Environmental Permit No. EP - 461/2013

                                                                   環境許可證編號 EP- 461/2013

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE

(CHAPTER 499)

Section 10

環境影響評估條例

(第499章)

第10條

 

ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE 
A DESIGNATED PROJECT

建造及營辦指定工程項目的環境許可證

 

PART A (MAIN PERMIT)

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 CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (hereinafter referred to as the "Permit Holder") to construct and operate 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中華電力有限公司 (下稱許可證持有人)以建造及營辦B部所說明的指定工程項目，但須遵守C部所列明的條件。本環境許可證的發出，乃以下表所列的文件、批准或許可作為根據：-

 

Application No.

申請書編號

AEP-461/2013

Document in the Register

登記冊上文件

(1)  Project Profile – “Replacement of the Existing 11kV Submarine Cable Circuit Connecting Liu Ko Ngam and Pak Sha Tau Tsui at Kat O”

(Register No.:  PP-489/2013):

工程項目簡介 – “連接了哥岩與吉澳白沙頭之現有11千伏海底電纜更換工程” (登記冊編號: PP-489/2013)

  

(2)  The Director’s letter of approval of the EIA report dated 11July 2013 referenced (17) in EP2/N7/H/79

         署長於2013年7月11日發出准許直接申請環境許可證的信件(檔案編號: (17) in EP2/N7/H/79)

 

(3)   Application for  Environmental Permit submitted on 23July 2013 (Application No.: AEP-461/2013)

        於2013年7月23日提交的環境許可證申請 

          (申請書編號: AEP-461/2013)

 

 

 

 

 

27 August 2013

2013年8月27日

Date

日期

 

(Maurice K.L. Yeung)

Principal Environmental Protection Officer

for Director of Environmental Protection

環境保護署署長

(首席環境保護主任 楊國良 代 行)

 

PART B ( DESCRIPTIONS OF DESIGNATED PROJECT(S))

B部(指定工程項目的說明)

 

            Hereunder is the description of the designated project(s) 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部所提及的指定工程項目的說明: 

          

Title of Designated Project(s)

指定工程項目的名稱

Replacement of the Existing 11kV Submarine Cable Circuit Connecting Liu Ko Ngam and Pak Sha Tau Tsui at Kat O [This designated project is hereinafter referred to as "the Project"]

連接了哥岩與吉澳白沙頭之現有11千伏海底電纜更換工程
[本指定工程項目下稱“工程項目”]

 

Nature of Designated Project(s)

指定工程項目的性質

 

A dredging operation which is less than 500 meters from the nearest boundary of an existing marine park

距離一個現有的海岸公園的最近界線少於500米的挖泥作業

 

Location of Designated Project(s)

指定工程項目的地點        

The location of this Project is shown in Figure 1 attached to this Permit.

工程項目的位置見載於本許可證夾附的圖1。

 

Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s)

指定工程項目的規模和範圍

 

The project involves the installation of an 11kV cable circuit consisting of two individual cables, using rock cutting method and dredging method. The total length of the proposed cable alignment is approximately 880m.

本工程項目涉及採用”岩石切削法”及” 挖掘法”安裝一組共兩條11千伏的電纜線路。擬議電纜鋪設路線的總長度約達880米。

 

 

PART C (PERMIT CONDITIONS)

C部 (許可證條件)

 

1.                  General Conditions

一般條件

 

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 (EIAO) (Cap. 499) and may become the subject of appropriate action being taken under the EIAO.

 

1.2               The Permit Holder shall ensure full compliance with all legislation from time to time in force including, without limitation to, the Air Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 311), Waste Disposal Ordinance (Cap. 354), Water Pollution Control Ordinance (Cap. 358) and Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400). This Permit does not of itself constitute any ground of defence 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 authorised 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 in 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 and operate 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, constructed and operated in accordance with the information and recommendations described in the Project Profile (Register No.: PP-489/2013), the application documents for environmental permit, other relevant documents 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 deposited 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 as 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. Any non-compliance with the submissions may constitute a contravention of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499).

 

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 1.3 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 3 months 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 construction” does not include works related to site clearance and preparation, or other works as agreed by the Director.

 

 

2.                  Specific Conditions

           

2.1               All measures described in the Project Profile (No. PP-489/2013) submitted by the applicant on 30 May 2013 shall be fully implemented.

 

2.2               An independent checker shall be employed by the Permit Holder no later than 3 months before commencement of the Project. The independent checker shall be a person who has at least 7 years of experience in environmental monitoring and audit or environmental management.  The independent checker is responsible for auditing the implementation of mitigation measures recommended in the Project Profile and to confirm in writing in the monthly audit reports that the mitigation measures are fully and properly implemented.  All submissions to the Director or any variation of the submissions shall be verified by the independent checker before submitting to the Director under this Permit.

 

2.3               A monitoring programme on the White-bellies Sea Eagles shall be submitted to the Director for approval no later than 3 months before commencement of the Project. The applicant shall confirm that no breeding or nesting activities of WBSE at or in the vicinity of the cable landing sites and locations of the proposed electricity poles before commencement of works. During the works period, the monitoring works shall be continued to address and minimize any disturbance impacts found.

 

2.4               A coral translocation and monitoring plan including details of the pre-translocation survey and post-translocation monitoring shall be submitted to the Director for approval no later than 3 months before commencement of the Project. For assessment of translocated coral colonies, original coral colonies at the receptor site should be selected as Control Colonies to evaluate the condition of the translocated colonies during post-translocation monitoring. The final coral translocation and monitoring plan, and the associated coral specialists shall be approved by the Director before commencement of the Project.

 

2.5               A Tree Protection Plan detailing the location of existing trees within the Project boundary and measures for their proper protection shall be submitted for approval by the Director no later than one month before the commencement of site clearance works of the Project. The Tree Protection Plan shall be prepared by a landscape architect or competent persons and certified by an independent checker.

 

 

Notes:
 

1.                  This Permit consists of three parts, namely, Part A (Main Permit), Part B (Description of Designated Project(s)) and Part C (Permit Conditions). Any person relying on this permit should obtain independent legal advice on the legal implications under the EIAO, and the following notes are for general information only.

本許可證共有3部，即A部 (許可證主要部分)；B部 (指定工程項目的說明) 及C部 (許可證條件)。任何援引本許可證的人士須就環評條例的法律含意徵詢獨立法律意見，下述註解只供一般參考用。

 

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, 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.

如違反本許可證的任何條件，署長或獲授權人員徵得環境局局長的同意後可勒令停止相關工程，直至許可證持有人為所造成的環境損害採取補救行動為止。在此情況下，許可證持有人未經署長或獲授權人員同意，不得進行任何相關工程。

 

3.                  The Permit Holder may apply under Section 13 of the EIAO 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.

            許可證持有人可根據環評條例第13條的規定向署長申請更改本許可證的條件。許可證持有人須把經修改的許可證替換在工程項目工地內展示的原有許可證。

 

4.                  A person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the designated project(s) may, before he assumes responsibility of the designated project(s), apply under Section 12 of the EIAO to the Director for a further environmental permit.

承擔工程項目整項或部分工程的責任的人，在承擔責任之前，可根據環評條例第12條的規定向署長申請新的環境許可證。

 

5.                  Under Section 14 of the EIAO, the Director may with the consent of the Secretary for the Environment, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit.  The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the Project site.

根據環評條例第14條的規定，署長可在環境局局長的同意下暫時吊銷、更改或取消本許可證。遭暫時吊銷、更改或取消的許可證必須從工程項目工地除下，不再展示。

 

6.                  If this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction or operation of the Project, another environmental permit must be obtained under the EIAO before the Project could be continued.  It is an offence under Section 26(1) of the EIAO to construct or operate a designated project listed in Part I of Schedule 2 of the EIAO without a valid environmental permit.

如果本許可證在工程項目建造期間被取消或交回，則在繼續進行工程項目之前，必須先根據環評條例規定取得另一份環境許可證。根據環評條例第26(1)條的規定，任何人在沒有有效環境許可證的情況下建造環評條例附表2所列明的指定工程項目，即屬犯罪。

 

7.                  Any person who constructs or operates the Project contrary to the conditions in the Permit, and is convicted of an offence under the EIAO, is liable:

如任何人在違反本許可證的條件下建造工程項目，根據環評條例，即屬犯罪 -

 

(i)        on a first conviction on indictment to a fine of $2 million and to imprisonment for 6 months;

一經循公訴程序首次定罪，可處罰款200萬元及監禁6個月；

(ii)       on a second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a fine of $5 million and to imprisonment for 2 years;

一經循公訴程序第二次或其後每次定罪，可處罰款500萬元及監禁2年；

(iii)     on a first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to imprisonment for 6 months;

一經循簡易程序首次定罪，可處第6級罰款及監禁6個月；

 

(iv)     on a second or subsequent summary conviction to a fine of $1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and

一經循簡易程序第二次或其後每次定罪，可處罰款100萬元及監禁1年；及

(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.

在任何情況下如該罪行屬連續性質，法院或裁判官可就其信納該罪行連續的每一天另處罰款10,000元。

 

8.                  The Permit Holder may appeal against any condition of this Permit under Section 17 of the EIAO within 30 days of receipt of this Permit.

 許可證持有人可在接獲本許可證後30天內，根據環評條例第17條就本許可證的任何條件提出上訴。

 

9.                  The Notes are for general reference only and that the Permit Holder should refer to the EIAO for details and seek independent legal advice.

上述註解只供一般參考用，欲知有關詳情，許可證持有人須參閱環評條例及徵詢獨立法律意見。

 

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