Environmental Permit No. EP-408/2011/A
環境許可證編號 EP-408/2011/A
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
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) granted this environmental
permit to the The Jockey Club CPS Limited (hereinafter referred
to as the “Permit Holder”) on 18 April 2011. Pursuant to Section 13 of the EIAO, the
Director amends the Environmental Permit based on the Application No. VEP-350/2011. The amendments, described below, are
incorporated into this Environmental Permit (EP-408/2011/A). This Environmental Permit as amended is
for the construction and operation of
the designated project described in Part B subject
to the conditions described in or attached to 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) 於2011年4月18日將本環境許可證批予賽馬會文物有限公司 (下稱“許可證持有人”) 。根據環評條例第13條的規定，署長因應更改環境許可證的申請編號VEP-350/2011 修訂環境許可證。以下修訂已包含在本環境許可證內(編號EP-408/2011/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C部所說明或附載的條件。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 |
VEP-350/2011 |
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Document in the Register |
(1) Central Police Station Conservation and Revitalisation Project - Environmental Impact Assessment Report (January 2011) [Hereinafter
referred to as the “EIA Report”] -
Environmental Monitoring and
Audit Manual (January 2011) [Hereinafter referred to as the “EM&A Manual”] -
Executive Summary (January
2011) [Hereinafter referred to as the “EIA Executive Summary”] - Further information received from The Jockey Club CPS Limited on 22
March 2011 under Section 8(1) of the EIAO (Register No.:
AEIAR-162/2011) (2)
The
Director’s letter of approval of the EIA Report dated 18 April 2011 [ Ref.: (133)
in EP2/H4/O16 Pt.2] (3)
Application
for an Environmental Permit No. AEP-408/2010. [Hereafter referred to as “the
Application No. AEP-408/2010”] (4)
Environmental Permit issued
on 18 April 2011 (Permit No. EP-408/2011) (5)
Application documents for
Variation of Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the
Permit Holder on 20 December 2011 (Application No. VEP-350/2011) (1) 中區警署保育及活化計劃 -
環境影響評估報告 (2011年1月) [下稱「環評報告」] -
環境監察及審核手冊 (2011年1月) [下稱「環監手冊」] -
行政摘要 (2011年1月) [下稱「環評摘要」] -
賽馬會文物有限公根據條例第8.(1)條於2011年3月22日所提交的進一步資料 (登記冊編號: AEIAR-162/2011) (2)
署長於2011年4月18日發出批准環評報告的信件 [檔案編號: (133) in EP2/H4/O16
Pt.2] (3)
申請環境許可證編號 AEP-408/2010。[下稱
“申請書編號 AEP-408/2010”] (4)
於2011年4月18日簽發的環境許可證 (許可證編號EP-408/2011) (5) 許可證持有人於2011年12月20日提交的更改環境許可證申請文件包括所有附件(申請書編號：VEP-350/2007) |
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Application No.
申請書編號 |
Date of
Application 申請日期 |
List of
Amendments Incorporated into this Environmental Permit 已包含在本環境許可證內的修訂項目 |
Date of Amendment 修訂日期 |
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VEP-350/2011 |
20 Dec 2011 2011年12月20日 |
Amend Condition 2.9 in Part C and Figure 3 of Environmental Permit No.
EP-408/2011 to include tree “T10A”. 修改環境許可證編號EP-408/2011 C部第2.9項及圖3, 以包括示標為「T10A」的樹木。 |
10 Jan 2012 2012年1月10日 |
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10 January 2012 2012年1月10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:
下列為本環境許可證A部所提及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 Police
Station Conservation and Revitalisation Project [This designated project is
hereinafter referred to as "the Project"] 中區警署保育及活化計劃 |
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Nature of Designated Project 指定工程項目的性質 |
Earthworks and
building works partly or wholly in an existing site of cultural heritage. 在現有的文化遺產地點進行部分或全部土木工事及其他建築工程 |
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Location of Designated Project 指定工程項目的地點 |
The Project site
is bounded by Hollywood Road, Arbuthnot Road, Chancery Lane and Old Bailey
Street. The location of the Project is shown in Figure 1 of this Permit. 項目地點以荷李活道、亞畢諾道、贊善里及奧卑利街為界。工程項目的位置見載於本許可證的圖1。 |
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project 指定工程項目的規模和範圍 |
The scope of the
Project includes: -
modification and refurbishment works at the three
declared monuments which are namely Central Police Station, Former Central
Magistracy and Victoria Prison Compound, with new built structures, for the
purpose of conservation and revitalisation of the three declared monuments. The
boundaries of the three declared monuments are shown in Figure 2 of this Permit. 工程項目的範圍包括: -
在三個法定古蹟，即中區警署、前中央裁判司署及域多利監獄之中的改建和翻新工程，以及加建的新構築物，目的為保育及活化這三個法定古蹟。這三個法定古蹟的範圍，見本許可證的圖2。 |
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 but without limitation 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) and Buildings
Ordinance (Cap123). This Permit does not of itself constitute any ground of
defense against any proceedings instituted 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 this 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 this Permit shall include all documents referred to in
this 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 this 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 this Permit, including any amended
permit, is displayed at such locations. If the Permit Holder surrenders a part
or the whole of this 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 approved EIA Report (Register No.: AEIAR-162/2011), the
application document (Application No. AEP-408/2010) and
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 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.
1.10
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 1.3 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 two months 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. Special
Conditions
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 construction
of the Project. The ET shall not be in any way an associated body of the
Contractor or 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 approved EIA Report 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 approved EIA Report 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 this 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 approved EIA Report 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 this 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.
Handling
Enquiries, Complaint and Requests for Information
2.3
To facilitate communications, enquiries and complaints
handling on all environmental issues during the construction period of the
Project, the Permit Holder shall, no later than one month after commencement of
construction of the Project, deposit with the Director four hard copies and one
electronic copy of “Proposal of Procedures for Handling Enquiries, Complaints
and Request for Information Concerning the Environmental Effects of Construction
Works of the Project” (“the Proposal”). The Proposal shall include setting up a
designated telephone hotline to address such enquiries, concerns and complaints
for the construction period of the Project in an efficient manner. The Proposal shall be fully and properly
implemented during the construction period of the Project.
Management
Organization of Main Construction Companies
2.4
The Permit Holder shall, no
later than 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.
Submission of Construction Programme and Location
Plan(s)
2.5
The Permit Holder shall, no later than two weeks before
commencement of construction of the Project, deposit with the Director four
hard copies and one electronic copy of (i) location plan(s) in the scale of
1:1,000 or other appropriate scale of the Project; and (ii) construction
programme showing the commencement and completion dates of major items of
construction works. The Permit
Holder shall inform the Director accordingly in writing in case of any
subsequent changes of items contained in the submitted construction programme.
Measures for Mitigating Cultural Heritage Impacts
2.6
All
buildings/permanent structures within the boundaries of the Project site shall
be preserved and shall not be demolished except for the Garage, Workshop &
Laundry and General Office which are numbered “5”, “16” and “18” respectively as
shown in Figure 2 of this Permit.
2.7
To
avoid vibration impact to the three declared monuments, percussive piling shall
not be allowed in the Project.
2.8
To
mitigating other cultural heritage impact, all mitigation measures/actions as
summarized in Part A of the Appendix of this Permit shall be fully and properly
implemented in accordance with the timing and technical requirements as
recommended in the EIA Report (particularly in Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.9 and
Annex E - Implementation Schedule). The status and progress
of the implementation of these measures/actions shall be reported in the
monthly EM&A Reports during the construction period of the Project, as
described in Condition 3.4 of this Permit.
The mechanism(s) to implement the operation phase mitigation
measures/actions shall also be reported in the EM&A Reports.
Measures
for Mitigating Landscape & Visual Impacts
2.9
To
avoid adverse landscape and visual impact, all trees within the boundary of the
three declared monuments shall be preserved and shall not be removed except for
the trees which are numbered “T1”, “T2”, “T3”, “T4”, “T10” and “T10a” as shown
in Figure 3 of this Permit. The
existing tree site at the eastern part of the Parade Ground shall be enlarged
to become a wide tree strip to accommodate at least six no. of trees for
compensatory tree planting in accordance with the requirements in the relevant
Landscape Plan(s) deposited as required in Item (4), Part B of the Appendix of
this Permit.
2.10
To
avoid adverse night-time glare impact on adjacent visually sensitive receivers
(VSRs) in particular nearby residential buildings during both construction and
operation phases of the Project, no illumination lighting for the external
building façade shall be allowed for decoration/advertisement purpose. Lighting at the two proposed new
buildings and the food and beverage/retail users within the retained buildings
shall be turned to night-mode (i.e. dimmer) after 11:00pm. Only lighting for safety/emergency
purposes shall be allowed elsewhere in the Project site after 11:00pm. All such
lighting shall be designed and operated to avoid/minimise any glare impact to
nearby VSRs.
2.11
To
avoid adverse glare interference, non-reflective material shall be used for
façade treatment of the proposed new buildings with reference to the existing
masonry block elements on site in terms of scale and proportion, for
establishing a certain contextual relationship with the existing buildings and
ensuring they are compatible.
2.12
To
mitigating other landscape and visual impact, all environmental mitigation
measures/actions as summarized in Part B of the Appendix of this Permit shall
be fully and properly implemented in accordance with the timing and technical
requirements as recommended in the EIA Report (particularly in
Section 4.7 and Annex E - Implementation Schedule). The
status and progress of the implementation of these measures/actions shall be
reported in the monthly EM&A Reports during the construction period of the
Project, as described in Condition 3.4 of this Permit. The mechanism(s) to implement the
operation phase mitigation measures/actions shall also be reported in the
EM&A Reports.
Measures
for Mitigating Noise and Air Quality Impacts
2.13
To
mitigating noise and air quality impacts, all environmental mitigation
measures/actions as summarized in Parts C and D of Appendix of this Permit
respectively, shall be fully and properly implemented in accordance with the
timing and technical requirements as recommended in the EIA
Report (particularly in Sections 5.9 and 6.8 and Annex E - Implementation
Schedule). The status and
progress of the implementation of these measures/actions shall be reported in
the monthly EM&A Reports during the construction period of the Project, as
described in Condition 3.4 of this Permit.
The mechanism to implement the operation phase mitigation
measures/actions shall also be reported in the EM&A reports.
3. Environmental
Monitoring and Audit Requirements
3.1
The
EM&A programme of the Project shall be implemented in accordance with the
procedures and requirements as set out in the EM&A Manual of the Project. Any
changes to the EM&A requirements or programme and termination of the
EM&A programme shall be supported with justifications by the ET Leader and
verified by the IEC to their conformance with the requirements as set out in
the EM&A Manual; and the prior approval from the Director shall be sought
before their implementation.
3.2
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 environmental 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 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.
3.3
Four
hard copies and one electronic copy of the Baseline Monitoring Report shall be
submitted to the Director at least 2 weeks before the commencement of
construction. The submissions shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified
by the IEC as complied with the requirements as set out in the EM&A Manual
before submission to the Director. Additional copies of the submission shall be
provided upon request by the Director.
3.4
Four
hard copies and one electronic copy of the monthly EM&A Reports for the
construction period shall be submitted to the Director within two weeks after
the end of the reporting month. The monthly EM&A Reports shall include a
summary of all non-compliance with the recommendations in the EIA Report or
this Permit. The submissions shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified
by the IEC as complied with the requirements as set out in the EM&A Manual
before submission to the Director. Additional copies of the submission shall be
provided upon request by the Director.
3.5
All
environmental monitoring and audit results submitted under this Permit shall be
true, valid and correct.
4. Electronic
Reporting of EM&A Information
4.1 To
facilitate public inspection of the Baseline Monitoring Report and the monthly
EM&A Reports via the EIAO Internet Website and at the EIAO Register Office,
electronic copies of these Reports shall be prepared in the 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 as described in Conditions 3.3
and 3.4 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 hard copies.
4.2 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 results described in Condition 4.1
above and all submissions required by this Permit shall be made available to
the public via this dedicated web site to be set up by the Permit Holder in the
shortest time practicable, 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. The Permit Holder shall maintain the
dedicated website for public access of the environmental monitoring data and
reports throughout the entire construction period and during at least the first
year of operation of the Project, or otherwise as agreed by the Director.
4.3 The
internet website as described in Condition 4.2 above shall enable user-friendly
public access to the monitoring data and project data including the EIA Report,
the environmental permit(s) and 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 work and all submissions under this Permit;
(b) searching by
date;
(c) searching by
types of monitoring data; 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
(Descriptions 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 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, 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 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:-
(a)
on a first conviction on indictment to a fine of $ 2
million and to imprisonment for 6 months;
(b)
on a second or subsequent conviction on indictment to a
fine of $ 5 million and to imprisonment for 2 years;
(c)
on a first summary conviction to a fine at level 6 and to
imprisonment for 6 months;
(d)
on a second or subsequent summary conviction to a fine of
$1 million and to imprisonment for 1 year; and
(e)
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-408/2011/A
環境許可證編號 EP-408/2011/A
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Appendix
Summary of Environmental
Mitigation Measures and Actions Recommended in the EIA Report to be implemented:
Part A:
Cultural Heritage Impact
Detailed Design Stage and Construction
Phase
(1)
The following measures/actions for
mitigating construction phase cultural and heritage impact shall be implemented
in accordance with the timing and technical requirements as recommended in the EIA
Report (particularly in Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.9 and Annex E - Implementation
Schedule):
(a)
comprehensive survey and impact assessment of historic
features of the monuments and identification of Character Defining Elements
(CDE) to be conducted during the detailed design stage when closer access to
all parts of the buildings will be made possible and when further ground
investigations will have been carried out;
(b)
staff training by an experience building conservation
expert or relevant competent person(s) in the environmental team of the project
to be provided to the on-site staffs, contractors, sub-contractors and workers
of the project before commencement of works to ensure their full understanding
of the approved “protection schedule” (which is a full inventory list of
historic features together with a schedule of protection works for all these
identified items), restoration proposal and work methodologies related to
cultural heritage, and their respective responsibilities in the implementation
of the environmental protection measures; and
(c)
regular site audit for cultural heritage to be carried
out in the construction phase by an experience building conservation expert in
the Environmental Team (“the Heritage Checker”) to investigate the site
practice of the contractors and workers and their compliance of the approved
work methodologies with respect of conservation works, mitigations for cultural
heritage and any related works. The Heritage Checker shall also attend the
regular site meetings with the Antiquities and Monuments
Office (AMO) and report the compliance and effectiveness of the mitigation measures
for cultural heritage.
(2)
The following submissions shall
be prepared and submitted to AMO for approval/agreement in accordance with the
timing and technical requirements as recommended in the EIA Report
(particularly in Sections 3.6, 3.7 and 3.9 and Annex E - Implementation
Schedule) for mitigating construction phase cultural heritage impact:
(a)
the detailed design of the historic buildings, with
the required interventions, strengthening and integrated services for new
adaptive uses;
(b)
the work methodologies for preserving in-situ and
repairing the character defining elements (CDEs) during the detailed design
stage;
(c)
detailed proposals of mitigation measures to minimise
impacts on the historic building fabrics and features to be prepared by the
design team during the detailed design stage;
(d)
a
detailed cartographic drawings and photographic records showing the existing
conditions of the buildings/permanent structures: Garage, Workshop &
Laundry and General Office which are numbered “5”, “16” and “18” respectively
as shown in Figure 2 of this Permit before commencement of the removal of these
three buildings for archival record;
(e)
a detailed cartographic drawings and photographic
records showing the existing condition of all the buildings except the buildings/permanent structures: Garage,
Workshop & Laundry and General Office which are numbered “5”, “16” and “18”
respectively as shown in Figure 2 of this Permit and the identified CDEs for
archival record during the detailed design stage;
(f)
a restoration proposal with detailed work
methodologies of the repair and conservation treatments to different kinds of
historic building fabrics and historical features prepared/worked out by the
Conservation Architect during the detailed design stage;
(g)
a detailed proposal of the Addition and Alteration
(A&A) Works by means of plans, drawings, photos, specifications, method
statements and/or other formats of presentation during the detailed design
stage;
(h)
a detailed structural report of all the existing
buildings and structures within the boundaries of the three declared monuments
except the buildings/permanent structures: Garage,
Workshop & Laundry and General Office which are numbered “5”, “16” and “18”
respectively as shown in Figure 2 of this Permit prepared by the structural
engineer during the detailed stage to evaluate if the strengthening proposal
needs to be revised, to determine any strengthening work is required for the
floors and foundations resulting from the loadings of the new uses, or the
alterations or the condition of the existing structures, or from the new
construction, and to assess the impacts on the CDEs with the corresponding
mitigation measures, during the detailed design stage;
(i)
an archaeological investigation report to fully
present and analyze field data for subsequent detailed impact assessment during
the detailed design stage;
(j)
Detailed Heritage Operational Strategies and Manuals
to be developed by the design team and the Permit Holder’s advisors for each
building and for the management and circulation of the Site (such as
distribution of goods and services into and across the Site, control of
visitors, etc.);
(k)
a baseline condition survey report, a baseline
vibration impact monitoring report and a vibration monitoring proposal to be
conducted by a relevant specialist;
(l)
a detailed proposal of the regular audit including methodology
(e.g. performance and monitoring indicators, control tools, frequency of the
audit, etc.) and the conservation professionals to be engaged to be prepared
prior to construction;
(m)
an archival recording to be prepared by the design
team and the Permit Holder’s advisors to provide a detailed reference for the
update of the Conservation Management Plan (CMP) and inventory of historical
features of the monuments, the preparation of as-built drawings showing the
condition of the historic buildings and structures during the detailed design
stage and construction and prior to the operation phase;
(n)
Updated Heritage Operation Manual and the associated
guidelines including the approved method statement/work methodology of the
repair and conservation works to the historic features of the monuments (in particular
the CDEs) and contract details of the respective work contractors engaged in
the repair and conservation works of the Project to be prepared by the design
team and the Permit Holder’s advisors;
(o)
a full inventory list of historic features together
with a schedule of protection works for all these identified items (“protection
schedule”);
(p)
Updated Conservation Management
Plan (CMP) by the Conservation Architect with any new findings related to the
conservation of the built heritage in the site identified during the detailed
design and construction stage; and
(q)
Excavation and Lateral Support (ELS) design,
construction sequence, method statement and monitoring proposal of the proposed
passageway construction under A Hall and B Hall on site.
Operation Phase:
(3)
The following submissions shall
be prepared and submitted to the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) for
approval/agreement in accordance with the timing and technical requirements as
recommended in the EIA Report (particularly in Sections 3.7 and 3.9 and Annex E
- Implementation Schedule) for mitigating operation phase cultural heritage
impact:
(a)
Heritage Operational Strategy and Manual with plans
and guidelines on maintenance, distribution of goods and services into and
across the Site, visitors control, future operators/users, further development
or alternation, risk management and the contract details of the respective work
contractors engaged in the repair and conservation works of the Project;
(b)
Interpretation Strategies and Plan related to the site
interpretation. (e.g. directional signs, display areas and visitor centre); and
(c)
the detailed proposal of the regular audit such as
methodology (e.g. performance and monitoring indicators, control tools,
frequency of the audit, etc.) and the conservation professionals to be engaged
prior to the operation phase.
Part B - Landscape and
Visual Impact
(4)
To mitigate the landscape and
visual impact of the Project, landscape plan(s) shall be deposited with the Planning
Department, at least one month before the commencement of corresponding parts
of landscape works of the Project.
The landscape plan(s) shall show the design details, locations,
implementation programme, maintenance and management schedules, and drawings in
the scale of 1:1,000 or other appropriate scale of the landscape and visual
mitigation measures of the Project as recommended in Section 4.7of the EIA
Report and with reference to Figure 4.8a “Landscape Master Plan showing Key
Mitigation Measures” of the EIA Report.
Construction Phase
(5)
The following measures/actions for
mitigating construction phase landscape and visual impact shall be implemented
in accordance with the timing and technical requirements as recommended in the EIA
Report (particularly in Section 4.7 and Annex E - Implementation Schedule):
(a)
Detailed Design Considerations:
(i)
aesthetic treatment of the proposed visible
structures, including their form, textures, finishes and colours are to be
compatible with/complement structures in the vicinity of the Project Site while
fitting with the revitalized Central Police Station Compound (CPS) philosophy);
and
(ii)
the building footprint is to be reduced to the minimal
practical size.
(b)
In-situ Tree Protection:
(i)
each tree to be retained shall be cordoned off along
its drip line (below the crown) (i.e. Cordon Zone (CZ));
(ii)
any root pruning at the edges of the CZ shall be
conducted by a trained arborist or horticulturist;
(iii)
a foliage sprinkler cleansing system shall be
installed either in the crown of the tree or at a suitable location on an
adjacent building to provide the means to wash the foliage of the accumulated
dust when necessary, particularly in the dry season;
(iv)
monthly inspection of affected trees shall be
conducted by an experienced and appropriately trained arborist or
horticulturist; and
(v)
quarterly inspection of affected and newly planted
trees shall be conducted by an experienced and appropriately trained arborist
or horticulturist.
(c)
Vertical Greening: The inner southern wall of the
Site shall be planted as a green wall; and
(d)
New Custom Paving: New, porous, patterned, high quality, concrete
custom pavers shall replace most of the existing paving in the open spaces.
Operation Phase
(6)
The following measures/actions for
mitigating operation phase landscape and visual impact shall be implemented in
accordance with the timing and technical requirements as recommended in the EIA
Report (particularly in Section 4.7 and Annex E - Implementation Schedule):
(a)
In-situ Tree Protection: Quarterly inspection of affected and
newly planted trees shall be conducted by an experienced and appropriately
trained arborist or horticulturist;
(b)
Soft Landscape Maintenance: After completion of construction
of the Project, the preserved, newly planted trees and other vegetation onsite shall
be maintained on a long term basis by a professional horticultural contractor;
and
(c)
Architectural Maintenance: The retained buildings as well as
the newly built structures and new paving shall be maintained such as to
preserve their visual amenity at a standard similar to that on Day 1 of
Operation of the Project. Such hard
landscape maintenance shall be covered by the Conservation Management Plan of
the Project.
Part C - Noise
Construction Phase
(7)
The following site practices for minimising
construction phase noise impact shall be implemented as far as practicable as
recommended in the EIA Report (particularly in Section 5.9 and Annex E -
Implementation Schedule):
(a)
only well-maintained plant shall be operated on-site
and plant shall be serviced regularly during the construction phase;
(b)
silencers or mufflers on construction equipment shall
be utilised and shall be properly maintained during the construction phase;
(c)
mobile plant, if any, shall be sited as far away from
noise sensitive receivers (NSRs) as possible;
(d)
machines and plant (such as trucks) that may be in
intermittent use shall be shut down between work periods or shall be throttled
down to a minimum;
(e)
plant known to emit noise strongly in one direction shall,
wherever possible, be orientated so that the noise is directed away from the
nearby NSRs;
(f)
material stockpiles and other structures shall be
effectively utilised, wherever practicable, in screening noise from on-site
construction activities;
(g)
noise insulating sheet would be adopted for certain
powered mechanical equipments (PMEs) (e.g. drill rig, excavator for demolition
of existing structures, etc). The
noise insulating sheet should be deployed such that there would be no opening
or gaps on the joints;
(h)
temporary noise barriers shall be used to mitigate the
noise impact arising from the construction works, particularly for low-rise
NSRs. Movable noise barriers of 3 m in height with skid footing should be used
and located within a few metres of stationary plant and mobile plant such that
the line of sight to the NSR is blocked by the barriers. The length of the barrier should be at
least five times greater than its height.
The noise barrier material should have a superficial surface density of
at least 7 kg m-2 and have no openings or gaps;
(i)
quiet PMEs shall be used as far as practicable to
mitigate the construction noise impact; and
(j)
construction activities with identified grouping of
PMEs shall be scheduled to minimise construction noise impact.
Operation Phase
(8)
The following site practices to
minimise operation phase noise impact shall be implemented as far as
practicable as recommended in the EIA Report (particularly in Section 5.9 and
Annex E - Implementation Schedule):
(a)
quieter equipment shall be chosen;
(b)
noise levels specification shall be included when
ordering new plant items;
(c)
fixed plant items or noise emission points shall be
located away from the NSRs as far as practicable;
(d)
locate noisy machines in completely enclosed plant
rooms or buildings with suitable and practicable noise remedies;
(e)
develop and implement a regularly scheduled plant
maintenance programme so that plant items are properly operated and
serviced. The programme shall be
implemented by properly trained personnel;
(f)
good management practices shall be in place, including
noise monitoring, setting up a complaint hotline, and distributing advance
notice to nearby NSRs. Good
management practices shall be implemented during both rehearsals and shows;
(g)
in any event that an outdoor event is expected, the
event organizer is required to undertake noise monitoring at least at one of
the affected NSR. One set of
Leq(30min) noise measurement before and during the event shall be taken;
(h)
as a fallback option, should non-compliance of the
relevant noise criteria at the NSRs be identified for the event, immediate
mitigation measures (such as turning down/off of music volume) shall be
implemented; and
(i)
the requirements of not exceeding the total sound
power level and noise monitoring for each independent event shall be specified
in the event organisers’ contract document.
Part D - Air Quality
Impact
Operation Phase
(9)
To minimise the impact on the
declared monuments, the following measures / actions shall be implemented for
kitchens in the operation phase of the Project to avoid/minimise the potential
kitchen fumes or stack emission as recommended in the EIA Report (particularly
in Section 6.8 and Annex E - Implementation Schedule)
(a)
using electric stoves;
(b)
installing electrostatic precipitators (ESP) to
control the oily fume and cooking odour;
(c)
siting the kitchen exhausts away from the nearby air
sensitive uses as far as practicable;
(d)
directing the kitchen exhausts vertically upwards; and
(e)
providing sufficient separation distance from the
nearby air sensitive uses.
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