Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10- CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report WORKING PAPER 2L SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (SIA) REPORT By Tan Yee Noon TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 GROWTH PERSPECTIVE OF PORT KLANG 1 1.2 PROJECT BRIEF FOR WESTPORTS PHASE 2 DEVELOPMENT 4 1.3 CONFORMANCE WITH NATIONAL AND STATE PLANS AND 6 POLICIES 6 1.3.1 ELEVENTH MALAYSIA PLAN (2016-2020) 7 1.3.2 RANCANGAN FIZIKAL NEGARA 3 (RFN3) 7 1.3.3 SELANGOR STRUCTURE PLAN, 2035 8 1.3.4 RANCANGAN TEMPATAN MAJLIS PERBANDARAN KLANG (PENGUBAHAN 1) 2020 DRAF RANCANGAN TEMPATAN MAJLIS PERBANDARAN KLANG (PENGGANTIAN) 2035 1.4 STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AN SIA STUDY 10 1.5 RELEVANT REGULATIONS, GUILDELINES AND DOCUMENTS 11 1.6 OBJECTIVES OF SIA STUDY 11 1.7 STRUCTURE OF THE SIA REPORT 12 1.8 PROJECT PROPONENT 13 1.9 SIA STUDY TEAM 13 CHAPTER 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 1 2.1 PROJECT LOCATION 1 2.2 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT 4 2.3 PROJECT PHASING PLAN 6 2.4 PORT LIMITS OF PORT KLANG 14 L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Appendices\2 Technical Reports\Appendix 2L Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report_Jul2020\SIA TOC.docx Page i Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10- CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report 2.5 PROJECT COMPONENTS 18 2.6 PROPOSED PROJECT COMPONENTS FOR WESTPORTS PHASE II 20 2.7 EAST COAST LINK (ECRL) PROJECT 25 2.8 PROJECT ACTIVITIES 25 2.9 OPERATIONAL PHASE 40 CHAPTER 3 STUDY APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 1 3.1 INTRODUCTION 1 3.2 STUDY FRAMEWORK 2 3.3 THE STUDY BOUNDARY 4 3.4 SCREENING 9 3.5 SCOPING 10 3.5.1 SITE RECONNAISSANCE 10 3.5.2 INFORMAL INTERVIEWS AND MEETINGS 11 3.5.3 IDENTIFICATION OF STAKEHOLDERS 11 3.5.4 IDENTIFICATION OF PRELIMINARY CONCERNS AND 12 OPPORTUNITIES 3.6 STUDY METHODOLOGY 14 3.6.1 SECONDARY DATA 16 3.6.2 PRIMARY DATA 17 3.7 SAMPLING FRAME AND SAMPLE SIZE 18 3.8 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT METHODS 20 3.9 MITIGATION MEASURES 22 3.9.1 DURING CONSTRUCTION 22 3.9.2 DURING OPERATION 22 3.10 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN 23 CHAPTER 4 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC 1 ENVIRONMENT 4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF DAERAH KLANG AND MUKIM KLANG 1 4.2 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF PULAU INDAH 2 4.3 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF PULAU INDAH 2 4.4 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE 4 4.4.1 LAND USE 5 4.4.2 COASTAL FISHING 11 L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Appendices\2 Technical Reports\Appendix 2L Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report_Jul2020\SIA TOC.docx Page ii Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10- CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report 4.5 SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE 16 ZONE OF INFLUENCE 4.6 DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE FISHING 21 COMMUNITY IN THE STUDY AREA 4.6.1 AGE AND ETHNIC DISTRIBUTION OF FISHERMEN 21 4.6.2 EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF FISHERMENT 22 4.6.3 ECONOMIC AND OCCUPATIONAL STATUS 23 4.6.4 STATUS OF FISHERMEN 25 4.7 KEY FINDINGS OF THE PERCEPTION SURVEY 28 4.7.1 PROJECT AWARENESS 28 4.7.2 OPINION ON CURRENT PROBLEMS FACED BY THE 28 COMMUNITY 4.7.3 RESPONSE TOWARDS THE PROJECT 29 4.7.4 PERCEIVED IMPACTS AND CONCERNS 30 4.8 FEEDBACK FROM FOCUS GROUP ENGAGEMENTS, DIALOGUES 32 AND KEY INFORMANT INTERVIEWS 4.9 CONCLUSION 50 CHAPTER 5 IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION MEASURES 1 5.1 INTRODUCTION 1 5.2 KEY CONCERNS OF THE STAKEHOLDERS 1 5.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT 3 5.4 LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE AND OUTCOME SCENARIOS 14 5.5 POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 20 5.5.1 POTENTIAL IMPACT DURING PRE-CONSTRUCTION 20 5.5.2 POTENTIAL IMPACT DURING CONSTRUCTION PHASE 21 5.5.3 POTENTIAL IMPACT DURING OPERATIONAL PHASE 30 5.6 SUMMARY 34 5.7 PROJECT ABANDONMENT 35 CHAPTER 6 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN 1 6.1 INTRODUCTION 1 6.2 SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN (SIMP) 1 6.3 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT PLAN 10 6.3.1 SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT MONITORING 10 L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Appendices\2 Technical Reports\Appendix 2L Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report_Jul2020\SIA TOC.docx Page iii Westports Phase II Development – Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10- CT17 and Its Associated Works at Westports Pulau Indah Selangor Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report 6.3.2 CONSULTATIVE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE (CCC) 10 6.3.3 SETTING UP THE CCC 11 6.3.4 MEMBERSHIP OF THE CCC 11 6.3.5 FUNCTION OF THE CCC 12 6.4 MONITORING AND REPORTING MECHANISM 13 6.5 TASKFORCE FOR THE FISHING COMMUNITY 13 L:\1021\Document\Reports\Westports Phase II EIA\F0\Appendices\2 Technical Reports\Appendix 2L Social Impact Assessment (SIA) Report_Jul2020\SIA TOC.docx Page iv Westports Phase II Development Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works in Pulau Indah, Selangor Darul Ehsan Social Impact Assessment CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 GROWTH PERSPECTIVE OF PORT KLANG Port Klang is Malaysia’s principal gateway and busiest port offering facilities and services to handle a wide variety of cargoes ranging from containers to break bulk cargoes as well as capacity to handle liquid and dry bulk cargoes of all types and shipment sizes. It is strategically located on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia at the northern end of the Straits of Malacca, one of the world’s busiest trade routes with vast amount of containerised cargo movement going east-west and north-south (Figure 1.1). Due to its strategic location, Port Klang handles more than 50% of all Malaysian seaborne traffic. Port Klang is made up of three ports, namely, Northport, Southport and Westports (Figure 1.2). Collectively, these three ports play an important role in the development of the Malaysian economy and in its global outreach in the country’s burgeoning international trade. The Port Klang Authority indicated that Port Klang handled 12.3 million TEUs of containerised cargo in 2018, of which about 61.4% comprised transhipment boxes, 19.4% were import and 19.2% were export cargo (Port Klang Authority Annual Report 2018). Container volume is measured in twenty-foot equivalent units or TEUs where a TEU represents the volume of a standard 20 feet long intermodal container. In 2018, Port Klang was ranked 12th amongst the top 20 container ports in the world and the second busiest port in Southeast Asia. Container ships have been getting bigger over the years for operational efficiency. To remain competitive and maintain its position as a mega hub port as well as address the rising competition among the regional ports within Southeast Asia, Port Klang facilities and services must expand to accommodate these Ultra Large Container Vessels. In 2000, Northport and Southport merged into one entity. Subsequently called Northport (M) Bhd, the port terminal, however, is unable to expand its terminal facilities further to cater to the trend of increasing vessel sizes due to a number of factors: first, constraints in land area as the area surrounding it is fully developed with port terminals, storage yards, warehouses and other ancillary support buildings; and second, inadequate turning basin and limited channel depth and width along the Northern Channel of Selat Klang. The Northern Channel has a depth of 11.2m and a width of 300m. Container vessels that are longer than 300m in length face difficulties in berthing as the water channel in front of the berths are inadequate for turning. Further, only container vessels that have a draft depth of less than 11m are able to use the Northern Channel safely. Ships with draft of more than 11m are required to use the Southern Channel, resulting in longer navigation time and distance for large vessels. Given the space constraints faced on land and on the water channel, it would be difficult for Northport to expand further to take on larger vessels and increasing vessel volumes in the future. SMHB/Westports SIA/April 2020_R00 Page 1 Westports Phase II Development Proposed Expansion of Container Terminal CT10-CT17 and Its Associated Works in Pulau Indah, Selangor Darul Ehsan Social Impact Assessment Figure 1.1: Shipping Channel along the Straits of Melaka Source: https://www.sea-seek.com/Port-Klang-Kelang-Selangor-Malaysia (accessed 02 March2020) Westports in Pulau Indah, on the other hand, has the advantage of being surrounded by land that is still undeveloped, albeit zoned for port expansion and industrial development. It is accessed through the Southern Channel of Selat Klang, a water body with a water depth of 15 to 17.5, and a turning basin of 500m that allows ships of more than 400m length to turn easily and navigate safely. Data from the Port Klang Authority indicate that in 2018, Westports handled 18% of all containers passing through the Straits of Malacca and accounted for 77.4% share of the container volume in Port Klang. With respect to container throughput, Westports handled 9.53 million TEUs in 2018, in contrast to 2.78 million TEUs handled by Northport over the same period. The bulk of the container volume is contributed by transshipment containers (67%) and to a smaller degree by gateway containers (33%). Transshipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, then to another destination, while gateway means handling the import and export of the container business.