5                     SITE INSPECTION AND AUDIT

5.1                Site Inspection

5.1.1                Site audits were carried out by ET on weekly basis at least once per week to monitor the implementation of proper environmental management practices and mitigation measures in the Project site.

5.1.2                In the reporting period, 13 site inspections were carried out. No outstanding issues were reported during the reporting period. Details of observations recorded during the site inspections are presented in Table 6.

5.2                Advice on the Solid and Liquid Waste Management Status

5.2.1                The Contractor registered as a chemical waste producer for the Contract. Sufficient numbers of receptacles were available for general refuse collection and sorting.

5.2.2                The management of waste generated by the construction is presented in Table 7.

5.2.3                The amount of wastes generated by the site activities in the reporting period is shown in Appendix F.

5.2.4                If off-site disposal is required, the excavated marine mud from the land-based works shall be disposed of at the designated disposal sites within Hong Kong as allocated by the Marine Fill Committee or other locations as agreed by the Director. The Contractor shall ensure no spilling and overflowing of materials during loading / unloading / transportation is allowed.

5.2.5                The Contractor was reminded that chemical waste should be properly handled temporarily in designated chemical waste storage area on site in accordance with the Code of Practice on the Packing, Labelling and Storage of Chemical Waste.