TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Background
Designated Projects under the EIAO
Objectives of the EIA Study
Report Structure
2. Consideration of
Alternatives
Introduction
Background Information
Considerations for Alternative Project
Design and Alignment Options
Considerations for Construction Method
3. Project
Description and Proposed Construction Methodology
Brief Description
Preliminary Engineering Design
Considerations
Preferred Alignment
Major Works Area/Site Requirements and
Locations
Other Works Area within the Project Boundary
Above Ground Structures
Construction Methods
Construction Programme
Concurrent Projects
Continuous Public Involvement
4. Landscape and visual Impact Assessment
Introduction
Scope and Content of the Study
Assessment Area
Environmental Legislation, Standards and Guidelines
Assessment Methodology
Review of planning control framework
Baseline Study
Landscape Impact Assessment
Visual Impact Assessment
Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures
Residual Impacts
Cumulative Impacts
Conclusion
Introduction
Environmental Legislation, Standards and
Guidelines
Description of the Environment
Air Sensitive Receivers
Potential Sources of Impact
Assessment Methodology
Prediction and Evaluation of Impacts
Evaluation of Residual Impacts
Environmental Monitoring and Audit
Requirements
Conclusion
Introduction
Environmental Legislation, Standards and
Guidelines
Description of the Existing Environment
Noise Sensitive Receivers
Potential Sources of Impact
Assessment Methodology
Airborne Noise Impact Assessment
Recommended Mitigation Measures
Evaluation of Residual Impacts
Environmental Monitoring and Audit
Requirements
Conclusion
Introduction
Environmental Legislation, Standards and
Guidelines
Identification of Ground-borne Noise
Sensitive Receivers
Ground-borne Noise Sources
Ground-borne Noise Prediction Methodology
Assessment Results
Recommended Mitigation Measure
Environmental Monitoring and Audit
Requirements
Conclusion
Introduction
Environmental Legislation, Standards and
Guidelines
Description of the Environment
Identification of Water Sensitive Receivers
Assessment Approach and Methodology
Identification of Pollution Sources
Prediction and Evaluation of Impacts
Cumulative Impacts from Concurrent Projects
Recommended Water Quality Mitigation
Measures
Evaluation of Residual Impacts
Environmental Monitoring and Audit
Requirements
Conclusion
Introduction
Environmental Legislation
Environmental Guidelines
Assessment Approach and Methodology
Identification of Waste Sources
Predicted and Evaluation of Waste Impacts
for Construction Phase
Evaluation of Environmental Impacts for
Operation Phase
Mitigation Measures for Construction Phase
Mitigation Measures for Operation Phase
Impacts Caused by Handling, Collection and
Disposal of Waste
Evaluation of Residual Impacts
Environmental Monitoring and Audit
Requirements
Conclusion
Introduction
Environmental Legislation, Standards and
Guidelines
Assessment Methodology
Description of the Environment
Identification of Potential Environmental
Impacts
Prediction and Evaluation of Environmental
Impacts
Remediation Actions and Precautionary
Measures to Be Undertaken during Construction
Evaluation of Residual Environmental Impacts
Conclusion
11. ENVIRONMENTAL
MONITORING AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS
Introduction
Landscape and Visual Impact
Air Quality Impact
Airborne Noise Impact
Ground-borne Noise Impact
Water Quality Impact
Waste Management Implication
Land Contamination
12. summary of the
environmental outcomes and recommended mitigation measures
Environmental Outcomes
Summary of Measures Taken for Minimization
of Environmental Impacts
13. Implementation
Schedule and Recommended Mitigation Measures
Introduction
Landscape and Visual Impacts
Air Quality Impact
Air-borne Noise Impact
Ground-borne Noise Impact
Water Quality Impact
Waste Management Implications
Land Contamination
Environmental Monitoring and Audit
Overall
LIST
OF TABLE
Table No. |
Title |
Table 2.1 |
Considerations Used to Determine Preferred
Alignment and Construction Method |
Table 2.2 |
Potential Environmental Benefits/Disbenefits
of Alignment Option |
Table 2.3 |
Environmental Benefits and Disbenefits of
Tunnel Construction Methods |
Table 2.4 |
Benefits and Disbenefits of the Proposed HUH
Construction Methods |
Table 3.1 |
Construction Phase Elements |
Table 3.2 |
Operational Phase Elements |
Table 3.3 |
Permanent Above-ground Structure |
Table 3.4 |
Summary of Concurrent Projects |
Table 4.1 |
Relationship between Landscape Sensitivity and Impact
Magnitude in Defining Impact Significance |
Table 4.2 |
Relationship between Visual Receptor Sensitivity and
Impact Magnitude in Defining Impact Significance |
Table 4.3 |
Landscape Resources and Their Sensitivity |
Table 4.4 |
Landscape Character Areas and Their Sensitivity |
Table 4.5 |
Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSRs) and Their Sensitivity |
Table 4.6 |
Magnitude of Landscape Impacts during Construction and
Operation Phases |
Table 4.7 |
Locations and Development Details of Permanent Aboveground
Structures |
Table 4.8 |
Magnitude of Visual Impact during Construction and
Operation Phases |
Table 4.9 |
Proposed Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures for
Construction Phase |
Table 4.10 |
Proposed Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures for
Operation Phase |
Table 4.11 |
Significance of Landscape Impacts during Construction and
Operation Phases |
Table 4.12 |
Significance of Visual Impacts during Construction and
Operation Phases |
Table 5.1 |
Hong Kong Air Quality Objectives |
Table 5.2 |
Background Air Pollutant Concentrations
adopted in this Assessment |
Table 5.3 |
Representative Air Sensitive Receivers |
Table 5.4 |
Barging Facilities – Dust Emission Design
Control Measures |
Table 5.5 |
Emission Factors for Dusty Construction
Activities |
Table 5.6 |
Emission Factors for Barging Facilities |
Table 5.7 |
Predicted Cumulative Maximum Hourly, Daily and
Annual Average TSP Concentrations at Representative Air Sensitive Receivers
(Unmitigated) |
Table 5.8 |
Predicted Cumulative Maximum Hourly, Daily and
Annual Average TSP Concentrations at Representative Air Sensitive Receivers
(Mitigated) |
Table 6.1 |
Air-borne Daytime Construction Noise Criteria |
Table 6.2 |
Construction Noise Criteria for Activity other than
Percussive Piling during Restricted Hours |
Table 6.3 |
Construction Noise Criteria for SPME |
Table 6.4 |
Airborne Rail Noise Criteria |
Table 6.5 |
Fixed Plant Noise Criteria |
Table 6.6 |
Key Noise Sources to the Existing Environment |
Table 6.7 |
Prevailing Noise Levels |
Table 6.8 |
Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers/Assessment Point
for Air-borne Noise Assessment |
Table 6.9 |
Area Sensitive Rating for Representative Noise Sensitive
Receivers/Assessment Point |
Table 6.10 |
Construction Phase Elements for the Project
(Non-restricted Hours) |
Table 6.11 |
Construction Phase Elements for the Project (Restricted
Hours) |
Table 6.12 |
Operational Phase Elements for the Project |
Table 6.13 |
Air-borne Rail Noise Parameters and Correction Factors |
Table 6.14 |
Unmitigated Construction Noise Levels due to the Project |
Table 6.15 |
Unmitigated Construction Noise Levels during Restricted
Hour |
Table 6.16 |
Airborne Rail Noise Calculation Summary – Unmitigated |
Table 6.17 |
Fixed Plant Noise Design Criteria for HUH |
Table 6.18 |
Fixed Plant Noise Design Criteria for NOV |
Table 6.19 |
Quiet PME Recommended for Adoption during Construction
Phase |
Table 6.20 |
Noise Mitigation Measures for Certain PME during
Construction Phase |
Table 6.21 |
Cumulative Construction Noise Levels during Construction
Period – Mitigated |
Table 6.22 |
Mitigated Construction Noise Levels during Restricted Hour |
Table 6.23 |
Assessment of Residual Impacts from Construction Noise |
Table 6.24 |
Airborne Rail Noise Calculation Summary – Mitigated |
Table 6.25 |
Cumulative Airborne Rail Noise Summary – Mitigated |
Table 7.1 |
Construction Ground-borne Noise Criteria |
Table 7.2 |
Operational Ground-borne Noise Criteria |
Table 7.3 |
Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers for Construction
Ground-borne Noise Assessment |
Table 7.4 |
Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers for
Operational Ground-borne Noise Assessment |
Table 7.5 |
Reference Vibration Level |
Table 7.6 |
Wave Propagation Properties of Soil |
Table 7.7 |
Loss factor for Coupling into Building
Foundation |
Table 7.8 |
Typical PSR to be adopted for the
Representative NSR |
Table 7.9 |
Predicted Construction Ground-borne Noise
Impact |
Table 7.10 |
Predicted Operational Ground-borne Noise Impact
(Unmitigated) |
Table 7.11 |
Cumulative Operational Ground-borne Noise
Impact |
Table 8.1 |
Summary of Water Quality Objectives for Victoria Harbour
WCZ |
Table 8.2 |
Baseline Marine Water Quality Condition for Victoria
Harbour WCZ |
Table 9.1 |
Identification of Waste Types and Sources in Construction
and Operation Phases of the Project |
Table 9.2 |
Summary of Inert Construction and Demolition Materials
Quantities Generated |
Table 9.3 |
Changes of Sampling ID |
Table 9.4 |
Summary of Chemical Screening Results |
Table 9.5 |
Summary of Biological Screening Results |
Table 9.6 |
Disposal Quantity for Marine Sediment |
Table 9.7 |
Summary of Waste Disposal for Operation Phase |
Table 9.8 |
Summary of Waste Generation and Recommended Disposal
Methods for Construction and Demolition Works |
Table 10.1 |
Potentially Contaminated Sites Identified under the Latest
Design |
Table 10.2 |
Summary of SI Status and Findings |
Table 12.1 |
Summary of Key Environmental Outcomes / Benefits |
Table
13.1 |
Implementation
Schedule of Recommended Mitigation Measures |
Table 14.1 |
Summary of Environmental Impact Associated with the
Project |
List of Figures |
Figure
No. |
Title
|
SCL
Overall Alignment (With Boundary of SCL – Mong Kok East to Hung Hom Section) |
|
Proposed
SCL Alignment and Associated Works Area & Project Boundary (SCL – Mong
Kok East to Hung Hom Section) |
|
Major
Concurrent Projects |
|
Locations
of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers for Construction Phase (SCL –
Mong Kok East to Hung Hom Section) |
|
Locations
of Representative Noise Sensitive Receivers for Operational Phase (SCL – Mong
Kok East to Hung Hom Section) |
|
Landscape
Impact Study Boundary |
|
Visual
Impact Study Boundary |
|
Planning
and Development Control Framework |
|
Landscape
Resources |
|
Photos
of Landscape Resource Sheet 1 of 2 |
|
Photos
of Landscape Resource Sheet 2 of 2 |
|
Landscape
Character Areas |
|
Photos
of Landscape Character Areas Sheet 1 of 2 |
|
Photos
of Landscape Character Areas Sheet 2 of 2 |
|
Key
Visual Sensitive Receivers (VSR) |
|
Photos
of Key Visually Sensitive Receivers (VSR) Sheet 1 of 4 |
|
Photos
of Key Visually Sensitive Receivers (VSR) Sheet 2 of 4 |
|
Photos
of Key Visually Sensitive Receivers (VSR) Sheet 3 of 4 |
|
Photos
of Key Visually Sensitive Receivers (VSR) Sheet 4 of 4 |
|
Landscape
and Visual Mitigation Measures |
|
Landscape
Master Plan (Sheet 1 of 3) |
|
Landscape
Master Plan (Sheet 2 of 3) |
|
Landscape
Master Plan (Sheet 3 of 3) |
|
North
Side Ventilation Shafts (NSVS) Elevation |
|
South
Side Ventilation Shafts (SSVS) Elevation |
|
Cooling
Tower Landscape Plan |
|
Cooling
Tower Elevation |
|
Photomontage
Viewpoint Locations |
|
V1
Photomontage |
|
V2
Photomontage |
|
V3
Photomontage |
|
V4
Photomontage |
|
V5
Photomontage |
|
V6
Photomontage |
|
Layout
of Assessment Areas 1-4 as Proposed in the Approved CAPS |
|
Layout
of Assessment Area 5 |
|
Potentially
Contaminated Sites Identified and As-Built Sampling Locations at Area 1 |
|
Potentially
Contaminated Sites Identified and As-Built Sampling Locations at Area 2 |
|
Potentially
Contaminated Sites Identified and As-Built Sampling Locations at Area 2 and 3 |
|
Potentially
Contaminated Sites Identified and As-Built Sampling Location within Railway
Tracks |
|
As-Built
Sediment Sampling Locations Sheet 1 of 2 |
|
As-Built
Sediment Sampling Locations Sheet 2 of 2 |
|
Locations of Water Quality Sensitive Receivers |
|
Locations
of Air Sensitive Receivers |
|
Contours of Cumulative Maximum 1-Hour TSP Concentration
in µg/m3 at 1.5m above Ground Level (Mitigated) |
|
Contours of Cumulative Maximum 24-Hour TSP
Concentration in µg/m3 at 1.5m above Ground Level (Mitigated) |
|
Contours of Cumulative Annual TSP Concentration in µg/m3
at 1.5m above Ground Level (Mitigated) |
|
Contours of Cumulative Annual TSP Concentration in µg/m3
at 5.0m above Ground Level (Mitigated) |
|
Contours of Maximum Cumulative 1-Hour TSP Concentration
in µg/m3 at 5.0m above Ground Level (Mitigated) |
|
Contours of Maximum Cumulative 24-Hour TSP
Concentration in µg/m3 at 5.0m above Ground Level (Mitigated) |
|
Contours of Cumulative Maximum 1-Hour TSP Concentration
in µg/m3 at 1.5m above Ground Level (Unmitigated) |
|
Contours of Cumulative Maximum 24-Hour TSP
Concentration in µg/m3 at 1.5m above Ground Level (Unmitigated) |
|
Contours of Cumulative Annual TSP Concentration in µg/m3
at 1.5m above Ground Level (Unmitigated) |
List of Appendices |
Appendix
No. |
Title |
Schematic
Diagram of Rail Network |
|
Alignments
of Shatin to Central Link |
|
Re-alignment
of Cheong Wan Road |
|
Alignment
of Homantin Siding |
|
Location
of Mong Kok Freight Terminal |
|
Graphical
Illustrations of Alignment Options |
|
Typical
Cross Section for Hung Hom Station |
|
Tentative
Construction Programme for SCL (MKK – HUH) |
|
Geological Plan and Profile |
|
North Ventilation
Building, Plant Rooms and Emergency Access (NOV) Master Plan |
|
North Ventilation
Building, Plant Rooms and Emergency Access (NOV) Elevations |
|
V1 Photomontage |
|
Calculations of Emission
Rates (SCL (MKK – HUH)) |
|
Calculations of Emission
Rates (SCL (HUH – ADM)) |
|
Emission Inventory of SCL
(TAW – HUH) |
|
Emission Inventory of KTE |
|
Justification for the
percentage of Annual Average Active Area |
|
Tentative Construction Programme
for SCL (MKK – HUH) during Normal Day-time Working Hours |
|
Tentative Construction
Programme for SCL (MKK – HUH) during Restricted Hours |
|
Construction Plant
Inventory for SCL (MKK – HUH) during non-restricted hours (Unmitigated
Scenario) |
|
Construction Plant
Inventory for SCL (MKK – HUH) during restricted hours (Unmitigated Scenario) |
|
Locations of Notional
Sources and Distance to NSRs for works during non-restricted hours |
|
Locations of Notional
Sources and Distance to NSRs for works during restricted hours |
|
Topography Screening
Effect between the Construction Site and Carmel Secondary School |
|
Construction Works Areas
during Restricted Hours |
|
Sample Calculation of
Construction Noise Levels during Non-Restricted Hours – Unmitigated Scenario |
|
Sample Calculation of
Construction Noise Levels during Restricted Hours – Unmitigated Scenario |
|
Summary of
Predicted Construction Noise Levels during Non-Restricted Hours – Unmitigated
Scenario |
|
Summary of
Predicted Construction Noise Levels during Restricted Hours – Unmitigated Scenario |
|
Segments of
Proposed SCL for Rail Noise Assessment |
|
Calculation
for Airborne Rail Noise Assessment for SCL (MKK – HUH) – Unmitigated Scenario |
|
Calculation of
Fixed Plant Noise during Daytime and Evening Time Operation |
|
Calculation of
Fixed Plant Noise during Night Time Operation |
|
Construction
Plant Inventory for SCL (MKK – HUH) during non-restricted hours (Mitigated
Scenario) |
|
Construction
Plant Inventory for SCL (MKK – HUH) during restricted hours (Mitigated
Scenario) |
|
Typical
Arrangements of Movable Noise Barriers for sample NSRs |
|
Schematic
Configuration of Noise Enclosure, Moveable Noise Barriers and Acoustic Panels |
|
Sample
Calculation of Construction Noise Levels during Non-Restricted Hours –
Mitigated Scenario |
|
Sample
Calculation of Construction Noise Levels during Restricted Hours – Mitigated Scenario |
|
Summary of
Predicted Construction Noise Levels during Non-Restricted Hours – Mitigated
Scenario |
|
Summary of
Predicted Construction Noise Levels during Restricted Hours – Mitigated
Scenario |
|
Proposed
Mitigation Measures for Rail Noise in Operational Phase |
|
Calculation
for Airborne Rail Noise Assessment for SCL (MKK – HUH) –Mitigated Scenario |
|
Sample Calculation of
Ground-borne Noise Impacts from PME |
|
Force Density Level (FDL) |
|
Typical Point Source
Response (PSR) |
|
Building Coupling Factor
(BCF) |
|
Building Vibration
Response (BVR) |
|
Operational Ground-borne
Noise Results |
|
Breakdown of C&D
Material by Works Area and Year |
|
Response from EPD for
Waste Disposal to Landfill |
|
Sediment Sampling and
Testing Plan |
|
Supplementary Sediment
Sampling and Testing Plan |
|
Testing Results and
Disposal Classification |
|
Results of
Biological Screening of Category M and Category H (>10 LCEL) Samples |
|
Correspondences
with MFC for Marine Disposal Reservation |
|
Minutes from
Liaison Meetings with Other Projects for Reusing C&D Materials |
|
PFC
endorsement memo on C&DMMP |
|
Approved
Contamination Assessment Plan |
|
Approved Supplementary
Contamination Assessment Plan |
|
Supplementary
Contamination Assessment Plan for Works Area in Area 1 |
|
Contamination Assessment
Report |
|
Key
Assessment Assumptions and Methodologies |