Contents
2 Environmental Site Inspection and Audit
3 Conclusion and Recommendation
Tables
Table 1.1: Contact Information of Key Personnel
Table 2.1: Construction Waste Statistics
Table 2.2: Landscape and Visual – Construction Phase Audit Summary
Table 2.3: Status of Environmental
Licences and Permits
Table 2.4: Status of Submissions under Environmental Permit
Table 2.5: Status for Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions
Figures
Figure 1.1 Location of Project
Appendices
Appendix A Project Organization for Environmental Works
Appendix
B Construction Programme
Appendix C Environmental Mitigation Implementation
Schedule (EMIS) for Construction Phase
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 3rd Construction Phase Quarterly EM&A Report for the
Project which summarises the monitoring and audit findings of the EM&A
programme during the reporting period from 1 April to 30 June 2022.
Key Construction Activities in the Reporting Period
The construction activities of the Project carried out in the reporting period included excavation, bored pile, underground utility diversion & protection, pre-drill works, potable water pipe diversion, and temporary storage and treatment for excavated marine sediment.
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:
|
Monitoring
and Audit Activities |
Number
of Sessions |
|
Environmental site
inspection |
14 |
|
Monitoring and audit of landscape and visual
mitigation measures |
7 |
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 addressed and implemented during the reporting period
Summary Table
The following table summarises the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period:
|
Yes |
No |
Details |
Analysis / Recommendation / Remedial Actions |
|
|
Non-conformity^ |
|
ü |
No non-conformity was recorded. |
Nil |
|
Complaint Received |
|
ü |
No complaint was received. |
Nil |
|
Notification of any summons and status of prosecutions |
|
ü |
No notification of summons or prosecution was received. |
Nil |
|
Change that affect the EM&A |
|
ü |
There was no reporting changes. |
Nil |
Remarks: ^ Refer to the Event and Action Plan provided in the Landscape and Visual section.
1
Introduction
1.1
Background
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 area 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 the corresponding Monthly EM&A Reports.
1.2
Scope of
this Report
This is the 3rd Construction Phase Quarterly EM&A Report for the Project which summarises the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 April to 30 June 2022.
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, |
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 |
1.4
Summary of Construction Works
The construction works undertaken during the quarter included excavation, bored pile, underground utility diversion & protection, pre-drill works, potable water pipe diversion, and temporary storage and treatment for excavated marine sediment. The construction programme is enclosed in Appendix B.
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 requirements remained unchanged during the
reporting period.
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.
2
Environmental
Site Inspection and Audit
2.1
General
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. Audit for waste management is summarised in Section 2.3, while that for landscape and visual measures are summarised in Section 2.4.
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
quarter, a total of 14 sessions of environmental site inspections were carried
out and site inspection findings are detailed in the monthly EM&A Reports.
Major site inspection findings that were closed out with corrective actions
undertaken by the Contractor are highlighted as follows:
1. Muddy tyre tracks
were observed at the public road near the site entrance. The Contractor
subsequently cleared the mud trail and provided cleaning for the public road.
2. Inadequate signage
and demarcation for treated marine sediment were observed at the marine
sediment storage area. Subsequently, the Contractor provided signage for the
container of temporary marine sediment storage as well as temporary fencing
with signage for the stockpile of treated marine sediment.
3. Excavated dark soil
was observed without proper separation from other excavated materials at the
site. Subsequently, the Contractor provided a temporary storage area with
impervious sheeting underneath and on top of the dark soil to avoid any
potential contamination with other excavated materials.
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.
2.3
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.
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.
Summary of construction waste generated during the reporting period is presented in Table 2.1 based on updated information provided by the Contractor.
Table 2.1: Construction Waste Statistics
|
|
C&D(1) Material Stockpiled for Reuse
or Recycle |
C&D
Material Reused in the Project |
C&D
Material Reused in other Projects |
C&D
Material Transferred to Public Fill |
Chemical
Waste |
Chemical
Waste |
General
Refuse |
|
|
|
(m3) |
(m3) |
(m3) |
(m3) |
(kg) |
(l) |
(tonne) |
|
|
April 2022 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1407.4 |
0 |
0 |
7.30 |
|
|
May 2022 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1255.1 |
0 |
0 |
2.92 |
|
|
June 2022 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1226.7 |
0 |
0 |
1.09 |
|
|
Note: (1) C&D refers to
Construction and Demolition. |
||||||||
There
was no non-compliance of the WMP, statutory and contractual requirements during
the reporting period.
Marine sediment was managed according to the EIA Report, Updated EM&A Manual and Waste Management Plan of the Project. The Contractor carried out sampling and testing for the excavated marine sediment and storage conditions of the excavated marine sediment as well as associated records were inspected and checked by ET and verified by IEC to ensure they were in compliance with the requirements as stipulated in the Waste Management Plan. Treatment process for excavated marine sediment was on-going during the reporting period, and the treated material was backfilled at 3RS Project site area. The details of the marine sediment sampling and testing, treatment and backfilling will be reported in the subsequent EM&A Reports upon completion.
2.4
Landscape
and Visual
A total of 7 sessions of bi-weekly monitoring and audit by checking of Contractor’s compliance on applicable landscape and visual mitigation measures were carried out by the ET during the reporting quarter, 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 2.2 and provided in Appendix C.
Table 2.2: 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 the 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
During
the reporting period, environmental related licenses and permits required for
the construction activities were checked, and no non-compliance with
environmental statutory requirements was recorded.
Summary of the valid environmental permits, licenses, and/or notifications on environmental protection for this Project is presented in Table 2.3.
Table 2.3: 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 27 August 2020* |
|
459469 (Form NB)* |
Receipt acknowledged
by EPD on 4 September 2020* |
||
|
Noise Control
Ordinance (NCO) |
Construction Noise
Permit (General Works) |
GW-RS0166-22* |
Valid from 18
March 2022 to 16 September 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 |
WT00037225-2020 |
Valid from 11
January 2022 to 30 April 2026 |
Note:
* 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
Summary of status of submissions under the FEP is presented in Table 2.4.
Table 2.4: Status of Submissions under Environmental Permit
|
FEP Condition |
Submission |
Status |
|
3.1 |
EM&A Manual |
Revised EM&A Manual was accepted by EPD on 4 April 2022 |
|
2.3 |
Management Organisation |
Accepted by EPD on 16 August 2021 |
|
2.4 |
Landscape and Visual Plan |
Revised Landscape and Visual Plan was accepted by EPD on 16 March 2022 |
|
2.5 |
Waste Management Plan |
Revised Waste Management Plan was accepted by EPD on 4 April 2022 |
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
Cumulative statistics on
environmental complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions
are summarised in Table 2.5.
Table 2.5: Status for Complaints,
Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions
|
Reporting
Period |
Cumulative Statistics |
||
|
|
Complaints |
Notifications
of Summons |
Prosecutions |
|
This reporting period |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3
Conclusion
and Recommendation
During
the 2nd quarter of 2022, major construction activities of the
Project carried out included excavation, bored pile, underground utility
diversion & protection, pre-drill works, potable water pipe diversion, and
temporary storage and treatment for excavated marine sediment.
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. A total of
14 sessions of site inspections were carried out. Remedial actions for the
findings identified during the site inspections were properly implemented by
the Contractor.
There were no environmental complaints, notification of summons or successful prosecution received during the reporting period.