TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

11               Cultural Heritage. 11-1

11.1            Introduction. 11-1

11.2            Environmental Legislations, Standards and Guidelines. 11-1

11.3            Assessment Methodology. 11-2

11.4            Background of the Assessment Area. 11-3

11.5            Cultural Heritage Sites within the Assessment Area. 11-4

11.6            Identification of Environmental Impacts. 11-5

11.7            Mitigation of Environmental Impacts. 11-6

11.8            Environmental Monitoring and Audit 11-8

11.9            Conclusion. 11-9

11.10         Bibliography and Glossary. 11-10

 

LIST OF TABLES

Table 11.1                 Summary of Cultural Heritage Resources

Table 11.2                 Proposed AAA Limiting Criteria for Vibration, Settlement and Tilting Level Monitoring during Construction

Table 11.3                 Summary of Assessment of Impacts of Cultural Heritage Resources and Mitigation Measures

 

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 11.1        Locations of Built Heritage within the 300m Assessment Area

Figure 11.2        Location of the Declared Monument within 300m from Discharge Area of Tai Wai Nullah

Figure 11.3        Published Geological Map - Tai Wai Nullah

Figure 11.4        Topographic Maps of 1956 to 1958 showing the Project Site

 

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 11.1   Aerial Photos of the Project Site

Appendix 11.2   Built Heritage Recording Sheets

 

 

 


11             Cultural Heritage

11.1          Introduction

11.1.1.1  This section presents the Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (CHIA) for the construction and operation of the Project, which has been conducted in accordance with the criteria and guidelines as stated in Annexes 10 and 19 of the Technical Memorandum on Environmental Impact Assessment Process (EIAO-TM) as well as the requirements given in Clause 3.4.13 and Appendix K of the EIA Study Brief (No. ESB-320/2019).  Appropriate mitigation measures are recommended as necessary.

 

11.2          Environmental Legislations, Standards and Guidelines

11.2.1.1  Legislation and standards that are relevant to the cultural heritage impact assessment under this EIA include the following:

·         Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (A&MO) (Cap.53)

·         Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap.499) and Technical Memorandum on Environmental Impact Assessment Process (EIAO-TM)

·         Guidance Note on Assessment of Impact on Sites of Cultural Heritage in Environmental Impact Assessment Studies

·         Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (HKPSG)

·         Guidelines for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (GCHIA)

Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (A&MO) (Cap.53)

11.2.1.2  The Ordinance provides the statutory framework for the preservation of objects of historical, archaeological and palaeontological interest and for matters ancillary thereto or connected therewith.  The Ordinance contains the statutory procedures for the Declaration of Monuments.  Under the Ordinance, a “monument” means a place, building, site or structure which is declared to be a monument, historical building or archaeological or paleontological site or structure under Section 3 of the Ordinance.

Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) and EIAO-TM Annexes 10, 18 and 19

11.2.1.3  The EIAO was implemented on 1 April 1998.  It aims to avoid, minimise and control the adverse impacts on the environment of designated projects, through the EIA process and the Environmental Permit (EP) system.

11.2.1.4  Annexes 10 and 19 of EIAO-TM provide general criteria and guidelines for evaluating the impacts to sites of cultural heritage.  It is stated in Annex 10 that all adverse impacts to Sites of Cultural Heritage shall be kept to an absolute minimum and that the general presumption of impact assessment shall be in favour of the protection and conservation of all Sites of Cultural Heritage.  Annexes 19 provides the scope and methodology for undertaking Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment, including baseline study, impact assessment and mitigation measures.  Annex 18 describes the methodology for assessment of landscape and visual impacts.  Historic landscapes, sites or buildings of culture heritage are landscape features that may contribute to the landscape character of a site, which shall be considered when assessing impacts on landscape elements.

Guidance Note on Assessment of Impact on Sites of Cultural Heritage in Environmental Impact Assessment Studies

11.2.1.5  The Guidance Note assists the understanding of the requirements of the EIAO-TM in assessing impact on sites of cultural heritage in EIA studies

Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (HKPSG)

11.2.1.6  Chapter 10 of HKPSG covers planning considerations relevant to conservation.  It also details the principles of conservation, the conservation of natural landscape and habitats, declared monuments, historic buildings, sites of archaeological interest and other heritage items, and addresses the issue of enforcement.  The appendices list the legislation and administrative controls for conservation, other conservation related measures in Hong Kong, and Government departments involved in conservation.

Guidelines for Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment (GCHIA)

11.2.1.7  The document outlines the technical requirements for conducting terrestrial built heritage and archaeological impact assessments.  A comprehensive CHIA comprises of a baseline study including both desk-top research and field evaluation, an impact assessment associated with appropriate mitigation measures.  The evaluation of impacts based upon five levels of significance, including beneficial impact, acceptable impact, acceptable impact with mitigation measures, unacceptable impact and undetermined impact.

 

11.3          Assessment Methodology

11.3.1      General

11.3.1.1  The CHIA is carried out in accordance with GCHIA, the requirements as stated in Annexes 10, 18 and 19 of the EIAO-TM and the EIA Study Brief, as well as considerations in other relevant guidelines.  The assessment methodology for archaeological and built heritage impact assessments is described in the following sections.

11.3.2      Assessment Area for this Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment

11.3.2.1  The assessment area for the CHIA of this EIA Study covers the area within 300 m from the Project boundary as illustrated in Figure 11.1.

11.3.3      Built Heritage

11.3.3.1  A desktop review has been conducted to identify any built heritage resources based on examination on the following resources:

·         List of Proposed and Declared Monuments[1];

·         List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings[2];

·         List of new items for grading assessment[3];

·         Government Historic Sites[4];

·         Previous related EIA studies, publications and monographs on relevant historical and geographical issues;

·         Unpublished archival papers and records, and collection and libraries of tertiary institutions; and

·         Geological and historical maps, aerial photos and relevant visual archives.

11.3.3.2  Site visits have been conducted in the assessment area on 26 August 2020, 28 December 2020, 6 January 2021 and 27 January 2021, to evaluate the current condition of the built heritage resources and identify any additional built heritage resources that have not been covered by the desktop review.  The results are recorded in Appendix 11.2.

11.3.3.3  The potential direct and indirect impacts that may affect the built heritages 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.

11.3.4      Assessment of impacts on cultural heritage shall also take full account of, and allow where appropriate, the Guidelines for Landscape and Visual Impact Assessment of Annex 18 of the EIAO-TM in accordance with the EIA Study Brief (No. ESB-320/2019).

11.3.5      Mitigation measures are proposed in the CHIA for all affected built heritage resources to minimise any adverse impacts when necessary.

11.3.6      Archaeology

11.3.6.1  A desktop review has been conducted to identify any potential existence of archaeological resources based on examination on the following resources:

·         List of Sites of Archaeological Interest[5];

·         Previous related EIA studies and archaeological reports;

·         Related publications and monographs on relevant archaeological, historical and geographical issues;

·         Unpublished archival papers and records, and collection and libraries of tertiary institutions; and

·         Geological and historical maps, aerial photos and relevant visual archives.

11.3.6.2  The potential impacts that may affect the possible archaeological resources during the construction and operational phases are assessed in the CHIA by following the procedures and requirements of GCHIA and Annexes 10 and 19 of the TM.

11.3.6.3  In case adverse impacts on archaeological resources cannot be avoided, appropriate mitigation measures were designed and recommended in this CHIA to minimise the impacts.

 

11.4          Background of the Assessment Area

11.4.1      Geological Background

11.4.1.1  Tai Wai Nullah is located at Sha Tin valley.  Needle Hill is located to the northwest of Tai Wai Nullah.  Lower Shing Mun Reservoir is located to the west of Tai Wai Nullah.  To Fung Shan is located to the north of Tai Wai Nullah.  The nullah discharges into Shing Mun River which flows into Tide Cove (also known as “Sha Tin Hoi”).

11.4.1.2  The assessment area is mainly formed of coarse-grained biotite granite (“Jkt_gc” as shown in Figure 11.3).  The superficial deposits in the assessment area generally include colluvium (“Qd” and “Qcd” as shown in Figure 11.3) on the hilly ground and alluvium (“Qfa” as shown in Figure 11.3) in the main valley[6].

11.4.1.3  The Project site was once part of the natural watercourse flowing into Shing Mun River (Plate 1 in Appendix 11.1).  Due to the development Sha Tin New Town in 1970s, the coast of Tide Cove was largely reclaimed and Shing Mun River was channelised and extended.  The river at the Project site was also channelised along with the Shing Mun River since 1970s and had turned into a concrete nullah (Plate 2 in Appendix 11.1).

11.4.2      Historical Background

11.4.2.1  Clues of human settlements in Hong Kong region can be found in historic textual records such as Lushi Chunqiu[7] and Hanshu[8] written in the first century BC to first century AD.  These records describe that Yue ethnic groups scattered in south China.  During Qin dynasty (211-206BC), the region was subordinated to Panyu County.  And later Hong Kong region had been subordinated to Xin’an County since AD1573[9] until AD1912 Xin’an was renamed to Bao’an County.

11.4.2.2  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 (AD1127-1279).  Historic textual records Yudi Jisheng and Songhuiyao Jilu describe smuggling related to salt production.  Five major clans including the Pangs, Lius, Haus, Mans and Tangs, settled in the New Territories since the Southern Song dynasty[10].  Village settlements in Sha Tin can be dated no later than Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty.  During Ming dynasty, Sha Tin was famous for production of fragrant wood as recorded in Xin’an Gazetteer[11].

11.4.2.3  In 1661, the Coastal Evacuation Order was implemented by the Qing government.  People lived in the coastal area of Guangdong including the New Territories, were forced to move 25km 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 (“Alliance of Nine Districts”) was founded in late Qing dynasty.  The alliance built the Che Kung Temple in Sha Tin to commemorate Che Kung, who pacified the plague that killed many Sha Tin people at that time. 

11.4.2.4  The villages of Sha Tin Kau Yeuk in vicinity of the Project include Chik Chuen Wai (also known as Tai Wai) of Tai Wai Yeuk, Tung Lo Wan of Pai Tau Yeuk, San Tin of Tin Sam Yeuk[12].  Chik Chuen Wai was said to be built in the 2nd year of Wanli (1574), which is a village of multi surnames with Wai as the majority.  The villagers worship Yeung Hau at the Hau Wong Temple inside the village.  Tung Lo Wan is a Hakka village of multiple surnames, including the Yau and Tse clans.  The Tse clan moved to Hong Kong 1850s during the Taiping Rebellion.  They settled in Daam Hon Po and then moved Tung Lo Wan in the early 20th century.  Moreover, San Tin is a single-clan Hakka village of the Laus.  The Lau clan moved from Huizhou to Au Pui Wan Tsuen in Fo Tan and gradually moved to Kek Tin, Tin Sam and San Tin when their population increased.  San Tin Village was established in the late 1890s.

11.4.2.5  During the post-war period, population increases rapidly due to the immigration from the Mainland and post-war baby booms.  To alleviate the crowding problems in the urban areas, the Public Works Department (predecessor of the Development Bureau) prepared a comprehensive development scheme to propose the development of a new town in Sha Tin in 1965.  With the large-scale reclamation along Tide Cove and Shing Mun River since the early 1970s, Sha Tin was developed into a new town with population over 500,000.

 

11.5          Cultural Heritage Sites within the Assessment Area

11.5.1      Built Heritage

11.5.1.1  Ten built heritage resources are located within 300 m from the Project site, including one Grade 1 Historic Building, three Grade 2 Historic Buildings, five Grade 3 Historic Buildings, one new item pending for grading assessment.  Their locations are presented on Figure 11.1.

11.5.1.2  A Declared Monument, the Old House, Wong Uk Village, is located within 300 m from the discharge area of Tai Wai Nullah, and it is located about 1.8km from the Project boundary (Figure 11.2).

11.5.1.3  The identified built heritage resources are summarised in Table 11.1 and the details of the identified built heritage resources are presented in Appendix 11.2.

Table 11.1       Summary of Cultural Heritage Resources

Cultural Heritage

Historic Building Grading

Approximate Horizontal Distance from the Project Boundary

Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa

New item pending for grading assessment

Within the Project boundary

Li Cottage

Grade 1

47 m

No. 1 First Street, Tai Wai

Grade 3

65 m

No. 2 First Street, Tai Wai

Grade 3

No. 3 First Street, Tai Wai

Grade 3

Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai

Grade 2

96 m

Che Kung Temple (Sha Tin)

Grade 2

137 m

Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Dam

Grade 3

143 m

Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Weir

Grade 2

150 m

Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Supply Basin

Grade 3

155 m

Old House, Wong Uk Village

Declared Monument

1.8 km from the Project boundary; within 300 m of the discharge area of Tai Wai Nullah

 

11.5.2      Archaeology

11.5.2.1  No Site of Archaeological Interest (SAI) is identified within 300m from the Project boundary.

11.5.2.2  The Project site is located at the current Tai Wai Nullah, which was once part of the natural watercourse of Shing Mun River.  According to the topographic maps of 1956 to 1958[13] [14] [15] [16](Figure 11.4), Shing Mun River was mainly a natural watercourse with signs of basic channelisation in between Pak Tin and Tai Wai.  Due to the development Sha Tin New Town in the 1970s, the river was significantly channelised and extended in the 1970s and had turned into a concrete nullah (Plate 2 in Appendix 11.1).  Any archaeological deposits in the Project site would have been either destroyed by the river channelisation or non-existent due to its location at the watercourse.  Therefore, no archaeological potential would be anticipated within the Project site.

11.5.2.3  Furthermore, historical villages in Tai Wai, including Chik Chuen Wai, Tung Lo Wan and San Tin, are located away from the Project site and remain intact from construction (see Tai Wai, Tung Lo Wan and San Tin Tsuen in Figure 11.4).  The Project would not encroach on these historical villages that might have archaeological potentials due to antiquity.

 

11.6          Identification of Environmental Impacts

11.6.1      Construction Phase

Built Heritage

11.6.1.1  As the proposed works are mostly situated within the nullah and there is a substantial separation distance between the Old House, Wong Uk Village (Declared Monument) and the proposed works, no direct and indirect impact would be anticipated for the Old House, Wong Uk Village (Declared Monument) during the construction phase.

11.6.1.2  Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment) is located within Project site.  Direct impacts due to damages through contacting with construction machineries and site negligence by enhancement of existing walkways, landscaping and utility works or channel bed modifications, might be anticipated for Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa.

11.6.1.3  Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment), Li Cottage (Grade 1), Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai (Grade 3) and Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai (Grade 2) are located within 100m from the Project boundary.  Due to the close proximity from the construction works, indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration would be anticipated from the Project during construction phase.

11.6.1.4  Located between 137m and 255m from the Project site, no adverse impacts would be anticipated for the following built heritage during the construction phase due to the substantial distance from the Project site:

·         Che Kung Temple (Sha Tin) (Grade 2);

·         Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Dam (Grade 3);

·         Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Weir (Grade 2); and

·         Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Supply Basin (Grade 3).

Archaeology

11.6.1.5  As no archaeological potential exists within the Project boundary, and no SAI is identified within 300 m from the Project boundary, no impact to archaeology would be anticipated during the construction phase of the Project.

11.6.2      Operational Phase

Built Heritage

11.6.2.1  The Project site is located along the current Tai Wai Nullah.  No significant alteration of the current landscape which might affect the built heritage would be expected.  Therefore, no adverse impact would be anticipated for built heritage during the operational phase.

Archaeology

11.6.2.1  As no archaeological potential exists within the Project boundary, and no SAI is identified within 300m from the Project boundary, no impact to archaeology would be anticipated during the operational phase of the Project.

 

11.7          Mitigation of Environmental Impacts

11.7.1      Construction Phase

Built Heritage

11.7.1.1  Pre and post condition survey of Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment), Li Cottage (Grade 1), Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai (Grade 3) and Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai (Grade 2) 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 these built heritage resources are identified, AMO shall be informed immediately.

11.7.1.2  A buffer zone of 5 m from Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment) should be set up, in which no construction machineries and construction storage should trespass the buffer zone.  Fencing should also be set up to clearly demarcate the buffer zone to avoid potential damage due to site negligence.

11.7.1.3        Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporated with a set of Alert, Alarm and Action (AAA) system shall be employed for Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment), Li Cottage (Grade 1), Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai (Grade 3) and Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai (Grade 2) during the construction phase.  If the alert level is exceeded, the monitoring frequency should be increased.  If the alarm level is exceeded, the design of the construction may need to be amended.  If the action level is exceeded, all works should be stopped.  The proposed AAA limiting criteria are presented in Table 11.2.  The actual limiting criteria should be further agreed with the AMO.  A monitoring proposal, including type of monitoring, checkpoint locations, distribution of monitoring points, installation details, frequency of monitoring and proposed actions to be taken when reaching respective monitoring limits, should be submitted to AMO for comments before commencement of the works.  Prior agreement and consent should be sought from the owner(s), stakeholder(s) and relevant Government department(s) for the installation of monitoring points before commencement of the works.  Record of monitoring should be submitted regularly to AMO during the construction.  AMO should be alerted in case any irregularities are observed.

Table 11.2       Proposed AAA Limiting Criteria for Vibration, Settlement and Tilting Level Monitoring during Construction

Built Heritages

Historic Building Grading

Alert, Alarm and Action (AAA) Values [1]

Vibration

Settlement

Tilting

Li Cottage

Grade 1

3 / 4 / 5 mm/s

6 / 8 / 10 mm

1/2000,

1/1500,

1/1000

Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa

New item pending for grading assessment

5 / 6 / 7.5 mm/s

6 / 8 / 10 mm

1/2000,

1/1500,

1/1000

Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai

Grade 3

Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai

Grade 2

Note:

[1]    Monitoring criteria would be subjected to review upon updates of grading status of heritage sites.

 

11.7.1.4  No mitigation measure would be required for the following built heritages as no impact is anticipated:

·         Che Kung Temple (Sha Tin) (Grade 2);

·         Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Dam (Grade 3);

·         Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Weir (Grade 2);

·         Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Supply Basin (Grade 3); and

·         Old House, Wong Uk Village (Declared Monument)

11.7.1.5  The assessment of impacts to the cultural heritage resources from the Project during construction phase and proposed mitigation measures are summarised in Table 11.3.

Table 11.3       Summary of Assessment of Impacts of Cultural Heritage Resources and Mitigation Measures

Cultural Heritage

Impact Assessment

Levels of Significance of Impact

Mitigation Measures

Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa

Potential direct impacts due to damages through contacting with construction machineries and site negligence would be anticipated.

 

Indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration, tilting and settlement would be anticipated.

Acceptable impact with mitigation measures

Pre- and post-condition surveys. 

 

A buffer zone of 5 m from Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa should be set up, in which no construction machineries and construction storage should trespass the buffer zone.  Fencing should also be set up to clearly demarcate the buffer zone.

 

Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporated with AAA system shall be employed.  A monitoring proposal should be submitted to AMO for comments before commencement of the works.

Li Cottage

Direct impacts would not be anticipated.  Indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration, tilting and settlement would be anticipated.

Acceptable impact with mitigation measures

Pre- and post-condition surveys.

 

Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporated with AAA system shall be employed.  A monitoring proposal should be submitted to AMO for comments before commencement of the works.

No. 1 First Street, Tai Wai

No. 2 First Street, Tai Wai

No. 3 First Street, Tai Wai

Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai

Che Kung Temple (Sha Tin)

Located at a substantial distance from the constructions, no impact would be anticipated.

No impact

No mitigation measure required

Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Dam

Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Weir

Lower Shing Mun Reservoir, Supply Basin

Old House, Wong Uk Village

 

Archaeology

11.7.1.6  No archaeological impact would be anticipated during the construction phase.  Therefore, no mitigation measure would be required for archaeology during the construction phase.

11.7.2      Operation Phase

Built Heritage

11.7.2.1  No adverse impact would be anticipated for built heritage during the operational phase.  Therefore, no mitigation measure would be required for built heritage during the operational phase.

Archaeology

11.7.2.2  No adverse impact would be anticipated for archaeology during the operational phase.  Therefore, no mitigation measure would be required for archaeology during the operational phase.

 

11.8          Environmental Monitoring and Audit

11.8.1      Construction Phase

Built Heritage

11.8.1.1  Pre and post condition survey of Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment), Li Cottage (Grade 1), Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai (Grade 3) and Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai (Grade 2) shall be carried out.  The survey reports shall be submitted to AMO for record.

11.8.1.2  A buffer zone of 5 m from Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment) should be set up, in which no construction machineries and construction storage should trespass the buffer zone.  Fencing should also be set up to clearly demarcate the buffer zone to avoid potential damage due to site negligence.

11.8.1.3  Monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporated with a set of AAA system shall be employed for Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment), Li Cottage (Grade 1), Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai (Grade 3) and Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai (Grade 2) during the construction phase.  The proposed AAA limiting criteria are presented in Table 11.2.  The actual limiting criteria should be further agreed with the AMO.  A monitoring proposal, including type of monitoring, distribution of monitoring points and proposed actions to be taken when reaching respective monitoring limits, should be submitted to AMO for comments before commencement of the works.  Record of monitoring should be submitted regularly to AMO during the construction.  AMO should be alerted in case any irregularities are observed.

Archaeology

11.8.1.4  No Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) would be required for archaeology during the construction phase.

11.8.2      Operation Phase

11.8.2.1  No EM&A would be required for built heritage and archaeology during the operational phase.

 

11.9          Conclusion

11.9.1.1  Direct impacts from damages through contacting with construction machineries and site negligence might be anticipated for Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (new item pending for grading assessment) within the Project site during construction phase.  Indirect impacts of ground-borne vibration would also be anticipated for Gatehouse of Pok Ngar Villa (New Item Pending for Grading Assessment), Li Cottage (Grade 1), Nos. 1-3 First Street, Tai Wai (Grade 3) and Entrance Gate, Chik Chuen Wai (Grade 2) during construction phase.  Appropriate mitigation measures including pre- and post-condition surveys, buffer zone and monitoring of vibration, settlement and tilting incorporated with AAA system for the concerned buildings have been recommended for the built heritages impacted by the Project.

11.9.1.2  A Declared Monument, Old House, Wong Uk Village, is located within 300m of the discharge area from the revitalised TWN, and located at about 1.8km from the nearest Project boundary.  As the proposed works are mostly situated within the TWN and there is substantial separation distance between the Old House and the proposed works, no direct and indirect impacts on the Old House would be anticipated during the construction and operation phases of the Project.

11.9.1.3  As no archaeological potential exists within the Project boundary, and no SAI is identified within 300m from the Project boundary, no impact to archaeology would be anticipated during the construction and operational phases of the Project.


11.10       Bibliography and Glossary

11.10.1    Bibliography

Literature

Antiquities Advisory Board.  List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results (as at 8 Sept 2022). 

         https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/en/content_29/AAB-SM-chi.pdf.

 

Antiquities Advisory Board.  List of New Items for Grading Assessment with Assessment Results (as at 8 Sept 2022). 

         https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/en/content_29/list_new_items_assessed.pdf.

 

Antiquities and Monuments Office.  Declared Monuments in Hong Kong (as at 22 May 2022).  https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/DM_Mon_List_e.pdf.

 

Antiquities and Monuments Office.  Government Historic Sites Identified by AMO (as at May 2022).  https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/build_hia_government_historic_sites.pdf.

 

Antiquities and Monuments Office.  List of Sites of Archaeological Interest in Hong Kong (as at Nov 2012).  https://www.amo.gov.hk/filemanager/amo/common/form/list_archaeolog_site_eng.pdf.

 

Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance, Cap. 53, Laws of Hong Kong (2019).

 

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沙田區議會編(1997)。《沙田古今風貌》。香港:沙田區議會。

 

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Aerial Photo

Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department (1963). Digital Aerial Photo [photo]. 1:7800. 3,900 (ft). 1963-6155. Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department.  

Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department (1983). Digital Aerial Photo [photo]. 1:8000. 4,000 (ft). 48565. Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department.

Map  

Crown Lands and Survey Office (1956). 1:1 200 145-NE-D (Ed 1956). Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department.

 

Crown Lands and Survey Office (1957). 1:1 200 145-SE-B (Ed 1957). Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department.

 

Crown Lands and Survey Office (1957). 1:1 200 145-NE-C (Ed 1958). Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department.

 

Crown Lands and Survey Office (1957). 1:1 200 145-SE-A (Ed 1958). Survey and Mapping Office, Lands Department.

 

Geotechnical Control Office. (1986). Hong Kong Geological Survey Memoir No.1: Geology of Sha Tin. Civil Engineering Services Department. Hong Kong.


 

11.10.2    Glossary

Au Pui Wan Tsuen

坳背灣村

Bao’an

寶安

Che Kung Temple

車公廟

Chik Chuen Wai

積存圍

Coastal Evacuation Order

遷界令

Daam Hon Po

擔桿鋪

Fragrant wood

香木

Hakka

客家

Hanshu

漢書

Haus

Lau Ancestral Hall

劉氏家祠

Li Cottage

玉山艸堂

Lius

Lower Shing Mun Reservoir

下城門水塘

Lushi Chunqiu

呂氏春秋

Mans

Ming dynasty

明朝

Pai Tau Yeuk

排頭約

Pangs

Panyu

番禺

Pok Ngar Villa

博雅山莊

Qin dynasty

秦朝

Qing

清朝

San Tin

新田

Sha Tin Hoi

沙田海

Sha Tin Kau Yeuk

沙田九約

Shing Mun River

城門河

Song dynasty

宋朝

Songhuiyao Jilu

宋會要輯錄

Tai Wai Yeuk

大圍約

Tangs

Tin Sam Yeuk

田心約

Tse Ancestral Hall

謝氏祠堂

Tung Lo Wan

銅鑼灣

Wai

Wanli

萬曆

Wong Uk Village

王屋村

Xin’an

新安

Xin’an Gazetteer

新安縣誌

Yudi Jisheng

輿地紀勝

Yue

 

 



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