2                PROJECT INFORMATION

Background

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 relevant EPs under the Project and the respective Work Contracts are summarized in Table 2.1.

 

Table 2.1 Summary of EPs under the Project and the Respective Work Contracts

EP No.

Designated Project

C1

C2

C3

C5A

C5B

C6

C7

EP-466/2013

Castle Peak Road Diversion

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¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

EP-467/2013/A

Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road P1 and P2 and Associated New Kwu Tung Interchange and Pak Shek Au Interchange Improvement

ü

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

EP-468/2013/A

Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to D5

ü

¡@

ü

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

EP-469/2013

Sewage Pumping Stations in Kwu Tung North New Development Area

¡@

ü

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

EP-470/2013

Utilization of Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE) from Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Works

ü

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

EP-473/2013/A

Fanling Bypass Eastern Section

¡@

¡@

ü

ü

ü

¡@

¡@

EP-475/2013/A

Reprovision of temporary Wholesale Market in Fanling North New Development Area

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

¡@

ü

¡@

EP-546/2017

Fanling North Temporary Sewage Pumping Station

¡@

¡@

¡@

ü

¡@

¡@

¡@

                Note: C1: ND/2019/01       C2: ND/2019/02  C3: ND/2019/03  C5A: ND/2019/04

                     C5B: ND/2019/05           C6: ND/2019/06  C7: ND/2019/07

 

2.4          The site boundary of the Project and all Works Contracts are shown in Drawing No. 1.

2.5          The required submissions and submission status under Environmental Permits are shown in Appendix Q.

Project Organization

2.6          Different parties with different levels of involvement in the Project organization include:

Ÿ    Project Proponent ¡V Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD)

Ÿ    Supervisor / Supervisor's Representative ¡V AECOM

Ÿ    Environmental Team (ET) ¡V Wellab Limited

Ÿ    Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) ¡V Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Ltd (MottMac)

 

2.7          The key personnel contact names and numbers are summarised in Table 2.2.

 


 

Table 2.2     Key Contacts of the Project

Party

Role

Contact Person

Phone No.

Fax No.

Civil Engineering and Development Department, HKSAR (CEDD)

Project Proponent

Mr. Felix Fan

3152 3551

3547 1658

Supervisor / Supervisor's Representative

(AECOM)

Chief Resident Engineer

Mr. Alan Lee

6398 5982

2645 3900

Environmental Team

(Wellab Limited)

Environmental Team Leader

Dr. Priscilla Choy

2898 7388

2898 7076

Independent Environmental Checker (MottMac)

Independent Environmental Checker

Mr. Thomas Chan

2828 5967

2827 1823

Contract No. ND/2019/01

Contractor (Build King ¡V Richwell Engineering Joint Venture.)

Site Agent

Mr. Ivan Leung

9640 8340

--

Environmental Officer

Mr. Edward Tam

9287 8270

Contract No. ND/2019/02

Contractor (Chun Wo ¡V Kwan Lee Joint Venture.)

Site Agent

Mr. Luk Wai Lam

3485 9780

--

Environmental Officer

Mr. Ng Tao, Richard

9802 9577

Contract No. ND/2019/03

Contractor (Sang Hing Kuly Joint Venture)

Site Agent

Mr. Tang Wing Kai

9300 7037

--

Environmental Officer

Mr. Chow Ka Wing

9184 6351

Environmental Supervisor

Mr. Ken Kwok

9732 4360

Contract No. ND/2019/05

Contractor (CRCC ¡V Paul Y. Joint Venture)

Site Agent

Mr. Francis Suen

6672 0311

--

Environmental Officer

Mr. Pan Fong

9436 9435

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. Mildred Hung

9460 2745

 


 

Summary of Construction Works Undertaken During Reporting Month

The major site activities undertaken in the reporting month are shown in Table 2.3.

 

Table 2.3     Summary Table for Major Site Activities in the Reporting Month

Contract No.

Site Activities (November 2020)

ND/2019/01

 

(a)          Site clearance and site formation in Portion 1f

(b)          Site clearance, ground investigation and working platform erection for soil nail in Portion 2

(c)          Site clearance and ground investigation in Portion 3

(d)         Site clearance, temporary slope cutting for temporary soil nailing, Stockpile of soil, ground investigation in Portion 5

(e)          Site clearance, temporary slope cutting for temporary soil nailing, sheetpiling and excavation, pipes laying, pre-bored H-piling in Portion 6a

(f)           Pilot trial of ex-situ cement mixing (ECM) for arsenic soil treatment works in Portion 6b

(g)          Site clearance, construction of temporary road for alternative Po Lau Road, land contamination assessment in Area T1, T2 & T3 in Portion 7

(h)          Construction of retaining wall, slope cutting, soil nailing, excavation works for fresh water service reservoir and soil nail in Portion 8a

(i)           Site clearance and stockpile of soil in Portion 9c

(j)           Site clearance, tree felling, sheetpiling and excavation works in Portion 10a

(k)          Site clearance in Portion 10b

(l)           Install temporary noise barrier and building demolition in Portion 11a

ND/2019/02

(a)           GI

(b)           Trial Pit

(c)           Tree felling

(d)          Lowering the existing carriageway

ND/2019/03

(a)           Road and Drainage work, Soil Replacing in Portion 1

(b)           Recommended Initial Maintenance Work, Erection of Permanent Boundary Structure, Construction of Irrigation Channel, Geotechnical Works in Long Valley (Trail Pits & Drill Hole), Construction of Temporary Road in Long Valley, Asbestos Removal in Long Valley, Demolition of Existing Construction in Handed over Area, Construction works of storage shed and Type 2 Storage House, Wetland Creation & Restoration works after Obtaining Approval from AFCD in Portion 2 to 20

(c)           Site Clearance and Demolition at Portion 22 and Fish Cage Placing for Pre-Translocation in Portion 22 and Portion 27.

ND/2019/05

(a)            Site Clearance

(d)           Establishment of Temporary Site

(e)            Tree Felling

(f)             Trial Pits

(g)            Installation of site hoarding, fencing and temp. facilities

(h)            Construction of PM¡¦s Site Accommodation

(i)             Ground Investigation/Pre-drilling

ND/2019/06

(a)           Construction of finishing works, E&M works and Building Services works of Management Office Building (MOB) at Portion 4 is in progress.

(b)           Installation of steel canopy column at Portion 3 is in progress.

(c)           Construction of underground utilities in the final stage market at Portion 3 is in progress.

(d)          Tree felling at Portion 6 is in progress.

(e)           Off-site fabrication, welding and application of coating of columns of steel canopy in China is in progress.

(f)            Demolition of existing public toilet at Portion 5.

(g)           Slope improvement works at Portion 6 are in progress.

(h)           Predrilling works for mini-piles at Portion 3 and 6 have been completed.

Construction Programme

2.8          A copy of Contractors¡¦ construction programme is provided in Appendix A.

Status of Environmental Licences, Notifications and Permits

2.9          A summary of the relevant permits, licences, and/or notifications on environmental protection for this Project is presented in Table 2.4.

 


 

Table 2.4 Status of Environmental Licenses, Notifications and Permits

Contract No.

Permit / License No.

Valid Period

Status

From

To

Environmental Permit (EP)

ND/2019/01

EP-466/2013

21/11/2013

N/A

Valid

EP-467/2013/A

27/01/2017

N/A

Valid

EP-468/2013/A

27/01/2017

N/A

Valid

EP-470/2013

21/11/2013

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/02

EP-469/2013

21/11/2013

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/03

EP-468/2013/A

27/01/2017

N/A

Valid

EP-473/2013/A

21/11/2013

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/05

EP-473/2013/A

21/11/2013

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/06

EP-475/2013/A

13/01/2017

N/A

Valid

Construction Noise Permit (CNP)

ND/2019/01

GW-RN0540-20

29/07/2020

16/01/2021

Valid

GW-RN0626-20

16/09/2020

15/03/2021

Valid

GW-RN0625-20

08/09/2020

07/03/2021

Valid

ND/2019/03

GW-RN0649-20

13/09/2020

28/02/2021

Valid

ND/2019/05

GW-RN0578-20

11/08/2020

03/02/2021

Valid

GW-RN0788-20

05/11/2020

04/05/2021

Valid

ND/2019/06

GW-RN0507-20

25/07/2020

24/01/2021

Valid

Notification pursuant to Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation

ND/2019/01

451792

11/12/2019

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/02

454012

05/03/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/03

452216

24/12/2019

N/A

Valid

452332

31/12/2019

N/A

Valid

452333

31/12/2019

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/05

454323

13/03/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/06

449369

24/09/2019

N/A

Valid

Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste

ND/2019/01

7036265

17/01/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/02

7036898

01/04/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/03

7036378

22/01/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/05

7036901

01/04/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/06

7035473

17/10/2019

N/A

Valid

Registration of Chemical Waste Producer

ND/2019/01

5213-545-B2578-01

10/01/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/02

5213-548-C4439-01

06/05/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/03

5213-623-S4231-01

14/04/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/05

5213-625-C4464-01

 

20/05/2020

N/A

Valid

ND/2019/06

5213-625-N2716-01

02/10/2019

N/A

Valid

Effluent Discharge License under Water Pollution Control Ordinance

ND/2019/01

WT00036071-2020

22/06/2020

30/06/2025

Valid

WT00036073-2020

22/06/2020

30/06/2025

Valid

WT00036067-2020

22/06/2020

30/06/2025

Valid

WT00036076-2020

22/06/2020

30/06/2025

Valid

WT00036075-2020

22/06/2020

30/06/2025

Valid

ND/2019/02

WT00036584-2020

21/10/2020

31/10/2025

Valid

ND/2019/03

WT00035847-2020

12/08/2020

31/08/2025

Valid

ND/2019/05

Ref. Number: 455137

N/A

N/A

EPD received application on 14 April 2020.

EPD carried out site inspection on 20 Oct 2020.

 

ND/2019/06

WT00035415-2019

20/03/2020

31/03/2025

Valid