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Minutes of the 15th Meeting of the Community Affairs Committee of District Council (5th Term)

Date: 24 May 2018 (Thursday) Time: 9:30 a.m. Venue: Conference Room, Council

Present

Chairman Mr LEE Wing-man

Members Mr CHAN Kwok-wai Mr CHAN Wai-ming, MH, JP Ms CHAN Wing-yan, Joephy Mr CHENG Wing-shun, Vincent, MH (Arrived at 10:30 a.m.) Mr CHEUNG Wing-sum, Ambrose, BBS, MH, JP Ms CHOW Wing-heng, Zoé (Arrived at 10:30 a.m.) Mr CHUM Tak-shing (Arrived at 12:20 p.m.) Mr HO Kai-ming, Kalvin Mr KONG Kwai-sang Mr LAM Ka-fai, Aaron, BBS, JP (Arrived at 9:45 a.m.) Ms LAU Pui-yuk Mr LEE Tsz-king, Dominic Mr LEUNG Man-kwong Ms NG Mei, Carman (Left at 2 p.m.) Ms NG Yuet-lan (Arrived at 9:35 a.m., left at 12:05 p.m.) Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, MH, JP Mr WAI Woon-nam (Left at 1 p.m.) Mr WONG Tat-tung, Dennis, MH, JP (Arrived at 10:40 a.m., left at 12:45 p.m.) Mr YAN Kai-wing (Arrived at 11:25 a.m., left at 1:45 p.m.) Mr YEUNG Yuk (Left at 2 p.m.)

Co-opted Members Ms LAM Po-yu (Left at 11:25 a.m.) Mr LI Kam-kuen (Arrived at 9:50 a.m.) Mr TSANG Tsz-ming (Arrived at 10 a.m.) - 2 - Action by

In Attendance

Miss MAN Ka-wing, Kelly Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 1 Ms CHAN Tsz-yee, Emily Senior Liaison Officer 1, Sham Shui Po District Office Ms CHAN Suk-fan, Janet Liaison Officer In-charge (District Facilities Management Committee and ), Sham Shui Po District Office Ms LAM Suk-wah, Amy Senior Community Relations Officer, West Regional Office, Independent Commission Against Corruption Ms TING Wai, Catherine Acting Housing Manager (Kowloon West and Sai Kung 8), Housing Department Mr CHAN Wai-kwong Neighbourhood Police Coordinator, Police Community Relation Office, Sham Shui Po District, Police Force Ms LO Ying-yue, Anna Senior School Development Officer (Sham Shui Po) 1, Education Bureau Ms LEUNG Wai-ling, Betty Assistant District Social Welfare Officer (Sham Shui Po) 2, Social Welfare Department Ms LAU Siu-mui, Lily Manager (Kowloon West) Marketing, Programme and District Activities, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms WONG Sau-ling, Vicky Deputy District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po) District Support, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr YEUNG Chi-kuen, Roy Assistant District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po) District Support, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Miss CHAN Wai-yam, Eunice Senior Librarian (Sham Shui Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LEE Suk-fong, Vivien General Manager (Retail Business), Hongkong Post Ms LEE Sui-ki, Kiki Manager (Retail Business/Kowloon West), Hongkong Post Ms AU Wan-sze, Wendy Principal Assistant Secretary for Food and Health (Health) 5, Food and Health Bureau Mr WU Kam-yin Assistant Secretary for Food and Health (Health) 5C, Food and Health Bureau Dr LUK Wan Chief of Service, Department of Family Medicine & Primary Health Care Services, Kowloon West Cluster, Hospital Authority Dr LEUNG Wai-man Senior Medical and Health Officer of Tuberculosis and Chest Service, Department of Health Dr CHUNG Hiu-wah, Jennifer Medical and Health Officer (Community Liaison) 2, Department of Health

Secretary Miss NG Ka-fu, Kathy Executive Officer (District Council) 2, Sham Shui Po District Office

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Absent

Member Mr LEUNG Yau-fong

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Opening Remarks

The Chairman welcomed all members and representatives of government departments to this meeting and also welcomed Ms Catherine TING, Acting Housing Manager (Kowloon West and Sai Kung 8) of the Housing Department (“HD”), to attend the meetings from now on in place of Ms WONG Lai-fong.

Agenda Item 1: Confirmation of minutes of the 14th meeting held on 10 April 2018

2. The Committee confirmed the minutes of the fourteenth meeting held on 10 April 2018 without amendment.

Agenda Item 2: Follow-up matters

(a) Reserve resources for the implementation of “No Homework Day for Schools in Sham Shui Po District” (CAC Paper 33/18)

3. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that although the District Council (“DC”) did not earmark funds for the Community Affairs Committee (“the Committee”) to implement “No Homework Day”, the Committee could still provide resources to schools for organising the “No Homework Day” activity on a trial basis. As far as he knew, about four schools in the district hoped that DC would provide resources for the implementation of “No Homework Day”.

4. Mr CHAN Wai-ming raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he agreed with the direction of “No Homework Day” and considered that the activity concerned could be implemented through various platforms. He enquired about the ideas offered by the above four schools so that DC could consider how to assist in implementing the activity; (ii) he inclined to use other government resources or resources of relevant platforms to implement the activity.

5. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he hoped that the Education Bureau (“EDB”) would support the implementation of “No Homework Day” at policy level to allow schools using government resources to implement the activity while at the same time DC could encourage schools to implement “No Homework Day” on a trial basis; (ii) as DC had endorsed the implementation of “No Homework Day” last year, it should help implement the activity; (iii) the information of the activities which the four schools would like to organise could not be provided. He reckoned that instead of serving just four schools, DC should openly invite other primary schools in the district to participate, and play a vetting role to cope with the needs; (iv) he suggested setting up a non-standing working group to address two issues, namely the role of DC and the upper - 5 - Action by limit of resources to be allocated to each school.

6. Ms Carman NG raised the following views: (i) she suggested the Committee implement “No Homework Day” on a pilot basis first and considered that the results of the scheme were crucial to the next generation. Moreover, it could also set an example for other DCs; (ii) the funding of $200,000 as requested in the paper, which was not a large amount, might benefit only four to five schools; (iii) at present, the size of a school class could be as many as some 30 students; many students would be benefited if sports or extra-curricular activities were promoted through “No Homework Day”. Besides, it could encourage schools to regularise the existing activities; (iv) she hoped that the Committee could allocate resources to help implement “No Homework Day”.

7. The Chairman made the following suggestions: (i) he hoped that EDB would provide resources to support the implementation of “No Homework Day” by schools. It was not necessary for the Committee to set up a non-standing working group for follow-up work at this stage; (ii) the Committee had no additional resources for the implementation of “No Homework Day”. Organisations which hoped to implement the activity might apply for the non-reserved funds of DC.

8. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu enquired whether EDB had relevant supporting policies.

9. Ms Anna LO responded as follows: (i) schools could flexibly use different funds of EDB to arrange various types of learning and teaching activities for the greatest well-being of the students; (ii) Members’ views on “No Homework Day” would be relayed to the Bureau.

10. Ms Carman NG reckoned that “No Homework Day” concerned the well-being of all primary school students in Hong Kong. She reiterated that DC should allocate resources to implement “No Homework Day” on a pilot basis so as to encourage the Government to promote relevant issues.

11. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views: (i) it took time for the Government to implement policies. DC should allocate funds to subsidise schools to implement relevant schemes, with $200,000 as the upper limit; (ii) the Committee could consider earmarking a specified amount in the non-reserved funds for schools to implement “No Homework Day” and encourage primary schools in the district to apply; (iii) the Committee should set up a non-standing working group to review the effectiveness of implementing “No Homework Day” in schools.

12. The Chairman concluded that the Committee would write to EDB after the meeting, requiring the Bureau to attach importance to DC’s views and allocate additional resources - 6 - Action by for implementing “No Homework Day”. It was also suggested that schools in the district could apply for non-reserved funds for the implementation of “No Homework Day”.

13. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG raised the following views: (i) he supported the concept of “No Homework Day”; (ii) he supported the suggestion of allowing schools in the district to apply for non-reserved funds for the implementation of “No Homework Day”.

14. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that since DC had agreed to implement “No Homework Day”, it should accord priority to applications for non-reserved funds for the implementation of “No Homework Day”.

15. The Chairman considered that this would be unfair to other organisations and he therefore did not agree with that.

16. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that he wanted to move a provisional motion so that the Committee could vote on the suggestion made in item 3.1 of Paper 33/18, which stated that: “The Committee should earmark a fund of $200,000 to subsidise primary schools in the district to implement ‘No Homework Day’ on a trial basis in the 2018-19 financial year”.

17. The Chairman said that since DC had already voted on the relevant suggestion at the meeting on 8 May, the above provisional motion was not accepted.

18. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views: (i) during a DC meeting last year, Members noted that EDB had not worked out policies on the implementation of “No Homework Day”, and they agreed to use DC’s resources for implementing “No Homework Day” on a pilot basis; (ii) if non-reserved funds were used for implementing “No Homework Day”, schools would have to compete with district organisations and there would be no guarantee that they could obtain the fund of $200,000; (iii) he reiterated that the Committee should earmark $200,000 for the implementation of “No Homework Day”.

19. Mr KONG Kwai-sang reckoned that the Chairman should allow Members to move provisional motions; otherwise, the Chairman should provide justifications for the rejection.

20. The Chairman said that DC had voted down the suggestion on the relevant funding proposal in its meeting held on 8 May 2018. If the Committee accepted the above provisional motion, it would contravene the decision of DC.

21. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that although DC had rejected the funding allocation of $200,000 for the Committee to implement “No Homework Day”, this did not affect the usage of resources allocated to the Committee. - 7 - Action by

22. The Chairman announced that the meeting would be adjourned for ten minutes.

[The meeting was adjourned for ten minutes.]

23. The Chairman announced that the meeting was resumed and said that according to Order 17 of the Sham Shui Po District Council Standing Orders (“Standing Orders”), any Member who wanted to move a motion was required to inform the Secretary ten clear working days in advance of the impending meeting unless otherwise agreed by the Chairman, thus he did not accept the provisional motion moved by the Member.

24. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu considered that Order 17 of the Standing Orders only applied to formal motions. It was unreasonable that the Chairman did not accept the provisional motion moved by the Member.

25. Ms NG Yuet-lan enquired whether the above decision would be applied to subsequent Committee meetings.

26. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG reckoned that Order 17 of the Standing Orders also applied to provisional motions. He had all along exercised discretion to allow Members to move provisional motions in DC meetings and agreed that the issue should be handled in accordance with the Standing Orders in the future.

27. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that since the Chairman’s conclusion had given no response to the suggestion made in the paper, he hoped that the Committee could vote on the relevant suggestion by means of a provisional motion. The Committee could also vote on item 3.1 of the paper direct.

28. The Chairman said that he had already made a decision on the moving of provisional motion by the Member and ended the discussion on the agenda item.

29. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that the Chairman’s conclusion had given no response to the suggestion made in the paper and suggested the Committee vote on item 3.1 of the paper.

30. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG agreed that the Committee should vote on item 3.1 of the paper.

31. The Chairman said that he received from Mr LEUNG Man-kwong written authorisation in which Mr CHAN Kwok-wai was appointed to act as his proxy to vote.

32. The Committee voted on the suggestion made in item 3.1 of Paper 33/18 by open - 8 - Action by ballot, the voting result was as follows:

For: Ms Zoé CHOW, Mr Kalvin HO, Mr KONG Kwai-sang, Ms Carman NG, Ms NG Yuet-lan, Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, Mr WAI Woon-nam, Mr YEUNG Yuk, Ms LAM Po-yu, Mr TSANG Tsz-ming (10)

Against: Mr LEE Wing-man, Mr Ambrose CHEUNG, Mr CHAN Wai-ming, Mr Vincent CHENG, Mr Aaron LAM, Ms LAU Pui-yuk, Mr CHAN Kwok-wai, Ms Joephy CHAN, Mr Dominic LEE, Mr LEUNG Man-kwong (voted by Mr CHAN Kwok-wai as a proxy), Mr Dennis WONG (11)

Abstain: Mr LI Kam-kuen (1)

33. The Committee voted on the suggestion made in item 3.2 of Paper 33/18 by open ballot, the voting result was as follows:

For: Ms Zoé CHOW, Mr Kalvin HO, Mr KONG Kwai-sang, Ms Carman NG, Ms NG Yuet-lan, Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, Mr WAI Woon-nam, Mr YEUNG Yuk, Ms LAM Po-yu, Mr TSANG Tsz-ming (10)

Against: Mr LEE Wing-man, Mr Ambrose CHEUNG, Mr CHAN Wai-ming, Mr Vincent CHENG, Mr Aaron LAM, Ms LAU Pui-yuk, Mr CHAN Kwok-wai, Ms Joephy CHAN, Mr Dominic LEE, Mr LEUNG Man-kwong (voted by Mr CHAN Kwok-wai as a proxy), Mr Dennis WONG (11)

Abstain: Mr LI Kam-kuen (1)

34. The Chairman announced that the suggestions made in items 3.1 and 3.2 of Paper 33/18 were not endorsed.

Agenda Item 3: Matters arising

(a) Request the Post Office to face up to the problem resulted from relocation of the Lei Cheng Uk Post Office (CAC Paper 27/18)

35. Mr KONG Kwai-sang introduced Paper 27/18.

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37. Mr KONG Kwai-sang raised the following views and enquiries: (i) as post offices were irreplaceable facilities, the relocation of Lei Cheng Uk Post Office would result in an increase in the usage rate of the services of other post offices in the district; (ii) the elderly with impaired mobility had to travel to Post Office by car. Although there was a convenient store in Lei Cheng Uk Estate which provided payment service, barrier-free facilities might not be provided. Some of the services (e.g. settlement of electricity bills with fee reduction) were provided in post offices only; (iii) he enquired whether Hongkong Post (“HKP”) would consider providing other facilities such as stamp vending machines and iPostal Stations, etc. in Lei Cheng Uk Estate as substitutes.

38. Mr CHAN Wai-ming raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he enquired whether HKP would reprovision a post office at Road near Cheong Wah Street; (ii) residents had reflected that the current location of So Uk Post Office was remote. He suggested the post office be relocated to Phase 2 near Po On Road instead; (iii) he reckoned that the decision of relocating Lei Cheng Uk Post Office had been made too hastily, causing nuisance to the residents; (iv) HKP should attempt to set up a mobile post office in Lei Cheng Uk Estate for three months or half a year and consider long-term arrangements with reference to the usage of the mobile post office.

39. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) the site selection for post offices was very important. It would be a waste of land resources if post offices were set up in remote locations; (ii) HKP was requested to advise the number of users using the services of the post office; (iii) the authorities should consider the needs of the elderly. He also found it unreasonable for the Department to provide mobile post office service in remote sites only; (iv) the authorities should adopt measures, for instance, setting up a mobile post office on a trial basis, in order to reduce the impacts of the relocation of Lei Cheng Uk Post Office on the residents; (v) he suggested HKP set up iPostal Station in Lei Cheng Uk Estate and enquired about the criteria of setting up iPostal Station.

40. Ms Vivien LEE gave a consolidated response as follows:

(i) In relocating post offices, HKP would follow the general guide stated in Section 11, Chapter 3 of the “Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines” issued by the Planning Department (“PlanD”) that “post offices should be provided so that large groups of population in urban areas should have access to facilities within 1.2 km from where they reside or work. For rural areas a distance of 3.2 km should be assumed”. Besides, HKP would consider other factors, including the population in the service area, the features of the places where users walked past when travelling to post offices, the surrounding environment, the postal needs of the districts concerned, the - 10 - Action by

financial performance of post offices, the availability of channels which provided postal services (e.g. street posting boxes, selling of stamps, settlement of bills), etc.

(ii) Lei Cheng Uk Post Office commenced service in April 1986. The Government Property Agency (“GPA”) received a notification from LINK in September 2016 that due to improvement works in the shopping centre, the contract of the premises concerned would not be renewed and the premises should be returned upon expiry of the contract in late August 2017. HKP attempted to identify suitable premises in Lei Cheng Uk Shopping Centre for relocation. However, the areas of the two premises provided by LINK were both 25% less than that of the former Lei Cheng Uk Post Office; which was insufficient to maintain the original postal services. With the assistance of HD afterwards, the post office concerned was relocated to the old site of the So Uk Estate Management Office.

(iii) In accordance with the procedures, GPA would assist in handling all matters relating to the tenancy agreements of facilities of government departments, including the follow-up work on the relevant issue with HD and LINK.

(iv) Directional plans had been posted along the route from Lei Cheng Uk Estate to So Uk Post Office. HKP would discuss with HD and the Highways Department whether additional directional plans could be posted and explore the feasibility of providing stamp vending machines in Lei Cheng Uk Estate.

(v) The iPostal Station Scheme was launched in mid-2016; there were 17 iPostal Stations in Hong Kong now. The iPostal Stations in Sham Shui Po District (“SSP District”) were situated in So Uk Post Office and at the main entrance of Ancillary Facilities Block in Estate Phase 2 respectively. Members of the public could simply apply for a Mail Collection Number through the online platform “EC-Ship” and then select an iPostal Station or a post office for mail collection; the service concerned was free of charge. HKP hoped that iPostal Stations could be expanded to more places and welcomed members to propose suitable locations for setting up iPostal Stations for HKP to study the feasibility.

(vi) There were seven post offices, 47 street posting boxes, two iPostal Stations and 36 round-the-clock convenient stores in SSP District. HKP considered that these facilities were sufficient to meet the needs of residents and workers in the district. - 11 - Action by

(vii) Cheung Sha Wan Post Office would be completed in the fourth quarter of 2018 and the address would be G/F, 650 Cheung Sha Wan Road, which was in the vicinity of Un Chau Estate.

(viii) While HKP would closely monitor the usage of facilities in the district; it had no plan to provide mobile post offices in the district for the time being.

41. Mr KONG Kwai-sang raised the following views: (i) he suggested the Department discuss with the new owner of Lei Cheng Uk Shopping Centre the provision of short-term postal facilities (e.g. stamp vending machines and iPostal Stations) in Lei Cheng Uk Shopping Centre; (ii) he cited Lok Wah Estate as an example, pointing out that distance was not the only consideration when HKP evaluated whether to set up mobile post offices. Since HKP had three mobile post offices and the schedule of one of them was not yet fully occupied, he hoped that HKP could consider deploying it to Lei Cheng Uk Estate to provide service.

42. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views and enquiries: (i) HKP should provide a mobile post office in Lei Cheng Uk Estate; (ii) the existing statistics of HKP could not fully reflect the current situation of the district, including that there were many elderly people with impaired mobility in Lei Cheng Uk Estate; (iii) he enquired about the usage of iPostal Stations and the reason for setting up an iPostal Station near Shek Kip Mei Post Office.

43. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views: (i) he reiterated that it was necessary to provide a mobile post office in SSP District; (ii) he opined that Post Office fell into Kowloon City District and was more convenient to the residents in ; (iii) HKP should consult Members before the relocation for a better relocation proposal.

44. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG raised the following views: (i) he supported the requests made in Paper 27/18, in particular the third point; (ii) he reckoned that at present, there was still room for reducing the inconvenience caused by the relocation to the residents; (iii) he opined that HKP had not provided the services entitled to the residents.

45. Mr YEUNG Yuk raised the following views: (i) HKP was the first department to switch to trading fund operation. With the provision of more flexible postal services by private companies, HKP was facing greater competition; (ii) he considered that HKP should not merely follow the operation model of private organisations; it should also attach importance to social responsibility and community caring; (iii) he hoped that HKP would consider implementing temporary measures first and then conduct a review after the - 12 - Action by residents got used to using the services of So Uk Post Office.

46. The Chairman said that there were quite a number of elderly people in the district and it was rather difficult for them to go to So Uk Post Office. It was necessary for HKP to provide a mobile post office.

47. Ms Vivien LEE gave a consolidated response as follows:

(i) While HKP had switched to trading fund operation on a self-financing basis in 1995, it was still a government department. HKP hoped to utilise resources flexibly as far as possible and provide new services, for instance, the provision of iPostal Stations in response to the development of online shopping.

(ii) Since Lok Wah Post Office had recorded a prolonged operating loss, HKP decided to close it down after careful consideration. However, there was no plan to reprovision Lok Wah Post Office after its closure. Besides, the location of Lok Wah Estate was rather remote; it took about 20 minutes for residents to walk to the nearest Ngau Tau Kok Post Office and there was a slope along the route which rendered the location not easily accessible. In view of the above, HKP had deployed a mobile post office to that estate on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings to provide services to the residents.

(iii) The other two mobile post offices were used for providing services in the New Territories and remote areas. Places with travelling time of more than 30 minutes was one of the indexes only, other considerations included places which were too remote and could not be reached on foot (e.g. Ta Kwu Ling).

(iv) HKP had no plan to provide a mobile post office in the district for the time being. However, it would explore other measures as soon as possible, including providing additional directional plans, installing stamp vending machines and setting up iPostal Stations. At present, most of the stamp vending machines were installed in post offices only, yet HKP would consider installing them outside the areas of post offices if there were suitable locations.

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48. The Chairman concluded as follows: the Committee (i) considered that the demand of residents in the district for postal services was keen. The relocation of the post office had caused serious inconvenience to them; (ii) would write to the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, requesting it to help HKP provide a mobile post office in the district once or twice a month to reduce the inconvenience to the elderly caused by the relocation of the post office.

Agenda Item 4: Matters for discussion

(a) Relocation of Shek Kip Mei Health Centre (CAC Paper 34/18)

49. Ms Wendy AU introduced Paper 34/18 with the aid of PowerPoint.

50. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) the Hospital Authority (“HA”) and the Food and Health Bureau (“FHB”) should have consulted DC as early as possible to avoid delay in the relocation works due to the views raised by DC on the plan concerned. He was disappointed with the handling method of the authorities; (ii) DC had started discussing the site selection issue ten years ago and it was understood that there would be seamless transition for the relocation of Shek Kip Mei Health Centre (“SKMHC”). Since further discussion was required for the relocation arrangements (including transportation arrangements, the layout of SKMHC, etc.) mentioned in the paper, it was difficult for him to comment on whether the current proposal was the best one; (iii) he enquired whether SKMHC would provide territory-wide or local primary care services. Local services should focus on district needs such as dental care. The proposed building would provide three kinds of services only; which did not fully utilise the site and respond to the urgent demand of the district for primary care. He enquired about the services that FHB had considered providing.

51. Mr WAI Woon-nam raised the following views: (i) despite the grave concern of the residents in the district about the relocation of SKMHC, FHB had not yet responded positively; (ii) he was dissatisfied that FHB did not provide information about the detailed planning of the proposed building; (iii) the location of the proposed building did not have convenient transport links. However, since FHB did not consult DC in the early stage of planning, it was difficult for FHB to plan for the ancillary facilities in the vicinity now; (iv) he believed that FHB would adopt proper triage measures for the Maternal and Child Health Centre as well as the Tuberculosis and Chest Service.

52. Mr Vincent CHENG said that the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong supported the relocation of SKMHC, and raised the following views and enquiries: (i) as the population of SSP District would increase substantially, the existing community medical facilities would not be able to meet the needs of the residents. - 14 - Action by

He hoped that the relocation works of SKMHC could commence as soon as possible; (ii) the relocation arrangements proposed in the paper could not meet the demand for healthcare services in the district. He enquired whether FHB would provide more healthcare services in the district; (iii) he agreed with the provision of a Maternal and Child Health Centre, out-patient services and the Tuberculosis and Chest Services in the proposed building. He also hoped that round-the-clock out-patient and evening out-patient services could be provided; (iv) since the proposed building would be situated on the hill, he hoped that the departments concerned could enhance the ancillary transport facilities; (v) he enquired about the number of storeys of the proposed building and whether there was sufficient space for providing other services.

53. Ms LAU Pui-yuk raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she welcomed the provision of the relevant plan and schedule of the proposed building by FHB. In view of the shortage of medical facilities in Hong Kong, she hoped that the construction works could commence as soon as possible; (ii) she was worried that the removal and demolition of Shek Kip Mei General Out-patient Clinic (“Shek Kip Mei Clinic”) would affect the services for patients and enquired about FHB’s manpower arrangements for Nam Shan General Out-patient Clinic (“Nam Shan Clinic”) and Cheung Sha Wan Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic (“Jockey Club Clinic”); (iii) the West Kowloon Maternal and Child Health Centre were operating close to full capacity, thus she supported the provision of a Maternal and Child Health Centre in the proposed building to cope with the increasing demand; (iv) she hoped that the departments concerned could better utilise space to provide diversified services such as elderly services in the proposed building.

54. Mr CHAN Kwok-wai raised the following views and enquiries: (i) FHB had already noted during the planning stage that seamless transition would not be possible for the relocation works, therefore it renovated clinics in the district to prepare for the relocation of SKMHC. However, he was disappointed that the Bureau did not consult DC as early as possible on the issue concerned; (ii) he hoped that the Bureau would take into account the situation of the district and arrange the out-patient services properly during the relocation works; (iii) the Bureau did not use the oval-shaped site which was originally reserved for the purpose; he enquired about the arrangement for the site concerned.

55. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views and enquiries: (i) the current proposal of FHB could not achieve seamless transition and residents would be triaged to Nam Shan Clinic and Jockey Club Clinic, causing inconvenience to them. He enquired about the reason for ditching the original proposal and hoped that the Bureau could re-formulate a relocation proposal to achieve seamless transition; (ii) only a Maternal and Child Health Centre would be added to SKMHC after relocation. In view of the keen demand for dental services and evening out-patient services in the district, he reckoned that these services should also be provided in the proposed building. - 15 - Action by

56. Ms Wendy AU gave a consolidated response as follows:

(i) FHB understood that Members hoped to achieve “seamless transition”, i.e. demolishing the existing SKMHC after the new building was completed. However, if the original rectangular-shaped site was used for relocating SKMHC, there would be a lot of limitations, such as very long corridors, on the design of the building and the space could not be fully utilised. Therefore, after discussing with HD, the Bureau had obtained a piece of land which was larger in size and more regular in shape. The area of the original rectangular-shaped site was approximately 2 200 square metres whereas the area of the square-shaped site was approximately 2 880 square metres. However, to produce a site which was more regular in shape and larger in size, the existing SKMHC had to be demolished first, followed by site formation works of the adjacent hillside; which was technically very complicated. The Bureau and the relevant departments had carried out detailed feasibility study and reported to DC after confirming that the suggestion was technically feasible.

(ii) The Bureau noted that if the above site was to be used, the existing SKMHC should be demolished before the new building was to be constructed. Hence, the Bureau had joined hands with the Lands Department, HD, GPA and PlanD to identify sites which could be used as temporary clinic during the relocation works. However, sites suitable for the relevant purpose had not been found.

(iii) To maintain service capacity in the district during the removal and demolition of SKMHC, HA and the Department of Health (“DH”) had reviewed the existing facilities and services. By renovating Nam Shan Clinic and Jockey Club Clinic, HA had increased the number of consultation rooms to make up for the service capacity of Shek Kip Mei Clinic and ensure that the service capacity would remain unchanged.

(iv) The Bureau hoped that Members could understand the situation. SKMHC had been in operation for over 60 years. The Bureau hoped that the relocation works could commence as soon as possible. If an independent temporary clinic must be provided, the construction works would be delayed inevitably. The Bureau hoped to submit funding application to the Legislative Council (“LegCo”) in the first half of 2019 and commence the construction works in late 2019. Since the in-taking of Phase 6 was expected to start in late 2019, the Bureau hoped to commence - 16 - Action by

the construction works as soon as possible to reduce the impacts to residents.

(v) In accordance with the Outline Zoning Plan, the building height restriction of the newly suggested site which was more regular in shape was 80 metres above the Hong Kong Principal Datum. It was initially estimated that the proposed building would have more than ten storeys. However, as the height of individual storey would be affected by the detailed design, no specific information was available at this stage. The Government must first apply for funding from LegCo before conducting tender exercise for the detailed design of the construction works. The Bureau would report to DC after the completion of the detailed design.

(vi) During the relocation works, HA would deploy doctors and nurses, etc. of Shek Kip Mei Clinic to other general out-patient clinics in the district to provide services. Clinics in the Kowloon West Cluster would also complement each other to ensure that the service capacity of the district would remain unchanged.

(vii) In regard to accessibility, the Bureau planned to install a lift at Berwick Street to connect the ground floor and the entrance floor of the proposed building. Members of the public from Woh Chai Street could first use the lifts in Shek Kip Mei Estate to reach the podium and then walk to the proposed building. The Bureau also planned to provide a carriageway to connect Woh Chai Street to allow members of the public taking Rehabus and other modes of transport to get off at the main entrance of the proposed building.

(viii) The Bureau hoped that the Committee would support this relocation proposal. It would also study and relay the demands for other services to the departments concerned.

57. Ms Carman NG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she was disappointed with the current relocation proposal provided by FHB. Members and residents were concerned about the relocation proposal and considered that the lack of out-patient services in Shek Kip Mei during the relocation would cause inconvenience to the residents; (ii) it took too long for the proposed building to be completed in the second quarter of 2023; (iii) she enquired whether the Community Health Centre in the proposed building would provide out-patient services only, and whether West Kowloon Maternal and Child Health Centre would be closed down because the proposed building would provide Maternal and Child Health Centre services. - 17 - Action by

58. Ms Wendy AU responded that the proposed Community Health Centre would not only provide doctor consultation services, there were also healthcare staff from different disciplines to help follow up on the conditions of chronic patients, for example, teaching patients to manage their health and providing care services to them. They would also teach the carers how to take care of the patients, etc.

59. Mr YAN Kai-wing raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he wanted to learn about the detailed information of the proposed building, which included the service content, the number of doctors, the measures to separate the Maternal and Child Health Centre and the Tuberculosis and Chest Service, etc. It was difficult for him to express his stance since the information provided in the paper was inadequate; (ii) he was dissatisfied that FHB did not inform DC of the difficulties so that DC could make suggestions and provide assistance; (iii) he suggested the Bureau consider using vacant school premises with comprehensive ancillary facilities and Pak Tin Commercial Complex as temporary clinics; (iv) he enquired about the current numbers and the increased numbers of healthcare staff of Nam Shan Clinic and Jockey Club Clinic because of the relocation arrangements. He also enquired whether all healthcare staff of SKMHC would be deployed to the above two clinics.

60. Mr YEUNG Yuk raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he condemned DH for not sending staff to attend the Sham Shui Po Community Participating Round Table Meeting and respond to the enquires about the dental services for the elderly and other clinic services; (ii) while DH and FHB had carried out the feasibility study on the relocation of SKMHC since 2013, they did not consult DC and provide adequate information for DC’s discussion; (iii) he enquired whether the renovation works of Nam Shan Clinic and Jockey Club Clinic had been carried out due to the relocation of SKMHC, and whether mobile clinics could be deployed to provide services to residents during the relocation works; (iv) he requested the provision of elderly dental clinic in the proposed building.

61. Mr Aaron LAM raised the following views: (i) he suggested enhancing outreach healthcare services during the relocation works so that patients did not have to receive healthcare services in other districts; (ii) he noted that the proposed building would provide various new services and enquired about the details of the new services, the number of healthcare staff involved, the service targets and the expected number of patients to be served. He also pointed out that it would be difficult for DC to respond to residents’ enquiries due to the lack of detailed information; (iii) he welcomed the construction of new facilities by the authorities to provide services to residents in the district. He hoped that the authorities would consider different proposals and make proper arrangements so that the healthcare services for residents would not be affected. - 18 - Action by

62. Mr LI Kam-kuen pointed out that as residents would have to use the lifts to go to the proposed building, he was worried that newborn babies and pregnant women would be exposed to risks as the Maternal and Child Health Centre and the Tuberculosis and Chest Clinic were both provided in the proposed building. He suggested the authorities adopt measures to separate the users of those two services in order to reduce risks.

63. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG raised the following views: (i) the paper did not provide detailed analysis on residents’ needs; nor did it offer detailed information about the design and healthcare services of the proposed building. Hence, DC found it difficult to express its stance; (ii) he was dissatisfied that DC could not provide proper suggestions and assistance because FHB had not reported to DC the arrangements on seamless transition. Yet he pointed out that it was still possible to adopt the proposal on seamless transition at this stage; (iii) he suggested the Bureau consider using the old school premises of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School, the old school premises of St. Francis of Assisi’s Caritas School or the vacant site adjacent to the temporary car park at the junction of Yen Chow Street and Tung Chau Street to set up temporary clinics so as to pursue the proposal on seamless transition.

64. Dr LUK Wan gave a consolidated response as follows:

(i) With regard to the temporary services rearrangements during the relocation works, healthcare staff of SKMHC would be deployed to other general out-patient clinics nearby in the district to ensure that the service capacity in SSP District would remain unchanged and the services for patients would not be affected during that period.

(ii) To prepare for the temporary services rearrangements, Kowloon West Cluster of HA had carried out renovation works for Nam Shan Clinic and Jockey Club Clinic and increased the number of consultation rooms in then. Taking the opportunity of the completion of the new building, the Family Medicine Clinic had also increased the consultation area. In addition, facilities had been upgraded in West Kowloon General Out-patient Clinic to streamline consultation procedures. In view of the above, the quality of general out-patient services in SSP District would not be affected during the relocation works.

(iii) With regard to outreach services, since there were no community nursing teams in SKMHC at present, the community nursing services in the district would not be affected during the removal and demolition of the health centre.

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(i) Separate lifts and other separation facilities would be provided in the Tuberculosis and Chest Clinic in the proposed building. Patients would also be separated to avoid affecting other service users as far as possible.

(ii) The Bureau could only provide information on the detailed design of the proposed building after LegCo had endorsed the funding application and consultants were appointed for the detailed design.

66. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu suggested that this agenda item be discussed at the DC meeting in June.

67. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG agreed with the above suggestion and expressed support to the relocation of SKMHC. He considered that the details of the relocation works could be followed up at DC meetings and that FHB should provide DC with more information about the relocation works.

68. The Chairman enquired of EDB about the conditions of vacant school premises in the district such as the old school premises of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School and St. Francis of Assisi’s Caritas School.

69. Ms Anna LO responded that based on factors such as the size, location and physical conditions of the vacant school premises, as well as educational needs and relevant policy initiatives, EDB would assess whether the vacant school premises were suitable for educational purpose, or whether there were needs to re-allocate the school premises for school use or other educational purposes. If it was confirmed that there was no need for EDB to re-allocate those school premises for school use, the Bureau would notify PlanD and other relevant departments under the Central Clearing House mechanism for the Department to consider suitable long-term alternatives uses. To put land resources to better use, EDB would also circulate a list of vacant school premises reserved for educational purpose but suitable for short-term use to relevant policy bureaux/departments on a half-yearly basis, with a view to identifying short-term use (normally for less than one year) pending the deployment of such vacant premises for the reserved use.

70. The Chairman enquired whether the above old school premises were available for short-term use.

71. Ms Anna LO responded that the school premises of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School were not vacant yet. The former school premises of St. Francis Assisi’s Caritas School had been allocated to an aided primary school for extension on a time-limited basis and the classes would start in September this year. The two school premises could not be used for other purposes. - 20 - Action by

72. The Chairman enquired about the relocation date of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School.

73. Ms Anna LO responded that since the relocation date of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School hinged on the construction progress of the new school premises, the exact date of relocation could not be provided at the moment.

74. The Chairman requested EDB to provide supplementary information about the progress and the date of relocating Pak Tin Catholic Primary School after the meeting, pointing out that consideration should be given to setting up a temporary clinic at the site concerned if it would be vacant around 2020.

75. Ms Carman NG raised the following views: (i) EDB did not notify DC that the old school premises of St. Francis of Assisi’s Caritas School would be allocated to ELCHK Faith Lutheran School for use; (ii) if the relocation of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School and SKMHC were proximate in time, the premises concerned should be reserved for the temporary clinic during the relocation of SKMHC.

76. Ms Anna LO responded as follows:

(i) Instead of relocating to the school premises of St. Francis of Assisi’s Caritas School, ELCHK Faith Lutheran School would use the relevant premises for extension on a time-limited basis to alleviate the anticipated tight supply of primary school places in SSP District in the coming few years.

(ii) According to the current information, it was expected that the construction of the new school premises of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School would be completed in the second quarter of 2021. She would relay Members’ views and concerns to the Bureau and study whether the premises concerned could be used during the relocation of SKMHC.

[Post-meeting note of EDB: It was expected that Pak Tin Catholic Primary School would be relocated to the new school premises in the 2022/2023 academic year.]

77. The Chairman concluded as follows: (i) EDB was requested to provide information about the relocation of Pak Tin Catholic Primary School after the meeting for FHB and HA to consider using the premises concerned as temporary clinic, with a view to achieving seamless transition in the relocation of SKMHC; (ii) it was suggested that the Housing Affairs Committee should discuss at the next meeting whether Pak Tin Commercial Complex could be used as temporary health centre during the relocation works; (iii) the Committee did not object to the relocation of SKMHC. It was suggested that FHB should - 21 - Action by report at the DC meeting in June the works details such as the number of storeys, the ancillary facilities and the number of medical rooms of the proposed building, etc.

78. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG hoped that FHB would share with DC the difficulties encountered in the project and consolidate district views to achieve seamless transition as far as possible.

79. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquires: (i) he suggested FHB consider using Po Leung Kuk Shek Kip Mei Community Services Centre as temporary clinic; (ii) he enquired whether SKMHC provided regional or district services. If the services were mainly provided to residents of the district, the site where temporary services would be provided during the relocation should not be too far away from the community; (iii) he did not object to the provision of a Maternal and Child Health Centre in the proposed building, yet the Bureau should consider more about the district needs before deciding on the facilities to be provided in the proposed building.

80. Mr YAN Kai-wing said that he had reservation on the relocation proposal and reckoned that FHB should further improve the proposal, including giving consideration to using Shek Kip Mei Market to achieve seamless transition.

81. The Chairman added the following: (i) FHB had not fully responded to the enquiries of members; (ii) the Committee did not object to the relocation of SKMHC but it had yet to agree with the relocation proposal. A decision would be made at the DC meeting.

82. Mr YAN Kai-wing said that FHB should suspend the work related to funding application before a decision was made by DC.

83. The Chairman added that the funding application of the project concerned would be submitted to LegCo in the first half of 2019.

84. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that he supported the relocation of SKMHC, but he had reservation on the relocation proposal of FHB.

85. The Chairman reiterated that the Committee had reservation on the relocation proposal and requested FHB to report on the detailed design of the proposed building and arrangements on seamless transition at the DC meeting. It was hoped that EDB would study members’ proposals on using vacant school premises and refer it for FHB’s consideration.

(b) Objection to construction of additional private residential flats at the land site used for education purpose at Tong Yam Street (CAC Paper 35/18) - 22 - Action by

86. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu introduced Paper 35/18. He added that he was concerned about the profit to be made by the applicant through constructing private residential flats at the land site used for education purpose and hoped that EDB would respond to the issue.

87. The Chairman said that the Secretariat had invited PlanD to attend the meeting, yet PlanD could not send staff to attend. He asked members to refer to the relevant written response (Paper 48/18).

88. Ms Anna LO responded that EDB noted United Christian College’s application to the Town Planning Board (“TPB”) for reconstructing its school premises and church. Since the departments concerned were processing the application, no supplementary information was available at the moment. As ever, EDB would ensure that there were sufficient school places in the district and students could learn in a safe and hygienic environment.

89. Ms Catherine TING responded that as the redevelopment concerned was not related to the development of public housing, HD did not have any views on the issue.

90. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu enquired whether EDB had currently any policies to encourage or allow schools to redevelop school premises into private residential flats at the land site used for education purpose.

91. Mr KONG Kwai-sang raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he was worried that substantial alteration of the school premises would affect teaching, and enquired whether EDB had worked out any standards on the planning and design of school premises; (ii) he criticised government departments for not consulting DC on district affairs.

92. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he enquired about the stance of EDB on United Christian College’s application for constructing residential flats at the land site used for education purpose; (ii) during DC’s discussion on the organisation of bazaar in the old school premises of St. Francis of Assisi’s Caritas School, the Bureau said that the land site concerned had been zoned for education purpose. While the land site of United Christian College was also for education purpose, EDB did not have any views on this application. He enquired whether the Bureau would play the gate-keeping role.

93. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) United Christian College did not abandon the education purpose when applying for redevelopment; which was unprecedented in SSP District. He considered that EDB should review the situation concerned; (ii) he enquired whether the policies allowed constructing additional residential flats at land sites for education purpose; (iii) as far as planning was concerned, the - 23 - Action by application co-located the school premises and private residential flats in the same building; this might lead to conflicts between the two and cause severe impacts. Nevertheless, no relevant assessment was submitted in the application for redevelopment.

94. Ms Anna LO gave a consolidated response as follows:

(i) The Bureau would ensure that students could learn in a safe and hygienic environment.

(ii) The written response of PlanD showed that the Department would vet this application for redevelopment before 15 June. Views of relevant government departments and DC would be considered during the vetting procedures.

(iii) Since the application was still under processing, the Bureau could not give advice at this stage.

95. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views: (i) he was dissatisfied that EDB could not provide information about the redevelopment policies of school premises, and requested the Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) to follow up on the matter; (ii) he objected to this application for redevelopment.

96. Assistant District Officer 1 responded that the District Office would follow up with EDB on the issue concerned.

97. The Chairman concluded as follows: (i) the Committee objected to the planning application for the redevelopment project at the land site for education purpose at Tong Yam Street; (ii) the Committee would write to TPB to express DC’s objection.

(c) 2018-19 Work Plan of Shamshuipo District Social Welfare Office under the Social Welfare Department (CAC Paper 36/18)

98. Ms Betty LEUNG introduced Paper 36/18.

99. Mr KONG Kwai-sang enquired whether the Neighbourhood Elderly Centre (“NEC”) in So Uk Estate mentioned in the paper would affect the operation of NEC in Lei Cheng Uk Estate.

100. Ms Betty LEUNG said that the plan of the Social Welfare Department (“SWD”) was to provide an additional NEC.

101. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views: (i) in view of the serious problem - 24 - Action by of ageing population in SSP District, he hoped that SWD would enhance the care services in ageing communities; (ii) as the population of ethnic minorities (e.g. South Asians) had been increasing, SWD should review its existing services.

102. Ms Betty LEUNG said that she would relay Members’ views to the Department.

103. The Chairman concluded that the Committee noted the 2018-19 Work Plan of Shamshuipo District Social Welfare Office under SWD.

(d) The 9th Sham Shui Po Performing Arts Showcase (CAC Paper 37/18)

104. Ms Janet CHAN introduced Paper 37/18.

105. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he agreed to allocate funds for the organisation of the 9th Sham Shui Po Performing Arts Showcase; (ii) while the steering group had selected one organisation to help organise the whole project previous years, he suggested that two organisations should be selected this year to increase the diversity of activity and competition.

106. The Chairman said that the Committee had all along sent letters to invite district organisations to co-organise the activity, yet only one organisation showed interest in it over the years. The Committee would set up a “Steering Group on the 9th Sham Shui Po Performing Arts Showcase” which would be responsible for selecting suitable co-organiser.

107. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that an organisation under Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre had applied for co-organising the activity last year. However, since the steering group had selected one organisation only, its application was not accepted. He reckoned that DC should provide more opportunities to new organisations so as to add diversity to the activity.

108. The Chairman said that members would be invited to join the steering group. The arrangements concerned could be discussed by the steering group and suggestions could then be submitted to the Committee for consideration.

109. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that as the steering group was set up by the Committee, the Committee could first make the decision and authorise the steering group to implement it. The amount of DC funds applied for the activity this year had increased compared to that of last year, this should allow more organisations to co-organise the activity and increase the diversity of the activity.

110. Mr Aaron LAM suggested relaying the Committee’s views to the steering group - 25 - Action by and requested the steering group to invite different organisations to organise the activity as far as possible.

111. The Chairman concluded that the Committee endorsed an allocation of $480,000 for the organisation of the 9th Sham Shui Po Performing Arts Showcase and the proposed arrangements in Paper 37/18. The Committee would also set up the “Steering Group on the 9th Sham Shui Po Performing Arts Showcase” which would be responsible for selecting co-organiser for the Committee’s consideration. The Secretariat would send letters to invite members to join the steering group after the meeting.

(e) Report by LCSD on recreational and sports activities organised in Sham Shui Po District (CAC Paper 38/18)

112. Ms Vicky WONG introduced Paper 38/18.

113. The Chairman concluded that the Committee noted the contents of the report.

(f) Report by LCSD on district free entertainment programmes and district arts and cultural activities in Sham Shui Po District (CAC Paper 39/18)

114. Ms Lily LAU introduced Paper 39/18.

115. The Chairman concluded that the Committee noted the contents of the report.

(g) Report by LCSD on the extension activities and utilisation of public libraries in Sham Shui Po District (CAC Paper 40/18)

116. Miss Eunice CHAN introduced Paper 40/18.

117. The Chairman concluded that the Committee noted the contents of the report.

Agenda Item 5: Report from Working Group under the Committee

(a) Vetting Sub-Committee (CAC Paper 41/18)

(b) Working Group on Elderly and Rehabilitation Services (CAC Paper 42/18 and 47/18)

118. The Committee noted and endorsed the above working group reports.

Agenda Item 6: Any other business

(a) 2017/2018 Sham Shui Po District Council Allocation Monitoring Programme - LCSD 4th Quarter Activities Assessment Report (CAC Paper 43/18 to 45/18) - 26 - Action by

119. The Committee noted and endorsed the above three assessment reports.

(b) Funding applications to Vetting Sub-Committee (CAC Paper 41/18)

120. The Chairman stated that the Vetting Sub-committee (“VSC”), at its meeting on 16 May 2018, had vetted the applications for reserved funds and non-reserved funds for organising activities during the period from 1 July to 30 September 2018, and endorsed an allocation of $941,917.6 of reserved funds for organising 19 activities and an allocation of $824,231 of non-reserved funds for organising 35 activities. The applications for reserved funds and non-reserved funds were listed in Annex A and Annex B respectively. He asked members to consider whether to endorse the funding applications listed in the above annexes and reminded members to make declaration of interests in accordance with the Sham Shui Po District Council Standing Orders.

Application No: 180059 - 180080

121. The Committee endorsed the above funding applications.

Application No: 180081

122. Mr CHAN Wai-ming declared interests, stating that he was the Honorary President of Friends of Hoi Lai Society.

123. The Chairman ruled that as there were no substantive duties in the position, Mr CHAN Wai-ming could participate in the discussion, decision-making and voting.

124. The Committee endorsed the above funding application.

Application No: 180082 - 180085, 180087, 180089 - 180091, 180093

125. The Committee endorsed the above funding applications.

Application No: 180096

126. The Chairman declared interests, stating that he was the Vice-chairman of United Labour Chi Hong Association Limited.

[The Chairman withdrew from the discussion voluntarily and handed over the chair to Mr Ambrose CHEUNG temporarily.]

127. The Committee endorsed the above funding application.

Application No: 180097 - 180104 - 27 - Action by

128. The Committee endorsed the above funding applications.

Application No: 180105

129. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu declared interests, stating that he was the Director of People Service Centre Limited.

130. The Chairman enquired whether there were substantive duties in the position.

131. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu stated that he was the Treasurer of People Service Centre Limited.

132. The Chairman ruled that as there were substantive duties in the position, Mr TAM Kwok-kiu needed to withdraw from the discussion.

133. The Committee endorsed the above funding application.

Application No: 180107 - 180109

134. The Committee endorsed the above funding applications.

Application No: 180110

135. Mr CHAN Wai-ming declared interests, stating that he was the Honorary President of Friends of Hoi Lai Society.

136. The Chairman ruled that as there were no substantive duties in the position, Mr CHAN Wai-ming could participate in the discussion, decision-making and voting.

137. The Committee endorsed the above funding application.

Application No: 180111 - 180112

138. The Committee endorsed the above funding applications.

Application No: 180113

139. Mr CHAN Kwok-wai declared interests, stating that he was the Honorary Chief Executive of Shek Kip Mei Estate Resident Service Centre.

140. The Chairman ruled that as there were substantive duties in the position, Mr CHAN Kwok-wai needed to withdraw from the discussion. - 28 - Action by

141. The Committee endorsed the above funding application.

Application No: 180114 - 180118

142. The Committee endorsed the above funding applications.

(c) Arrangements regarding the dedicated funding for arts and cultural activities in Sham Shui Po District (CAC Paper 46/18)

143. The Secretary introduced Paper 46/18.

144. Members had no comments on the funding arrangements.

145. The Chairman concluded that the Committee endorsed the funding arrangements and proposed timetable in Paper 46/18 and passed the funding applications to VSC for vetting. After the meeting, the Secretariat would invite district groups/organisations to apply for the funds via DC’s website. The funding applications would be vetted by VSC at its meeting in July this year.

Agenda Item 7: Date of next meeting

146. The Chairman said that the next meeting would originally be held at 9:30 a.m. on 5 July 2018 (Thursday). Since it was necessary to vet funding applications, a special meeting would be held in the afternoon on 7 June 2018.

147. There being no other business, the meeting ended at 2:40 p.m.

District Council Secretariat Sham Shui Po District Office July 2018