Contract No: HK/2011/07 Wanchai
Development Phase II and Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Work (Stage 2) Environmental Permit
no. EP-122/2002/D Monthly
Environmental Monitoring & Audit Report
- MAY 2013 -
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CLIENTS: |
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Civil Engineering and
Development Department |
Lam Geotechnics Limited 11/F Centre Point Wanchai, H.K. Telephone:
(852) 2882-3939 Facsimile:
(852) 2882-3331 E-mail:
info@lamenviro.com Website:
http://www.lamenviro.com |
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Certified
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Raymond
Dai Environmental
Team Leader |
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DATE: |
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14 June 2013 |
2.2 Scope
of the Project and Site Description
2.3 Project
Organization and Contact Personnel
3 status of regulatory compliance
3.1 Status
of Environmental Licensing and Permitting under the Project
6.3 Review of the
Reasons for and the Implications of Non-compliance
6.4 Summary of action
taken in the event of and follow-up on non-compliance
7 Cumulative Construction Impact due to the
Concurrent Projects
9 Complaints,
Notification of Summons and Prosecution
lIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Schedule
2 Designated Projects under this Project
Table 2.2 Contact Details of Key
Personnel
Table 3.2 Cumulative Summary of Valid
Licences and Permits under Contract no. HK/2012/08
Table 4.1 Continuous Noise Monitoring
Stations
Table 4.2 Air Monitoring Stations
Table 5.1 Continuous Noise Monitoring
Stations for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Table 5.2 Air
Monitoring Station for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Table 5.3 Details of Waste Disposal
for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Table 9.1 Cumulative Statistics on
Complaints
Table 9.2 Cumulative Statistics on
Successful Prosecutions
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure
2.1 Project Layout
Figure
2.2 Project Organization Chart
Figure 4.1 Locations of Environmental Monitoring Stations
lIST OF APPENDIces
Appendix 3.1 Environmental Mitigation
Implementation Schedule
Appendix 4.1 Action and Limit
Level
Appendix 4.2 Copies of
Calibration Certificates
Appendix
5.1 Monitoring Schedule for Reporting Month and Coming month
Appendix 5.2 Air
Quality Monitoring Results and Graphical
Presentations
Appendix 5.3 Continuous Noise Monitoring
Results and Graphical Presentations
Appendix 6.1 Event Action Plans
Appendix 6.2 Notification of
Exceedance
Appendix
9.1 Complaint Log
Appendix 10.1 Construction
Programme of Individual Contracts
Contract no.
HK/2012/08 ¡V Wan Chai Development Phase II ¡V Central- Wan Chai Bypass at Wan
Chai West
¡P
Site preparation works
¡P
Site survey
¡P
Temporary works
Noise
Monitoring
Air Monitoring
Complaints,
Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
Site
Inspections and Audit
Future Key Issues
¡P
Utilities / cooling mains diversion
¡P
Construction of interim landing steps
1.1.1.
Lam Geotechnics Limited (LGL) has been appointed take up the role as the
Environmental Team (ET) under Environmental Permit no. EP-122/2002/D to
implement the Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme as
stipulated in the EM&A Manual of the approved Environmental Impact
Assessment (EIA) Report for Central Reclamation Phase III - Studies, Site
Investigation, Design and Construction (Register No.: AEIAR-040/2001) since 1 May 2013.
1.1.2.
This report documents the finding of EM&A
works for Environmental Permit (EP) no.
EP-122/2002/D, during the period of May 2013. The
cut-off date of reporting is the last day of each reporting month
Section 1 Introduction ¡V details the scope and structure of the report.
Section 2 Project
Background ¡V summarizes background and
scope of the project, site description, project organization and contact
details of key personnel during the reporting period.
Section 3 Status of Regulatory Compliance ¡V summarizes the status of valid Environmental Permits /
Licenses during the reporting period.
Section 4 Monitoring
Requirements ¡V summarizes all monitoring
parameters, monitoring methodology and equipment, monitoring locations,
monitoring frequency, criteria and respective event and action plan and
monitoring programmes.
Section 5 Monitoring
Results ¡V summarizes the monitoring
results obtained in the reporting period.
Section 6 Compliance Audit ¡V summarizes
the auditing of monitoring results, all exceedances environmental
parameters.
Section 7 Cumulative Construction Impact due
to the Concurrent Projects ¡V summarizes the relevant cumulative
construction impact due to the concurrent activities of the concurrent Projects.
Section 8 Site Inspection ¡V summarizes the findings of weekly site inspections
undertaken within the reporting period, with a review of any relevant follow-up actions within the reporting period.
Section 9 Complaints, Notification of
summons and Prosecution ¡V summarizes the cumulative statistics on
complaints, notification of summons and prosecution
Section 10 Conclusion
2.2.1. Central
Reclamation Phase III - Studies, Site Investigation, Design and Construction
(hereafter called ¡§the Project¡¨) are Designated Project (DP) under the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499) (EIAO). The Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports for Central Reclamation Phase III - Studies,
Site Investigation, Design and Construction (Register No. AEIAR-040/2001) has been
approved on 31 August 2001.
2.2.2.
The design and construction of Central
Reclamation Phase III involves the permanent reclamation and construction and
operation of a trunk road and its road tunnel that is shown at Figure 2.1.
2.2.3.
The key purpose of the The study area encompasses the area of Victoria Harbour to the southeast
of the new Outlying Islands Ferry Piers and north of Edinburgh Place and Lung
Wui Road. The area extends eastward to
¡P
Reclamation
and seawalls, roads and associated services, North Island Line Protection Works
and Advance Trunk Road Tunnel (ATRT) for the CWB;
¡P
Reprovisioning
of Star Ferry Pier, public landing steps, wallah wallah moorings, and motor
boat/launch operators' kiosks;
¡P
External
cooling water systems which consist of the cooling water pumping shells for
future developments, and the reprovisioning of existing cooling water pumping
stations and associated pipework systems and E&M works;
¡P
Reprovisioning
of existing Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD)'s facilities;
¡P
Provision
of a flood relief path, stormwater culvert extensions, upgrading of hinterland
stormwater drainage resulting from the reclamation, demolition of the existing
waterfront structures and necessary landscaping;
¡P
The
Hong Kong Station Extended Overrun Tunnel (EOT) and associated ventilation
structures entrusted for construction within the CRIII works;
¡P
Reprovisioning
of the Government Heliport at the Wan Chai PCWA and reprovisioning of the Wan
Chai PCWA at
2.2.4.
The project also contains various Schedule 2 DPs that, under the EIAO,
require Environmental Permits (EPs) to be granted by the DEP before they may be
either constructed or operated. Table 2.1 summarises the four
individual DPs under this Project. Figure 2.1 shows the locations of these
Schedule 2 DPs.
Table 2.1 Schedule 2 Designated Projects
under this Project
Item |
Designated
Project |
EIAO
Reference |
DP1 |
Central-Wanchai Bypass (CWB) |
Schedule 2, Part I, A.7 |
DP2 |
Road P2 and other roads which are classified as primary/district
distributor roads |
Schedule 2, Part I, A.1 |
DP3 |
Reclamation works |
Schedule 2, Part I, C.1 |
DP4 |
The |
Schedule 2, Part I, A.7 |
2.2.5.
The designated project work I (DP1) was
awarded to China State-Leader Joint Venture HK/2012/08 as part of the Project
works by the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD). The construction work under Contract no. HK/2012/08 was commenced on 27
May 2013.
2.3.1 Civil Engineering and Development Department is the overall project controllers for the Central Reclamation Phase III Project. For
the construction phase of the Project, Project Engineer, Contractor(s),
Environmental Team and Independent Environmental Checker are appointed to
manage and control environmental issues.
2.3.2 The proposed project organization and lines of
communication with respect to environmental protection works are shown in Figure 2.2. Key
personnel and contact particulars are summarized in Table 2.2:
Table 2.2 Contact Details of Key Personnel
Party |
Role |
Post |
Name |
Contact
No. |
Contact
Fax |
AECOM |
Engineer¡¦s Representative for WDII |
Principal Resident Engineer |
Mr. Frankie Fan |
2587 1778 |
2587 1877 |
Engineer¡¦s Representative for CWB |
Principal Resident Engineer |
Mr. Peter Poon |
3922 3388 |
3912 3010 |
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Contractor under Contract no. HK/2012/08 |
Project
Director |
Mr. Andrew TSE |
9137 1811 |
2877 1522 |
Project
Manager |
Mr. Victor WU |
9193 8871 |
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Deputy
Project Manager |
Mr. George
CHEUNG |
9268 1918 |
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Site Agent |
Mr. Paul LUI |
9095 7922 |
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Environmental
Officer |
Mr. James MA |
9130 9549 |
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Environmental
Supervisor |
Mr. Ching Man,
CHAN |
6050 4919 |
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ENVIRON Hong Kong Limited |
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Independent
Environmental Checker (IEC) |
Mr. David Yeung |
3465 2888 |
3465 2899 |
Lam Geotechnics Limited |
Environmental
Team (ET) |
Environmental Team Leader (ETL) |
Mr. Raymond
Dai |
2882 3939 |
2882 3331 |
2.3.3 In this reporting month, the principal work activities of the contract
is included as follows:
Contract no. HK/2012/08 ¡V Wan Chai Development
Phase II ¡V Central- Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai West
¡P
Site preparation works
¡P
Site survey
¡P
Temporary works
2.3.4 In coming reporting month, the principal work activities of the contract
is anticipated as follows:
Contract no.
HK/2012/08 ¡V Wan Chai Development Phase II ¡V Central- Wan Chai Bypass at Wan
Chai West
¡P
Utilities / cooling mains diversion
¡P
Construction of interim landing steps
3.1.1.
A summary of the current status on licences and/or permits on
environmental protection pertinent to the Project is shown in Table 3.1.
Permits and/or
Licences |
Reference No. |
Issued Date |
Status |
Environmental Permit |
EP-122/2002/D |
1 Sep 2009 |
Valid |
3.1.2.
The current status on licences and/or permits on environmental
protection pertinent for contract no. HK/2012/08 showed in Table 3.2.
Table 3.2 Cumulative
Summary of Valid Licences and Permits under Contract no. HK/2012/08
Permits and/or Licences |
Reference No. |
Issued Date |
Valid Period/
Expiry Date |
Status |
Notification of Works Under APCO |
355439 |
4 Feb 2013 |
N/A |
Valid |
Registration as a Chemical Waste Producer |
5213-134-C3790-01 |
8 Mar 2013 |
N/A |
Valid |
Billing Account under Waste Disposal
Ordinance |
7016883 |
18 Feb 2013 |
18 Jul 2017 |
Valid |
Construction Noise
Permit |
GW-RS0450-13 |
22 Apr 2013 |
27 Apr 2013 to 30 Jun 2013 |
Valid |
NOISE Monitoring Stations
4.1.1.
The continuous noise monitoring station for the Project is listed and
shown in Table 4.1 and Figure 4.1.. Appendix 4.1 shows the established Action/Limit
Levels for the monitoring works.
Table 4.1 Continuous Noise Monitoring Stations
District |
Station |
Description |
Central |
ACL3 |
City Hall |
Noise Monitoring
Parameters, Frequency and Duration
4.1.2. Continuous
24-hour noise monitoring shall be carried out at the
designated monitoring stations. The following is an initial guide on the
regular monitoring frequency for each station on a 24 hours daily basis when
noise generating activities are underway:
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One
set of measurements between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal weekdays.
¡P
One
set of measurements between 1900 and 2300 hours on normal weekdays and 0700 and
2300 hours on public holidays.
¡P
One
set of measurements between 2300 and 0700 hours on next day on everyday.
4.1.3. If
construction works are extended to include works during the hours of 1900 ¡V
0700 as well as public holidays and Sundays, additional weekly impact
monitoring shall be carried out during respective restricted hours periods.
Applicable permits under NCO shall be obtained by the Contractor.
Monitoring Equipment
4.1.4. As
referred to in the Technical Memorandum ™ issued under the NCO, sound level
meters in compliance with the International Electrotechnical Commission
Publications 651: 1979 (Type 1) and 804: 1985 (Type 1) specifications shall be
used for carrying out the noise monitoring. Immediately prior to and following
each noise measurement the accuracy of the sound level meter shall be checked
using an acoustic calibrator generating a known sound pressure level at a known
frequency. Measurements may be accepted as valid only if the calibration level
from before and after the noise measurement agree to within 1.0 dB.
4.1.5. Noise
measurements shall not be made in fog, rain, wind with a steady speed exceeding
5 m/s or wind with gusts exceeding 10 m/s. The wind speed shall be checked with
a portable wind speed meter capable of measuring the wind speed in m/s.
4.1.6. The sound
level meter shall be checked using an acoustic calibrator generating a known
sound pressure level at a known frequency before deployment to the site and
during each site visit. Measurements will be accepted as valid only if the
calibration level from before and after the noise measurement agree to within
1.0 dB.
Air Quality Monitoring
Stations
4.2.1. The air
monitoring stations for the Project are listed and shown in Table 4.2 and
Figure 4.1.. Appendix
4.1 shows the established Action/Limit Levels for the
monitoring works.
Table 4.2 Air Monitoring Stations
Station ID |
Monitoring
Location |
Description |
ACL1 |
City
Hall |
Central |
ACL2 |
PLA Barracks |
Central |
Remarks:
The monitoring in both stations commenced since 4 May 2013.
Air Monitoring Parameters,
Frequency and Duration
4.2.2. One-hour
and 24-hour TSP levels should be measured to indicate the impacts of
construction dust on air quality. The 24-hour TSP levels shall be measured by
following the standard high volume sampling method as set out in the Title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations, Chapter 1 (Part 50), Appendix B.
4.2.3. All
relevant data including temperature, pressure, weather conditions, elapsed-time
meter reading for the start and stop of the sampler, identification and weight
of the filter paper, and any other local atmospheric factors affecting or
affected by site conditions, etc., shall be recorded down in detail.
4.2.4. For
regular impact monitoring, the sampling frequency of at least once in every
six-days, shall be strictly observed at all the monitoring stations for 24-hour
TSP monitoring. For 1-hour TSP monitoring, the sampling frequency of at least
three times in every six-days should be undertaken when the highest dust impact
occurs.
Sampling Procedure and
Monitoring Equipment
4.2.5. High
volume samplers (HVSs) in compliance with the following specifications shall be
used for carrying out the 1-hour and 24-hour TSP monitoring:
¡P
0.6
¡V 1.7 m3 per minute adjustable flow range;
¡P
Equipped
with a timing / control device with +/- 5 minutes accuracy for 24 hours
operation;
¡P
Installed
with elapsed-time meter with +/- 2 minutes accuracy for 24 hours operation;
¡P
Capable
of providing a minimum exposed area of 406 cm2;
¡P
Flow
control accuracy: +/- 2.5% deviation over 24-hour sampling period;
¡P
Equipped
with a shelter to protect the filter and sampler;
¡P
Incorporated
with an electronic mass flow rate controller or other equivalent devices;
¡P
Equipped
with a flow recorder for continuous monitoring;
¡P
Provided
with a peaked roof inlet;
¡P
Incorporated
with a manometer;
¡P
Able
to hold and seal the filter paper to the sampler housing at horizontal
position;
¡P
Easily
changeable filter; and
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Capable
of operating continuously for a 24-hour period.
4.2.6. Initial
calibration of dust monitoring equipment shall be conducted upon installation
and thereafter at bi-monthly intervals. The transfer standard shall be
traceable to the internationally recognized primary standard and be calibrated
annually. The concern parties such as IEC shall properly document the
calibration data for future reference. All the data should be converted into
standard temperature and pressure condition.
Laboratory Measurement /
Analysis
4.2.7. A clean
laboratory with constant temperature and humidity control, and equipped with
necessary measuring and conditioning instruments to handle the dust samples
collected, shall be available for sample analysis, and equipment calibration
and maintenance. The laboratory should be HOKLAS accredited.
4.2.8. Filter
paper of size 8¡¨ x 10¡¨ shall be labelled before sampling. It shall be a clean
filter paper with no pinholes, and shall be conditioned in a
humidity-controlled chamber for over 24-hours and be pre-weighed before use for
the sampling.
4.2.9. After
sampling, the filter paper loaded with dust shall be kept in a clean and
tightly sealed plastic bag. The filter paper shall then be returned to the
laboratory for reconditioning in the humidity controlled chamber followed by
accurate weighing by an electronic balance with readout down to 0.1 mg. The
balance shall be regularly calibrated against a traceable standard.
4.2.10. All the
collected samples shall be kept in a good condition for 6 months before
disposal.
4.2.11. Current
calibration certificates of equipments are presented in Appendix 4.2.
5.0.1. The
environmental monitoring will be implemented based on the division of works
areas of each designated project managed under different contracts with
separate FEP applied by individual contractors. Overall layout showing work areas of
various contracts, latest status of work commencement and monitoring stations
is shown in Figure 2.1 and Figure
4.1. The monitoring results are presented in according to
the Individual Contract(s).
5.0.2. In the
reporting month, the concurrent contract is:
Contract
no. HK/2012/08 ¡V Wan Chai Development Phase II ¡V Central ¡V Wan Chai Bypass at
Wan Chai West.
5.0.3. The
environment monitoring schedules for reporting month and coming month are
presented in Appendix 5.1.
5.1.1
Due to safety concerned, the location of the continuous noise monitoring
station at City Hall was finely adjusted to the roof of the City Hall, Low
Block on 1 May 2013.
5.1.2
The proposed division of noise monitoring stations is summarized in
Table 5.1 below.
Table 5.1 Continuous Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Location ID |
District |
Description |
ACL3 |
Central |
City Hall |
Remarks: Continuous
noise monitoring results and graphical presentation for ACL3 during restricted hours and night time
period are for information only.
5.1.3
No exceedance was recorded at ACL3 - City Hall in this reporting month.
5.1.4
Continuous noise monitoring results measured in this reporting period
are reviewed and summarized. Details of continuous noise monitoring results and
graphical presentation can be referred to Appendix 5.3 .
5.2.1 The
proposed division of air monitoring stations are summarized in Table 5.2 below.
Table 5.2 Air Monitoring Station for Contract no. HK/2012/08
Station |
Description |
ACL1 |
City Hall |
ACL2 |
PLA Barracks |
5.2.2
No action or limit
level exceedance was recorded at ACL1 ¡V City Hall and ACL2 PLA Barracks in the
reporting month.
5.2.3
The Air quality monitoring results measured
in this reporting period are reviewed and summarized. Details of air monitoring results and
graphical presentation can be referred in Appendix 5.2.
5.3.1 No inert
and Non-inert C&D wastes were disposed of in this reporting month. Details
of the waste flow table are summarized in Table 5.3.
Table 5.3 Details of Waste Disposal for
Contract no. HK/2012/08
Waste Type |
Quantity this month |
Cumulative Quantity-to-Date |
Disposal / Dumping Grounds |
Remarks |
Inert C&D materials disposed, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
Inert C&D materials recycled, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
Non-inert C&D materials disposed, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
Non-inert C&D materials recycled, m3 |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
Chemical waste disposed, kg |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
6.0.1. The Event
Action Plan for construction noise, air qualities are presented in Appendix
6.1.
6.1.1.
No exceedance was recorded at ACL3 ¡V City
Hall in this reporting month.
6.2.1.
No limit level exceedance was recorded at
ACL1 ¡V City Hall and ACL2 ¡V PLA Barracks in this reporting month.
6.3.1. There was
no non-compliance from the site audits in the reporting period. The
observations and recommendations made in each individual site audit session
were presented in Section 8.
6.4.1 There was
no particular action taken since no non-compliance was recorded from the site
audits in the reporting period.
7.0.1. This
section addresses the relevant cumulative construction impact due to the
concurrent activities of the current projects including the Central Reclamation
Phase III (CRIII), Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII), Central-WanChai Bypass
(CWB), Island Eastern Corridor Link projects (IECL) and Wan Chai Development
Phase II ¡V Central ¡V Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel).
7.0.2.
According to the Monthly EM&A report (April
2013) of Central Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) for Contract HK12/02, Installation
of cable wall at PLA berth, footpath construction and Modification to the junction of Road D8
and Road P2 were performed in the May 2013 reporting month. The water
quality monitoring was completed in October 2011 and no Project-related exceedance
was recorded for air and noise monitoring.
It can be concluded that cumulative construction impact due to the
concurrent activities of the current projects with the Central Reclamation
Phase III (CRIII) undertaken by contractor HK12/02 was insignificant.
7.0.3.
According to the construction programme of
Wan Chai Development Phase II, Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern
Corridor Link projects, the major construction activity under Wan Chai
Development Phase II were marine works at HKCEC areas, cross-harbour
Watermains, Fresh Watermains and Cooling Watermains Installations, tunnel works
at Wan Chai East, ELS work at TS4 and deep excavation at
TPCWAE TCBR1W. Excavation and tunnel works at Central Interchange, ELS and box
culvert construction at North Point area. The major environmental impact was
water quality impact at
7.0.4.
The major environmental impacts generated
from tunnel works at Central and tunnel works at Wan Chai East, IECL and
Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter were undertaken in the reporting month. No
significant air impact from construction activities was anticipated in the
reporting month. Besides, no project-related exceedances were recorded during
the air and noise environmental monitoring events in the reporting month. Thus,
it is evaluated that the cumulative construction impact from the concurrent
projects including Wan Chai Development Phase II was insignificant.
8.0.1.
One site inspection for Contract no. HK/2012/08 was carried out during
this reporting period. No observation is found in the reporting month.
9.0.1. No
environmental complaint was received in the reporting period.
9.0.2.
The details of cumulative complaint log and updated summary of
complaints are presented in Appendix 9.1
9.0.3. Cumulative
statistic on complaints and successful prosecutions are summarized in Table
9.1 and Table 9.2 respectively.
Table 9.1 Cumulative Statistics on
Complaints
Reporting Period |
No. of Complaints |
May 2013 |
0 |
Total |
0 |
Table 9.2 Cumulative
Statistics on Successful Prosecutions
Environmental Parameters |
Cumulative No. Brought Forward |
No. of Successful Prosecutions this month
(Offence Date) |
Cumulative No. Project-to-Date |
Air |
- |
0 |
0 |
Noise |
- |
0 |
0 |
Water |
- |
0 |
0 |
Waste |
- |
0 |
0 |
Total |
- |
0 |
0 |
10.0.1. The
EM&A programme was carried out in accordance with the EM&A Manual
requirements, minor alterations to the programme proposed were made in response
to changing circumstances.
10.0.2. The
scheduled construction activities and the recommended mitigation measures for
the coming month are listed in Table 10.1. The construction
programmes of individual contracts are provided in Appendix 10.1.
Table
10.1 Summary of Key
Construction Activities of Individual Contract(s) to be commenced in Coming
Reporting Month
Contract No. |
Key Construction Works |
Recommended Mitigation Measures |
HK/2012/08 |
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Utilities / cooling mains diversion ¡P
Construction of interim landing steps |
¡P
Dust control during dust generating works ¡P
Provision of protection to ensure no runoff out of site area or
direct discharge into public drainage system. |