EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Introduction

1. This is the 8^th Environmental Monitoring and Audit (EM&A) Report prepared by Cinotech Consultants Limited for the ¡§Drainage Improvement in Northern Hong Kong Island ¡V Hong Kong West Drainage Tunnel¡¨ (the Project). This report documents the findings of EM&A Works conducted in November 2008.

2. The site activities undertaken in the reporting month included:

• Further establishment of project organization and staffing;
• Initial tunnel excavation and installation of temporary facilities at Eastern Portal;
• Installation of temporary facilities, shallow & deep excavation works, base slab construction and arch tunnel excavation at Western Portal;
• Utilities trial pits and additional ground investigation works at 5 nos. Intakes;
• Approved in Principle (AIP) & Detailed Design Approval (DDA) submissions for temporary works at both portals;
• AIP & DDA submissions for temporary and permanent works for 31 nos. Intakes;
• AIP & DDA submissions for Adit/Main Tunnel Intersection, Adits, Stilling Chambers and Turning Bays;
• Environmental impact monitoring; and
• TBM design and fabrication overseas.

Environmental Monitoring Works

3. Environmental monitoring for the Project was performed in accordance with the updated EM&A Manual and the monitoring results were checked and reviewed. Site audits were conducted once per week. The implementation of the environmental mitigation measures, Event Action Plans and environmental complaint handling procedures were also checked.

4. Summary of the non-compliance of the reporting month is tabulated in Table I.

Table I Summary Table for Non-compliance Recorded in the Reporting Month

Parameter	No. of Exceedance		No. of Exceedance Due to the Project		Action Taken
	Action Level	Limit Level	Action Level	Limit Level
Eastern Portal
1-hr TSP	0	0	0	0	N/A
24-hr TSP	0	0	0	0	N/A
Noise	0	0	0	0	N/A
Western Portal
1-hr TSP	0	0	0	0	N/A
24-hr TSP	0	0	0	0	N/A
Noise	0	0	0	0	N/A
Water	0	0	0	0	N/A

Eastern Portal

1-hour TSP Monitoring

5. All 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

24-hour TSP Monitoring

6. All 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Construction Noise

7. All construction noise monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Western Portal

1-hour TSP Monitoring

8. All 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

24-hour TSP Monitoring

9. All 1-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Construction Noise

10. All construction noise monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Water Quality

11. All water quality monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting month. No Action/Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

Environmental Licenses and Permits

12. Licenses/Permits granted to the Project include the Environmental Permit (EP) for the Project, An Environmental Permit No. EP-272/2007 was issued on 26 April 2007 and Environmental Permit No. EP-272/2007/A was issue on 26 October 2007. Later, the further Environmental Permit (FEP-01/272/2007/A) was issued on 28 January 2008 to Dragages-Nishimatsu Joint Venture as the Permit Holder.

13. Registration of Chemical Waste Producer (License: 5213-148-D2393-02 for Eastern Portal and No. 5213-172-D2393-01 for Western Portal), Water Discharge License (License No.: EP860/W10/XY0175 for Area of Mount Butler Office, EP860/W10/XY0177 for Eastern Portal and EP820/W9/XT086 for Western Portal) and Construction Noise Permit (License No.: GW-RS0708-08 for Eastern Portal and GW-RS0688-08 for Western Portal).

Key Information in the Reporting Month

14. Summary of key information in the reporting month is tabulated in Table II.

Table II Summary Table for Key Information in the Reporting Month

Event	Event Details		Action Taken	Status	Remark
	Number	Nature
Complaint received	3	Construction Noise (2) Dust Nuisance (1)	Construction Noise at Intake TP5 (Investigation report submitted)	Verified by IEC	---
			Dust Nuisance at Western Portal (Investigation report submitted)	Under reviewed by IEC
			Construction Noise at Western Portal (under investigation)	Under Investigation
Changes to the assumptions and key construction / operation activities recorded	0	---	N/A	N/A	---
Status of submissions under EP	2	Monthly EM&A Report (October 08) Baseline Noise Monitoring Report for Intakes (Part I)	Submitted to EPD on 14 November 2008 (EP condition 3.3) Submitted to EPD on 26 November 2008 (EP condition 3.2)	Verified by IEC Verified by IEC	---
Notifications of any summons & prosecutions received	0	---	N/A	N/A	---
Future Key Issues:
Major site activities for the coming month include: Tunnel excavation, intake shaft and temporary cofferdam wall at Eastern Portal; Shallow and deep excavation, base slab construction and arch tunnel excavation at Western Portal; and Preparation works at Intake W0.