EIA Ref.	EM&A Log Ref	Recommended Mitigation Measures	Objectives of the Recommended Measures & Main Concerns to address	Who to implement the measures?	Location of the measures	When to implement the measures?	Implementation status (as of Mar 2021)
*Landscape & Visual (Detailed Design Phase)*
S14.3.3.1	LV1	General design measures include:
		• Roadside planting and planting along the edge of the reclamation is proposed;	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• Transplanting of mature trees in good health and amenity value where appropriate and reinstatement of areas disturbed during construction by compensatory hydro-seeding and planting;			Not applicable to HKBCF
		• Protection measures for the trees to be retained during construction activities;			Not applicable to HKBCF
		• Optimizing the sizes and spacing of the bridge columns;	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• Fine-tuning the location of the bridge columns to avoid visually sensitive locations;	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• Aesthetic design of the bridge form and its structural elements for HKLR, e.g. parapet, soffit, columns, lightings and so on;			Not applicable to HKBCF
		• Considering the decorative urban design elements for HKLR, e.g. decorative road lightings;			Not applicable to HKBCF
		• Maximizing new tree, shrub and other vegetation planting to compensate tree felled and vegetation removed;	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• Providing planting area around peripheral of HKLR and HKBCF for tree planting screening effect;	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• Providing salt-tolerant native trees along the planter strip at affected seawall and newly reclaimed coastline.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• For HKBCF, providing aesthetic architectural design on the related buildings (e.g. similar materials for PCB building facade to Airport buildings, roof planting and subtle materials for other facilities buildings and so on), and the related infrastructure (e.g. parapet planting and transparent cover for elevated footbridges) to provide harmonic atmosphere of the HKBCF.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• Fine-tuning the sizes of the structural members to minimize the bulkiness of buildings and adjustment of building arrangement to minimise disturbance to surrounding vegetation in the HKBCF,	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Detailed designer	HKBCF	Design stage	Fully implemented
		• For HKLR, providing aesthetic design on the viaduct, tunnel portals, at-grade roads and reclamation (e.g. subtle colour tone and slim form for viaduct to minimize the bulkiness of the structure and to blend the viaduct better with the background environment, featured form of tunnel portals, roadside planting along at-grade roads and landscape berm on & planting along edge of reclamation area) to beautify the HKLR alignment			Not applicable to HKBCF
*Landscape & Visual (Construction Phase)*
S14.3.3.3	LV2	Mitigate both Landscape and Visual Impacts
		G1. Grass-hydroseed bare soil surface and stock pile areas.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractors of C2, C3 and C4	HKBCF	Construction stage	Fully implemented
		G2. Add planting strip and automatic irrigation system if appropriate at some portions of bridge or footbridge to screen bridge and traffic.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractors of C1, C2, C3 and C4	HKBCF	Construction stage	Fully implemented
		G3. For HKLR, providing aesthetic design on the viaduct, tunnel portals, at-grade roads and reclamation (e.g. subtle colour tone and slim form for viaduct, featured form of tunnel portals, roadside planting along at-grade roads and landscape berm on & planting along edge of reclamation area) to beautify the HKLR alignment.			Not applicable to HKBCF
		G4. For HKBCF, providing aesthetic architectural design on the related buildings (e.g. similar materials for PCB building facade to Airport buildings, roof planting and subtle materials for other facilities buildings and so on), and the related infrastructure (e.g. parapet planting and transparent cover for elevated footbridges) to provide harmonic atmosphere of the HKBCF (see Figure 14.3.1 for example).	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8	HKBCF	Construction stage	Fully implemented
		G5. Vegetation reinstatement and upgrading to disturbed areas.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractor of C2	HKBCF	Construction stage	Fully implemented
		G6. Maximize new tree, shrub and other vegetation planting to compensate tree felled and vegetation removed.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8; Future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9)	HKBCF	Construction stage	Works under Contracts C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 fully implemented; works by future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) partially implemented
		G7. Provide planting area around peripheral of and within HKBCF and HKLR for tree screening buffer effect.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractors of C1, C2, and C3	HKBCF	Construction stage	Fully implemented
		G8. Plant salt tolerant native tree and shrubs etc along the planter strip at affected seawall.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9)	HKBCF	Construction stage	Partially implemented
		G9. Reserve of loose natural granite rocks for re-use. Provide new coastline to adopt “natural-look” by means of using armour rocks in the form of natural rock materials and planting strip area accommodating screen buffer to enhance “natural-look” of the new coastline.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractors of C2, C3, and C4; Future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9)	HKBCF	Construction stage	Works under Contracts C2, C3 and C4 fully implemented; works by future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) partially implemented
S14.3.3.3	LV3	Mitigate Visual Impacts
		V1. Minimize time for construction activities during construction period.	Minimise visual impact	Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8; Future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9)	HKBCF	Construction stage	Works under Contracts C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 fully implemented; works by future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) partially implemented
		V2. Provide screen hoarding at the portion of the project site / works areas / storage areas near VSRs who have close low-level views to the Project during HKLR & HKBCF construction.			Not applicable to HKBCF
*Landscape & Visual (Operation Phase)*
S14.3.3.3	LV4	Mitigate both Landscape and Visual Impacts
		G10. Provide proper planting maintenance on the new planting areas to enhance the aesthetic degree.	Minimise visual & landscape impact	Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8; Future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9)	HKBCF	Operation stage	Works under Contracts C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8 fully implemented; works by future Contractor of C4 landscape works (i.e. Contractor of C9) to be implemented
		Mitigate Visual Impacts
		V3. Lighting design to minimize glare at night. Decorative road lighting to be considered during detailed design stage.	Minimise visual impact	Contractors of C1, C2, C3, C4 and C8	HKBCF	Operation stage	Fully implemented