MTR Corporation Limited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shatin to Central Link –

Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section and MongKok East to Hung Hom Section

 

Monthly EM&A Report No. 97

 

 

[Period from 1 to 30 September 2020]

 

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Page

1......... Introduction. 2

1.1        Background. 2

1.2        Project Programme. 2

1.3        Purpose of the Report 2

2......... Environmental Monitoring and Audit. 3

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 Status of Required Submissions for EP-437/2012/A

Table 2.2          Summary of Status of Required Submissions for EP-438/2012/K

 

 

List of Appendices

Appendix A       88th Monthly EM&A Report for Works Contract 1112 – Hung Hom Station and Stabling Sidings Tunnels

Appendix B       Final EM&A Review Report for Works Contract 1109 – Stations and Tunnels of Kowloon City Section

 

 

 

                       


1              Introduction

1.1          Background

1.1.1      The Shatin to Central Link (SCL) is a 17km extension of the existing Ma On Shan Line (MOL) and East Rail Line (EAL) comprising (i) The East-West Corridor which extends the MOL from Tai Wai to Hung Hom via East Kowloon to connect with the West Rail Line (WRL) at Hung Hom Station (HUH) and Stabling Sidings at Hung Hom Freight Yard (HHS); and (ii) The North-South Corridor which is an extension of the East Rail Line (EAL) at Hung Hom across the harbour to Admiralty Station (ADM).

1.1.2      Shatin to Central Link – Tai Wai to Hung Hom Section [SCL (TAW-HUH)] and Shatin to Central Link – Mong Kok East to Hung Hom Section [SCL (MKK-HUH) (hereafter referred to as “the Project”) are parts of the SCL. Shatin to Central Link – Stabling Sidings at Hung Hom Freight Yard [SCL (HHS)] is a proposed stabling sidings option for SCL (TAW – HUH) at the former freight yard in Hung Hom.

 

1.1.3      The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports for SCL (TAW-HUH) (Register No.: AEIAR-167/2012), SCL (MKK-HUH) (Register No.: AEIAR-165/2012) and SCL (HHS) (Register No.: AEIAR-164/2012) were approved on 17 February 2012 under the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO). Following the approval of the EIA Reports, two Environmental Permits (EPs) were granted on 22 March 2012, one covers SCL (TAW-HUH) and SCL (HHS) (EP No: EP-438/2012) and the other covers SCL (MKK-HUH) and SCL (HHS) (EP No.: EP-437/2012), for their construction and operation. Variations of environmental permit (VEP) were subsequently applied for EP-438/2012 and EP-437/2012. The latest Environmental Permits (EP Nos.: EP-438/2012/K and EP-437/2012/A) were issued by Director of Environmental Protection (DEP) on 4 October 2016 and 28 November 2017, respectively.

 

1.2          Project Programme

1.2.1      Eleven civil construction works contracts of the Project have been awarded since July 2012. The construction of the Project commenced in September 2012. 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

1101(1)

Ma On Shan Line Modification Works

December 2012

Sun Fook Kong Joint Venture

(SFKJV)

ANewR Consulting Ltd. (ANewR)

1102(6)

Hin Keng Station and Approach Structures

October 2013

Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd.

Wellab Limited (Wellab)

1103(7)

Hin Keng to Diamond Hill Tunnels

February 2013

Vinci Construction Grands Projets

Ove Arup & Partners Hong Kong Ltd. (Arup)

October 2019

Wing Ho Yuen Landscaping Co. Ltd.

MTR Co. Limited

1106(8)

Diamond Hill Station

March 2013

Leader Joint Venture

Cinotech Consultants Ltd. (Cinotech)

1107(4)

Diamond Hill to Kai Tak Tunnels

May 2013

Chun Wo - SELI Joint Venture

Cinotech Consultants Ltd. (Cinotech)

1108(5)

Kai Tak Station and Associated Tunnels

June 2013

Kaden -Chun Wo Joint Venture

Environmental Pioneers & Solutions Ltd.

1108A(2)

Kai Tak Barging Point Facilities

September 2012

Concentric – Hong Kong River Joint Venture (CCL-HKR JV)

Cinotech Consultants Ltd. (Cinotech)

1109(10)

Stations and Tunnels of Kowloon City Section

September 2012

Samsung-Hsin Chong JV (SSHCJV)

ERM-Hong Kong Limited (ERM)

1111(9)

Hung Hom North Approach Tunnels

January 2013

Gammon-Kaden SCL1111 JV

AECOM Asia Co. Ltd.

1112

Hung Hom Station and Stabling Sidings

June 2013

Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited

SMEC Asia Ltd., HK

11240(3)

Excavation, Sorting and Disposal of Stockpiled Spoils to Approved Receptor Site

October 2017

Crown Asia Engineering Limited (CAEL)

MTR Co. Limited

Notes:

(1)     All construction works (works areas at Tai Wai Mei Tin Road and the offsite temporary storage areas) under Works Contract 1101 were completed on 29 February 2016.

(2)     All construction works (Kai Tak Barging Point Facilities) under Works Contract 1108A were completed on 29 September 2016.

(3)     All construction works (Excavation, Sorting and Disposal of Stockpiled Spoils to Approved Receptor Site) under Works Contract 11240 were completed on 3 January 2018.

(4)     All construction works (Diamond Hill to Kai Tak Tunnels) under Works Contract 1107 were completed on 22 February 2018.

(5)     All construction works (Kai Tak Station and associated tunnels) under Works Contract 1108 were completed in July 2018.

(6)     All construction works (Hin Keng Station and Approach Structures) under Works Contract 1102 were completed in December 2018. The Environmental Team was taken over by Wellab Limited starting from 1 January 2019.

(7)     All construction works (Hin Keng to Diamond Hill Tunnels) under Works Contract 1103 were completed in June 2019. Minor landscaping works at Fung Tak had been commenced in mid-October and all the works were completed at the end of October 2019.

(8)     All construction works (Diamond Hill Station) under Works Contract 1106 with significant environmental impacts were substantially completed by 25 June 2019.

(9)     All major construction works (Hung Hom North Approach Tunnels) under Works Contract 1111 have been substantially completed since 18 November 2018 with only minor works remaining.

(10)   All construction works (Stations and Tunnels of Kowloon City Section) under Works Contract 1109 have been substantially completed on 12 August 2020. 

 

1.3          Purpose of the Report

1.3.1      The Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) programme for the Project commenced in September 2012. This is the ninety-seventh 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 30 September 2020.

 

 

2              Environmental Monitoring and Audit

2.1.1      The construction of SCL has been divided into different civil construction works contracts which are covered by EP No. EP-437/2012/A and/or EP-438/2012/K. As per the EP Conditions, EM&A Reports for the works contracts as shown in the table below have been prepared by the respective Contractor’s ETs.

Works Contract

Contract Title

Works Covered in Environmental Permit No.

1101

Ma On Shan Modification Works

EP-438/2012/K

1102

Hin Keng Station and Approach Structures

EP-438/2012/K

1103

Hin Keng to Diamond Hill Tunnels

EP-438/2012/K

1106

Diamond Hill Station

EP-438/2012/K

1107

Diamond Hill to Kai Tak Tunnels

EP-438/2012/K

1108

Kai Tak Station and Associated Tunnels

EP-438/2012/K

1108A

Kai Tak Barging Point Facilities

EP-438/2012/K

1109

Stations and Tunnels of Kowloon City Section

EP-438/2012/K

1111

Hung Hom North Approach Tunnels

EP-437/2012/A & EP-438/2012/K

1112

Hung Hom Station and Stabling Sidings

EP-437/2012/A & EP-438/2012/K

11240

Excavation, Sorting and Disposal of Stockpiled Spoils to Approved Receptor Site

EP-438/2012/K

 

2.1.2      The EM&A Report for Works Contract 1112 prepared by the respective Contractor’s ET is provided in Appendix A. The EM&A Report provides details of the project information, EM&A requirements, impact monitoring and audit results, environmental complaint and compliance status for the corresponding Contracts.

2.1.3      The major construction works of Works Contract 1109 were substantially completed in August 2020. The Final EM&A Review Report for Works Contract 1109 is provided in Appendix B, summarising the impact monitoring and audit results, waste management details, site inspection findings, environmental complaint records and investigations, and any notification of summons, prosecutions and corrective actions throughout the whole construction period.

 

 

3              implementation status on the environmental protection requirements

 

3.1.1      The respective Contractors have implemented all mitigation measures and requirements as stated in the EIA Reports, EM&A Manuals and EPs (EP-437/2012/A). The status of required submissions under the EPs as of the reporting period are summarised in Tables 2.1.

Table 2.1      Summary of Status of Required Submissions for EP-437/2012/A

EP Condition

(EP-437/2012/A)

Submission

Submission date

Condition 1.11

Notification of Commencement Date of Construction of the Project

30 Nov 2012

Condition 2.3

Notification of Information of Community Liaison Groups

30 Nov 2012

Condition 2.5

Management Organisation of Main Construction Companies

19 Dec 2012 (1st submission)

30 Apr 2013 (2nd submission)

Condition 2.6

Construction Programme and EP Submission Schedule

19 Dec 2012

Condition 2.7

Construction Noise Mitigation Measures Plan (CNMMP)

30 Nov 2012 (1st submission)

8 Feb 2013 (Approved)

26 Apr 2013 (2nd submission)

11 Jun 2013 (3rd submission)

27 Aug 2013 (Approved)

20 Jan 2014 (4th submission)

28 Apr 2016 (Approved)

Condition 2.8

Continuous Noise Monitoring Plan (CNMP)

30 Nov 2012 (1st submission)

11 Jan 2013 (2nd submission)

8 Feb 2013 (Approved)

20 Jan 2014 (3rd submission)
28 Apr 2016 (Approved)

Condition 2.9

Construction and Demolition Materials Management Plan (C&DMMP)

6 Jul 2012 (1st submission)

12 Sep 2012 (2nd submission)

15 Oct 2012 (Approved)

Condition 2.10

Sediment Management Plan

6 Jul 2012 (1st submission)

12 Sep 2012 (2nd submission)

5 Oct 2012 (3rd submission)

15 Oct 2012 (Approved)

Condition 2.11

Visual, Landscape, Tree Planting & Tree Protection Plan (VLTTP)

14 Nov 2012 (1st submission)

8 Feb 2013 (2nd submission)

4 Feb 2015 (3rd submission)

26 Jun 2015 (4th submission)

12 May 2017 (5th submission)

17 Apr 2018 (6th submission)

17 Apr 2019 (7th submission)

9 Apr 2020 (8th submission)

Condition 2.16

Operational Ground-borne Noise Mitigation Measures Plan

23 Mar 2017 (1st submission)

17 May 2017 (2nd submission)

28 Jun 2017 (3rd submission)

20 Jul 2017 (Approved)

Condition 2.19

As-built drawing(s) for Operation Air-borne Noise Mitigation Measure

10 Jan 2018 (1st submission)

9 Feb 2018 (Approved)

Condition 2.21

Proposal for Updating Maximum Allowable Sound Power Levels of Fixed Plant Sources

26 Jul 2019 (Batch 1 Version A submission)

14 Aug 2019 (Batch 1 Version A approved)

Condition 2.21

Fixed Plant Noise Audit Report

29 Aug 2019 (Batch 1 Version A submission)

Condition 3.3

Baseline Monitoring Report (Works Contracts 1103, 1106 and 1111 – Hin Keng to Diamond Hill Tunnels, Diamond Hill Station, and Hung Hom North Approach Tunnels)

19 Oct 2012

Condition 3.4

Monthly EM&A Reports No. 5-95

 

 

Monthly EM&A Report No. 96

Reported in previous Monthly EM&A Reports

 

11 Sep 2020

 

Table 2.2          Summary of Status of Required Submissions for EP-438/2012/K

EP Condition

(EP-438/2012/K)

Submission

Submission date

Condition 1.12

Notification of Commencement Date of Construction of the Project

1 Aug 2012

Condition 2.3

Notification of Information of Community Liaison Groups

13 Jul 2012 (1st submission)

31 Aug 2012 (2nd submission)

30 Nov 2012 (3rd submission)

Condition 2.7

Management Organisation of Main Construction Companies

27 Jul 2012 (1st submission)

21 Aug 2012 (2nd submission)

19 Dec 2012 (3rd submission)

22 Jan 2013 (4th submission)

30 Apr 2013 (5th submission)

21 May 2013 (6th submission)

Condition 2.8

Construction Programme and EP Submission Schedule

27 Jul 2012

Condition 2.9

Construction Noise Mitigation Measures Plan (CNMMP)

1 Aug 2012 (1st submission)

28 Sep 2012 (2nd submission)

30 Nov 2012 (3rd submission)

11 Jan 2013 (4th submission)

8 Feb 2013 (Approved)
8 Feb 2013 (5th submission)

26 Apr 2013 (6th submission)

11 Jun 2013 (7th submission)

12 Jul 2013 (Approved)

26 Jul 2013 (8th submission)

22 Aug 2013 (Approved)

23 Aug 2013 (9th submission)

13 Sep 2013 (Approved)

20 Jan 2014 (10th submission)

26 Feb 2014 (Approved)

31 Mar 2015 (Contract 1106 submission only)

13 Apr 2015 (Contract 1106 submission only)

15 Apr 2015 (Approved)

Condition 2.10

Continuous Noise Monitoring Plan (CNMP)

1 Aug 2012 (1st submission)

28 Sep 2012 (2nd submission)

30 Nov 2012 (3rd submission)

11 Jan 2013 (4th submission)

8 Feb 2013 (Approved)

8 Feb 2013 (5th submission)

26 Apr 2013 (6th submission)

11 Jun 2013 (7th submission)

12 Jul 2013 (Approved)

26 Jul 2013 (8th submission)

22 Aug 2013 (Approved)

23 Aug 2013 (9th submission)

13 Sep 2013 (Approved)

20 Jan 2014 (10th submission)

26 Feb 2014 (Approved)

7 Oct 2014 (11th submission)

23 Oct 2014 (Approved)

Condition 2.11

Construction and Demolition Materials Management Plan (C&DMMP)

6 Jul 2012 (1st submission)

12 Sep 2012 (2nd submission)

10 Oct 2012 (Approved)

Condition 2.12

Sediment Management Plan

6 Jul 2012 (1st submission)

12 Sep 2012 (2nd submission)

5 Oct 2012 (3rd submission)

10 Oct 2012 (Approved)

4 Mar 2013 (4th submission)

9 May 2013 (5th submission)

24 Jul 2013 (6th submission)

26 Jul 2013 (Approved)

Condition 2.13

Visual, Landscape, Tree Planting & Tree Protection Plan

6 Jul 2012 (1st submission)

30 Aug 2012 (2nd submission)

3 Oct 2012 (3rd submission)

13 Nov 2013 (Approved)

14 Nov 2012 (4th submission)

8 Feb 2013 (5th submission)

18 Mar 2013 (6th submission)

18 Jun 2013 (7th submission)

12 Jul 2013 (Approved)

23 Mar 2017 (8th submission)

7 Mar 2018 (9th submission)

30 Jul 2018 (10th submission)

28 Feb 2019 (11th submission)

5 Mar 2019 (12th submission)

29 May 2019 (13th submission)

19 Jul 2019 (Approved)

Condition 2.14

Transplantation Proposal for Plant Species of Conservation Importance

22 Aug 2012 (1st submission)

5 Oct 2012 (2nd submission)

26 Nov 2012 (3rd submission)

4 Dec 2012 (Approved)

Condition 2.15

Conservation Plan

31 Jan 2013 (1st submission)

18 Mar 2013 (2nd submission)

24 Apr 2013 (Approved)

Condition 2.16

Archaeological Action Plan(s) (AAP(s)) for Works Contract 1109

10 Aug 2012 (1st submission)

3 Sep 2012 (2nd submission)

21 Sep 2012 (Approved)

11 Oct 2013 (3rd submission)

1 Nov 2013 (Approved)

Condition 2.16

Archaeological Action Plan(s) (AAP(s)) for Works Contract 1106

29 Jan 2013 (1st submission)

19 Mar 2013 (2nd submission)

8 Apr 2013 (Approved)

Condition 2.23

Supplementary Contamination Assessment Report for New Territories South Animal Centre

28 Sep 2012

25 Oct 2012 (Approved)

Condition 2.27

Operational Ground-borne Noise Mitigation Measures Plan

18 Mar 2016 (Batch 1 Version A submission)

28 Apr 2016 (Batch 1 Version B submission)

28 Apr 2016 (Batch 2 Version A submission)

1 Jun 2016 (Batch 1 Version C submission)

1 Jun 2016 (Batch 2 Version B submission)

23 Jun 2016 (Batch 1 Version D submission)

23 Jun 2016 (Batch 2 Version C submission)

15 Jul 2016 (Batch 1 Version D approved)

15 Jul 2016 (Batch 2 Version C approved)

15 Sep 2016 (Batch 3 Version A submission)

4 Oct 2016 (Batch 3 Version A approved)

8 Mar 2017 (Batch 4 Version A)

7 Apr 2017 (Batch 4 Version A approved)

7 Jun 2017 (Final)

20 Jul 2017 (Approved)

Condition 2.28

As-built Drawings for Operational Ground-borne Noise Mitigation Measures

10 Aug 2017 (1st submission)

Condition 2.30

As-built Drawings for Operational Air-borne Noise Mitigation Measures

4 Dec 2015 (1st submission)

28 Dec 2015 (2nd submission)

4 Feb 2016 (Approved)

20 Mar 2018 (3rd submission)

18 Jul 2018 (Approved)

4 May 2018 (4th submission)

23 Jul 2018 (Approved)

20 Feb 2020 (5th submission)

17 Mar 2020 (Approved)

Condition 2.31

Performance Test Report for Train Noise – Operational Airborne Railway and Ground-borne Noise

15 Nov 2018 (Batch 1 Version A submission)

30 Jan 2019 (Batch 2 Version A submission)

29 Mar 2019 (Batch 1 Version A & Batch 2 Version B submission)

15 April 2019 (Approved)

Condition 2.32

Proposal for Updating Maximum Allowable Sound Power Levels of Fixed Plant Sources

30 Jan 2019 (Batch 1 Version A submission)

27 Feb 2019 (Batch 1 Version B submission)

13 Mar 2019 (Batch 1 Version B approved)

15 Mar 2019 (Batch 2 Version A submission)

8 Apr 2019 (Batch 2 Version A approved)

24 April 2019 (Batch 3 & 4 Version A submission)

21 May 2019 (Batch 3 Version B submission)

11 Jun 2019 (Batch 3 Version B & Batch 4 Version A approved)

21 Jun 2019 (Batch 5 Version A submission)

17 Jul 2019 (Batch 5 Version A approved)

19 Jul 2019 (Batch 6 Version A submission)

26 Jul 2019 (Batch 7 Version A submission)

29 Jul 2019 (Batch 6 Version A approved)

14 Aug 2019 (Batch 7 Version A approved)

Condition 2.32

Fixed Plant Noise Audit Report

30 Jan 2019 (Batch 1 Version A submission)

15 Mar 2019 (Batch 1 Version B submission)

4 Apr 2019 (Batch 1 Version B approved)

16 Apr 2019 (Batch 2 Version A submission)

7 May 2019 (Batch 2 Version A approved)

24 Jun 2019 (Batch 3 Version A and Batch 4 Version A submission)

6 Jul 2019 (Batch 3 Version A and Batch 4 Version A approved)

2 Aug 2019 (Batch 5 Version A submission)

27 Aug 2019 (Batch 6 Version A submission)

29 Aug 2019 (Batch 7 Version A submission)

3 Sep 2019 (Batch 5 Version A approved)

13 Sep 2019 (Batch 6 Version B approved)

23 Sep 2019 (Batch 7 Version B submission)

11 Oct 2019 (Batch 7 Version B approved)

Condition 2.33

As-built Drawings for Landscape and Visual Mitigation Measures

4 Dec 2015 (1st submission)

28 Dec 2015 (2nd submission)

4 Feb 2016 (Approved)

22 Aug 2018 (3rd submission)

5 Nov 2018 (4th submission)

6 Sep 2019 (5th submission)

27 Sep 2019 (6th submission)

21 Feb 2020 (7th submission)

Condition 2.36

Contamination Assessment Plan (CAP) for the Temporary Magazine Site at TKO Area 137

23 Mar 2016 (1st submission)

20 Apr 2016 (2nd submission)

22 Apr 2016 (Approved)

Condition 2.36

Contamination Assessment Report (CAR) for the Temporary Magazine Site at TKO Area 137

19 May 2016 (1st submission)

3 Jun 2016 (2nd submission)

15 Jun 2016 (Approved)

 

Condition 3.1

Proposal for Termination of Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Programme for Kai Tak Barging Point Facilities

7 Oct 2016 (Approved)

Condition 3.1

Proposal for Cessation of EM&A Works at Hin Keng

9 May 2018 (1st submission)

16 Jul 2018 (Approved)

Condition 3.1

Proposal for Cessation of EM&A Programme at Diamond Hill Station

25 Jul 2019 (1st submission)

31 Jul 2019 (Approved)

Condition 3.1

Proposal for Cessation of EM&A Programme at Hung Hom North Approach Tunnels

25 Jul 2019 (1st submission)

31 Jul 2019 (Approved)

Condition 3.1

Proposal for Cessation of EM&A Programme at Stations and Tunnels of Kowloon City Section

24 Aug 2020 (1st submission)

28 Aug 2020 (Approved)

Condition 3.3

Baseline Monitoring Report (Works Contract 1109 - Stations and Tunnels of Kowloon City Section)

27 Jul 2012

Condition 3.3

Baseline Monitoring Report (Works Contract 1108A – Kai Tak Barging Point Facilities)

31 Jul 2012

Condition 3.3

Baseline Monitoring Report (Works Contracts 1103, 1106 and 1111 – Hin Keng to Diamond Hill Tunnels, Diamond Hill Station, and Hung Hom North Approach Tunnels)

19 Oct 2012

Condition 3.4

Monthly EM&A Reports No. 1-95

 

 

Monthly EM&A Report No. 96

Reported in previous Monthly EM&A Reports

 

14 Sep 2020

Condition 3.4

Monthly Operational Airborne Rail Noise Monitoring Report (Festival City) No. 1-6

 

Reported in previous Monthly EM&A Reports