Environmental Permit No. EP-184/2004
環境許可證編號 EP-184/2004
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
環境影響評估條例
(第499章)
第10條
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT A DESIGNATED PROJECT
建造指定工程項目的環境許可證
A部 (許可證主要部分)
Pursuant to Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) grants this environmental permit to the Flying Snow Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Permit Holder") to construct the designated project described in Part B subject to the conditions specified in Part C. The issue of this environmental permit is based on the documents, approvals or permissions described below:
根據《環境影響評估條例》(環評條例)第10條的規定，環境保護署署長(署長)將本環境許可證批予Flying Snow Limited (下稱”許可證持有人”)，以建造B部所說明的指定工程項目，但須遵守C部所列明的條件。本環境許可證是依據下列文件、批准或許可而簽發：
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Application No. 申請書編號 |
AEP-184/2004 |
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Document in the Register : 登記冊上的文件:
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Project Profile – “Development at the Former Marine Police Headquarters, KIL 11161” (Register No.: PP-204/2003)
工程項目簡介― “於地段編號KIL11161 前水警總部之發展計劃” (登記冊編號：PP-204/2003）
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Director’s Permission to Apply Directly for Environmental Permit 署長准許直接申請環境許可證 |
Letter Reference: EP2/K1/Q/09 信件檔號: EP2/K1/Q/09
Date: 9 January 2004 日期: 2004年1月9 日
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9 February 2004 2004年2月9日 |
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(Elvis W. K. AU) Assistant Director (Environmental Assessment and Noise) for Director of Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (助理署長(環境評估及噪音) 區偉光代行) |
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PART B (DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)
B部 (指定工程項目的說明)
Hereunder is the description of the designated project mentioned in Part A of this environmental permit (hereinafter referred to as “the Permit”):
下列為本環境許可證(下稱“許可證”)A部所提述的指定工程項目的說明:
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Title of Designated Project 指定工程項目的名稱
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Development at the Former Marine Police Headquarters, KIL 11161 (This designated project is hereafter referred to as “the Project”) 於地段編號KIL11161 前水警總部之發展計劃 (本指定工程項目下稱“工程項目”)
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Nature of Designated Project 指定工程項目的性質
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Earthworks and building works partly or wholly in an existing site of cultural heritage. 於文化遺產地點進行土木工事及其他建造工程
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Location of Designated Project 指定工程項目的地點
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The location of the Project is shown in Figure 1 of this Permit. 工程項目的地點展示於本許可證圖1內。
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project |
Development of heritage tourism facility which involves earthworks and building works partly or wholly in an existing site of cultural heritage. This permit is to control the earthworks and buildings works for the purpose of and in relation to the protection of this existing site of cultural heritage i.e. the Former Marine Police Headquarters, KIL 11161.
The control exercised under this Permit relates only to matters within the boundary of the declared monuments, i.e. the area coloured yellow in Figure 1 of this Permit. This area has been gazetted under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance for the Former Marine Police Headquarters, KIL 11161 as a declared monument.
發展歷史遺旅遊設施，當中涉及在文化遺產地點內進行部分或所有土木工事及建造工程。本許可證旨在限制在文化遺產地點，即在地段編號KIL 11161前水警總部進行的土木工事及建造工程，目的為保護所述的文化遺產地點。
本許可證所施加的限制，僅適用於法定古蹟，即本許可證圖1黃色部分所示的界線範圍以內的事項。該部分已根據古物及古蹟條例在憲報刊登，位於地段編號KIL 11161前水警總部，屬法定古蹟。
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1. General Conditions
1.1 The Permit Holder and any person working on the Project shall comply with all conditions set out in this Permit. Any non-compliance by any person may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap.499) and may become the subject of appropriate action being taken under the Ordinance.
1.2 The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all legislation from time to time in force including, without limitation to, the Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400), Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 311), Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358), Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354), Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap.53), Town Planning Ordinance (Cap. 131). This Permit does not of itself constitute any ground of defense against any proceedings instituted under any legislation or imply any approval under any legislation.
1.3 The Permit Holder shall make copies of this Permit together with all documents referred to in this Permit and the documents referred to in Part A of the Permit readily available at all times for inspection by the Director or his authorized officers at all sites/offices covered by this Permit. Any reference to the Permit shall include all documents referred to in the Permit and also the relevant documents in the Register.
1.4 The Permit Holder shall give a copy of this Permit to the person(s) in charge of the site(s) and ensure that such person(s) fully understands all conditions and all requirements incorporated by the Permit. The site(s) refers to site(s) of construction of the Project and shall mean the same hereafter.
1.5 The Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a copy of this Permit on the Project site(s) at all vehicular site entrances/exits or at a convenient location for public’s information at all times. The Permit Holder shall ensure that the most updated information about the Permit, including any amended Permit, is displayed at such locations. If the Permit Holder surrenders a part or the whole of the Permit, the notice he sends to the Director shall also be displayed at the same locations as the original Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the Project site(s).
1.6 The Permit Holder shall construct the Project in accordance with the project description in Part B of this Permit.
1.7 The Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project is designed and constructed in accordance with the information and recommendations described in the Project Profile (Register No. PP-204/2003) in the Register, the information and mitigation measures described in this Permit, mitigation measures to be recommended in submissions that shall be deposited with or approved by the Director as a result of permit conditions contained in this Permit, and mitigation measures to be recommended under on-going surveillance and monitoring activities during all stages of the Project. Where recommendations referred to in the documents of the Register are not expressly referred to in this Permit, such recommendations are nevertheless to be implemented unless expressly excluded or impliedly amended in this Permit.
1.8 All submissions, as required under this Permit, shall be rectified and resubmitted in accordance with the comments, if any, made by the Director within one month of the receipt of the Director’s comments or otherwise specified by the Director.
1.9 All submissions approved by the Director, all submissions deposited without comments by the Director, or all submissions rectified in accordance with comments by the Director under this Permit shall be construed as part of the permit conditions described in Part C of this Permit. Any variation of the submissions shall be approved by the Director in writing or as prescribed in the relevant permit conditions. All submissions or any variation of the submissions shall be certified by the Environmental Team (ET) Leader and verified by the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) referred to in Conditions 2.1 and 2.2 below, before submitting to the Director under the Permit.
1.10 The Permit Holder shall release all finalized submissions, as required under this Permit, to the public by depositing copies in the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office, or in any other places, or any internet websites as specified by the Director, or by any other means as specified by the Director for public inspection. For this purpose, the Permit Holder shall provide sufficient copies of the submissions.
1.11 All submissions to the Director required under this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by registered mail to the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office (currently at 27/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong). Electronic copies of all finalized submissions required under this Permit shall be prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF version 4.0 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies.
1.12 The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of construction of the Project no later than one week prior to the commencement of construction of the Project. The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing immediately if there is any change of the commencement date of the construction.
1.13 For the purpose of this Permit, “commencement of the Project” does not include works related to site preparation or other works as agreed by the Director.
2. Submissions or Measures before Commencement of Certain Parts of the Project
Employment of Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Personnel
2.1 An Environmental Team (ET) shall be established by the Permit Holder no later than one month before the commencement of the Project. The ET shall be headed by an ET Leader. The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least 7 years’ experience in environmental monitoring and auditing (EM&A) or environmental management. The ET team and the ET Leader shall be responsible for the duties defined in the EM&A Manual to be submitted and approved under Condition 2.3 of this Permit. The ET Leader shall be responsible for the implementation of the EM&A programme in accordance with the EM&A requirements as contained in the EM&A Manual. The ET Leader shall keep a contemporaneous log-book of each and every instance or circumstance or change of circumstances which may affect the environmental impact considerations and each and every non-compliance with the recommendations of the Project Profile (Register No. PP-204/2003) or this Permit. The ET Leader shall notify the IEC within one working day of the occurrence of any such instance or circumstance or change of circumstance. The ET Leader’s log-book shall be kept readily available for inspection by all persons assisting in supervision of the implementation of the recommendations in the Project Profile and this Permit or by the Director or his authorized officers. Failure to maintain records in the log-book, failure to discharge the duties of the ET Leader as defined in the EM&A Manual or failure to comply with this Condition would entitle the Director to require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the ET Leader. Failure by the Permit Holder to make replacement, or further failure to keep contemporaneous records in the log-book despite the employment of a new ET Leader may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation or variation. The ET shall not be in any way an associated body of the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) for the Project.
2.2 An Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) shall be employed by the Permit Holder no later than one month before the commencement of the Project. The IEC shall be a person who has at least 7 years’ experience in environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A) or environmental management. The IEC shall be responsible for duties defined in the EM&A Manual submitted and approved under Condition 2.3 of this Permit, including the implementation of all environmental mitigation measures, submissions required in the EM&A Manual, and any other submissions required under this Permit. In addition, the IEC shall be responsible for verifying the environmental acceptability of permanent and temporary works, relevant design plans and submissions under this Permit. The IEC shall verify the log-book(s) mentioned in Condition 2.1 of this Permit. The IEC shall notify the Director by fax, within one working day of receipt of notification from the ET Leader of each and every occurrence, change of circumstances or non-compliance with the Project Profile (Register No. PP-204/2003) or this Permit, which might affect the monitoring or control of adverse environmental impact. Where the IEC fails to so notify the Director of the same, fails to discharge the duties of the IEC as defined the EM&A Manual or fails to comply with this Condition, the Director may require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the IEC. Failure to replace the IEC as directed or further failure to so notify the Director despite employment of a new IEC may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation or variation. Notification by the Permit Holder is the same as notification by the IEC for the purpose of this Condition. The IEC shall not be in any way an associated body of the Contractor or the Environmental Team for the Project.
Submission of the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Manual
2.3 No later than one month before the commencement of the Project, the Permit Holder shall submit to the Director for approval five hard copies and one electronic copy of an EM&A Manual for the Project. Before submission to the Director, the EM&A Manual shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the Project Profile (Register No. PP-204/2003). The EM&A Manual shall include the structure and responsibilities of EM&A personnel engaged for the Project and the environmental monitoring and audit requirements to ensure the implementation of all mitigation measures recommended in the Project Profile and arising from this Permit. All measures recommended in the approved EM&A Manual shall be fully and properly implemented in accordance with the requirements and time schedule(s) set out in the EM&A Manual. The EM&A Manual approved under this Condition shall hereinafter be referred to as the “EM&A Manual”.
Submission of Method Statement Detailing Protective Measures on Declared Monument Buildings
2.4 Prior to the commencement of major earthworks and building works, the Permit Holder shall submit to the Director for approval a method statement detailing the protective measures on the declared monument buildings including the main building of the Former Marine Police Headquarters, the stable block, the signal tower and the accommodation block of the former fire station for the purpose of protecting these buildings within the site of cultural heritage. All measures recommended in the approved method statement shall be fully and properly implemented and maintained throughout the relevant construction period.
Submission of Landscape Mitigation and Tree Preservation Proposal
2.5 The Permit Holder shall submit to the Director for approval 3 sets of the Landscape Mitigation and Tree Preservation Proposal, at least 3 months before the commencement of the relevant section of earthworks and building works within the monument boundary (i.e. the area as shown in yellow colour in Figure 1 of this Permit). The Proposal shall include landscape layouts, sections, method statements, detailed treatment to preserve the trees on site, including retention and replanting of the existing trees on site, monitoring schedules for the tree preservation works during construction, and the maintenance of the trees preserved during the operational stage of the Project; and a detailed compensatory tree planting proposal which shall include the maintenance of the compensatory trees during the operational stage of the Project.
2.6 All measures recommended in the Landscape Mitigation and Tree Preservation Proposal as approved under Condition 2.5 of this Permit shall be fully and properly implemented on site and shall be verified by the Independent Environmental Checker before commencement of the project operation stage. A photo record of the completed mitigation for landscape and tree preservation works shall be submitted at monthly intervals to the Director for reference throughout the construction period. Monitoring reports for landscape mitigation and tree preservation works and the photo records shall be placed on the project web page (as described in Condition 6.2 of this Permit) maintained by the Permit Holder as part of the monthly EM&A reports for the Project.
3. Submissions or Measures for Construction of the Project
Submission of the Waste Management Plan (WMP)
3.1 The Permit Holder shall, no later than one month after the commencement of construction of the Project, deposit with the Director three hard copies and one electronic copy of a Waste Management Plan (WMP) for the construction stage of the Project. The WMP shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the Project Profile (Register No. PP-204/2003). The WMP shall describe the arrangements for avoidance, reuse, recovery and recycling, storage, collection, treatment and disposal of different categories of waste to be generated from the construction activities and shall include the recommended mitigation measures on waste management in the Project Profile (Register No. PP-204/2003). The WMP shall indicate the disposal location(s) of all surplus excavated materials and wastes. A trip ticket system shall be included in the WMP. Surplus excavated materials and wastes shall only be disposed of at designated disposal locations unless otherwise approved by the Director. All measures recommended in the WMP shall be fully and properly implemented throughout the construction period.
3.2 No disposal of waste, spoil, soil, excavated materials or materials alike arising from the Project shall be allowed at any locations unless otherwise approved by the Director under Condition 3.1 of this Permit.
4. Other Mitigation Measures for Construction and Operation of the Project
4.1 The mitigation measures described in Annex 1 of this Permit shall be fully and properly implemented.
4.2 All relevant mitigation measures for the operation stage of the Project as recommended the approved Landscape Mitigation and Tree Preservation Proposal described in Condition 2.5 of this Permit shall be fully and properly implemented.
5. Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) during Construction of the Project
5.1 The EM&A programme shall be implemented in accordance with the procedures and requirements in the EM&A Manual approved under Condition 2.3 of this Permit. Any changes to the EM&A programme shall be justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the requirements set out in the EM&A Manual and shall seek the prior approval from the Director before their implementation.
5.2 Five hard copies and one electronic copy of the monthly EM&A Report shall be submitted to the Director within 2 weeks after the end of the reporting month. The monthly EM&A Report shall include a summary of all non-compliance with the recommendations in the Project Profile (Register No. PP-204/2003) or this Permit, the status of submission required under this Permit and the types, quantities and disposal locations of all surplus excavated materials and wastes arising from the Project, and the monitoring report and photo records of landscape and tree preservation works as described in Condition 2.6 of this Permit. The submissions shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC before submission to the Director. Additional copies of the submission shall be provided upon request by the Director.
5.3 All environmental monitoring and audit results submitted under this Permit shall be true, valid and correct.
5.4 The actions described in the Event/Action Plans of the EM&A Manual shall be fully and properly carried out, in accordance with the time frame(s) set out in the Event/Action Plan, or as agreed by the Director.
5.5 To ensure a high degree of transparency regarding the monitoring data and results in view of the public concern about the Project, all environmental monitoring and audit data and results, the approved EM&A Manual and all submissions required by this Permit shall be made available by the Permit Holder to the public through a dedicated web site to be set up by the Permit Holder under Condition 6.2 of this Permit, in the shortest possible time and in no event later than 2 weeks after such information is available.
5.6 Records of measurements and remedial actions taken under Condition 5.4 of this Permit shall be logged and kept within 3 working days of the collection of data or completion of remedial action, shall be included in the EM&A Reports and shall be available for inspection on site or as requested by the Director.
6. Electronic Reporting of EM&A Information
6.1 To facilitate public inspection of the monthly EM&A Reports via the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance Internet Website and at the EIA Ordinance Register Office, electronic copies of these Reports shall be prepared in Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document Format (PDF version 4.0 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director and shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies as described in Condition 4.2 of this Permit. For the HTML version, a content page capable of providing hyperlink to each section and sub-section of the EM&A Reports shall be included in the beginning of the document. Hyperlinks to all figures, drawings and tables in the EM&A Reports shall be provided in the main text from where the respective references are made. All graphics in the report shall be in interlaced GIF format unless otherwise agreed by the Director. The content of the electronic copies of these Reports shall be the same as the hard copies.
6.2 The Permit Holder shall, set up a dedicated web site and notify the Director in writing the internet address where the environmental monitoring and project data is to be placed, within six weeks after the commencement of the Project. All environmental monitoring data and results described in Conditions 2.6 and 4.2 of this Permit shall be made available to the public via a dedicated web site to be set up by the Permit Holder in the shortest possible time and in no event later than 2 weeks after the relevant environmental monitoring data are collected or become available, unless otherwise agreed with the Director.
6.3 The internet website as described in Condition 6.2 above shall enable user-friendly public access to the monitoring data and project data including the Project Profile and the environmental permit(s) of the Project. The internet website shall have features capable of : -
(a) providing access to all environmental monitoring data collected since the commencement of work;
(b) searching by date;
(c) searching by types of monitoring data (air quality and construction waste); and
(d) hyperlinks to relevant monitoring data after searching;
or otherwise as agreed by the Director.
Notes :
1. This Permit consists of three parts, namely, Part A (Main Permit), Part B (Description of Designated Project) and Part C (Permit Conditions). Any person relying on this permit should obtain independent legal advice on the legal implications under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (the “Ordinance”), and the following notes are for general information only.
2. If there is a breach of any conditions of this Permit, the Director or his authorized officer may, with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, order the cessation of associated work until the remedial action is taken in respect of the resultant environmental damage, and in that case the Permit Holder shall not carry out any associated works without the permission of the Director or his authorized officer.
3. The Permit Holder may apply under Section 13 of the Ordinance to the Director for a variation of the conditions of this Permit. The Permit Holder shall replace the original permit displayed on the Project site by the amended permit.
4. A person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the Project may, before he assumes responsibility of the Project, apply under Section 12 of the Ordinance to the Director for a further environmental permit.
5. Under Section 14 of the Ordinance, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment, Transport and Works, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit. The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the Project site.
6. If this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction of the Project, another environmental permit must be obtained under the Ordinance before the Project could be continued. It is an offence under Section 26 (1) of the Ordinance to construct a designated project listed in Schedule 2 of the Ordinance without a valid environmental permit.
7. Any person who constructs the Project contrary to the conditions in the Permit, and is convicted of an offence under the Ordinance, is liable:
(i) on a first conviction on indictment to a fine of $2 million and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(ii) on a second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a fine of $5 million and to imprisonment for 2 years;
(iii) on a first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(iv) on a second or subsequent summary conviction to a fine of $1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and
(v) in any case where the offence is of a continuing nature, the court or magistrate may impose a fine of $10,000 for each day on which he is satisfied the offence continued.
8. The Permit Holder may appeal against any condition of this Permit under Section 17 of the Ordinance within 30 days of receipt of this Permit.
9. The Notes are for general reference only and that the Permit Holder should refer to the Ordinance for details and seek independent legal advice.
Environmental Permit No. EP-184/2004
環境許可證編號EP-184/2004
Mitigation measures for the construction and operation of the Project:
Cultural Heritage Impacts
(1) All monuments within the site will be preserved to an extent given according to the in the tender requirement.
(2) To prepare and submit a detailed study report comprising the historic archives, measured drawings, photographic records and full bibliography in support of the historic evidence prepared by experts in cultural heritage for their approval under the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53).
(3) To submit detailed descriptions, plans for building and mitigation works and implementation programme to the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) for their approval and monitoring before commencement of works.
(4) To preserve the Historic Buildings to meet international standard. Relevant legislations, standards, Charters and planning guidelines will be observed.
(5) To allow only alteration or addition works to the Historic Buildings which are reversible except those considered to be minor by AMO.
(6) To take necessary precautions during construction and excavation work to prevent any damage to the Historic Buildings. Structural monitoring system will be designed and supervised by a Registered Structural Engineer during the whole of construction works on the site.
(7) A comprehensive management plan including a heritage building maintenance guideline for the operation of the Former Marine Police Headquarters development would be prepared by conservation experts.
(8) Periodic site inspection to heritage buildings on external areas, interior decoration and covered-up areas to ensure a constant monitoring of building condition is conducted.
(9) The permit on routine maintenance would be applied to AMO under the Antiquities and Monument (A & M) Ordinance.
(10) No percussive piling shall be carried out throughout the construction period for the protection of structural integrity of the monument buildings.
(11) Concurrent pipe pile driving near the tree ring and the Main Building of the Former Marine Police Headquarters shall be avoided as far as practicable when the pipes near the Main Building is about to penetrate the bedrock for the protection of structural integrity of the monument buildings.
Construction Phase Landscape and Visual Impacts
(12) To screen the works area during the construction phase through the use of decorative hoarding along the site boundary with unified edge treatment and interface.
(13) Creation of precautionary area around trees to be retained equal to half of the trees canopy diameter. Precautionary area to be fenced.
(14) Prohibition of the storage of materials including fuel, the movement of construction vehicles, and the refuelling and washing of equipment including concrete mixers within the precautionary area.
(15) Phased segmental root pruning for trees to be retained and transplanted over a three month period prior to lifting or site formation works which affect the existing rootball of trees identified for retention. The extent of the pruning will be equal to half of the spread of the canopy.
(16) Pruning of the branches of existing trees identified for transplantation and retention to be based on the principle of crown thinning maintaining their form and amenity value
(17) The watering of existing vegetation particularly during periods of excavation when the water table beneath the existing vegetation is lowered.
(18) The rectification and repair of damaged vegetation following the construction phase to it’s original condition prior to the commencement of the works or replacement using specimens of the same species, size and form where appropriate to the design intention of the area affected.
(19) All works affecting the trees identified for retention and transplantation will be carefully monitored. This includes the key stages in the preparation of the trees, the implementation of protection measures and health monitoring through out the construction period.
(20) The tree transplanting and planting works should be implemented by approved Landscape Contractors and inspected and approved on site by a qualified Landscape Architect. A tree protection / transplanting specification would be included within the contract documents.
Operational Phase Landscape and Visual Impacts
(21) To retain trees that have historic value and contribute most to the landscape and visual amenity of the site and its immediate environs.
(22) To restore the main buildings and to create landscaped gardens in order to beneficially affect the landscape character and quality of the area.
(23) To create the plaza to the south of the main colonial buildings to increase public access to the site and to open up views of the building façade.
(24) To provide where conditions allow new street planting along Canton Road, from No. 1 Peking Road to the intersection at Salisbury Road, and along the Salisbury Road frontage in order to create a boulevard type landscape to partially screen the development, and to enhance the green edge effect that is a dominant feature of both the site and its urban context.
(25) To conduct new paving works at the street level as a result of the development and the widening of Canton Road which will lead to a significant improvement in the landscape and visual amenity of the streetscape within the study area.
(26) Detailed landscape and tree preservation proposals will be submitted to the relevant government departments for approval under the lease conditions and in accordance with Works Bureau Technical Circular (WBTC) No. 14/2002.
(27) All landscape and visual mitigation works will be funded, implemented managed and maintained by the project proponent.
(28) A qualified or registered landscape architect will be involved in the design, construction supervision and monitoring, and maintenance period to oversee the implementation of the recommended landscape and visual mitigation measures including the tree preservation and landscape works on site.
Construction Phase Air Quality Impacts
(29) To control truck speed to within 8 km/hr and that dusty vehicle loads transported to and from the work location should be covered by tarpaulin sheets and should not be overloaded.
(30) To apply wet suppression at least four times per day at the worksites with active dusty operations and to water all dust emission sources when necessary. The frequency shall be increased when the weather is dry.
(31) To control the drop height of excavated materials to a minimum to limit fugitive dust generation from unloading as far as practicable.
Operation Phase Air Quality Impacts
(32) Sufficient buffer distance separation to be maintained between fresh air intake point and road carriageways.
(33) Sufficient buffer distance separation to be maintained between passive outdoor recreational area and road carriageways
Construction Phase Noise Impacts
(34) To use quiet power mechanical equipments (PME) with lower sound power level.
(35) To provide site hoarding of 4m to 6m high along the eastern boundary with sufficient surface density (10 to 15 kg/m2) as noise barrier.
(36) To adopt noise enclosure and temporary noise barriers with sufficient surface density (10 to 15 kg/m3) (vertical and cantilevered types).
(37) To make use of the topography by carrying out excavation from west to east so that the original platform can act as effective noise barrier.
(38) To install proper acoustic barrier/enclosure for the noisy facilities; To shield and house all E&M facilities in a manner to avoid any unacceptable impact on the surrounding noise sensitive uses such as Hankow Centre; To fully enclose all noisy facilities if practicable or position them near the western side of the site with proper at-source shielding especially on the east side.
Construction Phase Water Quality Impacts
(39) To carry out the Works in such a manner as to minimise adverse impacts on the water quality during execution of the works. In particular the contractor shall arrange his method of working to minimise the effects on the water quality within and outside the Site, on the transport routes and at the loading, excavating and dumping areas.
(40) To follow the practices, and be responsible for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of all the mitigation measures as specified in the Professional Persons Environmental Consultative Committee Practice Note (ProPECC PN) 1/94 "Construction Site Drainage" issued by the Director of Environmental Protection. The design of the mitigation measures shall be submitted by the Contractor to the Engineer for approval.
(41) To contain within the Site all surface runoff generated from foundation works, dust control and vehicle washing, etc.
Remarks:
(a) The above mitigation measures are extracted from the Project Profile (Register No.: PP-204/2003).
(b) The above mitigation measures are for the purpose of and in relation to the protection of the site of cultural heritage (i.e. the declared monument – Former Marine Police Headquarters).
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