Environmental Permit No. EP-122/2002/E
環境許可證編號 EP-122/2002/E
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
環境影響評估條例
(第499章)
第 10 及 13 條
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO
CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE
A DESIGNATED PROJECT
建造及營辦指定工程項目的環境許可證
A部 (許可證主要部分)
Pursuant to Section 10 of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (the Ordinance), the Director of
Environmental Protection (the Director) granted the Environmental Permit (No. EP-122/2002) to the Civil Engineering and Development Department
(hereinafter referred to as the “Permit Holder”) (formerly known as the
Territory Development Department) on 7 March 2002. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Ordinance, the Director amends the
Environmental Permit based on the Application No. VEP-483/2015. The amendments described
below, are incorporated into this Environmental Permit (No. EP-122/2002/E). This Environmental Permit
as amended is for the construction and operation of the
designated projects described in Part B of this Permit
subject to the conditions described in and attached to Part C
of this Permit.
根據《環境影響評估條例》（條例）第10條的規定，環境保護署署長（署長）於 2002 年 3月 7日將環境許可證 (編號EP-122/2002) 批予 土木工程拓展署(下稱 “許可證持有人”) (曾稱為拓展署)。根據條例第13條的規定，署長因應更改環境許可證的申請編號VEP-483/2015 修訂環境許可證。以下修訂已包含在本環境許可證內 (編號 EP-122/2002/E)。本經修訂的環境許可證作為建造及營辦本許可證B部所說明的指定工程項目，但須遵守本許可證C部所說明或附載的條件。
The issue of this
environmental permit is based on the documents, approvals or permissions
described below:
本環境許可證的發出，乃以下表所列的文件、批准或許可作為根據﹕
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Application No. 申請書編號： |
VEP-483/2015 |
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Document in the Register: 登記冊上的文件： |
(1)
Central
Reclamation Phase III – Studies, Site Investigation, Design and Construction
(Register No.: AEIAR-040/2001) –
Environmental
Impact Assessment Report Volumes 1 and 2 (July 2001) and Environmental Impact
Assessment Executive Summary (July 2001) [Hereinafter referred to as the “EIA
Report”] –
Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Manual (July 2001) [Hereinafter referred to as the
“EM&A Manual”] 中環填海計劃第III期
– 研究、實地堪測、設計與建築(登記冊編號:AEIAR-040/2001) –
環境影響評估報告第一冊及第二冊(2001年7月)及環境影響評估行政摘要(2001年7月) [下稱“環評報告”] –
環境監察及審核手冊(2001年7月) [下稱”環監手冊”] (2)
The
Director’s letter of approval of the EIA Report dated 31 August 2001(ref (19)
in Ax (4) to EP2/H4/C/09 II) 環境保護署署長於 (3)
Application
for an Environmental Permit No. AEP–122/2002 申請環境許可證編號AEP-122/2002 (4)
Environmental
Permit Issued – Permit No.: EP-122/2002 issued on 7 March 2002 已簽發的環境許可證
– 許可證編號EP-122/2002; 於 (5)
Application
for Variation of an Environmental Permit No. VEP-247/2007 and attachments
submitted by the Permit Holder on 30 November 2007. 許可證持有人於 (6)
Environmental
Permit Issued – Permit No.: EP-122/2002/A issued on 27 December 2007. 已簽發的環境許可證
– 許可證編號EP-122/2002/A; 於 (7)
Application
for Variation of an Environmental Permit No. VEP-263/2008 and attachments
submitted by the Permit Holder on 6 May 2008. 許可證持有人於 (8)
Environmental
Permit Issued – Permit No.: EP-122/2002/B issued on 20 May 2008. 已簽發的環境許可證
– 許可證編號EP-122/2002/B; 於2008年5月20日簽發。 (9)
Application
for Variation of an Environmental Permit No. VEP-268/2008 and attachments
submitted by the Permit Holder on 3 July 2008. 許可證持有人於 (10)
Environmental
Permit Issued – Permit No.: EP-122/2002/C issued on 17 July 2008. 已簽發的環境許可證
– 許可證編號EP-122/2002/C; 於2008年7月17日簽發。 (11)
Application
for Variation of an Environmental Permit No. VEP-297/2008 and attachments
submitted by the Permit Holder on 13 August 2009. 許可證持有人於 (12)
Environmental
Permit Issued – Permit No.: EP-122/2002/D issued on 1 September 2009. 已簽發的環境許可證
– 許可證編號EP-122/2002/D; 於2009年9月1日簽發。 (13)
Application
for Variation of an Environmental Permit No. VEP-483/2015 and attachments submitted by the Permit
Holder on 9 September 2015. 許可證持有人於2015年9月9日提交的更改環境許可證的申請編號VEP-483/2015及附件。 |
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Application No. 申請 編號 |
Date of Application 申請 日期 |
List of Amendments Incorporated into
Environmental Permit 已包含在環境許可證內的修訂項目 |
Date of Amendments 修訂 日期 |
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VEP-247/2007 |
30
November 2007 |
Vary Condition 更改環境許可證編號EP-122/2002 C部第 3.3項條件。 |
27
December 2007 |
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VEP-263/2008 |
6
May 2008 |
Vary Condition 更改新的環境許可證編號EP-/122/2002/A C部 第 3.3項條件。 |
20
May 2008 |
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VEP-268/2008 |
3
July 2008 |
Vary Condition 更改新的環境許可證編號EP-/122/2002/B C部 第 3.3項條件。 |
17
July 2008 |
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VEP-297/2009 |
13 August 2009 |
Vary Condition 更改環境許可證編號EP-122/2002/C C部 第 3.9項條件及圖7。 |
1 September 2009 |
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VEP-483/2015 |
9 September 2015 2015年9月9日 |
Add
Condition 3.13 and Figure 11 to Part C of the Environmental Permit No. EP-122/2002/D. 在環境許可證(編號EP-122/2002/D) C部加入第3.13項條件及圖11。 |
24 September 2015 2015年9月24日 |
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24 September 2015 2015年9月24日 |
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(Mr. Ken
Y. K. WONG) Principal
Environmental Protection Officer for
Director of Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (首席環境保護主任 黃耀光先生代行) |
PART B (DESCRIPTIONS OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)
B部 (指定工程項目的說明)
Hereunder is the description of the designated project mentioned in Part A of this environmental permit (hereinafter referred to as the “Permit”):
下列為本環境許可證(下稱 “許可證”) A部所提述的指定工程項目的說明:
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Title of Designated Projects 指定工程項目的名稱 |
1. Central Reclamation Phase III 2. Roads P1, P2, D6, D7, D8, D9 and D11 3. Central - Wan Chai Bypass Tunnel 4. North Island Line protection works
[This/these projects is/are hereinafter referred to as “the Project(s)”]
1. 中環填海計劃第III期 2. P1, P2, D6, D7, D8, D9 and D11公路 3. 中環及灣仔繞道隧道 4. 北港島線鐵路保護工程 [這項/這些工程項目下稱 "工程項目"。] |
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Nature of Designated Projects |
1. Reclamation works (including associated
dredging works) of about 2. About 3. About 4. About
1. 面積約為18公頃的填海工程(包括相聯的挖泥工程)。 2. 建造及營辦約1.05公里長的主要幹路及約0.85公里長的地區幹路。 3. 約0.95公里長的中環及灣仔繞道隧道。 4. 約0.5公里長的北港島線鐵路保護工程。 |
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Location of Designated Projects 指定工程項目的地點 |
Central District in
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s) 指定工程項目的規模和範圍 |
The Project(s) include reclamation of about
工程項目包括：在中環進行面積約為 |
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1. General Conditions
1.1 The Permit Holder shall ensure full
compliance with all conditions of this environmental permit. Any non-compliance
may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
(Cap. 499) and may become the subject of appropriate action being taken under the
Ordinance.
1.2 The Permit Holder shall ensure full
compliance with all legislation from time to time in force including without
limitation to the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400), Air Pollution Control
Ordinance (Cap. 311), Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358), Dumping at Sea Ordinance (Cap. 466) and Waste Disposal
Ordinance (Cap. 354). This Permit does not of itself constitute any
ground of defense against any proceedings instituted under any legislation.
1.3 The Permit Holder shall make copies of this
Permit together with all documents referred to in this Permit or the documents
referred to in Part A of the Permit readily available at
all times for inspection by the Director or his authorized officers at all
sites/offices covered by this Permit. Any reference to the Permit shall
include all documents referred to in the Permit and also the relevant documents
in the Register.
1.4 The Permit Holder shall give
a copy of this Permit to the person(s) in charge of the site(s) and ensure that
such person(s) fully understands all conditions and all requirements
incorporated by the Permit. The site(s) refers to the site(s) of the
construction of the Project(s) and should mean the same hereinafter.
1.5 The
Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a copy of this Permit on the
construction site(s) at all vehicular site entrances/exits or at a convenient
location for public information at all times. The Permit Holder shall
ensure that the most updated information about the Permit, including any
amended Permit, is displayed at such locations. If the Permit Holder
surrenders a part or the whole of the Permit, the notice he sends to the
Director shall also be displayed at the same locations as the original Permit.
The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the
construction site(s).
1.6 The Permit Holder shall construct the
Project(s) as described in Part B of this Permit.
1.7 The Permit Holder shall ensure that
the Project(s) is/are designed and constructed in accordance with the
information and recommendations described in the EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-040/2001); the application documents for environmental permits; other relevant documents in the Register,
the information and mitigation measures described in this Permit, mitigation
measures to be recommended in submissions that shall be deposited with or
approved by the Director as a result of permit conditions contained in this
Permit, and/or mitigation measures to be recommended under on-going
surveillance and monitoring activities during the construction stage of the
Project(s). Where recommendations referred to in the documents of the
Register are not expressly referred to in this Permit, such recommendations are
nevertheless to be implemented unless expressly excluded or impliedly amended
in this Permit.
1.8 All submissions, as required
under this Permit, shall be rectified and resubmitted in accordance with the
comments, if any, made by the Director, within one month of the receipt of the
Director’s comments or otherwise specified by the Director.
1.9 All submissions approved by the Director,
all submissions deposited without comments by the Director, or all submissions
rectified in accordance with comments by the Director under this Permit shall
be construed as part of the permit conditions described in Part
C of this Permit. Any variation of the submissions shall be approved
by the Director in writing or as prescribed in the relevant permit
conditions. Any non-compliance with the submissions may constitute a
contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance. All
submissions or any variations of the submissions shall be verified and
certified by the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) referred to in
Condition 2.2 below, before submitting to the Director under this Permit.
1.10 The Permit Holder shall release all finalized
submissions, as required under this Permit, to the public by depositing copies
in the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office, or in any
other places, or any internet websites as specified by the Director, or by any
other means as specified by the Director for public inspection. For this
purpose, the Permit Holder shall provide sufficient copies of the submissions.
1.11 The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing
the commencement date(s) of construction of the Project(s) at least one week
before the commencement of construction of the Project(s). The Permit Holder
shall notify the Director in writing immediately if there is any change of the
commencement date(s) of the construction.
1.12 All submissions to the
Director required under this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by
registered mail to the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register
Office (currently at 27/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong
Kong). Electronic copies of all finalized submissions required under this
Permit shall be prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or
later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF version 1.3 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director
and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies.
2. Submissions
or Measures before commencement of Construction of the Project(s)
2.1 An
Environmental Team (ET) shall be established by the Permit Holder no later than
one month before the commencement of construction of the Project(s). The ET
shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) for the Project(s).The ET shall be headed by an ET
Leader. The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least 7 years' experience in
environmental monitoring and auditing (EM&A) or environmental management.
The ET and the ET Leader shall be responsible for the implementation of the
EM&A programme in accordance with the requirements as contained in the
EM&A Manual. The ET Leader shall keep a contemporaneous log-book of each
and every circumstance or change of circumstances which may affect the environmental
impact assessment and each and every non-compliance
with the recommendations of the EIA Report or this Permit. This log-book shall
be kept readily available for inspection by all persons assisting in
supervision of the implementation of the recommendations of the EIA Report and
this Permit or by the Director or his authorized officers. Failure to maintain
records in the log-book, failure to discharge the duties of the ET Leader as
defined in the EM&A Manual or failure to comply with this Condition would
entitle the Director to require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to
replace the ET Leader. Failure by the Permit Holder to make replacement,
or further failure to keep contemporaneous records in the log-book despite the
employment of a new ET Leader may render the Permit liable to suspension,
cancellation or variation.
2.2
An IEC shall be
employed by the Permit Holder no later than one month before the commencement
of construction of the Project(s). The IEC shall not be in any way an associated
body of the Contractor or the ET for the Project(s). The IEC shall be a person
who has at least 7 years' experience in EM&A or environmental management.
The IEC shall be responsible for duties defined in the EM&A Manual and
shall audit the overall EM&A programme, including the implementation of all
environmental mitigation measures, submissions required in the EM&A Manual,
and any other submissions required under this Permit. In addition, the IEC
shall be responsible for verifying the environmental acceptability of permanent
and temporary works, relevant design plans and submissions under this Permit.
The IEC shall verify the log-book(s) mentioned in Condition 2.1 of this Permit.
The IEC shall notify the Director by fax, within 24 hours of each and every
change of circumstances or non-compliance with the recommendations of the EIA
Report or this Permit, which might affect the monitoring or control of adverse
environmental impacts from the Project(s). In case the IEC fails to so notify
the Director of the same, fails to discharge the duties of the IEC as defined
the EM&A Manual or fails to comply with this Condition, the Director may
require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the IEC. Failure to
replace the IEC as directed or further failure to so notify the Director
despite employment of a new IEC may render the Permit liable to suspension,
cancellation or variation. Notification by the Permit Holder is the same as
notification by the IEC for the purpose of this Condition.
3. Submissions or Measures for
the Construction Period of the Project(s)
3.1
The Permit Holder shall, within 4 weeks after the
commencement of construction of the Project(s), inform the Director in writing
the management organization of the main construction companies and/or any form
of joint ventures associated with the construction of the Project(s). The
submitted information shall include at least an organization chart, names of
responsible persons and their contact details.
3.2 The Permit
Holder shall carry out dredging and filling works in phases for the Project(s)
in accordance with:
(a) the sequence shown in Figure
5 to avoid formation of embayed water bodies and prevent water pollution
problems; and
(b) the specified maximum dredging and filling volumes together
with the maximum hourly dredging rates for each phase of activities shown in Table
1.
Any changes to the dredging and filling
requirements in items (a) and (b) above shall be certified by the ET Leader and
verified by the IEC as conforming to the recommendations contained in the EIA
report. The changes shall be immediately documented in the following monthly
EM&A report and be made available to the public, following the requirements
in Conditions 5.2 and 5.3 below, via internet access in the shortest possible
time and in no event later than 2 weeks after the changes have been certified.
3.3 All underwater filling works using marine
sand shall be carried out behind seawalls to avoid dispersion of suspended
solids into the sea outside the works limit. The seawalls shall be
located in accordance with Figure 5
and shall be substantially completed with their top levels above +2.5mPD at the
time of filling. All filling works shall be at least
All underwater filling works using public fill shall be carried out behind
fully enclosed seawalls, with their top levels above +2.5mPD at the time of
filling. The locations of these fully enclosed seawalls are shown in Figure 5.
Alternatively, the Permit Holder may use "Type A Fill" for underwater filling works in the Final Reclamation Area West (FRAW) or the Final Reclamation Area East (FRAE) as shown in Figure 5 meeting the following requirements to reduce the potential water quality impacts:
i. 'Type
A Fill' shall be natural soil material;
ii. 'Type
A Fill' shall have less than 20% (by mass) of its
particles passing through a
iii. The
Permit Holder shall carry out the filling works behind seawalls to avoid
dispersion of suspended solids into the sea outside the works limit. The
seawalls shall be located in accordance with Figure 5 and shall be substantially
completed with their top levels above +2.5mPD at the time of filling;
iv. All
filling works shall be at least
v. The
filling operation through split hopper barges shall not be carried out in both
the FRAW and the FRAE on the same day and the filling rate shall not be greater
than
vi. The
fill material shall be sprayed with water to increase the water content;
vii. The
filling operation through split hopper barges shall be carried out at an
interval of not less than 1 hour in order to avoid the build up of suspended
solids within the FRAW or the FRAE;
viii. Four
layers of silt curtains shall be installed across the gap(s) left by incomplete
section(s) of the seawall for both the FRAW and the FRAE. The silt curtains shall extend from the
water surface to the bottom of the seawall gap(s) to control the release of
suspended solids into the Victoria Harbour.
To ensure that the use of 'Type A Fill'
will not result in unacceptable water quality impact, the operation plan of
silt curtain system and the fill work plan and additional water quality
monitoring programme shall be implemented in accordance with those requirements
as stated in the Application for Variation of Environmental Permit (Application
No. VEP-268/2008). The additional water quality
programme shall form part of the EM&A programme stated in Condition 4.1 of
this Permit.
3.4 Closed grab dredgers shall be
used during dredging of the Project(s) to avoid dispersion of suspended solids
into the sea.
3.5 The Permit Holder shall
properly maintain all barges for transporting dredged materials for the
Project(s) to prevent leakage of fill materials to the sea during loading and
transport.
3.6 The Permit Holder shall not
stockpile any dredged marine sediment on site to avoid runoff and odour
nuisances.
3.7 The Permit Holder shall
install silt screens at the cooling water intakes and Wan Chai WSD intake, with
locations shown in Figure 6, when
carrying out dredging works of the Project(s) to prevent suspended solids from
being drawn into the above intakes. The Permit Holder shall properly maintain
the silt screens and regularly remove the floating debris and any substances
blocking the screens until completion of the dredging and filling works of the
Project(s).
3.8 In addition to the measures required in
Condition 3.7, where dredging works of the Project(s) is to be carried out
concurrently with that of the Wan Chai Development Phase II project (of which
the location is shown in Figure 1),
the Permit Holder shall install silt curtains around dredging locations in the
Project(s) to prevent dispersion of suspended solids into the sea. The Permit
Holder shall properly maintain the silt curtains and regularly remove the
floating debris and any substances blocking the curtains until the completion
of the dredging works of the Project(s) and the Wan Chai Development Phase II
project.
3.9 Upon completion of the eastern seawall of the
Project(s) as shown in Figure 7 of
this Permit, the Permit Holder shall properly maintain the existing silt screen installed at the MTRC South Intake (as shown in Figure 6 of this Permit) until:
(i)
two
years after the reclamation works of CRIII was completed; or
(ii)
the Wan Chai Development Phase II contractor takes possession of the embayment area; or
(iii)
the intake is decommissioned or relocated to
outside the embayment area as shown in Figure 7 of this Permit,
whichever is earliest.
After the completion of the eastern
seawall of the Project(s) and
during
the period with the silt screen in place, the Permit Holder shall conduct dissolved oxygen (D.O.) monitoring at 3 monitoring stations located between (i) the outfall of Culvert L and (ii) the Victoria Harbour
outside the embayment area, on a weekly
basis to monitor any deterioration of water
quality. Three hard copies and one electronic copy of the D.O. monitoring proposal shall be deposited with
the Director before the completion of the eastern seawall of the Project(s).
The D.O. monitoring proposal shall provide details on
monitoring locations, monitoring
methodology and Event/Action
Plan.
Before submission to the Director, the D.O. monitoring proposal shall be
certified by the ET Leader and verified by
the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendation contained in the
EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-040/2001) and other relevant
documents in the Register. The D.O. monitoring shall form part of the EM&A programme stated in
Condition 4.1 of this Permit. The monitoring and audit results shall be reported in the monthly EM&A Reports under the EM&A programme.
3.10 The
Permit Holder shall collect floating debris within the works limit of the
Project(s) shown in Figure 1 at
least once everyday during the reclamation period. In
the water body near the cooling water intakes, the Permit Holder shall collect
debris at least three times a day to prevent accumulation of large debris which
would affect the intake operations. The frequency of collecting floating debris
shall be documented in the monthly EM&A reports and be made available to
the public, following the requirements in Conditions 5.2 and 5.3 below, via
internet access in the shortest possible time and in no event later than 2
weeks after implementation.
3.11
The
Permit Holder shall deposit with the Director 3 sets of drawings of appropriate
scales, say 1:500, showing the exact locations and details of temporary noise
barriers to mitigate construction noise impacts on the Central Barracks and
City Hall respectively from the following works (as shown in Figures 8 to 10):
(a) Road P2 and drainage works to
the north of Central Barrack (Figure 8);
(b) Central-Wan Chai Bypass
and drainage works to the north of Central Barrack (Figure 8);
(c) Hong
Kong Station Extended Overrun Tunnels to the north of Central Barracks (Figure 9);
(d) North Island Line
protection works to the north of Central Barracks (Figure 9); and
(e) Culvert
F extension piling works to the north of City Hall (Figure 10).
The temporary noise barriers
shall be in the form of site hoardings, with heights ranging from 3 to
The drawings showing the
temporary noise barriers shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by
the IEC as conforming to the conclusions and recommendations in the EIA
Report. These drawings shall be deposited with the Director at least one
month before the construction of the above works.
3.12
The
Permit Holder shall construct and place the temporary noise barriers required
in Condition 3.11 as close as possible to the works described in the same
condition to mitigate construction noise impacts on the Central Barracks and
City Hall respectively.
3.13
The
Permit Holder shall implement the pollution control measures as stated in Table
2 of this permit during the construction of the road modification works as
shown in Figure 11. The Permit Holder shall carry out
monthly site auditing on implementation of the pollution control measures and
deposit with the Director 3 copies of an audit report within 3 working days
after the end of the reporting month.
4. Environmental
Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) during the Construction Period
4.1 The Permit Holder shall implement the EM&A
programme in accordance with the procedures and requirements in the EM&A
Manual. Any changes to the programme shall be justified by the IEC as
conforming to the requirements set out in the EM&A Manual and shall be
approved by the Director.
4.2 At least 2 weeks before the commencement
of any construction works, the Permit Holder shall set up a continuous noise
monitoring mechanism to the satisfaction of the Director. The mechanism shall
include a system to report the monitoring results on a website within a period
of 2 working days, after the relevant noise monitoring data are collected or
become available. This system shall be provided throughout the entire
construction period. In the event that the measured noise levels exceed the
worst case scenario(s) predicted in the EIA report, the Permit Holder shall
take immediate action(s) to activate remediation measures following the
procedures specified in the EM&A Manual.
4.3 The Permit Holder shall take
samples and measurements in accordance with the requirements in the EM&A
Manual by:
(a) conducting baseline monitoring on water quality, noise and
air quality as set out in the EM&A Manual;
(b) conducting impact monitoring on water quality, noise and air
quality as set out in the EM&A Manual;
(c) carrying
out remedial actions in accordance with the Event/Action Plans, as set out in
the EM&A Manual, in cases where specified criteria in the EM&A Manual
are exceeded; and
(d) logging and keeping records of the
details of (a) to (c) above for all parameters except for construction noise,
within 3 working days of the collection of data or completion of remedial
action(s), for the purposes of preparing and submitting the monthly EM&A
Reports and to make available the information for inspection on site.
4.4 All environmental monitoring
and audit data submitted under this Permit shall be true and correct.
4.5
Two hard copies and one electronic
copy of the Baseline Monitoring Report shall be submitted to the Director at
least 2 weeks before the commencement of any construction works. The
submissions shall be verified and certified by the IEC. Additional copies of
the submission shall be provided to the Director upon request from the
Director.
4.6 Two hard copies and one electronic
copy of monthly EM&A Report shall be submitted to the Director within 2
weeks after the end of the reporting month. The submission shall be certified
by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC. Additional copies of the submission
shall be provided to the Director upon request from the Director.
4.7 The
Permit Holder shall fully and properly carry out actions described in the
Event/Action Plans of the EM&A Manual, in accordance with the time frame
set out in the Event/Action Plans, or as agreed by the Director.
5. Electronic
Reporting of EM&A Information
5.1 To facilitate public
inspection of the Baseline Monitoring Report and monthly EM&A Reports via
the EIAO Internet Website and at the EIAO Register Office, electronic copies of
these Reports shall be prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML)(version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF
version 1.3 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the
Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies as
described in Conditions 4.5 and 4.6 of this Permit. For the HTML version, a
content page capable of providing hyperlink to each section and sub-section of
these Reports shall be included in the beginning of the document. Hyperlinks to
all figures, drawings and tables in these Reports shall be provided in the main
text from where the respective references are made. All graphics in these
Reports shall be in interlaced GIF format unless otherwise agreed by the Director. The content of the electronic
copies of these Reports must be the same as the hard copies.
5.2 All environmental monitoring
data described in Condition 5.1 above, except for construction noise data
described in Condition
5.3 The
internet website as described in Condition 5.2 above shall enable user-friendly
public access to the monitoring data with features capable of
:
(a) providing access to all environmental monitoring data
collected since the commencement of works;
(b) searching by date;
(c) searching by types of monitoring data (water quality, noise
and air quality); and
(d) hyperlinks to relevant monitoring data after searching;
or otherwise as agreed by the Director.
Notes :
1. This Permit consists of three parts,
namely, PART A (Main Permit), PART B
(Description of Designated Project(s)) and PART C (Permit
Conditions). Any person relying on this permit should obtain independent legal
advice on the legal implications under the Ordinance, and the following notes
are for general information only.
2.
If
there is a breach of any conditions of this Permit, the Director or his
authorized officer may, with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment,
order the cessation of associated work until the remedial action is taken in
respect of the resultant environmental damage, and in that case the Permit
Holder shall not carry out any associated works without the permission of the
Director or his authorized officer.
3.
The Permit Holder may apply under Section 13
of the Ordinance to the Director for a variation of the conditions of this
Permit. The Permit Holder shall replace the original permit displayed on the
construction site by the amended permit.
4.
A
person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the designated
project(s) may, before he assumes responsibility of the designated project(s),
apply under Section 12 of the Ordinance to the Director for a further
environmental permit.
5.
Under
Section 14 of the Ordinance, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary
for the Environment, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit. The suspended, varied
or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the construction site.
6.
If
this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction or operation of the
Project(s), another environmental permit must be obtained under the Ordinance
before the Project(s) could be continued. It is an offence under Section 26(1)
of the Ordinance to construct or operate a designated project listed in Part I of Schedule 2 of the Ordinance without a valid
environmental permit.
7.
Any
person who constructs or operates the Project(s) contrary to the conditions in
the Permit, and is convicted of an offence under the Ordinance, is liable :
(i)
on a
first conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 2 million and to imprisonment for
6 months;
(ii)
on a
second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 5 million and to
imprisonment for 2 years;
(iii)
on a
first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(iv) on a second or subsequent
summary conviction to a fine of $1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and
(v) in any case where the offence is of a
continuing nature, the court or magistrate may impose a fine of $ 10,000 for
each day on which he is satisfied the offence continued.
8. The Permit Holder may appeal against any
condition of this Permit under Section 17 of the Ordinance within 30 days of
receipt of this Permit.
9. The Notes are for general reference only and
that the Permit Holder should refer to the EIA Ordinance for details and seek
independent legal advice.
Environmental
Permit No. EP-122/2002/E
環境許可證編號 EP-122/2002/E
| Figure 1 | Figure 2 | Figure 3 | Figure 4 | Figure 5 | Figure 6 | Figure 7 | Figure 8 | Figure 9 | Figure 10 |
Table 1 : Dredging and Filling Schedules
(Modified from Table 10.14 of the EIA report)
|
Stage |
@Description of activities |
Maximum dredging volume (m3) |
Maximum filling volume (m3) |
Maximum hourly dredging rate (m3/hour) |
|
1 |
Dredge Initial Reclamation Area West |
100,000 |
- |
98 |
|
2 |
Fill Initial Reclamation Area West |
- |
250,000 |
- |
|
Dredge Initial Reclamation Area East |
180,000 |
- |
176 |
|
|
3 |
Fill Initial Reclamation Area East |
- |
780,000 |
- |
|
4 |
Dredge Final Reclamation Area West |
200,000 |
- |
184 |
|
5 |
Fill Final Reclamation Area West |
- |
425,000 |
- |
|
Dredge Final Reclamation Area East |
100,000 |
- |
98 |
|
|
6 |
Fill Final Reclamation Area East |
- |
780,000 |
- |
@ This should be
read in conjunction with Figure 5.
Table 2 : List of Pollution Control
Measures for the road modification works as shown in Figure 11 of this Permit
|
Pollution Media |
Pollution Control Measures |
|
Construction
Noise Control Requirements |
Use of quiet mechanical equipment for the following construction powered mechanical
equipment as far as
practicable : Ÿ Breaker, hand held (electric); Ÿ Generator, portable; Ÿ Dump Truck, 5.5 tonne
<gross vehicle weight <=38 tonne; Ÿ Road miller; Ÿ Road Sweeper; Ÿ Saw, Concrete (petrol); Ÿ Poker, Vibratory, hand-held; Ÿ Asphalt paver; Ÿ Road roller; Ÿ Compact, Vibratory; Ÿ Concrete Corer; Ÿ Breaker, excavator mounted (hydraulic); Ÿ Excavator, tracked; Ÿ
Lorry
with flashing arrow sign; Ÿ Dump truck with grab; Ÿ Lorry, with Crane; Ÿ Road marking removal machine; Ÿ Road marking material boiler; Ÿ Drill, hand-held(battery); Ÿ Self-propelled hydraulic scaffold; Ÿ Water jetting unit, box truck mounted; Ÿ Vacuum suction tanker; Ÿ Water tanker vehicle. |
|
Ÿ Only well-maintained plant should be
operated on-site and plant should be serviced regularly during the construction programme. |
|
|
Ÿ Silencers or mufflers on construction
equipment should be utilised and should be properly maintained during the construction programme. |
|
|
Ÿ Mobile plant, if any, should be sited as
far away from noise sensitive facilities as possible. |
|
|
Ÿ Machines and plant (such as trucks) that
may be in intermittent use should be shut down between works periods or should be throttled down to
a minimum. |
|
|
Ÿ
Plant
known to emit noise strongly in one direction should, wherever possible, be
orientated so that the noise is
directed away from nearby noise sensitive facilities. |
|
|
Ÿ Material stockpiles and other structures
should be effectively utilised, wherever
practicable, in screening noise
from on-site construction activities. |
|
|
Construction Air Quality Control Requirement |
Ÿ
Strictly
limit truck speed on site to below 10 km per hour. |
|
Ÿ Twice daily watering of the site with
active operations when the weather and the work site are dry. |
|
|
Ÿ Watering during excavation and material
handling. |
|
|
Ÿ Tarpaulin covering of all dusty vehicle
loads transported to, from and between site locations. |
|
|
Ÿ Covers for dusty stockpiles. |
|
|
Ÿ All plant shall be maintained to prevent
any undue air emissions. |
|
|
Construction Water Quality Control Requirements |
Construction Run-off and Drainage Ÿ Control of Site Surface Runoff: –
Surface
run-off from construction sites should be discharged into storm drains via adequately designed sand/silt removal
facilities such as sand traps, silt traps and sediment basins. Channels or earth bunds or sand bag
barriers should be provided on site
to properly direct stormwater to such silt removal
facilities; –
Silt
removal facilities, channels and manholes should be maintained; –
Earthworks
final surfaces should be well compacted and the subsequent permanent work or surface protection should be carried
out immediately after the final surfaces are formed to prevent erosion caused by rainstorms. Appropriate
drainage such as intercepting channels
should be provided where necessary; –
Measures
should be taken to minimise the ingress of
rainwater into trenches. If excavation
of trenches in wet seasons is necessary, they should be dug and backfilled in short sections. Rainwater pumped out from trenches
or foundation excavations should be discharged into storm drains via silt removal facilities; –
Open
stockpiles of construction materials should be covered; –
Manholes
should be adequately covered and temporarily sealed. |
|
Ÿ Licensing of Construction Site Discharges
within Water Control Zones –
All
discharges into any drainage or sewerage systems, or inland or coastal
waters, or into the ground (e.g.
from septic tanks) within a Water Control Zone are controlled under the Water Pollution control Ordinance (WPCO),
except the discharge of domestic sewage into foul sewers or the discharge of unpolluted
water into storm drains or into the waters of Hong Kong. Construction site discharges are
controlled under the WPCO; –
Discharges
controlled under the WPCO must comply with the terms and conditions of a valid WPCO licence. |
|
|
Construction Waste Control Requirements |
Segregation and Disposal of Wastes Ÿ Inert demolition/construction waste
material when deemed suitable for reclamation or land formation should be re-used on-site; Ÿ Non-inert demolition / construction waste
material should be disposed of at landfills; Ÿ
Chemical
waste as defined by Schedule 1 of the Waste Disposal (Chemical
Waste)(General) Regulation, should be stored in accordance with approved
methods defined in the Regulation
and Code of Practice and the chemical waste disposed of at the Chemical Waste Treatment Facility located at Tsing Yi or an approved recycler; Ÿ General refuse should be recycled where
possible or disposed of at public landfill. |
|
Storage, Collection and Transport of
Waste Ÿ
Wastes should be handled and stored in a manner
which ensures that they are held securely without loss or leakage thereby minimising the potential for pollution. Release of these
potential pollutants into marine waters during storage, handling or barge
transportation should not be permitted as introduction of polluted waters is
likely to have detrimental effects on water quality and water sensitive
receivers; Ÿ
Only reputable waste hauliers
authorised to collect the specific category of
waste concerned should be employed; Ÿ
Appropriate measures should be employed to minimise windblown litter and dust during transportation
by using enclosed bins, covering trucks or transporting wastes in enclosed
containers; Ÿ
The necessary waste disposal permits and
registrations should be obtained from the appropriate authorities, if they
are required, in accordance with the Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap 354),
Waste Disposal (Chemical Waste) (General) Regulation (Cap 354) and the Crown
Land Ordinance; Ÿ
Collection of general refuse should be carried
out frequently, preferably daily; Ÿ
Waste should only be disposed of at licensed
sites and the civil engineering contractor should develop procedures to
ensure that illegal disposal of wastes does not occur; Ÿ
Waste storage areas should be well maintained and
cleaned regularly; Ÿ
Records should be maintained of the quantities of
wastes generated, recycled and disposed, determined by weighing each load or
other method; and Ÿ
A “trip ticket” system should be implemented, if
required by Government. |
|
|
Construction Landscape and Visual Control Requirements |
Construction stage landscape and visual
mitigation measures should include : Ÿ
Minimising contractors
accesses and working areas as far as possible; Ÿ
Protection and retention of existing vegetation
where possible in accordance with the Hong Kong Government "A Guide to
Tree Planting and Maintenance in Urban Hong Kong, Section
5" Care of Trees on Development Sites' and the Country Parks Ordinance; Ÿ
Transplanting of trees where appropriate; Ÿ
Advance planting and visual screening; Ÿ
Conservation of top soil; and Ÿ
Design of the temporary works areas so as to optimise eventual use as promenade and public open space. |
(The above Table is extracted from Annex E of the Environmental Review Report
submitted under VEP application (Register No: VEP-483/2015))