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Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Commerce, Industry and Housing Committee (2020-2021) of the Tuen Mun District Council Date ： 15 May 2020 (Friday) Time ： 2:30 p.m. Venue ： Tuen Mun District Council (“TMDC”) Conference Room Present Time of Arrival Time of Departure Mr TSANG Chun-hing (Chairman) TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr CHOW Kai-lim (Vice Chairman) TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Ms CHAN Shu-ying, Josephine TMDC Chairman 2:41 p.m. End of meeting Ms KONG Fung-yi TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Ms WONG Lai-sheung, Catherine TMDC Member 2:32 p.m. End of meeting Ms HO Hang-mui TMDC Member 2:32 p.m. End of meeting Ms SO Ka-man TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr YEUNG Chi-hang TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr MO Kwan-tai, Michael TMDC Member 2:38 p.m. End of meeting Mr HO Kwok-ho TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr LAM Ming-yan TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr LAM Kin-cheung TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr MA Kee TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr CHEUNG Kam-hung, Kenneth TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr LEUNG Ho-man TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr YAN Pui-lam TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr POON Chi-kin TMDC Member 2:49 p.m. End of meeting Mr LAI Chun-wing, Alfred TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr LO Chun-yu TMDC Member 2:42 p.m. End of meeting Ms LAI Ka-man TMDC Member 2:30 p.m. End of meeting Mr FUNG Ying-chee, Derek (Secretary) Executive Officer (District Council) 3, Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department 1 By Invitation Mr FUNG Ka-wai Senior Engineer/Project Management 4, Drainage Services Department Mr LEE Chi-ho, Michael Engineer/Project Management 14, Drainage Services Department Mr LEUNG Tsz-kit, Leo Assistant Environmental Protection Officer (Sewerage Infrastructure)11, Environmental Protection Department Mr Tony LAU Project Manager, Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited Ms Fion NG Project Engineer, Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited Mr KONG Tung-ming Traffic Consultant, Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited In Attendance Mr CHEUNG Ho-sum TMDC Member Ms TSUI Man-yee, Joanna Assistant District Officer (Tuen Mun)1, Home Affairs Department Mr LEE Kit-wai Senior Inspector of Works, Home Affairs Department Ms CHOW Tsuen-ming, Anita Liaison Officer i/c Building Management & Town Centre, Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr LIU Wai-hung, Derek Senior Building Surveyor/E5, Buildings Department Mr CHAN Yuen-heng, Jason Engineer/15 (West), Civil Engineering and Development Department Mr CHAN Pui-shing, Michael Engineer/Tuen Mun 4, Drainage Services Department Mr LI Wai-lok Assistant Divisional Officer (Acting) / Station Commander, Castle Peak Bay and Tai Lam Chung Fire Station, Fire Services Department Ms CHUI Mei-ying Housing Manager/Tuen Mun 4, Housing Department Mr HO Chik-tung, Dennis Labour Officer (Workplace Consultation Promotion), Labour Department Mr TAM Kwok-leung Administrative Assistant/Lands (District Lands Office, Tuen Mun), Lands Department Ms HO Yuen-ching, Jessica Senior Town Planner/Tuen Mun1, Planning Department Mr YIP Lam-fung Engineer/New Territories West (Distribution 2), Water Supplies Department Mr TSAO Chin-kiu, Isaac Project Coordinator/Design 3, Water Supplies Department Absent Mr TSANG Kam-wing TMDC Member 2 Action I. Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed all present to the 2nd meeting of the Commerce, Industry and Housing Committee (“CIHC”). 2. The Chairman said that to shorten the time of large gatherings of people in a confined space, he would strive to conclude the meeting before 4:30 p.m. Therefore, he asked all present to keep their speeches concise and avoid repetitive comments. 3. The Chairman reminded that Members who were aware of their personal interests in any matters discussed at the meeting should declare the interests before the discussion. The Chairman would, in accordance with Order 38(12) of the Tuen Mun District Council Standing Orders (“Standing Orders”), decide whether the Members who had declared interests might speak or vote on the matters, might remain at the meeting as observers, or should withdraw from the meeting. All cases of declaration of interests would be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. II. Absence from Meeting 4. The Secretariat had not received any applications for leave of absence. III. Confirmation of Minutes of Last Meeting 5. The minutes of the 1st meeting of the CIHC (2020-2021) were confirmed unanimously. IV. Matters Arising (A) Redevelopment Plan and Timetable for Housing Estates in Tuen Mun District (CIHC Paper No. 6/2020) (Paragraphs 58-69 of the Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the CIHC (2020-2021)) 6. The Chairman said that at the 1st CIHC meeting on 20 March, the Housing Department’s (“HD”) representative had promised to pass Members’ enquiries to the Planning Section and reply in writing in due course. Also, the CIHC had decided to write to the HD to enquire about the criteria for redeveloping public rental housing in Tuen Mun and the progress of the relevant assessment. The letter had been sent on 5 May and the HD’s written response was annexed to the 3 Action minutes of the first meeting for Members’ reference. 7. Ms CHUI Mei-ying of the HD said that apart from the written response, the department had nothing further to add. Members had no other comments or enquiries about the matter. V. Discussion Items (A) Rehabilitation of Underground Sewers and Stormwater Drains – Remaining Works (CIHC Paper No. 9/2020) 8. The Chairman welcomed Mr FUNG Ka-wai, Senior Engineer/Project Management 4, Mr Michael LEE, Engineer/Project Management 14, of the Drainage Services Department (“DSD”), Mr Leo LEUNG, Assistant Environmental Protection Officer (Sewerage Infrastructure)11 of the Environmental Protection Department (“EPD”), Mr Tony LAU, Project Manager, Ms Fion NG, Project Engineer, and Mr KONG Tung-ming, Traffic Consultant, of Black & Veatch Hong Kong Limited (“the consultancy”), to the meeting. 9. Mr FUNG Ka-wai of the DSD and Mr Tony LAU of the consultancy gave a PowerPoint presentation (Annex 1) and played a video clip to brief the meeting about the captioned paper. 10. A Member was worried that lighting might cause disturbance to residents nearby as the works would mostly be carried out at night, so she questioned whether there would be any mitigation measures in place. She also asked if there would be any measures against the bad odour of the sewers. 11. Mr Tony LAU of the consultancy said that since the works would mainly be carried out underground and lights would be directed downwards, disturbance to the residents nearby could be minimised by proper control of the light source and illumination angle. On the odour problem, workers would conduct assessment in the course of the works. If bad odour was detected from a manhole near residential buildings, ventilation equipment would be set up for diversion and chemical deodorisers might also be applied as mitigation. Moreover, to minimise the impact of the works, community liaison officers would discuss works arrangements with stakeholders and Members of the respective constituencies before the works commenced. 4 Action 12. Members’ second round of comments and enquiries on the matter are summarised as follows: (i) A Member expressed concern about the duration of the works since similar works around Pui To Road had not been completed even after almost two years. He also asked if the next stage of the works would entail repeated excavation at the same spot; (ii) A Member said that the works would mostly be carried out at Castle Peak Road – Castle Peak Bay Section, where road widening works were expected to commence at the end of 2020. Since the two construction sites were close by, he asked whether the DSD would coordinate with the Highways Department (“HyD”) and arrange for the works to be carried out concurrently to reduce the impact on road traffic; (iii) A Member noted that the works would be carried out at several locations on Lung Mun Road, where trunk sewerage rehabilitation works had commenced in the previous year to replace the entire sewer pipe. Therefore, he asked why it was still necessary to conduct the captioned works on that road. Moreover, since rehabilitation works of a smaller scale were often conducted on pavements, he asked whether the DSD would try that approach first; and (iv) A Member said that apart from the works at the road section opposite Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development, the rehabilitation works at the road section opposite Sam Shing Estate would also take place at the same time as the widening works for Castle Peak Road – Castle Peak Bay Section. Therefore, he suggested that the DSD coordinate with the HyD to complete the sewer rehabilitation works before the widening works commenced. Also, he enquired when the captioned works would be completed and whether preliminary investigation work would be carried out to avoid delays caused by unexpected technical problems. 13. Mr FUNG Ka-wai of the DSD said that the public works project covered underground sewers in 12 districts with a total length of over 20 kilometres. The whole project would take about 46 months and the time needed for individual locations within the district depended on the length of the sewer pipe 5 Action to be repaired and the construction method.

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