Environmental Permit No. EP-215/2005/A
環境許可證編號 EP-215/2005/A
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
環境影響評估條例
(第499章)
第 10 及
13 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
A部 (許可證主要部分)
Pursuant to Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance
(the Ordinance), the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) granted
the environmental permit (No. EP-215/2005) to KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION
(hereinafter referred to as the “Permit Holder”) on 3 May 2005. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Ordinance, the Director amends the Environmental
Permit No. EP-215/2005 based on the Application No. VEP-187/2005. The amendments
described below, are incorporated into this Environmental Permit (EP-215/2005/A).
This Environmental Permit as amended is for the construction and operation
of the designated projects described in Part B of this
Permit subject to the conditions described in and attached to Part C of this
Permit.
根據《環境影響評估條例》（條例）第10條的規定，環境保護署署長（署長）於2005 年 5月 3日將環境許可證(編號 EP-215/2005) 批予九廣鐵路公司（下稱“許可證持有人”）。根據條例第13條的規定，署長因應更改環境許可證的申請編號VEP-187/2005修訂環境許可證編號
EP-215/2005 。
以 下修訂已包含在本環境許可證內 (EP-215/2005/A)。本經修訂的環境許可證作為建造及營辦B
部所說明的指定工程項目，但須遵守本許可證
C 部所說明或附載的條件。
The issue of this
environmental permit is based on the documents, approvals or permissions
described below:
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﹕-
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Application No. 申請書編號： |
VEP-187/2005 |
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Document in the Register: 登記冊上的文件： |
(1) (Register
No.: AEIAR-083/2005) [Hereinafter referred to as the “EIA Report”] (1) 九龍南環線環境影響評估報告，環境監測及審核手冊及行政摘要 (登記冊檔號: AEIAR-083/2005) [下稱 “環評報告”] (2) The Director’s letter of approval of the EIA report dated 30 March
2005 [Ref.: ( ) in EP2/G/A/121 Pt. 3] (2) 署長於2005年3月30日發出批准環評報告的信件 [檔案編號: ( ) in EP2/G/A/121 Pt. 3] (3) Application documents including all attachments submitted by the
Permit Holder on 4 April 2005 (Application No. AEP-215/2005) (3) 申請文件包括許可證持有人於2005年4月4日提交的所有附件(申請書編號: AEP-215/2005) (4) Environmental Permit issued – Permit No.:
EP-215/2005 issued on 3 May 2005. (4) 已簽發的環境許可證 - 許可證編號 : EP-215/2005 於 2005年5 月3日簽發。 (5) Application for Variation of an
Environmental Permit No. VEP-187/2005. [Hereafter referred to as “the Application No.
VEP-187/2005”] (5) 申請更改環境許可證編號 VEP-187/2005。 [下稱 “申請書編號 VEP-187/2005”] |
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Application No. 申請 編號 |
Date of Application 申請 日期 |
List of Amendments Incorporated into Environmental Permit 已包含在環境許可證內的修訂項目 |
Date of Amendments 修訂 日期 |
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VEP-187/2005 |
11 July 2005 |
Vary Part
B of Environmental Permit No. EP-215/2005 Vary Conditions 2.1,
2.10, 3.1, 4.3 and 4.5 in Part C of Environmental
Permit No. EP-215/2005 Delete Condition 3.21
in Part C of Environmental Permit No. EP-215/2005 Vary Figures
1, 2, 3 and 4 of Environmental Permit No. EP-215/2005 |
9 August 2005 |
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2005年 7月11日 |
更改環境許可證編號 EP-215/2005 B部 更改環境許可證編號 EP-215/2005 C部條件第 2.1、2.10、3.1、4.3 及 4.5 項 刪除環境許可證編號 EP-215/2005 C部條件第3.21 項 更改環境許可證編號 EP-215/2005的圖 1、2、3、及 4 |
2005年 8月9日 |
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9
August 2005
Date 日期 |
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(Mrs. Shirley LEE) Principal Environmental Protection Officer for Director of Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (首席環境保護主任 李韓琇玲女士代 行) |
PART B (DESCRIPTIONS 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 |
[This designated project is hereinafter
referred to as “the Project”] 九龍南線 [這指定工程項目下稱“工程項目”] |
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Nature of Designated Project |
Construction
and operation of an approximately 3.8 km underground railway and its associated station. 興建和運作一條長約3.8 公里的地底鐵路及有關的火車站。 |
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Location of Designated Project 指定工程項目的地點 |
Tsim Sha Tsui and |
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project(s) 指定工程項目的規模和範圍 |
Construction
and operation of an approximately 3.8 km underground railway, the West
Kowloon Station, the Yau Ma Tei Ventilation Building, the Canton Road Plant
Building and an Emergency Egress Point. 興建和運作一條長約3.8 公里的地底鐵路、九龍西站、油麻地通風樓、廣東道機樓及緊急逃生出口。 |
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), Dumping at Sea Ordinance (Cap. 466) and Waste Disposal
Ordinance (Cap. 354). 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 or 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 by the Permit. The site(s) refers to site(s) of
construction and operation of the Project and shall mean the same hereafter.
1.5
The
Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a copy of this Permit on the construction
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 construction site(s).
1.6
The
Permit Holder shall construct and operate the Project in accordance with the
project descriptions 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 all recommendations described
in the EIA Report (Register No.: AEIAR-083/2005), the application documents
including all attachments (Application No. AEP-215/2005), 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.
1.8
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, and all submissions rectified in accordance with comments
by the Director under this Permit shall be construed as part of the permit
conditions described in PartC 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.
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.
1.10
The
Permit Holder shall release all finalised 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 means as specified by the
Director, for public inspection. For this purpose, the Permit Holder shall
provide sufficient copies of the submissions.
1.11
The
Permit Holder shall notify the Director in writing the commencement date of
construction of the Project no later than one month 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.
1.12
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 finalised 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 hardcopies.
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.
1.14 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.
2.
Submissions
or Measures before Commencement of Construction of the Project
2.1 An Environmental Team (ET) shall be established
by the Permit Holder no later than one month before the commencement of
construction of the Project. The ET shall not be in any way an associated body
of the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) for the Project. The ET shall be
headed by an ET Leader. The ET Leader shall be a person who has at least 7
years of experience in environmental monitoring and auditing (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 Manual of the Project. The ET Leader
shall keep a contemporaneous log-book of each and every instance or
circumstance or change of circumstances, which may affect the compliance with
the recommendations of the EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-083/2005) and 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 circumstances. 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
of the EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-083/2005) 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.
2.2 An Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) shall
be employed by the Permit Holder no later than one month before commencement of
construction of the Project. The IEC shall not be in any way an associated body
of the Contractor or the ET for the Project. The IEC shall be a person who has
at least 7 years of experience in EM&A or environmental management. The IEC
shall be responsible for duties defined in the EM&A Manual and shall audit
the overall EM&A performance, 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 EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-083/2005) and this Permit, which might affect the monitoring or control
of adverse environmental impacts from the Project. In the case where the IEC
fails to so notify the Director of the same, fails to discharge the duties of
the IEC as defined in 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.
2.3 A
Geotechnical Engineer/Decontamination Specialist shall be appointed for
supervising the land/soil remediation programme no later than one month before
the excavation of contaminated material/soil. The Geotechnical
Engineer/Decontamination Specialist shall be a person who has at least 7 years
experience in contamination assessment or decontamination.
2.4 The
Permit Holder shall, at least two weeks before the commencement of construction
of the Project, inform the Director in writing the management organization of
the main construction companies and/or any form of joint ventures associated
with the construction of the Project. The submitted information shall include
at least an organization chart, names of responsible persons and their contact
details.
2.5 An
Environmental Management Plan (EMP) shall be submitted at least one month
before the commencement of construction of the Project. Before submission to
the Director, the EMP shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the
IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the EIA
report. The EMP shall demonstrate and ensure effective implementation of the
mitigation measures, monitoring and remedial requirements presented in the EIA
report, EM&A Manual and Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule.
The EMP shall also contain a master construction programme with programmes of associated
construction activities at each work site, in particular, the date of
commencement of construction of the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launching
shaft, the date of commencement of excavation of contaminated material/soil and
the date of commencement of dewatering of contaminated groundwater. The EMP
shall provide the chainages of the various tracks types to be laid along the
alignment of the Project.
2.6 The
Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of the
Project, submit to the Director for approval five (5) hard copies and one
electronic copy of an updated EM&A Manual for the Project. The updated
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 approved EIA
Report (Register No. AEIAR-083/2005). The updated EM&A Manual shall include
any updated noise and dust monitoring location(s); monitoring requirement for
groundwater level and quality at selected points near the site boundary;
monitoring requirement for construction ground borne noise at the Hong Kong
Cultural Centre,
2.7 The Permit Holder
shall, no later than one month prior the commencement of construction of the
Project, prepare and deposit to the Director five (5) sets of Waste Management
Plan (WMP). Before submission to the Director, the WMP shall be certified by
the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and
recommendations contained in the EIA Report. The WMP shall:
(i)
clearly define the duties and responsibilities
of different parties in carrying out the activities described in the WMP;
(ii)
provide all key information (including but
not limited to the types and quantities of waste, timing and activities of
waste generation, locations for temporary storage, considerations for recycle,
reuse and destinations for final disposal);
(iii)
work out the detailed arrangements on how
to minimize the disposal quantity of construction and demolition material
(C&DM) of the Project (including adopting an appropriate purchasing
strategy to avoid generation of C&DM, and sensible design and construction
methods to minimize the generation of C&DM, together with arrangements for
recycling/reusing the C&DM on-site for other stages and/or other sections
of the Project or even off-site for other projects);
(iv)
elaborate in detail the arrangements and
procedures on how the above solution shall be implemented on-site to establish
an implementation plan. The details shall include, where appropriate, the
specific measures to be adopted for minimizing waste generation; the timing and
quantities of different types of waste arising from various stages or sections
of the Project; the temporary storage arrangements of different types of waste including
the locations of the designated segregation and storage areas; the reuse/recycling
arrangements including the locations of any specific sections of Project or any
other projects; the destinations, modes and routes of waste disposal; the
various parties responsible for implementing the various waste management
recommendations. The implementation plan shall be practicable and enforceable;
(v)
recommend a proper recording and
management system to keep track of the compliance with the plan to facilitate
audit purpose;
(vi)
take into account the latest C&DM
disposal arrangement and address the associated environmental impacts that may
arise;
(vii)
provide information on the management and
disposal of marine deposit/alluvium arising from the Project.
All measures
recommended in the deposited WMP shall be fully and properly implemented by the
Permit Holder and any person working on the Project throughout the construction
period.
2.8 The
Permit Holder shall set up a Community Liaison Office prior to the commencement
of construction and during the construction of the Project to service
complaints, comments, suggestions or requests for information. The Permit
Holder shall notify the Director the date of setting up the Community Liaison
Office at least 2 weeks before the commencement of construction of the Project.
2.9 Five (5) sets of detailed
drawing(s) and explanatory statements of all noise, dust and visual impact
mitigation measures for the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launching shaft and
spoil conveyor system shall be submitted for approval at least one month prior
to the commencement of construction of the TBM launching shaft and related
spoil conveyor system. The mitigation measures shall include noise enclosures,
fabric filter systems for the conveyor system, conveyor transfer points, hopper
discharge areas and fixed transfer point. The detailed drawing(s) shall be
certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the
information and recommendations contained in the approved EIA report (Register
No. AEIAR-083/2005).
2.10 Within one month
of the commencement of construction of the Project, the Permit Holder shall
propose a plan and a system of web cameras for the Director’s agreement. The
web camera(s) shall be designed to provide sufficient locations/views covering
the whole alignment of the Project as shown in
Figure 1 of this Permit. The locations shall include at least and, in
particular:
(i)
The construction access shaft as shown in
Figure 2 of this Permit;
(ii)
The Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launching
shaft at the southern end of West Kowloon Station; and
(iii)
In addition, any other major works area(s)
as necessary.
3. Submissions
or Measures during Construction of the Project
General
Construction Requirements
3.1 Bored
tunnelling shall be adopted along the tunnel section as indicated in Figure
2 of this Permit.
Measures
to Mitigate Construction Noise Impact
3.2 The
following measures shall be implemented during the operation of the Tunnel
Boring Machine (TBM) launching shaft to achieve the construction noise
performance at noise sensitive receivers as predicted in the EIA report:
(i)
When construction plants are to be
operated inside the TBM launching shaft or the tunnel under Canton Road during
restricted hours (between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. or at any time on a general holiday
(including Sunday)), the noise insulating cover for the launching shaft shall
be effectively installed and used during that time to achieve an overall noise
reduction of no less than 22dB(A) for all noisy works within the launching
shaft;
(ii)
When a ventilation fan is to be operated,
the ventilation fan shall be installed with sound attenuator to reduce the
noise of the ventilation fan by no less than 15dB(A);
(iii)
Noise enclosures with no less than 10dB(A)
reduction shall be installed for conveyor belt system and water pump system
within or outside the launching shaft;
(iv)
The motor of the launching shaft gantry
shall be screened to provide a noise reduction of no less than 5dB(A).
3.3 Purpose
built temporary noise barriers of 2.4m high with no openings or gaps and having
a superficial surface density of at least 14kg/m2 shall be erected
on the site boundaries between noisy construction activities and noise
sensitive receivers (NSRs) to provide a minimum of 5dB(A) attenuation for low
level noise sensitive receivers.
3.4 Movable
temporary noise barriers on a skid footing with cantilevered upper portion,
of superficial density of no less than 14kg/m2 and with 25mm thick
internal sound absorptive lining shall be located and used at the worksites
as shown in Figure 3 of this Permit
to shelter concrete lorry mixer, concrete pump truck, lorry/dump truck, concrete
pump truck and hydraulic breaker operations. Movable barriers or flexible
acoustic mat (shroud) shall be used for Powered Mechanical Equipment (PME)
including pipe pile, rigs and auger. Full enclosure shall be used to shelter
static plant including air compressor, generator, grout pump. The full enclosure,
movable barriers and acoustic mat shall achieve no less than the noise reduction
as listed below:
(i) enclosure
with 10dB(A) noise reduction for air compressor, electric grout pump, filtering
plant/desander, silenced generator, electric grout mixer and water pump;
(ii) enclosure
with 5dB(A) noise reduction for bentonite filtering and mixing plant;
(iii) movable
barrier with 5dB(A) noise reduction for handheld breaker, circular saw, crawler
drill and electric drill hole machine;
(iv) acoustic
mat with 5dB(A) noise reduction for auger, chisel, electric down the hole rig,
piling, crawler crane/chisel/oscillator/reverse circulation drill (RCD) and
pipe pile rigs.
3.5 When
any items of construction plant as listed below are to be used at the Tunnel
Boring Machine (TBM) launching shaft, only quiet plant as listed below shall be
used to alleviate the noise impacts:
(i) Gantry
with Sound Power Level (SWL) not exceeding 95dB(A);
(ii) Generator
with SWL not exceeding 95dB(A);
(iii) Compressor
with SWL not exceeding 96dB(A);
(iv) Conveyor
belt with SWL not exceeding 90dB(A);
(v) Ventilation
fan with SWL not exceeding 98dB(A);
(vi) Water pump,
submersible (electric) with SWL not exceeding 85dB(A);
(vii) Water pump (for
waste water treatment plant) with SWL not exceeding 88dB(A);
(viii) Diesel train with
SWL not exceeding 108dB(A);
(ix) Mortar car
with SWL not exceeding 108dB(A);
(x) Tunnel
boring machine with SWL not exceeding 109dB(A).
3.6 The
100m tunnel section in front of Man King Building as shown in Figure
3 of this Permit shall be constructed in two sub-sections, each about
50m to reduce noise impact.
Measures
to Mitigate Construction Dust Impact
3.7 The
spoil conveyor system from the Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launching shaft
shall have the following features:
(i) The
spoil conveyor system shall be fully enclosed to suppress dust emission;
(ii) Spoil
conveyor transfer points and hopper discharge areas shall be enclosed to
control dust emission;
(iii) At
the fixed transfer point, a three-sided roofed enclosure with a flexible
curtain at the entrance point shall be provided. Exhaust fans shall be provided
for this enclosure and vented to a suitable fabric filter system.
Measures
to Mitigate Construction Water Quality Impact
3.8 There
shall be no dredging activities, marine work, reclamation work and platform
construction for the proposed barging facility.
3.9 There
shall be no direct discharge of groundwater into any waterbodies and water
systems. Contaminated groundwater from dewatering process shall be recharged
into the ground at selected discharging wells located within the stockpile
areas or temporary work areas. The location of the recharging wells shall be
selected at places where the groundwater quality shall not be adversely affected
by the recharging operation. Based on the EIA report, a working plan including
the number of recharge wells and their specific locations, the baseline
parameters of the recharge and monitoring locations, number of treatment
facilities and their treatment capacities shall be submitted one month prior to
the dewatering process.
Measures
for Remediation of Contaminated Material/Soil
3.10 The remediation
area for contaminated material/soil shall be clearly marked out on site and
excavated to an extent of 3.5m radius from the sample location.
3.11 No excavated
contaminated material/soil shall be stockpiled on site. Excavated contaminated
material/soil shall be loaded onto trucks immediately. All trucks carrying
contaminated material/soil for disposal at landfill site shall be covered by
sheets to prevent dispersion/loss of contaminated material/soil during
transport.
3.12 Confirmatory
testing shall be carried out following excavation at each contaminated site to
confirm the removal of all contaminated material/soil. The confirmatory testing
shall consist of five samples in each contaminated site, situating immediately
to the north, south, east and west of each contaminated site and at the base of
the contaminated excavation if confirmatory testing identifies
extended/continued contamination. The area of excavation shall be extended by a
further 5m radius in the quadrant where further contaminated sample is
encountered, or by further 0.5m depth if the contaminated sample is from the
base of excavation. Confirmatory test shall be carried out following this
excavation. This procedure shall be followed until no further contamination is
encountered.
3.13 The remediation
programme shall be supervised by an on-site Geotechnical
Engineer/Decontamination Specialist. All relevant method statements prepared by
the remediation contractor shall be reviewed and approved by the Geotechnical
Engineer/Decontamination Specialist before proceeding with the works. The
method statement shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as
conforming to the information and recommendations contained in the EIA report.
Measure
to Avoid Hazard
3.14 There shall be no overnight storage of
explosive.
Measures
to Mitigate Visual and Landscape Impact
3.15 All security lighting
shall be directed downward into the works sites and works areas to control
night lighting, light trespass and prevent glare impacting on surrounding
visual sensitive receivers.
3.16 All the Champion
trees along
3.17 There shall be no
adverse impact on existing mature trees in the site of the Former Marine Police
Headquarters (FMPHQ) as a result of the construction of the Project.
3.18 The Project shall
not encroach onto the
3.19 Within six months after the
commencement of construction of the Project, five (5) sets of detailed
landscape drawing(s)/design drawing(s) shall be submitted to the Director for
approval. The drawing(s) shall conform with the recommendations in the EIA
report, including:
(i)
A total of no more than 1,200 trees shall
be affected (i.e. felled or transplanted), of which no more than 105 trees
shall be of high amenity value;
(ii)
A minimum of 80% of the affected trees of
high amenity value shall be transplanted ;
(iii)
The total number of compensatory trees
shall not be less than 130% of the number of affected trees;
(iv)
Landscape proposals with compensatory
planting on the reinstatement and re-provision of the amenity areas and public
open spaces affected by the Project;
(v)
Compensatory trees shall be at least heavy
standard size, unless planting is on a slope, in which case, tree size will be
the largest practical size. Semi-mature size trees shall be used where
appropriate at sensitive and prominent locations such as the
(vi)
Details of architectural design, chromatic
treatment and visual and landscape mitigation measures for all above ground structures,
including Station Entrances, Vent Shafts, Plant Room, Emergency and Firemen’s
Accesses to show that they shall be sensitively designed in a manner that
responds to the existing and planned urban context, which may include soft
landscape measures to minimise the potential adverse landscape and visual
impacts;
(vii)
Temporary planting to be implemented along
east side of West Kowloon Station (WKN) structure to provide partial screening
and to create a pleasant pedestrian environment prior to any future property
development on the sites;
(viii)
Tall shrubs and climbing plants to be
planted against the face of the
(ix)
Covering the 150m concrete tunnel box at
(x)
Transplanting proposal and measures to
protect the trees to be retained within the construction site of the Project.
The
submitted drawings and proposals shall be certified by the ET Leader and
verified by the IEC as conforming to the information and recommendations
contained in the EIA report.
Measures to Mitigate
Impact on Cultural Heritage
3.20 The Permit Holder
shall deposit five (5) sets of as-built drawing(s) within 1 month after the
completion of the tunnelling works underneath the Former Marine Police
Headquarters (FMPHQ) to confirm the vertical separation of 6-16m between the
tunnels and the heritage elements in the FMPHQ compound is maintained. There
shall be no physical contact with the Old Fire Station Buildings (OFSB) during
construction. For the tunnel section underneath FMPHQ, a clear separation of
about 6m between the tunnels and the OFSB, and 16m from the
4. Submissions
or Measures before and during Operation of the Project
Measures
to Mitigate Operation Noise Impact
4.1 All
the tracks for the Project shall be laid underground except for the 150m tunnel
section at
4.2 In
accordance with the assumption in the EIA report, there shall be no jointed
track used in the Project to achieve the operation noise performance in the EIA
report.
4.3
Within
one month after the completion of installing the tracks, the Permit Holder
shall deposit five (5) copies of as-built drawing(s) for the operation ground
borne noise mitigation measures (including the floating slab track). The drawing(s)
shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC to confirm that
the following length of track types are installed in accordance with the locations
specified in the EIA report and the Supplementary Document submitted
with the Application No. VEP-187/2005 as indicated below
[1]
. The location of the track types are shown in Figure
4 of this Permit.
(i) 130m
Type 2 track from East Tsim Sha Tsui Station overrun tunnel to New World Subway
Number 1;
(ii) 270m
Modified Type 4 track from New World Subway Number 1 to Former Marine Police
Headquarters (FMPHQ);
(iii) 1350m
Type 2 track from FMPHQ to
(iv) 1630m
Type 1 track from
(v) 240m
Type 2 track from Olympian City Phase 3 to Hoi Fai Road; and
(vi) 130m
Type 1 track from
4.4 Six
months prior to the operation of the Project, the Permit Holder shall submit to
the Director for approval five (5) sets of noise performance test proposal. The
noise performance test proposal shall include key sensitive receivers including
the Hong Kong Cultural Centre,
4.5 Two
months prior to the operation of the Project, the Permit Holder shall carry out
the noise performance test in accordance with the approved noise performance
test proposal and deposit with the Director five (5) sets of the noise
performance test report, on the basis of Condition 4.4. Before submission to
the Director, the noise performance test report shall be certified by the ET
Leader and verified by the IEC. All measures as recommended in the noise
performance test report shall be fully and properly implemented.
4.6 In
accordance with the assumption in the EIA report, only West Rail Type Electric
Multiple Units (EMUs) shall be deployed on the Project. The train length operating
on the Project shall be limited to 9 cars maximum with maximum frequency not
exceeding 34 trains per hour in each direction. Maintenance trains shall not
operate on the Project except during emergency and scheduled maintenance.
Measures to Mitigate
Operation Water Quality Impact
4.7 At
least one month before the Project commences operation, the Permit Holder shall
carry out audit and confirm in writing to the Director the implementation of
the following operational water quality mitigation measures:
(i) Freshwater
cooling system shall be adopted to serve both the station and the tunnel;
(ii)
All
tracks shall be contained in concrete tunnel box with tunnel wall equipped with
water-tight liner.
The operational water quality mitigation
measures audit shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC.
Measures
for Operation Visual and Landscape Impact
4.8 At
least one month before the Project commences operation, five (5) sets of detailed
landscape as-built drawing(s) showing the final locations of tree plantings to
demonstrate compliance with the approved submissions under Condition 3.19 shall
be deposited with the Director. This final set of as-built submission(s) shall
be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC to demonstrate that
Condition 3.19 is fulfilled.
4.9 At
least one month before the Project commences operation, the Permit Holder shall
carry out audit and confirm in writing to the Director no adverse impact on all
the Champion trees along
5. Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements
5.1 The EM&A programme shall be implemented in
accordance with the procedures and requirements as set out in the updated
EM&A Manual approved under Condition 2.6 of this Permit. Any changes to the
programme shall be justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as
conforming to the information and requirements contained in the EM&A Manual
before submission to the Director for approval.
5.2 A
continuous noise monitoring programme shall also be implemented and operated in
accordance with the procedures and requirements as set out in the EM&A
Manual throughout the entire construction period.
5.3 Samples, measurements and necessary remedial actions
shall be taken in accordance with the requirements of the EM&A Manual by:
(a)
conducting
baseline environmental monitoring;
(b)
conducting
impact monitoring;
(c)
carrying
out remedial actions described in the Event/Action Plans of the EM&A Manual
in accordance with the time frames set out in the Event/Action Plans, or as
agreed by the Director, in case where specified criteria in the EM&A Manual
are exceeded; and
(d)
logging
and keeping records of details of (a) to (c) above for all parameters within 3
working days of the collection of data or completion of remedial action(s), for
the purpose of preparing and submitting the monthly EM&A Reports and to
make available for inspection on site.
5.4 Five
(5) hard copies and one electronic copy of the Baseline Monitoring Report shall
be submitted to the Director at least 2 weeks before commencement of
construction of the Project. The submission shall be certified by the ET Leader
and verified by the IEC. Additional copies of the submission shall be made
available to the Director upon his request.
5.5 Five
(5) hard copies and one electronic copy of monthly EM&A Report shall be
submitted to the Director within 10 working days after the end of the reporting
month. The EM&A Reports shall include a summary of all non-compliance
(exceedances) of the environmental quality performance limits (Action and Limit
Levels). The submissions shall be verified by the IEC. Additional copies of the
submission shall be provided to the Director upon request by the Director.
5.6 Within
three months of the commencement of construction of the Project, the Permit
Holder shall install and thereafter maintain a system of web cameras covering
the location(s) as agreed with the Director under Condition 2.10 of this Permit.
The system shall provide real time visual monitoring of the site condition
accessible by public through the dedicated web site set up by the Permit Holder
under Condition 6.2.
5.7 All
environmental monitoring and audit data submitted under this Permit shall be
true, valid and correct.
6.
Electronic Reporting of EM&A Information
6.1 To facilitate public
inspection of the Baseline Monitoring Report and monthly EM&A Reports via
the EIAO Internet Website and at the EIAO 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 hardcopies as described in Condition 5 of this Permit. For the HTML
version, a content page capable of providing hyperlink to each section and
sub-section of these Reports shall be included in the beginning of the
document. Hyperlinks to all figures, drawings and tables in these Reports shall
be provided in the main text from where the respective references are made. All
graphics in these Reports shall be in interlaced GIF format unless otherwise
agreed by the Director. The content of the electronic copies of these Reports
must be the same as the hardcopies.
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 construction
of the Project. All environmental monitoring data described in Condition 6.1
above 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
and project data including the EIA report and the environmental permit(s) and
the project profile of the Project. The Internet website shall have features
capable of:
(a)
providing access to all
environmental monitoring data collected since the commencement of works;
(b)
searching by date;
(c)
searching by types of
monitoring data (noise, water and air quality); 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 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 construction site by the amended permit.
4. A
person who assumes the responsibility for the whole or a part of the designated
project may, before he assumes responsibility of the designated 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 construction site.
6. If
this Permit is cancelled or surrendered during construction or operation of the
Project, another environmental permit must be obtained under the Ordinance
before the construction or operation of 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 or operates 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-215/2005/A
環境許可證編號
EP-215/2005/A
[1] (i) Track Type 1 = Resilient baseplate, Type 2 = 12.5Hz Floating Slab Track (FST), Modified Type 4 = 10Hz Modified FST with plain bearing.
(ii)The tracks length in Condition 4.3 shall be translated into track chainages in the submission under Condition 2.5 of this Permit to enable their checking and audit to ensure compliance with the EIA report predictions.