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Minutes of the 13th Meeting of the Fourth-term Wong Tai Sin District Council of the HKSAR Date: 5 November 2013 (Tuesday) Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: Conference Room, Wong Tai Sin District Council 6/F Lung Cheung Office Block 138 Lung Cheung Road Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon Present: Chairman: Mr. LI Tak-hong, MH, JP Vice-chairman: Dr. WONG Kam-chiu, MH Wong Tai Sin District Council (WTSDC) Members: Ms CHAN Man-ki, Maggie, MH Mr. CHAN On-tai Mr. CHAN Wai-kwan, Andie Mr. CHAN Yim-kwong, Joe Hon. CHAN Yuen-han, SBS, JP Mr. HO Yin-fai Mr. HUI Kam-shing Mr. KAN Chi-ho, BBS, MH, JP Mr. LAI Wing-ho, Joe Mr. LEE Tat-yan, MH Mr. MOK Chung-fai, Rex, MH Mr. MOK Kin-wing Mr. MOK Ying-fan Mr. SHUM Wan-wa Mr. SO Sik-kin Ms TAM Heung-man Ms TAM Mei-po Mr. TING Chi-wai, Roy Mr. WONG Kam-chi, BBS, MH, JP Mr. WONG Kit-hin Mr. WONG Kwok-tung Dr. WONG Kwok-yan Mr. WONG Yat-yuk Hon. WU Chi-wai, MH Mr. Yuen Kwok-keung, Stephen Absent with Apologies: Mr. HO Hon-man, MH Ms KWOK Sau-ying [14] 4_DC[M13](2013.11.5)-e 1 In Attendance: Mr. YAU Shing-mu, JP Under Secretary for Transport and Housing THB ) Re.: Miss WONG Tin-yu, Agnes, JP Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing THB ) Item III(i) (Housing) ) Mrs. Sorais LEE, JP Head (Kai Tak Office) CEDD ) Re: Ms YING Fun-fong Chief Engineer / Kowloon 3 CEDD ) Item III (ii) & ) (iii) Mr. MA Hon-ngai, Harry Senior Works Consolidation Manager EKEO ) Re: Mr. Igor HO Technical Director AECOM Asia ) Item III (ii) Company ) Limited ) Mr. C. K. MAN Assistant Technical Director ditto ) Re: ) Item III (iii) Mr. SHIU Wai-chuen, William, JP District Officer (Wong Tai Sin) WTSDO Mr. CHOW Oi-wang, Toby District Commander (Wong Tai Sin) HKPF Ms Lily NG District Social Welfare Officer SWD (Wong Tai Sin/Sai Kung) Miss WU Long-yee Senior Housing Manager/ Wong Tai Sin HD Mr. CHUI Si-kay, Peter Senior Engineer/6 (Kowloon) CEDD Mr. CHOY Chik-sang, Mario Chief Transport Officer /Kowloon TD Miss TANG Man-wah, Sylvia Chief Leisure Manager (Kowloon) LCSD Mr. CHAN Yiu-keung, Edward Wong Tai Sin District Environmental Hygiene FEHD Superintendent Miss MA Wan-yin, Vivian Assistant District Officer (Wong Tai Sin) WTSDO Mr. HO Ming-leong, Trevor Acting Senior Executive Officer WTSDO (District Management) Mr. TING Tin-sang Senior Liaison Officer 1 WTSDO Ms PANG Suk-wah, Phyllis Senior Liaison Officer 2 WTSDO Ms TANG Wai-lan, Cecilia Executive Officer I (District Council) WTSDO Secretary: Miss LAM Wing-sze, Victoria Senior Executive Officer (District Council) WTSDO [14] 4_DC[M13](2013.11.5)-e 2 Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed all to the 13th meeting of the Wong Tai Sin District Council (WTSDC), in particular Mr. YAU Shing-mu, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing (USTH), and Miss WONG Tin-yu, Agnes, Deputy Secretary for Transport and Housing (Housing) (DSTH) from the Transport and Housing Bureau (THB); and Mr. CHUI Si-kay, Peter, Senior Engineer from the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD), who stood in for Mr. LO Kam-yan, Anthony. 2. Knowing that Ms TAM Mei-po was going to give birth to her baby, Members wished her well on the delivery. Ms TAM Mei-po also informed the Secretariat that she would be absent from WTSDC and its committee meetings for about two months due to childbirth. The Chairman asked Members to take note of it and approve her absence in relevant meetings. 3. The Chairman also told the meeting that Mr. SHIU Wai-chuen, William, District Officer (Wong Tai Sin), was going to retire in late November 2013 and this was his last meeting before leaving the service. He appreciated Mr. SHIU’s dedication, enthusiasm and hard-work, his heart of putting people first and always did his utmost to promote the cooperation between WTSDC and various Government departments to facilitate the success of projects and programmes. Mr. SHIU had made valuable contributions to the well-being of residents in Wong Tai Sin district. On behalf of WTSDC, the Chairman wished Mr. SHIU a happy and healthy retirement life. 4. Mr. SHIU expressed gratitude towards WTSDC Members and said he felt very happy and enriched in serving WTS District over the past three and a half years. He said all Members had been sparing no effort in looking after district’s matters and served people out of goodness of their hearts. They were genuinely committed to safeguarding the best interests of residents and worked diligently for the betterment of the community. As a member of the Home Affairs Department (HAD), he held high regard for all Members, and expressed thanks for their encouragement and advice from the bottom of his heart. Mr. SHIU also thanked for the cooperation from various Government departments, whose assistance and inputs had contributed a lot to the smooth implementation of various district projects (including community activities and works projects). He thanked again all Members for their support and encouragement and wished them all the best at work and in family lives. Lastly, he wished WTS District would truly turn into a healthy and safe city. (Messrs. CHAN Yim-kwong, Joe and YUEN Kwok-keung, Stephen, arrived at the meeting at 2:40 pm.) [14] 4_DC[M13](2013.11.5)-e 3 5. The Chairman said the Secretariat issued the paper, namely, “Review of Allowance and Expense Reimbursement Arrangements for District Council Members” (WTSDC Paper No. 110/2013) on 1 November 2013, a photocopy of which was on table for Members’ reference. The Chairman said HAD’s suggestions were what Members had been asking for over the years. Members had no comment about the suggestions set out in the paper. (Mr. MOK Ying-fan arrived at the meeting at 2:45 pm, while Hon. WU Chi-wai left the meeting at this juncture.) 6. Members also had no comment about the proposed discussion time for agenda items of the 13th meeting on table. I. Confirmation of Minutes of the 12th Meeting of Wong Tai Sin District Council held on 10 September 2013 7. As there was no proposed amendment received before the meeting or raised by Members and representatives of Government departments present, minutes of the 12th meeting were hereby confirmed without amendment. II. Progress Report of the 12th Meeting of Wong Tai Sin District Council held on 10 September 2013 (WTSDC Paper No. 96/2013) 8. The Chairman called on Members to note that Director of Home Affairs issued a letter to all Members, following up on issues which had not yet been addressed at the previous meeting. The Secretariat had forwarded the letter to all Members. Members noted the progress report. III(i) Long Term Housing Strategy Consultation (WTSDC Paper No. 97/2013) 9. The Chairman welcomed Mr. YAU Shing-mu, USTH and Miss WONG Tin-yu, Agnes, DSTH, to the meeting. They would give a briefing on the Long Term Housing Strategy (LTHS) Consultation Document. The Chairman said as more than 80% of residents in WTS District were living in public and subsidised housing and meeting housing needs was Hong Kong’s most pressing issue. Members were, therefore, looking forward to the presentation of USTH and DSTH. [14] 4_DC[M13](2013.11.5)-e 4 10. USTH said he was very delighted to present the LTHS Consultation Document to WTSDC. He said the LTHS Steering Committee (the Steering Committee) published the consultation document in early September 2013 and invited public views on the LTHS during the three-month consultation period, which would end on 2 December 2013. Although many people had expressed their views on LTHS on various occasions, he purposefully came to WTSDC and listened to Members’ views. The Transport and Housing Bureau (THB) had issued a briefing note to each Member, summarising the key points in the consultation document. He would not go into detail about the document and would like to spend more time in gathering Members’ opinions. 11. The Chairman said there were two submissions on table, one by nine WTSDC Members and two co-opted Members from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Wong Tai Sin Branch (Annex 1); and the other one by two WTSDC Members from Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood (ADPL) (Annex 2). The Chairman first invited Mr. LAI Wing-ho, Joe, from DAB, to introduce the first submission. 12. Mr. LAI Wing-ho, Joe, said Hong Kong was a small place with a large population, and housing was a matter of deep concern to everybody and crucial to social harmony and stability. With the incessant increase in property prices in recent years, people were more concerned about housing issues. According to the Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA), there were about 118 700 applicants for public rental housing (PRH) on the general waiting list and about 115 600 non-elderly one-person applicants for PRH under the Quota and Points System (QPA) as at the end of June 2013. The figures were astounding. The “three-year pledge”, viz maintaining the waiting time of three years for PRH, had never been honoured. In addition, proliferation of subdivided units (SDUs) had become serious recently with many grass-roots inadequately housed in cubicle apartments and SDUs nowadays. To address the housing issues, the Steering Committee published a consultation document entitled “Building Consensus, Building Homes” in September 2013, explaining the prevailing housing problems and setting out the housing policy objectives and long term housing vision.