Figure 1	Locations of Key Construction Activities in this reporting period
Figure 2	Locations of Air and Noise Monitoring Stations and Chek Lap Kok Wind Station

Appendices

Appendix A	Construction Programme and Contract Description
Appendix B	Project Organization Chart
Appendix C	Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS) for Construction Phase


Graph
Graph 1	Graphical Plot of 1-hour TSP concentration at AR1A and AR2 during the reporting period
Graph 2	Graphical Plot of Leq (30mins)at NM1A, NM3A, NM4, NM5 and NM6 during the reporting period
Graph 3	Summary of SkyPier Plan Monitoring Result

Executive Summary

The “Expansion of Hong Kong International Airport into a Three-Runway System” (the Project) serves to meet the future air traffic demands at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA). On 7 November 2014, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (Register No.: AEIAR-185/2014) for the Project was approved and an Environmental Permit (EP) (Permit No.: EP-489/2014) was issued for the construction and operation of the Project.

This is the 2^nd Construction Phase Quarterly EM&A Report for the Project which summarizes the monitoring results and audit findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016.

Key Construction Activities in the Reporting Period

The key construction activities in the reporting period were under the Contract P560(R) Aviation Fuel Pipeline Diversion Works (Contract P560(R)) which involved:

· Mobilisation and installation of construction plants;

· Antenna farm structural protection works;

· Stockpiling of excavated materials from HDD operation;

· Setup of site office; and

· Installation of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) casing pipe.

EM&A Activities Conducted in the Reporting Period

The EM&A programme was undertaken in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual of the Project. A summary of the monitoring and audit activities during this reporting period is presented as below:

Monitoring/ Audit Activities	Number of Sessions
1-hour Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) Air Quality Monitoring	108
Noise Monitoring	65
Waste Monitoring	13
Environmental Site Inspection (including landscape & visual monitoring)	13


Land-based Chinese White Dolphin (CWD) Baseline Monitoring at Sha Chau	Vessel-based CWD Baseline Monitoring

In-situ measurement of dissolved oxygen, pH, salinity, turbidity and temperature by multifunctional meter	High Speed Ferries Skipper Training Workshop

In total, 2,458 ferry movements between HKIA SkyPier and Zhuhai / Macau were audited in the reporting period. All the HSFs had travelled through the SCZ with prevailing speed within 15 knots, which complied with the SkyPier Plan, except one deviation case due to public safety in June with 15.7 knots prevailing speed. 11 ferry movements were not strictly following the diverted route during the reporting period and they were found due to public safety. Three training workshops for the ferry operators were held by ET in the reporting period to refresh their full understanding of and adherence to the routing and speed control requirements.

Breaches of Action and Limit Levels in the Reporting Period

No exceedance of the Action and Limit Levels of air quality, noise and waste monitoring was recorded during the reporting period.

Implementation Status and Review of Environmental Mitigation Measures

Weekly site audits were carried out during the reporting period to confirm the implementation measures undertaken by the Contractor. Potential environmental impacts due to the construction activities, including air quality, noise, waste and landscape & visual were monitored and/or reviewed. The key issues addressed were related to wastewater treatment (e.g. treatment facilities) and waste management (e.g. proper segregation of general refuse and provision of spill kit on sites).

The recommended environmental mitigation measures, as included in the EM&A programme, were implemented properly in the reporting period. Also, the EM&A programme effectively monitored the environmental impacts from the construction activities and ensure the proper implementation of mitigation measures.

Summary findings of the EM&A programme

The following table summarizes the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period:

	Yes	No	Details	Analysis / Recommendation / Remedial Actions
Breaches of Limit Level^		ü	No exceedance of project-related limit level was recorded.	Nil
Breaches of Action Level^		ü	No exceedance of project-related action level was recorded.	Nil
Complaints Received		ü	No construction activities related complaints were received.	Nil
Notification of any summons and status of prosecutions		ü	Neither notifications of summons nor prosecution were received.	Nil
Changes that affect the EM&A		ü	There were no changes to the construction works that may affect the EM&A	Nil

Remarks: ^ only exceedance of action/ limit level related to Project works will be highlighted.

1 Introduction

1.1 Background

On 7 November 2014, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report (Register No.: AEIAR-185/2014) for the “Expansion of Hong Kong International Airport into a Three-Runway System” (the Project) was approved and an Environmental Permit (EP) (Permit No.: EP-489/2014) was issued for the construction and operation of the Project.

Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) commissioned Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) to undertake the role of Environmental Team (ET) for carrying out the Environmental Monitoring & Audit (EM&A) works during the construction phase of the Project in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual (the Manual) submitted under EP Condition 3.1. The Manual is available on the Project’s dedicated website (accessible at: http://env.threerunwaysystem.com/en/index.html). AECOM Asia Company Limited (AECOM) was employed by AAHK as the Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) for the Project.

The Project covers the expansion of the existing airport into a three-runway system (3RS) with key project components comprising land formation of about 650 ha and all associated facilities and infrastructure including taxiways, aprons, aircraft stands, a passenger concourse, an expanded Terminal 2, all related airside and landside works and associated ancillary and supporting facilities. The existing submarine aviation fuel pipelines and submarine power cables also require diversion as part of the works.

Construction of the Project is to proceed in the general order of diversion of the submarine aviation fuel pipelines, diversion of the submarine power cables, land formation, and construction of infrastructure, followed by construction of superstructures. The land-based construction works of Contract P560(R) Aviation Fuel Pipeline Diversion Works (Contract P560(R)) commenced on 28 December 2015 on the airport island.

The overall phasing programme of all construction works and the construction programme of the Contract P560(R) are provided in Appendix A. Notably, on 29 April 2016, AAHK received the Chief Executive-in-Council’s approval for draft Chek Lap Kok Outline Zoning Plan, as well as the authorization of the reclamation under the Foreshore and Sea-bed (Reclamations) Ordinance for the expansion of HKIA into a 3RS.

1.2 Scope of this Report

This is the 2^nd Construction Phase Quarterly EM&A Report for the Project which summarizes the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016.

1.3 Project Organisation

The Project’s organisation structure and the contact details of the key personnel are provided in Appendix B and Table 1.1 respectively.

Table 1.1: Contact Information of Key Personnel

Party	Position	Name	Telephone
Project Manager’s Representative (Airport Authority Hong Kong)	Senior Manager, Environment	Lawrence Tsui	2183 2734
Environmental Team (ET) (Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited)	Environmental Team Leader	Terence Kong	2828 5919
	Deputy Environmental Team Leader	Heidi Yu	2828 5704
	Deputy Environmental Team Leader	Keith Chau	2972 1721
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) (AECOM Asia Company Limited)	Independent Environmental Checker	Jackel Law	3922 9376
	Deputy Independent Environmental Checker	Joanne Tsoi	3922 9423
Contractor
Contract P560(R) Aviation Fuel Pipeline Diversion Works (Langfang Huayuan Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Co., Ltd.)	Project Manager	Shih Wei	2117 0566
	Environmental Coordinator	Ivy Tam	2151 2090

1.4 Contact information for the Project

The contact information for the Project is provided in Table 1.2. The public can contact us through the following channels if they have any queries and comments on the environmental monitoring data and project related information.

Table 1.2: Contact Information of the Project

Channels	Contact Information
Hotline	3908 0354
Email	env@3rsproject.com
Fax	3747 6050
Postal Address	Airport Authority Room 403, 4/F, Airport World Trade Centre, 1 Sky Plaza Road, Terminal 2, Hong Kong International Airport (Attn: Environmental Team Leader Mr. Terence Kong)

1.5 Summary of Construction Works

During the reporting period, key construction activities were under the Contract P560(R) Aviation Fuel Pipeline Diversion Works (Contract P560(R)) which involved mobilisation and installation of construction plants, installation of HDD casing pipe at the HDD launching site located at the west part of the airport and associated structural protection works of the antenna farm located next to the HDD launching site.

The excavated materials from HDD operation were stockpiled at the stockpile area located near Chun Ming Road adjacent to Tradeport Logistic Centre on the airport island. Site office setup was completed by the P560(R) Contractor at a site near the Chek Lap Kok Fire Station at Catering Road East.

The locations of the P560(R) work areas and site office are presented in Figure 1.

1.6 Summary of EM&A Programme Requirements

As presented in the Updated EM&A Manual, the environmental aspects of interest for the Project include air quality, noise, water quality, waste management, land contamination, terrestrial ecology, marine ecology, fisheries, landscape and visual, sewage and sewerage, and hazard to human life.

The status for all environmental aspects is presented in Table 1.3.

Table 1.3: Summary of Status for All Environmental Aspects under the Updated EM&A Manual

Parameters		Status
Air Quality
Baseline Monitoring	At least 14 consecutive days before commencement of construction work	The baseline air quality monitoring result has been reported in Baseline Monitoring Report (Version 1) and submitted to EPD on 14 December 2015 under EP Condition 3.4.
Impact Monitoring	At least 3 times every 6 days	On-going
Noise
Baseline Monitoring	Daily for a period of at least two weeks prior to the commencement of construction works	The baseline noise monitoring result has been reported in Baseline Monitoring Report (Version 1) and submitted to EPD on 14 December 2015 under EP Condition 3.4.
Impact Monitoring	Weekly	On-going
Water Quality
General Baseline Water Quality Monitoring for reclamation, water jetting and field joint works	Three days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides, for at least four weeks prior to the commencement of marine works.	The baseline water quality monitoring had been completed in May 2016. The baseline water quality monitoring result will be presented in a separate Baseline Monitoring Report for the marine works.
General Impact Water Quality Monitoring for reclamation, water jetting and field joint works	Three days per week, at mid-flood and mid-ebb tides.	To be commenced with the relevant construction works
Initial Intensive Deep Cement Mixing (DCM) Water Quality Monitoring	At least four weeks	To be commenced with the relevant construction works
Regular DCM Water Quality Monitoring	Three times per week until completion of DCM works.	To be commenced with the relevant construction works
Waste Management
Waste Monitoring	At least weekly	On-going
Land Contamination
Supplementary Contamination Assessment Plan (CAP)	At least 3 months before commencement of any soil remediation works.	To be submitted with the relevant construction works
Contamination Assessment Report (CAR) for Golf Course	CAR to be submitted for golf course first; programme for submission of supplementary CAR at the other areas to be agreed.	The CAR for Golf Course was submitted to EPD on 17 March 2016. EPD had no adverse comment on the CAR for Golf Course on 6 April 2016.
Terrestrial Ecology
Pre-construction Egretry Survey Egretry Survey Plan	Once per month in the breeding season between April and July, prior to the commencement of HDD drilling works.	The revised Egretry Survey Plan was submitted and approved by EPD on 25 April 2016 under EP Condition 2.14.
Ecological Monitoring	Monthly monitoring during the HDD construction works period from August to March.	No construction work was carried out on Sheung Sha Chau Island during the ardeid’s breeding season in the reporting period in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual. No ecological monitoring was conducted during the reporting period.
Marine Ecology
Pre-Construction Phase Coral Dive Survey	Prior to marine construction works	The Coral Translocation Plan was approved by EPD on 6 June 2016 under EP Condition 2.12.
Chinese White Dolphins (CWD)
Vessel survey, land-based theodolite track and passive acoustic monitoring (PAM)
Baseline Monitoring	6 months of baseline surveys before the commencement of land formation related construction works at a frequency of two full surveys per month.	Baseline monitoring of CWD by passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) was on going. The land-based and vessel-based CWD baseline monitoring had been completed in June 2016.
Impact Monitoring	Vessel surveys: Two full surveys per month; Land-based theodolite tracking: One day per month at the Sha Chau station and one day per month at the Lung Kwu Chau Station; and PAM: For the whole duration for land formation related construction works.	To be commenced with the relevant construction works
Landscape and Visual
Baseline Monitoring	One-off survey within the Project site boundary prior to commencement of any construction works	The baseline landscape & visual monitoring result has been reported in Baseline Monitoring Report (Version 1) and submitted to EPD on 14 December 2015 under EP Condition 3.4.
Impact Monitoring	Weekly	On-going
Environmental Auditing
Regular site inspection	Weekly	On-going
Skypier High Speed Ferries (HSF) implementation measures	Monitor and check	On-going
Construction and Associated Vessels Implementation measures	Monitor and check	To be commenced with the relevant construction works
Complaint Hotline and Email channel	Construction phase	On-going
Environmental Log Book	Construction phase	On-going

During the reporting quarter, baseline monitoring of CWD by passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) was on-going. The baseline water quality monitoring had been completed in May 2016, and the land-based and vessel-based CWD baseline monitoring had been completed in June 2016.

Taking into account the nature of the land-based construction works involved in the Contract P560(R), the required impact monitoring focused on those relevant land-based environmental aspects including air quality, noise, waste management and landscape & visual as recommended in the Updated EM&A Manual.

In addition, the EM&A programme also involved weekly site inspections and related auditing conducted by the ET for checking the implementation of the required environmental mitigation measures recommended in the approved EIA Report.

The EM&A programme followed the recommendations presented in the approved EIA Report and the Updated EM&A Manual. A summary of implementation status of the environmental mitigation measures for the construction phase of the Project during the reporting period is provided in Appendix C.

2 Environmental Monitoring and Auditing

2.1 Air Quality Monitoring

Impact 1-hour Total Suspended Particulates (TSP) monitoring was conducted three times every 6 days at two representative monitoring stations during the reporting period. The locations of monitoring stations are described in Table 2.1 and presented in Figure 2. The Action and Limit Levels of the air quality monitoring are also provided in Table 2.1 for reference.

Table 2.1: Impact Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Monitoring Station	Location	Action Level (mg/m³)	Limit Level (mg/m³)
AR1A	Man Tung Road Park	306		500
AR2	Village House at Tin Sum	298		500

The graphical plots of impact air quality monitoring results during the reporting period are presented in Graph 1.

Graph 1: Graphical Plot of 1-hour TSP concentration at AR1A and AR2 during the reporting period

No exceedance of the Action and Limit Level was recorded at AR1A and AR2 in the reporting period.

The weather was varied from fine to cloudy in the reporting quarter. Wind direction was mainly northeast or northwest in the reporting quarter.

During the reporting period, the construction activities of Contract P560(R) mainly involved plant mobilization and installation and were not likely to cause adverse dust pollution. The HDD launching site and stockpile area are around 3 km and 900 m away respectively from the nearest monitoring stations in Tung Chung and the villages in North Lantau. The major dust sources during the reporting period observed to be local air pollution and nearby traffic emissions. It is considered that the monitoring work in the reporting period is effective and there is no adverse impact attributable to the works of the Project.

2.2 Noise Monitoring

Impact noise monitoring was conducted at five representative monitoring stations once per week during 0700 and 1900 during the reporting period. The locations of monitoring stations are described in Table 2.2 and presented in Figure 2. The Action and Limit Levels of the noise monitoring are provided in Table 2.2 for reference.

The graphical plots of impact noise quality monitoring results during the reporting period are presented in Graph 2.

Table 2.2: Impact Noise Quality Monitoring Stations

Monitoring Station	Location	Action Level	Limit Level
NM1A	Man Tung Road Park	When one documented complaint is received from any one of the sensitive receivers	75 dB(A)
NM3A	Site Office		75 dB(A)
NM4⁽ⁱ⁾	Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Primary School		65dB(A) / 70 dB(A)
NM5	Village House in Tin Sum		75 dB(A)
NM6	House No. 1, Sha Lo Wan		75 dB(A)
Note: ⁽ⁱ⁾ reduce to 70dB(A) for school and 65dB(A) during school examination periods.

Graph 2 Graphical Plot of Leq _(30min) at NM1A, NM3A, NM4, NM5 and NM6 during the reporting period

No exceedance of the Action and Limit Level was recorded at all monitoring stations in the reporting period.

During the reporting period, the construction activities of Contract P560(R) mainly involved plant mobilization and installation and were not likely to cause adverse noise impact. The HDD launching site and stockpile area are around 3 km and 900 m away respectively from the nearest monitoring stations in Tung Chung and the villages in North Lantau. The monitoring stations were observed during the construction noise impact monitoring dominated by aircraft noise at NM3A and NM5, aircraft noise and helicopter noise at NM6, road traffic noise at NM1A and school activities at NM4 in the background. It is considered that the monitoring work in the reporting period is effective and there is no adverse impact attributable to the works of the Project.

2.3 Waste Monitoring

Weekly waste monitoring of the Project construction works to check and monitor the implementation of proper waste management practices during the construction phase were completed through 13 site inspections in the reporting period.

For Contract P560(R) Aviation Fuel Pipeline Diversion Works, recommendations were provided during monitoring including provision of drip tray and chemical storage area for oil containers, proper segregation and sorting of general refuse, provision of spill kit and personal protective equipment in the spill kits on sites.

Under the P560(R) Contract, about 139 m³ excavated material from the launching site has been delivered and temporarily stored at the stockpiling area at Chun Ming Road adjacent to Tradeport Logistic Centre on the airport island during the reporting period. The excavated material will be reused in the Project, including as backfilling material at the launching site.

In addition,7.3 tonnes of general refuse were disposed of to the West New Territories (WENT) Landfill during the reporting period. No Construction and Demolition (C&D) material was disposed off-site during the reporting period. No exceedances of the Action and Limit Levels of waste monitoring were recorded in the reporting period.

2.4 Weekly Environmental Site Inspection

Site inspections of the construction works were carried out on a weekly basis to monitor the implementation of proper environmental pollution control and mitigation measures for the Project. In the reporting period, 13 site inspections were carried out by the ET. The site inspection on 27 April 2016 and 13 June 2016 were the ad- hoc EPD inspections conducted by the EPD’s inspectors. Site inspections were also conducted independently by the Project’s Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) on 13, 20 and 27 April 2016, 11 and 25 May 2016, 10, 13 and 22 June 2016. Observations have been recorded in the site inspection checklist and passed to the Contractor together with the appropriate recommended mitigation measures where necessary. Dust suppression measures including provision of wheel washing facilities, watering of unpaved site area, covering of excavated materials and establishment of site hoarding have been implemented.

The key observations from site inspection and associated recommendations were related to:

¡ improvement of efficiency and capacity of wastewater treatment facilities,

¡ provision of drip tray for equipment and;

¡ provision of spill kits and personal protective equipment in the spill kits on sites;

¡ proper maintenance of noise barrier,

¡ segregation and sorting of general refuse; and

¡ provision of sandbags along gaps underneath the hoarding.

A summary of implementation status of the environmental mitigation measures for the construction phase of the Project during the reporting period is provided in Appendix C.

2.5 Audit of the SkyPier Plan

In total, 2,458 ferry movements between HKIA SkyPier and Zhuhai / Macau were audited in the reporting period. The daily movements of all SkyPier HSFs in the reporting period ranged between 86 and 96, which falls within the maximum daily cap number of 125. Status of compliance with annual daily average of 99 movements will be further reviewed in the annual EM&A Report. The effectiveness of the SkyPier Plan will be reviewed together with the Chinese White Dolphin monitoring results in the later stage.

All the HSFs had travelled through the SCZ with prevailing speed within 15 knots (7.7 knots to 14.7 knots), which complied with the SkyPier Plan, except one deviation case in June with 15.7 knots prevailing speed. The HSF ferry operator reported that he had to give way to other vessels for safety reason. 11 ferry movements were not strictly following the diverted route during the reporting period, including one exceptional case was pertaining the HSF had to return to the SkyPier by taking a U-turn without leaving the SCZ through the gate access points and also slightly off the SCZ. Notices were sent to the ferry operators and the investigation results revealed that they were related to safety / emergency situations. The summary of the Skypier Plan monitoring result (March to June 2016) is presented in Graph 3. Six HSF movements with no transmission of AIS data received were reported during the reporting period. After investigation, it was found that missing of AIS data for concerned ferries were due to conducting AIS system upgrade or error of the AIS system. Warning letters were issued to the concerned ferry operators and advice has been given to the ferry operators that any future similar case should be reported to AAHK/ET on the day of ferry trip to facilitate the auditing process.

Three skipper workshops were held in May and June 2016 with ferry operators and relevant ferry captains as refresher trainings and implementation of SkyPier Plan review to refresh their full understanding about the requirements of the SkyPier Plan such as the routing and speed control requirements with discussion on the deviation cases, experience sharing and recommendations to strengthen the implementation of SkyPier Plan. During the training workshops, ET recommended that apart from the demarcation of the SCZ on the tracking system on screen for the ease of reference to the captain, they could also make reference to the physical landmark along the coast of Urmston Road for preparing to slow down and enter the SCZ. If AIS signal seems to be weak or limited data was recorded, the ferry operator could supplement with other track records (e.g. electronic chart / radar records) after each journey. AAHK will also notify the ferry operator to request supplementary records if limited AIS data was received from specific vessel. Other suggestion including the feasibility of deployment of additional crew to the cockpit to monitor the routing and the speed control within the SCZ will also be explored by the ferry operators.

Graph 3: Summary of SkyPier Plan Monitoring Result (March to June 2016)

2.6 Review of the Key Assumptions Adopted in the EIA Report

With reference to Appendix E of the Updated EM&A Manual, it is noted that the key assumptions adopted in approved EIA report for the construction phase are still valid and no major changes are involved. The environmental mitigation measures recommended in the approved EIA Report remain applicable and shall be implemented in undertaking construction works for the Project.

3 Report on Non-compliance, Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Prosecutions

3.1 Cumulative Statistics

Cumulative statistics on exceedance, non-compliance, complaints, notifications of summons and status of prosecutions are summarized in Table 3.1 and Table 3.2.

Table 3.1: Statistics for Exceedances for the Environmental Monitoring

		Total no. recorded in the reporting period	Total no. recorded since the project commenced
1-hr TSP	Action	0	0
	Limit	0	0
Noise	Action	0	0
	Limit	0	0
Waste	Action	0	0
	Limit	0	0

Remark: Exceedances, which are not project related, are not shown in this table.

Table 3.2: Statistics for Non-compliance, Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Prosecution

Reporting Period	Cumulative Statistics
		Non-compliance	Complaints	Notifications of Summons	Prosecutions
This reporting period		0	0	0	0
From 28 December 2015 to end of the reporting period		0	0	0	0

4 Conclusion and Recommendation

In this quarterly period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016, the EM&A programme has been implemented as planned, including 108 sets of air quality measurements, 65 sets of construction noise measurements well as 13 environmental site inspections, landscape & visual and waste monitoring for the Project’s construction works.

The key construction activities of the Project in the reporting period were under the Contract P560(R) Aviation Fuel Pipeline Diversion Works (Contract P560(R)) which involved mobilisation and installation of construction plant and installation of HDD casing pipe at the HDD launching site located at the western side of the airport and associated structural protection works of the antenna farm located next to the HDD launching site.

No breach of the Action or Limit Levels in relation to the air quality, construction noise and waste monitoring were recorded in the reporting period. All site observations made by the ET were recorded in the site inspection checklists and passed to the Contractor together with the recommended follow-up actions.

In total, 2,458 ferry movements between HKIA SkyPier and Zhuhai / Macau were audited in the reporting period. All the HSFs had travelled through the SCZ with prevailing speed within 15 knots, which complied with the SkyPier Plan, except one deviation case due to public safety in June. 11 ferry movements were not strictly following the diverted route during the reporting period and they were found due to public safety. Three training workshops for the ferry operators were held by ET in the reporting period to refresh their full understanding of and adherence to the routing and speed control requirements.

The recommended environmental mitigation measures, as included in the EM&A programme, have been effectively implemented during the reporting period. The impacts for construction activities in this quarter have been found to be not significant. Also, the EM&A programme implemented by the ET has effectively monitored the environmental impacts arising from the construction activities and ensure the proper implementation of mitigation measures.