Executive summary
Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Ltd. (“MMHK”) has been commissioned
by the Gammon Engineering & Construction Company Limited, to undertake the
Environmental Team (ET) services to carry out environmental monitoring and
audit (EM&A) for Ocean Park Tai Shue Wan Development Water World.
This is the 51st monthly EM&A report for the
construction phase of Waterpark Main Building Works submitted under Condition
3.4 of the Environmental Permit (No. EP-487/2014/A). This report summarises the
findings on EM&A during the period from 1 to 31 August 2021.
Reporting Changes
For the EM&A programme, the proposal for suspension of
the construction phase environmental monitoring (including weekly noise
monitoring and environmental site audits) by end of June 2021 was justified by
the ET Leader and verified by the IEC on 23 June 2021, approved by EPD on 6
July 2021 and implemented on 6 July 2021.
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Progress
Proposal to suspend impact monitoring for noise was
justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC on 23 June 2021, approved by
EPD on 6 July 2021 and implemented on 6 July 2021. Therefore, the last weekly noise
monitoring event was conducted on 30 June 2021, while no impact monitoring for
noise was conducted in the Reporting Period.
Ecological, landscape and visual inspection conducted alongside
the environmental site audits have been suspended as approved on 6 July 2021.
Therefore, the last inspection event for ecological, landscape and visual
monitoring was conducted on 25 June 2021 while no inspections were conducted in
the Reporting Period.
With the completion of landscape planting and other greening
works in the reporting month, the EM&A programme of construction phase has
been completed in August 2021.
Exceedance of Action and Limit Levels
Exceedance of Action or Limit Levels for noise levels was
not applicable for the Reporting Period as the noise monitoring has been
suspended as approved.
Record of Complaints
There was no record of complaints received in the Reporting
Period.
Record of Notification of Summons and Successful
Prosecutions
There were no record of notification of summons and
successful prosecution in the Reporting Period.
Site inspection
Proposal
to suspend site inspection was justified by the ET Leader and verified by the
IEC on 23 June 2021, approved by EPD on 6 July 2021 and implemented on 6 July
2021. Therefore, the last weekly environmental site inspection was conducted on
29 June 2021 while no site inspection was undertaken in the reporting period.
Future Key Issues
There
are no future key issues concerned as minor defect works have been completed.
On 27 August 2014, the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Report and Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual (Register No.:
AEIAR-184/2014) for the “Tai Shue Wan Development at Ocean Park” (the Project)
was approved and an Environmental Permit (EP) (Permit No.: EP-487/2014) was
issued to the Ocean Park Corporation (Project Proponent).
The current valid EP (Permit No.: EP-487/2014/A) was issued
on 10 January 2018 based on the Variation of Environmental Permit No.
VEP-539/2017 which comprise variation of project boundary, location of sump pit
and size of rising main. The Project location is indicated in Appendix A.
Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Ltd. (“MMHK”) has been commissioned
by Gammon Engineering & Construction Company Limited to undertake the
Environmental Team (ET) services to carry out environmental monitoring and
audit for the Ocean Park Tai Shue Wan Water World Project.
As part of the EM&A program, baseline monitoring for the
required parameters including background noise, landscape & visual baseline
review and baseline ardeid inspection were carried out between 24 October 2014
and 10 December 2014 by the environmental consultants of Ocean Park
Corporation. Furthermore, the baseline monitoring report which verified by the
previous Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) was submitted to EPD and
endorsed in December 2014.
The previous contract (Contract No.: TSW-C004) of Site
Formation and Foundation Works has been completed since 31 May 2017, the next
construction phase (Contract No.: TSW-C006) for the Ocean Park Tai Shue Wan
Development was handed over to Gammon Engineering & Construction Company
Limited on 31 May 2017.
This is the 51st monthly EM&A report summarizing
the findings of EM&A activities for the Project during the Reporting Period
from 1 to 31 August 2021.
The proposal for suspension of the construction phase
environmental monitoring (including weekly noise monitoring and environmental
site audits) by end of June 2021 was justified by the ET Leader and verified by
the IEC on 23 June 2021, approved by EPD on 6 July 2021 and implemented on 6
July 2021. Therefore, the last construction phase environmental monitoring
events were completed in June 2021 and there were no environmental monitoring
or site audits in this Reporting Period.
The project organization is shown in Appendix B. The responsibilities
of respective parties are:
Ocean Park Corporation
Ocean Park Corporation is the Project Proponent and the
Permit Holder of the EP for the development of the Project and will assume
overall responsibility for the project. An Independent Environmental Checker
(IEC) shall be employed by Ocean Park Corporation to audit the results of the
EM&A works carried out by the ET.
Environmental Protection Department (EPD)
EPD is the statutory enforcement body for environmental
protection matters in Hong Kong.
Project Management Representative (PMR) of Ocean Park
Corporation
The PMR is responsible for overseeing the construction works
and for ensuring that the works are undertaken by the Contractor in accordance
with the specification and contract requirements. The duties and
responsibilities of the ER with respect to EM&A are:
●
Monitor the Contractors’ compliance with contract specifications,
including the implementation and operation of the environmental mitigation
measures and their effectiveness
●
Monitor Contractors’, ET’s and IEC’s compliance with the
requirements in the Environmental Permit (EP) and EM&A Manual
●
Facilitate ET’s implementation of the EM&A programme
●
Participate in joint site inspection by the ET and IEC
●
Oversee the implementation of the agreed Event / Action Plan in
the event of any exceedance
●
Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint
investigation
●
Liaison with the related government departments, ET, IEC, the
Contractor and the other
Contractors of the Project discussing
regarding the cumulative impact issues.
The Contractor
The duties and responsibilities of the Contractor are:
●
Comply with the relevant contract conditions and specifications
on environmental protection
●
Employ an Environmental Team (ET) to undertake monitoring,
laboratory analysis and reporting of EM &A Facilitate ET’s monitoring and
site inspection activities
●
Participate in the site inspections by the ET and IEC, and
undertake any corrective actions
●
Provide information / advice to the ET regarding works programme
and activities which may contribute to the generation of adverse environmental
impacts
●
Submit proposals on mitigation measures in case of exceedances of
Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event / Action Plans
●
Implement measures to reduce impact where Action and Limit levels
are exceeded
●
Adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint investigation
Environmental Team (ET)
The ET should be employed by the Contractor to conduct the
EM&A programme. The ET should be managed by the ET Leader. ET Leader
should have relevant professional qualifications in environmental control and
possess at least seven years’ experience in EM&A. Suitably qualified
professional and technical staff should be included in the ET, and resources
for the implementation of the EM&A programme should be allocated in the
time under the Contract, to enable fulfilment of the Project’s EM&A
requirements as specified in the EM&A Manual during construction of the
Project. The ET shall include qualified botanist/ecologist for the ecological
service and a Registered Landscape Architect for review of implementation of
landscape and visual mitigation
measures. The ET should report to the OPC and the duties should include:
● to monitor and audit various environmental parameters as required in
the Approved EM&A Manual;
● to analyse the EM&A data, review the success of EM&A
programme and the adequacy of mitigation measures implemented, confirm the
validity of the EIA predictions, and identify any adverse environmental impacts
arising;
● to monitor compliance with conditions in the EP, environmental
protection, pollution prevention and control regulations and contract
specifications;
● to audit environmental conditions on site;
● to report on the EM&A results to EPD, the ER, the IEC and
Contractor or their delegated representatives;
● to recommend suitable mitigation measures to the Contractor in the
case of exceedance of Action and Limit levels in accordance with the Event and
Action Plans;
● to liaise with the IEC on all environmental performance matters, and
ensure timely submission of all relevant EM&A pro forma for IEC’s
approval;
● to provide advice to the Contractor on environmental improvement,
awareness and enhancement matters, etc. on site;
● to adhere to the procedures for carrying out complaint
investigation;
● to prepare reports on the environmental monitoring data and the site
environmental
conditions;
● to submit the EM&A report to Director of Environmental Protection
(DEP) timely;
● to review proposals of mitigation measures from the Contractor in
case of exceedance of Action and Limit levels, in accordance with the Event and
Action Plan; and
●
to carry out site inspection to investigate and
audit the Contractor’s site practice, equipment and work methodologies with
respect to pollution control and mitigation measures.
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC)
The
IEC is empowered to audit the environmental performance of construction, but is
independent from the management of construction works. As such, the IEC should
not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the ET for the
Project. The IEC should be employed by OPC prior to the commencement of the
construction of the Project. The IEC should be a person who has relevant
professional qualifications in environmental control and at least seven years’
experience in EM&A and environmental management. The duties and responsibilities
of the IEC are:
● to provide proactive advice to the ER and OPC on EM&A matters
related to the project;
● to review and verify the monitoring data and all submissions in
connection with the EP and EM&A Manual submitted by the ET;
● to arrange and conduct regular, at least monthly site inspections of
the works during the construction phase, and to carry out ad hoc inspections if
significant environmental problems
are identified;
● to check compliance with the agreed Event and Action Plan in the
event of any exceedance;
● to check compliance with the procedures for carrying out complaint
investigation;
● to check the effectiveness of corrective measures;
● to feedback audit results to the ET by signing off relevant EM&A
pro forma;
● to check that mitigation measures are effectively implemented;
● to report the works conducted, and the findings, recommendations and
improvements of the site inspections, after reviewing ET’s and Contractor’s
works, the ER and OPC on a monthly basis;
● to verify the investigation result of the environmental complaint
cases and the effectiveness of corrective measures;
● to verify EM&A report that has been certified by the ET leader;
and
●
to audit EIA recommendations and requirements
against the status of implementation of environmental mitigation measures on
site.
Construction activities that have the
potential to cause significant environmental impacts have already been
completed before June 2021 while the remaining site activities were merely
related to minor defect and cleaning works (refer to Monthly EM&A Report
No. 49) which were also completed in the reporting period. On the other hand, greening
works as stated in the approved Visual and Landscape Plan have been completed
in the reporting period.
The proposal for suspension of the construction phase
environmental monitoring (including weekly noise monitoring and environmental
site audits) by end of June 2021 was justified by the ET Leader and verified by
the IEC on 23 June 2021, approved by EPD on 6 July 2021 and implemented on 6
July 2021. Therefore, the weekly noise monitoring and environment site
inspections as well as the ecological, landscape and visual inspections alongside
the environmental site audits have been suspended from July 2021.
2.3
Summary of Environmental Submissions
Summaries of validity permits, licenses,
and/or notifications on environmental protection for the Project are presented
in Table 1.
Table 1:
Status of Environmental Licenses and Permits of the Project
|
Type of Permit/ License
|
Submission Date
|
Reference/
License No.
|
Date of Issue
|
Date of Expiry
|
Status
|
|
Environmental Permit
|
/
|
EP-487/2014/A
|
10-Jan-18
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Variation of Environmental Permit
|
18-Dec-17
|
Application No.
VEP-539/2017
|
10-Jan-18
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Environmental Permit
|
/
|
EP-487/2014
|
27-Aug-14
|
N/A
|
Superseded
|
|
Notification pursuant
to Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation
|
15-Mar-17
|
414651
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Application for a Billing Account for Disposal of
Construction Waste
|
14-Dec-16
|
Account No. 7026786
|
28-Dec-16
|
N/A
|
Valid
|
|
Discharge Licence under WPCO
WT00028196-2017
|
15-Mar-17
|
414650
|
29-May-17
|
31-May-22
|
Valid
|
|
Registration as a Chemical Waste Producer
(WPN: 5213-176-G2785-01)
|
21-Apr-17
|
415966
|
31-May-17
|
N/A
|
Completed
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0439-17
|
26-Apr-17
|
416080
|
15-May-17
|
29-Dec-17
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0825-17
|
8-Sep-17
|
420985
|
22-Sep-17
|
21-Mar-18
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS1024-17
|
3-Nov-17
|
422922
|
21-Nov-17
|
16-May-18
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0356-18
|
16-Apr-18
|
432628
|
30-Apr-18
|
16-Nov-18
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0469-18
|
18-May-18
|
433713
|
04-Jun-18
|
30-Nov-18
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS1151-18
|
23-Nov-18
|
439700
|
07-Dec-18
|
06-Jun-19
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0345-19
|
03-Apr-19
|
434093
|
18-Apr-19
|
17-Oct-19
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0726-19
|
22-Jul-19
|
447459
|
25-Jul-19
|
01-Feb-20
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0034-20
|
07-Jan-20
|
452524
|
21-Jan-20
|
28-Jul-20
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0347-20
|
13-May-20
|
456050
|
29-May-20
|
27-Nov-20
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0874-20
|
06-Nov-20
|
EPIC ref. NO.#002100418
|
27-Nov-20
|
26-May-21
|
Superseded
|
|
Construction Noise Permit under NCO
GW-RS0308-21
|
20-Apr-21
|
EP831/H16/RS0308-21
|
26-May-21
|
24-Nov-21
|
Valid
|
In
accordance with the EP stipulation, the required documents submitted to EPD for
retention are as listed below:
● Project Layout Plans
● Management Organization of Main Construction Companies
● Detailed Vegetation Survey Report
● Woodland Compensation Plan
● Ardeid Inspection Report
● Short-nosed Fruit Bat Inspection Report
● Baseline Monitoring Report Revision A of the Project
● Ecological Enhancement Plan
● Visual and Landscape Plan
Construction noise is one of the key environmental issues
during the construction phase of the Project in accordance to the approved
EM&A Manual. Following the requirements in the EM&A Manual, continuous
noise monitoring for A-weighted levels Leq, L10, L90
shall be undertaken once per week during the construction phase. Measurement of
Leq(30min) between 07:00-19:00 hours on normal weekdays.
If construction works are necessary to be carried out at
other time periods, i.e. restricted time period (19:00-07:00 the next morning
and whole day on public holidays) (hereinafter referred as “the restricted
hours”), three consecutive Leq(5min) measurements shall
be recorded, while complying specific conditions as stipulated on the
Construction Noise Permit (CNP). Supplementary information for data auditing
and statistical results such as L10 and L90 shall also be
obtained for reference. Summary of these monitoring requirements is shown in Table 2.
Table 2:
Noise Monitoring Parameters
|
Monitoring Station
|
Parameters
|
|
NM1A and NM2
|
●
Leq(30min) on normal working days (Monday to
Saturday) 07:00-19:00 except public holiday;
●
3 sets of consecutive Leq(5min) during restricted hours i.e.
19:00 to 07:00 next day, and whole day of public holiday or Sunday when
applicable, and
●
Supplementary information for data auditing and statistical
results such as L10 and L90 shall also be obtained for
reference
|
The baseline results form the basis
for determining the environmental acceptance criteria for the impact
monitoring. According to the approved EM&A Manual with baseline monitoring
results, construction noise criterion, namely Action and Limit levels proposed
are listed in Table 3.
Table 3:
Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise
|
Monitoring Location
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level in dB(A)
|
|
NM1A and NM2
|
When one or
more documented
complaints are received
|
70 dB(A)1,2
|
Note: 1. Acceptable noise levels for school should be
reduced to 65 dB(A) during examination period
2. If works are to be carried out during restricted hours, the conditions
stipulated in the CNP must be followed.
Two designated noise monitoring locations were established
in the EM&A (refer to Monthly EM&A Report No. 49). After the baseline
monitoring, alternative location NM1A has been proposed by MMHK due to
rejection of the monitoring location set up at NM1. The proposal was verified
and agreed by EPD in the Baseline Monitoring Report. The construction noise
monitoring locations for the Project are shown in Table 4.
Table 4:
Impact Monitoring locations
|
Monitoring location
|
Descriptions
|
Type of measurement
|
|
NM1A
|
Slope near Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA) to replace
NM1 of the VSA
|
Free field
|
|
NM2
|
Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre (HKJCC)
|
Facade
|
Integrating sound level meter in compliance with the
International Electrotechnical Commission Publications 651: 1979 (Type 1) and
804: 1985 (Type 1) specifications shall be used for carrying out the noise
monitoring. The sound level meter shall be checked using an acoustic
calibrator. The wind speed shall be checked with a portable wind speed meter
capable of measuring the wind speed in ms-1. The acoustic calibrator
and sound level meter to be used in the impact monitoring will be calibrated
yearly.
Noise monitoring equipment used for monitoring is listed in Table 5.
Table 5:
Noise Monitoring Equipment
|
Equipment
|
Model
|
|
Integrating Sound Level Meter
|
Rion NL-52
|
|
Calibrator
|
Larson Davis CAL200
|
|
Portable Wind Speed Indicator
|
Anemometer/ Lutron AM-4201
|
Field Monitoring
●
Sound Level Meter was set up on a tripod at a height of at least
1.2 m above ground.
●
Noise measurements were taken in terms of the A-weighted
equivalent sound pressure level (Leq) measured in decibels (dB).
Supplementary statistical results (L10 and L90) were also
obtained for reference.
●
Free field measurement was made at NM1A while facade measurement
was made at NM2.
●
The battery condition was checked to ensure the correct
functioning of the meter.
●
Prior to and after each noise measurement, the meter was
calibrated using an acoustic calibrator for 94 dB at 1 kHz. The checking was
performed before and after the noise measurement.
●
During the monitoring, all noise measurements would be performed
with the meter with Fast time weighting and on the A-weighted equivalent
continuous sound pressure level (Leq). Leq(30min) as
the monitoring parameter for the time period between 0700-1900 hours on
weekdays; and also Leq(15min) in three consecutive Leq(5min)
measurements would be used as monitoring parameter for other time periods
(e.g. during restricted hours), if necessary. In addition, any site
observations and noise sources were recorded on a standard record sheet.
●
A correction of +3 dB(A) was made to the free field measurement.
●
Noise measurements were not made in fog, rain, wind with a steady
speed exceeding 5 ms-1 or wind with gust exceeding 10 ms-1.
Equipment calibration
●
The sound level meter and calibrator are calibrated and certified
by a HOKLAS accredited laboratory at yearly intervals.
Meteorological Information
Meteorological
information was extracted from “the Hong Kong Observatory Wong Chuk Hang
Station” to provide the humidity, wind speed, wind direction and temperature
etc. as background weather information.
Derivation of Action/Limit (A/L) Levels
According to the
approved EM&A Manual and baseline monitoring results, Action and Limit
levels criterion proposed for construction noise monitoring are listed in Table 6.
Table 6:
Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise
|
Monitoring Location
|
Action Level
|
Limit Level in dB(A)
|
|
|
Time Period: 07:00-19:00 hours on normal weekdays
|
|
NM1A and NM2
|
When one or more documented complaints are received
|
70 dB(A) 1, 2
|
Note: 1. A correction of +3dB(A)
was made to the free field measurement at monitoring station NM1A.
2. No examination has taken place during this reporting period.
Should non-compliance of the environmental
quality criteria occur, remedial actions will be
triggered according to the Event and Action Plan (refer to Monthly
EM&A Report No. 49).
Data Management and Data QA/QC Control
All monitoring data will be handled by the
ET’s in-house data recording and management system. The monitoring data
recorded in the equipment will be downloaded directly from the equipment at the
end of each monitoring day. The downloaded monitoring data will be inputted
into a computerized database properly maintained by the ET.
Suspension of impact monitoring for noise was justified by
the ET Leader and verified by the IEC on 23 June 2021, approved by EPD on 6
July 2021 and implemented on 6 July 2021. Therefore, the last weekly noise
monitoring event was conducted on 30 June 2021, while no impact monitoring for
noise was conducted during the reporting period.
4
Ecology Monitoring
As required under the Section 8.3.2 of the approved EM&A
Manual, the implementation of ecological mitigation measures as detailed in the
Section 15 of the EIA report and Appendix C of the approved EM&A Manual
shall be routinely audited during the routine environmental audit; and any
observations and recommendations shall be reported in periodic EM&A
reports.
Among those mitigation measures recommended to avoid or
minimize the disturbance to any plants of conservation interest (EM&A
reference 8.3.1.1), nested ardeids (EM&A reference 8.3.1.2) and roosted
short-nosed fruit bat (EM&A reference 8.3.1.3), the required inspection has
already been undertaken in August / September 2014 with the results presented
in the submitted respective baseline report. Therefore, the following sections
only address those applicable to this stage of the project, i.e., Section 8.3.2
of the approved EM&A Manual.
Monitoring
of Plants of Conservation Interest (Platycondon grandiflorus)
According to Condition 2.6 of Environmental Permit No.
EP-487/2014, the Detailed Vegetation Survey Report has located two groups of
the protected Platycodon grandiflorus and recommended that the plants
should be protected with temporary protective fencing to avoid potential impact
from construction activities (such as material storage), and monitor the
identified Platycodon grandiflorus on a monthly basis throughout the
construction phase to ensure they are not affected by the construction works of
the Project. Accordingly, the following monitoring parameters will be
undertaken on a monthly basis during the construction period:
●
Effective implementation of the protection measures as
recommended in the Section 4.1 of the Detailed Vegetation Survey Report
●
Monitoring of the two groups of Platycodon grandiflorus
identified during the detailed vegetation survey to ensure they are not
affected by the construction works
Monitoring of Nesting Activities of Ardeids in
Breeding Season
The project area should be checked monthly
in breeding season (April to July) for any potential breeding and nesting
activities, and if required, suitably sized buffer area will be recommended to
avoid human or machinery disturbance until the nest is abandoned.
Monitoring of Roosting Activities of Ardeids in Peak
Wintering Season
The existing ardeid night roost within the project area
should be monitored monthly during peak wintering season (November to March)
during the construction phase by direct observation from a vantage point (i.e.,
point count method) in the evening from an hour before sunset to nightfall.
Compensation for Ardeid Roosting Site
An enhancement area proposed as an alternative roosting site
for ardeids should be developed during the first phase of the construction.
Compensation of Woodland Habitat
Mitigation measures recommended in the approved Woodland
Compensation Plan should be fully and properly implemented, including but not
limited to the creation of 0.84 ha woodland compensation on-site and 0.78 ha
on-site woodland reinstatement, to mitigate for permanent loss of woodland
habitat.
The ecological inspection has been suspended in this
reporting period as the construction phase environmental monitoring has been
suspended by end of June 2021 in view of the remaining construction activities being
merely related to minor defect and cleaning works. There were no ecological
impacts from the construction activities, therefore, the monitoring of plants
of conservation interest, nesting activities of ardeids in breeding season and
roosting activities of ardeids in peak wintering season were no longer
applicable. Tree planting for the Ecological Enhancement Area as the
compensation of ardeid roosting site has been completed in July 2021.
Compensation for Ardeid Roosting Site
The site of proposed Ecological Enhancement Area was prepared
in the first phase of construction in early 2020. In accordance with the
approved Ecological Enhancement Plan, the tree planting within the Ecological
Enhancement Area has been implemented and completed in July 2021. Monitoring of
the compensation at the Ecological Enhancement Area will be implemented during
the operation phase.
Compensation of Woodland Habitat
To be implemented after construction phase.
5
Landscape & Visual Monitoring
Landscape and visual mitigation measures for the
construction phase are listed in the Approved EM&A Manual Table 9.1.
The design, implementation and maintenance of landscape and
visual mitigation measures shall be checked bi-weekly to ensure that they are
fully realized during the construction phase. The scope of the site audit
during construction shall include the following:
●
The extent of the agreed works areas should be regularly checked.
No construction activities or storage shall be undertaken outside the limit of
the works;
●
The progress of the engineering works should be regularly
reviewed on site to identify the earliest practical opportunities for the
landscape works to be undertaken;
●
All landscaping works are carried out in accordance with the
specifications; and
●
All new plantings are carried out properly and during the right
season.
Any potential conflicts between the proposed landscape and
visual mitigation measures and any other project works or operational
requirements shall be recorded for the Contractor to resolve in an early stage,
without compromising the intention of the mitigation measures.
In the Reporting Period, the bi-weekly landscape and visual
site inspection has been ceased as the construction phase environmental site
audit has been suspended by end of June 2021 in view of completion of
construction activities with only minor defect and cleaning works remaining.
In accordance with the approved Visual and Landscape Plan, the
landscape planting of the Project was being implemented and has been completed
in the reporting month.
6
Site Inspection
According to the
approved EM&A Manual, the environmental site inspection shall be formulated
by the ET Leader. Weekly environmental site inspections should be carried out
to confirm the environmental performance.
As construction activities that have the potential to cause significant
environmental impacts have already been completed, proposal to suspend environmental
site inspection was justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC on 23
June 2021, approved by EPD on 6 July 2021 and implemented on 6 July 2021.
Therefore, the last weekly environmental site inspection was conducted on 29
June 2021 while no site inspection was undertaken in the Reporting Period.
7
Environmental Complaint, Summons and Prosecution
No
environmental complaint, summons and prosecution were received in the Reporting
Period.
The statistical summary for environmental complaints is presented in Table 9.
Table 7:
Statistics for complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions
|
Reporting Period
|
Cumulative Statistics
|
|
|
|
Complaints
|
Notifications of summons
|
Successful prosecutions
|
|
This report month
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
The environmental mitigation measures that
were recommended in the Implementation Schedule for Environmental Mitigation
Measures in the approved EM&A Manual covered the issues of dust, noise,
water and waste and are presented in Appendix
C.
The Project shall be implementing the
required environmental mitigation measures according to the approved EM&A
Manual as subject to the site condition. Good site management was generally implemented by the Contractor carrying out the
remaining defect works in this Reporting Month.
8.2
Tentative Construction Activities in the Coming
Month
There would not be any construction
activities to be undertaken for the Project in the coming month, as all the
construction activities and minor defect works were completed within this
reporting month.
8.3
Key Issues for the Coming Month
All construction activities have already been
completed. There are no future key issues concerned.
Construction activities that have the potential to cause significant
environmental impacts have already been completed, while the remaining site
activities were merely related to minor defect and cleaning works which were
also completed in the reporting month. For the EM&A programme, the proposal
for suspension of the construction phase environmental monitoring by end of
June 2021 was justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC on 23 June
2021, approved by EPD on 6 July 2021 and implemented on 6 July 2021. Therefore,
no weekly environmental site audits or impact monitoring for noise were carried
out during the reporting period. With the completion of landscape planting and
other greening works in the reporting month, the EM&A programme of construction
phase has been completed in August 2021.
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