Minutes of the 2Nd Meeting of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council (2020-2023)
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Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council (2020-2023) Date : 21 January 2020 (Tuesday) Time : 10:00 a.m. Venue : Yau Tsim Mong District Council Conference Room 4/F, Mong Kok Government Offices 30 Luen Wan Street Mong Kok, Kowloon Present: Chairman Mr LAM Kin-man Vice-chairman Mr YU Tak-po District Council Members Mr CHAN Ka-long, Leslie Mr HUI Tak-leung The Honourable TO Kun-sun, Mr CHAN Tsz-wai Mr HUNG Chiu-wah, Derek James Mr CHU Kong-wai Mr LAM Siu-pan, Ben Mr TSANG Tsz-ming Mr CHU Tsz-lok, Leo Mr LEE Kwok-kuen Ms TSUI Wai-fong, Natalie Mr CHUNG Chak-fai Mr LEE Wai-fung Ms WU Sui-shan, Suzanne Mr HO Cheuk-hin, Isaac Mr LI Owan Mr HO Fu-wing, Frank Mr SIU Tak-kin, Lucifer Representatives of the Government Mrs ARON Laura Liang, JP District Officer (Yau Tsim Mong) Home Affairs Department Miss PONG Kin-wah, Assistant District Officer (Yau Tsim Home Affairs Department Katherine Mong) (1) Mr SO Tsz-ching, Barton Assistant District Officer (Yau Tsim Home Affairs Department Mong) (2) Mr LAM Kwan-hau District Environmental Hygiene Food and Environmental Superintendent (Mong Kok) Hygiene Department Ms HO Sau-ying Chief Health Inspector (Yau Tsim) 2 Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr Bradley Stephen District Commander (Mong Kok) Hong Kong Police Force WRIGHT Mr HO Yun-sing District Commander (Yau Tsim) Hong Kong Police Force Ms WONG Wing-yee, Chief Transport Officer/Kowloon Transport Department Winnie Ms FUNG Miu-ling Chief Leisure Manager (Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services West) Department Mr CHAN Ping-wa, Chief Engineer/S2 Civil Engineering and Edmund Development Department Ms LING Kuk-yi Chief Manager/Management (Kowloon Housing Department West and Sai Kung) In Attendance: Ms LO Wai-man, Mimi Senior Liaison Officer (Building Home Affairs Department Management), Yau Tsim Mong District Office Mr LUK Hung-yin, Martin Senior Estate Surveyor/UR5 (Urban Lands Department Renewal Section) Mr LAM Hang-yue, Robert Estate Surveyor/UR7 (Urban Renewal Lands Department Section) Mr Eugene YUE Senior Manager, Community Urban Renewal Authority Development Mr LEUNG Kam-chau Senior Manager, Acquisition and Urban Renewal Authority Clearance Mr David CHAN Operations Manager - Kwun Tong Line MTR Corporation Limited & Tsuen Wan Line Mr Y C CHAN Senior Manager - External Affairs MTR Corporation Limited Mr Ernest HO External Affairs Manager MTR Corporation Limited Mr WONG Siu-man, Simon Senior Engineer/Kowloon District West Transport Department Mr CHOW Ka-lok, Vincent Engineer/Yau Tsim Transport Department Mr NG Chun-ling District Engineer/Mong Kok Highways Department Mr YIP Hang-hei, Tony Engineer/Mongkok and Yaumatei Transport Department Mr CHAN Kin-hong Engineer/Transport Services 1/1 Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Ms CHEUNG Sin-man, Joel Police Community Relations Officer Hong Kong Police Force (Mong Kok District) Secretary Miss HUI Hai-pui, Julia Senior Executive Officer (District Home Affairs Department Council), Yau Tsim Mong District Office Opening Remarks The Chairman said he had received a request from Mr Leslie CHAN before the meeting, and asked Mr Leslie CHAN to read it out. 2. Mr Leslie CHAN said that, after the deadline for the submission of papers, i.e. 15 January, two Hong Kong people who had been holders of British passports had jumped to their deaths from a hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui. Their will notes had mentioned “See you at the demonstration area of the Legislative Council Complex”, indicating that they had participated in the social movement. He suggested that the attendees of the meeting observe one minute’s silence to mourn them. - 2 - 3. The Chairman supported Mr Leslie CHAN’s proposal and indicated that this would be the last time he accepted Councillors’ ad hoc requests for observance of silence made before a meeting. He asked Councillors to raise such requests in their papers next time. (Councillors rose to observe one minute’s silence) 4. The Chairman welcomed the representatives of government departments and other attendees to the meeting. He reported that Mr HO Yun-sing, District Commander (Yau Tsim), and Mr Bradley Stephen WRIGHT, District Commander (Mong Kok), of the Hong Kong Police Force (“HKPF”) would only join the meeting at around 12 noon due to duty commitments. He continued to report that Mr HUNG Sai-kit, District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Yau Tsim) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (“FEHD”), was on leave and Ms HO Sau-ying, Chief Health Inspector (Yau Tsim) 2, would stand in for him at the meeting. Besides, as Mr TSE Chick-lam, Ken, Chief Manager/Management (Kowloon West and Sai Kung) of the Housing Department, had retired, his successor Ms LING Kuk-yi attended the meeting. 5. The Chairman asked the attendees to pay attention that, according to Article 6(5) of the Yau Tsim Mong District Council Standing Orders (“Standing Orders”), all items discussed by the Council must not conflict with the functions as stipulated in Section 61 of the District Councils Ordinance. As required by the Standing Orders, he needed to ensure that the meeting was conducted in accordance with the above requirement. In addition, according to Article 49(3) of the Standing Orders, if the Chairman was of the opinion that a certain member of the public sitting in on a District Council meeting misbehaved in such a way as to disrupt the orderly conduct of the meeting, the Chairman might order the person to leave the place of the meeting immediately if the person persisted in his or her misbehaviour despite warnings. He also asked the attendees to mind their language, and indicated that attendees must not use words of personal attack or insulting words, which would affect the image of the District Council. Item 1: Financial Position of Yau Tsim Mong District Council Funds as at 9 January 2020 (YTMDC Paper No. 11/2020) Item 2: Application for Yau Tsim Mong District Council Funds for Participation in “Green Stalls” in Hong Kong Flower Show 2020 (YTMDC Paper No. 12/2020) Item 3: Applications for Yau Tsim Mong District Council Funds Requiring Follow-up after 1st Yau Tsim Mong District Council Meeting 6. The Chairman suggested discussing the papers concerning District Council Funds for Items 1 to 3 together. There was no objection. He reminded Councillors to declare their interests and complete the Declaration of Interests Form. Councillors should also make oral declarations and withdraw from the discussion. 7. Regarding Item 1 (YTMDC Paper No. 11/2020), the Chairman drew Councillors’ attention to the financial position of Yau Tsim Mong District Council (“YTMDC”) Funds as at 9 January 2020. There was no objection. 8. As for Item 2, the Vice-chairman agreed to participate in Hong Kong Flower Show 2020 (“Flower Show”) and supported to name the two Councillors mentioned in the paper as - 3 - representatives. 9. Mr TSANG Tsz-ming said that Councillors had made some requests about the theme of the Flower Show at the last meeting. He enquired of the latest progress. 10. Mr Ben LAM responded that the budget for the Flower Show had been drawn up by him and Ms Natalie TSUI with reference to last year’s budget. As for the theme, he agreed with the suggestions made by Councillors at a previous meeting, i.e. promoting democracy and the vision of the “anti-extradition to China” movement through the stall. He had initially invited a friend, who was a florist, to design the stall. Apart from echoing the organiser’s theme of greening and environmental protection, they would also promote a range of elements through the stall. He could send the preliminary design plan of the stall to Councillors, but the specific design plan would be produced by the florist only after the approval of funding. Councillors would then be consulted again. 11. Mr TSANG Tsz-ming wished to get the design plan as soon as possible, and pointed out that most Councillors supported the funding for the Flower Show. 12. The Chairman confirmed the allocation of $9,400 for the participation of the YTMDC in the “Green Stalls” in the Flower Show. There was no objection. 13. Regarding Item 3, the Chairman asked the Secretary to brief Councillors on the funding applications requiring follow-up after the last meeting. 14. The Secretary briefly introduced that the first funding application requiring follow-up was the “16th Tai Kok Tsui Temple Fair” of the Mongkok Kai-Fong Association Limited (“MKKFA”). After conducting the first meeting, the YTMDC had written to the MKKFA on 14 January 2020 to request the MKKFA to provide supplementary information in response to the ----- questions raised by Councillors. The letter and the MKKFA’s response (Annex 1) were on the table. The MKKFA had now withdrawn the funding application. She invited Councillors to note the views of the MKKFA. 15. The Chairman said that the MKKFA had withdrawn the application, but the MKKFA had enquired in its letter why the YTMDC had only invited the MKKFA amongst the 40 funding applications to attend the meeting to give clarification or explanation, while the other 39 applicant organisations had not been invited. The MKKFA queried that the YTMDC might not have taken a fair attitude in this matter. He would now respond to the above question. He indicated that the 40 funding applications had earlier been sent to Councillors for examination. These funding allocations, which had been supported in principle by the last-term YTMDC, had to be confirmed by the current-term YTMDC, so the Councillors of the current-term YTMDC had the responsibility to examine in detail the material and raise questions.