Contents

Executive summary

1 Introduction

1.1 Background

1.2 Project Organisation

1.3 Status of Construction Works in the Reporting Period

2 Summary of EM&A Requirements and Mitigation Measures

2.1 Monitoring Requirements

2.2 Environmental Mitigation Measures

3 Summary of EM&A Results

3.1 Monitoring Data

3.2 Monitoring Exceedances

4 Waste Management

4.1 Lyric Theatre Complex

5 Environmental Non-conformance

6 Comments, Recommendations and Conclusion

6.1 Comments

6.2 Recommendations

6.3 Conclusion

Figure 1 Site Layout Plan and Monitoring Stations

Appendices

A. Project Organisation

B. Construction Programme

C. Environmental Mitigation Measures – Implementation Status

D. Meteorological Data Extracted from Hong Kong Observatory

E. Graphical Plots of the Monitoring Results

F. Waste Flow table

G. Cumulative Statistics on Complaints, Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

Tables

Table 2.1: Summary of Impact EM&A Requirements 4

Table 3.1: Summary of Monitoring Data 6

Table 3.2: Summary of Exceedances 6

Executive summary

This Quarterly EM&A Report presents the monitoring works at Lyric Theatre Complex conducted from 1 November 2024 to 31 January 2025. The construction works and EM&A programme for M+ Museum was commenced on 31 October 2015 and completed on 28 February 2021; while the construction works and EM&A programme for Lyric Theatre Complex (L1 and L2 Contracts) was commenced on 1 March 2016, and the EM&A programme for L1 Contract was completed on 30 June 2021.

The impact stage EM&A programme for the Project includes air quality, noise, water quality, waste, landscape and visual monitoring. The recommended environmental mitigation measures were implemented on site and regular inspections were carried out to ensure that the environmental conditions are acceptable.

The EM&A programme was carried out by the ET in accordance with the EM&A Manual requirements. It is concluded from the environmental monitoring and audit works that adequate environmental mitigation measures have been implemented by the contractors where appropriate in the reporting quarter.

Exceedance of Action and Limit Levels

There was no breach of Action and Limit levels for Air Quality (1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP) and Noise in this reporting quarter.

Implementation of Mitigation Measures

Construction phase weekly site inspections were carried out to confirm the implementation measures undertaken by the Contractors in the reporting quarter. The status of implementation of mitigation measures during the reporting quarter is shown in Appendix C.

Landscape and visual impact inspections were conducted as part of the abovementioned weekly site inspections during the reporting quarter. No adverse comment on landscape and visual aspects were made during these inspections.

Record of Complaints

One complaint was received during the reporting quarter.

Record of Notifications of Summons and Successful Prosecutions

No notifications of summons and successful prosecutions were recorded in the reporting quarter.

# 1 Introduction

## 1.1 Background

Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited (MMHK) was commissioned to undertake the Environmental Team (ET) services (including environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A)) for the construction of M+ Museum Main Works (Contract No.: CC/2015/3A/022) and Lyric Theatre Complex including the Foundation Works (Contract No.: CC/2015/3A/014), L1 Contract (Contract No. CC/2017/3A/030) and L2 Contract (Contract No. CC/2017/3A/031) at West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD) (The Project) as part of the WKCD development. The Project Proponent is the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA). The construction works and EM&A programme for M+ Museum was commenced on 31 October 2015 and completed on 28 February 2021; while the construction works and EM&A programme for Lyric Theatre Complex (L1 and L2 Contracts) was commenced on 1 March 2016, and the EM&A programme for L1 Contract was completed on 30 June 2021.

The overall works for the WKCD fall under two separate categories of Designated Project (DP) of the Environmental Impact Assessment Ordinance (EIAO), namely an “engineering feasibility study of urban development projects with a study area covering more than 20 ha or involving a total population of more than 100 000” (Item 1 of Schedule 3) and “an underpass more than 100m in length under the built areas” (Item A.9, Part I, Schedule 2). An Environmental Permit No. EP-453/2013/B (EP) was issued with respect to the “Underpass Road and Austin Road Flyover Serving the West Kowloon Cultural District” which specifically includes the abovementioned category of DP under Item A.9, Part I, Schedule 2 of the EIAO. The captioned projects include part of the abovementioned underpass road located within the site boundary also falls under this same category.

The M+ museum development aims to provide an iconic presence for the M+ museum, semi-transparent vertical plane, housing education facilities, a public restaurant and museum offices. At ground and lower levels, generous access will be provided to the park and other West Kowloon Cultural District facilities, alongside a public resource centre, theatres, retail and dining, and back-of-house functions.

The Lyric Theatre Complex (now known as “the WestK Performing Arts Centre”) will comprise a 1,450-seat Grand Theatre, a 600-seat Medium Theatre and a 270-seat Studio Theatre. The complex will also house extensive rehearsal facilities and a Resident Company Centre that will serve as an exploration, development and collaboration hub for dance companies and artists in Hong Kong.

The Quarterly EM&A Report is prepared in accordance with the Clause 3.4 of the Environmental Permit No. EP-453/2013/B. This Quarterly EM&A Report presents the monitoring works conducted from 1 November 2024 to 31 January 2025. The purpose of this report is to summarise the findings in the EM&A of the project over the reporting period.

## 1.2 Project Organisation

The organisation chart and lines of communication with respect to the on-site environmental management structure together with the contact information of the key personnel are shown in Appendix A.

## 1.3 Status of Construction Works in the Reporting Period

During the reporting period, construction works at L2 undertaken include:

● LTC construction

– ABWF & MEP works

– Façade work

● ASDA and Lyric Theatre Promenade

– Construction of bearing walls, beams and double slab

– Construction of plant room

– Installation of temporary steel beam supports

– Modification works

– Pipe works

– Defects rectification

● DCS cofferdam

– Backfilling

– Construction of Valve chamber

– Drainage works and UU services

– Construction of cable draw pits, cable trough

● Extended basement

– ABWF & MEP works

– Power cabling

The Construction Works Programme of the Project is provided in Appendix B. A layout plan of the Project is provided in Figure 1.

# 2 Summary of EM&A Requirements and Mitigation Measures

## 2.1 Monitoring Requirements

In accordance with the EM&A Manual, environmental parameters including air quality, noise, landscape and visual have been monitored. The specific parameters, monitoring frequency and the respective Action and Limit levels are given in Table 2.1. Locations of the monitoring stations are provided in Figure 1.

Table 2.1: Summary of Impact EM&A Requirements

Parameters | Descriptions | Locations | Frequencies | Action level | Limit level
Air Quality | 24-Hour TSP | AM1 - International Commerce Centre | At least once every 6 days | 143.6 μg/m3 | 260 μg/m3
1-Hour TSP | AM1 - International Commerce Centre | At least 3 times every 6 days | 273.7 μg/m3 | 500 μg/m3
24-Hour TSP | AM2 - The Harbourside Tower 1 | At least once every 6 days | 151.1 μg/m3 | 260 μg/m3
1-Hour TSP | AM2 - The Harbourside Tower 1 | At least 3 times every 6 days | 274.2 μg/m3 | 500 μg/m3
Noise | Leq, 30 minutes | NM1- The Harbourside Tower 1 | Weekly | When one documented complaint is received from any one of the sensitive receivers | 75 dB(A)
Landscape & Visual | Monitor implementation of proposed mitigation measures during the construction stage | As described in Table 9.1 and 9.2 of the EM&A Manual | Bi-weekly | N/A | N/A

In the context of the monitoring activities at M+ Museum and the Lyric Complex, three monitoring stations had been considered, including AM1 (International Commerce Centre), AM2 (The Harbourside Tower 1) for air monitoring, and NM1 (The Harbourside Tower 1) for noise monitoring. Other monitoring locations were so far away from M+ Museum and the Lyric Complex and could not be representative for impact monitoring.

The Harbourside management office formally rejected our proposal of setting up air quality and noise monitoring equipment on its premises at the podium level of Tower 1 (AM2/NM1) on 10 November 2015. Nevertheless, a suitable air quality monitoring location at AM2 was identified on the ground floor in front of The Harbourside Tower 1, which is at the same location as that of baseline monitoring for consistency. No management approval is required on the ground floor for conducting the air monitoring. However, the electricity supply at AM2 was suspended from 31 August 2016. In order to have a more secure electricity supply, an alternative air monitoring location (AM2A) was identified at Austin Road West opposite to The Harbourside Tower 1, which is close to Lyric Theatre Complex site entrance. This alternative air monitoring location was approved by EPD on 28 September 2016. Due to the works programme, the air monitoring location AM2A has been relocated to the alternative monitoring location AM2B at the 1st floor of Gammon’s site office, which was approved by EPD on 21 February 2019. In view of the upcoming construction works to be undertaken at the air monitoring station AM2B, AM2B was no longer available for conducting the impact air quality monitoring. Hence, an alternative air monitoring location was identified on the ground floor in front of The Harbourside Tower 1 (AM2) which is at the same location as the baseline monitoring and this previously approved monitoring location had also been used for the EM&A Programme from November 2015 to August 2016, the relocation was approved by EPD on 27 May 2021.

Alternative noise monitoring location was identified at The Arch (NM2); however, The Arch management office formally rejected our proposal of setting up noise monitoring equipment on its premises on 23 November 2015. On the other hand, noise monitoring at G/F of Harbourside could not be representative. However, approval from the management office of the International Commerce Centre has been granted on 29 February 2016 for conducting noise monitoring at the alternative noise monitoring location identified at the podium floor (NM1A) which is free from screening to the construction activities.

In short, 2 air quality monitoring stations and 1 noise impact monitoring station were confirmed for the impact monitoring.

## 2.2 Environmental Mitigation Measures

Environmental mitigation measures have been recommended in the EM&A Manual. Summary of implementation status of the environmental mitigation measures is provided in Appendix C.

# 3 Summary of EM&A Results

## 3.1 Monitoring Data

Impact monitoring has been conducted in the reporting quarter. Meteorological data for the reporting quarter have been extracted from Hong Kong Observatory and presented in Appendix D. Monitoring data with graphical presentation for the reporting quarter are shown in Appendix E. A summary on the monitoring results is presented in Table 3.1.

Table 3.1: Summary of Monitoring Data

Parameter | Monitoring Location | Minimum | Maximum | Average
Air Quality |  |  |  |
1 hour TSP | AM1 | 19 | 69 | 32
AM2 | 26 | 74 | 40
24 hour TSP | AM1 | 11 | 60 | 20
AM2 | 21 | 62 | 32
Construction Noise |  |  |  |
Leq(30min) | NM1A | 63 | 65 | 63

## 3.2 Monitoring Exceedances

Summary of the exceedances in the reporting quarter is tabulated in Table 3.2.

Table 3.2: Summary of Exceedances

Monitoring Station | Parameter | No. of Exceedance | Action Taken
Action Level | Limit Level
Air Quality |  |  |  |
AM1 | 1 hour TSP | 0 | 0 | N/A
24 hour TSP | 0 | 0 | N/A
AM2 | 1 hour TSP | 0 | 0 | N/A
24 hour TSP | 0 | 0 | N/A
Construction Noise |  |  |  |
NM1A | Leq(30min) | 0 | 0 | N/A

### 3.2.1 1-hour TSP Monitoring

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

### 3.2.2 24-hour TSP Monitoring

All 24-hour TSP monitoring was conducted as scheduled in the reporting quarter. No Action/ Limit Level exceedance was recorded.

### 3.2.3 Construction Noise Monitoring

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

### 3.2.4 Landscape and Visual Monitoring

All landscape and visual impact inspections were conducted as scheduled in the reporting quarter. No adverse comment on landscape and visual aspects were recorded.

# 4 Waste Management

## 4.1 Lyric Theatre Complex

As advised by the Contractor (L2 Contract), 919.3 tonnes, 277.8 tonnes and 0.0 tonne of inert C&D material were disposed of as public fill to Tseung Kwan O Area 137, Tuen Mun Area 38, and Chai Wan Public Fill Barging Point respectively in the reporting quarter, while 2,069.6 tonnes of general refuse were disposed of at SENT and WENT landfill. 0.0 tonne of metals, 0.1 tonnes of paper/cardboard packaging, 0.0 tonne of plastic and 0.0 tonne of timber were collected by recycling contractors in the reporting quarter. 0.0 tonne of inert C&D materials was reused on site. 0.0 tonne of fill materials was imported for use at site and 0.0 tonne of inert C&D materials was reused in other projects. 5.8 tonnes of inert C&D materials were disposed to sorting facility and 0.0 tonne of chemical waste were collected by licensed contractors in the reporting quarter.

The actual amount of different types of waste generated by the activities of construction works at Lyric Theatre Complex in the reporting quarter are shown in Appendix F.

# 5 Environmental Non-conformance

There was no breach of Action or Limit levels for Air Quality (1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP) and Noise in the reporting quarter.

One complaint was received in the reporting quarter.

On 13 January 2025, the WKCD hotline received a complaint from Mr. So from the security control room of The Harbourside reported a complaint filed by a resident about the noise disturbance arising from the construction site between Xiqu Centre and M+. The complainant claimed that noise arose from the construction activities and vehicles in the afternoon on 11 January 2025 with no specific time mentioned. After the investigation, the major construction activities for Lyric Theatre Complex (L2 Contract) were carried out between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. which is compliant with the statutory requirement. Preventive and mitigation measures are well-deployed and maintained by the Contractor including noise insulating fabric for breaking works, as well as regular briefings and meetings with subcontractors. And from the regular noise monitoring results, the results were well below the action/limit levels such that the construction works of Lyric Theatre Complex (L2 Contract) should not be posing significant impacts to the nearby sensitive receivers. As concluded from the above investigation and findings, it could not directly imply the complaint was attributable to Lyric Theatre Complex (L2 Contract).

No notifications of summons and successful prosecutions were received in the reporting quarter.

The cumulative statistics on complaints, notifications of summons and successful prosecutions were provided in Appendix G.

# 6 Comments, Recommendations and Conclusion

## 6.1 C omments

Based on the observations made during site audits, landscape inspections, and construction dust and noise monitoring results, no non-compliances and exceedances of air quality and noise were recorded in the reporting quarter.

## 6.2 Recommendations

Reviewing the implementation of the recommended mitigation measures in the EM&A Manual, it was observed that they were effective and efficient in controlling the potential impacts due to construction of the project during the reporting period. Review of the effectiveness and efficiency of the EM&A programme will continue, and recommendations will be provided to remediate any potential impacts due to the project and to improve the EM&A programme if deficiencies of the existing EM&A programme are identified.

## 6.3 Conclusion

The EM&A programme as recommended in the EM&A Manual has been undertaken. The construction works and EM&A programme for M+ Museum was commenced on 31 October 2015 and completed on 28 February 2021; while the construction works and EM&A programme for Lyric Theatre Complex (L1 and L2 Contracts) was commenced on 1 March 2016, and the EM&A programme for L1 Contract was completed on 30 June 2021.

Monitoring of air quality and noise with respect to the Project is underway. In particular, the 1-hour TSP, 24-hour TSP and noise level (as Leq, 30 minutes) under monitoring have been checked against established Action and Limit levels. There was no breach of Action and Limit levels for Air Quality (1-hour TSP and 24-hour TSP) and Noise in this reporting quarter.

One complaint was received in the reporting quarter. No notifications of summons and successful prosecutions were received during the reporting quarter.

Weekly construction phase site inspections and bi-weekly landscape and visual impact inspections were conducted during the reporting quarter as required. It was observed that the Contractor had implemented all possible and feasible mitigation measures to mitigate the potential environmental impacts during construction phase works.