10
impact on CULTURAL HERITAGE
10.1.1.1
This chapter presents a Cultural
Heritage Impact Assessment (CHIA) identifying the cultural heritage resources
within the assessment area and assessing potential direct and indirect impacts
resulting from the construction and operation of the Project on these heritage
resources. Appropriate mitigation
measures are proposed to alleviate the adverse impacts if necessary.
General
10.2.1.1
The assessment will be carried
out by referring to the following guidelines and procedures:
·
Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (A&MO) (Cap.53)
·
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap.499)
·
Technical Memorandum on the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
(EIAO-TM)
·
Guidelines for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (GCHIA)
·
Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (HKPSG)
10.2.1.2
The A&MO provides the
statutory framework for preservation of objects of historical, archaeological
and paleontological interest and for matters ancillary thereto or connected
therewith. The Ordinance contains the
statutory procedures for the Declaration of Monuments. A monument can be a place, building, site or
structure of historical, archaeological or paleontological significance.
Excavations, building works, planting or removal of trees, demolition, removal,
obstruction or inference in or with a proposed monument or monument are
prohibited except under permit. The
discovery of an antiquity must be reported to the Antiquities
and Monuments Office (AMO), or a designated person. No archaeological excavation can be carried
out by any person, other than the AMO and the designated person, without a license
issued by the AMO.
Environmental Impact
Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) and Technical Memorandum (EIAO-TM)
10.2.1.3
The EIAO was implemented on 1
April 1998. It aims to avoid, minimize
and control the adverse impacts on the environment of designated projects,
through the EIA process and the Environmental Permit (EP) system. The EIAO stipulates that consideration must be
given to issues associated with built heritage and archaeology as part of the
EIA process. Annexes 10 and 19 of
EIAO-TM provide general criteria and guidelines for evaluating the impacts to
sites of cultural heritage. Annex 19
provides the scope and methodology for undertaking Cultural Heritage Impact
Assessment, including baseline study, impact assessment and mitigation
measures.
Guidelines for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (GCHIA)
10.2.1.4
The document outlines the
technical requirements for conducting terrestrial built heritage and archaeological
impact assessments and is based upon the requirements of the TM-EIAO. A comprehensive CHIA comprises of a baseline
study including desk-top research and field evaluation, and an impact
assessment associated with appropriate mitigation measures. The evaluation of impacts is based upon five
levels of significance, including beneficial impact, acceptable impact,
acceptable impact with mitigation measures, unacceptable impact and undermined
impact.
Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (HKPSG)
10.2.1.5
Chapter 10 of HKPSG covers
planning considerations relevant to conservation. It states that conservation aims to protect Declared
Monuments, Historical Buildings, Sites of Archaeological Interest and other
heritage items including local activities, customs and traditions. Efforts should be made to protect and preserve
buildings of historical or architectural merits either in their own right or as
an integral part of a group or series of buildings. It is encouraged that town planners should
consult the AMO for any land use or development which may impose impacts on a
declared monument or a historic building and its setting.
10.3
Assessment Methodology
General
10.3.1.1
The assessment area covers the
area that stretches 300m from the site boundary. The scope of cultural heritage
resources includes:
·
All declared and proposed monuments;
·
All buildings/ structures/ sites graded or proposed to be graded by
the Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) -
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Definition of
the Gradings
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Grade 1
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Buildings of
outstanding merit, which every effort should be made to preserve if possible.
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Grade 2
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Buildings of
special merit; efforts should be made to selectively preserve.
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Grade 3
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Buildings of
some merit; preservation in some form would be desirable and alternative
means should be considered if preservation is not practicable.
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·
Government historic sites identified by AMO;
·
Buildings/ structures/ sites of high architectural or historical
significance which are not included above;
·
AMO’s list of Sites of Archaeological Interest (SAIs);
·
Previous related EIA studies and archaeological reports; and
·
Cultural landscapes associated with historic events or exhibiting
other cultural significance, such as religious sites, battlefields, a setting
for buildings or structures of architectural or historical importance, clan
graves, shrines, Feng Shui woodlands and etc.
Built Heritage
10.3.1.2
A baseline study including a
desk-top research and a field visit was undertaken to compile a comprehensive
inventory of heritage sites in the vicinity of the proposed working areas. The desk-top research was conducted based on
the examination on the following resources:
·
List of Proposed and Declared Monuments as issued by the AMO[2];
·
List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings[3] and list of new items for grading assessment[4] by the AAB;
·
Other heritage resources provided by the AMO, including Government
Historic Sites[5], un-official listed built heritage and cultural landscapes;
·
All available literatures, including previous Building Heritage
Impact Assessment (BHIA), Archaeological Impact Assessment (AIA) and EIA
Studies, related publications on relevant historical issues, historical,
cartographic and pictorial documentations; and
·
Unpublished archival papers and records, and collection and libraries
of tertiary institutions.
10.3.1.3
Based on the information of
desk-top research, a field visit was conducted in the assessment area to
evaluate the current condition of the built heritage and identify any
additional heritage resources that were not covered by the desk-based study
within the assessment area. Photographic,
oral and written information of the built heritage resources was collected.
10.3.1.4
The potential direct and
indirect impacts that may affect the built heritage resources were assessed by
following the procedures and requirements of GCHIA and Annexes 10 and 19 of the
EIAO-TM. The potential impacts are classified into five levels of
significance in accordance to GCHIA:
a)
Beneficial impact: the impact is beneficial if the
Project will enhance the preservation of the heritage site(s);
b)
Acceptable impact: if the assessment indicates that there
will be no significant effects on the heritage site(s);
c)
Acceptable impact with mitigation measures: if there will be some adverse effects,
but these can be eliminated, reduced or offset to a large extent by
specific measures, such as conducting a follow-up Conservation Proposal or
Conservation Management Plan for the affected heritage site(s) before the
commencement of work in order to avoid any inappropriate and unnecessary
interventions to the buildings;
d)
Unacceptable impact: if the adverse effects are considered to
be too excessive and are unable to mitigate practically; and
e) Undetermined
impact: if the significant adverse effects are
likely, but the extent to which they may occur or may be mitigated cannot be
determined from the HIA Study. Further detailed study will be required for the
specific effects in question.
Archaeology
10.3.1.5
A desk-top literature review
and a field scanning were conducted to identify and assess the potential
existence of archaeological resources within the assessment area. The desk-top review was conducted based on the
review of the following:
·
AMO’s list of Sites of Archaeological Interest (SAIs);
·
Previous related EIA studies and
archaeological reports;
·
Relevant archaeological and geographical
monographs; and
·
Geological and historical maps, aerial
photos and relevant visual archives.
10.3.1.6
The potential direct and
indirect archaeological impacts were assessed by following the procedures and
requirements of GCHIA and Annexes 10 and 19 of the EIAO-TM.
Physical and Geological
Background
10.4.1.1
The Project Area is located at
Sha Tin valley, to the east of Needle Hill, south of To Fung Shan, across Shing
Mun River, to the southwest of Tide Cove (also known as “Sha Tin
Hoi”) and to the North of Shui Chuen O. The
area is mainly formed of granite pluton. The superficial deposits in the area generally
include debris flow deposits on the hilly ground, alluvium in the main valleys,
and alluvial gravel, sand and mud covered by marine mud with subordinate sand
in the low-lying, coastal and offshore areas.
Historical Background
10.4.1.2
Clues of human settlements in
Hong Kong region can be found in historic textual records such as Lüshi
Chunqiu (呂氏春秋) and Hanshu (漢書) written in the first century BC to first century AD. These records describe that Yue (越) ethnic groups scattered in south China. During Qin Period (211-206 BC), the region was
subordinated to Panyu (番禺) County. And later Hong Kong
region had been subordinated to Xinan (新安) County since AD1573 until AD1912 Xinan was
renamed to Baoan (寶安) County.
10.4.1.3
Since the 9th
century onwards, Pearl River delta was an important salt production centre.
Hong Kong was one of the salt production centres in Southern Song Dynasty (AD 1127
-1279). Historic textual records Yudi
Jisheng (輿地紀勝) and Songhuiyao Jilu (宋會要輯錄) describe smuggling related to salt production. Five major clans including the Pangs, Lius,
Haus, Mans and Tangs, settled in the New Territories in Southern Song Dynasty. Village settlements in Sha Tin can be dated no
later than Wanli period, Ming Dynasty. Chik
Chuen Wai in Tai Wai was said to have been built in the 2nd year of Wanli
(1574), which is a village of multi surnames with Wai (韋) as the majority. During
Ming Dynasty, Sha Tin was famous for production of fragrant wood (香木) as recorded in Xinan Xianzhi (新安縣誌).
10.4.1.4
In 1661, the Coastal Evacuation
Order (遷界令) was implemented by the Qing government. People lived in the coastal area of Canton
including the New Territories, were forced to move 25 km inland. People were allowed to move back to the New
Territories in 1684 but the coastal population severely dropped. Thus, Hakka people were encouraged to move to
the New Territories in the late 17th century. They developed villages at the hillside and
practiced agriculture. Sha Tin Kau Yeuk (九約, “Alliance of Nine Villages”) was founded in late Qing Dynasty, including
Tai Wai Yeuk (Chik Chuen Wai), Pai Tau Yeuk (Tung Lo Wan), Kak Tin Yeuk (Shan
Ha Wai) and Sha Tin Tau Yeuk.
10.4.1.5
To alleviate the crowding problems
in the urban areas of Hong Kong, the Public Works Department prepared a
comprehensive development scheme to propose the development of a new town in
Sha Tin in 1965. With the large scale of
reclamation along Tide Cove and Shing Mun River since the early 1970s, Sha Tin
developed into a New Town with the population over 500,000.
Built Heritage
Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (New Item Pending for Grading
Assessment)
10.5.1.2
Pok Ngar Villa was constructed
in 1970s and then used as a restaurant. Most
parts of the Villa were demolished for the construction of Shing Mun Tunnel
Road. The gatehouse and gate wall are
the remaining parts of the Villa (Plate 10.1 of Appendix 10.1).
Tsang Tai Uk (Grade 1)
10.5.1.3
Tsang Tai Uk, measuring 45m by
137m, was built by Tsang Koon-man (曾貫萬), who was a famous granite quarry contractor in late 19th
century. Tsang was a Hakka originated
from Wuhua (五華) of Guangdong.
The construction of Tsang Tai Uk began in
1847 and completed in 1867. He was the
founder of Sam Lee Quarry and he purchased an official title (“奉直大夫”) from the Qing government.
He built the village and accommodated
around 100 residential units for his family and descendants.
It provided shelter for around 500
refugees during the Second World War and the name of Tsang Tai Uk has since
been adopted.
10.5.1.4
Tsang Tai Uk is a typical Hakka
three-hall-four-row (三堂四横) walled village (Plate 10.2 of Appendix
10.1). The village is mainly
built of bluish bricks and the pitched roofs of clay tiles. The layout of the
walled village is of rectangular shape. It is in a Qing vernacular design having a
symmetrical layout with the main entrance, entrance hall, middle hall and main
hall at the central axis. Two wells are
located at the open space in between the entrances and the entrance hall.
10.5.1.5
The three rows of residential
units in the middle are enclosed by residential units built along the walls. The walls and the rows of houses are with two storeys.
Each of the four corners of the walls is
built with a three-storied watch tower (Plate 10.3 of Appendix
10.1). Each watch tower is built
with wok yee (鑊耳) gable walls. Metal tridents are installed at the top of the towers
against intrusion of evil spirits. The
main ridge of the roof of the front wall is with curled-up ends. Observation holes
for defence against invaders are identified on the walls and the watch towers. There are three arched entrances to the
village. Each with a stone tablet above
engraved with characters “一貫世居”, “安富” and “尊榮” respectively. The entrances are all secured with chained gate and
horizontal railed shutter. The main
entrance doorway is built with a cockloft (Plate 10.4 of Appendix
10.1) supported on timber purlins. The mural paintings of the interior of the
doorway are covered by plaster.
10.5.1.6
The ancestral hall of the
Tsangs is located in the middle of the village (Plate 10.5 of Appendix
10.1). It is a
three-hall-one-bay layout with two courtyards. The upper part of the entrance hall is built
of bluish bricks, and the lower part is built of granite blocks. The roof with glazed tiles is supported on
granite columns, timber purlins and rafters. The ridge of the entrance hall is decorated
with plastered relief bogu (“博古灰塑”). The fascia board and chenggong
is decorated with motif of flowers and birds (Plate 10.6 of Appendix
10.1). Mural paintings with
motifs of flowers and grass are identified under the eave. The entrance is framed in granite with the
granite lintel engraved with Chinese characters “祥徵萬福”. A plaque written Tai Fu Tai (Chief Official
Mansion “大夫第”) is hung above the lintel. The
middle hall is placed with a birthday screen (“壽屏”) engraved with the
inscriptions written by Dai Hongci (戴鴻慈), who was the Termed
Officers of the Imperial Academy of Hanlinand later the Minister of Rites
and Justice in the late Qing Dynasty (Plate 10.7 of Appendix
10.1). The main hall is placed
with the altar. The two courtyards are
flanked by side chambers. Corridors connect
the courtyards to the residential units on either side of the ancestral hall. The drain hole in the front courtyard is
designed as a coin motif.
Li Cottage (Grade 1)
10.5.1.7
The Li Cottage (玉山艸堂) (Plate 10.8 of Appendix
10.1) was built around 1918 by Li Shui-kam, who was a building
contractor and philanthropist from Wuhua,and was a founder of the Tsung
Tsin Association Hong Kong. The Li Cottage was built to provide a resting place
for the Li family descendants who worship their ancestors at the tomb at the
hill (“Li’s Grave” as shown in Figure 10.1.1),
where the path was assessable only within the premises of Li Cottage in the
north. The house was named after his
father Li Yuk-shan.
10.5.1.8
The house is situated on a
platform supported by stone retaining walls (Plate 10.9 of Appendix
10.1). A U-shaped ramped path
leads up to the front of the house from the entrance gate. The door of the main entrance is hung in a
recessed doorway framed in granite with the lintel engraved with the name of
the building. The entrance is flanked on
each side by a wooden arched window. The
upper part of the wall is rough cast rendered and the lower part is a battered
rubble wall. Chinese and western
architectural features are demonstrated in the house. The entrance hall is built with a pitched roof
with green glazed ceramic Chinese tiles, ornamental gables and red italics
bracketed eaves. The wings on either side
of the central entrance hall have flat roofs. The rectangular shaped windows are designed
with miniature Tuscan columns, green glazed ceramic bamboo pattern grilles, and
ornamental cills.
10.5.1.9
The internal courtyard
elevations have Tuscan columns on doorways. The Chinese tiled roofs are decorated with
panels of Chinese scenes under the eaves. A moulded ornamental window grille is of
repeated Chinese coin motifs. The walls
facing the courtyard are plastered white. A circular stone fountain is located in the
centre of the courtyard.
Lau Ancestral Hall (Grade 3)
10.5.1.10 Sha Tin Tau was a Hakka village formed by families of various
surnames, including the Chans (陳), the Laws (羅), the Lams (林), the Yips (葉), the Laus (劉), the Lees (李), the Yeungs (楊) and the Fungs (馮). The Lau Ancestral Hall (Plate
10.10 of Appendix
10.1) was built before 1900.
Dim Dang (點燈) ritual and wedding ceremonies
were held at the hall. The ancestral
hall is still used for ancestral worship.
10.5.1.11 It is a Qing vernacular building of two-hall-one-courtyard layout. The open courtyard is situated in between the
entrance hall and the main hall. It is
constructed of green bricks. The Chinese
tiled roof is supported on timber purlins. The name of the building (劉氏家祠) is engraved on the granite lintel on top of the main entrance. The internal walls are plastered and floors
are paved with cement. The altar
occupies the end wall of the main hall with a soul tablet of the Lau ancestors.
Tse
Ancestral Hall (Nil-grade)
10.5.1.12 Tung Lo Wan is a Hakka village of multiple surnames. Tse clan has lived in Tung Lo Wan for several
generations. Tse Lam-sin and Tse Fu-tung
were the first generation of the Tse clan who settled in Tung Lo Wan. The Tse Ancestral Hall (Plate 10.11 of Appendix
10.1) was built before 1910.
It is a Qing vernacular building of
one-hall-one-bay layout. It shares a
common pitched roof with the other two village houses. The original tiled roof was reconstructed with
concrete in mid-2000s. The building is
constructed mainly of green bricks and the bases of granite. Its roof is
supported on timber rafters and purlins. Both the external and internal brick walls are
plastered in white. The floor of the
interior space is cement-screeded. The
altar is situated at the end wall.
Ng Yuen (Grade 3)
10.5.1.13 Ng Yuen was probably built in the 1920s by Ng Tze-mei, who was an
architect and a philanthropist. Ng Yuen
is a two-storied building constructed of reinforced concrete and granite blocks
(Plate 10.12 of Appendix
10.1). The entrance is built
with an arch porch and Doric orders. The
parapet wall engraved with the name of the building (吳園) is decorated with an upstand
pediment above. Some windows with wooden window frames are secured with metal
grilles. The internal space is designed
with a functional layout. The living
room occupies the front of both floors, while the bedrooms are at the rear, and
the kitchen and toilet on the sides.
High Rock Christian Camp (Grade 2)
10.5.1.14 The building was originally constructed as a police office around
1924 to replace that in Yuen Chau Kok.
It was taken over by the Japanese army
during Japanese Occupation (Dec. 1941 - Aug. 1945) as a command office. The building was reused by the Mennonite
Central Committee as a hostel for children who had contact with tuberculosis at
homes but were yet free from infection. The
building was rented to a missionary, Miss Mildred Dibden, to set up Shatin
Babies Home in 1953 for the abandoned children. The building was used as the Shatin High Rock
Christian School in the 1960s. Since 1980, the building was used by Stewards
(HK) Ltd to provide campsite service for the youth.
10.5.1.15 The building is with a L-shaped layout enclosing the playground in
the middle (Plate 10.13 of Appendix
10.1). The design of the
building is simple and functional, at the same time demonstrating both Western
and Chinese influences. It is mainly
constructed of red bricks. The facades
facing the playground is believed to be the parts of the earliest construction,
with wooden framed windows and verandahs supporting tiled roofs identified. A pitched Chinese tiled roof with chimneys is
built on the North and West blocks respectively. The façade of the current main entrance facing
the north is constructed of a flat concrete roof (Plate 10.14 of Appendix
10.1). It may be the later
alteration to the building.
Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai (Grade 3)
10.5.1.16 The building was built by Chan Tsan-sheung in 1915 (Plate 10.15 of
Appendix
10.1). It was situated at the
moat of the Chik Chuen Wai, which was filled up for the construction of houses.
The building and its forecourt are
enclosed with a low wall constructed of bluish bricks and granite blocks. The building materials were shipped from
Guangdong to Sha Tin and delivered to Tai Wai.
The building is of the Qing vernacular
style with three bays, in which the middle bay is recessed. The entrances of the two projected bays were
probably added in later stage. The
building is constructed of bluish bricks and granite blocks. It is a two-storied structure with gable walls
with the pitched tiled roofs supported on its timber rafters and purlins. The recessed bay is decorated on the front
façade under the eave with a fascia board carved with birds and flowers and
wall frieze paintings. The top of the
gable wall of the right bay is decorated with a black-and-white wall frieze
with plastered moulding of flowers.
Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai (Grade 2)
10.5.1.17 It was said that Chik Chuen Wai entrance gate (Plate 10.16 of
Appendix
10.1) was built in 1574, the second year of Wanli (萬曆), Ming
Dynasty.
According to the tablet placed inside the
Hau Wong Temple of Chik Chuen Wai, the temple was established by 28 founders in
the tenth year of Xianfeng (咸豐), 1860. The construction year of the current
remaining Entrance Gate of Chik Chuen Wai should be no later than 1860. The enclosing wall was
built for the protection of the Chik Chuen Wai villagers from bandits and
pirates.
10.5.1.18 The wall could have been in rectangular form with a watchtower at
each of its four corners. The entrance
gate is the only remaining structure of the village after numbers of
redevelopments. It is opposite to the
Hau Wong Temple and is probably at the central axis in the middle of the front
wall. It was constructed of bluish
bricks. The pitched tiled roof is supported
on timber rafters and purlins. The
lintel and frames of the front doorway, and bases of the entrance gate are constructed
of granite. The name Chik Chuen Wai is
written on the plaster above the lintel, flanked by two openings of the
mezzanine floor of the gate tower. The
front doorway is in rectangular form, while the rear doorway is in arched form.
The interior walls are plastered.
Thirty-one Buildings with No Grade
10.5.1.19 Thirty-one buildings with no grade accorded are listed and are
located within 300m from the site boundary, namely 3 Third Street Tai Wai, 8A
Fourth Street Tai Wai, Hau Wong Temple, Tai Wai, 4, 4A First Street Tai Wai, 3,
3A Seventh Street Tai Wai, 11B Third Street Tai Wai, Wai Ancestral Hall, 30
Fourth Street Tai Wai, 36 First Street Tai Wai, block next to 1 Eighth Street
Tai Wai, 5 Lee Uk Village, 21, 25, 25A, 27, 47, 49 Sha Tin Tau, Lam Ancestral
Hall, 35 Sha Tin Tau, Chan Ancestral Hall, Fung Ancestral Hall, 48 Sha Tin Tau,
74, 75 Tung Lo Wan, 13, 14 Sha Tin Wai, Lam Ancestral Hall, 18A Sha Tin Wai,
Tse Ancestral Hall, 57 Sha Tin Wai, Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Clinic,
ELCHK Living Spirit Lutheran Church, ELCHK Shatin Lutheran Kindergarten,
Franciscan Missionary Sister Convent, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, and
ELCHK Salvation Lutheran Church. They are summarized in Table 10.2
and their indicative locations are presented on Figure 10.1.2,
Figure
10.1.3, Figure 10.1.4,
Figure
10.1.6, Figure 10.1.7
& Figure
10.1.8.
10.5.1.20 OLD1-OLD25
are undecorated vernacular Chinese village houses, which have been
substantially altered as improvement to modern needs. OLD26-OLD31 are clinic, churches,
kindergartens and convent constructed in the modern period. All of them contain no historical interest,
architectural merits, or aesthetic excellence that is unique to them, and they
are still functioning with regular maintenance.
Many of them have been renovated or modified over time.
10.5.1.21 All of them lacked architectural
merits as they do not have
architectural virtuosity on the appearance that is unique or of rare
quality. Moreover, these
buildings/structures do not have group significance with other local built
heritage resource. On the other hand,
there lack any historic events happened in relations to these
buildings/structures. Moreover, these 31
buildings have no grade accorded. Hence,
these 31 buildings contain very low cultural heritage significance. Impact assessment includes these thirty-one
buildings based on the rationale that they are old.
Archaeology
10.5.1.22 No SAIs are identified within the assessment area. The area had been developed into the New
Town since the 1970s. No archaeological
survey had covered the area prior to the developments.
10.5.1.23 Historical villages, such as Sha Tin Tau Village, Tai Wai Tsuen and
Tung Lo Wan Village, were located at the arable lands where the Shing Mun River exited into Tide Cove before the development
of Sha Tin New Town. However, since the
1970s, the coasts of Tide Cove and Shing Mun River
have been largely modified and transformed into an urban landscape.
Moreover, from known archaeological phenomena in Hong Kong, many sites with
archaeological potential are identified on river terraces. Such landforms in the assessment area have
been modified with modern fill lands for high-rise buildings and new road
networks, such as Tai Po Road, Tsing Sha Highway, Shing Mun Tunnel Road and Lion Rock
Tunnel Road. The natural terrain in the assessment area has been largely
modified and the potential archaeological resources may have been disturbed. The archaeological potential in the assessment
area is negligible.
Table 10.1 Summary of the Built Heritage Resources
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Ref No.
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Building Name and Address
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Historic Building Grading
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Approximate Horizontal Distance from the
Site Boundary
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Figure
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N99
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Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa near May Shing Court,
Tai Wai
|
New Item Pending
for Grading Assessment
|
At the boundary
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10.1.2
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HB1
|
Tsang Tai Uk
|
Grade 1
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At the boundary
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10.1.4
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HB83
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Li Cottage, Tung
Lo Wan
|
Grade 1
|
1 m
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10.1.2
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HB621
|
Ng Yuen, No. 21
Tai Chung Kiu Road
|
Grade 3
|
1 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
HB968
|
Lau Ancestral
Hall, No. 40 Sha Tin Tau
|
Grade 3
|
20 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
HB1337
|
Tse Ancestral
Hall, No. 73 Tung Lo Wan
|
Nil-grade
|
27 m
|
10.1.3
|
|
HB563
|
High Rock
Christian Camp, No. 102 Sha Tin Tau Village
|
Grade 2
|
37 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
HB749
|
No. 2 First
Street, Tai Wai
|
Grade 3
|
77 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
HB748
|
No. 3 First
Street, Tai Wai
|
Grade 3
|
82 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
HB747
|
No. 1 First
Street, Tai Wai
|
Grade 3
|
86 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
HB419
|
Entrance Gate,
Chik Chuen Wai, Tai Wai Tsuen
|
Grade 2
|
108 m
|
10.1.6
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Table 10.2 Summary of the Thirty-one Buildings with No Grade
|
Ref No.
|
Building
Name and Address
|
Approximate Horizontal Distance from
the Site Boundary
|
Figure
|
|
OLD1
|
3 Third Street Tai Wai
|
85 m
|
10.1.6
|
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OLD2
|
8A Fourth Street Tai Wai
|
110 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD3
|
Hau Wong Temple, Tai Wai
|
105 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD4
|
4, 4A First Street Tai Wai
|
105 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD5
|
3, 3A Seventh Street Tai Wai
|
115 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD6
|
11B Third Street Tai Wai
|
140 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD7
|
Wai Ancestral Hall, 30 Fourth Street Tai Wai
|
140 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD8
|
36 First Street Tai Wai
|
195 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD9
|
Block next to 1 Eighth Street Tai Wai
|
90 m
|
10.1.6
|
|
OLD10
|
5 Lee Uk Village
|
215 m
|
10.1.7
|
|
OLD11
|
21 Sha Tin Tau
|
6 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD12
|
25 Sha Tin Tau
|
8 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD13
|
25A Sha Tin Tau
|
10 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD14
|
27 Sha Tin Tau
|
7 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD15
|
Lam Ancestral Hall, 35 Sha Tin Tau
|
28 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD16
|
Chan Ancestral Hall, 44 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD17
|
47 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD18
|
Fung Ancestral Hall, 48 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD19
|
49 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
10.1.4
|
|
OLD20
|
74 Tung Lo Wan
|
25 m
|
10.1.3
|
|
OLD21
|
75 Tung Lo Wan
|
25 m
|
10.1.3
|
|
OLD22
|
13 Sha Tin Wai
|
175 m
|
10.1.8
|
|
OLD23
|
14 Sha Tin Wai
|
175 m
|
10.1.8
|
|
OLD24
|
Lam Ancestral Hall, 18A Sha Tin Wai
|
170 m
|
10.1.8
|
|
OLD25
|
Tse Ancestral Hall, 57 Sha Tin Wai
|
145 m
|
10.1.8
|
|
OLD26
|
Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Clinic
|
2.5 m
|
10.1.3
|
|
OLD27
|
ELCHK Living Spirit Lutheran Church
|
100 m
|
10.1.2 & 10.1.3
|
|
OLD28
|
ELCHK Shatin Lutheran Kindergarten
|
83 m
|
10.1.2 & 10.1.3
|
|
OLD29
|
Franciscan Missionary Sister Convent
|
123 m
|
10.1.3 &
10.1.7
|
|
OLD30
|
Former Immaculate Heart of Mary School and
Existing Immaculate Heart of Mary Kindergarten
|
144 m
|
10.1.3 &
10.1.7
|
|
OLD31
|
ELCHK Salvation Lutheran Church
|
228 m
|
10.1.7
|
Construction Phase
Built Heritage
10.6.1.1
Tsang Tai Uk is located approximately
at the site boundary. The underpass
section of the proposed T4 eastbound (EB) T401 and T4 westbound (WB) T403 adjacent
to Sha Tin Road and Lion Rock Tunnel Road near Sha Tin Tau is in close vicinity
to Tsang Tai Uk. The nearest horizontal
distance of T4(EB) (-6.1 mPD) and T4(WB) (+2.7 mPD) to Tsang Tai Uk (+6.0 mPD)
is approximately 16 m and the nearest horizontal distance of T4(EB) Slip Road
SR6-1 to Tsang Tai Uk is 8 m (+12.2 mPD). Due to the close proximity between Tsang Tai
Uk and the construction works with no sustainable fencing to limit access by
the project proponent and the public, potential direct impacts due to damages
through contacting with heavy construction machineries and site negligence
would be anticipated. Indirect impacts including
ground-borne vibration, tilting, settlement, and dust nuisance would be
anticipated from the Project during construction phase.
10.6.1.2
Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa is
located approximately at the site boundary and located
at 23 m from the T4(EB) Slip Road SR2-1. Potential direct impacts due to damages
through contacting with heavy construction machineries and site negligence would
be anticipated as there is no sustainable fencing to limit access by the
project proponent and the public. Indirect
impacts including ground-borne vibration, tilting, settlement, and dust
nuisance would be anticipated during construction phase on Gatehouse of Pok
Ngar Villa.
10.6.1.3
Ng Yuen is located at 1m from
the site boundary. As Ng Yuen is located
close to the proposed works of the footpath and cycle track, potential direct
impacts due to damages through contacting with heavy construction machineries
and site negligence would be anticipated. Indirect impacts including ground-borne
vibration, tilting, settlement, and dust nuisance, would be anticipated during
construction phase.
10.6.1.4
Li Cottage is located 1m from
the site boundary and situated on a hill slope.
Located in close proximity to the project site, potential direct impacts
due to damages through contacting with heavy construction machineries and site
negligence would be anticipated.
Indirect impacts including ground-borne vibration, tilting, settlement,
and dust nuisance, would be anticipated during construction phase.
10.6.1.5
Lau Ancestral Hall and High
Rock Christian Camp and No. 1, 2 and 3 First Street, Tai Wai are located approximately
in between 20 m to 86 m from the site boundary. Direct impact would not be anticipated. Indirect impacts including ground-borne
vibration, tilting and settlement, would be anticipated during construction
phase on these five historical buildings.
10.6.1.6
The Entrance Gate of Chik Chuen
Wai is located over 100m away and at a considerable distance from the
constructions, the impact of vibration would be negligible. No direct or indirect impact would be
anticipated.
10.6.1.7
Tse Ancestral Hall underwent
renovations which have diminished the authenticity of the building. The building contains very low cultural
heritage significance. Therefore, no
impact would be anticipated to the cultural heritage significance on the
building during the construction phase. As it
is located at 27 m from site boundary, indirect impacts
including ground-borne vibration, tilting and settlement, would be anticipated
during construction phase.
10.6.1.8
The assessment of impacts to the
built heritage resources from the Project during construction phase is
summarized in Table 10.3.
Thirty-one Buildings with No Grade
10.6.1.9
OLD26 is located at 2.5 m from the site
boundary, potential direct impacts due to damages through contacting with heavy
construction machineries and site negligence would be anticipated. Indirect impacts including ground-borne
vibration, tilting, settlement, and dust nuisance, would be anticipated during
construction phase.
10.6.1.10 OLD1, OLD9, OLD11-21, OLD27-28 are located approximately in between 6 m to 100 m
from the site boundary. Direct impact
would not be anticipated. Indirect
impacts including ground-borne vibration, tilting and settlement, would be
anticipated during construction phase.
10.6.1.11 The other 15 buildings are located at over 100m away from the
proposed works area, no impact is anticipated due to considerable distance from
the Project Site.
10.6.1.12 The assessment of impacts to the thirty-one buildings from the
Project during construction phase is summarized in Table 10.4.
Archaeology
10.6.1.13 No SAI is identified within the assessment area. The natural terrain in the assessment area
has been largely modified and the potential archaeological resources would have
been disturbed by rapid developments of the new town, such as reclamation and
modern fill lands for high-rise buildings and new road networks since the
1970s. Furthermore, the proposed T4
alignment will be constructed adjacent to or over the existing roads, where
archaeological potential would be negligible.
Hence, no archaeological impact would be anticipated.
Table 10.3 Assessment of Impacts of
Cultural Heritage Resources
|
Ref No.
|
Cultural Heritage
Resources
|
Approximate
Distance from the Site Boundary
|
Impact
Assessment
|
Levels
of Significance of Impact
|
|
N99
|
Gatehouse of Pok
Ngar Villa near May Shing Court, Tai Wai
|
At the boundary
|
Potential direct
impacts due to damages through contacting with heavy construction
machineries and site negligence would be
anticipated.
Indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration, tilting,
settlement and dust nuisance would be anticipated.
|
Acceptable impact
with mitigation measures
|
|
HB1
|
Tsang Tai Uk
|
At the boundary
|
|
HB83
|
Li Cottage, Tung
Lo Wan
|
1 m
|
|
HB621
|
Ng Yuen, No. 21
Tai Chung Kiu Road
|
1 m
|
|
HB968
|
Lau Ancestral
Hall, No. 40 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
Direct impacts
would not be anticipated. Indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration, tilting and settlement would be
anticipated.
|
Acceptable impact
with mitigation measures
|
|
HB563
|
High Rock Christian
Camp, No. 102 Sha Tin Tau Village
|
37 m
|
|
HB749
|
No. 2 First
Street, Tai Wai
|
77 m
|
|
HB748
|
No. 3 First
Street, Tai Wai
|
82 m
|
|
HB747
|
No. 1 First
Street, Tai Wai
|
86 m
|
|
HB1337
|
Tse Ancestral
Hall, No. 73 Tung Lo Wan
|
27 m
|
|
HB419
|
Entrance Gate,
Chik Chuen Wai, Tai Wai Tsuen
|
108 m
|
Located at a
considerable distance from the constructions, no impact would be
anticipated.
|
No impact
|
|
Table 10.4 Assessment of Impacts of Thirty-one
Buildings with No Grade
|
|
Ref No.
|
Building Name and
Address
|
Approximate
Horizontal Distance from the Site Boundary
|
Impact
Assessment
|
Levels
of Significance of Impact
|
|
OLD26
|
Sha Tin (Tai Wai) Clinic
|
2.5 m
|
Potential direct impacts due to damages through
contacting with heavy construction machineries and site negligence would be
anticipated. Indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration, tilting, settlement,
and dust nuisance would be anticipated.
|
Acceptable impact
with mitigation measures
|
|
OLD1
|
3 Third Street Tai Wai
|
85 m
|
Direct impacts would
not be anticipated. Indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration, tilting and settlement would be
anticipated.
|
Acceptable impact
with mitigation measures
|
|
OLD9
|
Block next to 1 Eighth Street Tai Wai
|
90 m
|
|
OLD11
|
21 Sha Tin Tau
|
6 m
|
|
OLD12
|
25 Sha Tin Tau
|
8 m
|
|
OLD13
|
25A Sha Tin Tau
|
10 m
|
|
OLD14
|
27 Sha Tin Tau
|
7 m
|
|
OLD15
|
Lam Ancestral Hall, 35 Sha Tin Tau
|
28 m
|
|
OLD16
|
Chan Ancestral Hall, 44 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
|
OLD17
|
47 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
|
OLD18
|
Fung Ancestral Hall, 48 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
|
OLD19
|
49 Sha Tin Tau
|
20 m
|
|
OLD20
|
74 Tung Lo Wan
|
25 m
|
|
OLD21
|
75 Tung Lo Wan
|
25 m
|
|
OLD27
|
ELCHK Living Spirit Lutheran Church
|
100 m
|
|
OLD28
|
ELCHK Shatin Lutheran Kindergarten
|
83 m
|
|
OLD2
|
8A Fourth Street Tai Wai
|
110 m
|
Located at a
considerable distance from the constructions, no impact would be anticipated.
|
No impact
|
|
OLD3
|
Hau Wong Temple, Tai Wai
|
105 m
|
|
OLD4
|
4, 4A First Street Tai Wai
|
105 m
|
|
OLD5
|
3, 3A Seventh Street Tai Wai
|
115 m
|
|
OLD6
|
11B Third Street Tai Wai
|
140 m
|
|
OLD7
|
Wai Ancestral Hall, 30 Fourth Street Tai
Wai
|
140 m
|
|
OLD8
|
36 First Street Tai Wai
|
195 m
|
|
OLD10
|
5 Lee Uk Village
|
215 m
|
|
OLD22
|
13 Sha Tin Wai
|
175 m
|
|
OLD23
|
14 Sha Tin Wai
|
175 m
|
|
OLD24
|
Lam Ancestral Hall, 18A Sha Tin Wai
|
170 m
|
|
OLD25
|
Tse Ancestral Hall, 57 Sha Tin Wai
|
145 m
|
|
OLD29
|
Franciscan Missionary Sister Convent
|
123 m
|
|
OLD30
|
Former Immaculate Heart of Mary School
and Existing Immaculate Heart of Mary Kindergarten
|
144 m
|
|
OLD31
|
ELCHK Salvation Lutheran Church
|
228 m
|
Operation Phase
10.6.1.14 Tsang Tai Uk is located in close vicinity to the proposed T4 (EB)
T401, T4 (WB) T403 and T4(EB) Slip Road SR6-1. As the nearest sections of T4 (EB) T401 and T4
(WB) T403 are the underpasses which would be fully enclosed mostly below
existing ground level, adverse impact to Tsang Tai Uk resulting from road
accident at T4 (EB) T401 and T4 (WB) T403 would not be anticipated. T4(EB) Slip Road SR6-1 would be designed with
vehicle metal parapets or vehicle parapets of combined metal and concrete
construction to prevent vehicles leaving the carriageway and collision with the
historic building as appropriate. With
the proper installation of vehicle parapets, adverse impact on Tsang Tai Uk arising
from road accident at Slip Road SR6-1 would be negligible.
10.6.1.15 Impact to other cultural heritage resources are not anticipated
during the operation of the Project, as the installation of vehicle parapets on
proposed road would have prevented risks caused by road accident.
Construction Phase
Condition Survey
10.7.1.1
Pre and post condition survey of Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa, Tsang Tai Uk, Li Cottage and
Ng Yuen should be conducted to inspect the buildings’ structural integrity and record the buildings’ conditions by professional
qualified building surveyor or engineer before and after the construction works,
respectively. The survey results shall be submitted to AMO for record. Protective
measures shall be provided to the built heritage subject to the results of the pre-condition
survey. Post-condition survey should be
conducted after the construction works to identify any damages that have
occurred or caused by the construction. If damages to the four built heritage
resources are identified, AMO shall be informed immediately.
Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting
10.7.1.2
Monitoring of vibration, settlement
and tilting incorporated with a set of Alert, Alarm and Action (3As) system shall
be employed for Tsang Tai Uk, Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa, Ng Yuen, Li Cottage,
Lau Ancestral Hall, and High Rock Christian Camp, No. 1, 2 and 3 First Street, as
well as OLD1, OLD9, OLD11-21, OLD26-28 during the construction phase. The proposed 3As limiting criteria are presented in Table 10.5.
10.7.1.3
As a precautionary measure, AMO should be
informed immediately in case of discovery of antiquities or supposed
antiquities in the course of works, so that appropriate mitigation measures, if
needed, can be timely formulated and implemented in agreement with AMO. The actual limiting
criteria should be agreed with AMO. Any vibration and building movement induced from the proposed works
should be strictly monitored to ensure no disturbance and physical damages made
to the heritage sites during the course of works. Monitoring proposal for the heritage sites,
including checkpoint locations, installation details, response actions for each
of the 3As levels and frequency of monitoring should be submitted for AMO's
consideration. Installation of monitoring checkpoints shall be carried out in great
care and adequate protection shall be provided so as to avoid unnecessary
disturbance / damage to nearby historic fabrics. Photo records of monitoring checkpoints shall
be submitted upon installation for AMO's records. Prior agreement and
consent should be sought from the owner(s), stakeholder(s) and relevant Government
department(s) for the installation of monitoring checkpoints. Monitoring records should also be
submitted to AMO on a regular basis and alert AMO should the monitoring reach 3As
levels.
Buffer zone and physical barriers
10.7.1.4
Excavation works in close
vicinity to Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa, Tsang Tai Uk, Li Cottage, Ng Yuen and
OLD26 should not jeopardize the
stability of the historic buildings. It
should not undermine or cause damage to foundation of the historic buildings. Foundation information of the historic
buildings shall be verified on site if needed. Sufficient lateral support should be provided
and de-watering (if required) should be carried out with great cautions to
control ground movement and change of ground water regime at the heritage site.
10.7.1.5
Furthermore, a buffer zone of
5m from Tsang Tai Uk, Gatehouse of Pok Ngar and OLD26 should be set up respectively, in which no heavy construction
machineries and construction storage should trespass the buffer zones at the
same elevations of the three built heritage resources. Physical
barriers should also be set up to clearly demarcate the buffer zones to avoid potential
damage due to site negligence (Figure 10.1.2 & Figure 10.1.4 refer).
10.7.1.6
Substantial physical barriers,
such as hoarding or water-filled barriers, should be set up between the project
site and Li Cottage, Ng Yuen and OLD26 in order to ensure no heavy construction
machineries and construction storage can trespass these built heritage
resources, and thus avoiding any potential damages due to machinery operation
and site negligence.
Dust Nuisance
10.7.1.7
Moreover, protective covering of
plastic sheets shall be provided for Tsang Tai Uk, Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa,
Li Cottage and Ng Yuen during construction to avoid impacts of dust nuisance. The installation of protective covering
should not, in anyway, damage the built heritage.
Other measures
10.7.1.8
A detailed design proposal
including method of works and impact assessments for the four built heritage
including (a) Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item); (b) Li Cottage (Grade 1);
(c) Ng Yuen (Grade 3); (d) Tsang Tai Uk (Grade 1) should be submitted for AMO’s
consideration. The impact assessment should also include an analysis of
settlement for Tsang Tai Uk due to construction works.
10.7.1.9
No impact would be anticipated for
the Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai, the Tse Ancestral Hall, as well as OLD2-8,
OLD10, OLD22-25, and OLD29-31. Thus, no
mitigation measure would be required.
10.7.1.10 The mitigation measures of the cultural heritage resources are
summarized in Table 10.6.
Archaeology
Table 10.5 Proposed 3As Limiting Criteria for Vibration, Settlement and
Tilting Level Monitoring during Construction
|
Type of Monitoring for
|
Alert
|
Alarm
|
Action
|
|
Vibration (PPV)
|
3mm/s
|
4mm/s
|
5mm/s
|
|
Settlement
|
6mm
|
8mm
|
10mm
|
|
Tilting
|
1/2000
|
1/1500
|
1/1000
|
Table 10.6 Summary of Mitigation Measures of Built Heritage Resources
(Construction Phase)
|
Ref No.
|
Mitigation
Measures
|
|
N99
HB1
OLD26
|
Potential direct
impact by construction
·
Set up substantial physical barriers, to demarcate
boundary between the project site and OLD26, to stop heavy construction
machineries and construction storage trespassing
·
Set up a buffer
zone of 5m with physical barriers to demarcate the buffer zone from the
built heritage to stop heavy construction machineries and construction
storage trespassing the built heritage
·
Submit a
detailed design proposal including method of works and impact assessments
(except for OLD26)
Indirect vibration, settlement and tilting impact
·
Pre and post
condition survey (except for OLD26)
·
Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporating with 3As system
·
Monitoring proposal
·
Photo records of monitoring checkpoints
·
Monitoring records
·
Alert AMO should the monitoring reach 3As
levels
·
Verify foundation information of the historic
buildings if needed
·
Provide
sufficient lateral support and de-watering if needed
·
The impact
assessment should also include an analysis of settlement for Tsang Tai Uk
due to construction works
Indirect dust nuisance
impact
·
Provide
protective covering of plastic sheets to avoid impacts of dust nuisance
(except for OLD26)
|
|
HB83
HB621
|
Potential
direct impact by construction
·
Set up substantial physical barriers, such as hoarding
or water-filled barriers, to demarcate boundary between the project site and
each of the two built heritage resources, Li Cottage and Ng Yuen, to stop
heavy construction machineries and construction storage trespassing this built
heritage
·
Submit a
detailed design proposal including method of works and impact assessments
Indirect vibration, settlement and tilting impact
·
Pre and post
condition survey
·
Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporating with 3As system
·
Monitoring proposal
·
Photo records of monitoring checkpoints
·
Monitoring records
·
Alert AMO should the monitoring reach 3As
levels.
·
Verify foundation information of the historic
buildings if needed
·
Provide sufficient lateral support and
de-watering if needed
Indirect dust nuisance
impact
·
Provide
protective covering of plastic sheets to avoid impacts of dust nuisance
|
|
HB968
HB563
HB749
HB748
HB747
OLD1
OLD9
OLD11 – 21
OLD26 – 28
|
Indirect vibration, settlement and tilting impact
·
Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporating with 3As system
·
Monitoring proposal
·
Photo records of monitoring checkpoints
·
Monitoring records
·
Alert AMO should the monitoring reach 3As
levels.
|
|
HB419
HB1337
OLD2-8
OLD10
OLD22-25 OLD29-31
|
No impact anticipated, and no mitigation measure would be
required.
|
Operation Phase
10.7.1.12 No impact to built heritage or archaeology would be anticipated during
the operation phase of the Project. Hence, no mitigation measure would be required
during the operation phase.
Construction Phase
10.8.1.1
Pre and post condition survey
of Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa, Tsang Tai Uk, Li Cottage and Ng Yuen shall be
carried out. The survey reports shall
be submitted to AMO for record.
10.8.1.2
Monitoring of vibration, settlement and
tilting incorporated with a set of Alert, Alarm and Action (3As) system shall
be employed for Tsang Tai Uk, Gatehouse of Pok Ngar
Villa, Li Cottage, Lau Ancestral Hall, Ng Yuen, High Rock Christian Camp, No.
1, 2 and 3 First Street, OLD1, OLD9, OLD11-21, OLD26- 28 during the construction phase. The proposed 3As limiting criteria are
presented in Table 10.5. Monitoring proposal including checkpoint locations, installation details, response
actions for each of the Alert/ Alarm/ Action (3As) levels and frequency of
monitoring should be
submitted for AMO's consideration. Installation of monitoring checkpoints shall be carried out in great
care and adequate protection shall be provided so as to avoid unnecessary
disturbance / damage to nearby historic fabrics. Photo records of monitoring
checkpoints shall be submitted upon installation for AMO's records. Monitoring records should also be submitted to AMO on regular basis and
alert AMO should the monitoring reach 3As levels.
10.8.1.3
Excavation works should not
jeopardize stability of the historic buildings.
Foundation information of the historic buildings shall be verified on
site if needed, sufficient lateral support should be provided and de-watering
(if required) should be carried out with great cautions to control
ground movement and change of ground water regime at the heritage site.
10.8.1.4
Furthermore, a buffer zone of
5m from Tsang Tai Uk, Gatehouse of Pok Ngar and OLD26 should be set up respectively,
in which no heavy construction machineries and construction storage should
trespass the buffer zones at the same elevations of the three built heritage
resources. Physical barriers should
also be set up to clearly demarcate the buffer zones to avoid potential damage
due to site negligence (Figure 10.1.2
& Figure
10.1.4 refer).
10.8.1.5
Substantial physical barriers,
such as hoarding or water-filled barriers, should be set up between the project
site and each of the built heritage resources, Li Cottage, Ng Yuen and OLD26,
in order to ensure no heavy construction machineries and construction storage
can trespass the three built heritage resources, and avoid any damages due to
machinery operation and site negligence.
10.8.1.6
Moreover, protective covering
of plastic sheets shall be provided for Tsang Tai Uk, Gatehouse of Pok Ngar
Villa, Li Cottage and Ng Yuen during construction to avoid impacts of dust
nuisance. The installation of protective
covering should not, in anyway, damage the built heritage.
10.8.1.7
A detailed design proposal
including method of works and impact assessments for the four built heritage
including (a) Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item); (b) Li Cottage (Grade 1);
(c) Ng Yuen (Grade 3); (d) Tsang Tai Uk (Grade 1) should be submitted for AMO’s
consideration. The impact assessment should also include an analysis of
settlement for Tsang Tai Uk due to construction works.
10.8.1.8
No specific EM&A requirement would be required for archaeology
during construction phase.
10.8.1.9
As a precautionary measure, AMO
should be informed immediately in case of discovery of antiquities or supposed
antiquities in the course of works, so that appropriate mitigation measures, if
needed, can be timely formulated and implemented in agreement with AMO.
Operation Phase
10.8.1.10 No specific EM&A requirement would be required during operation
phase.
10.9.1.1
Nine historic buildings, a new
item pending for grading assessment, a nil grade building and 31 old buildings
with no grade accorded were identified within the 300 m assessment area. Among the identified built heritage, the Gatehouse
of Pok Ngar Villa, Tsang Tai Uk, Li Cottage, Ng Yuen, and OLD26 are located in close
proximity to the proposed works. Potential
direct impacts of damages through contacting with construction machineries and
site negligence, indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration, tilting, settlement
and dust nuisance would be anticipated for the five built heritage resources during
construction phase. Lau Ancestral Hall,
High Rock Christian Camp, No. 1, 2 and 3 First Street, Tai Wai, and OLD1, OLD9,
OLD11-21, OLD26-28 are situated in the vicinity of
the site. Indirect impacts including
ground-borne vibration, tilting and settlement, would be anticipated during
construction phase.
10.9.1.2
Pre and post condition survey
of Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa, Tsang Tai Uk, Li Cottage and Ng Yuen shall be
carried out by professional qualified building surveyor or engineer.
10.9.1.3
Monitoring of vibration,
settlement and tilting, shall be employed for Tsang Tai Uk, Gatehouse of Pok
Ngar Villa, Li Cottage, Lau Ancestral Hall, Ng Yuen, High Rock Christian Camp, No.
1, 2 and 3 First Street, OLD1, OLD9, OLD11-21, OLD26-28, incorporating with
3As system. Monitoring proposal should be
submitted for AMO's consideration. Monitoring records should also be submitted to AMO on regular basis
and alert AMO should the monitoring reach 3As levels.
10.9.1.4
Excavation works should not
jeopardize stability of the historic buildings.
Foundation information of the historic buildings shall be verified on
site if needed, sufficient lateral support should be provided and de-watering
(if required) should be carried out with great cautions.
10.9.1.5
Buffer zones with physical
barriers should be employed for Tsang Tai Uk, the Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa, and
OLD26. Substantial physical barriers,
such as hoarding or water-filled barriers, should be set up between the project
site and each of the three built heritage resources, Li Cottage, Ng Yuen, and
OLD26.
10.9.1.6
Vehicle parapets would be
designed and installed in the roadway. Adverse
impact arising anticipated from road accidents on Tsang Tai Uk and Gatehouse of
Pok Ngar Villa would thus be controlled during operation.
10.9.1.7
A detailed design proposal
including method of works and impact assessments for the four built heritage
including (a) Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item); (b) Li Cottage (Grade 1);
(c) Ng Yuen (Grade 3); (d) Tsang Tai Uk (Grade 1) should be submitted for AMO’s
consideration. The impact assessment should also include an analysis of
settlement for Tsang Tai Uk due to construction works.
10.9.1.8
No impact would be anticipated
for Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai, Tse Ancestral Hall, OLD2-8, OLD10, OLD22-25,
and OLD29-31. Thus, no mitigation
measure would be required for these buildings during construction and operation
phases.
10.9.1.9
No archaeological impact would
be anticipated, and thus, no mitigation measure would be required during
construction and operation phases. As a
precautionary measure, AMO should be informed immediately in case of discovery
of antiquities or supposed antiquities in the course of works, so that
appropriate mitigation measures, if needed, can be timely formulated and
implemented in agreement with AMO.
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