TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. AIR
QuALITY
6. COMMENTS,
CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
FIGURES
Figure 1 Project
General Layout
Figure 2 Air
and Noise Monitoring Locations
LIST OF APPENDICES
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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 |
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24hr TSP µg/m3 |
Leq (30min) dB(A) |
Total |
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KTD1/ KTD1a |
AL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
LL |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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KTD2a/ KTD2b/ KTD2c |
AL |
12 |
0 |
12 |
LL |
2 |
1 |
3 |
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KER1/ KER1a/ KER1b |
AL |
4 |
0 |
4 |
LL |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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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.