EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1. This is the 36^th 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 in January 2016.

Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress

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

Table I Summary Table for Monitoring Activities in the Reporting Month

Parameter(s)	Date(s)
1-hr TSP Monitoring	6^th, 12^th, 18^th, 22^nd and 28^thJanuary 2016
24-hr TSP Monitoring	6^th, 12^th, 18^th, 22^nd and 28^thJanuary 2016
Noise Monitoring	7^th, 13^th, 19^thand 29^th January 2016
Water Quality Monitoring	2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 11^th, 13^th, 15^th, 18^th, 20^th, 22^nd, 25^th, 27^th and 29^th January 2016
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)	6^th and 21^st January 2016
Additional Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring	7^th and 12^th January 2016
Environmental Site Inspection	5^th, 12^th, 19^th and 26^th January 2016
Archaeological Site Inspection	^(1)N/A

Remark: ⁽¹⁾ No archaeological site inspection was conducted in the reporting month.

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels

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

Table II Summary Table for Events Recorded in the Reporting Month

Environmental Monitoring	Parameter	No. of Exceedance		Total No. of Exceedance	No. of Exceedance related to the Construction Activities of this Contract		Total 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	0	0
	24-hr TSP	1	0	1	0	0	0
Noise	Leq(30min)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Water Quality	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Surface & Middle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Turbidity	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Suspended Solids (SS)	0	0	0	0	0	0

1-hour TSP Monitoring

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

24-hour TSP Monitoring

5. All 24-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Limit Level exceedance was recorded. One Action Level exceedance for 24-hr TSP monitoring at AMS4 was recorded on 22 January 2016.

6. According to the investigation, no dust generation works was conducted at near the monitoring station during the monitoring and observable dust source from construction activity under Contract No. HY/2011/09. In addition, village lorry which emitted heavy smoke was observed. Therefore, the exceedance is considered not due to the Contract.

Construction Noise

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

Water Quality

8. All water quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Complaint Log

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

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

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

Reporting Changes

11. This report has been developed in compliance with the reporting requirements for the subsequent monthly EM&A Report as required by the EM&A Manual for Hong Kong Link Road (EM&A Manual).

Future Key Issues

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

WA4

Ÿ Fabrication of lifting frames

Ÿ Deliveries of frame structures

WA7

Ÿ Storage Area

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

Pile Cap Construction:

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Ÿ Emerged and submerged pile cap works

Ÿ Concreting works

Ÿ Steel re-bar fixing for pile cap

Ÿ Removal of rockfill platform

Column Construction:

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Ÿ Lifting works

Ÿ Lift concrete pouring

Ÿ Pier head works

Ÿ Pier head concreting

Precast Column Erection

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Ÿ Installation of base units and precast units

Ÿ Stressing of vertical nailing tendons

Ÿ Vertical Tendons Stressed

Ÿ Grouting Vertical Tendons

Ÿ Pier Head Concrete

Double Blade Column

Ÿ Formwork assembly

Deck Erection

Ÿ Setting up of equipment

Ÿ Segment erection

Precast Segment

Ÿ Segment casting

Land Viaduct (P81 to Abutment at Scenic Hill Tunnel (SHT))

Ÿ Removal of filled platform

Ÿ Reinstatement works

Ÿ Backfilling

Ÿ Removal of sheet pile cofferdam

Ÿ Open cut excavation

Ÿ Removal of steel bracket system

Ÿ Dismantling of formworks and falsework for in-situ end segment