Contents                                                                                                                                                   

 

1    ??INTRODUCTION                                                                                                                  

 

2    ??SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT STUDY                                            

        

3    ??ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS                                                                                                    

        

4   ?? CONSTRUCTION DESCRIPTIONS                                                                                       

 

5    ??AIR QUALITY IMPACTS                                                                                                      

 

6  ???NOISE IMPACT                                                                                                               

 

7      ?SEDIMENT QUALITY                                                                                                           

 

8      ?WASTE MANAGEMENT                                                                             

 

9      ?WATER QUALITY

 

10  ?? ECOLOGICAL IMPACT                                                                               

 

11   ??FISHERIES IMPACT                                                                                    

 

12   ??CULTURAL HERITAGE IMPACT                                                             

       

13   ??HAZARD TO LIFE

 

14   ??LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL IMPACT                                                             

 

15  ?? ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS

 

16   ??CONCLUSIONS                                                                                                                  

 

Appendices

 

Appendix 5A        ?Calculation of Fugitive Dust Emission Factors

Appendix 5B        ?Locations and Details of Worksites for Fugitive Dust Assessment

Appendix 5C        ?Extent of Road not included in PATH

Appendix 5D        ?2031 Emission Inventory

Appendix 5E        ?Airport Operation Information

Appendix 5F-1      Key Assumptions for EmFAC Modelling

Appendix 5F-2      Vehicle Emission Factors for 2031 (including composite vehicle emission factors for each road link)

Appendix 5G       ? Vehicle Emission at Kiosks, Loading / Unloading Bays

Appendix 5H       ? Vehicle Emission Factors for TMCLKL

Appendix 5I       ??Tunnel Emission Calculations

Appendix 5J        ? Cumulative Air Quality Impacts

 

Appendix 6A        ?Designated Area ?Lantau Island West

Appendix 6B        ?Noise Sensitive Receivers

Appendix 6C        ?Construction Programme

Appendix 6D        ?Construction Plant Inventory

Appendix 6E        ?Sound Power Level of Construction Plant Inventory

Appendix 6F        ?Separation Distance between NSRs and Notional Construction Noise Sources

Appendix 6G       ? Monthly Construction Noise Calculation ?Unmitigated Scenario

Appendix 6H        ?Predicted Construction Noise Impacts ?Unmitigated Scenario

Appendix 6HA     ? Sample Calculation of Construction Noise

Appendix 6I         ?Monthly Construction Noise Calculation ?Mitigated Scenario

Appendix 6J        ? Predicted Construction Noise Impacts ?Mitigated Scenario

Appendix 6K        ?Extent of Friction Course Materials

Appendix 6L        ?Road Category for Road Traffic Noise Assessment

Appendix 6M       ?Predicted Road Traffic Noise Impacts

Appendix 6N        ?Proposed APM Alignment

Appendix 6O       ? APM Vibration Measurement Locations

Appendix 6P        ?APM Vibration Level Measurements

Appendix 6Q       ? APM Groundborne Noise Assessment

Appendix 6R        ?Locations of Prevailing Background Noise Measurement

 

Appendix 7A        ?Management Framework of Dredged / Excavated Sediment in Hong Kong

 

Appendix 8A        ?HKLR ?Construction & Demolition Materials Management Plan

Appendix 8B        ?HKBCF ?Construction & Demolition Materials Management Plan

Appendix 8C        ?Tentative Programme of C&D Materials from Other projects and Demand of Public Fill in HKLR and HKBCF

 

 

Appendix 9A1      ?Construction Sequence and Construction Programme ?HKBCF (Sequence A)

Appendix 9A2      ?Construction Sequence and Construction Programme ?HKBCF (Sequence B)

Appendix 9B        ?Comparison of Sediment Loss Rate of Sequence A and Sequence B

Appendix 9C        ?Construction Sequence and Construction Programme ?HKLR Reclamation

Appendix 9D1      ?Sediment Testing Results for TM-CLKL

Appendix 9D2      ?Summary of Proposed Simulations for Water Quality Modelling for the HKBCF, HKLR and TM-CLKL           

Appendix 9D3      ?Calculation of Loss Coefficients for Bridge Piers

Appendix 9D4      ?Pollution Loading Inventory

Appendix 9D5      ?Cumulative Dredging and Sediment Loss Rates

Appendix 9D6      ?Water Quality Mitigation ?Silt Curtain Application

Appendix 9D7      ?2026 Quality Modelling Results

Appendix 9D8    ??2011 Construction Plumes Modelling Results

Appendix 9D9   ?? 2012 Construction Plumes Modelling Results

Appendix 9D10   ? 2013 Construction Plumes Modelling Results

Appendix 9D11  ??Mitigated Scenario for (2+1) Silt Curtain System

Appendix 9D12 ?? Sensitivity Test for TSHD High Overflow Scenario in PRD

Appendix 9E?????Modelling Verifications

Appendix 9E1     ? Modelling Verification Plots - Grid Refinement

Appendix 9E2     ? Modelling Verification Plots - Baseline  

Appendix 9E3  ???Modelling Verification Plots - Sequence B

Appendix 9F     ?? Modelling Results for HKBCF Sequence B

 

Appendix 10A    ??Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Section and North Lantau Highway Connection (now renamed as Hong Kong Link Road) ? Final 9 Months Ecological Baseline Survey Report, Mouchel Parkman Asia Ltd. 2004

Appendix 10B    ??Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ?Verification Survey for Ecological Baseline Final Report, May 2009

Appendix 10C     ? Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Hong Kong Link Road ?Final Supplementary Ecological Survey Report, July 2009

Appendix 10D   ?? Results of HKBCF Ecological Survey Programme

 

Appendix 12A???? Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance, Technical Memorandum ?Annexes 10 and 19

Appendix 12B???? Guidelines for Marine Archaeological Investigation (MAI)

Appendix 12C???? Images

Appendix 12D???? Geophysical Surveys Plots

 

Figures

Figure 1.1            ?Proposed HKLR and HKBCF

Figure 1.2            ?Implementation Phases of HKBCF

Figure 1.3            ?Locations of Concurrent Projects during Construction Phase

Figure 1.4            ?Locations of Concurrent Projects during Operational Phase

 

Figure 3.1            ?Site Options considered for HKBCF

Figure 3.2            ?Alignment Options considered for HKLR

Figure 3.3            ?Tunnel cum At-grade Road Scheme for HKLR

Figure 3.4            ?Overall Layout of Proposed HKBCF-cum-HKLR

Figure 3.5            ?Key Issues/Constraints ?Overall Plan (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 3.6            ?Key Issues/Constraints ?Overall Plan (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 3.7            ?Key Issues/Constraints ?AHR and Navigation Channels

Figure 3.8            ?Key Issues/Constraints ?Residential Premises

Figure 3.9            ?Key Issues/Constraints ?Chinese White Dolphins

Figure 3.10          ?HKBCF ?Option WCLK

Figure 3.11          ?HKBCF ?Option SSW

Figure 3.12          ?HKBCF ?Option SWCLK

Figure 3.13          ?HKBCF ?Option TCB

Figure 3.14          ?HKBCF ?Option TH

Figure 3.15          ?HKBCF ?Option NECLK

Figure 3.16          ?HKLR ?Alignment Option (A)

Figure 3.17          ?HKLR ?Alignment Option (B)

Figure 3.18          ?HKLR ?Alignment Option (C)

Figure 3.19          ?HKLR ?Recommended Alignment: Further Points on Pilecap Arrangement

Figure 3.20          ?HKLR ?Recommended Alignment: Further Points on Span Arrangement

Figure 3.21          ?HKLR ? Finer-level Alternative on the Section of HKLR from Scenic Hill to HKBCF

Figure 3.22          ?HKLR ?Comparison between At-grade Road Option and Low-level Bridge Option at Airport East

Figure 3.23??????HKBCF - Finer-level Layout Option (c): Adopting 2-row Arrangement for Clearance Kiosks

 

Figure 4.1            ?1st Phase and Full Phase of HKBCF

Figure 4.2            ?Main Works Elements of HKLR

Figure 4.3            ?Main Works Elements of HKBCF

Figure 4.4            ?Typical Arrangements for Pile and Pilecap Construction

Figure 4.5            ?Types of Seawall and Reclamation

Figure 4.6            ?Sequence A of HKBCF Reclamation

Figure 4.7            ?Sequence B of HKBCF Reclamation

Figure 4.8            ?Roadworks of HKBCF

Figure 4.9            ?Overall Layout of Buildings within the HKBCF

Figure 4.10          ?Proposed Automated People Mover (APM)

Figure 4.11          ?Envisaged Construction Methods for the APM (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 4.12          ?Envisaged Construction Methods for the APM (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 4.13        ??Tentative Programme for HKBCF

Figure 4.14       ?? Tentative Programme for HKLR

 

 

Figure 5.1a          ?Locations of Air Sensitive Receivers ?Key Plan

Figure 5.1b          ?Locations of Air Sensitive Receivers ?Sheet 1

Figure 5.1c          ?Locations of Air Sensitive Receivers ?Sheet 2

Figure 5.1d          ?Locations of Air Sensitive Receivers ?Sheet 3

Figure 5.2a          ?Locations of Fugitive Dust Emission Sources

Figure 5.2b          ?Locations of Concrete Batching Plants

Figure 5.3            ?Contours for Fugitive Dust Concentration 

Figure 5.4a          ?Location of Operational Air Quality Emission Sources ?Key Plan

Figure 5.4b          ?Location of Operational Air Quality Emission Sources ?Sheet 1

Figure 5.4c          ?Location of Operational Air Quality Emission Sources ?Sheet 2

Figure 5.4d          ?Location of Operational Air Quality Emission Sources ?Sheet 3

Figure 5.4e          ?Location of Operational Air Quality Emission Sources ?Sheet 4

Figure 5.4f           ?Location of Operational Air Quality Emission Sources ?Sheet 5

Figure 5.4g          ?Location of the Existing Noise Barriers in Tung Chung

Figure 5.5a          ?Pollution Contour (I) (1-hr NO2 & 24-hr NO2)

Figure 5.5b          ?Pollution Contour (II) (1-hr NO2 & 24-hr NO2)

Figure 5.5c          ?Pollution Contour (III) (1-hr NO2 & 24-hr NO2 )

 

Figures 6.1a-j      ? Locations of Noise Sensitive Receivers

Figure 6.2            ?Location of Concrete Batching Plants

Figure 6.3            ?Location of the Ventilation Building at Scenic Hill

Figure 6.4            ?Locations of Fixed Noise Sources

 

Figure 7.1            ?Sediment Sampling Locations from Other Studies

Figure 7.2            ?Locations of Existing Vibrocores for the Reclamation of HKBCF and HKLR

Figure 7.3            ?Locations of Existing Vibrocores for HKLR Marine Viaduct

Figure 7.4            ?Demarcation of Portion of HKBCF Reclamation by the Vibrocores

Figure 7.5            ?Demarcation of Portion of HKLR Marine Viaduct

Figure 7.6            ?Demarcation of Portion of HKLR Reclamation by the Vibrocores

 

Figure 9.1            ?Location Plan for HKBCF, TMCLKL and HKLR

Figure 9.2a          ?Envisaged Programmed of Reclamation and Sediment Loss Rates of HKBCF(Sequence A)+HKLR+TMCLKL

Figure 9.2b          ?Envisaged Programmed of Reclamation and Sediment Loss Rates of HKBCF(Sequence B)+HKLR+TMCLKL

Figure 9.3            ?Management Frameworks for Dredged/Excavated Sediment

Figure 9.4            ?Key Areas of Seabed Disturbance

Figure 9.5            ?Location of Water Quality and Ecological Sensitive Receivers

Figure 9.6            ?Monitoring Stations used for the Management of Contaminated Mud Pits at East of Sha Chau (2000-2005)

Figure 9.7            ?Sediment Sampling Locations for TMCLKL, HZMB and others (Indicative)

Figure 9.8            ?Coverage of Western Harbour Model

Figure 9.9            ?Comparison of Original and Refined Model Grids

Figure 9.10          ?Assumed Ultimate Coastline when HKBCF+HKLR+TMCLKL is completed (2026)

Figure 9.11          ?Main Flow Channel in Western Harbour

Figure 9.12          ?Indicative Location of Box Culverts for Discharges of Storm Waters from TMCLKL

Figure 9.13          Indicative Location of Box Culverts for Discharges of Storm Waters and Treated Effluent (HKBCF+HKLR)

Figure 9.14          ?Location Plan for the Proposed Pits to Receive Mf sediment in HKBCF

Figure 9.15          ?Proposed Details and Mitigation measures for the Pits to Receive Mf sediment in HKBCF

Figure 9.16          ?Location Plan for the Proposed Pits to Receive Mf sediment in HKLR

Figure 9.17          ?Proposed Details and Mitigation measures for the Pits to Receive Mf sediment in HKLR

Figure 9.18          ?2011 Dry Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Unmitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.19          ?2011 Dry Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.20          ?2011 Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Unmitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.21          ?2011 Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.22          ?2012 Dry Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Unmitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.23          ?2012 Dry Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.24          ?2012 Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Unmitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.25          ?2012 Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.26          ?2013 Dry Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Unmitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.27          ?2013 Dry Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.28          ?2013 Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Unmitigated Scenario)

Figure 9.29          ?2013 Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Dolphin Density in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

 

Figure 10.1          ?Marine Ecological Assessment Area and Marine Ecological Sensitive Receivers

Figure 10.2          ?Terrestrial Ecological Assessment Area and Sites of Conservation Importance for Terrestrial and Intertidal Ecology

Figure 10.3          ?Survey Coverage and Sampling Locations in the Various Survey Programmes under HKLR and HKBCF

Figure 10.4a        ?Habitat Map for Terrestrial Ecological Assessment Area of HKLR (Airport Channel and North Lantau)

Figure 10.4b        ?Habitat Map for Terrestrial Ecological Assessment Area of HKLR (Airport Channel and North Lantau)

Figure 10.4c        ?Habitat Map for Terrestrial Ecological Assessment Area of HKLR (Airport Ialand)

Figure 10.5          ?Photographs of Habitats presented within the Study Area

Figure 10.6          ?Locations of Species of Conservation Importance within Terrestrial Ecological Assessment Area of HKLR

Figure 10.7          ?Locations with gorgonian Echinomuricea and ahermatypic coral Balanophyllia and the CCPC benthic sampling station 18

Figure 10.8          ?Chinese White Dolphin DPSE 2002-2009 and the HKBCF & HKLR Project Sites

Figure 10.9          ?Chinese White Dolphin Unspotted Calf Sightings 2002-2008 and the HKBCF & HKLR Project Sites

Figure 10.10        ?Chinese White Dolphin Unspotted Juvenile Sightings 2002-2008 and the HKBCF & HKLR Project Sites

Figure 10.11        ?Chinese White Dolphin Juvenile/Calf Sightings and Feeding/Socializing Activities 2008-2009 and the HKBCF & HKLR Project Sites

Figure 10.12      ??2011 Dry & Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and CWD density distribution in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 10.13      ??Artificial Reefs in Airport Marine Exclusion Zone 3 and the HKBCF & HKLR Project Sites

Figure 10.14     ?? Pre-construction Dive Survey for Corals

 

Figure 11.1          ?Fisheries Assessment Area

Figure 11.2          ?Fisheries Sensitive Receivers

Figure 11.3          ?Distribution of Overall Fisheries Production (adult fish) and the Project Site

Figure 11.4          ?Distribution of Fish Fry Production and the Project Site

Figure 11.5          ?Distribution of Operation of Fishing Vessels (over 15m in length) and the Project Site

Figure 11.6          ?Distribution of Operation of Fishing Vessels (less than 15m in length) and the Project Site

Figure 11.7          ?Project Sites and Marine Works Areas

Figure 11.8          ?2011 Dry & Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Fisheries Production in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 11.9          ?2012 Dry & Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Fisheries Production in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 11.10     ?? 2013 Dry & Wet Season Predicted Maximum Sediment Plumes and Fisheries Production in North Lantau Waters (Mitigated Scenario)

Figure 11.11        ?Artificial Reefs in Airport Marine Exclusion Zone 3 and the HKBCF Project Site

 

Figure 12.1?????? MAI Study Area and Geophysical Survey Area

Figure 12.2?????? MAI Drive Survey

Figure 12.3?????? Proposed Reclamation Method and Arrangement for HKBCF

Figure 12.4?????? Cross-sections of Seawall

Figure 12.5?????? MAI Drive Survey Photographs

 

Figure 14.1.1   ???Landscape Resource Plan

Figure 14.1.1a  ???Landscape Resource Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 1 of 3)

Figure 14.1.1b  ???Landscape Resource Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 2 of 3)

Figure 14.1.1c  ???Landscape Resource Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 3 of 3)

Figure 14.1.2   ???Landscape Character Area Plan

Figure 14.1.2a ??? Landscape Character Area Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 1 of 3)

Figure 14.1.2b  ???Landscape Character Area Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 2 of 3)

Figure 14.1.2c ??? Landscape Character Area Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 3 of 3)

Figure 14.1.3   ???Visually Sensitive Receiver Plan

Figure 14.1.3a????Visually Sensitive Receiver Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 1 of 3)

Figure 14.1.3b????Visually Sensitive Receiver Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 2 of 3)

Figure 14.1.3c ??? Visually Sensitive Receiver Plan ?Blow-up (Sheet 3 of 3)

Figure 14.2.1a ??? Photomontage of VSR1 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.1b ??? Photomontage of VSR1 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.2a  ???Photomontage of VSR2 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.2b   ?? Photomontage of VSR2 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.3a????Photomontage of VSR3 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.3b????Photomontage of VSR3 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.4a  ???Photomontage of VSR4 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.4b  ???Photomontage of VSR4 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.5  ??? View of VSR5

Figure 14.2.6a ??? Photomontage of VSR6 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.6b ??? Photomontage of VSR6 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.7a ??? Photomontage of VSR7 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.7b  ???Photomontage of VSR7 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.8a ??? Photomontage of VSR8 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.8b ??? Photomontage of VSR8 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.9a  ???Photomontage of VSR9 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.9b  ???Photomontage of VSR9 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.10a ?? Photomontage of VSR10 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.10b???Photomontage of VSR10 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.11a???Photomontage of VSR11 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.11b ?? Photomontage of VSR11 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.12a???Photomontage of VSR12 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.12b???Photomontage of VSR12 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.13????View of VSR13

Figure 14.2.14a???Photomontage of VSR14 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.14b ?? Photomontage of VSR14 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.15a ?? Photomontage of VSR15 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.15b ?? Photomontage of VSR15 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.16a ?? Photomontage of VSR16 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.16b  ??Photomontage of VSR16 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.17a  ??Photomontage of VSR17 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.17b ?? Photomontage of VSR17 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.18  ???View of VSR18

Figure 14.2.19a???Photomontage of VSR19 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.19b ?? Photomontage of VSR19 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.20a???Photomontage of VSR20 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.20b  ??Photomontage of VSR20 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.21a ?? Photomontage of VSR21 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.21b???Photomontage of VSR21 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.22 ??? View of VSR22

Figure 14.2.23a ?? Photomontage of VSR23 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.23b???Photomontage of VSR23 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.24????View of VSR24

Figure 14.2.25a  ??Photomontage of VSR25 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.25b ?? Photomontage of VSR25 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.26a ?? Photomontage of VSR26 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.26b ?? Photomontage of VSR26 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.27a  ??Photomontage of VSR27 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.27b ?? Photomontage of VSR27 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.28  ???View of VSR28

Figure 14.2.29   ?? View of VSR29

Figure 14.2.30a ?? Photomontage of VSR30 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.30b ?? Photomontage of VSR30 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.31a ?? Photomontage of VSR31 (Sheet 1 of 2)

Figure 14.2.31b???Photomontage of VSR31 (Sheet 2 of 2)

Figure 14.2.32  ???View of VSR32

Figure 14.3.1 ????Landscape Master Plan

Figure 14.4.1 ????Baseline Condition of CPA Shoreline

Figure 14.4.2???? Mitigation Measures of CPA Shoreline

Figure 14.4.3  ??? Mitigation Measures of HKLR Viaduct Section