EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1. This is the 1^st Quarterly Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by Cinotech Consultants Limited for the project “Contract No. HY/2011/09 – Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road – Section between HKSAR Boundary and Scenic Hill” (hereinafter called the “Contract”). This report documents the findings of EM&A Works performed in the period between 22^nd February and 31^st May 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)	Monitoring Date(s)
1-hr TSP Monitoring	22^nd and 28^th February 2013 6^th, 12^th, 18^th, 22^nd and 27^th March 2013 2^nd, 8^th, 12^th, 18^th, 24^th and 30^th April 2013 6^th, 10^th, 16^th, 22^nd and 28^th May 2013
24-hr TSP Monitoring
Noise Monitoring	23^rd February 2013 1^st, 7^th, 13^th, 19^th, 23^rd and 28^th March 2013 3^rd, 9^th, 15^th and 25^th April 2013 2^nd, 7^th, 13^th, 23^rd and 29^th May 2013
Water Quality Monitoring	22^nd, 25^th and 27^th February 2013 1^st, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 11^th, 13^th, 15^th, 18^th, 20^th, 23^rd, 25^th, 27^th and 29^th March 2013 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th, 8^th, 10^th, 12^th, 15^th, 17^th, 19^th, 22^th, 24^th, 26^th and 29^th April 2013 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th, 13^th, 15^th, 18^th, 20^th, 22^th, 24^th, 27^th, 29^th and 31^st May 2013
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)	19^th and 25^th February 2013 8^th and 22^th March 2013 9^th and 17^th April 2013 6^th and 14^th May 2013
^(1)Construction-phase underwater Noise Monitoring	With Bored Piling Activities: 18^th, 19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, 25^th, 27^th, 28^th March 2013 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 25^th, 26^th, 27^th, 29^th and 30^th April 2013 Without Bored Piling Activities: 13^th, 14^th, 15^th and 26^th March 2013 11^th April 2013
^(1)Dolphin Behaviour Monitoring	With Bored Piling Activities: 18^th, 19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, 25^th, 27^th, 28^th and 29^th March 2013 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 10^th and 11^th April 2013 Without Bored Piling Activities: 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 11^th to 17^th, 24^th and 30^th March 2013
^(1)Land-based Dolphin Behaviour and Movement Monitoring	With Bored Piling Activities: 18^th, 19^th, 20^th, 21^st, 22^nd, 23^rd, 25^th, 27^th, 28^th March 2013 1^st, 2^nd, 4^th, 5^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 11^th April 2013 Without Bored Piling Activities: 6^th, 7^th, 9^th to 17^th, 24^th and 30^th March 2013
Environmental Site Inspection	26^th February 2013 5^th, 12^th, 19^th and 26^th March 2013 2^nd, 9^th, 16^th, 26^th and 30^th April 2013 7^th, 14^th, 21^st and 31^st May 2013
Archaeological Site Inspection	25^th March 2013

Remark: ⁽¹⁾ Dolphin-related monitoring was conducted in the reporting period. According to the EM&A Manual for HKLR, the dolphin-related monitoring was conducted during the bored piling activities (e.g. installation of permanent casting for bored piling activities) which presented in Appendix A. The dolphin-related monitoring conducted without bored piling activities are for reference only. In addition, no monitoring was conducted in May 2013 as no underwater sockets into rock can be carried out for marine bored piles in West Lantau in May and June in accordance with EP Condition 3.1.

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)	1	0	1	0
Water Quality	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Surface & Middle)	7	6	0	0
	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)	10	0	0	0
	Turbidity	30	101	0	0
	Suspended Solids (SS)	22	92	0	0
Underwater Noise	RMS sound pressure level re 1µPa	0	0	0	0
Dolphin Monitoring	Line-transect Vessel Surveys	0	0	0	0

4. Environmental monitoring works were performed in the reporting period and all monitoring results were checked and reviewed. The details of each exceedance were attached in the Monthly EM&A Reports.

Complaint Log

5. Summary of the environmental complaints of the reporting period is tabulated in Table III.

Table III Summary Table for Complaints Recorded in the Reporting Period

Complaint Log Ref.	Location	Received Date	Nature of Complaint
Com-2013-04-001	Near Tung Chung New Development Pier	8 April 2013	Water Quality
Com-2013-05-001	WA6	2 May 2013	Noise
Com-2013-05-002	WA6	18 May 2013	Noise
Com-2013-05-003	Near Tung Chung New Development Pier	18 May 2013	Water Quality

Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

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

Reporting Changes

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

Future Key Issues

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

WA4

Ÿ Fabrication of rebar cages

Ÿ Loading and unloading

Ÿ Setup of casting yard

WA7

Ÿ Preparation for bored piling

Ÿ Fabrication of rebar cages

Ÿ Loading and Unloading

Ÿ

Portion A (Land Section)

Ÿ Site clearance and formation

Ÿ Timber Scaffolding

Ÿ Pre-drilling work

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

Ÿ Slewing of the tele‐communication & AA COM cables

Portion C

Ÿ Satellite site office set up

Ÿ Pre-drilling work

Ÿ Protection work to the fuel pipes

Ÿ Fabrication of reinforcement cage and piling jacket, setting up for land piling work

Western Water

Ÿ Pre-drilling Work

Ÿ Loading and Unloading

Ÿ Setting up of silt-curtain

Ÿ Platform installation for pre‐drilling works

Ÿ Installation of temporary casings for the piling platform

Ÿ Installation of permanent casing

Ÿ Bored piling works