ÿþ<html> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 12 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:°e0}fÔš; panose-1:2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"\@°e0}fÔš"; panose-1:2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";} .MsoPapDefault {margin-bottom:10.0pt; line-height:115%;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} /* List Definitions */ ol {margin-bottom:0in;} ul {margin-bottom:0in;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div class=Section1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>EXECUTIVE SUMMARY</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&amp;A) Report is prepared for Contract No. HY/2013/03  Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities  Vehicle Clearance Plazas and Ancillary Buildings and Facilities (hereafter referred to as  the Contract ) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The Contract was awarded to China Harbour Engineering Co. Limited (hereafter referred to as  the Contractor ) and MateriaLab Consultants Limited (MCL) was appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the Contractor.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Contract is part of the  Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HZMB HKBCF) Project which is a  Designated Project under Schedule 2 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance (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/J, was issued on 25 February 2016. These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. Commencement of the Contract took place on 10 April 2015 while the construction works and the EM&amp;A programme of this Contract commenced on 29 August 2015.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>MateriaLab Consultants Limited (MCL) has been appointed by the Contractor to implement the Environmental Monitoring &amp; Audit (EM&amp;A) programme for the Contract in accordance with the Updated EM&amp;A Manual for HKBCF (Version 1.0) and will be providing environmental team services for the Contract. This is the 2<sup>nd</sup> Quarterly EM&amp;A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&amp;A works during the reporting period from 1 December 2015 to 29 February 2016 (the  reporting period ).</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The EM&amp;A programme was undertaken in accordance with the Updated EM&amp;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 or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 and AMS7 and noise monitoring at NMS2 and NMS3B as part of EM&amp;A programme if these monitoring stations are no longer covered under Contract Nos. HY/2010/02 and HY/2011/03. However, this is subject to ENPO s final decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring work at these stations.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The dates of site inspection during the reporting period are listed below:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Environmental Site Inspection:</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>3, 10, 17, 23 and 31 December 2015</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>7, 14, 20 and 28 January 2016</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in;text-align:justify;text-justify: inter-ideograph;text-indent:-.25in'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Symbol'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>4, 12, 18 and 26 February 2016</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Breaches of Action and Limit Levels</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Summary of Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level at AMS6 is reported in the monthly EM&amp;A report prepared by Contract No. HY/2011/03.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance of 1-hr TSP level and 24-hr TSP level recorded at station AMS7A for December 2015, AMS7 for January 2016 and February 2016 by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There was no Action and Limit Level exceedance for noise recorded at station NMS2 and station NMS3B by the Environmental Team of Contract No. HY/2010/02 during the reporting period.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There was no marine works conducted during the reporting period and therefore, no water quality impact monitoring result is reported.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There was no marine works conducted during the reporting period and therefore, no ecology monitoring result is reported.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Complaint Log</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There were no complaints received in relation to the environmental impact during the reporting period.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions</span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received during this reporting period.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Reporting Changes </span></b></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The relocation of air monitoring station AMS7A (Chu Kong Air-Sea Union Transportation Co. Ltd.) back to the original location AMS7 (Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel) was approved by EPD. The relocation was completed in 30 December 2015 and the air monitoring at AMS7 was started from January 2016.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The application for variation of EP for the HZMB HKBCF Project was made on 18 February 2016 and granted by EPD on 25 February 2016, and the latest EP No. for the HZMB HKBCF Project is EP-353/2009/J. </span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>