2.1
The
Kwu Tung North (KTN) and Fanling
North (FLN) New Development Areas (NDAs) are one of the important sources of
land and housing supply in the medium and long term. The development of the KTN
and FLN NDAs will be implemented in phase for full completion by 2031. The
Phase 1 of the NDAs development, comprising the Advance Works and First Stage
Works, is targeted to be implemented from the second half of 2019
progressively. The Advance and First Stage Works would include site formation,
engineering infrastructure works (including roads, drainage, sewerage,
waterworks, landscaping works, pumping stations, and fresh water and flushing
water service reservoirs), soil remediation, reprovisioning
of North District Temporary Wholesale Market, development of a nature park at
Long Valley and implementation of environmental mitigation measures.
2.2
The
scope of works under the Advance and First Stage Works comprises the following:
a)
The
Advance Works (PWP item No. 7747CL-2) consist of:
i)
site
formation of land (including soil remediation) in KTN and FLN NDAs for housing,
community facilities and engineering infrastructure;
ii)
construction
of roads including the eastern section of Fanling
Bypass (FLBP(E)) connecting the FLN NDA to Fanling
Highway and other roads with footpaths and cycle tracks, and associated
junction/ road improvements;
iii)
engineering
infrastructure works including drainage. Sewerage (including two sewage pumping
stations), waterworks (including a fresh water service reservoir and a flushing
water service reservoir in the KTN NDA), landscape works and slopeworks;
iv)
part
expansion and upgrading of Shek Wu Hui Sewage
Treatment Works (SWHSTW);
v)
reprovisioning works; and
vi)
implementation of environmental mitigation measures and environmental
monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme for the
works mentioned in (i) to (v) above.
b)
The
First Stage Works (PWP item No. 7759CL) consist of:
i)
development
of a nature park at Long Valley including provision of a visitor centre and a footbridge spanning across Sheung
Yue River for connection between these two facilities;
ii)
reprovisioning of two egretry sites in the FLN
NDA and enhancement works to an existing egretry site
in the KTN NDA;
iii)
site
formation of land for a village resite area and a
district police station in the KTN NDA;
iv)
engineering
infrastructure works including roads, drainage, sewerage, waterbirds,
and landscape works; and
v)
implementation of environmental mitigation measures and environmental
monitoring and audit (EM&A) programme for the
works mentioned in (i) to (iv) above.
2.3
The
Project which covers KTN and FLN NDAs is a designated project (DP) under Schedule
3 of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance (Cap. 499). In October
2013, the EIA Report (AEIAR-175/2013) for the Project was approved by the Director
of Environmental Protection pursuant to the EIA Ordinance. The First Phase Development of the
Project is governed by Environmental
Permits (EPs) (EP-466/2013, EP-467/2013/A, EP-468/2013/A, EP-469/2013,
EP-470/2013, EP-473/2013/A, EP-474/2013, FEP-02/474/2013, EP-475/2013/A and
EP-546/2017) under seven Contracts (Works Contracts No.: ND/2019/01,
ND/2019/02, ND/2019/03, ND/2019/04, ND/2019/05, ND/2019/06 and ND/2019/07).
2.4
During
the reporting month, the following Works Contract was undertaken for First
Phase Development of Kwu Tung North (KTN) and Fanling North
(FLN) New Development Areas (NDAs) (the Project):
Environmental Permit
EP-475/2013A
·
Contract No. ND/2019/06 Fanling North New Development Area, Phase 1:
Re-provisioning of North District Temporary Wholesale Market for Agricultural
Products
2.5
The
site layout plan for the Contract No. ND/2019/06 is shown in Drawing no. 60335576/C6/C00/1041.
2.6
Different
parties with different levels of involvement in the Project organization
include:
Ÿ Project Proponent – Civil
Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)
Ÿ Supervisor
/ Supervisor's Representative – AECOM
Ÿ Environmental Team (ET) – Wellab Limited
Ÿ Independent Environmental Checker
(IEC) – ANewR Consulting Limited (ANewR)
2.7
The
key personnel contact names and numbers are summarised
in Table 2.1.
Table 2.1 Key Contacts of the Project
|
Party |
Role |
Contact Person |
Phone No. |
Fax
No. |
|
Civil Engineering and
Development Department, HKSAR (CEDD) |
Project Proponent |
Mr. Lai Cheuk
Ho |
3547 1608 |
3547
1658 |
|
Supervisor / Supervisor's Representative (AECOM) |
Resident Engineer |
Mr. Leo Mak
|
6398 0379 |
3922
9797 |
|
Environmental
Team (Wellab Limited) |
Environmental Team Leader |
Dr. Priscilla Choy |
2898
7388 |
2898 7076 |
|
Independent Environmental Checker (ANEWR) |
Independent Environmental Checker |
Mr. James Choi |
2618 2836 |
3007 8648 |
|
Contract No. ND/2019/06 Contractor
(New Concepts Engineering Development Ltd.) |
Site Agent |
Mr. Anson Chan |
9349 1320 |
2363 2162 |
|
Environmental Officer |
Mr.
Alex Choy |
9409 9608 |
||
|
Environmental Coordinator |
Ms. Hei Ling Chan |
9571 8654 |
|
2.8
The
major site activities undertaken in the reporting month included:
(a)
Breaking up the concrete surface and disposal
of C&D material off site at Portion 1;
(b)
Installation of road kerbs for interim stage;
(c)
Drainage works for interim stage including
construction of U-channel and manhole for interim stage;
(d)
Erection
of formwork and concreting for concrete carriageway; and
(e)
Ground
investigation works at Trial Pit;
2.9
A
copy of Contractor’s construction programme is
provided in Appendix A.
2.10
A
summary of the relevant permits, licences, and/or
notifications on environmental protection for the Contract No. ND/2019/06 is
presented in Table 2.2.
Table 2.2 Status of Environmental Licences,
Notifications and Permits
|
Permit / Licence No. |
Valid Period |
Status |
|
|
From |
To |
||
|
Environmental Permit (EP) |
|||
|
EP-475/2013/A |
13/01/2017 |
N/A |
Valid |
|
Construction Noise Permit (CNP) |
|||
|
GW-RN0921-19 |
25/12/2019 |
24/2/2020 |
Expired |
|
GW-RN0113-20 |
25/02/2020 |
24/08/2020 |
Valid |
|
Notification pursuant to Air Pollution
Control (Construction Dust) Regulation |
|||
|
449369 |
24/09/2019 |
N/A |
Receipt acknowledged by EPD |
|
Billing Account for Construction Waste Disposal |
|||
|
7035473 |
17/10/2019 |
N/A |
Valid |
|
Registration of Chemical
Waste Producer |
|||
|
5213-625-N2716-01 |
02/10/2019 |
N/A |
Valid |
|
Effluent Discharge Licence under Water Pollution Control Ordinance |
|||
|
450687 |
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