Environmental Permit No. EP-482/2013
環境許可證編號 EP-482/2013
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER
499)
環境影響評估條例
(第499章)
第10條
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERMIT TO OPERATE
A
DESIGNATED PROJECT
營辨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
Highways Department (hereinafter
referred to as the "Permit Holder") to 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路政署(下稱 “許可證持有人”)以營辨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-482/2013
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Document in the Register : 登記冊上的文件: |
1.
Central - Wan Chai Bypass and -
Environmental Impact Assessment Report (July
2001) -
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual -
Executive Summary 2.
The Director’s letter of approval of the CWB&IECL EIA Report dated
31 August 2001 referenced (19) in Ax(2) to EP2/H4/A/ 3.
Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) -
Environmental Impact Assessment Report (December
2007) -
Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual -
Executive Summary -
Further information received from the Civil
Engineering and Development Department on 11 March 2008, 9 April 2008 and 14
November 2008 under Section 8(1) of the Environmental
Impact Assessment Ordinance 4.
The Director’s letter of approval of the WDII&CWB EIA Report dated
11 December 2008 referenced (85) in EP2/H4/S3/ 5.
Application for Environmental Permit and attachments submitted by the
Permit Holder on 27 July 2009 (Application No.: AEP-364/2009) 6.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009) issued on 17 August 2009 7.
Application documents for Variation of Environmental Permit including
all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder on 28 July 2010 (Application
No. VEP-321/2010) 8.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009/A) issued on 4 August 2010 9.
Application documents for Variation of Environmental Permit including
all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder on 31 August 2012 (Application
No. VEP-374/2012) 10.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009/B) issued on 20 September 2012 11.
Application for Environmental Permit and attachments submitted by the
Permit Holder on 15.11.2013 (Application No.: AEP-482/2013) 1.
中環及灣仔繞道和東區走廊連接路設計及建築工程 (登記冊編號: AEIAR─041/2001) -
環境影響評估報告
(2001年7月) [下稱「CWB&IECL環評報告」] -
環境監察審核手冊 -
行政摘要 2. 署長於 3. 灣仔發展計劃第二期及中環灣仔繞道 (登記冊編號: AEIAR-125/2008) ·
環境影響評估報告
(2007年12月) [下稱「WDII&CWB環評報告」] ·
環境監察審核手冊 ·
行政摘要 ·
土木工程拓展署根據條例第8.(1)條於 4. 署長於 5. 許可證持有人於 6. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-364/2009) 於 2009年 8 月 17日簽發 7. 許可證持有人於2010年 8. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-364/2009/A) 於 2010年 8 月 4日簽發 9. 許可證持有人於2012年 10. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-364/2009/B) 於 2012年 9 月 20日簽發 11. 許可證持有人於2013 年 |
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9 December 2013 2013 年 12 月 9 日 |
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Date 日期 |
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(Ken
Y.K. Wong) Principal
Environmental Protection Officer for
Director of Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (首席環境保護主任 黃耀光 代行) |
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 |
Central – Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) including
its Road Tunnel and Slip Roads (This
designated project is hereafter referred to as “the Project”) 中環灣仔繞道，包括其行車隧道及連接路 (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 |
Operation of a trunk road and its road
tunnel more than 營運一條主幹道及其入口之間的長度超過 |
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Location of Designated Project 指定工程項目的地點 |
From Central to North Point, Hong Kong. The location of the Project is shown in
Figure 1 of this Permit. 由香港中環至北角。 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 |
Operation of ·
a
dual three-lane trunk road, approximately ·
the
Central Interchange near the Rumsey Street Flyover to provide road
connections to the Central area; ·
tunnel
control buildings and ventilation buildings; ·
slip
roads to connect the CWB to the local road system in the Wan Chai North and ·
associated
road lighting, road signing, traffic control and surveillance system; and ·
other
associated works. 營運 ·
一條從現有的中環林士街天橋交接處，伸展至銅鑼灣避風塘東面的現有東區走廊交接處，約長 ·
在現有的中環林士街天橋附近，用以連接中環區其他道路的中環交匯處; ·
隧道管理大樓及通風大樓; ·
連接主幹道與灣仔北和銅鑼灣地區現有道路的連接道; ·
相關的道路照明、道路標誌和交通管制及監察系統; 及 ·
其他相關工程。 |
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 (EIAO) (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 Air Pollution Control
Ordinance (Cap. 311), Noise Control Ordinance (Cap. 400), and Waste Disposal
Ordinance (Cap. 354). 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 this 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 operation of the Project and ensure that such person(s) fully understands
all conditions and all requirements incorporated by the Permit.
1.5
The
Permit Holder shall operate the Project in accordance with the project
description in Part B of this Permit.
1.6
The
Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project is operated in accordance with the
relevant information and recommendations described in the approved CWB&IECL
EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the approved WDII&CWB EIA
Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) as described in Part A
of this Permit; the Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009; the Applications for
Variation of EP-364/2009; and the Application of this Environmental Permit
including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder (Application No.
AEP-482/2013), other relevant documents in the Register, and the information or
mitigation measures described in this Permit, and 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.
1.7
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
specified by the Director.
1.8
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). 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 this
Permit.
1.9
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.
1.10
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.
1.11
The
Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of
operation of the Project no later than one month prior to the commencement of
operation of the Project. The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in
writing immediately if there is any change of the commencement date of the
operation.
2Special Conditions
Submissions or Measures to be Implemented before and during Operation of the
Project
Employment of Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Personnel
2.1
An ET shall be established and shall be
headed by an ET Leader. The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least
7 years' experience in EM&A or environmental management. The ET and
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 Manuals of the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001)
and the approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) or this
Permit. The ET Leader shall keep a contemporaneous log-book of each and every
instance or circumstance or change of circumstances which may affect the
findings of the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001)
and the approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) or this
Permit. This log-book shall be kept readily available for inspection by
all persons assisting in supervision of the implementation of the recommendations
of the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the
approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) 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 replace the ET
Leader, 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 Contractor or the IEC for the Project.
Measures
for Mitigating Noise Impact during Operation of the Project
2.3
To
mitigate traffic noise from road operation, the following noise barriers and
semi-enclosures shall be properly maintained during the operation of the
Project The locations and indicative designs of the noise semi-enclosures and
barriers are shown in Figures 2a and
2b of this Permit:
(a)
about
(b)
about
(c)
about
(d)
about
(e)
about
(f)
about
2.4
To
mitigate traffic noise from road operation, low noise road surfacing shall be paved and properly maintained at the
sections of the CWB with speed limit of
2.5
To
reduce operational noise from ventilation facilities, the Permit Holder shall
properly maintain the silencers to all ventilation fans installed in all
ventilation buildings.
Submission
and Measures for Mitigating Operational Air Quality Impact
2.6
To
mitigate the potential air quality impact arising from the operation of the
ventilation buildings and their vent shaft(s),
the following mitigation measures shall be properly operated and maintained:
(a)
the West Ventilation Building
(WVB) at the location as shown in Figure 1 of this Permit, and that
WVB shall follow the exhaust related design criteria as shown in Table
(b) the Central Ventilation Building (CVB) at the location as shown in Figure 1 of this Permit, and that CVB shall follow the exhaust related design criteria as shown in Table 1b of this Permit;
(c) the East Ventilation Building (EVB) and its vent shaft at the locations as shown in Figure 1 of this Permit, and that EVB shall follow the exhaust related design criteria as shown in Table 1b of this Permit;
(d) an air purification system (APS), including an electrostatic precipitator system (EPS), with removal efficiency of at least 80% of dust to reduce the level of respirable suspended particulates (RSP), and a NO2 removal system with removal efficiency of at least 80% for NO2, shall be adopted to improve the air quality before discharging to the atmosphere via the WVB, CVB and EVB and its vent shaft.
(e)
the ventilation system of the
Eastern Portal of the CWB Tunnel which adopted the zero portal emission design
as described in Section
2.7
The
Permit Holder shall, no later than three months before the commencement of
operation of the Project, submit to the Director for approval four hard copies
and one electronic copy of a APS Commissioning Test Plan, which shall be
certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the
Application of this Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by
the Permit Holder (Application No.
AEP-482/2013), to provide the testing schedule and
methodology for the commissioning test of the APS described under Condition
2.6(d) above.
2.8
The
Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of
operation of the Project, deposit with the Director four hard copies and one
electronic copy of the APS Commissioning Test Report, which shall be certified
by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the Dust and NO2
removal efficiencies specified under Condition 2.6(d) above.
2.9
The Permit
Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of operation of
the Project, submit to the Director for approval four hard copies and one
electronic copy of the Air Quality Monitoring Plan (AQMP), which shall contain
the APS Performance Monitoring and Contingency Plan, shall be certified by the
ET leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the relevant information and
recommendations contained in the approved WDII&IEC EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-125/2008), approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001)
and the Application of this Environmental Permit including all attachments
submitted by the Permit Holder (Application No.
AEP-482/2013), for the operation of the Project. The
AQMP shall include the monitoring methodology, equipment, monitoring locations,
criteria for the monitoring of the relevant air quality parameters mentioned in
the EM&A Manual of the approved WDII&IEC EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-125/2008), approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001)
and Event/Action Plans. In case the monitored air pollutant levels under this
monitoring plan exceed the approved criteria, the Permit Holder shall complete
the investigation to identify the source/reason of exceedance and submit the
investigation report, with recommended remedial actions to the Director, within
2 weeks of detection of the exceedance. The Permit Holder shall fully and
properly implement the recommended remedial actions according to the deposited
investigation report.
Submission
and/or Measures for Mitigating Landscape and Visual Impact during Operation of
the Project
2.10
The
landscape and visual mitigation measures shall be implemented in accordance
with the recommendations of the Landscape Plan(s) deposited under Condition
2.14 of environmental permit (Permit No.: EP-364/2009/B), Table 10.6 and Figure
10.5,
2.11
The
Permit Holder shall properly maintain the following measures to mitigate the
landscape and visual impact of the road traffic noise semi-enclosures and
barriers:
(a)
transparent
panels, translucent panels and/or green roof with translucent skylight in the
upper part where appropriate; and
(b)
green
panels with planters in the lower part where appropriate,
as shown
in Figures 2d, 2e, 2f and 2g of this Permit.
Measures to Mitigate
Noise and Visual Impacts on Users of Victoria Park during Operation of the
Project
2.12
To reduce the noise and visual impacts of the Slip Road
8, as shown in Figure 1 of this Permit, on users of the Victoria Park during the
operation phase of the Project, the additional noise and
visual mitigation measures such as noise
screening structures with aesthetic design shall be properly maintained in
accordance with the submitted Additional Mitigation Plan for Slip Road 8 under
Condition 2.16 of the environmental permit (Permit No.: EP-364/2009/B). The Permit Holder shall, at least one
month before the commencement of operation of the Project, deposit with the
Director four hard copies and one electronic copy of the As-Built Drawing(s) of
the noise and visual mitigation measures in the deposited Additional Mitigation
Plan for Slip Road 8, which shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by
the IEC.
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 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, 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 construction site by the
amended permit.
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
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, suspend, vary or cancel this Permit.
The suspended, varied or cancelled Permit shall be removed from display at the
construction 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 or operate a designated project listed in
Part I of 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 EIA Ordinance for details and seek independent legal
advice.
Environmental Permit No. EP-482/2013
環境許可證編號
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Table 1a: Exhaust Related
Design Criteria of the
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Maximum capacity (m3s-1) |
Exit velocity (m s-1) |
Minimum discharge height (meter above ground) |
Exhaust direction |
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420 |
8 |
15 |
Vertical |
Notes: * This Table shall be read in conjunction with
Condition 2.6 and Figure 1 of this Permit.
** The vent shaft will be incorporated within the WVB.
Table 1b Exhaust
Related Design Criteria of the Central Ventilation Building and the East
Ventilation Building and its Vent Shaft (based on Table 3.11 of
the WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008)*
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Cross-sectional area of stack (m2) |
Exit velocity (m s-1) |
Minimum mid-discharge height (meter above ground) |
Exhaust direction |
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219 |
8 |
17.5 |
Vertical |
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Vent shaft of the (EVB)*** |
94 |
8 |
16.25 |
Inclined
45 degree upward
(discharge towards sea direction) |
Notes: * This Table shall be read in conjunction with Condition 2.6 and Figure 1 of this Permit.
** The vent shaft of CVB
will be incorporated within the CVB.
*** The vent shaft of EVB will be separated from the EVB and located at the eastern breakwater of the Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter.