Environmental Permit
No. EP-482/2013/C
Àô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹ EP-482/2013/C
ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
PERMIT TO OPERATE
A
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Pursuant
to Section 10 of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), the
Director of Environmental Protection (the Director) grants the Environmental Permit
(No. EP-482/2013) to the Highways Department (hereinafter referred to as the
"Permit Holder") on 9.12.2013. Pursuant to
Section 13 of the Ordinance, the Director amends the Environmental Permit based
on the Application No. VEP-573/2020. The amendments,
described below, are incorporated into this
Environmental Permit (No. EP-482/2013/C). This
Environmental Permit as amended is for the operation 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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VEP- 573/2020
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Document in the Register : µn°O¥U¤Wªº¤å¥ó: |
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.
Application for Environmental Permit and
attachments submitted by the Permit Holder on 27 July 2009 (Application No.:
AEP-364/2009) 6.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009) issued
on 17 August 2009 7.
Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 28 July 2010 (Application No. VEP-321/2010) 8.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009/A) issued
on 4 August 2010 9.
Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 31 August 2012 (Application No. VEP-374/2012) 10.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-364/2009/B) issued
on 20 September 2012 11.
Application for Environmental Permit and
attachments submitted by the Permit Holder on 15.11.2013 (Application No.:
AEP-482/2013) 12. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 7 December 2016 (Application No. VEP-511/2016) 13. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 17 September 2019 (Application No. VEP-564/2019) 14. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 27 March 2020 1.
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Application
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Date
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List
of Amendments Incorporated into this Environmental Permit ¤w¥]§t¦b¥»Àô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ¤ºªº×q¶µ¥Ø |
Date
of Amendment ×q¤é´Á |
VEP-511/2016 |
7 December 2016 2016¦~12¤ë7¤é |
Amend Condition 2.6 and Table 1b of
EP-482/2013 to reflect the newly adoption of air purification system and
latest detailed designs of the Central Ventilation Building (CVB). §ó§ïÀô¹Ò³\¥iÃÒ½s¸¹EP-482/2013²Ä2.6¶µ±ø¥ó¤Îªí1b¡A¥H¤Ï¬M±Ä¥Î·sªÅ®ð²b¤Æ¨t²Î¤Î¤¤³q·¤j¼Ó³Ì·s¸Ô²Ó³]p |
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2016 2016¦~12¤ë22¤é |
VEP-564/2019 |
17 September
2019 2019¦~9¤ë17¤é |
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VEP-573/2020 |
27 March 2020 2020¦~3¤ë27¤é |
Amend Condition 2.11, Figure 2d, 2e, 2f & 2g 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¡B¹Ï2d¡B¹Ï2e¡B¹Ï2f¤Î¹Ï2g¥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 |
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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)
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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 |
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 |
Operation of a
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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
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project |
Operation of ¡P
a dual three-lane trunk road, approximately ¡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 ¡P
associated road lighting, road signing, traffic control
and surveillance system; and ¡P
other associated works. Àç¹B ¡P
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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), 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 operation of the Project and
ensure that such person(s) fully understands all conditions and all
requirements incorporated by the Permit.
1.5
The Permit Holder shall operate the
Project in accordance with the project description in Part
B of this Permit.
1.6
The Permit Holder shall ensure that the
Project is operated in accordance with the relevant information and
recommendations described in the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-041/2001) and the approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No.
AEIAR-125/2008) as described in Part A of this Permit;
the Environmental Permit No. EP-364/2009; the Applications for Variation of EP-364/2009;
and the Application of this Environmental Permit including all attachments
submitted by the Permit Holder (Application No. AEP-482/2013), other relevant
documents in the Register, and the information or mitigation measures described
in this Permit, and mitigation measures to be recommended in submissions that
shall be deposited with or approved by the Director as a result of permit
conditions contained in this Permit, and mitigation measures to be recommended
under on-going surveillance and monitoring activities during all stages of the
Project. Where recommendations referred to in the documents of the Register are
not expressly referred to in this Permit, such recommendations are nevertheless
to be implemented unless expressly excluded or impliedly amended in this
Permit.
1.7
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.
1.8
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.
1.9
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.
1.10
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.
1.11
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 and during Operation of the
Project
Employment of Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Personnel
2.1
An ET shall be
established and shall be headed by an ET Leader. The ET Leader shall be a
person who has at least 7 years' experience in EM&A or environmental
management. The ET and the ET Leader shall be responsible for the
implementation of the EM&A programme in
accordance with the EM&A requirements as contained in the EM&A Manuals of
the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the
approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) or 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 findings of the
approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the approved
WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) or this Permit.
This log-book shall be kept readily available for inspection by all
persons assisting in supervision of the implementation of the recommendations
of the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the
approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) and this Permit
or by the Director or his authorized officers. Failure to maintain
records in the log-book, failure to discharge the duties of the ET Leader as
defined in the EM&A Manual or failure to comply with this Condition would
entitle the Director to require the Permit Holder by notice in writing to
replace the ET Leader. Failure by the Permit Holder to replace the ET Leader, 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. The ET shall not be in
any way an associated body of the Contractor or the IEC for the Project.
2.2
The Permit
Holder shall employ an IEC. The IEC
shall be a person who has at least 7 years' experience in EM&A or
environmental management. The IEC
shall be responsible for duties defined in the EM&A Manual of the approved
CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the approved
WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008), and any other
submissions required under this Permit.
In addition, the IEC shall be responsible for verifying the
environmental acceptability of relevant design plans and submissions under this
Permit. The IEC shall verify the
contemporaneous records of the log-book(s) mentioned in the EM&A Manual of
the approved CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the
approved WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) or this Permit. The
IEC shall notify the Director by fax transmission, within 24 hours of receipt
of notification from the ET Leader of each and every occurrence, change of
circumstances or non-compliance with the recommendations of the approved
CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the approved
WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) or this Permit, which
might affect the monitoring or control of adverse environmental impacts. Where the IEC fails to so notify the
Director of the same, fails to
discharge the duties of the IEC as defined in the EM&A Manual or fails to
comply with this Condition, the Director may require the Permit Holder by
notice in writing to replace the IEC.
Failure by the Permit Holder 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. The IEC shall not be in any way an
associated body of the Contractor or the ET for the Project.
Measures
for Mitigating Noise Impact during Operation of the Project
2.3
To
mitigate traffic noise from road operation, the following noise barriers and
semi-enclosures shall be properly maintained upon completion of the
corresponding road sections. The locations and indicative designs of the noise
semi-enclosures and barriers are shown in Figures 2a and 2b of this Permit:
(a)
about
(b)
about
(c)
about
(d)
about
(e)
about
(f) about
2.4
To
mitigate traffic noise from road operation, low
noise road surfacing shall be paved
and properly maintained at the sections of the CWB with
speed limit of
2.5
To
reduce operational noise from ventilation facilities, the Permit Holder shall
properly maintain the silencers to all ventilation fans installed in all
ventilation buildings.
Submission
and Measures for Mitigating Operational Air Quality Impact
2.6
To
mitigate the potential air quality impact arising from the operation of the ventilation
buildings and their vent shaft(s), the
following mitigation measures shall be properly operated and maintained:
(a)
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 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 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 air purification system (APS), including an electrostatic precipitator system (EPS), with removal efficiency of at least 80% of dust to reduce the level of respirable suspended particulates (RSP), and a NO2 removal system with removal efficiency of at least 80% for NO2, shall be adopted to improve the air quality before discharging to the atmosphere via the WVB, CVB and EVB and its vent shaft.
(e)
the
ventilation system of the Eastern Portal of the CWB Tunnel which adopted the
zero portal emission design as described in Section
The Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of operation 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 2.6(a) to (e).
2.7
The
Permit Holder shall, no later than three months before the commencement of
operation of the Project, submit to the Director for approval four hard copies
and one electronic copy of a APS Commissioning Test Plan, which shall be
certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the Application
of this Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit
Holder (Application No.
AEP-482/2013), to provide the
testing schedule and methodology for the commissioning test of the APS
described under Condition 2.6(d) above.
2.8
The
Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of
operation of the Project, deposit with the Director four hard copies and one
electronic copy of the APS Commissioning Test Report, which shall be certified
by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the Dust and NO2
removal efficiencies specified under Condition 2.6(d) above.
2.9
The
Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the commencement of
operation of the Project, submit to the Director for approval four hard copies
and one electronic copy of the Air Quality Monitoring Plan (AQMP), which shall
contain the APS Performance Monitoring and Contingency 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), approved
CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and the Application of
this Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
(Application No.
AEP-482/2013), for the operation of
the Project. The AQMP shall include the monitoring methodology, equipment,
monitoring locations, criteria for the monitoring of the relevant air quality
parameters mentioned in the EM&A Manual of the approved WDII&CWB EIA
Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008), approved
CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001) and Event/Action Plans.
In case the monitored air pollutant levels under this monitoring plan exceed
the approved criteria, the Permit Holder shall complete the investigation to
identify the source/reason of exceedance and submit the investigation report, with
recommended remedial actions to the Director, within 2 weeks of detection of
the exceedance. The Permit Holder shall fully and properly implement the
recommended remedial actions according to the deposited investigation report.
Submission and/or Measures
for Mitigating Landscape and Visual Impact during Operation of the Project
2.10 The landscape and visual mitigation measures shall be implemented in accordance with the recommendations of the relevant Landscape Plan(s) deposited under Condition 2.14 of Environmental Permit No.: EP-364/2009 and subsequent environmental permits, Table 10.6 and Figure 10.5, 10.5A, 10.5.1 to 10.5.5 of the WDII&CWB EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-125/2008) and Table 7.5 of the CWB&IECL EIA Report (Register No. AEIAR-041/2001). The Permit Holder shall deposit with the Director four hard copies and one electronic copy of the As-Built Drawing(s) of the landscape and visual mitigation measures in the deposited Landscape Plan(s) within one month, or otherwise agreed with the Director, after completion of the relevant landscape works, which shall be certified by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC as conforming to the recommendations of the deposited Landscape Plan(s). The landscape and visual mitigation measures shall be properly maintained after completion of the relevant part of landscape works.
2.11
The
Permit Holder shall properly maintain upon completion of the following measures
to mitigate the landscape and visual impact of the road traffic noise semi-enclosures
and barriers:
(a) transparent panels, translucent panels and/or green roof with translucent skylight in the upper part where appropriate; and
(b) absorptive panel in green color in the lower part where appropriate,
as shown in Figures 2d, 2e, 2f and 2g of this Permit.
Measures to
Mitigate Noise and Visual Impacts on Users of Victoria Park during Operation of
the Project
2.12
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 additional
noise and visual mitigation measures such as noise screening structures with aesthetic design shall
be properly maintained in accordance with the
submitted Additional Mitigation Plan for Slip Road 8 under Condition 2.16 of
the environmental permit (Permit No.: EP-364/2009/B). The Permit Holder
shall, at least one month before the commencement of operation of the Project,
deposit with the Director four hard copies and one electronic copy of the
As-Built Drawing(s) of the noise and visual mitigation measures in the
deposited Additional Mitigation Plan for Slip Road 8, which shall be certified
by the ET Leader and verified by the IEC.
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-482/2013/C
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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 2.6 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 2.6 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.