CSCDC Minutes 2/2020 Sha Tin District Council Minutes of the 2

CSCDC Minutes 2/2020

Sha Tin District Council Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Culture, Sports and Community Development Committee in 2020

Date : 27 February 2020 (Thursday) Time : 2:30 pm Venue : Sha Tin District Council Conference Room 4/F, Sha Tin Government Offices

Present Title Time of joining Time of leaving the meeting the meeting Mr LI Wing-shing, Wilson DC Member 2:30 pm 4:28 pm (Chairman) Mr CHENG Chung-hang ” 2:40 pm 4:28 pm (Vice-Chairman) Mr CHING Cheung-ying, MH DC Chairman 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr WONG Hok-lai, George DC Vice-Chairman 2:44 pm 4:28 pm Mr CHAN Billy Shiu-yeung DC Member 2:30 pm 3:38 pm Mr CHAN Nok-hang ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr CHAN Pui-ming ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr CHAN Wan-tung ” 2:41 pm 4:28 pm Mr CHENG Tsuk-man ” 3:04 pm 4:28 pm Mr CHEUNG Hing-wa ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr CHIU Chu-pong ” 2:39 pm 4:28 pm Mr CHUNG Lai-him, Johnny ” 2:40 pm 4:28 pm Mr HUI Lap-san ” 2:40 pm 4:28 pm Mr HUI Yui-yu ” 2:30 pm 3:43 pm Mr LAI Tsz-yan ” 2:37 pm 3:40 pm Dr LAM Kong-kwan ” 2:30 pm 4:13 pm Mr LI Chi-wang, Raymond ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr LI Sai-hung ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr LIAO Pak-hong, Ricardo ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr LO Tak-ming ” 2:37 pm 4:22 pm Mr LO Yuet-chau ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr LUI Kai-wing ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Ms LUK Tsz-tung ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr MAK Tsz-kin ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr MOK Kam-kwai, BBS ” 2:30 pm 3:28 pm Mr NG Kam-hung ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Ms NG Ting-lam ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr SHEK William ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr TING Tsz-yuen ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr TSANG Kit ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Ms TSANG So-lai ” 2:47 pm 4:28 pm Mr WAI Hing-cheung ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr WONG Ho-fung ” 2:37 pm 4:28 pm Ms WONG Man-huen ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Present Title Time of joining Time of leaving the meeting the meeting Mr YAU Man-chun DC Member 2:30 pm 3:03 pm Mr YIP Wing ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Mr YUNG Ming-chau, Michael ” 2:30 pm 4:28 pm Ms WONG Hei-lam, Helen (Secretary) Executive Officer (District Council)2 / Sha Tin District Office

In Attendance Title Ms CHENG Siu-ling, Katy Chief Liaison Officer / Sha Tin District Office Mr YUEN Chun-kit, Derek Senior Executive Officer (District Council) / Sha Tin District Office

In Attendance by Invitation Title Ms LEE Kit-ling Liaison Officer In Charge (West) 3 / Sha Tin District Office Ms LO Yat-ling, Elaine Liaison Officer In Charge (West) 1 / Sha Tin District Office Mr Derek CHAN General Secretary / Sha Tin Sports Association Ms June CHUNG Executive Secretary / Sha Tin Sports Association

Absent Title Mr SHAM Tsz-kit, Jimmy DC Member (No application for leave of absence received)

Action The Chairman welcomed all members as well as representatives of government departments and organisations to the meeting. He informed all attendees that some members of the public, being present as observers, were taking photographs as well as making video and audio recordings.

Application for Leave of Absence

2. The Chairman said that the Secretariat had not received any application for leave of absence in writing from the members.

Discussion Items

Special Arrangements for Local Organisations’ Funding Applications of 2020/2021 Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak

3. The Chairman said that, due to the epidemic of the novel coronavirus, some of the activities held by local organisations that had applied for funding from the Sha Tin District Council (STDC) might be affected. Therefore, this meeting of the Culture, Sports and Community Development Committee (CSCDC) would discuss the special arrangements for local organisations’ funding applications of 2020/2021. Regarding the latest developments, the epidemic was expected to continue in the short term. In response to that, it was advised that the implementation of STDC-funded activities which would gather crowds in the community be discouraged in the short term. It was noted that some District Councils had endorsed the decision not to recommend funding applications for activities held in February

- 2 - Action and March this year, while some District Councils had endorsed the decision not to recommend funding applications for activities held before or in May this year and asked the local organisations concerned to consider changing or withdrawing their applications. He asked members to consider if the STDC should follow suit: not to recommend funding activities to be held within a certain period of time, or ask the affected local organisations to consider changing or withdrawing their applications. By doing so, the Working Group on Screening of Funding Application (Ad Hoc) (Working Group) would be able to approve funding applications for next year according to the CSCDC’s decision.

4. The Chairman asked members to discuss how to handle the special arrangements for local organisations’ funding applications, such as whether the STDC should write to invite the local organisations concerned to consider changing or withdrawing funding applications for activities within a certain period of time; and to discuss the special arrangements of local organisations’ funding applications of Expenditure Heads 1, 6, 10 and 11 in the affected months. He said that besides the local organisations under the abovementioned Expenditure Heads which had already applied for STDC funding, the Sha Tin Sports Association (STSA) had also submitted an application regarding the Shatin Dragon Boat Race 2020 under Expenditure Head 8 (Festival Celebration). The race would be held on 25 June 2020 (Tuen Ng Festival, the fifth day of the fifth lunar month) and the amount applied for was $800,000. The funding application of the STSA had also been submitted to the CSCDC as the next discussion item. He asked members to comment on how to handle the special arrangements for local organisations’ funding applications.

5. Mr CHING Cheung-ying suggested that the STDC be considerate and allow local organisations having submitted funding applications for activities to be held from April to June this year to change or withdraw their applications as they saw fit, as it might not be possible for local organisations to hold public events in the coming few months. In that case, the Working Group would be able to review the applications before the next CSCDC meeting and submit the applications to the CSCDC for its approval. If the process was smooth, it was expected that local organisations would be notified of the results in May and June.

6. Mr Michael YUNG largely agreed with the above arrangement that allowed local organisations to change activity dates or withdraw applications, and opined that activities in the coming few months, if funded by the STDC, might led to public gatherings which would be unfavourable to epidemic control. He asked when the relevant organisations would be notified of making the changes if a decision could be made in this meeting. He opined that it was necessary to evaluate whether the Secretariat could handle annual accounting work and the application changes at the same time, and he suggested that the Sha Tin District Office (STDO) inform the Home Affairs Department (HAD) of the situation to extend the deadline for handling the annual accounting work. He said that the staff members of the Secretariat endeavoured to complete the annual accounting work and expedited the delivery of the documents to the Accounts Office every year, but their work was denied processing because of missing the deadline. He opined that the work of the STDO was not properly coordinated. He did not wish to see the Secretariat further burdened with the work of application changes and their health adversely affected.

7. Mr Billy CHAN asked if local organisations would still be allowed to hold activities without making application changes, and whether there would be other flexible arrangements.

- 3 - Action 8. The Chairman agreed that local organisations should be allowed to change the dates of the activities originally scheduled to be held from April to June, due to the epidemic. He said that the Secretariat was willing to work in line with the members’ wishes and it could write to invite local organisations to make application changes within 2 weeks. It was hoped that the work could commence expeditiously. He asked the Secretary to respond to the suggestion about conveying opinions to the HAD.

9. Ms Helen WONG, Executive Officer (District Council)2 of the STDO said that there was an established mechanism regarding the coordination between the STDO and the HAD, and that the STDO would handle the annual accounting work according to the instructions of the HAD. She said that the activities originally scheduled for April to June this year could still be held before 10 February next year, if members proposed postponing them.

10. The Chairman said that it would be up to the members to decide whether the local organisations concerned could continue to hold the activities if they refused to make application changes, and he would respect the opinion of every member. As the development of the epidemic from April to June was unpredictable, local organisations had their worries. He opined that, under the premise of public health, the members could consider not recommending holding large-scale activities from April to June to avoid crowds and consider inviting the organisations concerned to postpone the activities or withdraw their applications.

11. Mr Michael YUNG opined that the Secretary, being rather green as an Executive Officer, might not comprehend the workload of those in the clerical grades during the annual accounting period and the situation they faced when the completed work was denied processing by the Accounts Office. He opined that the relevant question should not be answered by the Secretary, and he asked the Chief Liaison Officer to respond instead. He suggested postponing the deadline for the annual accounting work for 1 month to avoid burdening the Secretariat or increasing the backlog of members’ applications for operating expenses reimbursements.

12. The Chairman hoped that the Secretariat would be well prepared for the annual accounting work. Besides, he opined that if local organisations insisted on holding activities from April to June without funding granted by the STDC, the STDC should not be responsible for the funding. He suggested discouraging holding activities from April to June. If organisations insisted, they would have to bear the expenses.

13. Ms Katy CHENG, Chief Liaison Officer of the STDO responded that the annual accounting arrangements were consistent for all 18 districts and the STDO would follow the arrangements made by the HAD. The Secretariat could relay the suggestion on postponing the deadline to the HAD. Also, the CSCDC would decide whether local organisations were allowed to postpone or withdraw their activity applications and the Secretariat would execute relevant instructions according to the STDC’s decision. If the workload was excessive, the STDO would evaluate and redeploy resources when necessary.

14. The Chairman opined that the CSCDC could ask the Secretariat to relay the members’ suggestions to the HAD, so as to inform it of the members’ concerns. He said that the funding applications of the relevant local organisations would have to be evaluated after this meeting for the CSCDC’s approval at the next meeting, and that local organisations would be

- 4 - Action discouraged to hold activities from April to June. He asked the members to consider writing to local organisations to suggest that they postpone or withdraw their activity applications.

15. Mr Michael YUNG suggested that, in response to the work from home arrangement of the Government and in order to alleviate the work pressure of the Secretariat, the Chairman of the CSCDC write to inform the HAD of the CSCDC’s decision and to propose postponing the deadline of the annual accounting work for 1 month, so as to lessen the extra workload of the Secretariat from executing the instructions of the STDC and to strike a balance between the two.

16. The Chairman agreed to write to the HAD.

17. Ms Helen WONG said she would relay the members’ opinions to the HAD after the meeting.

18. Mr CHING Cheung-ying suggested that, besides sending letter to local organisations regarding the postponement of activities, the STDC allow them to change the format of the activities so that they could be held safely.

19. Mr Raymond LI opined that some local organisations might hold activities related to festivals and thus agreed to allow them to change the content of the activities before submitting their applications to the STDC for approval.

20. The Chairman agreed to allow organisations to postpone their activities or to postpone and change the format of their activities.

21. Ms Helen WONG said that the submission of local organisations’ funding applications was due in November last year and each application form listed the breakdown of expenses in detail. The Secretariat then spent around 1 to 2 months on the preliminary evaluation and giving recommendations concerning regulations. According to past experiences, if organisations were allowed to change the nature or details of activities, the Secretariat might need more time to prepare for funding approval.

22. The Chairman asked members to comment on whether local organisations should be allowed to change the format of activities.

23. Mr CHING Cheung-ying opined that cases concerning local organisations which wished to change the format of activities might be processed later. He opined that applications that did not involve format changes could be handled first and said that he would discuss the technical arrangements with the Secretariat later.

24. The Chairman said that the members largely agreed that local organisations were allowed to change the date and format of the activities or to withdraw their activity applications as they saw fit. He asked the members to consider and approve informing local organisations in writing that they could withdraw their applications or change the date and format of the activities to be held from April to June. The Secretariat would send letters to the affected organisations regarding the relevant arrangements and details.

25. The members unanimously endorsed the special arrangements for local organisations’

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Funding Application from the Sha Tin Sports Association (Paper No. CSCD 3/2020)

26. Mr MOK Kam-kwai and Mr CHING Cheung-ying declared their interests regarding the above paper. The Chairman said that they were allowed to attend the meeting but had no right to vote on the related funding application.

27. The Chairman said that the funding application of the STSA involved the activity to be held on 25 June 2020 and the funding amount was $800,000. According to the data, the STSA applied for a funding of $800,000 annually in the past 4 years to organise the annual dragon boat race at Shing Mun River on the day of Tuen Ng Festival. The funding application, if passed, would be recommended to the Finance and General Affairs Committee (FGAC) for consideration and approval, and the STDC would be one of the sponsors of the event.

28. Mr Derek CHAN, the General Secretary of the STSA briefly introduced the paper.

29. Mr CHAN Pui-ming said that many large-scale events had been cancelled due to the epidemic. He asked about the handling approach during the epidemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and the arrangements for this year if the epidemic of the novel coronavirus persisted.

30. Mr NG Kam-hung said that the estimated expenditure of the event was $2.93 million and the amount of the STDC funding applied for was $800,000. He asked about the reasons for a broadcasting fee charged by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB), a river-cleaning expense and expenses for walkie-talkies and computers when the event had already been held for so many years. He also asked about the reason for the expense of $80,000 for temporary staff. He found the number of printed invitations, the expenses for items such as dragon boat equipment and other ancillary installations as well as car park fees unreasonable, and asked the STSA to explain them.

31. Mr TING Tsz-yuen asked why there were expenses for walkie-talkies, computers and laminators every year and opined that the estimated expenditure exceeded the actual need. He said that, according to past experiences, guests enjoyed free parking at locations such as Sand Martin Bridge and the car parks at Yuen Wo Road, so car park fees were unnecessary.

32. The views of Mr Michael YUNG were summarised below:

(a) he asked about the expenses for hiring technicians for river works in the past and the expenses of car park fees;

(b) he opined that the road closure arrangement of reducing the 4 lanes of Sha Tin Rural Committee Road to 1 on each side last year was not ideal as it caused traffic congestion. He suggested reviewing the temporary traffic control arrangements;

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(d) he asked if the STSA had considered broadcasting the race via free television stations other than TVB.

33. Mr LO Yuet-chau opined that as many residents of the Sha Tin District had lately boycotted TVB channels, broadcasting the race via TVB might produce an adverse effect. He suggested considering inviting other free media to broadcast the race to save expenses. He opined that, given the economic downturn this year, the concept of reusing resources should be adopted and purchasing unnecessary supplies should be avoided.

34. Mr Derek CHAN gave a consolidated response as follows:

(a) he said that the Sha Tin Dragon Boat Race in 2003 was successfully held as normal with relevant anti-epidemic measures implemented, such as provision of hand sanitizers and reduction of the number of guest seats. The STSA would also consider adjusting the number of guest seats to reduce the gathering of crowds this year;

(b) he said that the STSA would get quotations from TVB every year regarding this event and would discuss relevant opinions with the organising committee (OC) to decide whether to use the services of other media organisations or not;

(c) he said that the river works expenses included the expenses of setting up and removing buoys, which cost around $300,000 last year. As there were plans to use an additional river channel for the race this year, the river channel and riverbed had to be cleaned prior to the race to ensure safety. Therefore, the expenses also involved riverbed cleaning fees;

(d) he said that due to the wear and tear of dragon boat equipment, such as oars and drumsticks, and other ancillary facilities as well as the needs to repair the heads and the tails of the boats, the relevant expenses were necessary;

(e) he said that the car park fees included the rent of the car parks of Sha Tin Sports Ground and Sha Tin Jockey Club Swimming Pool. Since these car parks were operated by contractors of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, it would be necessary to pay rent;

(f) he said that the expenses of the road closure arrangements included paying a consultancy for a traffic impact assessment. The STSA would then discuss it with the police and the Transport Department, before formulating temporary traffic arrangements. Regarding the issue of traffic congestion, the STSA would review the relevant arrangements again;

(g) he said that a lot of members of the public would watch the race on Sand Martin Bridge. Therefore, some lanes had to be closed;

(h) he said that it was necessary to hire guards to watch over the race supplies and equipment on the eye-dotting day before the race and during the period from the third to the sixth of the fifth lunar month, thus the expense; and

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(i) regarding the purchasing of supplies, he said that some supplies had to be replaced for the 2 large-scale events held by the STSA, which were the Sha Tin Dragon Boat Race and the Sha Tin Lunar New Year Half Marathon Run. As about 200 staff members would be involved in the marathon event, it was necessary to purchase and replace walkie-talkies and other supplies.

35. The Chairman said that the Secretary looked up the information and found that the amount applied for hiring technicians for river works last year was $150,000, same as the amount applied for this year. Also, he hoped that the STSA and relevant departments would study ways to improve the road closure arrangements.

36. Mr Derek CHAN said that the expense for the river cleaning works was almost $290,000 in 2018, and the expense this year, together with the inflation in the past 2 years, was estimated at $380,000. Also, he said that invitations would, as usual, be sent to all Sha Tin District Mutual Aid Committees, Owners’ Corporations, local organisations, schools, district councillors, representatives of government departments, etc. Therefore, the number of copies was estimated at 2 500.

37. Mr WONG Ho-fung opined that the current anti-epidemic measures were not enough if the novel coronavirus epidemic persisted. He opined that dragon boat races held on rivers were prone to the breeding of germs and viruses, and asked if there would be a deadline for deciding whether to cancel the event or not.

38. The views of Mr Michael YUNG were summarised below:

(a) he suggested that the STSA consider taking body temperature for participants. He opined that the infectivity of the novel coronavirus was higher than that of SARS in 2003 and the incubation period was longer. Therefore, temperature check was a basic requirement;

(b) he opined that participants would be in contact with relevant equipment during the the dragon boat race and suggested that the STSA consider requiring them to wear medical gloves to protect their health; and

39. The views of Mr NG Kam-hung were summarised below:

(a) he opined that the event should be cancelled because it would cost around $2.93 million while crowd gatherings would have to be reduced;

(b) he said that the STSA still had to deliberate whether it would broadcast the event via TVB, and suggested temporarily shelving the funding application until after the deliberation;

(c) he pointed out that the original intention of the event was to create a festive atmosphere, but crowd gatherings had to be avoided during the epidemic. He

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(d) he opined that the venue was easily accessible, and suggested that the guests go there by public transportation so as to save themselves the car park rent; and (e) he opined that damage to the heads and the tails of the boats in the tradition of dragon boat races was considered inauspicious. He did not think the annual purchase of computers was necessary.

40. The views of Mr CHENG Chung-hang were summarised below:

(a) he said that he participated in the dragon boat races in the previous years and opined that the event was a grand occasion in Sha Tin. If the race had to be held during the epidemic, it would be essential to make the public feel assured. However, the current anti-epidemic measures were not enough. He opined that, given the uncertainty of the epidemic at present, relevant indicators had to be established and arrangements had to be made in response;

(b) he opined that wearing medical gloves could affect athletes’ sense of water and suggested strengthening boat cleaning and disinfection efforts;

(d) he opined that a large portion of the expenses was used to attract audience. He suggested the STSA change the mode of the event if the epidemic persisted, such as to live broadcast the race and to use the budget originally intended for attracting audience to strengthen anti-epidemic measures for athletes;

(e) he said that the decision on television broadcast services should be based on tender exercises instead of habit; and

(f) he asked whether the funding for buying supplies was only used for necessary equipment replacements.

41. The views of Mr CHAN Pui-ming were summarised below:

(a) he said that the estimated number of participants was similar to that of last year and asked if a deadline would be set for deciding whether to cancel the event due to the epidemic. He opined that large gatherings of athletes would increase the risks of spreading the virus;

(b) he asked why the fee for writing a computer ballot programme was higher than that of last year; and

42. The views of Mr LO Yuet-chau were summarised below:

- 9 - Action (a) he said that Professor YUEN Kwok-yung estimated that the epidemic would not be alleviated until June. Also, he opined that the STSA should refer to relevant data and consult the opinions of the Centre for Health Protection and the Department of Health for assessment; (b) he opined that there were many free broadcasting channels at present and it was unnecessary to spend a fortune to broadcast the event on an unpopular television station; and

(c) he pointed out that the estimated expenditure was formulated based on the financial habit of the previous year without being adjusted in response to the epidemic, and opined that it should amended before being submitted to the STDC for approval.

43. The Chairman opined that the Sha Tin Dragon Boat Race was a grand occasion in the Sha Tin District and $800,000 of its expenses would be sponsored by the STDC. He said that public funds had to be used carefully and asked whether the STSA would further strengthen anti-epidemic measures.

44. Mr Derek CHAN gave a consolidated response as follows:

(a) he said the estimates were submitted to the STDC in November last year and, according to the guidelines, submitted documents could not be amended. As the epidemic was not one of the considerations back then, anti-epidemic measures had not been included for the members’ reference. He would consolidate the opinions of the members, such as conducting temperature checks and installing disinfection facilities, for the OC’s discussion;

(b) he said that the car parks of Sha Tin Sports Ground and Sha Tin Jockey Club Swimming Pool not only provided parking spaces for guests and television production trucks, but were also used as the base of the Civil Aid Service and as supplies storage. Car parks would also be open to the public as walkways to alleviate people flow and be used as assembly points for athletes;

(d) he said the purchase of supplies referred to buying and replacing equipment; and

(e) he said the expense was necessary because the dragon boat equipment had to be replaced.

45. The views of Mr CHING Cheung-ying were summarised below:

(a) he supported the plans to hold the dragon boat race as usual because it had been held in Sha Tin for decades without interruption. He opined that the funding application submitted in November last year might not have taken anti-epidemic measures into consideration. He suggested that the STSA amend the funding application to address the members’ questions and to fit in with anti-epidemic arrangements;

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(b) he reminded members that the television broadcasting fee was not an item under the funding application submitted to the STDC, but opined that the STSA could consider adopting other broadcasting channels because TVB only aired clips of the race instead of the whole event in the past. He understood that the STSA might not receive a certain amount of sponsorship if it did not use the broadcasting services of TVB;

(d) according to his understanding, the river works involved more expenses due to the needs to rent boats and hire divers. He opined that wear and tear was common for equipment used in large events, and therefore replacement might be necessary;

(e) he suggested making adjustments to the issue of renting car parks; and

(f) he suggested that the STSA amend the funding application first and then the CSCDC consider the funding application by way of circulation.

46. The views of Mr Michael YUNG were summarised below:

(a) he said that the biased news reporting of TVB in the past year had deterred advertisers and opined that participants might have concerns if TVB’s services were used;

(b) he opined that some members of the public might be disappointed if the Sha Tin Dragon Boat Race, which had a long history of tradition, was to be cancelled this year. He suggested that the STSA study ways to properly implement anti-epidemic measures;

(c) he opined that the CSCDC could pass the funding application in principle and then ask the STSA to amend the funding details in response to the members’ opinions.

47. Mr CHENG Chung-hang suggested that the STSA invite more online media to broadcast the race to cut costs and expand coverage. He suggested the STSA strengthen anti-epidemic measures and cancel the event if the epidemic prevailed till June. Also, he wished to learn about the back-up plan with the epidemic factored in and the details of anti-epidemic measures.

48. Mr NG Kam-hung asked the STSA why it had not updated the funding application in recent months. He opined that the STSA might have assumed undoubted endorsement of the funding application and consequently had not adjusted its details in response to the epidemic. He suggested inviting Radio Television Hong Kong to broadcast the race. Also, he opined that the amount of STDC funding could be adjusted accordingly if the costs of the event could be reduced.

- 11 - Action 49. The Chairman consolidated the members’ opinions and said that the STSA could consider adjusting or changing the race schedule, television broadcast arrangements, anti-epidemic measures, etc. The STSA could also consult the professional advice of relevant departments to address the epidemic.

50. Mr Derek CHAN would discuss anti-epidemic arrangements with the OC after the meeting and consider adjusting the number of participants and the race schedule before reporting to the STDC. He added that the actual car park expenditure last year was over $34,000 for members’ reference. He said that as the advancement in rank and race schedule of the dragon boat race were different each year, so a new programme had to be written every year to meet the needs. He said that the OC meeting would convene in April and opinions on back-up plans could be collected in advance for the OC’s discussion. He would report to the STDC then. He said that he would further study the television broadcast and car park arrangements.

51. The Chairman suggested that the STSA amend the funding application and submit it for the members’ approval by way of circulation.

52. Mr Michael YUNG asked the Secretariat if the funding application had to be submitted to other committees for discussion. If other committees also had to discuss it, the CSCDC could first pass the application in principle and then ask the STSA to amend its details.

53. Ms Helen WONG said that the funding application would have to be recommended to the FGAC for consideration and approval because the application amount exceeded $250,000.

54. Mr Michael YUNG suggested that the CSCDC pass the application in principle and ask the STSA to amend the funding application and submit it to the FGAC for discussion.

55. The Chairman agreed on the above approach of passing the funding application in principle and asking the STSA to amend the details of the application for the FGAC’s consideration and approval.

56. Members unanimously endorsed the decision to pass the above funding application in principle and to recommend it for the FGAC’s consideration and approval.

Date of Next Meeting

57. The next meeting was scheduled to be held at 2:30 pm on 29 April 2020 (Wednesday).

58. The meeting was adjourned at 4:28 pm.

Sha Tin District Council Secretariat STDC 13/15/25

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