Construction of Covered Walkway
in the Courtyard of the
 Former Kowloon British School,
          Tsim Sha Tsui
                 - Project Profile -
              Leisure and Cultural Services Department
August 2008
Antiquities and Monuments Office                                           Project Profile-Former Kowloon British School
                                                        Contents
1.   BASIC INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
     1.1   Project Title. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
     1.2   Purpose and Nature of the Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
     1.3   Name of Project Proponent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
     1.4   Location of Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
     1.5   History of the Former Kowloon British School. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
     1.6   Number and Type of Designated Project to be Covered by the Project Profile. . . . 2
     1.7   Contact Person(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
     1.8   Estimated Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.   OUTLINE OF PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMME. . 3
     2.1   Responsibilities of Parties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     2.2   Site Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     2.3   Method of Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
     2.4   Implementation Programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3.   MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT. . . . . 4
4.   POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     4.1   Cultural Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     4.2   Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
     4.3   Air Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     4.4   Traffic Impacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     4.5   Solid Waste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
     4.6   Spoil Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     4.7   Dangerous Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 6
     4.8   Ecological Impact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
5.   E N V I R O N M E N TA L P R O T E C T I O N M E A S U R E S T O B E
     INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     5.1   Measures to Minimize Environmental Impacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     5.2   Cultural Heritage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
     5.3   Noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
     5.4   Air Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
     5.5   Solid Waste. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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     5.6 Water Quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
     5.7 Further Environmental Implications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
     5.8 Public Consultation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     5.9 Monitoring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
     5.10 History of Similar Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
6.   USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EIA REPORTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7.   CONCLUSIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
APPENDIX
Appendix I                Working Boundary of the Project
Appendix II               Detail Drawings of the Project
Appendix III              Visual Image of the Proposed Covered Walkway
Appendix IV               Summary of Mitigation Measure
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1.      BASIC INFORMATION
1.1      Project Title
         Construction of Covered Walkway in the Courtyard of the Former Kowloon British
         School.
1.2     Purpose and Nature of the Project
1.2.1   The purpose of the project is to construct a Covered Walkway in the courtyard of the
        Former Kowloon British School (“the School”) (working boundary showing the
        project area is at Appendix I). The School was declared a monument under the
        Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) (“the Ordinance”) in 1991.
1.2.2   The School is composed of two buildings separated by an open courtyard. There is no
        covered walkway connecting the main building and the annex block, causing
        inconvenience to the users and visitors, particularly during the wet seasons. As the
        Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) has the aim of improving the facilities of
        Hong Kong’s declared monuments while ensuring its heritage value for the
        enjoyment of the public, the construction of a covered walkway in the courtyard of
        the School is proposed and funded by the AMO.
1.2.3   A study for the proposed construction works has been conducted by the AMO, so as
        to ensure the cultural significance of the School will be retained. Detail scope and
        drawings of the construction works have been prepared by the Architectural Services
        Department (ArchSD) and vetted and agreed by the AMO. The construction mainly
        consists of the following items:
           (i)     Removal of the existing stand-alone wooden screens and posts beside the
                  annex block.
           (ii)   Construction of a new covered walkway, including bolting of the bases of
                  new steel posts to the base plates, fixing the new glass sheet cover to steel
                  frame and painting of the new steel posts.
1.2.4    Detail drawings of the proposed covered walkway are attached at Appendix II.
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1.3     Name of Project Proponent
        Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO), Leisure and Cultural Services
        Department.
1.4     Location of Project
        Former Kowloon British School, 136 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.
1.5     History of the Former Kowloon British School
1.5.1   Situated at Tsim Sha Tsui, the Former Kowloon British School was the oldest
        surviving school building constructed for foreign residents living in Hong Kong. In
        1900, Mr. Ho Tung (later Sir Robert) donated $15,000 to the Government to build a
        school in Kowloon. The building was officially opened on 19 April 1902.
1.5.2   The School is a typical Victorian structure, but was modified to adapt to local climatic
        conditions by adding wide verandas, high ceilings and pitched roofs.
1.5.3   The School was declared a monument on 19 July 1991. The property is owned by the
        Government. After proper restoration, it houses the AMO.
1.6     Number and Type of Designated Project to be Covered by the Project Profile
1.6.1   The proposed work is a designated project under Section Q.1 of Schedule 2, of the
        Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Ordinance because the project will involve
        building works wholly in an existing site of cultural heritage (namely a Declared
        Monument).
1.7     Contact Person(s)
           Mr. Esmond CH CHAN
           Senior Manager (Antiquities and Monuments)
           Antiquities and Monuments Office
           Tel: 2208 4420
           Fax: 2377 9792
           Email: echchan@lcsd.gov.hk
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1.8     Estimated Cost
        The total cost for this project is estimated at HK$ 420,000.
2.      OUTLINE OF PLANNING AND                            IMPLEMENTATION
        PROGRAMME
2.1     Responsibilities of Parties
2.1.1   For this project, AMO is the Project Proponent and Client Department which is
        responsible for funding the project and will also act as the building conservation
        adviser. AMO has engaged ArchSD as their works agent which will be responsible for
        project management, contract preparation and site supervision.
2.2     Site Survey
2.2.1   Construction study and detail drawings of the project have been completed.
        Specification for the proposed scope of works has been prepared by ArchSD and
        agreed with AMO to ensure the conservation works comply with international
        conservation principles and standards. Any further environmental requirements
        specified in the environmental permit would be incorporated into the final
        specification.
2.3     Method of Construction
2.3.1   As the work involves a declared monument, extra care will be taken at all phases of
        the work.
2.3.2   The bases of the steel posts will be bolted to the base plates so as to be easily removal
        in future, in order to fully maintain reversibility of the structure.
2.3.3   The new steel posts will be painted to match the existing timber posts to the Annex
        Block and the new roof glazing should be tinted to harmonise with the existing roof.
2.4     Implementation Programme
2.4.1    The proposed construction works are tentatively scheduled to be carried out from
         October 2008 to January 2009.
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3.      MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT
3.1      There are another two historic buildings in the area, the nearest declared monument is
         The Hong Kong Observatory which is more than 120 metres away from the works site.
         A grade II historic building, namely St. Andrew’s church compound, is located about
         35 metres to the north-east of the School.
3.2      The surrounding area is mainly the central business district with the above-mentioned
         historic buildings, commercial buildings and community facilities, the nearest cluster
         of buildings (i.e. Tsim Sha Tsui District Kaifong Welfare Association) being
         approximately 2 metres to the east of the School. These blocks are considered to be
         sensitive receivers.
3.3      The School is about 6 metres from the main road, Nathan Road. There is a feeder road
         to the School, the daily traffic usage of the feeder road is very low.
4.       POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
4.1     Cultural Heritage
4.1.1     In this project, special care and attention will be paid for maintaining the historic
          values of the School; therefore all building and painting works are to be carried out
          in a careful and skilled manner which will be subject to a high level supervision by
          staff of AMO and ArchSD to ensure that the works are of the highest standard and
          the materials are exactly as required.
4.1.2     The nearest historic building is located about 35 metres away from the project site.
          No direct physical impact is expected during the works. The Contractor will be
          required to take special cares in the construction works. The works are restricted to
          use of hand-held tools and equipment in order to avoid any physical vibration to the
          building.
4.1.3     A visual image of the proposed covered walkway for assessing the possible visual
          impact on the School is attached at Appendix III.
4.2      Noise
4.2.1     The closest distance between the site and the nearest cluster of buildings is about 2
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         metres, but the only construction noise to be generated will be that from hand-held
         power tools and hand-held manual tools, so that only minor impacts are anticipated.
         No heavy power-operated machinery will be involved in this project. As a result, it
         is believed that the noise impact on the surrounding sensitive receivers may be
         considered as minimal.
4.3     Air Quality
4.3.1    The problem of dust emission from the site is expected to be minimal since the
         demolition of the existing wooden screens and posts is relatively in very small scale
         and will be carried out by either hand-held power tools or manual tools. The amount
         of dust generated is expected to be very low and of very short duration. It will be
         controlled with good site management as well as dust reduction measures.
4.4     Traffic Impacts
4.4.1    Lorries are required to transport construction wastes from site and the construction
         materials including steel posts, glass sheet covers, wooden screens, etc. to the site. It
         is expected to be infrequent. Traffic impacts on the Nathan Road and the feeder road
         to the School are considered to be very insignificant and the project is quite short in
         duration.
4.5     Solid Waste
4.5.1   During the working period, about 10 cubic metres of construction and demolition
        waste (C&D waste) may be produced, including cement mortar, wooden screens and
        posts. Those unwanted C&D waste will be removed off site promptly and transported
        to the statutory landfill sites. The guidelines concerning temporary storage and proper
        disposal of C&D waste will be strictly monitored. Therefore, no significant impact
        due to the generation and disposal of the limited and non-toxic solid waste is expected
        from the works.
4.5.2   Spent chemicals from any waste termiticide and normal domestic detergent will be
        handled, stored and disposed of in accordance with the Waste Disposal Ordinance.
        Where necessary, the hotline (Tel: 2755 3554) for chemical waste control and
        chemical waste disposal will be contacted for enquiry on technical requirements for
        handling chemical wastes. Any waste termiticide should be carefully returned to its
        container and taken back to the Contractor’s workshop for filtering and future reuse.
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         In view of the cost of the termiticide, the waste chemical is not expected to exceed 0.5
         litre in total.
4.6     Spoil Water
4.6.1     Spoil water is likely to be generated from washing down the steel posts and the glass
          cover sheet using a mild detergent and fresh water solution. Such waste water will
          be no more harmful than normal domestic waste water; however it will be filtered
          before discharge to remove any pieces of waste materials that may block up the
          drains. The quantity of waste water generated is not expected to exceed 50 litres per
          day. Also, all the effluent discharge from the site will be subject to the Water
          Pollution Control Ordinance.
4.7     Dangerous Goods
4.7.1     No designated dangerous goods are involved in the project.
4.8     Ecological Impact
4.8.1     There are no trees close enough to the project site to be damaged by the intended
          works. No landscaping issues therefore are expected to arise on this occasion. It is
          believed that the project would induce little or zero disturbance to the surrounding
          wildlife.
5.      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION MEASURES                                        TO      BE
        INCORPORATED IN THE DESIGN
5.1     Measures to Minimize Environmental Impacts
5.1.1     From the above section, it is assessed that noise, air quality, traffic, solid waste and
          spoil water arising from the project are minimal. At the same time, standard
          mitigation measures in accordance with the latest version of “Recommended
          Pollution Control Clauses for Construction Contracts” will be adopted for further
          reducing the environmental impacts.
5.2       Cultural Heritage
5.2.1     Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance
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          5.2.1.1    According to Section 6 of the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap.
                     53), no person shall demolish, remove, conduct, deface or interfere with a
                     monument, unless a permit is granted by the Antiquities Authority. As the
                     School is a declared monument, the required permit will be obtained from
                     the Antiquities Authority before any work may commence on-site. Any
                     person who contravenes Section 6(1) shall be guilty of an offence and
                     shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $100,000 and imprisonment for 1
                     year.
          5.2.1.2    A permit under Section 6 will be applied from the Antiquities Authority in
                     the usual way and the contractor and all parties involved should comply
                     with any requirements made under the terms of the permit.
5.2.2    Standard of Workmanship
          5.2.2.1    According to Article 22 of Burra Charter (a well-recognized international
                     charter for heritage conservation), new work to the historic place may be
                     acceptable where it does not distort or obscure the cultural significance of
                     the place, or detract from its interpretation and appreciation. But,
                     imitation should be avoided and the new work should be readily identified
                     as such. Therefore, design of the new covered walkway shall be
                     sympathetic to the adjoining historic buildings, in terms of its sitting, bulk,
                     scale and form. Building materials and construction method to be adopted
                     for the new structure are differentiated from but compatible with the
                     adjoining historic buildings.
          5.2.2.2    All new constructions shall be carried out in a reversible way, i.e. they
                     can be removed from the monument site in future (if required) without
                     causing any damage to the historic fabric of the monument.
          5.2.2.3 On completion of the works, the new building works and paintworks
                  should not appear too obvious and for this reason all colours for painting
                  and all materials employed must be approved by the ArchSD and AMO
                  before use.
          5.2.2.4    The Contractor is required to employ experienced workmen to ensure that
                     no damage is made to the existing buildings when carrying out the
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                     construction work.
          5.2.2.5    The Contractor is required to keep a record of methods and materials
                     adopted in this project while the format of the record should be accepted
                     by the ArchSD and AMO. A copy of the record will be given to AMO for
                     future maintenance purposes.
5.3     Noise
5.3.1    The construction work of a new covered walkway by hand-held power tools will
         cause slight amount of noise nuisance for a very short period during the initial stage
         of the project. In view of the close distance between the site and the sensitive
         receivers (approx. 2m to 20m away from the project site) and that no heavy
         power-operated machinery will be involved, it is believed that the anticipated noise
         level will be very low.
5.3.2    For further reducing the noise disturbance, appropriate mitigation measures will be
         implemented to control noise level within an acceptable limit as stipulated under
         Noise Control Ordinance, EIAO and other relevant regulations during the
         construction, such as the use of quieter tools, proper maintenance of plant and good
         working practices.
5.3.3    No construction works will be carried out during 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. and any time on
         Sundays and General Holidays; as a result, there will not be any noise generated
         during these sensitive hours.
5.4     Air Quality
5.4.1    Air pollution will not be allowed to cause a major impact, as only a small amount of
         dust will arise from the construction work. In addition, the Air Pollution Control
         (Construction Dust) Regulation will be strictly followed and monitored. The debris
         will be sprayed with clean water so that it remains damp before it is carted away. In
         addition, water will be continuously sprayed on the surface where any drilling,
         cutting or other small-scale breaking operation is carried out by using hand-held
         power tools.
5.5     Solid Waste
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5.5.1    About 10 cubic metres of C&D waste would be produced from the demolition or site
         clearance (i.e. cement mortar, wooden screens and posts, etc.). After sorting out
         those that can be re-used, all the unwanted C&D waste will be removed from the site
         to the statutory landfill sites. Moreover, all the C&D waste will be handled and
         disposed of in accordance with the Waste Disposal Ordinance; as a result, the
         environmental impact from waste disposal is minimal.
5.6     Water Quality
5.6.1    When cleaning the steel posts and the glass cover sheet, spoil water would be
         produced. Such spoil water will be filtered before discharge into drains. Also, the
         Water Pollution Control Ordinance would be strictly monitored for discharging such
         waste water from the site. Moreover, there are no water sources in the vicinity of the
         site that would be impacted or affected by the project.
5.7     Further Environmental Implications
        Severity, Distribution and Duration of Environmental Effects
5.7.1    The possible severity, distribution and duration of environmental effects and further
         implications are summarised below:
         Impact       Effects                  Severity and    Distribution       Duration
                                               duration
         Cultural     Improve the facilities   Beneficial and Project Site        Long-term
         Heritage     of the monument          long term      only
                                               enhancement
         Noise        Noise nuisance from      Minimal and     Project Site       About 2
                      demolition,              short           only               months
                      construction and
                      clearance
         Air          Dust generated from     Minimal and      Project Site       About 2
         Quality      demolition works and short               only               months
                      construction activities
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            Solid     Handling and             Minimal and       Project Site       About 2
            Waste     disposal of about 10     short             only               months
                      cubic metres of
                      demolished material
            Water     Discharging approx.    Minimal and         Project Site       About 2
            Quality   50 litres of spoil     short               only               months
                      water into drains with
                      appropriate filtering
                      process
            Traffic   Lorries to and from      Minimal and       Nathan Road        About 2
                      work site                infrequent                           months
5.8     Public Consultation
5.8.1       Public comments on the new covered walkway are welcomed during the public
            inspection period under the EIAO Process as well as the construction and operation
            stages of the project. Regular progress meeting will be held in the construction
            stage among the managers of ArchSD, AMO and the Contractor. As the School is
            one of the important spot for heritage tourism at Tsim Sha Tsui, the Contractor will
            be urged to complete the project on time.
5.9     Monitoring
5.9.1       Monitoring procedures are proposed to be adopted and the following parties will be
            responsible for monitoring operations:
        ArchSD as Project-Architect:
        z     to ensure that the general aspects of environmental quality will comply with the
              project requirements;
        z     supervise the Contractor to ensure that the requirements in the Project Profile are
              fully complied with;
        z     instruct the Contractor when action is required to reduce or prevent any impacts;
        z     bring to the attention of AMO any complaints received with regard to any
              environmental aspects of the project; and
        z     on completion of the project to prepare a summary of the environmental
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             performance of the Contractor.
       AMO as Conservation Authority:
       z     to ensure the quality of the conservation aspects of the project are carried out to
             the highest possible standard, with the co-operation of the Project Architect; and
       z     to effectively and speedily deal with any complaints on environmental
             performance referred by the Project Architect.
5.10       History of Similar Projects
5.10.1      There is no similar small scale project in declared monument under the EIAO in
            the past.
6.     USE OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED EIA REPORTS
6.1      There are no previously approved EIA reports concerning this building or other
         declared monument that can be referred to. Other approved projects such as “Major
         Repair to Tang Ancestral Hall, Ping Shan (Environmental Permit No. EP-193/2004)”,
         “Major Repair to Tin Hau Temple at Lung Yeuk Tau (Environmental Permit No.
         EP-214/2005)” and “Restoration to Chik Kwai Study Hall, Sheung Tsuen, Pat Heung,
         Yuen Long (Environmental Permit No. EP-305/2008)” involve a much larger scale
         and total different kind of works to declared monuments.
7.     CONCLUSIONS
7.1      Water quality, noise, dust, traffic and solid waste impacts will be minimal during the
         construction phase. Moreover, by adopting appropriate mitigation measures, no
         adverse impacts are anticipated and the sensitive receivers will be protected from
         impacts. (The mitigation measures are summarized in Appendix IV).
7.2      The project aims to improve the facilities of the School. The contractor will strictly
         comply with the requirements specified in the permit issued under Section 6 of the
         Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance by the Antiquities Authority. All the
         construction works will be carried out by experienced craftsmen and workers. Experts
         from AMO as well as from ArchSD will monitor and supervise the works in order to
         ensure the historic value and architectural features of the building would be kept
         intact.
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7.3    This project is intended to put the School into good condition for the convenience of
       the users and visitors.
7.4    In view of the fact that the construction works will bring along long-term benefits to
       the monument and its environmental impact is minimal, this office is writing to apply
       for permission to apply directly for environmental permit under EIA Ordinance.
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Summary of Mitigation Measures
Project    Recommended             Objectives of the             Who to       Location of the   When to          What requirements or
Profile    Mitigation              Recommended Measures          implement    Measure           implement        standards of ordinance/
Sections   Measures                & Main Concerns to            the                            the              guidelines for the
                                   address                       Measure(s)                     Measures?        measure to achieve?
5.2.1.1    Apply the Section       As the Former Kowloon         ArchSD       Former            Before the       Antiquities and
           6 Permit of the         British School is a           and AMO      Kowloon British   commenceme       Monuments Ordinance
           Antiquities and         declared monument,                         School at Tsim    nt of the        (Cap.53)
           Monuments               permit will be obtained                    Sha Tsui          project
           Ordinance               from the Antiquities
           (Cap.53)                Authority before any
                                   works may commence
                                   on-site
5.2.2.1    Design of the new       To avoid distortion or        ArchSD       Site area         Design and       ----
           covered walkway         obscuration of the cultural   and                            construction
           shall be                significance of the           Contractor                     stages
           sympathetic to the      monument, or detraction
           adjoining historic      from its interpretation and
           buildings, in terms     appreciation.
           of its sitting, bulk,
           scale and form.
           Building materials
           and construction
           method to be
           adopted for the
           new structure are
           differentiated from
           but compatible
           with the adjoining
           historic buildings.
5.2.2.2    All new                 To ensure the reversibility   Contractor   Site area         Construction     ----
           constructions shall     of the new structure                                         Stage
           be carried out in a
           reversible way, i.e.
           they can be
           removed from the
           monument site in
           future (if required)
           without causing
           any damage to the
           historic fabric of
           the monument.
5.2.2.3    All colours for         To ensure the sympathetic     ArchSD       Site area         During the       ----
           painting and            and compatible design of      and AMO                        construction
           materials               the new structure                                            period
           employed must be
           approved by the
           ArchSD and AMO
5.2.2.4    Employ                  To preserve the historical    Contractor   Site area         During the       ----
           experienced             and architectural                                            construction
           workmen                 significance of the School                                   period
5.2.2.5    Keep record of          For future maintenance        Contractor   Site area         During the       ----
           material and means      purpose                       and                            construction
           adopted in the                                        AMO                            period
           project
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5.3.2   Implement noise       To minimize noise impact      Contractor   Site area   During the       Noise Control Ordinance
        mitigation            due to construction                                    construction
        measures (e.g. use                                                           period
        quieter tools,
        proper
        maintenance of
        plant, good
        working practices)
5.3.3   No works will be      To minimize the noise         Contractor   Site area   During the       Noise Control Ordinance
        carried out during    impacts at sensitive hours                             construction
        7 p.m. to 7 am. and                                                          period
        any time on
        Sundays and
        General Holidays
5.4.1   Water spray           To minimize the dust          Contractor   Site area   During the       Air Pollution Control
                              problem caused by the                                  construction     (Construction Dust)
                              demolishing works,                                     period           Regulations
                              drilling, cutting polishing
                              or other small-scaled
                              mechanical breaking.
5.5.1   Construction and      To minimize the impacts       Contractor   Site area   During the       Waste Disposal
        demolition waste      from waste disposal                                    construction     Ordinance
        would transport to                                                           period
        the landfill site
5.6.1   Waste water would     To minimize the impacts       Contractor   Site area   During the       Water Pollution Control
        be filtered before    of waste water                                         construction     Ordinance
        discharge into                                                               period
        drains