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Contract No: HY/2019/18 Wanchai
Development Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass Sampling, Field Measurement and Testing Work (Stage 4) Environmental Permit no. EP-376/2009 Monthly
Environmental Monitoring & Audit Report
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Civil Engineering and
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Lam Geotechnics Limited 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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November 2020 |
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
5.2 Air Quality Monitoring Results
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 4.1 Noise Monitoring Stations
Table 4.2 Air Quality Monitoring Stations
Table 5.1 Noise Monitoring Stations for Contract no.
HK/2012/08
Table 5.2 Air Quality Monitoring Station 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 6.1 Event Action Plans
Appendix 9.1 Complaint Log
Noise Monitoring
Air Quality
Monitoring
Complaints,
Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions
Site Inspections and
Audit
1.1.1.
Lam
Geotechnics Limited (LGL) has been appointed take up the role as the
Environmental Team (ET) under Environmental Permit no. EP-376/2009 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 Wan Chai Development Phase II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register
No.: AEIAR-125/2008).
1.1.2.
This report documents the finding of EM&A works for Environmental Permit (EP) no. EP-376/2009 during
the period of 27th September 2020 to 26th October 2020. The cut-off date of reporting is the 26th
of each reporting month.
Section 1 Introduction – details the scope and structure of the report.
Section 2 Project
Background – 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 – summarizes the status of valid Environmental Permits /
Licenses during the reporting period.
Section 4 Monitoring
Requirements – 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 – summarizes the monitoring
results obtained in the reporting period.
Section 6 Compliance Audit – summarizes
the auditing of monitoring results, all exceedances environmental
parameters.
Section 7 Cumulative Construction Impact due
to the Concurrent Projects – summarizes the relevant cumulative
construction impact due to the concurrent activities of the concurrent Projects.
Section 8 Environmental
Site Audit – 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 – summarizes the cumulative statistics on complaints, notification of summons and
prosecution
Section 10 Conclusion
2.1.1
Wan Chai Development phase II and Central-Wan Chai
Bypass (hereafter called “the Project”) are Designated Project (DP) under the
Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (Cap. 499) (EIAO). The Environmental
Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for Wan Chai Development phase II and
Central-Wan Chai Bypass (Register No.: AEIAR-125/2008) has been approved on 11
December 2008.
2.2.1.
The design and construction of Wan Chai Development
Phase II and Central Wanchai Bypass involves the construction and operation of
primary and district distributor roads that is shown at Figure 2.1.
2.2.2.
The key purpose of the study
area encompasses the Wan Chai harbourfront area. The area starts at the
boundary of Central Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) at the west and connects to
the existing Hung Hing Road at the east. The scope of the project includes:
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A
dual 2-lane primary distributor road, Road P2, approximately 0.6km in length;
and
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Other
new primary and district distributor roads connecting to the slip roads of the
Central-Wan Chai Bypass with a total length of approximately 0.7km.
2.2.3.
The
project also contains various Schedule 2 DP 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 DP
under this Project. Figure
2.1 shows the locations of these
Schedule 2 DP.
Table
2.1 Schedule 2
Designated Project under this Project
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Item |
Designated Project |
EIAO Reference |
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DP2
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Road
P2 and other roads which are classified as primary/district distributor roads
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Schedule
2, Part I, A.1 |
2.2.4.
The designated project work II (DP2) was awarded to
China State – Build King Joint Venture HK/2012/08 (Contract Title: Wan Chai
Development Phase II Central – Wan Chai Bypass at Wan Chai West) 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 13 May 2015.
2.3.1
Civil Engineering and
Development Department and Highway Department are the overall project
controllers for the Wan Chai Development Phase
II and Central-Wan Chai Bypass respectively. 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
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Party |
Role |
Post |
Name |
Contact No. |
Contact Fax |
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AECOM |
Engineer’s
Representative for WDII |
Senior
Resident Engineer |
Mr.
S.K. Lo |
3519
9033 |
2587 1877 |
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Ramboll
Hong Kong
Limited |
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC) |
Independent Environmental
Checker (IEC) |
Mr.
David Yeung |
3465
2888 |
3465
2899 |
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Lam Geotechnics Limited |
Environmental Team (ET) |
Environmental Team Leader (ETL) |
Mr.
Raymond
Dai |
2882 3939 |
2882 3331 |
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.
Table 3.1 Summary
of the current
status on licences and/or permits on environmental protection pertinent to the
Project
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Permits
and/or Licences |
Reference
No. |
Issued
Date |
Status |
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Environmental Permit |
EP-376/2009 |
13 Nov 2009 |
Valid |
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Further Environmental Permit |
FEP-01/376/2009 |
31 Mar 2015 |
Surrendered |
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Further Environmental Permit |
FEP-02/376/2009 |
1 Aug 2016 |
Surrendered |
3.1.2.
Implementation
status of the recommended mitigation measures during this reporting month is
presented in Appendix 3.1.
NOISE Monitoring Station
4.1.1.
The
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 Noise Monitoring Station
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District |
Station |
Description |
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Wan Chai |
M1a |
Footbridge for Ex-Harbour Road Sports Centre |
Noise Monitoring
Parameters, Frequency and Duration
4.1.2.
The construction noise level shall
be measured in terms of the A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure
level (Leq). Leq (30 minutes) shall be used as the
monitoring parameter for the time period between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal
weekdays. For all other time periods, Leq (5 minutes) shall be
employed for comparison with the Noise Control Ordinance (NCO) criteria. Supplementary information for
data auditing, statistical results such as L10 and L90 shall also be obtained
for reference.
4.1.3.
Noise monitoring shall be carried out at all the designated monitoring
stations. The monitoring frequency shall depend on the scale of the
construction activities. The following is an initial guide on the regular
monitoring frequency for each station on a weekly basis when noise generating
activities are underway:
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One
set of measurements between 0700 and 1900 hours on normal weekdays.
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 agrees 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.
Air Quality Monitoring
Stations
4.2.1. The air
quality 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 Quality Monitoring Stations
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Station ID |
Description |
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CMA5b |
Pedestrian Plaza |
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CMA6a |
WDII PRE Site Office |
Air QUALITY 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:
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0.6
– 1.7 m3 per minute adjustable flow range;
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Equipped
with a timing / control device with +/- 5 minutes accuracy for 24 hours
operation;
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Installed
with elapsed-time meter with +/- 2 minutes accuracy for 24 hours operation;
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Capable
of providing a minimum exposed area of 406 cm2;
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Flow
control accuracy: +/- 2.5% deviation over 24-hour sampling period;
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Equipped
with a shelter to protect the filter and sampler;
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Incorporated
with an electronic mass flow rate controller or other equivalent devices;
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Equipped
with a flow recorder for continuous monitoring;
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Provided
with a peaked roof inlet;
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Incorporated
with a manometer;
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Able
to hold and seal the filter paper to the sampler housing at horizontal
position;
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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.
5.0.1. The
environmental monitoring will be implemented based on the division of works
areas of the designated project managed under the contract with 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.
5.0.2.
The environment monitoring schedules for reporting
month and coming month are presented in Appendix 5.1.
5.1.1
The proposed division of noise monitoring station is summarized in Table
5.1 below.
Table 5.1 Noise Monitoring Station for Contract
no. HK/2012/08
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Location
ID |
District |
Description |
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M1a |
Wan
Chai |
Footbridge
for Ex-Harbour Road Sports Centre |
5.1.2
With respect to WDII RSS confirmed that the
remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be tree planting works at EP-376/2009
area only, considered that no adverse noise impact would be contributed by the
tree planting works, the respective noise monitoring at noise monitoring
station M1a - Footbridge at EX-Wanchai Harbour Road Sports Centre was temporary
suspended from 27 March 2019 onwards.
5.2.1 The
proposed division of air quality monitoring stations are summarized in Table
5.2 below.
Table 5.2 Air Quality Monitoring Station
for Contract no. HK/2012/08
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Station |
Description |
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CMA5b |
Pedestrian Plaza |
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CMA6a |
WDII PRE Site Office |
5.2.2
With respect to WDII RSS confirmed that the
remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be tree planting works at EP-376/2009
area only, considered that no adverse air quality impact would be contributed
by the tree planting works, the respective air quality monitoring at air
quality monitoring stations CMA5b – Pedestrian Plaza and CMA6a – WDII PRE Site
Office were temporary suspended from 27
March 2019 onwards
6.0.1. The Event
Action Plan for construction noise and air quality are presented in Appendix 6.1.
6.1.1 With respect to WDII RSS
confirmed that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be tree planting works
at EP-376/2009 area only, considered that no adverse noise impact would be
contributed by the tree planting works, the respective noise monitoring at
noise monitoring station M1a - Footbridge at EX-Wanchai Harbour Road Sports
Centre was temporary suspended from 27 March 2019 onwards.
6.2.1
With respect to
WDII RSS confirmed that the remaining works under HK/2012/08 would be tree
planting works at EP-376/2009 area only, considered that no adverse air quality
impact would likely be contributed by the tree planting works, the respective
air quality monitoring at air quality monitoring stations CMA5b – Pedestrian
Plaza and CMA6a – WDII PRE Site Office were temporary suspended from 27 March
2019 onwards.
6.3.1 As WDII
RSS confirmation of construction works completion on 1 April 2020 and agreed
with IEC on 3 April 2020, the weekly environmental site inspection for Contract
no. HK/2012/08 under EP-376/2009 was suspended from 3 April 2020 onward.
6.4.1 As WDII
RSS confirmation of construction works completion on 1 April 2020 and agreed
with IEC on 3 April 2020, the weekly environmental site inspection for Contract
no. HK/2012/08 under EP-376/2009 was suspended from 3 April 2020 onward.
7.0.1. According
to the Condition 3.4 of the EP-376/2009, 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 – Central – Wan
Chai Bypass at Wan Chai East (CWB Tunnel).
7.0.2. According to the Final EM&A report of Central
Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) for Contract HK 12/02, the major construction
activities were completed by end of January 2014 and no construction activities
were undertaken thereafter and the water quality monitoring was completed in
October 2011. As such, it is considered
that there were no cumulative construction impact due to the concurrent
activities of the current projects with the Central Reclamation Phase III
(CRIII) undertaken by contractor HK12/02 in the reporting month.
7.0.3.
According to the construction programme of Central-Wanchai Bypass at
Wanchai West at the Central Reclamation Phase III area, no works was conducted
in October 2020 reporting period. In view of the above, the cumulative
construction impact due to the Central Reclamation Phase III (CRIII) was not
anticipated.
7.0.4.
According to the construction programme of Wan Chai Development Phase
II, Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor Link projects, no
construction works under Wan Chai Development Phase II was conducted at Wan
Chai. The major construction activities under Central-Wan Chai Bypass and
Island Eastern Corridor Link Projects were ventilation building ABWF works and
modification works at Central; seabed reinstatement at Causeway Bay, drainage improvement work and utility
diversion works at Victoria Park; bridge noise enclosure installation works,
road works, drainage works, soft landscape works and ventilation building ABWF
work at North Point area in the reporting period. In addition, other non-Wan
Chai Development Phase II, Central-Wan Chai Bypass and Island Eastern Corridor
Link projects were observed undertaken at Wan Chai North and North Point area.
7.0.5.
As relevant site mitigation measures for air quality and construction
noise were implemented, no significant air quality impact and noise impact from
construction activities was concluded in the reporting period. Besides, no
construction work was conducted at EP-376 area in the reporting period. Thus,
it is evaluated that the cumulative construction impact from the concurrent
projects including Wan Chai Development Phase II (WDII), Central- WanChai
Bypass (CWB), Island Eastern Corridor Link projects (IECL) was insignificant.
8.0.1.
As WDII RSS confirmation of construction works completion on 1 April
2020 and agreed with IEC on 3 April 2020, the weekly environmental site
inspection for Contract no. HK/2012/08 under EP-376/2009 was suspended from 3
April 2020 onward.
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
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Reporting Period |
No. of Complaints |
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Commencement works (May 2015) to last
reporting month |
0 |
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October 2020 |
0 |
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Total |
0 |
Table 9.2 Cumulative
Statistics on Successful Prosecutions
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Environmental
Parameters |
Cumulative
No. Brought Forward |
No.
of Successful Prosecutions this month (Offence Date) |
Cumulative
No. Project-to-Date |
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Air |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Noise |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Water |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Waste |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Total |
0 |
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.