13. Marine sediment excavation activities from the land-based works and corresponding disposal at the designated disposal sites within Hong Kong as allocated by the Marine Fill Committee.
For Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area
1. Conduits & Wiring installation at Building 037, kiosk and CUE works area.