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
1.1 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
4.1 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
5.1 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
6.1 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
7.1 Legislation, Standards and Guidelines
7.2 Description of the Environment
7.3 Construction Phase
7.4 Operational Phase
7.5 Conclusion
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
9.1 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
10.1 Legislation, Standards and Guidelines
10.2 Description of the Environment
10.3 Construction Phase
10.4 Operational Phase
10.5 Conclusion
10.6 References
11.1 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
12.1 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
13.1 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
15.1 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 4.9 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 9.2 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
12.2 Historic Building and
Structures Catalogue
Appendix
12.3 Historic Clan Grave
Catalogue
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 4.4.3 Contours
of Cumulative Annual RSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Unmitigated)
Figure 4.4.5 Contours
of Cumulative Annual FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Unmitigated)
Figure 4.4.8 Contours
of Cumulative Annual RSP 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 4.5.4 Contours
of Cumulative Annual NO2 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 4.5.8 Contours
of Cumulative Annual FSP Concentrations at 1.5m above Ground (Year 2022)
Figure 4.5.10 Contours
of Cumulative Annual NO2 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 4.5.14 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 6.2.1a Water Quality Monitoring Stations of EPD
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
9.11 Indicative Location of Reinstatement Grassland and Enhancement
Woodland
Figure 10.1 Current
Status of Fish Ponds at Sandy Ridge
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