Activities	Number of Sessions
*For FEP-01/558/2018/A*
Environmental Site Inspection	3

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 (FEPs) 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/A) ([1]⁾ – construction commenced on 27 November 2020;

§ the subsea gas pipeline for the BPPS and the associated GRS in the BPPS under CAPCO (FEP-03/558/2018/B) ([2]⁾ – construction commenced on 23 September 2020; and

§ the subsea gas pipeline for the LPS and the associated GRS in the LPS under HK Electric (FEP-02/558/2018/A)⁽[3]⁾– construction commenced on 13 December 2020.

The location of these components is shown in Figures 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3.

1.2 Scope of the EM&A Report

This is the Quarterly EM&A Summary Report for the Project which summarises the key findings of the EM&A programme during the reporting period from 1 January to 31 March 2023 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/A, FEP-02/558/2018/A & FEP-03/558/2018/B).

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/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B)	Senior Manager - Environmental	Karen Lui	2678 8282
HK Electric / HKLTL (For FEP-01/558/2018/A and FEP-02/558/2018/A)	Head of Mechanical Engineering, Projects Division	Norman Chan	3143 3819
Environmental Team (ET) (ERM-Hong Kong, Limited)	ET Leader	Raymond Chow	2271 3281
Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) (Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited)	IEC	Lydia Chak	2585 8473
Contractor (CNOOC Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.)	Environmental Manager	H Y Tang	6111 5789
Contractor (CNOOC Offshore Oil Engineering Co. Ltd.)	Environmental Supervisor	Steven Fung	6237 5272

1.4 Contact Information for the Project

The contact information for the Project is provided in Table 1.2. The public can contact the project proponents through the following channel for any enquiries and comments on the environmental monitoring data and related information of the Project.

Table 1.2 Contact Information for the Project

Channel	Contact Information
Email	enquiry@env.hkolng.com

1.5 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 1.3 below:

Table 1.3 Major Construction Activities Undertaken in the Reporting Period

FEP	Land-based Works	Marine-based Works
FEP-01/558/2018/A	§ System commissioning	§ Nil
FEP-02/558/2018/A	§ Nil	§ Nil
FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ System commissioning	§ Nil

1.6 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 1.4. The requirements of relevant environmental monitoring, including monitoring parameters, Action and Limit Levels, Event and Action Plan(s), environmental mitigation measures, etc. are presented in Section 2.

Table 1.4 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/A FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ Completed
Efficiency of Silt Curtain System	FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ Completed for cage-type silt curtain for dredging operation (under FEP-02/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B) § Completed for cage-type silt curtain for jetting operation (under FEP-02/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B) § Completed for floating silt curtain for jetting operation (under FEP-02/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B)
Construction Phase Monitoring	FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ Completed for FEP-02/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B
Post-Construction Monitoring	FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ Completed for FEP-02/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B
Monitoring for Hydrotesting for the Subsea Gas Pipelines	FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ Completed for FEP-02/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B
First-year of LNG Terminal Operation	FEP-01/558/2018/A	§ To be implemented during LNG Terminal operation
Maintenance Dredging	FEP-01/558/2018/A	§ To be implemented during maintenance dredging
Waste Management
Audit of Waste Management Practice	FEP-01/558/2018/A FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ On-going
Ecology
Baseline Monitoring (Vessel-based Line Transect Survey and Passive Acoustic Monitoring)	FEP-01/558/2018/A	§ Completed
Construction Phase Monitoring (Vessel-based Line Transect Survey and Passive Acoustic Monitoring)	FEP-01/558/2018/A	§ Completed
Post-Construction Monitoring (Vessel-based Line Transect Survey and Passive Acoustic Monitoring)	FEP-01/558/2018/A	§ On-going
Marine Mammal Exclusion Zone Monitoring	FEP-01/558/2018/A FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ Completed for FEP-01/558/2018/A (marine mammal exclusion zone with 500m radius) and FEP-02/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B (marine mammal exclusion zone with 250m radius)
Environmental Site Inspection
Regular Site Inspection	FEP-01/558/2018/A FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ On-going
Records of Operating Speeds and Marine Travel Routes for Working Vessels	FEP-01/558/2018/A FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ On-going
Environmental Log Book	FEP-01/558/2018/A FEP-02/558/2018/A FEP-03/558/2018/B	§ On-going

1.7 Status of Statutory Environmental Requirements and Compliance with Further Environmental Permit Conditions

The environmental licenses and permits, including further environmental permits, registration as chemical waste producer, construction noise permits, wastewater discharge license, marine dumping permits, etc., which were valid in the reporting period. No non-compliance with environmental statutory requirements, including FEP conditions (status of submission) under the EIA Ordinance was identified. The status of statutory environmental requirements is presented in Annex D.

1.8 Impact Prediction Review

The potential environmental impacts arising from the major construction activities undertaken in the reporting period provided in Table 1.3 were mainly associated with waste management. There were no Project-related Action and Limit Level exceedances and no non-compliance of environmental statutory requirements identified for the environmental monitoring and auditing works conducted in the reporting period, including regular site inspections of construction works conducted by the ET, audit of implementation of Waste Management Plan, review of the acceptability of operating speeds and marine travel routes of working vessels, and checking of compliance with the approval conditions given by EPD for allowing the entry of working vessels within marine parks in pursuant to Condition 3.1 of FEP-01/558/2018/A, Condition 3.4 of FEP-02/558/2018/A and Condition 3.4 of FEP-03/558/2018/B, as appropriate. The recommended environmental mitigation measures were properly implemented in the reporting period. Excessive variation between the EIA study predictions and the EM&A monitoring results was not found and therefore no investigation and follow-up procedures were considered necessary.

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

2. Summary of 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 1.6, environmental site inspections and audit on waste management practice were conducted during the reporting period, and the findings are presented below. In addition, as marine-based construction activities have been completed, the post-construction monitoring for marine water quality was completed on 2 December 2022 and the results were reported in the post-construction water quality monitoring report. The post-construction monitoring for marine mammals was conducted in this reporting period and the results will be reported in the post-construction marine mammal monitoring reports upon completion of the monitoring.

2.1 Environmental Site Inspection

Regular environmental site inspections were carried out with the Contractor and Project Proponents 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, environmental site inspections were carried out on 30 January, 23 February and 30 March 2023. The Independent Environmental Checker (IEC) attended the environmental site inspections as the IEC audits on 30 January, 23 February and 30 March 2023 during the reporting period. The key observations from site inspections and Contractor’s follow-up actions are summarized in Table 2.1. The environmental mitigation implementation schedule (EMIS) is presented in Annex C.

Table 2.1 Key Observations from Site Inspections and Contractor’s Follow-up Actions

Item	Description	Contractor’s Follow-up Action(s) Taken
*FEP-01/558/2018/A*
January – March 2023
1	Emission of dark smoke from the exhausts of working vessel, Qun Li and De Yuan, was observed. The Contractor was reminded to maintain all plants and/or equipment in a good condition.	Maintenance was conducted immediately, and no dark smoke was observed after maintenance work.
2	Emission of dark smoke from the exhausts of working vessel, De Yuan, was observed. The Contractor was reminded to maintain all plants and/or equipment in a good condition.	Maintenance was conducted immediately, and no dark smoke was observed after maintenance work.

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 of the associated Monthly EM&A Reports 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 and marine sediment generated for the three FEPs are summarised in Tables 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 with reference to the waste flow tables prepared by the Contractor. General refuse was generated under FEP-01/558/2018/A and FEP-03/558/2018/B in the reporting period. Detailed waste flow tables can be referred to Annex F of the associated Monthly EM&A Reports for the reporting period.

Table 2.2 Quantities of Waste Generated for FEP-01/558/2018/A

Inert C&D Materials Generated (in ‘000kg)
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
Jan 2023	0		0		0	0		0		0
Feb 2023	0		0		0	0		0		0
Mar 2023	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 ‘000kg)
						(in ‘000kg³)	(in ‘000L)
Jan 2023	0	0		0		0	0		25.63
Feb 2023	0	0		0		0	0		31.91
Mar 2023	0	0		0		0	0		21.30

Table 2.3 Quantities of Waste and Marine Sediment Generated for FEP-02/558/2018/A

Inert C&D Materials Generated (in ‘000kg)
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
Jan 2023	0			0			0			0			0			0
Feb 2023	0			0			0			0			0			0
Mar 2023	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 ‘000kg)
									(in ‘000kg³)			(in ‘000L)
Jan 2023	0		0			0			0			0			0
Feb 2023	0		0			0			0			0			0
Mar 2023	0		0			0			0			0			0
Marine Sediment Generated (in ‘000m³)
Month/Year		Total Quantity of Type L Generated			Total Quantity of Type M Generated			Reused in the Contract			Reused in other Projects			Open Sea Disposal
Jan 2023		0			0			0			0			0
Feb 2023		0			0			0			0			0
Mar 2023		0			0			0			0			0

Table 2.4 Quantities of Waste and Marine Sediment Generated for FEP-03/558/2018/B

Inert C&D Materials Generated (in ‘000kg)
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
Jan 2023		0			0			0			0			0			0
Feb 2023		0			0			0			0			0			0
Mar 2023		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 ‘000kg)
										(in ‘000kg³)			(in ‘000L)
Jan 2023	0			0			0			0			0			0
Feb 2023	0			0			0			0			0			0
Mar 2023	0			0			0			0			0			4.29
Marine Sediment Generated (in ‘000m³)
Month/Year			Total Quantity of Type L Generated			Total Quantity of Type M Generated			Reused in the Contract			Reused in other Projects			Open Sea Disposal
Jan 2023			0			0			0			0			0
Feb 2023			0			0			0			0			0
Mar 2023			0			0			0			0			0

2.3 Records of Operating Speeds and Marine Travel Routes of Working Vessels

The operating speeds and marine travel routes of working vessels for construction of the Project within the reporting period were checked and reviewed for the reporting period. All the working vessels were operated at a speed lower than 10 knots when moving within the areas frequented by marine mammals, including the waters near Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park, the waters at the west of Lantau Island and the waters between Soko Islands and Shek Kwu Chau, and followed the relevant marine travel requirements stipulated in the FEP. There were occasional cases of vessel speed higher than 10 knots when moving within the areas frequented by marine mammals in the reporting period and these cases were found to be due to current influence. No non-compliance of environmental statutory requirements was identified. Records of operating speeds and marine travel routes of working vessels for construction of the Project provided by the Contractor can be referred to the relevant Annexes of the associated Monthly EM&A Reports for the reporting period.

The compliance status on approval conditions given by the Director of Environmental Protection for the entry of working vessels (i.e. anchor handling tugs (AHTs)) within marine parks in pursuant to Condition 3.1 of FEP-01/558/2018/A for anchoring activities for construction of the Jetty, Condition 3.4 of FEP-02/558/2018/A and Condition 3.4 of FEP-03/558/2018/B for anchoring activities for pipelaying and/or post-trenching processes for construction of LPS and BPPS Pipelines, respectively, as appropriate within the reporting period was checked. No non-compliance on the approval conditions was identified.

2.4 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.

2.5 Summary of Exceedances of the Environmental Quality Performance Limit

Since construction phase marine water quality monitoring was completed in October 2022, there were no breaches of Action and Limit Levels for the BPPS Pipeline and LPS Pipeline in the reporting period.

Since construction phase marine mammal monitoring was completed in November 2021, there were no breaches of Action and Limit Levels for marine mammal monitoring in the reporting period.

Cumulative statistics on exceedance is provided in Annex E.

2.6 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 E.

3. Conclusion and Recommendations

This Quarterly EM&A Summary Report presents the key findings of the EM&A works during the reporting period from 1 January to 31 March 2023 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/A, FEP-02/558/2018/A & FEP-03/558/2018/B).

Environmental auditing works, including regular site inspections of construction works conducted by the ET, audit of implementation of Waste Management Plan, and review of the acceptability of operating speeds and marine travel routes of working vessels, checking of compliance with the approval conditions given by EPD for allowing the entry of working vessels within marine parks in pursuant to Condition 3.1 of FEP-01/558/2018/A, Condition 3.4 of FEP-02/558/2018/A and Condition 3.4 of FEP-03/558/2018/B, were conducted in the reporting period, as appropriate. No non-compliance of environmental statutory requirements was identified.

Since construction phase marine water quality monitoring for LPS Pipeline and BPPS Pipeline was completed in October 2022, there were no breaches of Action and Limit Levels were recorded in accordance with the Updated EM&A Manual.

Since construction phase marine mammal monitoring was completed in November 2021, no breaches of Action and Limit Levels were recorded.

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

The recommended environmental mitigation measures for the Project were effectively implemented and the EM&A programme undertaken by the ET has effectively monitored the construction activities as well as ensured proper implementation of mitigation measures in the reporting period.

([1]) Application for variation of an environmental permit for FEP-01/558/2018 was undertaken and the latest FEP (FEP-01/558/2018/A) was issued on 6 November 2020.

([2]) Application for variation of an environmental permit for FEP-03/558/2018/A was undertaken and the latest FEP (FEP-03/558/2018/B) was issued on 25 August 2021.

([3]) Application for variation of an environmental permit for FEP-02/558/2018 was undertaken and the latest FEP (FEP-02/558/2018/A) was issued on 22 December 2020.