Environmental Permit
No. EP-364/2009/H
Àô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹ EP-364/2009/H
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PERMIT TO CONSTRUCT
DESIGNATED
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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-572/2020. The amendments, described below, are
incorporated into this Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009/H).
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:
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Application No. ¥Ó½Ð®Ñ½s¸¹ |
VEP-572/2020
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Document in the Register : µn°O¥U¤Wªº¤å¥ó: |
1.
Central - Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern
Corridor Link (Register No.:
AEIAR-041/2001) -
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/10 II. 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/S3/15 Pt.2. 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 ¡§DP3¡¨ in the WDII&CWB EIA Report); (ii) Wan Chai East Sewage Outfall (referred to as ¡§DP5¡¨ in the
WDII&CWB EIA Report); and (iii) Dredging for the Cross-harbour Water Mains from
Wan Chai to Tsim Sha Tsui (referred to as ¡§DP6¡¨ in the
WDII&CWB EIA Report). 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) 12.
Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 20 June 2014 (Application No. VEP-443/2014) 13. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 28 October 2015 (Application No. VEP-485/2015) 14. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 7 December 2016 (Application No. VEP-512/2016) 15. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 10 May 2019 (Application No. VEP-561/2019) 16. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 17 September 2019 (Application No. VEP-565/2019) 17. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 27 March 2020 (Application No. VEP-572/2020) 1.
¤¤Àô¤ÎÆW¥J¶¹D©MªF°Ï¨«´Y³s±µ¸ô³]p¤Î«Ø¿v¤uµ{ (µn°O¥U½s¸¹: AEIAR¢w041/2001) -
Àô¹Ò¼vÅTµû¦ô³ø§i (2001¦~7¤ë) [¤UºÙ¡uCWB&IECLÀôµû³ø§i¡v] -
Àô¹ÒºÊ¹î¼f®Ö¤â¥U - ¦æ¬FºKn 2.
¸pªø©ó2001 ¦~8¤ë31¤éµo¥XCWB&IECLÀôµû³ø§iªº§åã«H¡AÀÉ®×½s¸¹: (19) in Ax(2) to
EP2/H4/A/10 II 3.
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Àô¹Ò¼vÅTµû¦ô³ø§i (2007¦~12¤ë) [¤UºÙ¡uWDII&CWBÀôµû³ø§i¡v] ¡P
Àô¹ÒºÊ¹î¼f®Ö¤â¥U ¡P
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(85) in EP2/H4/S3/15 Pt.
2 5.
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ÆW¥JªF¦Ã¤ô±Æ¤ô¤f(WDII&CWBÀôµû³ø§i¤ººÙ¡§DP5¡¨);¤Î (iii)
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Application
No. ¥Ó½Ð®Ñ½s¸¹ |
Date
of Application ¥Ó½Ð¤é´Á |
List
of Amendments Incorporated into this Environmental Permit ¤w¥]§t¦b¥»Àô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ¤ºªº×q¶µ¥Ø |
Date
of Amendment ×q¤é´Á |
VEP-321/2010 |
28 July
2010 2010¦~7¤ë28¤é |
1) Vary Condition 2.10(c) in Part C of Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009. §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-364/2009,
C³¡±ø¥ó²Ä
2.10(c) ¶µ 2) Vary Condition 2.15 in Part
C of Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009. §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-364/2009,
C³¡±ø¥ó²Ä2.15 ¶µ 3) Amend Figures 4a, 4b, 4d, 4e and 4f of Environmental Permit No.
EP-364/2009 §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-364/2009¹Ï
4a, 4b, 4d, 4e ¤Î
4f 4) Add Figure 4g ¥[¤J¹Ï
4g |
4 August
2010 2010¦~ 8 ¤ë 4 ¤é |
VEP-374/2012 |
31 August 2012 2012¦~8¤ë31¤é |
(a)
Vary Condition 1.7 in Part
C (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 2012¦~9¤ë 20 ¤é |
VEP-443/2014 |
20 June 2014 2014¦~6¤ë20¤é |
Amend Condition 2.19, Figures 5 to include additional works
area (Site B) at Ngau Kok
Wan, Tsing Yi, in Part C |
11
July 2014 2014¦~7¤ë 11 ¤é |
VEP-485/2015 |
28 October 2015 2015¦~10¤ë28¤é |
Amend Condition 2.9, Figure 2 and Figure 3 of EP-364/2009/C in Part C. §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-364/2009/C²Ä2.9¶µ±ø¥ó¡A¹Ï2¤Î¹Ï3 |
24 November
2015 2015¦~11¤ë 24 ¤é |
VEP-512/2016 |
7 December 2016 2016¦~12¤ë7¤é |
Amend Condition 2.13 and Table 1b of
EP-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¸¹EP-364/2009/D²Ä2.13¶µ±ø¥ó¤Îªí1b¡A¥H¤Ï¬M±Ä¥Î·sªÅ®ð²b¤Æ¨t²Î¤Î¤¤³q·¤j¼Ó³Ì·s¸Ô²Ó³]p |
22 December
2016 2016¦~12¤ë 22 ¤é |
VEP-561/2019 |
10 May 2019 2019¦~5¤ë10¤é |
Amend Condition 2.10, Figure 4a of EP-364/2009/E in Part C. §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-364/2009/E²Ä2.10¶µ±ø¥ó¤Î¹Ï4a |
15
May 2019 2019¦~5¤ë 15 ¤é |
VEP-565/2019 |
17 September 2019 2019¦~9¤ë17¤é |
Figure
1 of EP-364/2009/F in Part C. §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-364/2009/F¹Ï1 |
10 October
2019 2019¦~10¤ë 10 ¤é |
VEP-572/2020 |
27 March 2020 2020¦~3¤ë27¤é |
Amend Condition 2.15, Figure 4d, 4e, 4f & 4g of this Permit of EP-482/2013/B
to reflect the latest design of
absorptive panel in green color on the lower parts of Eastbound noise
barriers and Westbound noise enclosures in Island Eastern Corridor Link. §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-482/2013/B²Ä2.11¶µ±ø¥ó¡B¹Ï4d¡B¹Ï4e¡B¹Ï4f¤Î¹Ï4g¥H¤Ï¬M¦bªF°Ï¨«´Y³s±µ¸ôªF¦è¦æ½uªº¥b±K«Ê¦¡¹jµ¸n¤Î¹jµ«Ì¤U¥b³¡³Ì·sÀÀ«Øªººñ¦â§lµªO³]p |
22 April 2020 2020¦~4¤ë 22 ¤é |
22 April 2020 2020 ¦~ 4 ¤ë 22 ¤é |
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(Sunny C.W.Cheung) Principal Environmental Protection
Officer for Director of Environmental
Protection Àô¹Ò«OÅ@¸p¸pªø (º®uÀô¹Ò«OÅ@¥D¥ô ±i®iµØ
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PART B
(DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)
B³¡ («ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº»¡©ú)
Hereunder
is the description of the designated project mentioned in Part
A of this environmental permit (hereinafter referred to as ¡§the
Permit¡¨):
¤U¦C¬°¥»Àô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ(¤UºÙ¡§³\¥iÃÒ¡¨)A³¡©Ò´£zªº«ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº»¡©ú:
Title of Designated Project «ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº¦WºÙ |
Central ¡V Wan
Chai Bypass (CWB) including its Road Tunnel and Slip Roads (This designated project is hereafter
referred to as ¡§the Project¡¨) ¤¤ÀôÆW¥J¶¹D¡A¥]¬A¨ä¦æ¨®ÀG¹D¤Î³s±µ¸ô (¥»«ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Ø¤UºÙ¡§¤uµ{¶µ¥Ø¡¨) |
Nature of Designated Project «ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº©Ê½è |
The Project
will involve construction of: ¡P
a trunk road; and ¡P
its
road tunnel more than 800m in length between portals. ¦¹¤uµ{¶µ¥Ø¯A¤Î¿³«Ø: ¡P
¤@±ø¥D·F¹D; ¤Î ¡P
¨ä¤J¤f¤§¶¡ªºªø«×¶W¹L800¦Ìªº¦æ¨®ÀG¹D¡C |
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 Figure 1
of this Permit. ¥Ñ»´ä¤¤Àô¦Ü¥_¨¤¡C ¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº¦aÂI®i¥Ü©ó¥»³\¥iÃÒ¹Ï1¤º¡C |
Scale and Scope of Designated Project |
The
scope of the Project includes: ¡P
a dual three-lane trunk road,
approximately 4.5 km in length, and tunnel approximately 3.7 km in length
defined from the connection with the existing Rumsey Street Flyover in
Central, through to a connection with the existing Island Eastern Corridor to the east of the Causeway Bay
Typhoon Shelter(CBTS); ¡P
the Central Interchange near the
Rumsey Street Flyover to provide road connections to the Central area; ¡P
tunnel control buildings and
ventilation buildings; ¡P
slip roads to connect the CWB to the
local road system in the Wan Chai North and Causeway Bay area; ¡P
associated road lighting, road
signing, traffic control and surveillance system; and ¡P
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 ¡§DP2¡¨ in the WDII&CWB
EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008). (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. ¤uµ{¶µ¥Øªº½d³ò¥]¬A: ¡P
¤@±ø±q²{¦³ªº¤¤ÀôªL¤hµó¤Ñ¾ô¥æ±µ³B¡A¦ù®i¦Ü»ÉÆrÆWÁ×·¶íªF±ªº²{¦³ªF°Ï¨«´Y¥æ±µ³B¡A¬ùªø4.5¤½¨½ªº¤T½uÂù¦V¦æ¨®¹D¸ô¤Î¬ùªø3.7¤½¨½ªºÀG¹D; ¡P
¦b²{¦³ªº¤¤ÀôªL¤hµó¤Ñ¾ôªþªñ¡A¥Î¥H³s±µ¤¤Àô°Ï¨ä¥L¹D¸ôªº¤¤Àô¥æ¶×³B; ¡P
ÀG¹DºÞ²z¤j¼Ó¤Î³q·¤j¼Ó; ¡P
³s±µ¥D·F¹D»PÆW¥J¥_©M»ÉÆrÆW¦a°Ï²{¦³¹D¸ôªº³s±µ¹D; ¡P
¬ÛÃöªº¹D¸ô·Ó©ú¡B¹D¸ô¼Ð»x©M¥æ³qºÞ¨î¤ÎºÊ¹î¨t²Î; ¤Î ¡P
¨ä¥L¬ÛÃö¤uµ{¡C ³Æµù: (a) ¥»³\¥iÃÒ¤£¥]¬A: (i) ¤¤ÀôÆW¥J¶¹D¦ì©ó¤¤Àô¶ñ®ü²Ä¤T´Á¦a°Ï¤ºªºÀG¹Dµ²ºc«Ø³y¤uµ{¡B(ii)
¤¤ÀôÆW¥J¶¹D¬ÛÃöªº¥Ã¤[¤ÎÁ{®É¶ñ®ü¤uµ{(¥]¬A¬ÛÁp«õªd¤uµ{)¤Î(iii) ¦bWDII&CWBÀôµû³ø§i¤¤´£¤Îªº«ü©w¤uµ{¶µ¥ØDP2¡A¦ì©óÆW¥J®ü®Ç¦a°Ï¡Aªñ»´ä·|ij®iÄý¤¤¤ßªºP2¸ô©M¨ä¥L¤ÀÃþ¬°¥Dn·F¹D©Î¦a°Ï·F¹Dªº¹D¸ô¡C (b)
¤¤ÀôÆW¥J¶¹D¦ì©ó¤¤Àô¶ñ®ü²Ä¤T´Á¦a°Ï¤ºªºÀG¹Dµ²ºc«Ø³y¤uµ{¤w¥]¬A¦bñµo»P¤g¤ì¤uµ{©Ý®i¸pªºÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ(³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹: EP-122/2002)¤Îñµo»P¨ä©Ó¿ì°ÓLeighton-China State-Van Oord Joint
Ventureªº·sªºÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ(³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹: FEP-01/122/2003)¤Î¨ä¦U¦Ûªº§ó·sª©¥»¡C (c)
¤¤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 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 Lung King Street, Wan Chai. The eastern part of the Project starts
from the eastern boundary of the CRIII area and ends at the eastern boundary of
the Project. The western part of the Project is covered by the approved
CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) with the clarifications
stated in the Application for Environmental Permit and its attachments
(Application No.: AEP-364/2009). The eastern part of the Project is covered by the
approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008)).
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
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 updated EM&A
Manual of the Project approved under Condition 2.5 of this Permit.
The ET Leader shall keep a contemporaneous log-book of each and every
instance or circumstance or change of circumstances, which may affect the
compliance with the recommendations of the 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 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 updated EM&A Manual of the Project
approved under Condition 2.5 of this Permit or failure to comply with this
Condition would entitle the Director to require the Permit Holder by notice in
writing to replace the ET Leader.
Failure by the Permit Holder to make replacement,
or further failure to keep contemporaneous records in the log-book despite the
employment of a new ET Leader may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation
or variation.
2.2
An 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 updated EM&A Manual approved under Condition 2.5 of this Permit and shall audit the overall EM&A
performance, including the implementation of all environmental mitigation
measures, submissions required in the updated EM&A Manual, and any other
submissions required under this Permit.
In addition, the IEC shall be responsible for verifying the
environmental acceptability of permanent and temporary works, relevant design
plans and submissions under this Permit.
The IEC shall verify the log-book(s) mentioned in Condition 2.1 of this Permit.
The IEC shall notify the Director by fax, within one working day of
receipt of notification from the ET Leader of each and every occurrence, change
of circumstances or non-compliance with the EIA Report 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 updated EM&A
Manual or fails to comply with this Condition, the Director may require the
Permit Holder by notice in writing to replace the IEC. Failure to replace the IEC as directed
or further failure to so notify the Director despite employment of a new IEC
may render the Permit liable to suspension, cancellation or variation. Notification by the Permit Holder is the
same as notification by the IEC for the purpose of this Condition.
Environmental Project Committee
(ENPC)
2.3
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 liaise with the
permit holder of environmental permit No.
EP-356/2009 to jointly set up an Environmental Project Committee (ENPC). The ENPC shall be set up before the
commencement of construction of the earliest components of the whole Project. Regular members of the ENPC will include:
(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)
Hong Kong Baptist Church Henrietta
Secondary School; and
(ii)
Po Leung Kuk Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial
School;
(b)
the installation of different types
of noise barriers for particular items of powered mechanical equipments (including
saw cutting / wire cutting machines) and construction works at the locations as shown in Figure 2 of this Permit. These noise
barriers shall be installed along the existing Island Eastern Corridor
structure during the demolition and construction of substructure for the Island
Eastern Corridor and construction of adjacent tunnel approach ramp structure,
as shown in Figure 2 of this Permit.
Besides, temporary noise barriers shall be provided on temporary working platforms
on piers or pile caps for the demolition works of existing piers and crossheads
for the marine section of the existing Island Eastern Corridor as shown in Figure 3 of this Permit. The barrier
material shall have a surface mass of not less than 14 kg/m2 on skid
footing with 25mm thick internal sound absorptive lining; and
(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 corresponding
road sections 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 235m length of noise semi-enclosure covering the westbound
slip road from the Island Eastern Corridor;
(b)
about 230m length of noise semi-enclosure covering the main
carriageways (eastbound and westbound) of the Central-Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) and
Island Eastern Corridor;
(c)
about 135m length of 5.5m high cantilevered noise barrier with 4.5m long cantilever inclined at 45¢X on the
eastbound slip road to the Island Eastern Corridor;
(d)
about 95m length of 5.5m high cantilevered noise barrier with 1m long cantilever inclined at 45¢X on the
eastbound slip road to the Island Eastern Corridor;
(e)
about 350m length of 3.5m high vertical noise barrier on the
eastbound slip road to the Island Eastern Corridor; and
(f)
about
265m length of noise semi-enclosure covering the westbound slip road from the Island Eastern
Corridor shall be installed
before the occupation of planned noise sensitive receivers (NSRs) in the
Comprehensive Development Areas (CDA) near Oil Street, North Point, as shown in
Figures 4a and 4b of this Permit.
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 70 km/hour
or above (except the section of
CWB within the tunnel and beneath the landscaped deck at the eastern portal area) as shown in Figures 4b and 4c of this Permit.
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 1a of this Permit;
(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 2.4.18 of the WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register
No. AEIAR-125/2008).
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 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)
absorptive
panels in green color 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 (Site A and Site B)
2.17
The Ngau Kok Wan Works Areas 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
For Site A, the stockpiling height shall not exceed 3m from ground level
and the stockpiling amount shall not exceed 15,000 m3. For Site B, the
stockpiling height shall not exceed 7m from ground level and the stockpiling
amount shall not exceed 35,000 m3
2.20
For Site A, 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 1.2 m high fence around the dripline of trees or larger area as far
as feasible.
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 3m from ground level. The
stockpiling amount shall not exceed 20,000 m3.
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 1.2
m high fence around the dripline of trees or larger area as far as feasible.
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/H
Àô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹ EP-364/2009/H
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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 |
West Ventilation Building
(WVB)** |
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 |
Central Ventilation
Building (CVB)** |
80 |
8 |
17.5 |
Vertical |
Vent shaft of the East Ventilation Building (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 |
¦å®ä |
Retain and fence off |
T002 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
¦å®ä |
Retain and fence off |
T003 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
¦å®ä |
Retain and fence off |
T004 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
¦å®ä |
Retain and fence off |
T005 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
¦å®ä |
Retain and fence off |
T006 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T007 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T008 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T009 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T010 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T011 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T012 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T013 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
Retain and fence off |
T014 |
Leucaena leucocephala |
»È¦XÅw |
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 |
®ü«n»Z®ç |
Retain and fence off |
T002 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
¦å®ä |
Retain and fence off |
T003 |
Macaranga Tanarius |
¦å®ä |
Retain and fence off |
T004 |
Acacia Confusa |
¥xÆW¬Û«ä |
Retain and fence off |
T005 |
Acacia Confusa |
¥xÆW¬Û«ä |
Retain and fence off |
T006 |
Acacia Auriculiformus |
¦ÕªG¬Û«ä |
Retain and fence off |
T007 |
Acacia Confusa |
¥xÆW¬Û«ä |
Retain and fence off |
T008 |
Acacia Confusa |
¥xÆW¬Û«ä |
Retain and fence off |
T009 |
Liquidamber Formosana |
·¬» |
Retain and fence off |
T010 |
Acacia Confusa |
¥xÆW¬Û«ä |
Retain and fence off |
T011 |
Liquidamber Formosana |
·¬» |
Retain and fence off |
T012 |
Acacia Confusa |
¥xÆW¬Û«ä |
Retain and fence off |
T013 |
Acacia Confusa |
¥xÆW¬Û«ä |
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, Lantau Island.