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 |
C4 |
C5 |
C6 |
C7 |
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Castle Peak Road
Diversion |
ü |
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Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road P1
and P2 and Associated New Kwu Tung Interchange and
Pak Shek Au Interchange Improvement |
ü |
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Kwu Tung North New Development Area Road D1 to
D5 |
ü |
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ü |
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Sewage Pumping
Stations in Kwu Tung North New Development Area |
|
ü |
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Utilization of
Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE) from Shek Wu Hui
Sewage Treatment Works |
ü |
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Fanling Bypass Eastern Section |
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ü |
ü |
ü |
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Reprovision of temporary Wholesale Market in Fanling North New Development Area |
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ü |
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EP-546/2017 |
Fanling North Temporary Sewage Pumping Station |
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|
ü |
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Note:
C1: ND/2019/01 C2:
ND/2019/02 C3: ND/2019/03 C4: ND/2019/04
C5: 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
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) – Mott
MacDonald Hong Kong Ltd (MottMac)
2.6
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 – Richwell Engineering Joint Venture.) |
Site
Agent |
Mr. Ivan Leung |
9640 8340 |
-- |
|
Environmental
Officer |
Mr. Daniel Sin |
9777 2100 |
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Contract No. ND/2019/06 Contractor (New Concepts Engineering
Development Ltd.) |
Site
Agent |
Mr.
Anson Chan |
9349 1320 |
2363 2162 |
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Environmental
Officer |
Mr. Alex Choy |
9409 9608 |
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|
Environmental
Coordinator |
Ms. Mildred Hung |
9460 2745 |
2.7
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 (June 2020) |
|
ND/2019/01 |
(a)
Site Clearance, Tree survey in Portion 1f (b)
Tree Survey, Site clearance in Portion 2; (c)
Site Clearance, Hoarding erection in Portion 4; (d)
Site Clearance, Tree Survey and Ground Investigation in Portion 5; (e)
Site Clearance, Tree Survey and Ground Investigation in Portion 6a; (f)
Set up Soil Treatment Facility, Hoarding erection in Portion 6b; (g)
Site Clearance, Ground Investigation, Preparation works for
Construction & alternative Po Lau Road in Portion 7 (h)
Tree Survey, Ground Investigation, Hoarding erection, Preparation
works for Construction of Retaining Wall in Portion 8a; (i)
Tree Survey in Portion 8b (j)
Site Clearance, Forming access in Portion 9c (k)
Site Clearance, Ground Investigation in Portion 10a (l)
Ground Investigation in Portion 10b |
|
ND/2019/06 |
(a)
Installation of rain shelter for the interim stage; (b)
Construction of run-in/ out (c)
Construction of footing and carcass of Management Office Building |
2.8
A copy of Contractors’ construction programme is provided in Appendix A.
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
Licences, Notifications and Permits
|
Contract No. |
Permit / License No. |
Valid Period |
Status |
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From |
To |
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Environmental Permit (EP) |
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ND/2019/01 |
EP-468/2013/A |
1/6/2020 |
N/A |
Valid |
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EP-470/2013 |
21/11/2013 |
N/A |
Valid |
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ND/2019/06 |
EP-475/2013/A |
13/01/2017 |
N/A |
Valid |
|
Construction Noise Permit (CNP) |
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ND/2019/01 |
GW-RN0378-20 |
16/06/2020 |
15/09/2020 |
Valid |
|
GW-RN0359-20 |
09/06/2020 |
08/08/2020 |
Valid |
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GW-RN0353-20 |
08/06/2020 |
07/09/2020 |
Valid |
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ND/2019/06 |
GW-RN0113-20 |
25/02/2020 |
24/08/2020 |
Valid |
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Notification pursuant to Air Pollution Control (Construction Dust) Regulation |
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ND/2019/01 |
451792 |
11/12/2019 |
N/A |
Valid |
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ND/2019/06 |
449369 |
24/09/2019 |
N/A |
Valid |
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Billing Account for Disposal of Construction Waste |
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ND/2019/01 |
7036265 |
17/01/2020 |
N/A |
Valid |
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ND/2019/06 |
7035473 |
17/10/2019 |
N/A |
Valid |
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Registration of Chemical Waste Producer |
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ND/2019/01 |
5213-545-B2578-01 |
10/01/2020 |
N/A |
Valid |
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ND/2019/06 |
5213-625-N2716-01 |
02/10/2019 |
N/A |
Valid |
|
Effluent Discharge License under Water
Pollution Control Ordinance |
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ND/2019/01 |
WT00036071-2020 |
22/06/2020 |
30/06/2025 |
Valid |
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WT00036073-2020 |
22/06/2020 |
30/06/2025 |
Valid |
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WT00036067-2020 |
22/06/2020 |
30/06/2025 |
Valid |
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WT00036076-2020 |
22/06/2020 |
30/06/2025 |
Valid |
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WT00036075-2020 |
22/06/2020 |
30/06/2025 |
Valid |
|
|
ND/2019/06 |
WT00035415-2019 |
20/03/2020 |
31/03/2025 |
Valid |