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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This Quarterly 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 – 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 3rd Quarterly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 September 2020 to 30 November 2020.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

The Quarterly 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 – 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 period. Also, no Action and Limit Level exceedance was recorded for construction noise monitoring in the reporting period.

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

No reporting change in the reporting period.

Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

1. INTRODUCTION 5

2. EM&A REQUIREMENTS 8

3. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT 10

4. ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT AND NON-COMPLIANCE 12

5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 13

Tables

Table 1.1 Contact Information of Key Personnel

Table 2.1 Air Quality and Noise Monitoring Location

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 Event and Action Plan

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

Appendix F Summary of Site Audit in the Reporting Period

Appendix G Waste Flow Table

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

Appendix I Dolphin Monitoring Survey Findings and Analysis