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Construction of a Secondary Bo undary Fence and New Sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol Road Improvement Works for Mai Po, Lok Ma Chau, Sha Tau Kok, Planting Works at Tak Yuet Lau and Demolition Work at Shek Chung Au, Lo Wu to Sha Tau Kok – Monthly EM&A Report for July 2016 August 2016 Architectural Services Department Construction of a Secondary Boundary Fence and New216727 Sections ENLof Primary 12 Boundary08 FenceA and P:\Hong Kong\INF\Projects2\216727-Boundary BoundaryFence \Environmental Patrol\Environmental Road Team \Section 4 \Deliverable \Monthly August 2012 Improvement Works for Mai Po, Lok Ma Chau, Sha Tau Kok, Planting Works at Tak Yuet Lau and Demolition Work at She k Chung Au , Lo Wu to Sha Tau Kok – Monthly EM&A Report for July 2016 August 2016 Architectural Services Department 39/F Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong Mott MacDonald, 20/F Two Landmark East, 100 How Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong T +852 2828 5757 F +852 2827 1823, W www.mottmac.com Construction of a Secondary Boundary Fence and New Sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol Road Improvement Works for Mai Po, Lok Ma Chau, Sha Tau Kok, Planting Works at Tak Yuet Lau and Demolition Work at Shek Chung Au, Lo Wu to Sha Tau Kok– Monthly EM&A Report for July 2016 Content Chapter Title Page Executive Summary i 1. Introduction 1 1.1 Background ________________________________________________________________________ 1 1.2 Project Organisation _________________________________________________________________ 3 1.3 Works Undertaken in the Reporting Month ________________________________________________ 3 2. EM&A Requirements 5 2.1 Summary of EM&A Requirements ______________________________________________________ 5 2.2 Implementation of Environmental Mitigation Measures _______________________________________ 5 3. Noise Impact Monitoring 6 3.1 Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration ___________________________________________ 6 3.2 Monitoring Location __________________________________________________________________ 6 3.3 Monitoring Equipment ________________________________________________________________ 7 3.4 Equipment Calibration ________________________________________________________________ 8 3.5 Monitoring Methodology ______________________________________________________________ 8 3.5.1 Field Monitoring ____________________________________________________________________ 8 3.5.2 Maintenance and Calibration __________________________________________________________ 8 3.6 Results of Impact Monitoring ___________________________________________________________ 9 3.7 Exceedance Investigation and Findings __________________________________________________ 9 4. Environmental Site Inspection and Audit 10 4.1 Site Inspections ____________________________________________________________________ 10 4.2 Environmental Meetings _____________________________________________________________ 11 4.3 Status of Environmental Submissions, Permits and Licences_________________________________ 11 4.4 Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status __________________________________ 12 4.5 Review of Environmental Monitoring Procedures __________________________________________ 12 4.6 Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures ________________________________ 12 5. Record of Non-compliance, Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions 13 5.1 Non-compliance of Action and Limit Levels ______________________________________________ 13 5.2 Environmental Complaints ___________________________________________________________ 13 5.3 Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions ____________________________________ 13 5.4 Review of Reasons for and Implication of Non-compliance, Complaints, Summons and Prosecutions _ 13 5.5 Follow-up Actions Taken _____________________________________________________________ 13 6. Future Key Issues 14 6.1 Construction Programme for the Next Reporting Month _____________________________________ 14 6.2 Key Issues for the Next Reporting Month ________________________________________________ 14 6.3 Monitoring Schedule for the Next Reporting Month ________________________________________ 15 216727/ 307/16/EM&A(2016-07) August 2016 P:\Hong Kong\INF\Projects2\216727-Boundary Fence\Environmental\Environmental Team\Phase 2\Deliverable\Monthly EM&A Report\2016-07\EM&A Report (July 2016) Rev A.doc Construction of a Secondary Boundary Fence and New Sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol Road Improvement Works for Mai Po, Lok Ma Chau, Sha Tau Kok, Planting Works at Tak Yuet Lau and Demolition Work at Shek Chung Au, Lo Wu to Sha Tau Kok– Monthly EM&A Report for July 2016 7. Conclusions and Recommendations 16 7.1 Conclusions ______________________________________________________________________ 16 7.2 Recommendations _________________________________________________________________ 16 Appendices 17 Appendix A. Construction Works Programme _______________________________________________________ 18 Appendix B. Project Organisation Chart ___________________________________________________________ 19 Appendix C. Environmental Quality Performance Limits _______________________________________________ 20 Appendix D. Event and Action Plans ______________________________________________________________ 21 Appendix E. Schedule of Mitigation Measures from the EIA Report and EM&A Manual _______________________ 22 Appendix F. EM&A Schedule ___________________________________________________________________ 33 Appendix G. Calibration Certificates ______________________________________________________________ 35 Appendix H. Noise Monitoring Results and Graphical Presentation ______________________________________ 36 Appendix I. Monthly Waste Flow Table ___________________________________________________________ 37 Appendix J. Complaint Log _____________________________________________________________________ 38 Appendix K. Weather Information from Hong Kong Observatory ________________________________________ 39 Figures Figure 1.1: General Layout Plan Figure 2.1: Location of Noise Monitoring Stations Figure 2.2: Location of Noise Monitoring Station for Demolition of Shek Chung Au Check Point Figure 2.3: Location of Noise Monitoring Station for Demollition for Existing Fence Tables Table 2.1: Summary of EM&A Impact Requirements_________________________________________________ 5 Table 3.1: Noise Monitoring Parameters, Frequency and Duration ______________________________________ 6 Table 3.2: Noise Impact Monitoring Location _______________________________________________________ 7 Table 3.3: Noise Monitoring Equipment ___________________________________________________________ 8 Table 3.4: Noise Monitoring Equipment Calibration Frequencies _______________________________________ 8 Table 3.5: Result of Noise Impact Monitoring ______________________________________________________ 9 Table 4.1: Summary of Environmental Site Inspections______________________________________________ 11 Table 4.2: Status of Environmental Permits and Licences ____________________________________________ 11 Table 4.3: Implementation Schedule of Mitigation Measures __________________________________________ 12 Table C.1: Action and Limit Levels for Construction Noise ____________________________________________ 20 Table D.1: Event and Action Plan for Construction Noise ____________________________________________ 21 Table E.1: Recommended Mitigation Measures – Air Quality _________________________________________ 22 Table E.2: Recommended Mitigation Measures – Noise _____________________________________________ 23 Table E.3: Recommended Mitigation Measures – Water Quality _______________________________________ 24 Table E.4: Recommended Mitigation Measures – Waste Management __________________________________ 26 Table E.5: Recommended Mitigation Measures – Ecology ___________________________________________ 28 Table E.6: Recommended Mitigation Measures – Landscape and Visual ________________________________ 29 Table I.1: Monthly Summary Waste Flow Table for 2016 (from April) ___________________________________ 37 Table J.1: Complaint Log for the Reporting Month _________________________________________________ 38 216727/ 307/16/EM&A(2016-07) August 2016 P:\Hong Kong\INF\Projects2\216727-Boundary Fence\Environmental\Environmental Team\Phase 2\Deliverable\Monthly EM&A Report\2016-07\EM&A Report (July 2016) Rev A.doc Construction of a Secondary Boundary Fence and New Sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol Road Improvement Works for Mai Po, Lok Ma Chau, Sha Tau Kok, Planting Works at Tak Yuet Lau and Demolition Work at Shek Chung Au, Lo Wu to Sha Tau Kok – Monthly EM&A Report for July 2016 Executive Summary Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) has been commissioned by the Architectural Services Department (ArchSD) as the Environmental Team (ET) to carry out Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) services for improvement works along the boundary in the Frontier Closed Area (FCA), planting works at Tak Yuet Lau, the demolition works at Shek Chung Au and the minor work order “Demolition of Existing Security Facilities from Lo Wu to Sha Tau Kok” (the subject works), which form part of the “Construction of a Secondary Boundary Fence and New Sections of Primary Boundary Fence and Boundary Patrol Road” (the Project). This Monthly EM&A Report covers the works carried out during the reporting month from 1 to 31 July 2016 and presents a summary of the environmental