1.1
Background
1.1.1 Not applicable.
Hong Kong Link Road
1.1.2 Not applicable.
1.1.3 Not applicable.
1.1.4 Not applicable.
Hong Kong Boundary
Crossing Facilities
1.1.5A An application (No ESB-183/2008) for an
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Study Brief under Section 5(1) of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) was submitted by Highways
Department (hereafter referred to as ¡§the Project Proponent¡¨) on 12 March 2008
with a Project Profile (No. PP-346/2008) for the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge
Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF, hereafter referred to as ¡§the
Project¡¨), which is a ¡§Designated Project¡¨ under Schedule 2 of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499). EPD issued an
EIA Study Brief (No: ESB-183/2008) on April 2008 to the Project Proponent to
carry out an EIA study.
1.1.6A An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report
together with an EM&A Manual (hereafter referred to as the ¡§approved
EM&A Manual¡¨) (Register No. AEIAR-145/2009) was prepared for the Project
and approved by Environmental Protection Department (EPD) on 23 October 2009.
1.1.7A An Environmental Permit (EP) for the
construction and operation of the Project was first issued on 4 November 2009
and subsequently varied. The current version (No. EP-353/2009/K) was issued on
11 April 2016. These documents are available through the EIAO Register.
1.1.8A This
Contract Specific Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual is
prepared for ¡§Contract No. HY/2019/01 Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong
Boundary Crossing Facilities ¡V Phase 2 and Other Works¡¨ (hereafter referred to
as ¡§the Contract¡¨) for the Highways Department of Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government. The Contract, which is part of the
HKBCF Project, was awarded to China Harbour Engineering Co. Limited (hereafter
referred to as ¡§the Contractor¡¨) and Fugro Technical Services Limited was
appointed as the Environmental Team (ET) by the Contractor.
1.2
Purposes
of the Manual
1.2.1A The purposes of this
Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual are to:
n
Guide
the setup of an EM&A programme to ensure compliance with the EIA recommendations;
n
Specify
the requirements for monitoring equipment;
n
Propose
environmental monitoring points, monitoring frequency etc.;
n
Propose
Action/Limit Level;
n
Propose
Event/Action Plan; and
n
Assess
the effectiveness of the recommended mitigation measures.
1.2.2A This Manual outlines the
monitoring and audit programme for the construction and operation of the
proposed Hong Kong Link Road (HKLR) and HKBCF and provide systematic
procedures for monitoring, auditing and minimising environmental impacts.
1.2.3 Hong
Kong environmental regulations and the Hong Kong Planning Standards and
Guidelines (HKPSG) have served as environmental standards and guidelines in the
preparation of this Manual. In addition, this EM&A Manual has been prepared
in accordance with the requirements stipulated in Annex 21 of the Technical
Memorandum on the EIA Process (TM-EIAO).
1.2.4A This Manual contains the
following information:
n
Responsibilities
of the Contractor, the Project Manager, Supervisor or their representative
(ER), Environmental Team (ET), and the Independent Environmental Checker
(IEC) under the context of EM&A;
n
Role
of the Environmental Protection Office (ENPO);
n
Project
organisation for the EM&A works;
n
The
basis for, and description of the broad approach underlying the EM&A
programme;
n
Details
of the methodologies to be adopted, including all laboratories and analytical
procedures, and details on quality assurance and quality control programme;
n
The
rationale on which the environmental monitoring data will be evaluated and
interpreted;
n
Definition
of Action and Limit levels;
n
Establishment
of Event and Action plans;
n
Requirements
for reviewing pollution sources and working procedures required in the event of
non-compliance with the environmental criteria and complaints; and
n
Requirements
for presentation of environmental monitoring and audit data and appropriate
reporting procedures.
n
Requirements
for reviewing the EIA predictions and the effectiveness of mitigations
measures, environmental management system and the EM&A programme.
1.2.5A For
the purpose of this manual, the ER shall refer to the Project Manager as
defined in the Construction Contract, in cases where the Project Manager's
powers have been delegated to the ER, in accordance with the Construction
Contract. The ET leader, who shall be responsible for and in charge of the ET,
shall refer to the person delegated the role of executing the environmental
monitoring and audit requirements.