Table of Contents
Volume 1 of 6
1.1
Background
1.2
The Assignment
1.3
Purpose and Objectives of this EIA Study
1.4
Approach to the EIA Study
1.5
EIA Study Scope
1.6 Structure of this Report
2. ALTERNATIVE
ALIGNMENT SCHEMES
2.1
Introduction
2.2
The
Without Project Alternative
2.3
Alignment
Options and Selection Factors
2.4
Preferred
Alignment Option
2.5
Design
Evolution
2.6 Construction Methodology Alternatives
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Tunnels and Associated Works
3.3 Stations
3.4 Other Works Elements
3.5 Above-Ground Structures
3.6 Construction Methodologies
3.7 Construction Programme
3.8 Concurrent Projects
4. CULTURAL HERITAGE ASSESSMENT
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Project Background
4.3 Environmental Legislation
4.4 Objectives of the Cultural Heritage Impact Assessment
4.5 Assessment Methodology
4.6 Archaeological Impact Assessment
4.7 Built Heritage Impact Assessment
4.8 Residual Impacts
4.9 Environmental Monitoring and Audit Requirements
4.10 Summary and Conclusions
4.11 References
5. LANDSCAPE AND VISUAL ASSESSMENT
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Relevant Environmental Legislation
5.3 Approach to Assessment
5.4 Review of Planning and Development Control Framework
5.5 Landscape
Resources Baseline
5.6 Landscape Character Baseline
5.7 Visually Sensitive Receivers Baseline
5.8 Sources and Magnitude of Landscape and Visual Impacts
5.9 Magnitude of Landscape Impacts without Mitigation
during Construction and Operation Phases
5.10 Magnitude of Visual Impact before Mitigation during
Construction and Operation Phases
5.11 Impact Significance Threshold
5.12 Key Mitigation Measures
5.13 Significance of Residual Impacts
5.14 Cumulative Impacts
5.15 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
5.16 Conclusions
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Project Background
6.3 Environmental Legislation, Policies, Plans, Standards
and Criteria
6.4 Existing Air Quality
6.5 Air Sensitive Receivers
6.6 Concurrent Projects
6.7 Identification of Pollution Sources and Emission
Inventory
6.8 Assessment Methodology
6.9 Assessment of Results
6.10 Residual Impacts
6.11 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
6.12 Conclusions
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Project Background
7.3 Environmental Legislation, Standards and Guidelines
7.4 Noise Sensitive Receivers
7.5 Baseline Conditions
7.6 Identification of Environmental Impact
7.7 Concurrent Projects
7.8 Assessment Approach
7.9 Air-borne Construction Noise Assessment
7.10 Operational Air-borne Noise Assessment
7.11 Residual Impacts
7.12 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
7.13 Summary and Conclusions
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Legislation and Standards
8.3 Noise Sensitive Receivers
8.4 Concurrent Projects
8.5 Assessment Approach
8.6 Assessment Results
8.7 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
8.8 Conclusions
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Project Background
9.3 Environmental Legislation, Policies, Plans, Standards
and Criteria
9.4 Existing Water Quality
9.5 Water Sensitive Receivers
9.6 Assessment Methodology
9.7 Construction Phase Impacts
9.8 Operational Phase Impacts
9.9 Residual Impacts
9.10 Environmental Monitoring and Audit
9.11 Conclusion
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Project Background
10.3 Legislation and Standards
10.4 Assessment Methodology
10.5 Construction Phase Impact Assessment
10.6 Operational Phase Impact Assessment
10.7 Waste Disposal Recommendations
10.8 Residual Environmental Impacts
10.9 Monitoring and Audit Requirements
10.10 Conclusions
11.1 Background
11.2 Environmental Standards and Criteria
11.3 Assessment Methodology
11.4 Identification of Potential
Impacts
11.5 Prediction of Environmental Impacts
11.6 Conclusions
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Legislation Requirement and Evaluation Criteria
12.3 Study Objectives and Methodology
12.4 Facility Details
12.5 Population Data
12.6 Hazard Identification
12.7 Frequency Analysis
12.8 Consequence Analysis
12.9 Risk Summation
12.10 Cumulative Risk Assessment
12.11 Conclusions
12.12 Recommendations
12.13 References
13. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND AUDIT
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Cultural Heritage
13.3 Landscape
and Visual
13.4 Air
Quality
13.5 Air-borne
Noise
13.6 Ground-borne
Noise
13.7 Water
Quality
13.8 Waste
Management
13.9 Land
Contamination
13.10 Hazard to Life
14. SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL OUTCOMES
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Cultural Heritage Impact
15.3 Landscape
and Visual Impacts
15.4 Air
Quality Impact
15.5 Air-borne
Noise Impact
15.6 Ground-borne
Noise Impact
15.7 Water
Quality Impact
15.8 Waste
Management Implications
15.9 Land
Contamination
15.10 Hazard to Life
16. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE AND RECOMMENDED MITIGATION MEASURES
Volume 2 of 6
FIGURES
Figure 2.2 Alignment of Base Scheme
Figure 2.3 Alignment of Option A
Figure 2.4 Alignment of Option B
Figure 2.5 Revised Preferred Scheme
Figure 2.6 Option B and Revised Preferred
Scheme (Sheet 1 of 3)
Figure 2.7 Option B and Revised Preferred
Scheme (Sheet 2 of 3)
Figure 2.8 Option B and Revised Preferred
Scheme (Sheet 3 of 3)
Figure 2.9 Location Options For the EAP /
Ventilation Building (Henceforth the WAB)
Figure 3.1 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 1 of 10)
Figure 3.2 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 2 of 10)
Figure 3.3 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 3 of 10)
Figure 3.4 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 4 of 10)
Figure 3.5 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 5 of 10)
Figure 3.6 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 6 of 10)
Figure 3.7 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 7 of 10)
Figure 3.8 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 8 of 10)
Figure 3.9 Modified Preferred Scheme of KTE
Project (Sheet 9 of 10)
Figure
3.10a Modified Preferred Scheme of
KTE Project (Sheet 10 of 10)
Figure
3.10b Photo of Typical Explosives
Magazine Site
Figure
3.10c Elevations of Temporary
Explosive Magazine
Figure 3.11 Layout of HOM Station
Figure 3.12 Layout of WHA Station
Figure 3.13 Gascoigne Road Rest Garden
Figure
3.14 Overview of Tunnel
Construction Methods (1)
Figure
3.15 Overview of Tunnel
Construction Methods (2)
Figure
3.16 Excavation Plan of HOM
Station
Figure 3.17 East Concourse of WHA Station
Figure 3.18 West Concourse of WHA Station
Figure 3.19 Concurrent Projects
Figure 3.20 Central Kowloon Route
Figure 3.21 Shatin to Central Link – Tai Wai to
Hung Hom Section
Figure 3.22 Shatin to Central Link – Tai Wai to
Hung Hom Section
Figure 3.23 Shatin to Central Link – MongKok East
to Hung Hom Section
Figure 3.24 Essential Public Infrastructure Works
(EPIW)
Figure
3.25a Wylie Road Ancillary Building
(WAB) Ground Level Plan
Figure
3.25b Wylie Road Ancillary Building
(WAB) Roof Plan
Figure
3.26 Wylie Road Ancillary
Building (WAB) Elevations
Figure
3.27a Ho Man Tin Station – Plant
Level
Figure
3.27b Ho Man Tin Station – Entrance
A Level
Figure
3.27c Ho Man Tin Station – Entrance
A Roof Plan
Figure
3.27d Ho Man Tin Station – Entrance
B Level
Figure
3.27e Ho Man Tin Station – Entrance
B Upper Level
Figure
3.27f Ho Man Tin Station –
Entrance B Roof Level
Figure
3.28a Ho Man Tin Station –
Southeast External Elevations
Figure
3.28b Ho Man Tin Station – Northeast
and Southeast External Elevations
Figure
3.29a Ho Man Tin Station –
Southeast External Elevations – Zone S4
Figure
3.29b Ho Man Tin Station –
Southeast External Elevations – Zone S6
Figure
3.29c Ho Man Tin Station –
Southwest External Elevations – Zone K3
Figure
3.30a Ho Man Tin Station –
Southeast External Elevations – Zone S1
Figure
3.30b Ho Man Tin Station –
Southeast External Elevations – Zone S2
Figure
3.30c Ho Man Tin Station –
Southeast External Elevations – Zone S3
Figure 3.31 WHA Station – Entrance A1 and Vent
Building
Figure 3.32 WHA Station – Entrance A2
Figure 3.33 WHA Station – Entrance B1
Figure 3.34 WHA Station – Entrance B2
Figure 3.35 WHA Station – Vent Shaft (DEE) (East
and South)
Figure 3.36 WHA Station – Vent Shaft (CLP) (East
and South)
Figure
3.37 WHA Station – Air Intake
Shaft at Wan Hoi Street
Figure
3.38 Typical Layout of Crushing
Facilities
Figure 4.1 Identified Cultural Heritage
Resources – Key Plan
Figure 4.2 Geological Map Showing the
Approximate Location of the Proposed Alignment
Figure 4.3 Historical Map from 1863 Showing the
Locations of King’s Park, Ho Man Tin and Hung Hom
Figure 4.4 Historical Map from 1902-03 Showing
the Whampoa Section of the Study Area
Figure 4.5 1964 Aerial Photograph Showing the
Ho Man Tin Section of the Study Area
Figure 4.6 1957 Map Showing Ho Man Tin Study
Area
Figure 4.7 1902-03 Map over-laying Current
Study Area Map of the Whampoa Section
Figure 4.8 1947 Map Showing the Locations of
Selected Buildings in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan
Figure 4.9 1924 Map Showing the Location of
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Museum
Figure 4.10 1947 Map Showing the Location of the
Gun Club Hill Barracks
Figure 4.11 1924 Map Showing the Location of Kwun
Yam Temple in Hung Hom
Figure 4.13 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 1 of 11)
Figure 4.14 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 2 of 11)
Figure 4.15 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 3 of 11)
Figure 4.16 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 4 of 11)
Figure 4.17 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 5 of 11)
Figure 4.18 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 6 of 11)
Figure 4.19 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 7 of 11)
Figure 4.20 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 8 of 11)
Figure 4.21 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 9 of 11)
Figure 4.22 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 10 of 11)
Figure 4.23 Location of Identified Cultural
Heritage Resources (Sheet 11 of 11)
Figure
5.1a Planning and Development
Control Framework
Figure
5.1b Planning and Development
Control Framework
Figure
5.1c Planning and Development
Control Framework
Figure
5.2a Landscape Resources
Figure
5.2b Landscape Resources
Figure
5.2c Landscape Resources
Figure
5.3a Landscape Character Areas
Figure
5.3b Landscape Character Areas
Figure
5.3c Landscape Character Areas
Figure
5.4a Visually Sensitive Receivers
Figure
5.4b Visually Sensitive Receivers
Figure
5.6a Photographic Record of Key
Landscape Resources
Figure
5.6b Photographic Record of Key
Landscape Resources
Figure
5.7 Photographic Record of
Landscape Character Areas
Figure
5.8 Photographic Record of Key
Visually Sensitive Receivers
Figure
5.9a Residual Landscape Impacts during
Construction
Figure
5.9b Residual Landscape Impacts
during Construction
Figure
5.10a Residual Visual Impacts during
Construction
Figure
5.10b Residual Visual Impacts
during Construction
Figure
5.11a Residual Impacts at Day 1 of
Operation
Figure
5.11b Residual Impacts at Day 1 of
Operation
Figure
5.12a Residual Impacts at Year 10
of Operation
Figure
5.12b Residual Impacts at Year 10
of Operation
Figure
5.13 Locations of Viewpoints for
Photomontages
Figure
5.14 Photomontage 1 – View to
Wylie Road Ancillary Building (WAB) from Wylie Road
Figure
5.15 Photomontage 2 – View to
Wylie Road Ancillary Building (WAB) from Club de Recreio
Figure
5.17 Photomontage 4 – View to HOM
Station Entrance B from Chung Hau Street
Figure
5.18 Photomontage 5 – View West
to HOM Station Entrance C from Chatham Road North
Figure
5.19 Photomontage 6 – View East
to HOM Station from Chatham Road North
Figure
5.20 Photomontage 7 – View to WHA
Station Entrance A1
Figure
5.22 WAB Landscape Master Plan
Figure
5.23 Wylie Road Ancillary
Building (WAB) Elevations
Figure
5.24 HOM Station Landscape Master
Plan
Figure
5.25a HOM Station Elevations
Figure
5.25b HOM Station Elevations
Figure
5.26 WHA Station Master Plan
Figure
5.27a WHA Station Entrance A1
Elevations
Figure
5.27b WHA Station Detail Plans
Figure
5.28a WHA Station Entrance A2
Elevation
Figure
5.28b WHA Station Detail Plans
Figure
5.29a WHA Station Entrance B1
Elevation
Figure
5.29b WHA Station DEE and Vent
Shaft at Shun King Street
Figure
5.29c WHA Station Detail Plans
Figure
5.30a WHA Station Entrance B2
Elevation
Figure
5.30b WHA Station Vent Shaft next
to Tak Ting Street
Figure
5.30c WHA Station Detail Plans
Figure
5.31 WHA Station Vent Shaft at
Wan Hoi Street near Harbourfront Landmark
Figure
5.32 Gascoigne Road Rest Garden
Preliminary Master Plan
Figure
5.33 Yan Fung Street Rest Garden
Preliminary Master Plan
Figure
5.34 Fat Kwong Street Playground Preliminary
Master Plan
Figure 6.1 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers – Key Plan (Sheet 1 of 9)
Figure 6.2 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 2 of 9)
Figure 6.3 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 3 of 9)
Figure 6.4 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 4 of 9)
Figure 6.5 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 5 of 9)
Figure 6.6 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 6 of 9)
Figure 6.7 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 7 of 9)
Figure 6.8 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 8 of 9)
Figure 6.9 Representative Air Sensitive
Receivers (Sheet 9 of 9)
Figure 6.24
Cumulative Annual Averaged TSP
Concentration in µgm-3 at 1.5m above Ground Level (AQO: 80µgm-3) (Sheet 2 of 4)
Figure 6.25
Cumulative Annual Averaged TSP
Concentration in µgm-3 at 1.5m above Ground Level (AQO: 80µgm-3) (Sheet 3 of 4)
Figure 6.26
Cumulative Annual Averaged TSP
Concentration in µgm-3 at 1.5m above Ground Level (AQO: 80µgm-3) (Sheet 4 of 4)
Figure 7.1 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers – Key Plan (Sheet 1 of 9)
Figure 7.2 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 2 of 9)
Figure 7.3 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 3 of 9)
Figure 7.4 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 4 of 9)
Figure 7.5 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 5 of 9)
Figure 7.6 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 6 of 9)
Figure 7.7 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 7 of 9)
Figure 7.8 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 8 of 9)
Figure 7.9 Representative Air-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 9 of 9)
Figure
7.10 Muckout Point at Gascoigne
Road Rest Garden (WS1)
Figure
7.11 Muckout Point at Wylie Road
Ancillary Building (WS7a)
Figure
7.12 Muckout Point at Fat Kwong
Street Playground (WS26a)
Figure
7.13 Ventilation Building Facing
(WAB)
Figure
7.14 Ventilation Building Facing
(Ho Man Tin Station)
Figure
7.15 Ventilation Building Facing
(Whampoa Station)
Figure 7.16 Location of Ventilation Shafts at
Wylie Road Ancillary Building (WAB)
Figure 7.17 Location of Ventilation Shafts at HOM
Station (Sheet 1of 3)
Figure 7.18 Location of Ventilation Shafts at HOM
Station (Sheet 2of 3)
Figure 7.19 Location of Ventilation Shafts at HOM
Station (Sheet 3of 3)
Figure
7.20 Typical Layout of PMEs
within Station Shaft/Box (NSR11 Illustrated)
Figure 7.21 Temporary Traffic Decking at WHA
Station
Figure 7.22 Typical layout of Enclosure for
Muckout Points
Figure 8.1 Representative Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers – Key Plan (Sheet 1 of 7)
Figure 8.2 Representative Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 2 of 7)
Figure 8.3 Representative Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 3 of 7)
Figure 8.4 Representative Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 4 of 7)
Figure 8.5 Representative Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 5 of 7)
Figure 8.6 Representative Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 6 of 7)
Figure 8.7 Representative Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers (Sheet 7 of 7)
Figure 8.8 Speed Profiles for the Operation
Figure 8.9 Force Density Levels Value
Figure 8.10 Adopted Insertion Loss Values
Figure 8.11 Adopted Tunnel Coupling Factor
Figure 8.12 Adopted Building Coupling Factors from
Soil
Figure 8.13 Adopted Building Vibration Response
Figure 9.1 Representative Water Sensitive
Receivers
Figure 11.1 Sampling Locations for HOM Station
Figure 11.2 Sampling Locations for WHA Station
Figure 12.1 Hong Kong Government Risk Guidelines
Figure 12.2 Schematic Diagram of QRA Process
Figure
12.3 Proposed Alignment and Works
Areas
Figure
12.4 Proposed Alignment, Proposed
Magazine Locations and Explosive Transport Routes
Figure 12.5 Maximum IR for the Delivery Routes
from TKO Area 137 Magazine
Figure 12.6 IR of Proposed TKO Area 137 Magazine
Figure 12.7 F-N Curves for Storage and Transport
of Explosives
Figure 12.8 F-N Curves for Base Case with
Breakdown by Transport and Storage
Figure 12.10 IR of the Proposed TKO Area 137 Complete
Magazine Site
Volume 3 of 6
APPENDICES PART 1
Appendix 2.1 Public’s Concerns
Appendix 2.2 Summary of Design Evolution of The Preferred Alignment Option
Appendix 2.3 Proposed gazette document amendments in EIA study for KTE
Appendix 3.1 Construction Programme
Appendix 3.2 List of Concurrent projects with KTE
Appendix 3.3 Correspondence with Highways Department on the CKR Project
Appendix 4.1 Summary of Topographical and Geological Information for Areas
of Potential Impact
Appendix 4.2 Summary of the Assessment of Archaeological Potential
Appendix 4.3 Graded Historical Buildings
Appendix 4.4 Air Raid Precaution Tunnels
Appendix 4.5 Other Built Heritage Items
Appendix 4.6 Evaluation of Impacts and Mitigation Recommendations for Built
Heritage Resources
Volume 4 of 6
APPENDICES PART 2
Appendix 6.1 Emission Inventory for KTE, SCL and EPIW
Appendix 6.2 Justification for the Percentage of Active Works Areas
Appendix 6.3 Detail Results of Dust Modelling
Appendix 7.4 Construction Noise Impact Assessment for Selected NSRs –
Non-Mitigated Scenario
Appendix 7.6 Construction Noise Impact Assessment for Selected NSRs –
Mitigated Scenario
Appendix 7.7 Detail of Operation Noise Assessment
Appendix 8.2 Line Source Response Graphs
Appendix 8.4 Operation Ground-borne Noise Sample Calculation
Appendix 8.5 Vertical and Horizontal Profile of the
Tunnel Track
Appendix 10.1 Ground Investigation for Kwun Tong Line Extension
Appendix 10.2 Information Regarding Liaison / Arrangements for Spoil Disposal
Volume 5 of 6
APPENDICES PART 3
Appendix 11.1 Contamination Assessment Plan and Supplementary Contamination
Assessment Plan
Appendix 11.2 Contamination Assessment Report
Volume 6 of 6
APPENDICES PART 4