Minutes of the 20Th Meeting of Sham Shui Po District Council (5Th Term) Under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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(Translation) Minutes of the 20th Meeting of Sham Shui Po District Council (5th Term) under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Date: 5 March 2019 (Tuesday) Time: 9:30 a.m. Venue: Conference Room, Sham Shui Po District Council Present Chairman Mr CHEUNG Wing-sum, Ambrose, BBS, MH, JP Members Mr CHAN Kwok-wai Mr CHAN Wai-ming, MH, JP Ms CHAN Wing-yan, Joephy Mr CHENG Wing-shun, Vincent, MH Ms CHOW Wing-heng, Zoé (Left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr CHUM Tak-shing (Arrived at 10 a.m., left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr HO Kai-ming, Kalvin (Arrived at 9:45 a.m., left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr KONG Kwai-sang (Arrived at 10 a.m., left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr LAM Ka-fai, Aaron, BBS, JP Ms LAU Pui-yuk Mr LEE Tsz-king, Dominic (Arrived at 9:35 a.m., left at 4:30 p.m.) Mr LEE Wing-man Mr LEUNG Man-kwong Mr LEUNG Yau-fong (Arrived at 10:35 a.m., left at 6:02 p.m.) Ms NG Mei, Carman (Left at 6:02 p.m.) Ms NG Yuet-lan (Left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, MH, JP (Left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr WAI Woon-nam (Left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr WONG Tat-tung, Dennis, MH, JP Mr YAN Kai-wing (Left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr YEUNG Yuk (Left at 6:02 p.m.) Mr YUEN Hoi-man (Left at 6:02 p.m.) - 2 - Action by In Attendance Mr LEE Kwok-hung, Damian, JP District Officer (Sham Shui Po) Miss MAN Ka-wing, Kelly Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 1 Miss LUI Hiu-wei, Michelle Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 2 Ms CHAN Tsz-yee, Emily Senior Liaison Officer 1, Sham Shui Po District Office Miss LAU Sze-nga, Vivicia Senior Liaison Officer 2, Sham Shui Po District Office Ms CHAN Siu-ping, Daphne Senior Liaison Officer 3, Sham Shui Po District Office Mr TAM Kin-fai, Simon Senior Liaison Officer 4, Sham Shui Po District Office Mr HO Kai-hin, Tony District Commander (Sham Shui Po District), Hong Kong Police Force Mr LEE Kwok-chung, Clement Police Community Relations Officer (Sham Shui Po District), Hong Kong Police Force Mr LEE Wai-man, Raymond Chief Engineer/South 1, South Development Office, Civil Engineering and Development Department Mr LAI Huen-lam, Stephen Acting District Social Welfare Officer (Sham Shui Po), Social Welfare Department Mr LUK Chi-kwong Chief Leisure Manager (HKE), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LEE Shuk-ling, Agnes District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr SUM Siu-hin District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Sham Shui Po), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr WONG Lap-yan, Ivan Chief Health Inspector 1 (Sham Shui Po), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr CHENG Koon-hang Chief Health Inspector 2 (Sham Shui Po), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr TSE Chick-lam Chief Manager/Management (Kowloon West and Sai Kung), Housing Department Miss PO Pui-man, Karen Chief Transport Officer/Kowloon, Transport Department Mr WONG Chi-tak, Keith Senior Transport Officer/Sham Shui Po, Transport Department Mr WONG Chung-leung, JP Director of Water Supplies, Water Supplies Department Mr TANG Hon-yin Acting Chief Engineer/Kowloon, Water Supplies Department Mr YUEN Tik-hong Senior Engineer/ Kowloon 2, Water Supplies Department Mr FOK Wai-kai, Anthony Principal Environmental Protection Officer (Sewerage Infrastructure), Environmental Protection Department Mr LIU Sai-man, Simon Senior Environmental Protection Officer (Sewerage Infrastructure)2, Environmental Protection Department - 3 - Action by Ms FUNG Chi-wai, Katy Senior Town Planner/Sham Shui Po, Planning Department Secretary Ms HO Kam-ping, Jennifer Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Sham Shui Po District Office - 4 - Action by Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed Members and representatives of government departments to the twentieth meeting of the Sham Shui Po District Council (“SSPDC”) (5th term). Item 1: Confirmation of minutes of the 19th meeting held on 15 January 2019 2. The minutes of the above meeting were confirmed without amendment. Item 2: Director of Water Supplies meets with Members of Sham Shui Po District Council 3. The Chairman, on behalf of SSPDC, extended welcome to Mr WONG Chung-leung, JP, Director of Water Supplies, and the representatives of the Water Supplies Department (“WSD”) accompanying him to the meeting. 4. Mr WONG Chung-leung said that he was glad to visit SSPDC to meet with Members for introducing the work of WSD and welcomed Members’ views. He, then, with the aid of PowerPoint, introduced the work of WSD on water supply, exploiting new water resources and promoting water conservation, water main seepage, drinking water safety, and development of renewable energy. 5. Mr YUEN Hoi-man extended welcome to the Director of Water Supplies who visited SSPDC and raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he was concerned about the consumption and price of Dongjiang (“DJ”) water; (ii) DJ Water accounted for 70% of local water consumption, undermining Hong Kong’s bargaining power. He enquired whether the Government would gradually reduce DJ Water’s consumption; (iii) he enquired whether the Government had any plans of building desalination plant in other places besides Tseung Kwan O; (iv) he thought that the implementation of seawater desalination in Hong Kong would reduce DJ Water’s consumption, enhance Hong Kong’s bargaining power, and safeguard drinking water safety; (v) he enquired how the Department would exploit water resources. 6. Mr Vincent CHENG extended welcome to the Director of Water Supplies who visited SSPDC and raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he noted that the Department intended to surrender the site of Mission Hill Service Reservoir to the Lands Department (“LandsD”). He enquired about the latest position; (ii) he hoped that the Department could consider the needs of morning walkers and hikers and reserve some space for residents to do fitness exercise during the site formation works; (iii) he hoped that the development plan could be announced as soon as possible, and the Department should consider setting up a mechanism to keep residents informed about the latest situation. - 5 - Action by 7. Mr WAI Woon-nam extended welcome to the Director of Water Supplies who visited SSPDC and raised the following views and enquiries: (i) many new housing estates would soon be completed in the district and water consumption would increase drastically. He enquired about the measures taken by the Department to prevent bursting of water main ; (ii) he noted that tenants of sub-divided units (“SDUs”) had to pay higher water charges due to water main leakage in other vacant units. Although the Department had confirmed the situation, the landlords still asked their tenants to take up the cost first. He enquired whether the Department would exercise discretion in dealing with these cases. 8. Mr Aaron LAM extended welcome to the Director of Water Supplies who visited SSPDC and raised the following views and enquiries: (i) Mission Hill Service Reservoir would soon be demolished as it was at risk of rupture. He enquired about the details and schedule of works; (ii) he suggested converting the said place into a sitting-out area or public housing site; (iii) he enquired of the Department about the details of revising the Waterworks Ordinance (“the Ordinance”). 9. Ms LAU Pui-yuk extended welcome to the Director of Water Supplies who visited SSPDC and raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she was concerned about the site formation works of Mission Hill Service Reservoir. She thanked the Director for receiving the petition letters from the morning walkers and arranging the Assistant Director to meet with the Concern Group of Mission Hill (“the Concern Group”) and Members to discuss the works; (ii) she asked the Department to give an account of the details and schedule of works; (iii) the residents hoped that the said place could be converted into a sitting-out area; (iv) she suggested WSD liaise with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (“LCSD”) before the commencement of works to complement with LCSD’s future planning for the said site. 10. Mr WONG Chung-leung gave a consolidated response as follows: (i) At present, DJ water prices were adjusted according to the established mechanism put in place by the Guangdong and Hong Kong sides. Factors considered including the consumer price indices of both sides and changes in the exchange rate between the Renminbi and the Hong Kong dollar, etc. According to the mechanism, the water prices only increased about 0.3% annually in the latest water supply agreement (i.e. from 2018 to 2020). (ii) Since different water resources had their merits and demerits, for instance, seawater desalination technology involved higher energy consumption and carbon footprint, the Department would consider factors like different water resources’ impact on the environment, cost effectiveness and reliability, etc. - 6 - Action by when formulating a diversified water supply arrangement. (iii) The Mission Hill Sham Shui Po Fresh Water Break Pressure Tank was built over 80 years ago. The Department had commissioned a specialist to review the situation of the Break Pressure Tank, and it was concluded that the structure had safety issues. The Department had no use for the Break Pressure Tank anymore and would surrender the site to LandsD for other uses after carrying out land restoration works. (iv) There would be some difficulties in carrying out land restoration works as vehicles could not reach the Break Pressure Tank directly. The Department had commissioned a consultant to examine the proposal for the land restoration works and would submit the proposal to DC for discussion and consult the Concern Group once it was confirmed.