1. Introduction

1.1 Background

To support the increased use of natural gas in Hong Kong from 2020 onwards, Castle Peak Power Company Limited (CAPCO) and The Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric) have identified that the development of an offshore liquefied natural gas (LNG) receiving terminal in Hong Kong using Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) technology (‘the Project’) presents a viable additional gas supply option that will provide energy security through access to competitive gas supplies from world markets. The Project will involve the construction and operation of an offshore LNG import facility to be located in the southern waters of Hong Kong, a double berth jetty, and subsea pipelines that connect to the gas receiving stations (GRS) at the Black Point Power Station (BPPS) and the Lamma Power Station (LPS).

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report for the Project was submitted to the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) of the HKSAR Government in May 2018. The EIA Report (EIAO Register No. AEIAR-218/2018) was approved by EPD and the associated Environmental Permit (EP) (EP-558/2018) was issued in October 2018.

An application for Further Environmental Permits (FEP) were made on 24 December 2019 to demarcate the works between the different parties. The following FEPs were issued on 17 January 2020 and the EP under EP-558/2018 was surrendered on 5 March 2020:

§ the double berth jetty at LNG Terminal under the Hong Kong LNG Terminal Limited (HKLTL), joint venture between CAPCO and HK Electric (FEP-01/558/2018);

§ the subsea gas pipeline for the BPPS and the associated GRS in the BPPS under CAPCO (FEP-03/558/2018); and

§ the subsea gas pipeline for the LPS and the associated GRS in the LPS under HK Electric (FEP-02/558/2018).

The location of these components is shown in Figures 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3. The construction of the subsea gas pipeline for the BPPS and the associated GRS in the BPPS under FEP-03/558/2018 commenced on 23 September 2020 while the construction works under FEP-01/558/2018 and FEP-02/558/2018 had yet to commence in the reporting period. The commencement dates of construction works for FEP-01/558/2018 and FEP-02/558/2018 are expected to be 27 November 2020 and 13 December 2020, respectively.

1.2 Scope of the EM&A Report

This is the Monthly EM&A Report for the Project which summarises the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 23 September to 31 October 2020 for the construction works for the Project in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual and the requirements of the Further Environmental Permits (FEP-01/558/2018, FEP-02/558/2018 & FEP-03/558/2018).

1.3 Organisation Structure

The organisation structure of the Project is shown in Annex A. The key personnel and contact details are summarised in Table 1.1 below.

Table 1.1 Contact Information of Key Personnel

Party	Position	Name	Telephone
CAPCO / HKLTL (For FEP-01/558/2018 and FEP-03/558/2018)	Senior Environmental Manager	Dr Helen Chiu	2596 4116
HK Electric / HKLTL (For FEP-01/558/2018 and FEP-02/558/2018)	Head of Mechanical Engineering, Projects Division	Norman Chan	3143 3819
Environmental Team (ET) (ERM-Hong Kong, Limited)	ET Leader	Raymond Chow	2271 3114
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) (Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited)	IEC	Arthur Lo	2828 5757
Contractor (CNOOC Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.)	Environmental Manager	H Y Tang	6111 5789
Contractor (CNOOC Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.)	Environmental Officer	Kelvin Cheung	9060 1020

1.4 Summary of Construction Activities

The programme of the construction is shown in Annex B.

As informed by the Contractor, details of the major construction activities undertaken in the reporting period are listed in Table 1.2 below:

Table 1.2 Major Construction Activities Undertaken in the Reporting Period

FEP	Land-based Works	Marine-based Works
FEP-01/558/2018	Nil	Nil
FEP-02/558/2018	Nil	Nil
FEP-03/558/2018	§ Preparation works at the new GRS (including set-up of site offices, erection of hoarding and mobilisation of wastewater treatment facilities).	Nil

The environmental mitigation implementation schedule (EMIS) is presented in Annex C.

1.5 Summary of EM&A Programme Requirements

The status of EM&A Programme for all environmental aspects required under the Updated EM&A Manual are presented in Table 1.3. As no marine-based construction activities (i.e. dredging/jetting operations and piling works) were undertaken in the reporting period, relevant environmental monitoring (i.e. marine water quality monitoring and marine mammal monitoring, including vessel-based line transect surveys and passive acoustic monitoring) were not required to be monitored in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual. Thus, no Action/Limit Levels were triggered in the reporting period and the actions as specified in the respective Event and Action Plans were not required to be taken.

Table 1.3 Summary of Status for the EM&A Programme under the Updated EM&A Manual

Aspects	Relevant FEP(s)	Status
Water Quality
Baseline Monitoring	FEP-01/558/2018 FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ Completed
Efficiency of Silt Curtain System	FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ To be implemented upon early stage of construction works for dredging/jetting operations for FEP-02/558/2018 and FEP-03/558/2018
Construction Phase Monitoring	FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ To be implemented upon commencement of construction works for dredging/jetting operations for FEP-02/558/2018 and FEP-03/558/2018
Post-Construction Monitoring	FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ To be implemented upon completion of construction works for the Project
Monitoring for Hydrotesting for the Subsea Gas Pipelines	FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ To be implemented during hydrotesting for the subsea gas pipelines
First-year of LNG Terminal Operation	FEP-01/558/2018	§ To be implemented during LNG Terminal operation
Maintenance Dredging	FEP-01/558/2018	§ To be implemented during maintenance dredging
Waste Management
Audit of Waste Management Practice	FEP-01/558/2018 FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ On-going for FEP-03/558/2018 § To be implemented upon commencement of construction works for FEP-01/558/2018 and FEP-02/558/2018
Ecology
Baseline Monitoring (Vessel-based Line Transect Survey and Passive Acoustic Monitoring)	FEP-01/558/2018	§ Completed
Construction Phase Monitoring (Vessel-based Line Transect Survey and Passive Acoustic Monitoring)	FEP-01/558/2018	§ To be implemented upon commencement of construction of the LNG Terminal
Post-Construction Monitoring (Vessel-based Line Transect Survey and Passive Acoustic Monitoring)	FEP-01/558/2018	§ To be implemented upon completion of construction works for the Project
Marine Mammal Exclusion Zone Monitoring	FEP-01/558/2018 FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ To be implemented when percussive piling works for construction of Jetty (under FEP-01/558/2018) or marine dredging / jetting operations (under FEP-02/558/2018 / FEP-03/558/2018) are undertaken
Environmental Site Inspection
Regular Site Inspection	FEP-01/558/2018 FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ On-going for FEP-03/558/2018 § To be implemented upon commencement of construction works for FEP-01/558/2018 and FEP-02/558/2018
Records of Operating Speeds and Marine Travel Routes for Working Vessels	FEP-01/558/2018 FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ To be implemented upon commencement of marine-based construction works for FEP-01/558/2018, FEP-02/558/2018 and FEP-03/558/2018
Environmental Log Book	FEP-01/558/2018 FEP-02/558/2018 FEP-03/558/2018	§ On-going

1.6 Status of Other Statutory Environmental Requirements

The environmental licenses and permits, including further environmental permits, registration as chemical waste producer, construction noise permits, which were valid in the reporting period are presented in Annex D. No non-compliance with environmental statutory requirements was identified.

2. EM&A Results

The EM&A programme for the Project required environmental monitoring for marine water quality and marine mammals as well as environmental site inspections for air quality, construction noise, water quality, waste management, marine ecology, landscape and visual, and hazard to life impacts. As presented in Section 1.5, environmental site inspections and audit on waste management practice were conducted for FEP-03/558/2018 and the findings are presented below.

2.1 Environmental Site Inspection

Regular environmental site inspections were carried out with the Contractor and Project Proponent to confirm the implementation of appropriate environmental protection and pollution control mitigation measures for air quality, construction noise, water quality, waste management, marine ecology, landscape and visual, and hazard to life impacts under the Project. In the reporting period, five (5) environmental site inspections were carried out at proposed GRS in BPPS for FEP-03/558/2018 on 30 September, 7, 14, 21 and 28 October 2020. The Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) attended the environmental site inspections as the IEC audits on 30 September and 14 October 2020 during the reporting period. There were no observations and reminders recorded during the regular site inspections. The environmental mitigation implementation schedule (EMIS) is presented in Annex C.

2.2 Waste Management Status

Waste management audits were performed with reference to the Waste Management Checklists for the corresponding Waste Management Plans detailed in Annex E during the regular environmental site inspections carried out in the reporting period. No non-compliance for Contractor’s waste management practices was identified during the audits.

The quantities of different types of waste generated and dredged marine sediment for the three FEPs are summarised in Tables 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 with reference to the waste flow tables prepared by the Contractor. No waste was generated in the reporting period. A detailed waste flow table is presented in Annex F.

Table 2.1 Quantities of Waste Generated for FEP-01/558/2018

Inert C&D Materials Generated (in ‘000m³)
Month/Year	Total Quantity Generated	Hard Rock and Large Broken Concrete	Reused in the Contract	Reused in other Projects	Disposed as Public Fill	Imported Fill
Sept 2020	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 2020	0	0	0	0	0	0
C&D Wastes Generated
Month/Year	Metals (in ‘000kg³)	Paper / Cardboard Packaging (in ‘000kg³)	Plastics (in ‘000kg³)	Chemical Waste		Other (e.g. general refuse) (in ‘000m3)
Month/Year	Metals (in ‘000kg³)	Paper / Cardboard Packaging (in ‘000kg³)	Plastics (in ‘000kg³)	(in ‘000kg³)	(in ‘000L)	Other (e.g. general refuse) (in ‘000m3)
Sept 2020	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 2020	0	0	0	0	0	0

Table 2.2 Quantities of Waste Generated and Dredged Marine Sediment for FEP-02/558/2018

Inert C&D Materials Generated (in ‘000m³)
Month/Year	Total Quantity Generated		Hard Rock and Large Broken Concrete		Reused in the Contract	Reused in other Projects		Disposed as Public Fill		Imported Fill
Sept 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
Oct 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
C&D Wastes Generated
Month/Year	Metals (in ‘000kg³)		Paper / Cardboard Packaging (in ‘000kg³)		Plastics (in ‘000kg³)	Chemical Waste				Other (e.g. general refuse) (in ‘000m³)
						(in ‘000kg³)		(in ‘000L)
Sept 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
Oct 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
Marine Sediment Dredged (in ‘000m³)
Month/Year		Total Quantity of Type L Generated		Total Quantity of Type M Generated			Reused in the Contract		Reused in other Projects
Sept 2020		0		0			0		0
Oct 2020		0		0			0		0

Table 2.3 Quantities of Waste Generated and Dredged Marine Sediment for FEP-03/558/2018

Inert C&D Materials Generated (in ‘000m³)
Month/Year	Total Quantity Generated		Hard Rock and Large Broken Concrete		Reused in the Contract	Reused in other Projects		Disposed as Public Fill		Imported Fill
Sept 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
Oct 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
C&D Wastes Generated
Month/Year	Metals (in ‘000kg³)		Paper / Cardboard Packaging (in ‘000kg³)		Plastics (in ‘000kg³)	Chemical Waste				Other (e.g. general refuse) (in ‘000m³)
						(in ‘000kg³)		(in ‘000L)
Sept 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
Oct 2020	0		0		0	0		0		0
Marine Sediment Dredged (in ‘000m³)
Month/Year		Total Quantity of Type L Generated		Total Quantity of Type M Generated			Reused in the Contract		Reused in other Projects
Sept 2020		0		0			0		0
Oct 2020		0		0			0		0

2.3 Implementation Status of Environmental Mitigation Measures

A summary of the Environmental Mitigation Implementation Schedule (EMIS) is presented in Annex C. The necessary mitigation measures were implemented properly for the Project.

2.4 Summary of Exceedances of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

Since there were no construction activities conducted in the reporting period requiring impact monitoring of marine water quality and marine mammal in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual, there were no breaches of action and limit levels.

Cumulative statistics on exceedance is provided in Annex G.

2.5 Summary of Environmental Complaints, Notification of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

There were no environmental complaints, notification of summons and successful prosecutions recorded in the reporting period.

Statistics on environmental complaints, notification of summons and successful prosecutions are summarised in Annex G.

3. forecast for the next reporting period

3.1 Works Programme for the Next Reporting Period

Construction activities to be undertaken in the next reporting period of November 2020 are summarised in Table 3.1 below, together with the key issues:

Table 3.1 Major Construction Activities for the Next Reporting Period

Activities	Key Issues
Under FEP-01/558/2018
Marine-based Works
§ Nil ⁽¹⁾	§ N/A
Under FEP-02/558/2018
Land-based Works
§ Nil	§ N/A
Marine-based Works
§ Nil	§ N/A
Under FEP-03/558/2018
Land-based Works
§ Preparation works at the new GRS (including set-up of site offices, erection of hoarding and mobilisation of wastewater treatment facilities) § Excavation for Fire Services, oily water and stormwater drainage diversion § Excavation for Plate Load Test - Pipe Rack	§ Dust emission from construction activities and stockpiles § Waste management § Site surface runoff and wastewater discharge
Marine-based Works
§ Nil	§ N/A

Remark: (1) It is anticipated that the piling installation vessel for construction of the jetty would mobilise in November 2020. Marine-based works for FEP-01/558/2018 are expected to start in December 2020.

The ET will keep track on the construction activities to confirm compliance of environmental requirements and the proper implementation of all necessary mitigation measures.

3.2 Monitoring Schedule for the Next Reporting Period

As no marine-based construction activities (i.e. dredging/jetting operations and piling works) are planned to be undertaken in the next reporting period, marine water quality monitoring and marine mammal monitoring (vessel-based line transect surveys and passive acoustic monitoring) are not scheduled to be undertaken for the next reporting period of November 2020.

4. Conclusion and recommendations

This Monthly EM&A Report presents the key findings of the EM&A works during the reporting period from 23 September to 31 October 2020 for the construction works for the Project in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual and the requirements of the Further Environmental Permits (FEP-01/558/2018, FEP-02/558/2018 & FEP-03/558/2018).

Environmental auditing works, including regular site inspections of construction works conducted by the ET and audit of implementation of Waste Management Plan were conducted in the reporting period. There were no observations and reminders recorded during the regular site inspections.

There were no environmental complaints, notification of summons and successful prosecutions recorded in the reporting period.

The ET will keep track on the construction works to confirm compliance of environmental requirements and the proper implementation of all necessary mitigation measures.

Activities	Number of Sessions
*For FEP-03/558/2018*
Environmental Site Inspection	5