Minutes of the 7Th Meeting of Sham Shui Po District Council (5Th Term) Under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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(Translation) Minutes of the 7th Meeting of Sham Shui Po District Council (5th Term) under the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Date: 10 January 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 9:30 a.m. Venue: Conference Room, Sham Shui Po District Council Present Chairman Mr CHEUNG Wing-sum, Ambrose, BBS, MH, JP (Left at 2 p.m.) Members Mr CHAN Kwok-wai (Arrived at 9:35 a.m.) Mr CHAN Wai-ming, MH Ms CHAN Wing-yan, Joephy (Arrived at 9:35 a.m.) Mr CHENG Wing-shun, Vincent, MH Ms CHOW Wing-heng, Zoé Mr CHUM Tak-shing (Arrived at 12:35 p.m., left at 7:35 p.m.) Mr HO Kai-ming, Kalvin Mr KONG Kwai-sang (Arrived at 9:40 a.m., left at 7:16 p.m.) Mr LAM Ka-fai, Aaron, BBS, JP (Arrived at 9:40 a.m.) Ms LAU Pui-yuk Mr LEE Tsz-king, Dominic Mr LEE Wing-man Mr LEUNG Man-kwong Mr LEUNG Yau-fong (Arrived at 2:34 p.m.) Ms NG Mei, Carman (Left at 3:03 p.m.) Ms NG Yuet-lan Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, MH, JP Mr WAI Woon-nam Mr WONG Tat-tung, Dennis, MH, JP Mr YAN Kai-wing (Arrived at 2 p.m., left at 3 p.m.) Mr YEUNG Yuk (Arrived at 9:34 a.m.) Mr YUEN Hoi-man - 2 - Action by In Attendance Mr LEE Kowk-hung, Damian, JP District Officer (Sham Shui Po) Miss CHAN Pui-ki, Kiki Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 1 Miss CHEUNG Yun-chee, Freda Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 2 Ms CHAN Tsz-yee, Emily Senior Liaison Officer 1, Sham Shui Po District Office Mr WONG Leung-ping, Ben Senior Liaison Officer 2, Sham Shui Po District Office Ms NG Suk-min, Min Senior Liaison Officer 3, Sham Shui Po District Office Mrs MAK LAU Wai-mun, Acting District Commander (Sham Shui Po), Hong Josephine Kong Police Force Mr LAU Hiu-fai, Alfred Acting Police Community Relations Officer (Sham Shui Po District), Hong Kong Police Force Mr CHUNG Yu-san Engineer/2 (Kowloon), Civil Engineering and Development Department Mrs KWOK LI Mung-yee, Helen District Social Welfare Officer (Sham Shui Po), Social Welfare Department Mr LUK Chi-kwong Chief Leisure Manager (Hong Kong East), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LAI Mei-ling District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr LAI Kah-kit District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Sham Shui Po), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr TSE Chick-lam Chief Manager/Management (Kowloon West and Sai Kung), Housing Department Miss AU Mei-lin, Rebecca Senior Housing Manager/KWS 2, Housing Department Mr CHOY Chik-sang, Mario Chief Transport Officer/Kowloon, Transport Department Mr MA Siu-cheung, Eric, JP Under Secretary for Development Miss LAU Bo-yee, Winnie Chief Town Planner/Strategic Planning, Planning Department Ms CHAN Hau-yin, Margaret Senior Town Planner /Strategic Planning 5, Planning Department Mr KWAN Yiu-man Senior Education Officer (School Building), Education Bureau Miss NG Hoi-yan Project Manager (School Building) 2, Education Bureau Ms TAM Wai-ling, Mary Assistant Project Manager (School Building) 22, Education Bureau Mr WONG Tat-hung, Albert Chief School Development Officer (Sham Shui Po), Education Bureau Ms LAW Hau-yee, Maggie Senior School Development Officer (Sham Shui Po) 3, - 3 - Action by Education Bureau Mr WONG Chi-leung Senior Project Manager 125, Architectural Services Department Ms CHAN Man-wai Project Manager 144, Architectural Services Department Mr LAW Sin-hang, Billy Senior Architect/13, Architectural Services Department Mr LEE Chung-yam, Paul Engineer/Planning 1, Transport Department Mr LEE Yuk-hung Supervisor, Pak Tin Catholic Primary School Ms TSE Chi-mei Principal, Pak Tin Catholic Primary School Mr MOK Hing-wing, Stephen Division Commander (Sham Shui Po), Hong Kong Police Force Ms WONG Wai-man Senior Building Surveyor, Buildings Department Mr Peter DY Senior Manager (Building Rehabilitation), Urban Renewal Authority Mr SO Ngai-long Senior Manager (Community Development), Urban Renewal Authority Mr NG Mun-sing Town Planner/Sham Shui Po 2, Planning Department Secretary Ms CHEUNG Ching, Jenny Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Sham Shui Po District Office - 4 - Action by Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed Members and representatives of government departments to the seventh meeting of the Sham Shui Po District Council (“SSPDC”) (5th Term). He then welcomed Ms Josephine LAU, Acting District Commander (Sham Shui Po) of the Hong Kong Police Force (“HKPF”), who attended this meeting in place of Mr HUI Chun-tak, Steve; Mr Alfred LAU, Acting Police Community Relations Officer (Sham Shui Po District) of HKPF, to attend this meeting in place of Mr KO Chun-pong, Bon; Ms LAI Mei-ling, District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, to attend the future meetings in place of Ms LEE Kar-mei, Camay, who had been transferred out; and Mr CHUNG Yu-san, Engineer/2 (Kowloon) of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, to attend this meeting in place of Mr WONG Chi-sing, Janson. Furthermore, Miss Rebecca AU, Senior Housing Manager/KWS 2 of the Housing Department (“HD”), would attend the meeting in the afternoon in place of Mr TSE Chick-lam. Item 1: Confirmation of minutes of the 6th meeting held on 8 November 2016 2. The minutes of the above meeting were confirmed without amendment. Item 2: Matters for discussion (a) “Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030” (SSPDC Paper 1/17) 3. The Chairman welcomed Mr Eric MA, the Under Secretary for Development, and the representatives of the Planning Department (“PlanD”) to the meeting. 4. Mr Eric MA introduced Paper 1/17. Ms Margaret CHAN introduced the study proposals in “Hong Kong 2030+: Towards a Planning Vision and Strategy Transcending 2030” (“Hong Kong 2030+”) with the aid of PowerPoint. 5. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he reckoned that “Hong Kong 2030+” still championed the mode of promoting growth through infrastructural development. He pointed out that some civic groups looked askance at the population projections made by the Government. Since the population projections would directly affect the entire planning (e.g. whether it was necessary to develop a new core business district), the authorities must project the population accurately so as to map out the direction of development and inform the public; (ii) the authorities wanted to create land through reclamation but to his knowledge, members of the public neither supported reclamation in Victoria Harbour, nor did they reach - 5 - Action by consensus on carrying out reclamation at other sites. In this connection, he queried whether it was desirable to promote growth through infrastructural development and held that the authorities should carry out consultation on this so as to forge public consensus; (iii) it was incumbent upon Hong Kong, a world city, to cut greenhouse gas emissions, fight global climate change and promote biodiversity. He asked whether reclamation and infrastructural projects would have impact on the environment and climate change; (iv) he opined that “Hong Kong 2030+” had neither address the urgent housing needs of Hong Kong people; nor had it proposed any specific solution for that. Hong Kong was beset by the problem of urban decay while there would not be enough land for building subsidised housing in the next decade. He therefore suggested releasing land in old districts to cope with housing needs. 6. Mr WAI Woon-nam raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he reckoned that the Government had rushed into implementing some projects without consultation. He enquired about the period and areas of consultation for “Hong Kong 2030+” and hoped that the authorities and the relevant government departments would work out better plans for the future; (ii) the Bureau estimated that Hong Kong would witness a nearly 300-fold increase in the number of old private residential units in the future. He recalled that an urban renewal plan for the next 20 years had been worked out when the Land Development Corporation was transformed into the Urban Renewal Authority (“URA”) but the current redevelopment progress was still slow; (iii) URA would commence study on the urban renewal of Yau Ma Tei and Mong Kok District. He held that there were also many old buildings in Sham Shui Po District (“SSP District”) and the residents had asked URA to take the lead in redeveloping the district. Yet the authorities did not made any long-term planning for SSP District and the overall condition of the district had not been improved; (iv) the reclamation at Kau Yi Chau would affect people living on Lantau Island and hence should be handled with care. 7. Mr KONG Kwai-sang raised the following views and enquiries: (i) “Hong Kong 2030+” was a large scale planning exercise. He casted doubt on the justifications for the relevant planning and wanted to know the details of public consultation and whether the authorities had any forethought about it; (ii) Hong Kong was bound by international agreements on climate change, biodiversity and energy saving and carbon reduction. He reckoned that the development of artificial island at eastern Lantau by reclamation would destroy biodiversity and affect environment and queried how the project could save energy, cut emission and comply with the relevant agreements. 8. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views and enquiries: (i) how the authorities would realise the suggested visions . For example, the authorities estimated that the number of private residential units aged 70 years or above would increase to about - 6 - Action by 326 000 in 2046 and he wondered whether the authorities had set aside enough land for urban renewal and redevelopment.