STDC Minutes 10/2020 Minutes of the 8Th Meeting of the Sha Tin District
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STDC Minutes 10/2020 Minutes of the 8th Meeting of the Sha Tin District Council in 2020 Date : 19 November 2020 (Thursday) Time : 2:30 pm Venue : Sha Tin District Office Conference Room 441 4/F, Sha Tin Government Offices Present Time of joining Time of leaving the meeting the meeting Chairman : Mr CHING Cheung-ying, MH 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Vice-Chairman : Mr WONG Hok-lai, George 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Members : Mr CHAN Billy Shiu-yeung 2:30 pm 3:28 pm Mr CHAN Nok-hang 2:51 pm 8:45 pm Mr CHAN Pui-ming 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr CHAN Wan-tung 3:20 pm 7:53 pm Mr CHENG Chung-hang 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr CHENG Tsuk-man 2:45 pm 4:16 pm Mr CHEUNG Hing-wa 2:30 pm 6:32 pm Mr CHIU Chu-pong 2:30 pm 7:22 pm Mr CHOW Hiu-laam, Felix 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr CHUNG Lai-him, Johnny 2:45 pm 8:45 pm Mr HUI Lap-san 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr HUI Yui-yu 3:10 pm 5:00 pm Mr LAI Tsz-yan 3:45 pm 8:45 pm Dr LAM Kong-kwan 2:30 pm 6:18 pm Mr LI Chi-wang, Raymond 2:42 pm 8:45 pm Mr LI Sai-hung 2:30 pm 6:32 pm Mr LI Wing-shing, Wilson 2:30 pm 6:50 pm Mr LIAO Pak-hong, Ricardo 2:30 pm 8:29 pm Mr LO Tak-ming 2:30 pm 7:22 pm Mr LO Yuet-chau 4:13 pm 6:32 pm Mr LUI Kai-wing 2:30 pm 6:50 pm Ms LUK Tsz-tung 2:47 pm 8:28 pm Mr MAK Tsz-kin 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr MAK Yun-pui, Chris 2:30 pm 3:46 pm Mr MOK Kam-kwai, BBS 2:30 pm 3:40 pm Mr NG Kam-hung 2:30 pm 6:50 pm Ms NG Ting-lam 2:30 pm 6:50 pm Mr SHAM Tsz-kit, Jimmy 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr SHEK William 2:30 pm 6:22 pm Mr SIN Cheuk-nam 2:30 pm 6:41 pm Mr TING Tsz-yuen 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr TSANG Kit 3:11 pm 5:00 pm Ms TSANG So-lai 4:03 pm 6:06 pm Mr WAI Hing-cheung 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr WONG Ho-fung 3:20 pm 8:45 pm Present Time of joining Time of leaving the meeting the meeting Ms WONG Man-huen 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Mr YAU Man-chun 2:30 pm 7:22 pm Mr YIP Wing 2:30 pm 3:16 pm Mr YUNG Ming-chau, Michael 2:30 pm 8:45 pm Secretary : Mr YUEN Chun-kit, Derek Senior Executive Officer (District Council) / Sha Tin District Office In Attendance Title Dr WONG Chin-kiu, Janet, JP District Officer (Sha Tin) Ms WONG Yuen-shan, Candice Assistant District Officer (Sha Tin)2 Mr LEUNG Tsz-kin, Percy District Commander (Shatin) / Hong Kong Police Force Ms CHOI Nga-wing, Jacqueline Assistant Division Commander (Tin Sum) / Hong Kong Police Force Mr IP Cheuk-yu Police Community Relations Officer (Shatin District) / Hong Kong Police Force Mr YAN Ka-kit, Ric Chief Health Inspector (Sha Tin)3 / Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr CHAN Kai-lam, Allan Chief Manager/Management (Tai Po, North and Shatin) / Housing Department Ms LEUNG Yee-lee, Maggie District Social Welfare Officer (Shatin) / Social Welfare Department Ms KONG Po-yee, Alice Chief Leisure Manager (New Territories East) (Acting) / Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms WONG Sau-kuen, Joe District Leisure Manager(Sha Tin) / Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr YIP Kam-ming, Dick Deputy District Leisure Manager (District Support) Sha Tin / Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms WONG Kam-lai Chief School Development Officer(Shatin) / Education Bureau Mr NG Hon-lai, Patrick Principal Transport Officer/New Territories 1 / Transport Department Mr HAR Sung-fu, Haven Senior Engineer / 7 (North) / Civil Engineering and Development Department Ms CHU Ha-fan, Jessica District Planning Officer/Sha Tin, Tai Po and North / Planning Department Mr WONG Kwok-wai, Wilson District Lands Offricer / District Lands Office, Sha Tin / Lands Department Ms CHU Kam-seung Administrative Assistant / Lands (Acting) (District Lands Office, Sha Tin) / Lands Department Mr LIU Wai-man, Raymond Senior Executive Officer (District Management) / Sha Tin District Office Mr HO Kin-nam, David Executive Officer I (District Council)1 / Sha Tin District Office - 2 - In Attendance by Invitation Title Mr YU Tak-cheung, JP Director of Buildings Ms LIAUW Hak-ka, Carol Senior Structural Engineer/C4 / Buildings Department Ms CHAN Wing-man Administrative Assistant /Director of Buildings / Buildings Department Ms HO Sau-wa, Betty Principal Information Officer / Buildings Department Absent Mr YEUNG Sze-kin (Application for leave of absence received) Action The Chairman welcomed Members and representatives from government departments to the meeting. 2. The Chairman informed the attendees that some reporters, being present as observers, were taking photographs, making video and audio recordings. 3. The Chairman welcomed Mr YU Tak-cheung, the Director of Buildings, Ms Carol LIAUW, Senior Structural Engineer / C4, Ms CHAN Wing-man, Administrative Assistant / Director of Buildings, Ms Betty HO, Principal Information Officer of the Buildings Department (BD); Mr Dick YIP, Deputy District Leisure Manager (District Support) Sha Tin, Ms Alice KONG, Chief Leisure Manager (New Territories East) (Acting) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD); Mr Ric YAN, Chief Health Inspector (Sha Tin)3 of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) and Ms Jacqueline CHOI, Assistant Division Commander (Tin Sum) of the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) to the meeting. Applications for Leave of Absence 4. The Chairman said that the Secretariat received the applications for leave of absence in writing from the following Members: Mr YEUNG Sze-kin Sickness Mr YIP Wing ” (Remark: Mr YIP Wing attended the meeting at 2:30 pm.) 5. The Council unanimously approved the applications for leave of absence submitted by the Members above. Confirmation of the Minutes of the Meeting Held on 21 May 2020 (STDC Minutes 7/2020) 6. The Chairman said the Secretariat had not received any proposed amendment before the meeting. - 3 - Action 7. Mr Ricardo LIAO asked why the Secretariat sent out Paper No. STDC 88/2020 only 15 minutes before the meeting. 8. The Chairman said Mr Ricardo LIAO’s question would be responded later. 9. The Council unanimously confirmed the above minutes. Confirmation of the Minutes of the Meeting Held on 20 August 2020 (STDC Minutes 8a/2020) 10. The Council unanimously confirmed the above minutes. Confirmation of the Minutes of the Meeting Held on 25 August 2020 (STDC Minutes 8b/2020) 11. The Chairman said the Secretariat received a few proposed amendments before the meeting and had placed them on the conference table. He asked Members to consider confirming the amended minutes. 12. The Council unanimously confirmed the above minutes. Visit of Director of Buildings 13. The Chairman welcomed Mr YU Tak-cheung, the Director of Buildings to the Sha Tin District Council (STDC) and invited him to briefly introduce the work of the BD. 14. Mr YU Tak-cheung briefly introduced the work of the BD, with the following main points: (a) the BD oversaw private buildings and related construction works under the Buildings Ordinance (Cap. 123). The BD set and enforced safety, health and environmental standards for private buildings, with a view to improving the quality of building environment and promoting building safety. The BD was a professional department and had a staff of around 2 000. One third of them were professionals (including non-civil service contract staff), which included Building Surveyors and Structural Engineers, the other third were technical staff (including non-civil service contract staff), and the remaining third were general grades staff (including non-civil service contract staff); (b) the BD controlled private buildings under the Buildings Ordinance in two areas. For new buildings, the BD was responsible for scrutinising and approving building plans (including the plans for the demolition of the existing buildings) and supervision of demolition works, site safety during the construction of new buildings, as well as supervision of the compliance with the laws of construction works. Application for occupation permits would be processed upon completion of construction. The BD had promulgated the Sustainable Building Design Guidelines since 2011, under which the introduction of sustainable building design was a prerequisite for the granting of gross floor area concessions for development projects. In view of the upcoming challenges brought by new . - 4 - Action buildings, it was important to expedite the approval of building plans to be in line with the Government’s strategy to provide more buildings for residential use and policies necessary to the future economic development of Hong Kong. Besides, the BD had to strengthen the regulation of construction safety and building quality and was faced with enormous workloads, for example, West Kowloon Cultural District, East Kowloon, Kai Tak Development area, urban renewal, the third runway of the Hong Kong International Airport and transitional rental housing, etc. As for existing buildings, there were currently 44 000 buildings in Hong Kong, which were facing building safety issues such as timely maintenance, unauthorised building works (UBWs). The BD had adopted the strategy of timely maintenance since 2001 for law enforcement. By August this year, over 610 000 UBWs and over 37 000 dangerous or abandoned signboards had been removed, and repair orders had been issued to 19 000 buildings; (c) there were various aspects in the BD’s work in response to UBWs.