Table of Contents

 

 

1.......... Introduction. 1

1.1          Background. 1

1.2          Project Programme. 1

1.3          Purpose of the Report 1

2.......... Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 2

2.1          EM&A Results. 2

3.......... implementation status on the environmental protection requirements. 4

 

 

List of Tables

 

Table 1.1              Summary of Awarded Works Contracts

Table 2.1              Summary of Major Construction Activities in the Reporting Period

Table 2.2              Summary of 1-Hour TSP Monitoring Results in the Reporting Period

Table 2.3              Log for Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions for the Reporting Month

Table 3.1              Summary of EP Submissions Status

 

 

 

List of Appendices

Appendix A       Monthly EM&A Report for March 2024 – Trial Piles And Site Formation for Siu Ho Wan Depot Property Development – Phase 1 Contract 1731

Appendix B       Monthly EM&A Report for March 2024 – Cable Bridges and Associated Civil Works for Cable Diversion Works Contract 1732

Appendix C       Monthly EM&A Report for March 2024 – Vehicular Access Bridge, Demolition of Paint Shop and Construction of EV Stabling Tracks Works Contract 1733

 

 

 

 

 


1              Introduction

 

1.1          Background

1.1.1      MTR Corporation Limited (MTRCL) had commenced a study to formulate a technically feasible development scheme for the Proposed Comprehensive Residential and Commercial Development atop Siu Ho Wan Depot (hereinafter referred to the “Oyster Bay (OYB) Property Development”) to optimize housing supply.  To facilitate the construction of the OYB Property Development, railway related works would be required.  The existing Siu Ho Wan Depot (SHD) will undergo replanning works to make room for the phased construction of the OYB Property Development, while maintenance and supporting services to the existing Tung Chung Line (TCL), Airport Express Line (AEL) and Disneyland Resort Line (DRL) should be maintained without causing disruption to the normal operation.  A new Oyster Bay (OYB) Station (formerly named as Siu Ho Wan Station (SHO)) has also been proposed along the TCL tracks to meet transport needs of the OYB Property Development and enable building of a sustainable community.

1.1.2      The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (Register No.: AEIAR-214/2017) for the SHO and SHD Replanning Works (hereafter referred to as the “Project”) was approved on 29 November 2017 under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO).  Following the approval of the EIA Report, an Environmental Permit (EP) was granted on 22 March 2021 (EP No: EP-588/2021) for the construction and operation of the Project.

1.2          Project Programme

1.2.1      Three civil construction works contracts of the Project have been awarded since December 2021. The construction of the Project commenced in December 2021 and these three works contracts are expected to complete in 2024. Table 1.1 summarises the information of the awarded Works Contracts.

Table 1.1          Summary of Awarded Works Contracts

Works Contract

Description

Construction Start Date

Contractor

Environmental Team

1731

Trial Piles and Site Formation for Siu Ho Wan Depot Property Development – Phase 1

January 2023

Gammon Construction Ltd.

WSP (Asia) Ltd.

1732

Cable bridges and associated civil works for cable diversion

December 2021

Paul Y – CRCCI JV

Acuity Sustainability Consulting Ltd.

1733

Vehicular Access Bridge, Demolition of Paint Shop and Construction of EV Stabling Tracks

April 2022

Build King Civil Engineering Ltd.

SGS Hong Kong Ltd.

 

1.3          Purpose of the Report

1.3.1      The Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme for the Project commenced in December 2021. This is the twenty eighth EM&A Report for the Project which summarises the EM&A works undertaken by the respective Contractor’s ETs during the period from 1 to 31 March 2024.


 

2              Environmental Monitoring and Audit

 

2.1          EM&A Results

2.1.1      The EM&A Report for Works Contract 1731, 1732 and 1733 prepared by the Contractor’s ET are provided in Appendices A to C. The EM&A Report provides details of the project information, EM&A requirements, impact monitoring and audit results for the Contract. 

2.1.2      A summary of the major construction activities undertaken by the Contractor of Works Contract during the reporting period is presented in Table 2.1.

Table 2.1          Summary of Major Construction Activities in the Reporting Period

Works Contract

Site

Construction Activities

1731

Overall

·    Site Clearance & Hoarding

·    Pre-drilling Works

·    Bored Piling Works

1732

 

Overall

·    Instrumentation monitoring (cable bridges, EVA road for concerning pavements between trackside)

·    Draw pits, cable ducts and cable trough works at depot

·    EVA construction and watermain installation

·    Additional footings and civil works at test track and east level crossing

·    Cable containments at the footing for cable diversion

·    Cable bridge E&M works, and outstanding steel works (under EIs)

1733

Overall

·    LV Diversion

·    Construction of EV Stabling Track and Vehicular Access Bridge

·    Road Work

·    Concrete Pavement

·    E&M Work

·    Site Formation Work

·    Chain Link Fence Construction

·    Construction of Buffer Stop

·    Site Clearance

 

2.1.3      During the reporting period, impact monitoring for air quality was conducted in accordance with the EM&A Manual.  No exceedances of the Action / Limit Level of 1-hour TSP due to the Project construction were recorded.  Results of air quality is summarised in Tables 2.2.  Details of the monitoring requirements, locations, equipment and methodology are presented in Appendices A to C of this Report.

Table 2.2          Summary of 1-Hour TSP Monitoring Results in the Reporting Period

Monitoring Station ID

Location

TSP Concentration (µg/m3)

Action Level (µg/m3)

Limit Level

(µg/m3)

Exceedance due to the Project Construction

(Yes/No)

Works Contract 1731, 1732 & 1733

DM1

Siu Ho Wan Government Maintenance Depot

7.0 – 37.0

294.7

500

No

 


 

 

2.1.4      No environmental complaints, notification of summons and successful prosecutions were recorded in the reporting period.  Log for environmental complaints, notification of summons and successful prosecutions is provided in Table 2.3.

Table 2.3          Log for Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions for the Reporting Month

Works Contract

Environmental Complaints

Notification of Summons

Successful Prosecutions

1731

0

0

0

1732

0

0

0

1733

0

0

0

 

2.1.5      Regular site inspections were conducted by the Contractor’s ET on a weekly basis and IEC audits on a monthly basis to check the implementation of environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Project. No non-conformance was identified in the reporting period.

 

3              implementation status on the environmental protection requirements

 

3.1.1      The Contractor has implemented all mitigation measures and requirements as stated in the EIA Report, EM&A Manual and EP (EP No: EP-588/2021). The status of required submissions under the EP as of the reporting period are summarised in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1          Summary of EP Submissions Status

EP Condition

(EP-588/2021)

Submission

Submission date

Condition 1.12

Commencement Date of Construction

11 Jun 2021 (1st submission)

12 Jul 2021 (2nd submission)

12 Aug 2021 (3rd submission)

Condition 2.7

Construction Works Phasing Schedule Proposal

1 Nov 2021 (1st Submission)

20 Dec 2021 (2nd Submission)

29 Dec 2021 (Deposited)

9 October 2023 (1st Submission with updated Phase 1 works)

30 Nov 2023 (Deposited)

Condition 2.8

Environmental Permit Submission Schedule

12 Aug 2021

10 Sep 2021 (Deposited)

Condition 2.9

Management Organization

1 Nov 2021 (1st Submission)

20 Dec 2021 (2nd Submission)

21 Mar 2022 (3rd Submission)

9 Aug 2022 (4th Submission)

16 Nov 2022 (5th Submission)

18 Sep 2023 (6th submission)

22 Jan 2024 (7th Submission)

Condition 2.10

Construction Noise Mitigation Plan

1 Nov 2021 (1st Submission)

20 Dec 2021 (2nd Submission)

28 Dec 2021 (Deposited)
30 Dec 2022 (1st Submission which covered Phase 1 main works)

29 Mar 2023 (2nd Submission which covered Phase 1 main works)

18 May 2023 (3rd Submission which covered Phase 1 main works)

28 Jul 2023 (4th Submission for Phase 1 works)

30 Oct 2023 (5th Submission for Phase 1 works)

6 Dec 2023 (6th Submission for Phase 1 works)

8 Dec 2023 (Deposited)

Condition 2.11

Noise Mitigation Plan

31 Mar 2023 (1st submission)

31 Jul 2023 (2nd submission)

20 Oct 2023 (3rd submission)

7 March 2024 (4th submission)

18 March 2024 (Approved)

Condition 2.13

Waste Management Plan

1 Nov 2021 (1st Submission)

20 Dec 2021 (2nd Submission)

28 Dec 2021 (Deposited)

30 Jun 2023 (1st Submission for Phase 1 work)

1 Aug 2023 (2nd Submission for Phase 1 works)

31 Aug 2023 (Deposited for Phase 1 works)

Condition 2.15

Landscape and Visual Plan(s)

27 Apr 2023 (1st Submission)

27 Jul 2023 (2nd Submission)

20 Oct 2023 (3rd Submission)

8 Dec 2023 (Approved)

Condition 3.3

Baseline Monitoring Report

1 Nov 2021

16 Nov 2021 (Deposited)

Condition 3.4

Monthly EM&A Report No.27 (February 2024)

Submitted within 10 working days after the end of the reporting month

Condition 4.2

Dedicated Internet Website

12 Jan 2022

25 Jul 2023 (update address)

14 Mar 2024 (update address)

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix A

 

Monthly EM&A Report for March 2024

Trial Piles And Site Formation for

Siu Ho Wan Depot Property Development

– Phase 1 Contract 1731

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix B

 

Monthly EM&A Report for March 2024

Cable Bridges and Associated Civil Works

for Cable Diversion Works Contract 1732

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix C

 

Monthly EM&A Report for March 2024

Vehicular Access Bridge, Demolition of Paint Shop

and Construction of EV Stabling Tracks

Works Contract 1733