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 ¡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 5th Quarterly EM&A Report for the Contract which summaries findings
of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 March 2021 to 31 May
2021.
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 ¡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 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
According
to the Proposal on Post-construction Dolphin Monitoring (PCDM) prepared by
Contract No. HY/2013/04 which has been verified and approved by ENPO and EPD
respectively, the completion date of the PCDM is in February 2021. Therefore,
the reporting of Chinese White Dolphins monitoring works under this Contract
was suspended on 1 March 2021.
Contents
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)
¡P
Landscaping
and establishment works;
¡P
Irrigation
system and associated drainage pumping system and facilities;
¡P
Erection
and installation in the Passenger Clearance Building;
¡P
Public
transport interchange (PTI) public toilet, satellite refuse collection point
(RCP) and observation guard booths;
¡P
PTI
cross boundary shuttle (CBS) / cross boundary coach (CBC) lanes and covered walkway;
¡P
Vehicle
clearance plazas (VCP) vehicle kiosks and associate automatic vehicle clearance
supporting system (AVCSS).
Table 1.1
Contact
Information of Key Personnel
Party |
Position |
Name |
Telephone |
Engineer or Engineer¡¦s Representative (AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.) |
Senior Resident Engineer |
Mr. Jason Yu |
3748 8903 |
Resident Engineer |
Mr. Winston Wong |
3748 8918 |
|
Resident Engineer |
Mr. Gordon Kok |
3748 8967 |
|
Environmental Project Office / Independent
Environmental Checker (Ramboll Hong Kong Limited) |
Environmental Project
Office Leader |
Mr. Y. H. Hui |
3465 2888 |
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC) |
Mr.
Manson Yeung |
9700
6767 |
|
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Mr. Brian Tam |
9700 6767 |
|
Environmental Site Supervisor |
Mr.
K. C. Chan |
3465
2882 |
|
Contractor (China Harbour Engineering Co. Ltd) |
Environmental Manager |
Mr. Marko Chan |
9427 2879 |
Environmental Officer |
Mr.
Matthew Wu |
6076
2675 |
|
Environmental Team (Fugro Technical Services Limited) |
Environmental Team
Leader (ETL) |
Mr. Calvin Leung |
3565 4441 |
¡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).
Table 2.1 Air
Quality and Noise Monitoring Location
Environmental
Monitoring |
Monitoring
Station |
Location |
Air
Quality |
AMS2 |
Tung
Chung Development Pier |
AMS3C |
Ying
Tung Estate Market Rooftop |
|
AMS6 |
Dragonair / CNAC (Group) Building (HKIA) |
|
AMS7B |
Third Runway Site Office |
|
Noise |
NMS2 |
Seaview
Crescent |
NMS3 |
Ying Tung Estate Refuse Collection
Point |
Remarks:
1.
The ET of this Contract should conduct impact air quality
monitoring at station AMS6 listed in the table as part of EM&A programme
according to latest notification from ENPO when the monitoring station is no
longer covered by another ET of the HZMB project.
2.
The Limit Levels for schools will be applied for NMS3C.
The
Contractor was reminded that chemical waste containers should be properly treated
and stored temporarily in designated chemical waste storage area on site in
accordance with the Code of Practice on the Packing, Labelling and Storage of
Chemical Waste.
Air Quality Impact
¡P
Water spray should be provided
at the exposed area.
¡P
Dust suppression mitigation
measures should be provided to prevent dusty material arising.
¡P
Stockpile should be covered or
sprayed water to prevent dusty arising.
Construction Noise Impact
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Water Quality Impact
¡P
Stagnant water should be
removed regularly.
¡P
Stagnant water should be
cleared after raining.
Chemical and Waste Management
¡P
Waste generated at the site
should be removed regularly.
¡P
Contractor was reminded that
housekeeping should be maintained regularly.
Landscape
and Visual Impact
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.
Permit/ Licenses
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting month.
Others
¡P
No specific observation was
identified in the reporting period.