Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009/B
環境許可證編號 EP-364/2009/B
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
DESIGNATED
PROJECT
建造指定工程項目的環境許可證
A部 (許可證主要部分)
Pursuant to
Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (the Ordinance),
the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) granted the Environmental
Permit (No. EP-364/2009) to Highways Department (hereinafter referred to as the
"Permit Holder") on 17 August 2009. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Ordinance,
the Director amends the Environmental Permit based on the Application No.
VEP-321/2010. The amendments, described below, are incorporated into this
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009/B). This Environmental Permit as amended
is for the construction of 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)於
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Application No. 申請書編號 |
VEP-374/2012 |
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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.
Central Reclamation Phase III – Studies, Site
Investigation, Design and Construction (Register
No.: AEIAR-040/2001) -
Environmental Impact
Assessment Report (July 2001) -
Environmental Monitoring
and Audit Manual -
Executive Summary 6.
The Director’s letter of approval of the CRIII
EIA Report dated 31 August 2001 referenced (19) in Ax(4) to EP2/H4/C/09 II. 7.
Environmental Permit Issued – Permit No.:
EP-356/2009 issued to Civil Engineering and Development Department on 30 July
2009 for construction of the following designated projects: (i)
Permanent and
temporary reclamation works including associated dredging works in Wan Chai
Development Phase II (WDII) area (referred to as “DP (ii)
Wan Chai East
Sewage Outfall (referred to as
“DP (iii)
Dredging for the
Cross-harbour Water Mains from Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui (referred to as “DP 8.
Application for Environmental Permit and
attachments submitted by the Permit Holder on 27 July 2009 (Application No.:
AEP-364/2009) 9.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009) issued
on 17 August 2009 10.
Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 28 July 2010 (Application No. VEP-321/2010) 11.
Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 31 August 2012 (Application No. VEP-374/2012) 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.
中環填海計劃第III期 - 研究、實地堪測、設計與建築(登記冊編號:AEIAR-040/2001) ·
環境影響評估報告 (2001年7月) [下稱「CRIII環評報告」] ·
環境監察審核手冊 ·
行政摘要 6.
署長於 7.
已簽發的環境許可證– 許可證編號EP-356/2009; 於 (i) 在灣仔發展計劃第二期的永久及臨時填海工程(包括相聯挖泥工程) (WDII&CWB環評報告內稱“DP (ii)
灣仔東污水排水口(WDII&CWB環評報告內稱“DP (iii)
灣仔至尖沙咀海底輸水管的挖泥工程(WDII&CWB環評報告內稱“DP 8.
許可證持有人於 9.
已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-364/2009) 於 2009年 8 月 17日簽發 10. 許可證持有人於2010年 11. 許可證持有人於2012年 |
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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-321/2010 |
28 July 2010 |
1) Vary Condition 2.10(c) in Part C of Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009. 更改環境許可證編號EP-364/2009,
C部條件第
2.10(c) 項 2) Vary
Condition 更改環境許可證編號EP-364/2009,
C部條件第2.15 項 3) Amend Figures 4a., 4b, 4d, 4e and 4f of Environmental Permit No.
EP-364/2009 更改環境許可證編號EP-364/2009圖 4a, 4b, 4d, 4e 及
4f 4) Add Figure 4g 加入圖
4g |
4 August
2010 |
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VEP-374/2012 |
31 August 2012 |
(a)
Vary Condition (b)
Add Conditions 2.17 to 2.23, Figures 5 to 7 and Tables 2 & 3 to include two
works areas at Ngau Kok Wan, Tsing Yi and Siu Ho Wan, Lantau in Part C |
20 September
2012 |
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20 September 2012 |
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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 |
The Project will involve
construction of: ·
a trunk road; and ·
its road tunnel more than 此工程項目涉及興建: ·
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 |
The scope
of the Project includes: ·
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. Remarks: (a)
The scope of the Project does not include (i)
the tunnel structure works of the CWB within Central Reclamation Phase III
(CRIII) area in Central waterfront area; (ii) the permanent and temporary
reclamation and associated dredging works related to the CWB construction;
and (iii) the Road P2 and other roads which are classified as
primary/district distributor roads in Wan Chai waterfront area near Hong Kong
Convention and Exhibition Centre (referred to as “DP (b)
The tunnel structure works of the CWB within
CRIII area are separately covered by environmental permit No. EP-122/2002 and
further environmental permit No. FEP-01/122/2003, and their subsequently amended
versions, issued to Civil Engineering and Development Department and its
contractor, Leighton-China State-Van Oord Joint Venture, respectively. (c)
The permanent and temporary reclamation and
associated dredging works related to the CWB construction are separately
covered by environmental permit No. EP-356/2009 issued to Civil Engineering
and Development Department. 工程項目的範圍包括: ·
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。 備註: (a) 本許可證不包括: (i) 中環灣仔繞道位於中環填海第三期地區內的隧道結構建造工程、(ii) 中環灣仔繞道相關的永久及臨時填海工程(包括相聯挖泥工程)及(iii) 在WDII&CWB環評報告中提及的指定工程項目DP2，位於灣仔海旁地區，近香港會議展覽中心的P2路和其他分類為主要幹道或地區幹道的道路。 (b)
中環灣仔繞道位於中環填海第三期地區內的隧道結構建造工程已包括在簽發與土木工程拓展署的環境許可證(許可證編號:
EP-122/2002)及簽發與其承辦商Leighton-China
State-Van Oord Joint Venture的新的環境許可證(許可證編號:
FEP-01/122/2003)及其各自的更新版本。 (c)
中環灣仔繞道相關的永久及臨時填海工程(包括相聯挖泥工程)
已包括在簽發與土木工程拓展署的環境許可證(許可證編號:
EP-356/2009)。 |
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), Water Pollution Control
Ordinance (Cap. 358), 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 site(s) and ensure that such person(s)
fully understands all conditions and all requirements incorporated by the
Permit. The site(s) refers to site(s) of construction of the Project and shall
mean the same hereafter.
1.5
The Permit Holder shall display conspicuously a
copy of this Permit on the 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 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 the Project in
accordance with the project description in Part B
of this Permit (hereafter referred to as “the Project”).
1.7
The Permit Holder shall ensure that the Project
is designed and constructed in accordance with the relevant information and
recommendations described in the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-041/2001), the approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-125/2008), the approved CRIII EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-040/2001),
the Environmental Permit No.: EP-356/2009 issued on 30 July 2009 for marine
works as described in Part A of this Permit; the
Application for Environmental Permit (Application No. AEP-364/2009); the
Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009 issued on 17 August 2009; the Applications
for Variation of an Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by
the Permit Holder, 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. As stated in the Application
for Environmental Permit and its attachments (Application No.: AEP-364/2009), the
Project is covered by the
approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the
WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) mentioned in Part A of this Permit. The corresponding coverage of the two EIA
reports is shown in Figure 1 of this
Permit. The western part of the Project starts from the western boundary of the
Project and ends at the eastern boundary of the CRIII area near
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 specified by the Director.
1.9
All submissions approved by the Director, all
submissions deposited without comments by the Director, or all submissions
rectified in accordance with comments by the Director under this Permit shall
be construed as part of the permit conditions described in Part
C of this Permit. Any variation of the submissions shall be approved by the
Director in writing or as prescribed in the relevant permit conditions. Any
non-compliance with the submissions may constitute a contravention of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap.499). 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 finalized
submissions, as required under this Permit, to the public by depositing copies
in the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office, or in any
other places, or any internet websites as specified by the Director, or by any
other means as specified by the Director for public inspection. For this
purpose, the Permit Holder shall provide sufficient copies of the submissions.
1.11
All submissions to the Director required under
this Permit shall be delivered either in person or by registered mail to the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance Register Office (currently at 27/F,
Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong). Electronic copies of
all finalized submissions required under this Permit shall be prepared in Hyper
Text Markup Language (HTML) (version 4.0 or later) and in Portable Document
Format (PDF version 4.0 or later), unless otherwise agreed by the Director and
shall be submitted at the same time as the hard copies.
1.12
The Permit Holder shall notify the Director in
writing the commencement date of construction of the Project no later than one 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.
1.13
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
Special Conditions
Submissions or Measures to be implemented before Construction of the Project
Employment of Environmental Monitoring and Audit
(EM&A) Personnel
Environmental Project Committee
(ENPC)
(a) the ET Leader;
(b) the IEC; and
(c) the permit holders of any environmental
permit(s) and further environmental permit(s) for the whole Project.
The Community Liaison Group formed under
Condition 2.4 of this Permit shall also work under the ENPC set-up to
facilitate any necessary liaison works to address potential cumulative
environmental impact issues arising from the whole Project. The ENPC shall make recommendation and
update under Condition 2.5(a) of this Permit on how to enhance the monitoring
and audit of the environmental performance of the whole Project on top of requirements
as set out in Conditions 3.1 to 4.3 of this Permit or corresponding
requirements set out under subsequent Environmental Permits issued for the
whole Project.
Community
Liaison Group
2.4
The Permit Holder shall liaise with the
permit holder of environmental permit No. EP-356/2009 on jointly setting up a
Community Liaison Group (CLG) comprising representatives from the relevant concerned
and affected parties, including owners’ corporations, management offices, local
committees and schools of affected areas, including the North Point and Tin Hau
areas, to facilitate communication, enquiries and complaints handling on all
environmental issues, including the follow up on the implementation of remedial
mitigation measures. The Permit
Holder shall set up the CLG before the commencement of construction of the
relevant component(s) of the WDII and CWB Project. The Permit Holder shall notify
the Director the actual date of setting up the CLG, the membership, the terms
of reference and the contact details. A designated complaint hotline shall also
be set up for the Project to address such concerns and complaints in an
efficient manner. The
detailed arrangements of the CLG shall be reported to the ENPC and its
activities be reflected as update under Condition 2.5(a) of this Permit. .
Submission of Updated EM&A Manual
2.5
The
Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of construction
of the Project, submit to the Director for approval four hard copies and one
electronic copy of an updated EM&A Manual for the Project. The updated EM&A
Manual shall:
(a)
make
recommendations on how to take into account the ENPC and Community Liaison
Group requirements as stipulated in Conditions 2.3 and 2.4 of this Permit respectively;
(b)
include
a real-time on-site monitoring system of the noise level around the works sites
at North Point and Tin Hau areas during the construction phase;
(c)
take
into account the relevant EM&A requirements from the approved CWB&IECL
EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001), the approved WDII&CWB EIA Report
(Register No. AEIAR-125/2008), the latest works schedules, division of
responsibilities among different contracts in the Project, latest project
information, latest environmental mitigation measures including the restriction
imposed on the use of pneumatic breakers to demolish the existing Island
Eastern Corridor as set out in Condition 2.9(a) of this Permit; and
(d)
include
a monitoring and audit program on noise during the testing and commissioning
stages of ventilation buildings to verify the maximum sound power levels as
assumed in the noise assessments contained in the approved CWB&IECL EIA
Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register
No. AEIAR-125/2008). In case the maximum sound power levels under this audit
programme exceed those assumed in the EIA Reports, the Permit Holder shall
investigate with a view to recommend remedial actions; shall deposit the
investigation report with the Director, and implement the recommended remedial
actions where appropriate.
Before submission to the Director, the
updated EM&A Manual shall be certified by the ET and verified by the IEC as
conforming to the relevant information and recommendations contained in the approved
CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001), the approved WDII&CWB
EIA Report (Register No: AEIAR-125/2008), the approved CRIII EIA Report
(Register No. AEIAR-040/2001), the application documents for environmental
permit including all attachments (Application No. AEP-364/2009) and other
relevant documents in the Register.
All measures recommended in the updated EM&A Manual approved under
this Condition shall be fully and properly implemented according to the
requirements and time schedule(s) set out in the updated EM&A Manual approved
under this Condition (hereinafter referred to as the “updated EM&A Manual”).
Management Organization of Main Construction Companies
2.6
The
Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of
construction of the Project covered by this Permit, 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. The management organization
information submitted under this Condition shall contribute towards the
relevant part of the ENPC and CLG that the Permit Holder will set up under
Conditions 2.3 and 2.4 of this Permit.
Submission of Works Schedule
and Location Plans
2.7
The
Permit Holder shall deposit a detailed works schedule of the Project with the
Director at least one month before the commencement of the works of the
Project. The schedule shall include an updated works programme indicating
dates of commencement of construction activities. This schedule to be submitted shall
govern the various milestones and anticipated schedule of submissions as reflected
in Conditions 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.9, 2.13, 2.14, 2.16, 3.3, 3.4 and 4.2 of this Permit.
2.8
The
Permit Holder shall deposit with the Director location and layout plans in the
scale of 1:1,000 or other appropriate scale of the Project at least two weeks
before the commencement of the works of the Project. The plans shall be
submitted with an explanatory statement detailing the works boundaries, the
works areas, vertical and horizontal alignments of the CWB, its tunnel, slip
roads, ventilation buildings/vent shaft(s) and any other major facilities; and the
locations of key environmental mitigation measures, including landscaped deck
at eastern tunnel portal, noise semi-enclosures and barriers and low noise road
surfacing as mentioned in Conditions 2.10 and 2.11 of this Permit.
Measures to Mitigate Construction
Noise Impact
2.9
To
mitigate construction noise impact, the Permit Holder shall deposit with the
Director, at least two weeks prior to the commencement of construction of the
corresponding component(s) of the Project, four hard copies and one electronic
copy of the construction noise management plan, consisting of layout plan(s) in
the scale of 1:1,000 or other appropriate scale and explanatory statement(s)
showing the noise mitigation measures to include:
(a)
the use of pneumatic breakers, if required to demolish
the existing Island Eastern Corridor, to be confined to the period from 0900 to
1700 hours on weekdays (Monday to Friday), and the pneumatic breakers shall not
be used any time on Saturdays, Sundays and general holidays, and during examination hours of the schools affected by the works site,
including:
(i)
(ii)
Po Leung Kuk Yu
(b)
the installation of two types of
noise barriers for particular items of powered mechanical equipments and
construction works at the
locations as shown in Figure 2 of
this Permit, including that temporary noise barriers (
(c)
the
use of movable/temporary noise barriers, the use of quiet powered mechanical
equipments and the adoption of multiple-phase construction schedules, where
appropriate.
Measures to Mitigate Operational
Noise Impact
2.10
To
mitigate traffic noise from road operation, the following noise barriers and
semi-enclosures shall be installed before the commencement of operation of the road
project unless otherwise specified in this Permit. The locations and indicative
designs of the noise semi-enclosures and barriers are shown in Figures 4a and 4b of this Permit:
(a)
about
(b)
about
(c)
about
(d)
about
(e)
about
(f)
about
2.11
To
mitigate traffic noise from road operation, low noise road surfacing
shall be paved on the sections
of the CWB with speed limit of
2.12
To
reduce operational noise from ventilation facilities, the Permit Holder shall
provide silencers to all ventilation fans installed in all ventilation buildings.
Measures to Mitigate Air
Quality Impact
2.13
To
mitigate the potential air quality impact arising from the operation of the ventilation
buildings and their vent shaft(s), the Permit Holder
shall implement a series of air mitigation measures. The Permit Holder shall deposit with the
Director, at least one month prior to the commencement of construction of the
corresponding component(s) of the Project, four hard copies and one electronic
copy of the operational air quality management plan to manage and mitigate operational
air quality impact, consisting of design drawings in the scale of 1:1,000 or
other appropriate scale and explanatory statements showing air quality mitigation
measures include:
(a)
the
construction of 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
construction of 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
construction of 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 electrostatic
precipitator system shall be installed to reduce the dust emission from the EVB
operation. The electrostatic
precipitator system shall be designed to have a dust removal efficiency of 80%
to reduce the level of respirable suspended particulates; and
(e)
the
ventilation system of the Eastern Portal of the CWB Tunnel shall follow the
zero portal emission design as described in Section
The submission(s) shall be certified by the
ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the relevant information and
recommendations contained in the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-041/2001), the approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-125/2008) and the approved CRIII EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-040/2001)
before deposit with the Director. All measures recommended in the finalised
submission(s) under this Condition shall be fully and properly implemented. Measures
covered by other pollution control Ordinances shall not be included in the submission(s)
on the operational air quality management plan.
Measures to Mitigate Landscape
and Visual Impact
2.14
To
reduce the landscape and visual impact during construction and operation stages
of the Project, the Permit Holder shall implement a series of landscape and
visual mitigation measures. The
Permit Holder shall, at least one month before the commencement of
corresponding parts of landscape works of the Project, deposit with the
Director four hard copies and one electronic copy of landscape plan(s). 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. Before submission
to the Director, the landscape plan(s) shall be certified by the ET Leader and
verified by the IEC as conforming to the relevant information and
recommendations contained in the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-041/2001) and the WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008). All
measures recommended in the finalised submission(s) under this Condition shall
be fully and properly implemented.
2.15
The
landscape plan(s) to be submitted under Condition 2.14 of this Permit shall
include measures to mitigate the landscape and visual impact of the road
traffic noise semi-enclosures and barriers. The noise semi-enclosures and barriers shall
mainly compose of:
(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
4d, 4e, 4f and 4g of this Permit.
Measures to Mitigate Noise
and Visual Impacts on Users of Victoria Park
2.16
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 Permit Holder shall deposit with the Director, at least one
month prior to the commencement of construction of the corresponding component(s)
of the Project, four hard copies and one electronic copy of Additional
Mitigation Plan for Slip Road 8 consisting of design drawings in the scale of 1:1,000
or other appropriate scale and explanatory statement(s) showing the additional
noise and visual mitigation measures such
as noise screening structures with aesthetic design.
Before submission to the Director, the Additional Mitigation 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&CWB
EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) and its approval conditions. The recommended noise and visual
mitigation measures in the finalised submission shall be fully and properly
implemented prior to the commencement of operation of the Project.
Measures to be implemented in Works Areas
Ngau
Kok Wan Works Area in Tsing Yi
2.17
The Ngau Kok Wan Works Area as shown in Figure 5 shall be used only for the
storage and handling of precast concrete products and structural steel works for
the Project.
2.18
The loading and unloading of precast concrete products
and structural steelworks shall be done by way of marine access only.
2.19
The stockpiling height shall not exceed
2.20
Fourteen (14) trees shall be retained in-situ at locations marked in Figure 6 and listed in Table 2. For
protection, the fourteen (14) retained trees shall be fenced off with about
Siu
Ho Wan Works Area in Lantau
2.21
The Siu Ho Wan Works Area as shown in Figure 5 shall be used only for storage
of construction materials and equipments including precast concrete products
and structural steelworks for the Project.
2.22
The stockpiling height shall not exceed
2.23
Thirteen (13) trees shall be retained in-situ at locations marked in Figure 7 and listed in Table 3. For
protection, the thirteen (13) retained trees shall be fenced off with about
3
Environmental Monitoring and
Audit Requirements
3.1
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
2.5 of this Permit. Any major 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 updated EM&A Manual approved
under Condition 2.5 of this Permit before submission to the Director for
approval. The EM&A programme
shall include, among other items, the air quality and noise monitoring and
audit details to cover the different construction phases. The Permit Holder shall
consider the appropriate timing for putting in place a real-time on-site
monitoring system of the noise level around the works sites at North Point and
Tin Hau areas during the construction phase of the Project, but the real-time
monitoring system shall be in place no later than two weeks before the
commencement date of demolition works of the existing Island Eastern Corridor. The real-time noise monitoring results
shall be presented in the Internet website as described in Condition 4.2 of
this Permit.
3.2
Samples,
measurements and necessary remedial actions shall be taken in accordance with
the requirements of the updated EM&A Manual by:
(a)
conducting baseline
environmental monitoring;
(b)
conducting impact
monitoring;
(c)
carrying out remedial
actions described in Event/Action Plans of the updated EM&A Manual approved
under Condition 2.5 of this Permit
in accordance with the time frames set out in
Event/Action Plans, or as agreed by the Director, in case where specified
criteria in the updated EM&A Manual approved under Condition
2.5 of this Permit
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.
3.5
All
environmental monitoring and audit data 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 regular
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 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 hardcopies.
4.3
The
Internet website as described in Condition 4.2 above shall enable user-friendly public access to the
monitoring and project data including the approved EIA Reports and the
environmental permit(s) of the Project. The Internet website shall have
features capable of:
(a)
providing access to all environmental
monitoring data collected since the commencement of works;
(b)
searching by date;
(c)
searching by types of monitoring data (noise
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, 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-364/2009/B
環境許可證編號 EP-364/2009/B
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Table 1a: Exhaust Related Design
Criteria of the
|
|
Maximum capacity (m3s-1) |
Exit velocity (m s-1) |
Minimum discharge height (meter above ground) |
Exhaust direction |
|
|
420 |
8 |
15 |
Vertical |
Notes: * This Table shall be read in conjunction with
Condition 2.13 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)*
|
|
Cross-sectional area of stack (m2) |
Exit velocity (m s-1) |
Minimum mid-discharge height (meter above ground) |
Exhaust direction |
|
|
219 |
8 |
17.5 |
Vertical |
|
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 2.13 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.
Table
2: Trees to be retained in Ngau Kok Wan Works Area
|
Tree
No. |
Scientific
Name |
Chinese
Common Name |
Recommendation |
|
T001 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
血桐 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T002 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
血桐 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T003 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
血桐 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T004 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
血桐 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T005 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
血桐 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T006 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T007 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T008 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T009 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T010 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T011 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T012 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T013 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T014 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
銀合歡 |
Retain and fence off |
Note: This
Table shall be read in conjunction with Condition 2.20 and Figure 6 of this Permit.
This Table is based on Tree Survey Schedule
in Environmental Assessment for Handling and Stockpile of Precast Concrete
Product and Structural Steelworks at Ngau Kok Wan, Tsing Yi.
Table
3: Trees to be retained in Siu Ho Wan Works Area
|
Tree
No. |
Scientific
Name |
Chinese
Common Name |
Recommendation |
|
T001 |
Syzgium Cumini |
海南蒲桃 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T002 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
血桐 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T003 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
血桐 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T004 |
Acacia Confusa |
台灣相思 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T005 |
Acacia Confusa |
台灣相思 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T006 |
Acacia Auriculiformus |
耳果相思 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T007 |
Acacia Confusa |
台灣相思 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T008 |
Acacia Confusa |
台灣相思 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T009 |
Liquidamber Formosana |
楓香 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T010 |
Acacia Confusa |
台灣相思 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T011 |
Liquidamber Formosana |
楓香 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T012 |
Acacia Confusa |
台灣相思 |
Retain and fence off |
|
T013 |
Acacia Confusa |
台灣相思 |
Retain and fence off |
Note: This
Table shall be read in conjunction with Condition 2.23 and Figure 7 of this Permit.
This Table is based on Tree Survey Schedule
in Environmental Assessment for Storage of Construction Materials and Equipment
at Siu Ho Wan,