Executive
Summary
The “Hong
Kong - Zhuhai - Macao Bridge Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HZMB
HKBCF) – The Road Connection between HKBCF and the Airport, Chek Lap Kok” (the
HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection Project) serves to connect the HKBCF with the Hong
Kong International Airport (HKIA). The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
for the HKBCF project, which covered the HKBCF Viaduct/Roads as a Designated
Project (DP) based on the requirements set out in Item A.8. (i.e., a road
bridge more than 100 m in length between abutments) in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to
the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499), was completed
and approved (EIA Register No.: AEIAR-145/2009) and an Environmental Permit
(EP) (EP No.: EP-353/2009) was granted under the EIAO to the Highways Department
(HyD). A Further Environmental Permit (FEP) (EP No. FEP-01/353/2009/K) for the
construction of the Project was granted to Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK)
in December 2018 in accordance with Section 12 of EIAO. Afterwards, an
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual for HZMB HKBCF – The Road Connection
between HKBCF and the Airport, Chek Lap Kok (the EM&A Manual) has been
prepared to include appropriate environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A)
requirements in accordance with the information and recommendations described
in the EIA Report and by taking into account the specific site conditions of
the Project under the FEP.
Mott
MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) was commissioned by the Airport Authority
Hong Kong (AAHK) to undertake the role of Environmental Team (ET) for carrying
out the EM&A works during the construction phase of the Project in
accordance with the EM&A Manual.
AECOM Asia Company Limited (AECOM) was employed by AAHK as the Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) for the Project.
Site
clearance and preparation works started in August 2021, and the construction
works of the Project commenced on 4 October 2021. This is the 1st
Construction Phase Monthly EM&A Report for the Project which summarises the
monitoring and audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting
period from 4 to 31 October 2021.
Key
Construction Activities in the Reporting Period
The construction activities of the Project
carried out in the reporting period included temporary road construction works.
EM&A
Activities Conducted in the Reporting Period
The EM&A programme was undertaken in
accordance with the EM&A Manual of the Project. Environmental monitoring and audit works
including regular environmental site inspections of construction works,
monitoring and audit of landscape and visual mitigation measures were conducted
by the ET and the IEC in the reporting period.
Summary
of the monitoring and audit activities during the reporting period is listed
below:
●
Environmental
site inspection: 4, 11, 18 and 25 October 2021
●
Monitoring
and audit of landscape and visual mitigation measures: 11, 25 October 2021
Based
on information including ET’s observations and Contractor’s site records, it is
noted that environmental pollution control and mitigation measures of the
Project were properly implemented during the reporting period.
Summary
Table
The
following table summarises the key findings of the EM&A programme during
the reporting period:
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Yes
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No
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Details
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Analysis / Recommendation / Remedial
Actions
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Non-conformity^
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ü
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No non-conformity was recorded.
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Nil
|
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Complaint Received
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ü
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No complaint was received.
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Nil
|
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Notification of any summons and status
of prosecutions
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ü
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No notification of summons or
prosecution was received.
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Nil
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Change that affect the EM&A
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ü
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There was no reporting changes.
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Nil
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Remarks: ^
Refer to the Event and Action Plan provided in the Landscape and Visual
section.
Future
Key Issues
The
main works anticipated in the upcoming month are as follows:
●
Excavation
works;
●
Bored
pile; and
●
Pre-drilling
To connect the Hong
Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge (HZMB) Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities (HKBCF)
with the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA), roads including an elevated
bridge structure (hereinafter referred to as “the HKBCF Viaduct/Roads”) were proposed
as part of the HKBCF project, as described in Section 4.5 of the approved
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the HKBCF project. The HKBCF
Viaduct/Roads are located partly within the boundary of the Airport Island near
Terminal 2 (T2) and partly within the boundary of the land corridor between
HKBCF and the Airport Island, i.e., partly within the HKBCF boundary.
Under
the HKBCF project, the arrangements for the planning of the construction of the
HKBCF Viaduct/Roads were formulated based on the scenario with the existing
two-runway system (2RS) at the HKIA. The portion of the HKBCF Viaduct/Roads
falling within the boundary of the land corridor between HKBCF and HKIA were
originally planned to be constructed by Highways Department (HyD) of the
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSARG) as part of
the HKBCF project.
With
the planned expansion of HKIA into a three-runway system (3RS), a revised
layout of the HKBCF Viaduct/Roads (the revised layout is hereinafter referred
to as the proposed “HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection”) was formulated as part of the
P282 Terminal 2 Expansion Design Consultancy of Airport Authority Hong Kong
(AAHK). The proposed HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection has taken the design of the 3RS
road network designed around the expanded T2 building into account. In addition
to preparing the detailed design, it was also considered that the proposed
HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection within the HKBCF boundary would be constructed by
AAHK instead of HyD along with the 3RS road network planned within the Airport
Island. Upon completion of the construction works, the new HKIA-HKBCF Road
Connection outside the Airport Island would be handed over to HyD for future
operation and maintenance.
The
EIA for the HKBCF project, which covered the HKBCF Viaduct/Roads as a
Designated Project (DP) based on the requirements set out in Item A.8. (i.e., a
road bridge more than 100 m in length between abutments) in Part 1 of Schedule
2 to the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) (Cap. 499), was
completed and approved (EIA Register No.: AEIAR-145/2009) and an Environmental
Permit (EP) (EP No.: EP-353/2009) was granted under the EIAO to HyD.
On the
other hand, the 3RS EIA had subsequently commenced and completed (EIA Register
No.: AEIAR-185/2014) by AAHK, and it has already taken the layout of the
proposed HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection into account and has assessed the relevant
cumulative environmental impacts. The planned change in implementation agent
from HyD to AAHK for the construction of the proposed HKIA-HKBCF Road
Connection outside the Airport Island would, involves a transfer of
corresponding responsibilities under the HKBCF EP from HyD to AAHK. To this
end, an Environmental Review Report (ERR) was prepared and submitted to
Environmental Protection Department (EPD) in November 2018 which concluded that
the change of implementation agent from HyD to AAHK for the construction of
HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection would not result in any exceedance or violation of
the environmental performance requirements set out in the approved HKBCF and
3RS EIAs and the mitigation measures identified in these EIAs remained relevant
and valid. A Further Environmental Permit (EP No. FEP-01/353/2009/K) for the
construction of the HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection (hereinafter referred to as “the
Project”) was granted to AAHK in December 2018 in accordance with Section 12 of
EIAO. Afterwards, an Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual for HZMB HKBCF –
The Road Connection between HKBCF and the Airport, Chek Lap Kok (the EM&A
Manual) has been prepared to include appropriate environmental monitoring and
audit (EM&A) requirements in accordance with the information and
recommendations described in the EIA Report and by taking into account the
specific site conditions of the Project under the FEP.
The
Project consists of the construction of a road bridge more than 100 m in length
between abutments connecting between HKBCF and the HKIA which is part of the
work for HZMB-HKBCF. Location of the Project is shown in Figure 1.1.
Site
clearance and preparation works of the Project started in August 2021, and the
construction works commenced on 4 October 2021. The summary of construction
works programme can be referred to Section 1.4.
1.2
Scope of this Report
This
is the 1st Construction Phase Monthly EM&A Report for the
Project which summarises the key findings of the EM&A programme during the
reporting period from 4 to 31 October 2021.
1.3
Project Organisation
The
Project’s organisation structure is presented in Appendix A. Contact details of the key personnel are presented
in Table
1.1.
Table 1.1: Contact Information of Key Personnel
|
Party
|
Position
|
Name
|
Telephone
|
|
Project Manager’s Representative
(Airport Authority Hong Kong)
|
Principal Manager,
Environmental Compliance, Sustainability
|
Lawrence
Tsui
|
2183
2734
|
|
Environmental Team (ET)
(Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited)
|
Environmental Team Leader
|
Heidi Yu
|
2828 5704
|
|
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)
(AECOM Asia Company Limited)
|
Independent Environmental Checker
|
Roy Man
|
3922 9141
|
|
Contractor
(Gammon Engineering & Construction
Limited)
|
Project Director
|
Richard Ellis
|
6201 5637
|
|
Environmental Officer
|
Fanny Law
|
6184 4650
|
Construction
works of the Project commenced on 4 October 2021. The construction programme is
enclosed in Appendix B.
The
main construction works carried out during the reporting period were as
follows:
●
Temporary
road construction works.
1.5
Summary of EM&A Programme
Requirements
The
construction phase EM&A programme involves waste monitoring, construction
stage bi-weekly landscape and visual monitoring, weekly site environmental
inspections and related auditing conducted by the ET, as well as site audit by
the IEC for at least once a month for checking the implementation of the
required environmental mitigation measures recommended in the approved
HZMB-HKBCF EIA Report.
The
EM&A programme has been following the recommendations presented in the
approved HZMB-HKBCF EIA Report and the EM&A Manual. A summary of
implementation status of the environmental mitigation measures for the
construction phase of the Project during the reporting period is provided in Appendix C.
Implementations of environmental
mitigation measures recommended in the approved HZMB-HKBCF EIA Report for air
quality, noise, water quality, waste management, landscape and visual aspects
for the construction phase of the Project were monitored and audited by ET and
IEC through site environmental inspections of the construction works and
checking of Contractor’s records and submission of information.
Site inspection findings are summarised in
Section 2.2. Details of audit for waste management are provided in Section
2.3, while that for landscape and visual measures are provided in Section
2.4. A summary of implementation status of environmental protection and
pollution control as well as mitigation measures during the reporting period is
provided in Appendix
C.
2.2
Site Inspection
Site inspections of the construction works
were carried out on a weekly basis by the ET and at least once per month by the
IEC to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and
mitigation measures for construction dust, construction noise, construction
waste and wastewater for the Project.
During the reporting period, site
inspections were carried out on 4, 11, 18 and 25 October 2021. Observations
made during the site inspections and corrective actions undertaken by the
Contractor are summarised in Table
2.1.
Table 2.1:
Summary of Environmental Site Inspections
|
Date of
Inspection
|
Observations
and Recommendations
|
Actions
taken by the Contractor
|
Status
of Observations
|
|
4 October
2021
|
No
observations were identified.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
11
October 2021
|
1. Oil drums were observed without drip tray.
The Contractor should provide mitigation measures (e.g. provision of drip
trays) to prevent chemical spillage.
2. Excavation area was next to the storm
drainage gullies. The Contractor should provide mitigation measures to avoid
any excavated material entering into the drainage system.
|
1. The oil drums were removed from site.
2. The Contractor provided sand bags
barriers along the gullies next to excavated area to prevent any soil/silt
entering the drainage system.
|
Closed on
18 October 2021
|
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18
October 2021
|
No
observations were identified.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
|
25
October 2021
|
No
observations were identified.
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
N/A:
Not Applicable
2.3
Waste Management
In
accordance with the EM&A Manual, the waste generated from construction
activities was audited once per week to determine if wastes are being managed
in accordance with the Waste Management Plan (WMP) prepared for the Project,
and any statutory and contractual requirements. All aspects of waste management
including waste generation, storage, transportation and disposal were assessed
during the audits.
The
Contractor has been registered as a chemical waste producer for the Project.
Construction and demolition (C&D) material sorting was carried out on site.
A sufficient number of receptacles were available for general refuse
collection.
Weekly
monitoring was carried out by the ET to check and monitor the implementation of
proper waste management practices during the construction phase according to
the requirement of the Waste Management Plan, EM&A Manual and the implementation schedule of the waste management
mitigation measures in Appendix C.
Based on
updated information provided by the Contractor, construction waste generated
during the reporting period is summarised in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2: Construction Waste Statistics
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C&D(1) Material
Stockpiled for Reuse or Recycle
(m3)
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C&D Material Reused in the Project
(m3)
|
C&D Material Reused in other
Projects
(m3)
|
C&D Material Transferred to Public
Fill
(m3)
|
Chemical Waste
(kg)
|
Chemical Waste
(l)
|
General Refuse
(tonne)
|
|
|
October
2021(2)
|
36.6
|
0
|
0
|
14.7
|
0
|
0
|
8.93
|
|
Notes:
(1)
C&D refers to
Construction and Demolition.
(2)
The data was based
on the information provided by Contractor up to the submission date of this
Monthly EM&A Report, and might be updated in the forthcoming Monthly
EM&A Report.
|
The
monthly summary of waste flow table is presented in Appendix
D. There were no non-compliance of the WMP,
statutory and contractual requirements during the reporting period.
2.4
Landscape and Visual
The
monitoring programme for detailed design, construction, establishment works and
long-term management (10 years) stages is presented in Table 2.3. Event and Action Plan for Landscape and
Visual impacts is stated in Table 2.4.
Table 2.3: Monitoring Programme for Landscape and
Visual
|
Stage
|
Monitoring Task
|
Monitoring Report
|
Form of Approval
|
Frequency
|
|
Detailed Design**
|
Checking of design works
against the recommendations of the landscape and visual impact assessments
within the EIA should be undertaken during detailed design phase, to ensure
that they fulfil the intention of the mitigation measures. Any changes to the design, including design
changes on site should also be checked.
|
Not Required
|
Not Required
|
At the end of the Detailed
Design Phase
|
|
Construction
|
Checking
of the Contractor’s operations during the construction period.
|
Report
on Contractor's compliance, by ET
|
Counter signature of report by IEC
|
Bi-weekly
|
|
Establishment
Works
|
Checking
of the planting works during the 12-month Establishment Period after
completion of the construction works.
|
Report
on Contractor's compliance, by ET
|
Counter
signature of report by IEC
|
Every
two months
|
|
Long Term Management (10 year)
|
Monitoring
of the long-term management of the planting works in the period up to 10
years after completion of the construction works.
|
Report
on Contractor’s
compliance
by Maintenance Agency as appropriate
|
Counter signature of report by Management Agency
|
Annually
|
Notes:
|
*
|
The maintenance agency to be responsible for the
monitoring during long term management will be confirmed by HyD with the
handed over of the new HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection upon the completion of the
construction work.
|
|
**
|
The detailed design of HKIA-HKBCF Road Connection
was completed.
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Table 2.4: Event and Action Plan for Landscape
and Visual
|
Event
Action Level
|
Action
|
|
ET
|
IEC
|
PM
|
Contractor
|
|
Non-conformity
occurs
|
§ Check
Contractor’s proposed remedial design conforms to the requirements of EP and
prepare checking report(s)
|
§ Check
and endorse ET’s report(s)
§ Check
and certify Contractor’s proposed remedial design
|
§
Supervise the Contractor to carry out the proposed remediation work
|
§ Propose
remedial design and carry out the proposed remediation work
|
Checking
of Contractor’s compliance on applicable landscape and visual mitigation
measures were carried out by the ET bi-weekly during site inspections with
findings reported in site inspection records agreed by the IEC. Implementation
status of the landscape and visual mitigation measures is summarized below in
Table 2.5 and provided in Appendix C.
Table 2.5: Landscape and Visual – Construction
Phase Audit Summary
|
Landscape and Visual Mitigation
Measures during Construction
|
Implementation
Status
|
|
G1 – Grass-hydroseed bare soil surface
and stockpile areas
|
The implementation of mitigation measures was
checked by ET during site inspections.
Implementation of the measures G11 and V1 by
Contractor was observed.
Measures G1, G2 and V2 were not applicable during
the reporting period.
|
|
G2
– Add planting strip and automatic irrigation system if appropriate at some
portions of bridge or footbridge to screen bridge and traffic
|
|
G11 – All existing trees shall be
carefully protected during construction
|
|
V1
– Minimize time for construction activities during construction period
|
|
V2 – Provide screen hoarding at the
portion of the project site / works areas / storage areas near Visual
Sensitive Receivers (VSRs) who have close low-level views to the Project during
construction.
|
2.5
Status of Environmental Licenses and
Permits
The
valid environmental permits, licenses, and/or notifications on environmental
protection for this Project are summarised in Table
2.6. During the reporting period,
environmental related licenses and permits required for the construction
activities were checked by ET and IEC, and no non-compliance with environmental
statutory requirements was recorded.
Table 2.6: Status of Environmental Licences and
Permits
|
Statutory
Reference
|
Description
|
Permit
/Reference No.
|
Status
|
|
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
(EIAO)
|
Environmental Permit
|
FEP-01/353/2009/K
|
Approved and granted on 27 December 2018
|
|
Air Pollution Control Ordinance (APCO)
|
Notification of Construction Work under APCO
|
459017 (Form NA)*
|
Receipt acknowledged by EPD on 19 August
2020*
|
|
459469 (Form NB)*
|
Receipt acknowledged by EPD on 4 September
2020*
|
|
Noise Control Ordinance (NCO)
|
Construction Noise Permit (General Works)
|
GW-RS0710-21
|
Valid from 23 September 2021 to 22 March 2022
|
|
Waste
Disposal Ordinance (WDO)
|
Registration
as Chemical Waste Producer
|
WPN-5218-951-G2898-01*
|
Completion
of Registration on 28 September 2020*
|
|
Bill
account for disposal
|
7038224*
|
Approval
granted from EPD on 8 September 2020*
|
|
Water Pollution Control Ordinance (WPCO)
|
Discharge License
|
Reference No: 2108121
|
Application on 22 October 2021 (in progress)
|
*Notes: Licences
and permits were applied by the Contractor for their contract areas which
include construction site areas for the Project and 3RS Project.
2.6
Status of Submissions under Environmental
Permit
The current status of submissions under
the FEP is presented in Table
2.7.
Table 2.7:
Status of Submissions under Environmental Permit
|
EP Condition
|
Submission
|
Status
|
|
3.1
|
EM&A Manual
|
Accepted by EPD on 11 November 2021
|
|
2.4
|
Management Organisation
|
Accepted by EPD on 16 August 2021
|
|
2.3
|
Landscape and Visual Plan
|
Accepted by EPD on 11 November 2021
|
|
2.5
|
Waste Management Plan
|
Accepted by EPD on 26 September 2021
|
2.7
Summary of Complaints, Notifications of Summons
and Successful Prosecutions
2.7.1 Complaints
No construction activities-related
complaint was received during the reporting period.
2.7.2 Notifications
of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
Neither notification of summons nor
prosecution was received during the reporting period.
2.7.3 Cumulative
Statistics
Statistics on environmental complaints,
notifications of summons and successful prosecutions are summarised in Appendix E.
3.1
Construction Programme for the Coming
Month
As
informed by the Contractor, major construction activities for the next month
will include excavation, bored pile and pre-drilling works.
3.2
Key Issues for the Coming Month
Potential
environmental impacts arising from the above construction activities are
expected to be mainly associated with dust, construction noise, waste
management and wastewater issues. The implementation of required mitigation
measures by the Contractor will be monitored by the ET.
3.3
Environmental Site Inspection Schedule
for the Coming Month
The
weekly site inspections for November 2021 are tentatively scheduled on every
Mondays.
The construction works of the Project
commenced on 4 October 2021. Major construction activities of the Project
carried out during the reporting period included temporary road construction
works.
Environmental site inspections of the
construction works were carried out on a weekly basis by the ET and at least
once per month by the IEC to monitor the implementation of proper environmental
pollution control and mitigation measures. Site inspections were carried out on
4, 11, 18 and 25 October 2021. Remedial actions recommended for the
deficiencies identified during the site inspections were properly implemented
by the Contractor.
There were no environmental complaints
received during the reporting period.
No notification of summons or successful
prosecution was received during the reporting period.
The ET will keep track on the construction
works to confirm compliance of environmental requirements and the proper
implementation of all necessary mitigation measures.
