Minutes of the 7 Meeting of the Tuen Mun District Council Date: 1
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Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the Tuen Mun District Council Date: 1 November 2016 (Tuesday) Time: 9:32 a.m. Venue: Tuen Mun District Council (TMDC) Conference Room Present : Time of Arrival Time of Departure Mr LEUNG Kin-man, BBS, MH, JP (Chairman) 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr LEE Hung-sham, Lothar, MH (Vice-chairman) 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr SO Shiu-shing 9:34 a.m. End of meeting Mr TO Sheck-yuen, MH 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr CHU Yiu-wah 9:32 a.m. 2:03 p.m. Ms KONG Fung-yi 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr NG Koon-hung 9:30 a.m. 11:50 a.m. Ms WONG Lai-sheung, Catherine 9:34 a.m. 3:40 p.m. Mr AU Chi-yuen 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms HO Hang-mui 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr LAM Chung-hoi 9:41 a.m. End of meeting Mr TSUI Fan, MH 12:39 p.m. 2:38 p.m. Ms CHING Chi-hung 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms LUNG Shui-hing, MH 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr CHAN Man-wah, MH 9:30 a.m. End of meeting The Hon LAU Ip-keung, Kenneth, MH, JP 9:30 a.m. 2:03 p.m. Mr CHAN Manwell, Leo 10:37 a.m. 2:03 p.m. Mr CHEUNG Hang-fai 9:30 a.m. End of meeting The Hon HO Kwan-yiu, JP 9:41 a.m. 12:14 p.m. Ms CHU Shun-nga, Beatrice 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr TSANG Hin-hong 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms SO Ka-man 9:30 a.m. 11:31 a.m. Mr KAM Man-fung 9:30 a.m. 2:03 p.m. Mr MO Shing-fung 9:42 a.m. End of meeting Mr YEUNG Chi-hang 9:31 a.m. End of meeting Mr YAN Siu-nam 9:31 a.m. End of meeting Mr TAM Chun-yin 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr LAU Chun-fai, Lawrence Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Tuen Mun District (Secretary) Office, Home Affairs Department Absent with Apologies : Mr KWU Hon-keung Mr CHAN Yau-hoi, BBS,MH, JP Mr YIP Man-pan By Invitation : Ms KUN Ka-yin, April Chief Town Planner/Studies and Research, Planning Department Ms LAI Pik-hung, Stephanie Senior Town Planner/Studies and Research 4, Planning Department Mr LO Man-kin, Dennis Senior Engineer 3 (New Territories West), Civil Engineering and Development Department Ms LEE Hang-yi, Wilda Senior Engineer 5 (New Territories West), Civil Engineering and Development Department Ms Teresa FONG Chief Planning Officer 1, Housing Department Ms Evelyn LEE Senior Planning Officer 4 (Acting), Housing Department Mr Matthew IP Senior Civil Engineer 7, Housing Department Mr Peter CHOW Senior Architect 33, Housing Department Mr Henry LUK Senior Architect 23, Housing Department Mr John LO Senior Architect 29 (Acting), Housing Department Ms LI Fung-yuk Housing Manager/Lettings 1, Housing Department Mr CHUN Ka-hung Chief Building Surveyor/E, Buildings Department Mr TAI Yuk-sum, Sam Senior Building Surveyor/E5, Buildings Department Mr PANG Chi-chiu Senior Engineer 9/Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Highways Department Mr KWAN Wing-hong Senior Engineer 10/Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, Highways Department Mr Julian LAM Director of Corporate and Community Relations, CLP Holdings Limited Mr Paul CHAN Senior Property Manager, CLP Holdings Limited Mr CHAU Wai-ming Senior Maintenance Manager (North Region), CLP Holdings Limited Mr Igor HO Project Manager, AECOM Asia Company Limited In Attendance : Mr LO Chun-hang, Simpson District Officer (Tuen Mun) (Acting), Home Affairs Department Ms CHAN Hoi-ting, Gillian Assistant District Officer (Tuen Mun)2, Home Affairs Department Ms KOO Kit-yee, Angie Senior Liaison Officer (1), Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr CHAU Ka-nin, Eric Senior Liaison Officer (2), Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr CHEUNG Ka-leung, Tony Chief Engineer/New Territories West 3 (New Territories West), Civil Engineering and Development Department Mr TSE Lai-chi District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Tuen Mun), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr LEUNG Cheuk-fai Senior School Development Officer(Tuen Mun), Education Bureau Mr Rupert Timothy Alan DOVER District Commander (Tuen Mun), Hong Kong Police Force Ms CHOI Sau-kuen Police Community Relations Officer (Tuen Mun District), Hong Kong Police Force Mr WONG Wing-hung, Stephen Chief Manager/Management (Tuen Mun and Yuen Long), Housing Department Mr LAI Kai-tai, John District Lands Officer/Tuen Mun, Lands Department Mr MOK Hing-cheung Administrative Assistant/Lands (District Lands Office, Tuen Mun), Lands Department Mr WONG Shu-yan, Francis Chief Leisure Manager (New Territories North), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr WONG Ying-ming District Leisure Manager (Tuen Mun), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr LAM Chi-man, David District Planning Officer/Tuen Mun and Yuen Long West, Planning Department Mrs Quinnie NG District Social Welfare Officer (Tuen Mun) (Acting), Social Welfare Department Mr HUE Ka-yiu, Daniel Chief Transport Officer/New Territories North West, Transport Department Mr HO Ming-yin, Jim Senior Transport Officer/New Territories/Housing, Transport Department Ms YU Tsz-yan, Blanche Executive Officer I (District Council)1, Tuen Mun District Office, (Assistant Secretary) Home Affairs Department Action I. Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed all present to the 7th meeting of the Tuen Mun District Council (“TMDC”). He extended welcome to the representatives of government departments, especially Mr Daniel HUE, Chief Transport Officer/New Territories North West of the Transport Department (“TD”), who attended a meeting of the current-term TMDC for the first time. Besides, he thanked Ms LEUNG Pui-yin, Wendy, the former Chief Transport Officer/New Territories North West of the TD, for the contribution she had made to Tuen Mun. 2. The Chairman said any Member who was aware of a personal interest in a discussion item should declare the interest before the discussion. He would, in accordance with Order 39(11) of the TMDC Standing Orders (“Standing Orders”), decide whether the Member who had declared an interest might speak or vote on the matter, might remain in the meeting as an observer, or should withdraw from the meeting. All cases of declaration of interests would be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. II. Absence from Meeting 3. The Secretary said the Secretariat had received the notifications of absence of Mr KWU Hon-keung and Mr YIP Man-pan, and they had respectively authorised Mr LEUNG Kin-man, the Chairman, and Mr MO Shing-fung to vote on their behalf at this meeting. III. Confirmation of Minutes of the 6th Meeting Held on 6 September 2016 4. The Chairman said that on 24 October 2016, the Secretariat had sent the draft of the above minutes to all participants of the meeting. As no proposed amendments had been received thereafter and no amendments were proposed by Members at this meeting, the above minutes were confirmed. 5. At this point, a Member indicated that the TMDC had discussed at its meeting in July an issue about Tuen Mun Western Bypass (“TMWB”), but no arrangements had been made to bring up this issue for further discussion at any subsequent meetings. She reckoned that the relevant policy bureau should report to the TMDC about the latest progress even if it had not yet made final decisions. 6. A Member added that at the TMDC meeting in July, Under Secretary for Transport and Housing had said he would report to the TMDC about the latest progress of TMWB after consulting the Yuen Long District Council (“YLDC”). Therefore, he -1- Action hoped the Chairman would further discuss this issue at the next meeting and invited Under Secretary for Transport and Housing to attend it. 7. The Chairman said the TMDC would express Members’ concerns about the latest progress of TMWB to the Transport and Housing Bureau (“THB”) and invite the bureau to report to the TMDC about the latest progress in due course. [Post-meeting note: The letter was issued on 13 December.] IV. Matters Arising (A) Proposal to Replace 400kV High Voltage Pylons with Cable Tunnels (TMDC Paper No. 27/2016 (Discussed on 6 September 2016), Written Response of CLP Power Hong Kong Limited, Paragraphs 52 to 61 of Minutes of the 6th TMDC Meeting on 6 September 2016, and Written Response of Environment Bureau) 8. The Chairman indicated that the TMDC had discussed this issue at its meeting in September. Yet, as no representatives from the Environment Bureau (“ENB”), the Development Bureau (“DEVB”) and CLP Power Hong Kong Limited (“CLP”) had been present at that meeting, the TMDC had decided that this issue be carried over for further discussion. After that meeting, the Secretariat had written again to the ENB, the DEVB and CLP inviting them to send representatives to a TMDC meeting, and a consolidated written response on this issue had been received from the ENB and the DEVB. The Secretariat had emailed the relevant papers to Members for perusal before the current meeting. 9. The Chairman welcomed Mr Julian LAM, Director of Corporate and Community Relations, Mr Paul CHAN, Senior Property Manager, and Mr CHAU Wai-ming, Senior Maintenance Manager (North Region), of CLP to the meeting. 10. The first proposer of the paper said that at present pylons were erected in Fu Tei Tsuen, the area between Tsing Lun Road and Villa Pinada, Yuen Long Highway, Yuen Tau Shan, and the area between Yick Yuen Tsuen and Sun Fung Wai.