TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Executive Summary   1

1.         INTRODUCTION

2.       AIR QuALITY   3

3.         NOISE   8

4.         LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL   10

5.         ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT   11

6.         COMMENTS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS   13

 

 

FIGURES

 

Figure 1                 Project General Layout

Figure 2                 Air and Noise Monitoring Locations

 

 

LIST OF APPENDICES

 

Appendix A

Project Organization Chart

Appendix B

Event Action Plans

Appendix C

Graphical Presentations for Baseline Monitoring

Appendix D

Graphical Presentations for Impact Monitoring

Appendix E

Waste Flow Table

Appendix F

Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS)

Appendix G

Cumulative statistics on Environmental Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

 

 

 

 

 


Executive Summary

 

 i.   This is the Final Environmental Monitoring Audit (EM&A) Review Report for Contract No. KL/2014/03 “Kai Tak Development Stage 3 Infrastructure Works for Developments at the Southern Part of the Former Runway”.

 

ii.   The Civil Engineering and Development Department HKSAR has appointed MateriaLab Consultants Limited (MCL) to undertake the Environmental Team services for the Project and implement the EM&A works.

 

iii.   Contract No. KL/2014/03 is the works package to construct an approximately 420m long supporting underground structure (SUS) underneath Shing Cheong Road and Cheung Yip Street. The EM&A programme under this Contract is governed by three EPs (EP-337/2009, EP-339/2009/A and EP-451/2013) and two EM&A Manuals (AEIAR-130/2009 and AEIAR-174/2013).
The works commenced on 26 February 2016 and were substantially completed on 31 December 2019. The remaining outstanding construction works are those minor ancillary works that no Powered Mechanical Equipment (PME) will be involved. No significant adverse environmental impacts are anticipated in the remaining construction works.

 

iv.   The proposal for Termination of EM&A Programme under this Contract was certified by the ET Leader, verified by the IEC on 15 December 2020, approved by EPD on 18 March 2021.

 

v.   This Final EM&A Review Report summarizes the findings on the EM&A programme described above during the period between 26 February 2016 and 18 March 2021.

 

Breaches of the Action and Limit Levels

 

vi.   During the reporting period, the Environmental Team was responsible for the reporting of environmental exceedances under this contract. A summary of these environmental exceedances as recorded and reported by the Environmental Team are listed below:

 

Monitoring Station

Number of exceedance in the reporting period

24hr TSP µg/m3

Leq (30min) dB(A)

Total

KTD1/ KTD1a

AL

1

0

1

LL

0

1

1

KTD2a/

KTD2b/

KTD2c

AL

12

0

12

LL

2

1

3

KER1/

KER1a/

KER1b

AL

4

0

4

LL

0

1

1

Total

AL

17

0

17

LL

2

3

5

 


Implementation of Mitigation Measures

 

vii.   Total 262 Weekly environmental site inspections were carried out in the reporting period. Recommendations on mitigation measures for air quality, noise, water quality, waste management, landscape and visual and permit / licenses were given to the Contractor for remediating the deficiencies identified during the site inspections. No non-compliance was found during the reporting period.

           

Complaint, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution

 

viii.   There were 5 complaints received in relation to the environmental impact for this Contract during the reporting period and all the complaints were closed.

 

ix.   There were no notifications of summons or prosecutions received under this Contract during the reporting period.