Project Title : Hong Kong Section of
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Reference of the
Approved EIA Report in the Register : AEIAR-143/2009
Condition of
Approval under Section 8(3) of the EIA Ordinance (the Ordinance)
The EIA Report as exhibited under
Section 7(1) of the Ordinance is approved by the Director of Environmental
Protection (DEP) with the following conditions:
(1)
one
month before any tree felling, the Project Proponent shall submit a tree
planting and landscape plan, including the compensatory woodland, in
consultation with the Planning Department and Agriculture, Fisheries and
Conservation Department, for approval by DEP;
(2)
before
the commencement of any tunneling or soil excavation works, the Project
Proponent shall provide DEP with an updated hydrogeological impact assessment
to reaffirm the findings of the EIA report with respect to the extent of the
environmental impacts as a result of the potential hydrology and groundwater
level changes. Moreover,
before, during and after the soil excavation or tunneling works, the Project
Proponent shall conduct groundwater level monitoring, in particular in the
ecologically sensitive areas, in consultation with relevant stakeholders to verify
the predictions in the EIA report;
(3)
before
the commencement of any tunneling or soil excavation works, the Project
Proponent shall submit a contingency plan to deal with any unforeseeable
incidents which might affect the groundwater level;
(4)
the Project
Proponent shall prohibit the disposal of any construction and demolition
(C&D) materials generated by the project at the landfills, with the
exception of the non-inert C&D wastes and the small amount of properly
treated contaminated wastes;
(5)
the Project
Proponent shall take action to restore any fly-tipping sites found to be dumped
with C&D materials generated by the project;
(6)
the Project
Proponent shall submit an updated C&D material management plan to DEP
within three months of the commencement of the construction works;
(7)
before
the commencement of construction works, the Project Proponent shall set up
community liaison groups comprising representatives of concerned and affected
parties, including local committees, residents and schools in the affected
areas along the railway alignment, to facilitate communications, enquiries and
complaints handling on all environmental issues. A designated complaint hotline
shall also be set up for the project to address such concerns and complaints in
an efficient manner; and
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(8)
the Project
Proponent shall amend the fixed plant noise calculation in Appendix 5.6 and the
maximum sound power levels in Table 5.21 of the proposed ventilation building
in
Environmental Protection Department
September 2009