Contents
1.1.1 Purpose and Nature of the Project
1.1.2 Objectives of this Report
2 Environmental Site Inspection and Audit
2.2 Advice on Waste Management Status
2.3 Status of Environmental Licences and Permits
2.4 Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures
3 Report on Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
3.1 Record of Environmental Complaints Received
3.2 Record of Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
3.3 Cumulative Statistics on Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
4.1 Construction Works for the Next Reporting Month
Figure
1.1 Site Location of the Project
B.
Construction Programme and Works Area Key Plan
D.
Implementation Status of Mitigation Measures
Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) was commissioned by CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP) as the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) under the Environmental Permit (EP) to audit the implementation of all mitigation measures recommended in the Project Profile (PP) (PP-625/2021) and EP (No. EP-594/2021/A), and to confirm full compliance of the mitigation measures through a monthly audit report for “Installation of the Proposed 132kV Cable Circuits Connecting with Ho To West Substation and Existing 132kV Fanling to Mai Po Cable Circuits” (hereafter referred to as “the Project”). The EP was first issued on 18 August 2021 (No. EP-594/2021). The current valid EP (No. EP-594/2021/A) was issued by EPD on 7 December 2023.
The commencement date of construction of the Project was on 5 July 2022.
This is the 27th Monthly Audit Report prepared and submitted under Condition 2.1 of the EP during the period from 1 to 30 September 2024.
Implementation of Mitigation Measures
One site inspection was carried out by IEC on 25 September 2024 during the reporting month. The inspection findings are summarised in Section 2.
Record of Environmental Complaint, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecution
No environmental complaint was received in the reporting month.
No notification of summons or successful prosecution was received in the reporting month.
1
Introduction
1.1
Background
1.1.1
Purpose
and Nature of the Project
In June 2017, the Town Planning Board announced the publication of a new draft Outline Zoning Plan (OZP) for the Lok Ma Chau Loop area. Based on this plan, the Lok Ma Chau Loop area would accommodate a planned working/ student population in the range of 50,000 to 53,000 upon full development. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Development of Lok Ma Chau Loop (Register No. AEIAR-176/2013) was approved under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO) in October 2013 with EP (EP-477/2013) issued by the EPD on 22 November 2013. Owing to the growth in population and the developments associated with the new OZP, there would be an increase in electricity demand and the ultimate demand has been forecasted to be about 150MVA. In view of that, CLP proposes to establish the Ho To West Substation (as part of the Lok Ma Chau Loop area development) with 2 x 132/11kV 50MVA transformers with operation expected to commence in 2026 to support the planned development of Lok Ma Chau Loop.
Works associated with the Project include the installation of two cable circuits (turn in and turn out) linking up the proposed Ho To West Substation with two existing circuits connected to Fanling and Mai Po Substations. The establishment of the Ho To West Substation is not under the scope of this Designated Project.
The alignments of the selected cable route are approximately 6.6km. Part of the proposed cable circuits is located within the Lok Ma Chau Loop Conservation Area and San Tin Conservation Area.
The overall construction period of the Project will tentatively last for about 4.5 years (i.e. 54 months).
1.1.2
Objectives
of this Report
This is the 27th Monthly Audit Report summarising the findings of the implementation status of the mitigation measures recommended in the PP and EP from 1 to 30 September 2024 (hereafter referred to as “the reporting month”).
The site location of the Project is presented in Figure 1.1.
1.2
Project
Organisation
The contact information of key Project personnel is summarised in Table 1.1. An organisation chart is presented in Appendix A.
Table 1.1: Key Project Personnel
|
Party |
Position |
Contact Person |
Telephone |
Fax |
|
Project Proponent CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (CLP) |
Senior Engineer |
Ng, Raymond Wai Man |
2678 1539 |
2678 1504 |
|
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) |
IEC |
Liz Lo |
2828 5751 |
2827 1823 |
|
Contractor Kum Shing Engineering Co., Ltd. |
Senior Project Manager |
Lo Kwok Cheung, Gordon |
9881 0633 |
8169 6333 |
1.3
Construction
Activities
Construction activities undertaken in this reporting month are presented below.
· Trench excavation;
· Backfilling and reinstatement works.
The Construction Programme of the Project is provided in Appendix B.1 and a key plan indicating the working areas in the programme is provided in Appendix B.2.
2
Environmental Site Inspection and Audit
2.1
Site
Inspection
Site inspections are required to be conducted by IEC on a monthly basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and mitigation measures recommended in the PP of the Project, as required under the EP.
Site inspection was carried out on 25 September 2024 in the reporting month. Key observations and reminders during the site inspection are described in Table 2.1.
Table 2.1: Summary of Site Inspection and Recommendations
|
Inspection Date |
Key Observations / Reminders |
Recommendations / Actions |
Close-Out Date |
|
25 September 2024 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
2.2
Advice on Waste Management Status
The waste flow table of the Project is provided in Appendix C.
2.3
Status
of Environmental Licences and Permits
The environmental licences and permits for the Project that were valid during the reporting month are summarized in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2: Summary of Environmental Licences and Permits
|
Licence/Permit |
Reference No. |
Date of Issue |
Expiry Date (if any) |
Status |
|
Environmental Permit
|
EP-594/2021/A |
7 Dec 2023 |
- |
Valid |
|
Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste |
7032780 |
8 Jan 2021 |
- |
Valid |
Under the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation, seven types of construction work are defined as notifiable work. As the construction work of the Project does not belong to those notifiable works, no notification pursuant to Section 3(1) of the Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation was deposited.
2.4
Implementation
Status of Mitigation Measures
The implementation status of mitigation measures recommended in the PP and EP are summarised in Appendix D.
3
Report on Complaints, Notifications of Summons and
Successful Prosecutions
3.1
Record
of Environmental Complaints Received
No environmental complaint was received in the reporting month.
3.2 Record of Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
No notification of summons or successful prosecution was received during the reporting month.
3.3
Cumulative
Statistics on Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
Cumulative statistics of complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions for the period from the date of commencement of construction to end of the reporting month are summarized in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1: Statistics for Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
|
Period |
Complaints |
Notifications of Summons |
Successful Prosecutions |
|
Within this reporting month (September 2024) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
From the date of commencement of construction (i.e. 5 Jul 2022) to the end of the reporting month (September 2024) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4
Future Key Issues
4.1
Construction Works for the Next Reporting Month
The major construction activities to be commissioned in the coming month include:
· Trench excavation works.
5
Conclusions
General
The commencement date of construction of the Project was on 5 July 2022. IEC of the project has audited the implementation of all mitigation measures recommended in the PP and EP during the reporting month.
Environmental Site Inspection
One site inspection was conducted in during the reporting month by IEC.
Complaint Log
No environmental complaint was received in the reporting month.
Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
No notification of summons or successful prosecution was received in the reporting month.