1.
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Basic Project Information
1.1.1
This
Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&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” (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) (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 (construction works of Contract No. HY/2013/06 was
awarded to ATAL Technologies Limited within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area)
(hereafter referred to as “the Contractor”) and MateriaLab
Consultants Limited (MCL) was appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the
Contractor.
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 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/K, was issued on 11 April 2016.
These documents are available through the EIA Ordinance Register. Commencement
of Contract No. HY/2013/03 took place on 10 April 2015 while the construction
works and the EM&A programme of Contract No. HY/2013/03 commenced on 29
August 2015 (commencement of Contract No. HY/2013/06 took place on 14 August
2015 while the construction works and the EM&A programme of Contract No.
HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area commenced on 13 September
2016). The works areas of the contract are shown in Appendix A.
1.1.3
This is
the 14th Quarterly EM&A Report summarising the findings of EM&A
activities conducted under Contract No. HY/2013/03 from 01 December 2018 to 31 January
2019 (from 01 December 2018 to 31 January 2019 for the construction works of
Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No. HY/2013/03 works area) (the
“reporting period”) and is submitted to fulfil Condition 16.4 of the Updated
EM&A Manual for HKBCF.
1.1.4
As
informed by the Contractor, all major construction activities for Contract No.
HY/2013/03 have been substantially completed and only minor maintenance works
will be carried out on site upon request. All land areas have been handed over
to relevant responsible parties. The EM&A requirement of landscape soft
works for establishment phase was appropriately arranged. After reviewing the
existing environmental conditions of the site, it is considered that the potential
environmental impacts associated with the remaining works are insignificant and
therefore propose to terminate the Construction Phase EM&A Programme under
Contract No. HY/2013/03. Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) verified the proposal for termination of EM&A
programme under Contract No. HY/2013/03 on 30 November 2018. Environmental
Protection Department’s (EPD’s) memo reference ( ) in E771/E1/100 dated 01 February 2019
informing no comment on the proposal for termination of EM&A programme for
Contract No. HY/2013/03. With
respect to the termination of EM&A programme under Contract No. HY/2013/03
as approved by the authority on 01 February 2019, a shorter cut-off reporting
period (from 01 December 2018 up to end 31 January 2019) was stated for this
Quarterly EM&A Report.
1.2
Project Organisation
1.2.1
The organisation chart and lines of
communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure
together with the contact information of the key personnel are shown in Appendix B. The key personnel contact
names and numbers are summarized in Table
1.1 and Table 1.2.
Table
1.1 Contact Information 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. Jason C. Y. Yu |
3152 5102 |
3902
8800 |
|
Environmental
Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Ramboll Hong Kong Limited) |
Environmental
Project Office Leader |
Mr. Y.
H. Hui |
3547
2133 |
3465
2899 |
|
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) (until
31 Dec 2018) |
Mr. |
3465
2888 |
3465 2899 |
|
|
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) (from 01 Jan 2019) |
Mr.
Ray Yan |
3465
2836 |
3465
2899 |
|
|
Environmental
Site Supervisor (until
31 Dec 2018) |
Mr.
Ray Yan |
5181
8165 |
3465
2899 |
|
|
Environmental
Site Supervisor (from
01 Jan 2019) |
Mr. Harris Wong |
5181
8709 |
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 |
-- |
-- |
5236
7111 |
-- |
Table 1.2 Contact Information 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. Jason C. Y. Yu |
3152 5102 |
3902
8800 |
|
Environmental
Project Office / Independent Environmental Checker (Ramboll Hong Kong Limited) |
Environmental
Project Office Leader |
Mr. Y.
H. Hui |
3547
2133 |
3465
2899 |
|
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) (until
31 Dec 2018) |
Mr. |
3465
2888 |
3465
2899 |
|
|
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) (from 01 Jan 2019) |
Mr.
Ray Yan |
3465
2836 |
3465
2899 |
|
|
Environmental
Site Supervisor (until
31 Dec 2018) |
Mr.
Ray Yan |
5181
8165 |
3465
2899 |
|
|
Environmental
Site Supervisor (from
01 Jan 2019) |
Mr. Harris Wong |
5181
8709 |
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
Construction Programme
1.3.1
As all the sections under Contract No.
HY/2013/03 (includes the construction works of HY/2013/06 within Contract No.
HY/2013/03 works area) were handed over to the relevant authorities on 24
October 2018 and the site had been changed to a closed area, no construction
programme will be provided.
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:
For Contract No. HY/2013/03
December 2018
1.
Maintenance Works at All Site Area.
January 2019
1.
Maintenance Works at All Site Area.
For Contract No. HY/2013/06 within Contract No.
HY/2013/03 works area
December 2018
1.
Maintenance
Works at Vehicle Kiosk & Building 037.
January 2019
1. Maintenance Works at Vehicle Kiosk &
Building 037.