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Figure 1.1 Project
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Figure 1.1b Project
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Figure 1.1c Project
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Figure 1.1d Project
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Figure 1.1e Project
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Figure 1.1f Project
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Figure 1.1g Project
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Figure 1.1h Project
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Figure 1.1i Project
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Figure 1.1j Project
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Figure 1.1k Project
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The Project under the Assignment comprises a new Boundary Control Point (BCP) also known as Boundary Crossing Point in the EIA Study Brief, proposed at Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai (LT/HYW), its connecting road and other associated works. The overall plan of the proposed LT/HYW BCP and associated works is shown in Figure 1.1a - k.
At the second meeting of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Joint Task Force on Boundary District Development on 18 September 2008, the Hong Kong Government and the Shenzhen Government endorsed the major findings of a joint study that confirmed the need for a new Boundary Control Point at Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai. The two Governments jointly announced after the meeting to implement the LT/HYW BCP.
The preferred layout of the LT/HYW BCP and alignment of the connecting road were established through a Feasibility Study (FS) entitled “Planning Study on Liantang/Heung Yuen Wai Cross-boundary Control Point and its Associated Connecting Roads in Hong Kong – Feasibility Study” commissioned by the Planning Department (PlanD) and completed in September 2008.
Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Ltd. (MMHK) was commissioned by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD) on 24 April 2009 under Agreement No. CE 45/2008 (CE) to provide professional services to address issues related to the planning, design and construction of the Project and to work out details of the Project to an extent to enable CEDD to take forward the Project to the detailed design and construction stages.
1.2 Designated Projects under EIA Ordinance
The
Project originally comprised the
following Designated Projects (DPs) based on items A.1 and I
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Re-alignment
of Kong Yiu Channel and drainage facilities discharging into the
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A dual
two-lane trunk road connecting the BCP with
However, following a
consideration of design alternatives as described in Section 2.6, re-alignment of Kong Yiu Channel is no longer
required, but a new DP based on item F.4 has been added. Hence the current
Project, which has undergone notable modification since the EIA Study Brief,
now comprises the following DPs:
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A dual
two-lane trunk road connecting the BCP with Tolo/Fanling Highway – about 5.3km
on viaduct or at grade and 5.7km in tunnels (item A.1); and
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Reuse
of treated sewage effluent from a tertiary treatment plant for irrigation at
the BCP.
The changes to the original scope of the
project are described in Section 2.4.
In accordance with the EIA Ordinance (EIAO), an EIA report has to be prepared and approved by Director of Environmental Protection (DEP) before an Environmental Permit (EP) will be issued for construction and operation of the Project.
On 3 November 2008, CEDD submitted a Project Profile (No. PP-372/2008) to apply for an EIA Study Brief under Section 5(1) of the EIA Ordinance. DEP issued on 12 December 2008 an EIA Study Brief (No. ESB-199/2008) to CEDD for the undertaking of the EIA Study.
1.3 Objectives of the EIA Study
In accordance with the EIA Study Brief, the EIA study aims to provide information on the nature and extent of environmental impacts arising from the construction and operation of the Project, the related works such as decommissioning and re-provisioning of affected facilities and the related activities taking place concurrently (i.e., the Project and associated works). This information will contribute to decisions by Director of Environmental Protection (DEP) on:
(i)
the
acceptability of adverse environmental consequences that are likely to arise as
a result of the Project and associated works, as well as other interfacing
projects on or near LT/HYW;
(ii)
the
conditions and requirements for the detailed design, construction and operation
of the Project to mitigate against adverse environmental consequences wherever
practicable; and
(iii)
the
acceptability of residual impacts after the proposed mitigation measures are
implemented.
Section 2.1 of the EIA Study Brief sets out
the specific objectives of the EIA study as follows:
(i)
to
describe the Project together with the requirements for carrying out the
Project;
(ii)
to
identify and describe elements of community and environment likely to be
affected by the Project and/or likely to cause adverse impacts to the Project
and associated works, including both the natural and man-made environment and
the associated environmental constraints;
(iii)
to
provide information on the consideration of alternatives to avoid or minimize
the potential adverse environmental impacts to environmentally sensitive areas
and other sensitive uses; to compare the environmental benefits and
dis-benefits of each of different options; to provide reasons, justifications
and constraints for selecting the preferred option(s); and to describe the part
environmental factors played in the selection of preferred option(s);
(iv)
to
identify and quantify emission sources and determine the significance of
impacts on sensitive receivers and affected uses with respect to air quality,
noise, water quality, waste management implication, land contamination, terrestrial
and aquatic ecology, fisheries impacts, landscape and visual, and sites of
cultural heritage;
(v)
to
identify and quantify any potential loss or damage to flora, fauna and natural
habitats;
(vi)
to
identify and quantify any potential fisheries impacts arising from the
construction and operation of the project and to propose measures to avoid in
the first instance or mitigate these impacts if the project would affect any
active or inactive fishponds;
(vii)
to
identify any negative impacts on sites of cultural heritage and to propose
measures to mitigate these impacts;
(viii)
to
identify and quantify contaminated land within any project area for development
works, and to propose measures to avoid disposal in the first instance;
(ix)
to
identify any potential landscape, visual and glare impacts and to propose
measures to mitigate these impacts;
(x)
to
propose measures to avoid or the provision of infrastructures or mitigation
measures to minimize pollution, environmental disturbance and nuisance during
construction and operation of the Project and associated works;
(xi)
to
investigate the feasibility, practicability, effectiveness and implications of
the proposed mitigation measures;
(xii)
to
identify, predict and evaluate the residual environmental impacts (i.e. after
practicable mitigation) and the cumulative effects expected to arise during the
construction and operation of the Project in relation to the sensitive
receivers and potentially affected uses;
(xiii)
to
identify, assess and specify methods, measures and standards to be included in
the detailed design, construction and operation of the Project which are
necessary to mitigate these environmental impacts and reduce them to acceptable
levels;
(xiv)
to
investigate the extent of the secondary environmental impacts that may arise
from the proposed mitigation measures and to identify constraints associated
with the mitigation measures recommended in the EIA study, as well as the
provision of any necessary modification;
(xv)
to
design and specify environmental monitoring and audit requirements to check the
effective implementation of the recommended environmental protection and
pollution control measures; and;
(xvi)
to
identify individual project(s) and associated works of the Project that fall
under Schedule 2 of the EIAO; to ascertain whether the findings of this EIA
study have adequately addressed the environmental impacts of the identified
EIAO Schedule 2 designated projects; and, where necessary, to identify the
outstanding issues that need to be addressed in any further detailed EIA study.
The EIA study shall address all key
environmental issues associated with the construction and operational phases of
the Project, which are as specified under clause 3.2 of the EIA Study Brief:
(i)
the
potential air quality impact from the construction and operation of the Project
on nearby sensitive receivers, taking into account the cumulative impact from
the construction and operation of existing and planned / committed projects in
the vicinity of the Project, in particular the Shenzhen River Improvement Works,
New Development Areas in North East New Territories (NENT), NENT Landfill
Extension, Widening Works along Tolo Highway / Fanling Highway, Review of
Frontier Closed Area (FCA), Fanling Bypass and Construction of a Secondary
Fence and new sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol Road,
Drainage Improvements in Northern New Territories – Package C, Fanling Bypass,
Provision of Cremators at Wo Hop Shek Crematorium, etc;
(ii)
the
potential noise impact from the construction and operation of the Project on
nearby sensitive receivers, taking into account the cumulative impact from the
construction and operation of existing and planned / committed projects in the
vicinity of the Project, in particular the New Development Areas in North East
New Territories (NENT), Widening Works along Tolo Highway / Fanling Highway,
Review of Frontier Closed Area (FCA), Fanling Bypass and Construction of a
Secondary Fence and new sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol
Road;
(iii)
the
potential water quality impact caused by re-alignment of Kong Yiu Channel and
drainage facilities discharging into the Shenzhen River associated with the
BCP, possible sewage from the BCP facilities, potential impact to water courses
along the alignment of the proposed trunk road, taking into account the
cumulative impact from the construction and operation of existing and planned /
committed projects in the vicinity of the Project, in particular the Shenzhen
River Improvement Works and Drainage Improvement in Northern New Territories
(Package C) and the NENT Landfill Extension.
(iv)
the
potential terrestrial and aquatic ecological impact ecology during the
construction and operation of the Project, in particular the followings :
(a)
loss of ecologically sensitive wetland arising from
the Project;
(b)
increased human disturbance from the Project
affecting wildlife inhabiting wetland and Fung Shui woods at the vicinity of
the BCP;
(c)
disturbance
to mammals at the east of the Frontier Closed Area (including Chuk Yuen, Tsung
Yuen Ha, Ha Heung Yuen, Heung Yuen Wai and Pak Fu Shan as a feeding and
breeding ground to mammals), with particular focus to any locally protected
mammal species including Yellow-bellied Weasel (Mustela kathiah),
Crab-eating Mongoose (Herpestes urva), Masked Palm Civet (Paguma
larvata), Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) and Malayan Porcupine (Hystrix
brachyuran);
(d)
habitat fragmentation issue associated with the
proposed dual two-lane trunk road;
(e)
impact to recognized sites of conservation
importance including the Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site, Mai Po Marshes
Site of Special Scientific Interest, Inner Deep Bay Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Wetland Conservation Area and Wetland Buffer Area (both defined under
Town Planning Board Guidelines TPB PG-No. 12B), ecological mitigation areas of
other projects (such as the Shenzhen River Improvement Works) and areas with
conservation importance identified during the course of the EIA study
(f)
the primary and secondary / induced environmental
impact of diversion / modification / widening of Lin Ma Hang Road should be
properly examined as such works may encroach onto ecologically sensitive
habitats (e.g. wetland);
(v)
the
potential fisheries impacts arising from the construction and operation of the
project;
(vi)
the
potential impacts on sites of cultural heritage, in particular potential impact
archaeological remains at the road section at the vicinity of the Ping Che
Archaeological Site, Queen’s Hill Archaeological Site and any archaeological
remains and built heritage resource that may be identified during the course of
the EIA study;
(vii)
the
potential impacts of various types of wastes to be generated from the
construction and operation of the Project, in particular the spoil arising from
the site formation of the BCP, stream realignment and road construction,
including spoil arising from the proposed tunnelling works. The potential waste
management issue associated with the use of filling materials such as inert
construction and demolition material (C&DM) during construction of the
Project shall also be addressed;
(viii)
the
potential land contamination impacts arising from the construction of
theproject and the extent of land contamination within any project area for
development works and relevant mitigation measures;
(ix)
the
potential landscape and visual impacts during the construction and operation of
the Project, associated works, supporting facilities and essential
infrastructures, in particular the potential visual and glare impacts from the
BCP on the nearby residents in Tsung Yuen Ha, potential landscape and visual
impacts from the proposed trunk road on sensitive receivers along its
alignment;
(x)
the
potential cumulative environmental impacts of the Project, through interaction
or in combination with other existing, committed and planned projects in the
vicinity of the Project, and that those impacts may have a bearing on the
environmental acceptability of the Project. Consideration shall be given to
account for impacts from likely concurrent projects, including the Shenzhen
River Improvement Works, New Development Areas in NENT, NENT Landfill
Extension, Widening Works along Tolo Highway/Fanling Highway, Review of the
Frontier Closed Area (FCA), Construction of a Secondary Boundary Fence and new
sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol Road, Drainage
Improvements in Northern New Territories – Package C, Fanling Bypass, Provision
of Cremators at Wo Hop Shek Crematorium, etc.
In accordance with the requirements set out in Section 3.2.1 of the EIA Study Brief and as specified under Clause 6.16.3(b) of the Brief, the EIA study shall also address other environmental issues (e.g. potential landfill gas migration hazard, and hazard to life associated with overnight storage and transport of explosives) identified during the course of the EIA study.
The EIA makes reference to previous findings and recommendations from the Feasibility Studies conducted by the Planning Department for this Project in September 2008.
1.6 Structure of the EIA Report
This EIA Report is arranged as follows:
¡ Section 2 presents a description of the Project;
¡ Section 3 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Air Impact Assessment;
¡ Section 4 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Noise Impact Assessment;
¡ Section 5 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Water Quality Impact Assessment;
¡ Section 6 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Sewage and Sewerage Treatment Implications;
¡ Section 7 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Waste Management Implications;
¡ Section 8 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Land Contamination Assessment;
¡ Section 9 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Ecological Impact Assessment;
¡ Section 10 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Fisheries Impact Assessment;
¡ Section 11 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Landscape, Visual and Glare Impact Assessment;
¡ Section 12 presents the approach, methodology and findings of the Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment;
¡ Section 13 presents the Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements;
¡ Section 14 presents the Conclusions of the EIA study; and
¡ Section 15 presents the Implementation Schedule of Mitigation Measures.