Appendix
F Implementation
Schedule of Landscape and Visual Design and Mitigation Measures
EIA Ref. |
EM&A
Log Ref |
Recommended Mitigation Measures |
Objectives
of the Recommended Measures & Main Concerns to address |
Who to
implement the measures? |
Location
of the measures |
When to
implement the measures? |
Implementation
status (as of Mar
2021) |
Landscape & Visual (Detailed Design Phase) |
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S14.3.3.1 |
LV1 |
General design
measures include: |
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Roadside planting
and planting along the edge of the reclamation is proposed; |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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Transplanting of mature trees
in good health and amenity value where appropriate and reinstatement of areas
disturbed during construction by compensatory hydro-seeding and planting; |
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Not
applicable to HKBCF |
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Protection measures for the
trees to be retained during construction activities; |
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Not
applicable to HKBCF |
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Optimizing the
sizes and spacing of the bridge columns; |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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Fine-tuning the
location of the bridge columns to avoid visually sensitive locations; |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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Aesthetic design of the bridge
form and its structural elements for HKLR, e.g. parapet, soffit, columns,
lightings and so on; |
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Not
applicable to HKBCF |
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Considering the decorative
urban design elements for HKLR, e.g. decorative road lightings; |
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Not
applicable to HKBCF |
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Maximizing new
tree, shrub and other vegetation planting to compensate tree felled and
vegetation removed; |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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Providing planting
area around peripheral of HKLR and HKBCF for tree planting screening effect; |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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Providing
salt-tolerant native trees along the planter strip at affected seawall and
newly reclaimed coastline. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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For HKBCF,
providing aesthetic architectural design on the related buildings (e.g.
similar materials for PCB building facade to Airport buildings, roof planting
and subtle materials for other facilities buildings and so on), and the
related infrastructure (e.g. parapet planting and transparent cover for
elevated footbridges) to provide harmonic atmosphere of the HKBCF. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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Fine-tuning the
sizes of the structural members to minimize the bulkiness of buildings and
adjustment of building arrangement to minimise disturbance to surrounding
vegetation in the HKBCF, |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Detailed designer |
HKBCF |
Design stage |
Fully implemented |
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For HKLR, providing aesthetic
design on the viaduct, tunnel portals, at-grade roads and reclamation (e.g.
subtle colour tone and slim form for viaduct to minimize the bulkiness of the
structure and to blend the viaduct better with the background environment,
featured form of tunnel portals, roadside planting along at-grade roads and
landscape berm on & planting along edge of reclamation area) to beautify
the HKLR alignment |
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Not
applicable to HKBCF |
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Landscape & Visual (Construction Phase) |
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S14.3.3.3 |
LV2 |
Mitigate both Landscape and Visual Impacts |
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G1.
Grass-hydroseed bare soil surface and stock pile areas. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractors of C2, C3 and C4 |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Fully implemented |
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G2.
Add planting strip
and automatic irrigation system if appropriate at some portions of bridge or
footbridge to screen bridge and traffic. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractors of C1, C2, C3 and C4 |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Fully implemented |
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G3. For
HKLR, providing aesthetic design on the viaduct, tunnel portals, at-grade
roads and reclamation (e.g. subtle colour tone and slim form for viaduct,
featured form of tunnel portals, roadside planting along at-grade roads and
landscape berm on & planting along edge of reclamation area) to beautify
the HKLR alignment. |
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applicable to HKBCF |
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G4.
For HKBCF, providing
aesthetic architectural design on the related buildings (e.g. similar
materials for PCB building facade to Airport buildings, roof planting and
subtle materials for other facilities buildings and so on), and the related
infrastructure (e.g. parapet planting and transparent cover for elevated
footbridges) to provide harmonic atmosphere of the HKBCF (see Figure 14.3.1
for example). |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Fully implemented |
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G5.
Vegetation
reinstatement and upgrading to disturbed areas. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractor of C2 |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Fully implemented |
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G6.
Maximize new tree,
shrub and other vegetation planting to compensate tree felled and vegetation removed. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8; Future Contractor of C4
landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Works under Contracts C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 fully implemented; works
by future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) partially
implemented |
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G7.
Provide planting
area around peripheral of and within HKBCF and HKLR for tree screening buffer
effect. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractors of C1, C2, and C3 |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Fully implemented |
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G8.
Plant salt
tolerant native tree and shrubs etc along the
planter strip at affected seawall. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Partially implemented |
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G9.
Reserve of loose
natural granite rocks for re-use. Provide new coastline to adopt
¡§natural-look¡¨ by means of using armour rocks in the form of natural rock
materials and planting strip area accommodating screen buffer to enhance ¡§natural-look¡¨
of the new coastline. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractors of C2, C3, and C4; Future Contractor of C4 landscape works
(i.e.
Contractor of C9) |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Works under Contracts C2, C3 and C4 fully implemented; works by future
Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) partially
implemented |
S14.3.3.3 |
LV3 |
Mitigate Visual Impacts |
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V1.
Minimize time for
construction activities during construction period. |
Minimise visual impact |
Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8; Future Contractor of C4
landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) |
HKBCF |
Construction stage |
Works under Contracts C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 fully implemented; works
by future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) partially
implemented |
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V2. Provide
screen hoarding at the portion of the project site / works areas / storage
areas near VSRs who have close low-level views to the Project during HKLR
& HKBCF construction. |
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Not
applicable to HKBCF |
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Landscape & Visual (Operation Phase) |
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S14.3.3.3 |
LV4 |
Mitigate both Landscape and Visual Impacts |
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G10.
Provide proper
planting maintenance on the new planting areas to enhance the aesthetic
degree. |
Minimise visual & landscape impact |
Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8; Future Contractor of C4
landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) |
HKBCF |
Operation stage |
Works under Contracts C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 fully implemented; works
by future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) to be
implemented |
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Mitigate Visual Impacts |
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V3.
Lighting design to
minimize glare at night. Decorative road lighting to be considered during
detailed design stage. |
Minimise visual impact |
Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 |
HKBCF |
Operation stage |
Fully implemented |