Minutes of the 12Th Meeting of the Cultural & Leisure Services
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Minutes of the 12th Meeting of the Cultural & Leisure Services Committee 5th Wan Chai District Council Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Date: 3 October 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: District Council Conference Room, Wan Chai District Office Present Chairperson Ms NG Yuen-ting, Yolanda, MH Members Mr LEE Man-lung, Joey Ms LEE Kwun-yee, Kenny Ms LEE Pik-yee, Peggy Mr LAM Wai-man, Wind, Anson Miss YEUNG Suet-ying, Clarisse The Hon TSE Wai-chun, Paul, JP Dr Albert WONG, MH Ms TANG Siu-mui Representatives of Government Departments Miss WONG Wing Yee, Amy Assistant District Officer (Wan Chai), Home Affairs Department Mr. WONG Man Hon, Ricky Executive Assistant (Commu Affairs), Wan Chai District Office, Home Affairs Department Miss LEE Pui Ling, Becky Dist Leisure Mgr(Wan Chai), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Miss NG Kam Yim, Maggie Dep Dist Leisure Mgr (Dist Support) Wan Chai, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms. LAM Sin Yee, Iris Sr Mgr(HK East/Cultural Services), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr Y.S.SIN Sr Libn(Wan Chai) , Leisure and Cultural Services Department Representatives of Other Government Departments and Organisations Mr. FONG Kun-sheng, Raymond, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Lacrosse Association (Agenda Item 4) Mr. TSUI Lok-sang Facilities Supervisor, Hong Kong Lacrosse Association (Agenda Item 4) Ms. Chan Hau-li Chairperson, Lai Tak Yin Ngai Society (Agenda Item 5) Dr. Ng Shu-sun Secretary General, The Federation of Broadwood Associates (Agenda Item 5) Mr. NG Man-ching, Simon, Project Director, Hulu Culture (Agenda Item 6a) Ms. FOK Tin-man, Iman Executive Director, Hulu Culture (Agenda Item 6a) Ms. NG Hiu-tung, Cathy Project Manager, Hulu Culture (Agenda Item 6a) Dr. CHAN Lai-kiu, Chief Curator, The Hong Kong Institute of Architects Biennale Foundation, “The 2017 Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture (Hong Kong)” (Agenda Item 6b) Absent with Apologies Mr NG Kam-chun, Stephen, BBS, MH, JP Dr CHOW Kit-bing, Jennifer, BBS, MH Ms CHUNG Ka-man, Jacqueline Secretary Miss NG Ka Yiu, Yoyo Executive Officer (District Council)2, Wan Chai District Office, Home Affairs Department 2 PIC Opening remarks The Chairperson welcomed the various committee members and representatives of government departments to the 12th Meeting of the Cultural and Leisure Services Committee under the Wan Chai District Council. The Chairperson said that district councilors Dr. CHOW Kit-bing, Jennifer and Ms. CHUNG Ka-man, Jacqueline had informed the Secretariat before the meeting that they had taken leave of absence for personal reasons. Under Section 51 (1) of the Wan Chai District Council Standing Orders, the District Council would only approve leave applications on the grounds that the applicants were sick or required to attend another activity on behalf of the Wan Chai District Council. Therefore, the two district councilors were considered absent from the meeting. (Post-meeting note: District councilor Mr. NG Kam-chun, Stephen could not attend the meeting due to illness; Ms. CHAN Siu-ping, Senior Liaison Officer (Community Affairs) of the Wan Chai District Office, was absent for non-medical reasons and Mr. WONG Man- hon, Executive Assistant (Community Affairs) of the Wan Chai District Office, attended the meeting on her behalf.) Item 1: Confirmation of the Minutes of the 11th Meeting of the Cultural and Leisure Services Committee, Wan Chai District Council 2. The Secretary received a proposal for amendment before the meeting. As Members did not propose any amendments at the meeting, the amended minutes were confirmed after the motion was moved by Mr. LAM Wai-man, Wind, Anson and seconded by Mr. LEE Man-lung, Joey. Reporting Item Item 2: Report on the Progress of CULTURAL AND LEISURE SERVICES COMMITTEE activities (CULTURAL AND LEISURE SERVICES COMMITTEE Paper No. 79/2017) 3. The Committee noted the above document. 3 PIC Matters arising Item 3: Inquiries into Wan Chai’s public library services and feedback (CULTURAL AND LEISURE SERVICES COMMITTEE Paper No. 80/2017) 4. Mr. SIN Yiu-shun of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department introduced the document. 5. The Chairperson said the suggestion of installing book sterilization boxes in Wan Chai’s libraries was raised at the previous meeting, and he requested more concrete proposals from the Department, including when the initiative could be launched for discussion at the next meeting. The Committee could subsequently discuss how the transparency of handling readers’ book purchase suggestions could be increased by the libraries. 6. Mr. SIN Yiu-shun replied that the Wan Chai District Council could follow the practice of the Central and Western District Council by hiring library assistants to provide support services. In this way, the service programme could be launched immediately. Otherwise, it would be necessary to wait for the completion of Shek Tong Tsui public library’s pilot programme in order to review the necessary manpower requirements, before submitting funding applications to the District Council. 7. Miss YEUNG Suet-ying, Clarisse said that if the pilot programme of the Central and Western District Council was found unsuccessful, the Wan Chai District Council would hope to find out the reasons and the details of the implementation by the Central and Western District Council to facilitate discussion by district councilors and their decision on whether the programme should be implemented in Wan Chai. Some time ago, in a meeting with LCSD’s Chief Librarian, she brought up a report issued by the Office of the Ombudsman in July, “Ombudsman’s probe into Leisure and Cultural Services Department's criteria and procedures for procuring and withdrawing library materials,” which aroused public discussion. She hoped that the District Council could remind the LCSD of the need to maintain an open and transparent communication channel and keep the public abreast of how library materials are handled, including the reasons for withdrawing books, how public feedback on book purchase is handled, problems encountered in the book purchase process and the proportion of library 4 PIC books available in different languages. In addition, she suggested that the LCSD could display the books in the children’s library based on the age groups of the target readers, making it more convenient for the public to use library materials. Concurrently, the extension of library opening hours could be considered, in keeping with the modern lifestyle habits of users. 8. The Chairperson noted that at the previous committee meeting, Members were not in favour of waiting for the Central and Western District’s pilot programme to conclude before considering its introduction in Wan Chai. She requested the Department to start exploratory work as soon as possible, with the suggestion for a thorough review of public library services at the next meeting. 9. Mr. SIN Yiu-shun replied that when the Central and Western District prepared for the implementation of the pilot programme, the LCSD took a long time to discuss staffing arrangements. Therefore, to ensure service consistency LCSD across different districts, it was necessary to wait for the programme’s completion before deciding if it should be introduced in Wan Chai. However, the programme has not officially commenced in the Central and Western District. 10. The Chairperson emphasized that she was only urging the Department to start looking into how the book sterilization boxes could be installed in the public libraries of Wan Chai as soon as possible, with no regard to whether the District Council is willing to hire additional staff or not. Mr. SIN Yiu-shun agreed to commence the exploration work. 11. The Committee confirmed the above arrangements and noted the document. (District councilor Ms. LEE Pik-yee, Peggy joined the meeting at 2:45 pm) Items for discussion Item 4：Developments of and vision for lacrosse in Wan Chai District (CULTURAL AND LEISURE SERVICES COMMITTEE Paper No. 81/2017) 12. The Chairperson welcomed Mr. FONG Kun-sheng, Raymond, Chief Executive Officer of Hong Kong Lacrosse Association, and Facilities Supervisor 5 PIC Mr. TSUI Lok-sang, to the meeting and introduced the document. 13. The Chairperson said that collaboration proposals from sports groups are always welcomed by the Committee. But the Wan Chai District Council did not own any sporting venues and the Committee could only secure the priority usage of some venues under the LCSD. She asked whether the association had any tangible projects in mind when seeking the Committee’s collaboration. 14. Mr. FONG Kun-sheng, Raymond replied that he hoped to partner with the Committee to jointly host The Hong Kong Lacrosse Open and the 2019 Asia Pacific Championship (Asia Pacific Cup). Due to venue limitations, the association had to limit the number of competing teams participating in the open match this year. If more suitable venues are available in the years ahead, the scale of the competition event could be expanded. The Asia Pacific Cup is a sporting event of the highest level within the Asian region. The association was recently invited to host the event in 2019. However, if no venues are found suitable, then the event could not be held in Hong Kong. 15. A Member said that there is room for the development of the lacrosse sport in Wan Chai and asked about the preparation schedule and venue requirements of the competitions. The information was needed to facilitate the Committee’s search for suitable venues and optimize existing sporting venues in the district, such as the Hong Kong Stadium. 16. Mr. FONG Kun-sheng, Raymond added that a standard lacrosse playing field is 110 metres long and 60 metres wide, which is equivalent to the size of a football field. Generally speaking, natural and artificial turf pitches could be used for holding competitions, and at least two pitches (best of all, three) are needed to host large-scale events.