EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1. This is the 17^th Quarterly 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 performed in the period between March and May 2017.

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	1^st, 7^th, 13^th, 17^th, 23^rd and 29^th March 2017 3^rd, 7^th, 13^th, 19^th, 25^th and 28^th April 2017 4^th, 10^th, 16^th, 22^nd and 26^th May 2017
24-hr TSP Monitoring
Noise Monitoring	2^nd, 8^th, 14^th, 24^th and 30^th March 2017 5^nd, 11^th, 20^th and 26^th April 2017 5^th, 11^th, 17^th, 23^rd and 29^th May 2017
Water Quality Monitoring	1^st, 3^rd, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th, 13^th, 15^th, 17^th, 20^th1^st, 23^rd, 25^th, and 27^th, 29^thand 31^st March 2017 3^rd, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th, 12^th, 14^th, 18^th, 20^th, 22^nd, 24^th, 26^th and 28^th April 2017 2^nd, 4^th, 6^th, 8^th, 10^th, 12^th, 15^th, 17^th, 19^th, 22^nd, 24^th, 26^th and 29^th and 31^th May 2017
Dolphin Monitoring (Line-transect Vessel Surveys)	1^st and 13^th March 2017 5^th and 13^th April 2017 8^th and 19^th May 2017
Environmental Site Inspection	7^th, 14^th, 21^st and 28^th March 2017 6^th, 11^th, 18^th and 25^th April 2017 2^nd, 9^th, 16^th, 23^rdand 31^st May 2017
Archaeological Site Inspection	14^th March 2017

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)	0	0	0	0
	Dissolved Oxygen (DO) (Bottom)	0	0	0	0
	Turbidity	0	0	0	0
	Suspended Solids (SS)	13	6	0	0
Dolphin Monitoring	Line-transect Vessel Surveys	1	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. No environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.

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:

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¡P Establishment for Asphalt Plant

Ancillary and Associated Facilities

¡P Sealing of deck openings and preparation deck surface for waterproofing

¡P Waterproofing and asphalt laying

¡P Watermain installation

¡P Installation of carrier drains

¡P Installation of precast parapet skins

¡P Construction of median and side barriers

¡P Construction of longitudinal stitching

¡P Erection of sign gantry

¡P Reinstatement of slope area and drainage works

¡P Reinstatement of sloping seawall

¡P Fill slope for CLK South Road realignment*

¡P Laying of asphalt pavement

¡P Sealing of gantry crane loading opening

Note:

*Minor Modification Works:-

¡PShifting the bus stop location;

¡PShifting the old alignment near P109 southward; and

¡PRe-instating the underground drainage with the new alignment due to the minor modification works above.

E&M Works

¡P E&M installation

¡P E&M ducting installation

¡P E&M works inside SHT building

¡P Street light cables and poles installation

¡P Cable hanger installation

¡P Construction of Lad Centre

Marine Viaduct (P0 to P80)

Deck Erection

¡P Segment erection

External Prestressing Tendon Installation

Internal Prestressing Grouting

Turnaround Facilities

¡P Stitching works

¡P Erection of I-beam supporting towers