Project Cost Total GFA Project Inception Commencement on

Project Cost Total GFA Project Inception Commencement on Site Completion Date Completion of Commissioning $1. 8 Billion 58, 000 m 2 mid 1995 Feb 1997 Jun 1999 Mar 2000 Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Project Data Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Triple Benefits • Cost Benefits • Land use Benefits • Environmental Benefits Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Project Goal Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Publicly operated abattoir was running with a deficit • Privatize operation for cost-effective reasons Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Cost Benefit Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Re-provision the 3 existing abattoirs • Releasing 4. 19 hectares of land for new developments which are more compatible with the surrounding areas Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Land use Benefits Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Existing facilities built in the 60 s, creating environmental nuisance to the densely populated area New slaughter house located away from builtup areas but convenience to rail Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Environmental Benefit Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Trains no longer have to go into town and people living along the railway line need not suffer the noise and odour nuisance caused by the pigs & cattle Purposely built railway : direct off-loading of livestock from train to lairage Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Environmental Benefit Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Case Study Procurement Strategy Design + Construct + Commissioning Contract • One point control from design to operational stage • Contractor to ensure compliance to performance criteria Novation Contract • Appoint consultant to produce design for tender • Awarded contractor to employ the consultant • Adv : retain control of design to ensure needs being met Sheung Shui Slaughter House Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Construction Stage • Contractor to implement mitigation measures as recommended in the EIA report Operation Stage • Operator to implement ISO 14001 to ensure satisfactory environmental performance during operation Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Environmental Management Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Designed to highest international standards of hygiene, e. g. EC (European Community) & USDA (U. S. Department of Agriculture) standards • Fully automatic mechanized devices throughout the process Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Hygienic Slaughter Lines Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Consumption of hot water 630 m 3 per day • Provision of 450 solar panels to pre-heat water Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Solar Hot Water System Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Utilize rejected heat from air-cooling operation to further heat up water Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Heat Pump for Energy Efficiency Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• 5000 m 3 waste water / day • Concentration 10 times higher than domestic waste water • Pre-treat waste water using bacteria and other micro-organisms to achieve domestic effluent standard before passing to Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Plant Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Waste Water Treatment Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Effluent water from Shek Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Plant for cooling the condenser of the A/C plant Sheung Shui Slaughter House Sheung Wu Hui Sewage Treatment Plant Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Use of Grey Water Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Odour generated = 1, 000 OU vs. • Acceptance standard = 5 OU • Chemical scrubbers & odour neutralizing agent system for odour control • 5 OU is achieved at sensitive receivers Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Odour Control Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

• Operation hours from midnight to early morning • Acoustic louvres installed at lairage block • Perimeter noise barrier walls along railway off-loading areas Sheung Shui Slaughter House Case Study Noise Mitigation Arch. SD ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT