Environmental
Permit No. EP-482/2013/D
環境許可證編號 EP-482/2013/D
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項目環評資料連結
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE
(CHAPTER 499)
SECTIONS 10 AND
13
環境影響評估條例
(第499章)
第10條及13條
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERMIT TO OPERATE
A DESIGNATED
PROJECT
營辨指定工程項目的環境許可證
A部 (許可證主要部分)
Pursuant to Section 10 of the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), the Director of Environmental
Protection (the Director) grants the Environmental Permit (No. EP-482/2013) to the Highways Department (hereinafter referred to as the
"Permit Holder") on 9 December 2013. Pursuant to Section 13 of the
Ordinance, the Director amends the Environmental Permit No. EP-482/2013/C based
on the Application No. VEP-636/2024. The amendments, described below, are
incorporated into this Environmental Permit No. EP-482/2013/D. 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:
根據《環境影響評估條例》(環評條例)第10條的規定，環境保護署署長(署長) 於2013年12月9日將環境許可證(編號EP-482/2013)批予路政署(下稱 “許可證持有人”)。根據條例第13條的規定，署長因應更改環境許可證的申請編號VEP-636/2024修訂環境許可證編號EP-482/2013/C。以下修訂已包含在本環境許可證編號EP-482/2013/D內。本經修訂的環境許可證作為營辨本許可證B部所說明的指定工程項目，但須遵守C部所列明的條件。本環境許可證的發出，乃以下表所列的文件、批准或許可作為根據：
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Application No. 申請書編號 |
VEP- 636/2024
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Document in the Register : 登記冊上的文件: |
1.
Central - Wan Chai Bypass and -
Environmental Impact
Assessment Report (July 2001) -
Environmental Monitoring
and Audit Manual -
Executive Summary 2.
The Director’s letter of approval of the
CWB&IECL EIA Report dated 31 August 2001 referenced (19) in Ax(2) to EP2/H4/A/ 3.
Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central-Wan
Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) -
Environmental Impact
Assessment Report (December 2007) -
Environmental Monitoring
and Audit Manual -
Executive Summary -
Further information
received from the Civil Engineering and Development Department on 11 March
2008, 9 April 2008 and 14 November 2008 under Section 8(1) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance 4.
The Director’s letter of approval of the WDII&CWB
EIA Report dated 11 December 2008 referenced (85) in EP2/H4/S3/ 5.
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 November 2013 (Application
No.: AEP-482/2013) 12.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-482/2013) issued
on 9 December 2013 13. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 7 December 2016 (Application No. VEP-511/2016) 14.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-482/2013/A) issued
on 22 December 2016 15. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 17 September 2019 (Application No. VEP-564/2019) 16.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-482/2013/B) issued
on 10 October 2019 17. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 27 March 2020 (Application No. VEP-573/2020) 18.
Environmental Permit (No. EP-482/2013/C) issued
on 22 April 2020 19. Application documents for Variation of
Environmental Permit including all attachments submitted by the Permit Holder
on 28 March 2024 (Application No. VEP-636/2024) 1. 中環及灣仔繞道和東區走廊連接路設計及建築工程 (登記冊編號: AEIAR─041/2001) -
環境影響評估報告 (2001年7月) [下稱「CWB&IECL環評報告」] -
環境監察審核手冊 -
行政摘要 2. 署長於 3. 灣仔發展計劃第二期及中環灣仔繞道 (登記冊編號: AEIAR-125/2008) ·
環境影響評估報告 (2007年12月) [下稱「WDII&CWB環評報告」] ·
環境監察審核手冊 ·
行政摘要 ·
土木工程拓展署根據條例第8.(1)條於 4. 署長於 5. 許可證持有人於 6. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-364/2009) 於 2009年 8 月 17日簽發 7. 許可證持有人於2010年 8. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-364/2009/A) 於 2010年 8 月 4日簽發 9. 許可證持有人於2012年 10. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-364/2009/B) 於 2012年 9 月 20日簽發 11. 許可證持有人於2013 年11月15日提交的環境許可證申請文件及附件(申請書編號: AEP-482/2013) 12. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-482/2013) 於 2013年 12 月 9日簽發 13. 許可證持有人於2016年12月7日提交的更改環境許可證申請文件包括所有附件(申請書編號：VEP-511/2016) 14. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-482/2013/A) 於 2016年 12 月 22日簽發 15. 許可證持有人於2019年9月17日提交的更改環境許可證申請文件包括所有附件(申請書編號：VEP-564/2019) 16. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-482/2013/B) 於 2019年 10 月 10日簽發 17. 許可證持有人於2020年3月27日提交的更改環境許可證申請文件包括所有附件(申請書編號：VEP-573/2020) 18. 已簽發的環境許可證 (編號 : EP-482/2013/C) 於 2020年 4 月 22日簽發 19. 許可證持有人於2024年3月28日提交的更改環境許可證申請文件包括所有附件(申請書編號：VEP-636/2024) |
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Application
No. 申請書編號 |
Date
of Application 申請日期 |
List
of Amendments Incorporated into this Environmental Permit 已包含在本環境許可證內的修訂項目 |
Date
of Amendment 修訂日期 |
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VEP-511/2016 |
7 December 2016 2016年12月7日 |
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). 更改環境許可證編號EP-482/2013第2.6項條件及表1b，以反映採用新空氣淨化系統及中通風大樓最新詳細設計 |
22 December
2016 2016年12月22日 |
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VEP-564/2019 |
17 September 2019 2019年9月17日 |
Amend Figure 1 & Figure 2a of EP-482/2013/A
in Part C. Amend Condition 2.3, 2.10 and 2.11 of
EP-482/2013/A in Part C. 更改環境許可證編號EP-482/2013/A第2.3、2.10及 2.11 項條件 |
10 October
2019 2019年10月10日 |
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VEP-573/2020 |
27 March 2020 2020年3月27日 |
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. 更改環境許可證編號EP-482/2013/B第2.11項條件、圖2d、圖2e、圖2f及圖2g以反映在東區走廊連接路東西行線的半密封式隔音罩及隔音屏下半部最新擬建的綠色吸音板設計 |
22 April
2020 2020年4月 22 日 |
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VEP-636/2024 |
28 March 2024 2024年3月28日 |
Amend Condition 2.6 in Part C of
the Environmental Permit No. EP-482/2013/C 更改環境許可證編號EP-482/2013/C
C部的第2.6項條件 |
April
2024 2024年4月 日 |
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April 2024 2024 年 4 月 日 |
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Date 日期 |
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(Queenie Y.C. NG) Acting Principal
Environmental Protection Officer for Director of
Environmental Protection 環境保護署署長 (署理首席環境保護主任 吳沅清 代行) |
PART B
(DESCRIPTION OF DESIGNATED PROJECT)
B部 (指定工程項目的說明)
Hereunder is the description of the designated
project mentioned in Part A of this environmental permit (hereinafter
referred to as “the Permit”):
下列為本環境許可證(下稱“許可證”)A部所提述的指定工程項目的說明:
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Title of Designated Project 指定工程項目的名稱 |
Central
– Wan Chai Bypass (CWB) including its Road Tunnel and Slip Roads (This designated
project is hereafter referred to as “the Project”) 中環灣仔繞道，包括其行車隧道及連接路 (本指定工程項目下稱“工程項目”) |
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Nature of Designated Project 指定工程項目的性質 |
Operation
of a trunk road and its road tunnel more than 營運一條主幹道及其入口之間的長度超過 |
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Location of Designated Project 指定工程項目的地點 |
From Central
to North Point, Hong Kong. The
location of the Project is shown in Figure 1 of this Permit. 由香港中環至北角。 工程項目的地點展示於本許可證圖1內。 |
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Scale and Scope of Designated Project |
Operation of ·
a dual three-lane trunk road, approximately ·
the Central Interchange near the Rumsey Street Flyover
to provide road connections to the Central area; ·
tunnel control buildings and ventilation buildings; ·
slip roads to connect the CWB to the local road system
in the Wan Chai North and ·
associated road lighting, road signing, traffic control
and surveillance system; and ·
other associated works. 營運 ·
一條從現有的中環林士街天橋交接處，伸展至銅鑼灣避風塘東面的現有東區走廊交接處，約長 ·
在現有的中環林士街天橋附近，用以連接中環區其他道路的中環交匯處; ·
隧道管理大樓及通風大樓; ·
連接主幹道與灣仔北和銅鑼灣地區現有道路的連接道; ·
相關的道路照明、道路標誌和交通管制及監察系統; 及 ·
其他相關工程。 |
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
If there is any design change to the mitigation measures as mentioned in 2.6(a) to (e) above, the Permit Holder shall, no later than one month before the implementation of the design change, submit four hard copies and one electronic copy of the design change to the Director for approval.
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 Environment
and Ecology, 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 Environment and Ecology, 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/D
環境許可證編號 EP-482/2013/D
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.