EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1. This is the 1^st monthly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by Cinotech Consultants Limited for the project ¡§Contract No. HY/2011/09 ¡V Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ¡V Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill¡¨ (hereinafter called the ¡§Contract¡¨). This report documents the findings of EM&A Works conducted between 22^nd and 28^th February 2013 as the Contract commenced on 22 February 2013.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

2. A summary of the monitoring activities in this reporting period is listed in Table I below:

Table I Summary Table for Monitoring Activities in the Reporting Period

Parameter(s)	Date(s)
1-hr TSP Monitoring	22^nd and 28^th February 2013
24-hr TSP Monitoring	22^nd and 28^th February 2013
Noise Monitoring	23^rd February 2013
Water Quality Monitoring	22^nd, 25^th and 27^th February 2013
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)	19^th and 25^th February 2013
Construction-phase underwater Noise Monitoring	*N/A
Dolphin Behaviour Monitoring	*N/A
Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring	*N/A
Environmental Site Inspection	26^th February 2013

*N/A: No monitoring was conducted in the reporting period as the bored piling activities have not been started. (The tentative commencement date of bored piling activities is 18 March 2013)

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels

3. Summary of the environmental exceedances of the reporting period is tabulated in Table II.

Table II Summary Table for Events Recorded in the Reporting Period

Environmental Monitoring	Parameter	No. of Exceedance		No. of Exceedance related to the Construction Activities of this Contract
		Action Level	Limit Level	Action Level	Limit Level
Air Quality	1-hr TSP	0	0	0	0
	24-hr TSP	0	0	0	0
Noise	Leq(30min)	0	0	0	0
Water Quality	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Surface & Middle)	7	6	0	0
	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)	10	0	0	0
	Turbidity	7	26	0	0
	Suspended Solids (SS)	5	30	0	0

1-hour TSP Monitoring

4. All 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting period. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

24-hour TSP Monitoring

5. All 24-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting period. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Construction Noise

6. All construction noise monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting period. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Water Quality

7. All water quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting period. There are seventeen Action Level exceedances and six Limit Level exceedances were recorded for dissolved oxygen. Seven Action Level exceedances and twenty-six Limit Level exceedances for turbidity were recorded. Five Action exceedances and thirty Limit Level exceedances for suspended solids were recorded.

8. According to the investigation, no major marine construction activities were conducted during the monitoring period. Therefore, all exceedances are considered not due to the Contract.

Complaint Log

9. No environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

10. No notification of summons and successful prosecution was received in the reporting period.

Reporting Changes

11. This report has been developed in compliance with the reporting requirements for the first monthly EM&A Report as required by the EM&A Manual for Hong Kong Link Road (EM&A Manual). There are no reporting changes.

Future Key Issues

12. Major site activities for the coming reporting month will include:

Ÿ Continue erection of hoarding & fence and site office area set up in Portion C;

Ÿ Carry out slewing work for CLP 11kVA and 132kVA power cable between P108, P109 & P113;

Ÿ Construction of the concrete cable trough for CLP cable slewing;

Ÿ Slewing of the tele-communication cable;

Ÿ Continue pre-drilling work at western water, along slopping seawall and at Portion C;

Ÿ Protection work to the fuel pipes along the access road at Portion C;

Ÿ Complete the piling platform for the Kelly method at P48, P0 and P49 and commence bored piling work;

Ÿ Erection of platform at P50 an P52 for preparation of RCD bored piling;

Ÿ Continue the setup of casting yard;

Ÿ Set-up facilities for marine delivery of concrete from land plants.

Ÿ Setting up of silt-curtain. (dolphin exclusion zone and dolphin watching plan will be implemented in accordance with EP condition 3.4 and 3.5)