Environmental Permit
No. FEP-11/364/2009/E
Àô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹ FEP-11/364/2009/E
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
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FURTHER
ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
A
DESIGNATED PROJECT
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Pursuant
to Sections 10 and 12 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO),
the Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) grants the Further Environmental
Permit (No. FEP-11/364/2009/B) to Leighton Joint Venture
(hereinafter referred to as the "Permit Holder") on 2.5.2014. Pursuant
to Section 13 of the Ordinance, the Director amends the Further Environmental
Permit (No. FEP-11/364/2009/B) based on the Application No. VEP-513/2016.
The amendments, described below, are incorporated into this Environmental
Permit (No. FEP-11/364/2009/E). 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 further environmental permit is
based on the documents, approvals or permissions described below:
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VEP-513/2016
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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 ¡V 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 ¡V 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.
Environmental
Permit issued ¡V Permit No.: EP-364/2009/A issued on 4 August 2010. 12.
Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 31 August 2012 (Application No. VEP-374/2012) 13.
Environmental
Permit issued ¡V Permit No.: EP-364/2009/B issued on 20 September 2012 14.
Application
for Further Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted on 9 April
2014 (Application No.: FEP-155/2014). 15. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 7 December 2016 (Application No. VEP-513/2016) 1. ¤¤Àô¤ÎÆW¥J¶¹D©MªF°Ï¨«´Y³s±µ¸ô³]p¤Î«Ø¿v¤uµ{ (µn°O¥U½s¸¹: AEIAR¢w041/2001) -
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Amend Condition 2.13 and Table 1b of FEP-11/364/2009/D
to reflect the newly adoption of air purification system and latest detailed
designs of the Central Ventilation Building (CVB). §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹FEP-11/364/2009/D²Ä2.13¶µ±ø¥ó¤Îªí1b¡A¥H¤Ï¬M±Ä¥Î·sªÅ®ð²b¤Æ¨t²Î¤Î¤¤³q·¤j¼Ó³Ì·s¸Ô²Ó³]p. |
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(Tony W.H. Cheung) Acting Principal Environmental
Protection Officer for Director of Environmental
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PART B
(DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)
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Hereunder
is the description of the designated project mentioned in Part
A of this environmental permit (hereinafter referred to as ¡§the
Permit¡¨):
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Title of Designated Project «ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº¦WºÙ |
Wan Chai Development
Phase II ¡V Central ¡V Wan Chai Bypass ¡VTunnel Buildings, Systems and Fittings,
and Works Associated with Tunnel Commissioning (Contract No. HY/2011/08) - as part of the ¡§Central¡VWan Chai Bypass including its Road
Tunnel and Slip Roads¡¨ (the CWB project) which is covered in the
Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009/B (This designated project is hereinafter
referred to as ¡§the Project¡¨). ÆW¥Jµo®i²Ä¤G´Á - ¤¤ÀôÆW¥J¶¹D ¡VÀG¹D¤j¼Ó¡B¨t²Î³]³Æ¤ÎÀG¹D±Ò¥Î¬ÛÃö¤uµ{
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Nature of Designated Project «ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº©Ê½è |
The
Project is a part of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass project. (The CWB project
will involve construction of a trunk road and its road tunnel more than ¦¹¤uµ{¶µ¥Ø¬O¤¤ÀôÆW¥J¶¹D¤uµ{¶µ¥Ø¤@³¡¥÷¡C(CWB¤uµ{¶µ¥Ø¯A¤Î¿³«Ø¤@±ø¥D·F¹D;¤Î¨ä¤J¤f¤§¶¡ªºªø«×¶W¹L |
Location of Designated Project «ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº¦aÂI |
From Central
to North Point, Hong Kong. The location
of the Project is shown in Figures 1a,
1b &1c of this Permit. ¥Ñ»´ä¤¤Àô¦Ü¥_¨¤¡C |
Scale and Scope of Designated Project |
The scope of
the Project mainly includes: ¡P
construction of the tunnel control
buildings and ventilation buildings including Administration Building, West
Ventilation Building, Central Ventilation Building, East Ventilation Building
and East Vent Shaft; ¡P
Associated road lighting, road
signing, traffic control and surveillance system; and ¡P
Other associated works. (part of the CWB project ) Remarks: l The
permanent and temporary reclamation and associated dredging works related to
the CWB construction are separately covered by the environmental permit No. EP-356/2009 issued to the Civil Engineering and
Development Department (CEDD). ¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº½d³ò¥Dn¥]¬A:
¡BªF±³q·¤j¼Ó©MªF±³q·±Æ®ð¤f;
(CWB¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº¤@³¡¥÷) ³Æµù: ¤¤ÀôÆW¥J¶¹D¬ÛÃöªº¥Ã¤[¤ÎÁ{®É¶ñ®ü¤uµ{(¥]¬A¬ÛÁp«õªd¤uµ{) ¤w¥]¬A¦bñµo»P¤g¤ì¤uµ{©Ý®i¸pªºÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ(³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹: EP-356/2009)¡C |
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
application documents for environmental permit, 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. The
Project is part of the CWB project.
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) employed for the CWB project before submitting to the Director
under this permit (see note 7).
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.
2 Special Conditions
2.1
[Not
Used]
2.2 [Not Used]
2.3 Environmental Project Committee (ENPC)
To oversee and facilitate effective control of the cumulative environmental impacts arising from potential multiple contracts for the construction of the entire Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII) and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) (hereafter referred to as the whole Project), the Permit Holder shall take part as a member of Environmental Project Committee (ENPC) set up for the whole project (see note 8).
The ENPC shall make recommendation to enhance the monitoring and audit of the environmental performance of the whole project and other relevant nearby projects on top of requirements as set out in Conditions 3.1 to 4.2 of this Permit or corresponding set out under subsequent Environmental Permits issued for the whole project and other relevant nearby projects (see notes 7 and 8). .
2.4
[Not Used]
2.5
[Not Used]
2.6
[Not Used]
Submission of Works Schedule and Location Plans
2.7 [Not Used]
2.8 [Not Used]
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)
[Not Used]
(b)
[Not
Used]
(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.
2.10 [Not Used]
2.11 [Not Used]
2.12 [Not Used]
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 Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement
of construction of the relevant part of the Project, submit to the Director for
approval four hard copies and one electronic copy if there is any design change
as mentioned in 2.13(a) to (e).
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 stage 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. (see note 8)
2.15
[Not Used]
Measures
to Mitigate Noise and Visual Impacts on Users of Victoria Park
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 for the CWB project (see note 8) Any major changes to the programme shall be justified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC employed for the CWB project (see note 7) as conforming to the information and requirements contained in the updated EM&A Manual.
3.2 Samples, measurements and necessary remedial actions shall be taken in accordance with the requirements of the updated EM&A Manual for the CWB project (see note 8) 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
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
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 (see note 8).
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. Highways Department (HyD), the Holder of Environmental
Permit (EP) No. EP-364/2009, is required under EP-364/2009, or any subsequent
EP amended by the Director under the Ordinance:
(i)
to establish an Environmental
Team (ET) which shall be headed by an ET Leader;
(ii)
to employ an
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC);
(iii)
to liaise with the Holder of Environmental Permit
No. EP-356/2009 on to jointly set up an Environmental Project Committee (ENPC);
and
(iv)
to liaise with the Holder of Environmental Permit
No. EP-356/2009 to jointly set up a Community Liaison Group (CLG),
for the CWB project.
8. HyD, the Holder of EP-364/2009 is required under EP-364/2009, or any
subsequent EP amended by the Director under the Ordinance:
(i)
to
notify the Director in writing the commencement date of construction of the CWB
project;
(ii)
to notify the
Director the date of setting up the ENPC;
(iii)
to notify the
Director the date of setting up the CLG;
(iv)
to submit to the
Director for approval the updated Environmental Monitoring and Audit Manual
(updated EM&A Manual);
(v)
to 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 CWB project;
(vi)
to deposit with
the Director a detailed works schedule and location plans;
(vii)
to deposit with
the Director a construction noise management plan;
(viii)
to deposit with
the Director an operational air quality management plan;
(ix)
to deposit with
the Director landscape plan(s);
(x)
to deposit with
the Director an additional mitigation plan for Slip Road 8;
(xi)
to submit to the
Director the Baseline Monitoring Report; and
(xii)
to
submit to the Director the monthly EM&A Reports,
for the CWB project.
9. HyD, the Holder of Environmental Permit EP-364/2009, is required under EP-364/2009, or any
subsequent EP amended by the Director under the Ordinance:
(i)
to implement the proposed construction works of CWB including its Road
Tunnel and Slip Roads, ventilation buildings and vent shaft(s) at the location
shown in Figure 1 of EP-364/2009 together with the relevant environmental
mitigation measures; and
(ii)
to 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,
for the CWB project.
10. 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
11. 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.
12. 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. FEP-11/364/2009/E
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Table
1a: Exhaust
Related Design Criteria of the West Ventilation Building (based on Table 3.9 of
the CWB&IECL
EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001)*
|
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 |
|
80 |
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.