Agreement No. CE1/2013 (CE)

Site Formation and Associated Infrastructural Works for Development of Columbarium, Crematorium and Related Facilities at Sandy Ridge Cemetery – Design and Construction

Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report

 

CONTENT

 

1          Introduction

1.1       Project Background

1.2       Site Location and History

1.3       The Project

1.4       EIA Study Brief

1.5       Designated Projects

1.6       Objectives of the EIA Study

1.7       Need for the Project

1.8       Environmental Benefits of the Project

1.9       Scenario “With” and “Without” Project

1.10     Concurrent Projects

1.11     Structure of This EIA Report

 

2          Consideration of Alternative Designs

2.1       Overview of Original Design

2.2       Public Consultation

2.3       Environmental Considerations for Design Review

2.4       Optimization of Platform Configuration

2.5       Optimization of Road Network

2.6       Pedestrian Link

2.7       Arrangement for Pick-up / Drop-off at MTR Station

2.8       Environmental Improvements of the Latest Design

2.9       Conclusion

 

3          Project Description and Construction Methodologies

3.1       Key Elements of Works

3.2       Tentative Implementation Programme

3.3       Consideration of Alternative Construction Methodologies

3.4       Preferred Construction Methodology – Works Within Study Area

3.5       Preferred Construction Methodology – Works Outside Columbarium / Crematorium Site

 

4          Air Quality

4.1       Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

4.2       Description of the Environment

4.3       Air Sensitive Receivers

4.4       Construction Dust Assessment

4.5       Operational Air Quality Assessment

4.6       Conclusion

4.7       References

 

5          Noise

5.1       Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

5.2       Description of the Environment

5.3       Potential Concurrent Projects

5.4       Representative Noise Sentitive Receivers

5.5       Construction Noise Assessment

5.6       Operation Road Traffic Noise Assessment

5.7       Conclusion

5.8       References

 

6          Water Quality

6.1       Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

6.2       Description of the Environment        

6.3       Water Sensitive Receivers

6.4       Construction Phase

6.5       Operational Phase

6.6       Conclusion

6.7       References

 

7          Waste Management

7.1       Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

7.2       Description of the Environment

7.3       Construction Phase

7.4       Operational Phase      

7.5       Conclusion

 

8          Land Contamination

8.1       Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

8.2       Assessment Methodology      

8.3       Desktop Review

8.4       Description of the Environment

8.5       Other Relevant Information

8.6       Future Land Uses

8.7       Identification of Potentially Contaminated Site

8.8       Proposed Site Investigation for Potentially Contaminated Site

8.9       Re-appraisal of the Potentially Contaminated Site

8.10     Re-appraisal of the Area

8.11     Submission Requirements of CAR, RAP and RR

8.12     Conclusion

 

9          Ecology

9.1       Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

9.2       Description of the Environment

9.3       Assessment Methodology

9.4       Literature Review and Field Survey

9.5       Evaluation of Habitats and Species

9.6       Identification and Evaluation of Impacts

9.7       Mitigation Measures

9.8       Conclusions

9.9       References

 

10        Fisheries

10.1     Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

10.2     Description of the Environment

10.3     Construction Phase

10.4     Operational Phase

10.5     Conclusion

10.6     References

 

11        Landscape and Visual

11.1     Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

11.2     Relevant Projects

11.3     Assessment Methodology

11.4     Tentative Project Programme

11.5     Landscape Baseline Study

11.6     Visual Baseline Study

11.7     Impact Assessment

11.8     Proposed Mitigation Measures

11.9     Residual Impacts

11.10   Conclusion

11.11   References

 

12        Cultural Heritage

12.1     Legislation, Standards and Guidelines

12.2     Description of the Environment

12.3     Construction Phase – Built Heritage

12.4     Construction Phase - Archaeology

12.5     Operational Phase – Built Heritage

12.6     Operational Phase - Archaeology

12.7     Conclusion

12.8     References

 

13        EM&A Requirements

13.1     Project Organisation

13.2     EM&A Manual

13.3     Project Implementation Schedule

13.4     EM&A Programme

13.5     Environmental Management Plan

 

14        Summary of Environmental Outcomes

14.1     General

14.2     Population and Environmental Sensitive Areas Protected

14.3     Approaches Adopted to Avoid Environmental Impacts

14.4     Approaches Adopted to Minimize Environmental Impacts

14.5     Approaches Adopted to Mitigate Environmental Impacts

 

15        Conclusion

15.1     General

15.2     Alternative Design and Layout

15.3     Alternative Construction Methods and Sequence of Works

15.4     Air Quality

15.5     Noise

15.6     Water Quality

15.7     Waste Management

15.8     Land Contamination

15.9     Ecology

15.10   Fisheries

15.11   Landscape and Visual

15.12   Cultural Heritage

15.13   Environmental Monitoring and Audit           

15.14   Overall

 

APPENDICES

 

Appendix 3.1              Construction Programme

 

Appendix 4.1              Dust Emission Sources Locations

Appendix 4.2              Detailed Calculations of Dust Emissions

Appendix 4.3              Hourly Composite Vehicular Emission Factors (for Construction Dust Assessment)

Appendix 4.4              Detailed Calculations of Idling Emission (for Construction Dust Assessment)

Appendix 4.5              Detailed Construction Dust Assessment Results (Unmitigated)

Appendix 4.6              Justification for Dust Suppression Efficiency

Appendix 4.7              Detailed Construction Dust Assessment Results (Mitigated)

Appendix 4.8              Traffic Forecast

Appendix 4.9              EmFAC-HK Key Model Assumptions

Appendix 4.10            Hourly Composite Vehicular Emission Factors (for Operational Air Quailty Assessment)

Appendix 4.11            Detailed Calculations of Idling Emission (for Operational Air Quailty Assessment)

Appendix 4.12            Details of Industrial Emisison

Appendix 4.13            Detailed Operational Air Quality Assessment Results

 

Appendix 5.1              Photos of Existing NSRs

Appendix 5.2              SWL of PME and Sections of Workfronts and NSRs

Appendix 5.3              Detailed PME Inventory

Appendix 5.4              Locations of Workfronts

Appendix 5.5              Unmitigated Noise Contribution from Workfronts

Appendix 5.6              Unmitigated Construction Noise Impact (Sandy Ridge and Lin Ma Hang Road)

Appendix 5.6a            Unmitigated Construction Noise Impact (Barging Point)

Appendix 5.7              Sketch of Typical Temporary Noise Barrier/ Enclosure

Appendix 5.8              Mitigated Noise Contribution from Workfronts

Appendix 5.9              Mitigated Construction Noise Impact

Appendix 5.10            Traffic Flow Data

Appendix 5.10a          TD Endorsement Letter

Appendix 5.11            Computer Plots of Noise Model

Appendix 5.12            Predicted Road Traffic Noise (Unmitigated)

Appendix 5.13            Predicted Road Traffic Noise (Mitigated)

Appendix 5.14            Indirect Mitigation Measures

Appendix 5.15            Assessment of Residual Impacts

 

Appendix 6.1              Total Pollution Loading of Stormwater During Operational Phase

Appendix 6.2              Existing Groundwater Profile

Appendix 6.3              Typical Standard Design of Stepped Channels

 

Appendix 8.1              Land Contamination Assessment Report

Appendix 8.2              Correspondences with EPD and FSD

 

Appendix 9.1a            Plant Species Recorded During Field Survey – Sandy Ridge Project Site Boundary and Assessment Area

Appendix 9.1b            Plant Spcies Recorded During Field Survey – Lin Ma Hang Road Project Site Boundary and its Vicinity

Appendix 9.2              Photos of Habitats

Appendix 9.3              Photos of Species of Conservation Interest

Appendix 9.4              Mammal Species Recorded During Field Survey

Appendix 9.5              Bird Species Recorded During Field Survey

Appendix 9.6              Reptile Species Recorded During Field Survey

Appendix 9.7              Amphibian Species Recorded During Field Survey

Appendix 9.8              Dragonfly Species Recorded During Field Survey

Appendix 9.9              Butterfly Species Recorded During Field Survey

Appendix 9.10            Fish Species Recorded During Field Survey

Appendix 9.11            Aquatic Invertebrate Species Recorded During Field Survey

 

Appendix 11.1            Tree Survey Plan

Appendix 11.2            Broad brush Tree Survey

 

Appendix 12.1            1897 map in the Guangdong Directory showing the location of ‘Law Wu’ (螺湖) original name of Lo Wu (marked   in blue box) (Empson 1992:117)

Appendix 12.2            Historic Building and Structures Catalogue

Appendix 12.3            Historic Clan Grave Catalogue

Appendix 12.4            Plate

Appendix 12.5            Geological map showing Sandy Ridge

Appendix 12.6            Geological map showing Lin Ma Hang Road

Appendix 12.7            2010 aerial photograph showing Sandy Ridge

Appendix 12.8            1914 map showing Sandy Ridge and Lin Ma Hang Road

Appendix 12.9            1924 aerial photograph showing Sandy Ridge

Appendix 12.10          1945 topographical map showing Sand Ridge and Lin Ma Hang Road

Appendix 12.11          1957 topographical map showing Sand Ridge and Lin Ma Hang Road

Appendix 12.12          1968/9 topographical map showing Sand Ridge and Lin Ma Hang Road

Appendix 12.13          1987 aerial photograph showing Lin Ma Hang Road

Appendix 12.14          Preliminary archaeological survey data and section drawings

Appendix 12.15          Area showing the identification of archaeological impacts

 

Appendix 13.1            Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule

 

Appendix 14.1            Summary of Environmental Impacts

 

Appendix 15.1            Summary of Key Assessment Assumptions and Limitation of Assessment

 

 

 

FIGURES

 

Figure 1.1                    Project Location Plan at Sandy Ridge Cemetery

Figure 1.2                    Project Location Plan at Lin Ma Hang Road

Figure 1.3                    Location of Barging Point

Figure 1.4                    Locations of Designated Projects

Figure 1.5                    Locations of Concurrent Projects

 

Figure 2.1a                  EIA Study Brief Layout as in ESB-271/2014 – Sandy Ridge

Figure 2.1b                  EIA Study Brief Layout as in ESB-271/2014 – Choi Yuen Road

Figure 2.1c                  EIA Study Brief Layout as in ESB-271/2014 – Lin Ma Hang Road

Figure 2.2a                  Layout Comparison – Original Design and Current Design

Figure 2.2b                  Layout Comparison – Various Impacts

Figure 2.3                    Layout Comparison – Clan Graves Affected

 

Figure 4.2.1                 Locations of Concerned PATH Grids

Figure 4.3.1                 Locations of Air Sensitive Receivers (Construction Phase)

Figure 4.3.2                 Locations of Air Sensitive Receivers (Operational Phase)

Figure 4.4.1                 Contours of Cumulative Maximum 1-hour TSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Unmitigated)

Figure 4.4.2                 Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Unmitigated)

Figure 4.4.3                 Contours of Cumulative Annual RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Unmitigated)

Figure 4.4.4                 Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Unmitigated)

Figure 4.4.5                 Contours of Cumulative Annual FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Unmitigated)

Figure 4.4.6                 Contours of Cumulative Maximum 1-hour TSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Mitigated)

Figure 4.4.7                 Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Mitigated)

Figure 4.4.8                 Contours of Cumulative Annual RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Mitigated)

Figure 4.4.9                 Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Mitigated)

Figure 4.4.10               Contours of Cumulative Annual FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Mitigated)

Figure 4.5.1                 Locations of Open Road and Idling Emission Sources

Figure 4.5.2                 Locations of Existing Helipad and Industrial Sources

Figure 4.5.3                 Contours of Cumulative 19th highest 1-hour NO2 Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2022)

Figure 4.5.4                 Contours of Cumulative Annual NO2 Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2022)

Figure 4.5.5                 Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2022)

Figure 4.5.6                 Contours of Cumulative Annual RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2022)

Figure 4.5.7                 Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2022)

Figure 4.5.8                 Contours of Cumulative Annual FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2022)

Figure 4.5.9                 Contours of Cumulative 19th highest 1-hour NO2 Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2030)

Figure 4.5.10               Contours of Cumulative Annual NO2 Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2030)

Figure 4.5.11               Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2030)

Figure 4.5.12               Contours of Cumulative Annual RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2030)

Figure 4.5.13               Contours of Cumulative 10th highest 24-hour FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2030)

Figure 4.5.14               Contours of Cumulative Annual FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2030)

 

Figure 5.2.1                Locations of Existing and Planned Noise Sources

Figure 5.2.2                Locations of Pick-up and Drop-off Points Outside Columbarium/Crematorium Site

Figure 5.4.1                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 1 of 8)

Figure 5.4.2                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 2 of 8)

Figure 5.4.3                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 3 of 8)

Figure 5.4.4                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 4 of 8)

Figure 5.4.5                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 5 of 8)

Figure 5.4.6                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 6 of 8)

Figure 5.4.7                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 7 of 8)

Figure 5.4.8                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 8 of 8)

Figure 5.4.9                Location of Representative Noise Sensitive Receiver (Barging Point)

Figure 5.5.1                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 1 of 8)

Figure 5.5.2                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 2 of 8)

Figure 5.5.3                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 3 of 8)

Figure 5.5.4                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 4 of 8)

Figure 5.5.5                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 5 of 8)

Figure 5.5.6                Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 6 of 8)

Figure 5.5.7                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 7 of 8)

Figure 5.5.8                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Construction Noise) (Sheet 8 of 8)

Figure 5.5.9                Location of Representative Noise Sensitive Receiver (Construction Noise) (Barging Point)

Figure 5.6.1                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 1 of 8)

Figure 5.6.2                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 2 of 8)

Figure 5.6.3                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 3 of 8)

Figure 5.6.4                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 4 of 8)

Figure 5.6.5                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 5 of 8)

Figure 5.6.6                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 6 of 8)

Figure 5.6.7                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 7 of 8)

Figure 5.6.8                 Locations of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers (Road Traffic Noise) (Sheet 8 of 8)

Figure 5.6.9                 Extents and Locations of Road Traffic Noise Barriers (for Existing Representative NSRs) (Sheet 1 of 3)

Figure 5.6.10               Extents and Locations of Road Traffic Noise Barriers (for Existing Representative NSRs) (Sheet 2 of 3)

Figure 5.6.11               Extents and Locations of Road Traffic Noise Barriers (for Existing Representative NSRs) (Sheet 3 of 3)

Figure 5.6.12               Extents and Locations of Road Traffic Noise Barriers (for Planned Representative NSRs) (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 5.6.13               Extents and Locations of Road Traffic Noise Barriers (for Planned Representative NSRs) (Sheet 2 of 2)

 

Figure 6.2.1                 Water Quality Monitoring Stations of EPD, Shenzhen Environmental Monitoring Centre and Previous EIA Study

Figure 6.2.1a               Water Quality Monitoring Stations of EPD

Figure 6.2.2                 Locations of Water Quality Sensitive Receivers and Monitoring Stations from Previous EIA Study

Figure 6.2.3                 Baseline Monitoring Locations

Figure 6.5.1                 Catchment Area and Surface Runoff for Seasonal Watercourse (P1-P5) before Project

Figure 6.5.2                 Catchment Area and Surface Runoff for Seasonal Watercourse (P1-P5) after Project

 

Figure 9.1                    Sites of Conservation Importance

Figure 9.2                    Transect Routes at Sandy Ridge

Figure 9.3                    Location of Camera Traps and Flightline Observation Point

Figure 9.4a                  Habitat Map at Sandy Ridge with Proposed Layout

Figure 9.4b                  Habitat Map at Sandy Ridge

Figure 9.4c                  Habitat Map at Siu Lam

Figure 9.5                    Watercourse within 500m Assessment Area

Figure 9.6                    Location of Flora Species of Conservation Importance at Sandy Ridge

Figure 9.7                    Location of Mammal and Herpetofaunal Species of Conservation Importance at Sandy Ridge

Figure 9.8                    Location of Terrestrial Insect Species of Conservation Importance at Sandy Ridge

Figure 9.9                    Location of Freshwater Fish and Freshwater Invertebrate Species of Conservation Importance at Sandy Ridge

Figure 9.10                  Flightline Map

Figure 9.11                  Indicative Location of Reinstatement Grassland and Enhancement Woodland

 

Figure 10.1                  Current Status of Fish Ponds at Sandy Ridge

 

Figure 11.1.1               Aerial Photo

Figure 11.1.2               Planning and Development Control Frameworks

Figure 11.1.3               Location of Siu Lam Barging Point and Tuen Mun OZP

Figure 11.2.1               Landscape Resources

Figure 11.2.2               Landscape Character Areas

Figure 11.3.1               Photographs of Landscape Resources Sheet 1

Figure 11.3.2               Photographs of Landscape Resources Sheet 2

Figure 11.3.3               Photographs of Landscape Resources Sheet 3

Figure 11.3.4               Photographs of Landscape Resources Sheet 4

Figure 11.3.5               Photographs of Landscape Resources Sheet 5

Figure 11.3.6               Photographs of Landscape Resources Sheet 6

Figure 11.3.7               Photographs of Landscape Character Areas Sheet 1

Figure 11.3.8               Photographs of Landscape Character Areas Sheet 2

Figure 11.4.1               Visual Envelope Locations of Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs) and Vantage Point (VPs)

Figure 11.5.1               Photographs of Visually Sensitive Receivers Sheet 1

Figure 11.5.2               Photographs of Visually Sensitive Receivers Sheet 2

Figure 11.5.3               Photographs of Visually Sensitive Receivers Sheet 3

Figure 11.5.4               Photographs of Visually Sensitive Receivers Sheet 4

Figure 11.6.1a             Landscape Master Plan and Proposed Mitigation Measures – Sandy Ridge

Figure 11.6.2               Landscape Master Plan and Proposed Mitigation Measures – Lin Ma Hang Road

Figure 11.6.3               Landscape Blow-up Plan and Sections

Figure 11.6.4               Landscape Sections of Viaduct

Figure 11.6.5               Landscape Sections of Future Columbarium Buildings (Indicative)

Figure 11.6.6               Landscape Sections of Retaining Wall Treatment

Figure 11.7.1               Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP1)

Figure 11.7.2a             Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP2)

Figure 11.7.2b             Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP2)

Figure 11.7.3               Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP3)

Figure 11.7.4               Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP4)

Figure 11.7.5               Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP5)

Figure 11.7.6a             Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP6)

Figure 11.7.6b             Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP6)

Figure 11.7.7               Photomontages of Vantage Point (VP7)

 

Figure 12.3.1               Plan showing the 50m assessment area at Sandy Ridge Cemetery

Figure 12.3.2               Plan showing the 50m assessment area at Lin Ma Hang Road

Figure 12.3.3               Location of Built Heritage Resources – Sandy Ridge (Sheet 1 of 7)

Figure 12.3.4               Location of Built Heritage Resources – Sandy Ridge (Sheet 2 of 7)

Figure 12.3.5               Location of Built Heritage Resources – Sandy Ridge (Sheet 3 of 7)

Figure 12.3.6               Location of Built Heritage Resources – Sandy Ridge (Sheet 4 of 7)

Figure 12.3.7               Location of Built Heritage Resources – Sandy Ridge (Sheet 5 of 7)

Figure 12.3.8               Location of Built Heritage Resources – Sandy Ridge (Sheet 6 of 7)

Figure 12.3.9               Location of Built Heritage Resources – Sandy Ridge (Sheet 7 of 7)

Figure 12.3.10             Location of Built Heritage Resources – Lin Ma Hang Road (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 12.3.11             Location of Built Heritage Resources – Lin Ma Hang Road (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 12.3.12             Test Pit Area at Sandy Ridge

Figure 12.3.13             Map showing the recommended Archaeological Watching Brief location