EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report is prepared for Contract No. HY/2019/01 ¡§Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V Phase 2 and Other Works¡¨ (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Contract¡¨) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). Contract No. HY/2019/01 was awarded to China Harbour Engineering Co. Limited and Fugro Technical Services Limited (FTS) was appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the Contractor.

 

Contract No. HY/2019/01 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 the Contract took place on 4 December 2019 and the construction site preparation works commenced in early February 2020.

 

Fugro Technical Services Limited (FTS) 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 (Version 1.0) and is providing environmental team services for the Contract.

 

This is the 22nd Monthly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 November 2021 to 30 November 2021.

 

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, noise and the post-construction dolphin monitoring works for the Contract are covered by Contract No. HY/2019/01 ¡§Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V Phase 2 and Other Works¡¨. The ET of the Contract or another ET of the HZMB project is required to conduct impact air quality monitoring at AMS6 as part of EM&A programme if the impact air quality monitoring work is no longer covered by Contract No. HY/2011/03 respectively. However, this is subject to ENPO¡¦s final decision on which ET should carry out the monitoring work at these stations.

 

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels

No Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded for air quality monitoring in the reporting month. Also, no Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded for construction noise monitoring in the reporting month.

 

Complaint Log

No complaints were received in the reporting period.

 

Notifications of any Summons and Successful Prosecutions

No notifications of summons and prosecutions were received in the reporting period.

Reporting Change

There were no reporting changes during the reporting month.

 

Future Key Issues

The main works will be anticipated in the next reporting period are as follow:

 

¡P                 Excavation at Vehicle Clearance Plaza (VCP) (land-based);

¡P                 Road & Drain works at South Public Transport Interchanges (SPTI), North Public Transport Interchanges (NPTI) and Vehicle Clearance Plaza (VCP) (land-based);

¡P                 Covered Walkway at South Public Transport Interchanges (SPTI) and North Public Transport Interchanges (NPTI) (land-based);

¡P                 Public Toilet at North Public Transport Interchanges (NPTI) (land-based);

¡P                 Kiosks Construction at Vehicle Clearance Plaza (VCP) (land-based);

¡P                 Landscape Works at G1 and G5 (land-based);

¡P                 Conceal Conduits Works at Vehicle Clearance Plaza (VCP) (land-based);

¡P                 E&M Works at South Public Transport Interchanges (SPTI) (land-based);

¡P                 Irrigation System at G1 and G5 (land-based).

 

 

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  1

1.          INTRODUCTION   6

2.         AIR QUALITY  9

3.         NOISE  14

4.         ECOLOGY MONITORING   18

5.         SITE INSPECTION AND AUDIT  19

6.         ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT AND NON-COMPLIANCE  20

7.         IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION MEASURE  21

8.         FUTURE KEY ISSUES  22

9.         CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION   23


Tables

Table 1.1  Contact Information of Key Personnel

Table 1.2 Environmental Licenses, Notification and Permits Summary

Table 2.1 Air Quality Monitoring Equipment

Table 2.2 Air Quality Monitoring Location

Table 2.3 Summary of Air Quality Monitoring Results

Table 3.1 Construction Noise Monitoring Equipment

Table 3.2 Monitoring Parameters and Frequencies of Noise Monitoring

Table 3.3 Construction Noise Monitoring Location

Table 3.4 Summary of Construction Noise Monitoring Results


 


Figures

Figure 1                The Site Layout Plan of the Contract 

Figure 2                The Location of the Air Quality Monitoring Station

Figure 3                The Location of the Noise Monitoring Station

Figure 4                Post-Construction Dolphin Monitoring Line Transect Layout Map

 


Appendices

Appendix A        Construction Programme

Appendix B         Project Organization Chart

Appendix C         Action and Limit Levels

Appendix D        Calibration Certificate of Monitoring Equipment

Appendix E         Environmental Monitoring Schedule

Appendix F         Air Quality Monitoring Results and Construction Noise Monitoring Results

Appendix G        Wind Data

Appendix H        Event and Action Plan

Appendix I          Waste Flow Table

Appendix J          Implementation Status of Environment Mitigation Measures (Construction Phase)

Appendix K         Weather and Meteorological Conditions during Reporting Month

Appendix L         Cumulative statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

Appendix M       Summary of Site Audit in the Reporting Month

Appendix N        Outstanding Issues and Deficiencies