Minutes of the 8Th Meeting of the Cultural & Leisure Services

Minutes of the 8th Meeting of the Cultural & Leisure Services Committee 5th Wan Chai District Council Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Date: 29 November 2016 (Tuesday) Time: 2:30 p.m. Venue: District Council Conference Room, Wan Chai District Office

Present Chairperson Ms NG Yuen-ting, Yolanda, MH

Vice-chairperson Dr CHOW Kit-bing, Jennifer, BBS, MH

Members Mr LEE Man-lung, Joey Ms LEE Kwun-yee, Kenny Ms LEE Pik-yee, Peggy Mr LAM Wai-man, Wind, Anson Ms CHUNG Ka-man, Jacqueline The Hon TSE Wai-chun, Paul, JP Dr Albert WONG, MH Ms TANG Siu-mui

In Attendance: Mr CHENG Ki-kin

Absent with Apologies Mr NG Kam-chun, Stephen, BBS, MH, JP Miss YEUNG Suet-ying, Clarisse

Representatives of Government Departments Miss WONG Wing Yee, Amy Assistant District Officer (Wan Chai), Home Affairs Department Ms CHAN Siu-ping, Daphne Senior Liaison Officer (Community Affairs), Wan Chai District Office, Home Affairs Department Miss LEE Pui Ling, Becky Dist Leisure Mgr(Wan Chai), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Miss NG Kam Yim, Maggie Dep Dist Leisure Mgr (Dist Support) Wan Chai, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms. LAM Sin Yee, Iris Sr Mgr(HK East/Cultural Services), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Miss TANG Wai Yan, Zoe Mgr(HK East)Marketing, Programme & Dist Activities, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr Y.S.SIN Sr Libn(Wan Chai) , Leisure and Cultural Services Department

Representatives of Other Government Departments and Organisations

Mr. LUK Chi Kwong Ch Leisure Mgr (HKE) , Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Agenda Item 4 & 8) Ms. YEUNG So, Evita Head(Conservation), Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Agenda Item 4) Ms. TSANG Chee Ho, Alice Curator(Conservation) 3D Objects, Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Agenda Item 4) Mr. WONG Tat-ming, Richard Assistant Director (Leisure Services)2, Leisure and Cultural Services Department (Agenda Item 6) Mr. LEUNG Wai-yin, Ian Programme Manager,Hong Kong Arts Centre (Agenda Item 12a) Ms. LIU Junyu, Virginia Programme Officer, Hong Kong Arts Centre (Agenda Item 12a) Ms. CHAN Wai-yan Lee Gardens Association (Agenda Item 12b) Mr. LAU Kwok-wai Executive Director, The Conservancy

Association Centre for Heritage (Agenda

Dr. CHAN Lai-kiu Item 12b) Director, Hong Kong Architecture Centre (Agenda Item 12b)

Secretary Miss NG Ka Yiu, Yoyo Executive Officer (District Council)2, Wan Chai District Office, Home Affairs Department

Action Opening Remarks

The Chairperson extended welcome to all Members and representatives of government departments attending the 8th Meeting of the Cultural and Leisure Services Committee (CLSC) of the Wan Chai District Council (WCDC). The Chairperson reported that prior to the meeting, Mr. Stephen NG and Miss Clarisse YEUNG had submitted their applications for leave of absence to the Secretariat on the ground of having other commitments. Pursuant to Section 51(1) of the Standing Orders of WCDC, WCDC would only give consent to notifications of absence on the grounds of sickness or attendance at another activity on behalf of the District Council (DC). Therefore, these two Members were denied leave of absence from the meeting. The Chairperson also welcomed Ms. LAM Sin-yee, Iris, Senior Manager (HK East/Cultural Services) (LCSD), to the meeting.

Item 1: Confirmation of Minutes of the 7th Meeting of the CLSC of the WCDC

2. The Secretary received one amendment proposal prior to the meeting, and no Member in this meeting proposed any other amendment; Mr. Joey LEE put forward a motion seconded by Ms. Kenny LEE to confirm the captioned minutes.

Action Information Items Item 2: Progress Report on Activities of the CLSC (CLSC Paper No. 9/2017)

3. CLSC noted the above paper.

(Ms. TANG Siu-mui and Ms. CHAN Siu-ping, Daphne attended the meeting at 2:35 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. respectively ）

Item 3: Action Checklist of the CLSC of the WCDC (CLSC Paper No. 10/2017)

4. A Member said that in the event “Wan Chai District Swimming Team Training Programme 2016-2017” on the action checklist, while he was performing inspection as the event observer, he was treated impolitely and prohibited from shooting the event by a person claiming to be a staff member of Wan Chai District Office (WCDO); therefore, he could not finish with the evaluation of the event.

5. The Chairperson declared her interest as one of the Vice Chairpersons of the organiser, Wan Chai Sports Federation. After becoming aware of the incident on 13 January of this year, she had enquired the organiser about the concerned matter and requested the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) to investigate into the incident. It was understood that on the day of the incident, only coach(es) and assistant(s) sent by the organiser were present at the scene.

6. Miss NG Kam-yim, Maggie of LCSD replied that they had enquired the person-in-charge of the swimming pool in which the incident happened, and learnt that the staff of the pool would usually advise the people staying there not to do any shooting. No record concerning any staff of a District Office (DO) asking an event observer to leave on the day of the event was found.

7. Ms. Daphne CHAN of the DO responded that they had checked the records to the result that none of their staff had come to the swimming pool on that day, they believed that person to be a coach or lifeguard of the swimming pool. They had also told the complaining Member that none of DO’s staff was present

Action at the scene on that day.

8. The Chairperson said that the incident happened several months ago. She had immediately followed up on the matter once she received the report from the event observer; unfortunately, it was impossible to ascertain the identity of that person because the swimming pool could not provide adequate details with the lapse of time. Purporting to be a public servant was serious, she reminded the DO to promptly notify CLSC whenever it came across similar incidents again, so as to facilitate follow-up actions. She also suggested reminding the organisers to fortify liaison with the event observers in the future events.

9. After discussion, CLSC concurred in the above suggestions and noted the above paper.

(Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG attended the meeting at 2:50 p.m.)

Matters Arising Item 4: To Request the Provision of Details of Refurbishment Works to the Bronze Statue of Queen Victoria in Victoria Park and the Early Restoration of its Appearance (CLSC Paper No. 16/2017)

10. The Chairperson welcomed the representatives of LCSD to the meeting -

Mr. LUK Chi-kwong Chief Leisure Manager (HKEast) Ms. YEUNG So, Evita Head(Conservation)/Conservation Office Ms. TSANG Chee-ho, Alice Curator (Conservation) 3D Objects

11. Ms. Evita YEUNG introduced the paper to Members.

12. The Chairperson requested LCSD to provide the Secretariat with the supplementary information on the bronze statue of Queen Victoria. Members raised the following queries or comments - (i) Dr. Jennifer CHOW said that apart from the careful formulation of plans for the conservation of cultural objects, Conservation Office (CO) should also carefully select a project contractor, as well as supervising the entire conservation project. She enquired CO about

Action the criteria for the use of colour on an object to be restored and the standard used in the acceptance of a project; (ii) Ms. Kenny LEE enquired CO: in removing the old paint and corrosive materials with wet blasting sand for the bronze statue, how it might ensure that even pressure was exerted on the arc surface of the statue; whether it had made microscopic records of the appearance of the bronze statue before the conservation work commenced; how it ensured that the contractor had ample relevant experience and the frequency of work done by a conservation expert; and (iii) Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG said that 20 years had elapsed since the restoration of the bronze statue in 1996, why the restoration materials used in the present project could only last 10 years. She also asked whether CO had redone the refurbishment work for the statue between the period from the 7th LCSD meeting to the “Queen's Bronze Statue On-site Briefing Session (the Briefing Session)” held on 9th January of this year for the better appearance of the statue on that day.

(Post-meeting note: LCSD submitted the relevant supplementary information to the Secretariat on 26 January of this year.)

13. Ms. Evita YEUNG responded as follows - (i) when the media first reported the incident last year, the conservation work was not yet finished due to the typhoon hoisted in mid-October. It was a few months now since the completion of the conservation work in early November. Some of the changes accompanying the coating gloss had been stabilised, the bronze statue now wore a more natural look. (ii) the thickness of the polyurethane coating used 20 years ago ranged between 450 to 500 microns. The shelf life of a coating material was merely some reference data derived from scientific research, its actual resistance was affected by the environmental factors and conservation process. The conservation work would be carried out in accordance with the principle of least intervention and the actual state of a cultural object; (iii) the bronze statue already exhibited signs of deterioration like eroded surfaces and the peeling off of the coating prior to the commencement of refurbishment work; as it required entire refurbishment, repair

Action materials with neutral color were selected. The restored bronze statue was much like its original appearance; (iv) although it was impossible to measure the impact of the force or pressure exerted on each part of the statue, the conservation staff of LCSD had ensured that the wet blasting did not damage the body of the bronze statue during their supervision of the project; and (v) as the metal conservation specialists had to take care of over ten thousand of metal collection items, they had adequate expertise in supervising the conservation work of the bronze statue of Queen Victoria.

14. Members further raised the following queries or comments - (i) Dr. Jennifer CHOW supplemented that one of the concerns in the conservation of cultural objects was the aesthetic element of the objects, the reply of CO had not relieved the public of their worries on that concern; and LCSD (ii) Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG suspected that public anxieties and concerns had pushed CO to have the work redone again and again.

15. Ms. Evita YEUNG responded as follows - (i) they had inspected and accepted the project upon completion of the later stage of the work in early November of last year, no more conservation work was ongoing currently; (ii) the contractor provided the manpower, materials and machinery required for the conservation work, the rest of the work (such as the planning and supervision of the work) was handled by the specialists of CO for ensuring that the quality of work delivered by the contractor met the requirements set out in the tender; (iii) the bronze statue having been destroyed by Pan Xinglei in 1996 was then repaired, with the external feature of the nose restored as much resemblance as 80% of the original. (iv) the present refurbishment works were minor works with technical specifications prepared by the specialists of CO, which were detailed in the tender for the contractor’s fulfillment; thus, the tender did not require the contractor to employ a conservation specialist to conduct the project work; and (v) CO’s criteria of conservation was loyalty to the original cultural

Action object, it would not alter the original look of the object.

16. The Chairperson said that CO had not carried out any conservation work since early November. On the day that the Briefing Session was held, she examined the bronze statue at a close distance; she found some details to be clear while the others were vague. The principle of conserving a cultural object should be “true to the original” - if it was old, restored it like “old”. It was not an acceptable standard for the conservation of cultural objects if the coating of the object created different appreciation effects from different angles of viewing or with different climatic conditions, as alleged by the staff of CO. She requested CO to review the procedure and selection of materials for refurbishing the bronze statue under the principle of revealing its history instead of distorting it.

17. The Chairperson summarised Members’ views and concluded that CLSC would not view the conservation work of the project as complete. Apart from considering the areas of improvement for the work already done on the statue, she requested CO to examine the possibility of redoing the work afresh so as to restore the original appearance of the statue.

18. Ms. Evita YEUNG supplemented that upon receipt of the bronze statue of Queen Victoria in 1952, the then Governor of Hong Kong and London Colonial Office studied the bronze statues of the other queens, and restored some of the missing carve-features for theirs. She also invited Members to visit the conservation workplace of CO for a better understanding of the conservation work done by their staff in the days to come.

19. After discussion, CLSC approved the said arrangement.

(Mr. Paul TSE left the meeting at 3:35 p.m. ）

Discussion Items

Item 5: Present Condition of Historic Buildings in Wan Chai District (CLSC Paper No. 17/2017)

20. The Chairperson said that a Member had raised questions and concern

Action about the historic building at No. 6, Stewart Road in the 7th CLSC meeting. The Antiquities Advisory Board confirmed the status of the building as a Grade 3 historic building on 8 December 2016. After that meeting, the Secretariat also wrote to the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) for understanding the present status of the historic buildings of Wan Chai and received a written reply from AMO on 12 January of this year.

21. The Secretary introduced the paper.

22. Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG said that the paper did not mention the amount needed for conserving the historical building if the conservation work was funded by the Government. Secretariat

23. The Chairperson said that in the conservation agenda item in its 7th meeting, CLSC merely discussed the need to compensate property owners, but had not approved the topic of making an enquiry on the value of the historic property. She suggested that after the meeting, the Secretariat might enquire the relevant department about the past cases involving the economic incentives provided by the Government for conserving privately-owned historic buildings, for CLSC’s reference.

24. After discussion, CLSC approved the said arrangement and noted the paper.

(Post-meeting note: the Secretariat wrote to The Commissioner for Heritage's Office of the Development Bureau on 22 February of this year, enquiring about the past cases involving the economic incentives provided by the Government for conserving privately-owned historic buildings.）

(Mr. CHENG Ki-kin attended the meeting at 4 p.m. Ms. TANG Siu-mui and Dr. Albert WONG left the meeting at 4:10 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. respectively ）

Item 6: To Follow Up On the Arrangements for Wan Chai Sports Ground and Hong Kong Stadium Announced in 2017 Policy Address

25. The Chairperson welcomed Mr. WONG Tat-ming, Richard, Assistant Director (Leisure Services)2 of LCSD to the meeting.

Action

26. The Chairperson said that in the 2017 Policy Address published on 18 January of this year, the Chief Executive mentioned that the Government proposed that the Wan Chai Sports Ground (WCSG) should be used for comprehensive development in 2019 at the earliest. Apart from convention and exhibition venues, the development proposal would comprise trendy and novel recreation and sports facilities as well as other necessary community facilities for the district. Hong Kong Trade Development Council (TDC) would conduct the relevant feasibility study and the Government would consult WCDC and the other stakeholders at the appropriate time.

27. Mr. Richard WONG introduced the preliminary idea about the comprehensive development of WCSG. Foremost, the Government would like to listen to the opinions of the WCDC, and gather the valuable views of different stakeholders through public consultations about the proposal before passing to the TDC for an overall detailed study.

28. Mr. CHENG Ki-kin queried whether choosing the present timing for proposing the comprehensive development of WCSG was a means of conferring benefit (to the conglomerate). He enquired on the frequency of usage of the exhibition venues of Hong Kong, and queried why the novel recreation and sports facilities were not planned at the unfinished venues. He also viewed that the Hong Kong Stadium (HKS), not easily accessible by public transport, was not a suitable target for replacing WCSG.

29. Members raised the following queries or comments - (i) Ms. Kenny LEE said that diversified sports facilities with good qualities were essential to the development of sports. Prior to the meeting, she had collected comments from 300 citizen-interviewees: youngsters generally favoured novel recreation and sports facilities, about 60% of the interviewees were concerned about transport to the sports centres. (ii) Mr. Anson LAM said that WCSG possessed historical value and embraced the childhood memories of Hong Kong people. WCDC had objected to the alteration of WCSG previously due to transported- related reason. Whenever HKS held international events, he would receive noise complaints from the residents; therefore, if matches were

Action held there regularly, he would anticipate countless noise complaints. Rebuilding HKS as a replacement of WCSG would surely bring noise nuisance to the residents of Jardine's Lookout; (iii) Ms. Peggy LEE said that WCSG was situated at a convenient geographical location and was an excellent venue for holding international track and field competitions, the panic about the proximity of HKS to the nearby residential premises could be reckoned as irrelevant. At this stage, the removal of WCSG was not imminent. Furthermore, she concurred in asking the relevant department to provide data in support of the construction of Phase 3 of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, and enquired about the content, direction and form of public consultation; (iv) for the time being, a Member had reservations about the proposal to alter WCSG and rebuild HKS as the transitional arrangements between 2019 and 2022 were not clear, and moving the track and field events to the HKS would result in increased noise complaints which needed to be solved together with traffic problems. He/she also enquired whether the Government would put forward the said proposal during public consultation; and (v) Dr. Jennifer CHOW agreed that full use of resources including land should be made. However, the existing information was inadequate. HKS would cause noise nuisance to the nearby residents and might not be the ideal venue. Besides, she viewed that the proposed developments should bring added value to the residents' living and they should start from comprehensive urban planning.

30. Mr. Richard WONG responded that the Government would give a detailed analysis and thorough consideration on the above views and comments concerning the proposed development, its peripheral facilities and the alignment of venues. Besides consulting WCDC, the Government would also consult the views of the sports sector, academia and the Athletic Association. The development was also subject to TDC’s feasibility study on the comprehensive development of WCSG, further consideration would have to await the result of the study.

31. Members further raised the following queries or comments - (i) Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG was glad that the Assistant Director of LCSD

Action was willing to listen to CLSC’s opinions, but remarked that discussions in the meeting did not represent the views of WCDC. She looked forward to a confirmed plan published by LCSD and the easing of the worries of the DC about traffic problems and the “window period”. She further viewed that even if the proposals about the rebuilding of HKS and WCSG were not supported in the future, the two venues should not be deployed for property development usage; (ii) Ms. Kenny LEE looked forward to the co-ordination between the policy bureaus and departments in formulating plans that were both compatible to economic development and the public’s needs on recreation and sports facilities; and (iii) Dr. Jennifer CHOW worried that moving the events of HKS to Kai Tak Sports Park would adversely affect the business of the shops near HKS. Besides, it was uncertain whether residents required novel recreation and sports facilities until a public consultation had been conducted.

32. The Chairperson summarised that except for the users in Wan Chai district, the proposed project surprised the public in general. To relieve the anxiety of the public, the Government must have them well informed on matters such as details of the feasibility study (e.g. the commissioning parties and the scope of the study), the details on usage of the convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, and the possibility of deploying WCSG as the site for developing Phase 3 of Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre; concurrently, the Government must conduct large scale public consultation for gauging public opinions on the proposals.

33. After discussion, CLSC concurred that the above agenda items would be discussed again in a CLSC meeting or DC meeting after the authority and relevant departments had grasped further information on the agenda item.

Item 7: Proposed Free District Entertainment Programmes to be Organised in Wan Chai District by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in 2017/18 (CLSC Paper No. 1/2017)

Action 34. Ms. LAM Sin-yee, Iris of LCSD introduced the paper.

35. CLSC approved the application for funding and co-organisation of event listed in the captioned paper.

Item 8: Proposed Recreation and Sports Programmes to be Organised in Wan Chai District by LCSD between April 2017 and March 2018 (CLSC Paper No. 2/2017)

36. Miss Maggie NG of LCSD introduced the paper.

37. Dr. Jennifer CHOW would like to have a comparison of the 2016/17 Programmes with the 2017/18 Programmes, and would also like to know the results of the review on the government policy of “Sports for all” and district sports activities with local characteristics.

38. Miss Maggie NG replied that comparing 2016/17 with 2017/18, the number of programmes dropped from 1 115 to 1 098, whereas the estimated number of participants was raised from 48 308 to 48 470. Wan Chai district would be responsible for organising the 2017/18 Hong Kong Island Regional Squash Tournaments with an estimated number of 220 participants. The estimated total expenditure for all the programmes of the year was increased from $5,027,405 to $5,027,424. They hoped to control costs while maintaining good-quality programmes. Concerning district sports activities with local characteristics, with LCSD’s success in popularising carnivals, dance competitions and fitness classes, residents of the district were encouraged to participate in all kinds of recreation and sports activities. LCSD would continue to evaluate the effectiveness of the activities to achieve perfection.

39. CLSC approved the funding application listed in the captioned paper.

Item 9: Proposed Extension Activities to be Organised in Public Libraries in Wan Chai District by LCSD between April 2017 and March 2018 (CLSC Paper No. 3/2017)

40. Mr. SIN Yiu-shun of LCSD introduced the paper.

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41. CLSC approved the funding application listed in the captioned paper.

Item 10: Date and Invitation List of Brainstorming Session for Activities to be Organised by the CLSC of the WCDC in 2017 (CLSC Paper No. 11/2017)

42. The Chairperson said that the Brainstorming Session for Activities to be Organised by the CLSC in 2017 would be held at the conference room of WCDC at 4 p.m. on 8 February of this year. CLSC intended to invite the organisations that had co-organised activities with CLSC previously, and they would review the events held in the past year and plan ahead for the coming events together. Secretariat 43. Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG suggested inviting the Area Committees and school representatives newly added to the list to voice their opinions on the cultural, recreation and sports issues of the district. The Chairperson concurred and suggested inviting the youth organisations of the district to attend the Brainstorming Session as well.

44. After discussion, CLSC approved the captioned paper and the said arrangement.

Item 11: Invitation to Participate in the Selection Process for Arts Corner (Phase XVIII) at Victoria Park (CLSC Paper No. 12/2017)

45. Miss Becky LEE of LCSD introduced the paper.

46. Dr. Jennifer CHOW expressedd concern about the setting, order and LCSD cleanliness of the venue. The Chairperson suggested that after the meeting, they might hold an informal meeting with the representatives of LCSD to have a discussion on optimising the implementation and management of the Arts Corner.

47. After discussion, CLSC approved the nomination of Ms. Yolanda NG and

Action Dr. Jennifer CHOW to be the members of the selection committee for the captioned activity.

(Post-meeting note: LCSD discussed the captioned matter with the three members of the selection committee in the meeting held on 15 February of this year. ）

Item 12: Applications to the Committee for Co-organisation/Assistance (a) Comixtream in the city - Wan Chai (CLSC Paper No. 13/2017)

48. The Chairperson welcomed the representatives from the Hong Kong Arts Centre (the Centre) and thanked them for introducing the paper -

Programme Manager Mr. LEUNG Wai-yin, Ian Programme Officer Ms. LIU Junyu, Virginia

49. Members raised the following queries or comments - (i) Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG enquired whether the Centre had submitted different applications to different departments in respect of the project, for instance, making an application for displaying arts with comics theme on the street lampposts. She also enquired about the ways to carry out maintenance to the paintings hanging outside the walls of the buildings and whether other messages were conveyed through the means of comics and animation works. (ii) Ms. Peggy LEE was glad that the project helped revitalising Wan Chai. She suggested incorporating the stalls and bazaar characteristics of Wan Chai into the project at the next stage to attract more people to visit the other historic and cultural buildings of the district, but she reminded the art groups to use highly waterproof and stain-resistant materials in their painting work.

50. Mr. Ian Leung’s responses were summed up as follows - (i) with regards to the project, the Centre had consulted Create Hong Kong, which then assisted them in liaising with LCSD and Highways Department. They had reached consensus with both departments that no comics road signs would be displayed at locations which would

Action block the pedestrian passageways; (ii) the first phase of the project would last for one year, and the maintenance fee for that period was included in the relevant budget; and (iii) for the time being, the trial scheme of the first phase focused on 4 locations ranking higher in the feasibility scale. It was hoped that more property owners and the public would be motivated to participate in the project.

51. Miss Becky LEE added that LCSD and Create Hong Kong were following up on the proposal of beautifying Southorn Stadium and the co-ordination of its publicity campaign. LCSD had given its initial support to the captioned project.

52. Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG said that no comments had been received from Highways Department, and she worried that setting up road signs would disrupt the green display of the annual Community Garden Programme at Hennessy Road. She also enquired about the maintenance and repair arrangement after the 1-year duration of the project. She suggested the Centre should consider decorating the bazaar areas in the district for the aesthetic appreciation of the public; in terms of administrative arrangements, such project would not need to apply to and negotiate with a lot of government departments as the current practice required of other projects. The Chairperson requested the Centre to state clearly whether the project would cover the element of stalls, and to clarify whether they would submit applications to the relevant departments only after confirmation of the details of the project.

53. Mr. Ian Leung responded as follows - (i) the first phase of the project would include the arts scene of the district, street corners familiar to residents and shops with special shopfront designs (such as stalls). The decoration of stalls and shop iron gates would only be considered at the latter phase (if any); (ii) the subsidies of the project would include the expenditure for repainting the walls after the one-year duration of the project; and (iii) for erecting the road signs, they would try to do so in a way that the road signs are compatible with the Community Garden and the peripheral environment.

Action 54. The meeting came into a closed-discussion. Members did not raise other comments and unanimously approved the proposal of co-organising the captioned event with the organiser.

(Mr. Joey LEE left the meeting at 5:10 p.m.) ）

(b) Causeway Bay Heritage Guided Tour (CLSC Paper No. 14/2017)

55. The Chairperson welcomed the following attendees and thanked them for introducing the paper -

Ms. CHAN Wai-yan Representative of Lee Gardens Association Mr. LAU Kwok-wai Executive Director of The Conservancy Association Centre for Heritage Dr. CHAN Lai-kiu Director of Hong Kong Architecture Centre

56. Members gave the following comments - (i) Ms. Kenny LEE praised the guided tour of last year, she proposed that the heritages of Po Leung Kuk and Tung Wah Eastern Hospital should be added to the tour route and suggested the organiser should continue with the use of broadcasting system; and (ii) Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG expressed concerns over the safety of the people in the street while the guided tour was conducting the tour activities there.

57. Mr. LAU Kwok-wai responded that it was feasible to include an introductory session to the history of the Chinese people related to that of Po Leung Kuk and Tung Wah Eastern Hospital in a section of Hysan Avenue. Since the guided tour lasted about 3.5 hours, the upper limit of crowd control should be around 25 people, and their staff would keep staying behind the queue throughout the tour route for the sake of safety.

58. Dr. CHAN Lai-kiu declared that she had no conflict of interest in the project as she had already left the Hysan Group. She said the organiser would give a talk indoors for about 1.5 hours to start with, so as to shorten the period

Action of time of the participants’ stay outdoors.

59. The meeting came into a closed-door discussion. Members did not raise other comments and unanimously approved the proposal of co-organising the captioned event with the organiser.

Item 13: Cross-disciplinary and Experimental Project by the Consultation Panel of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority – Report on the Progress of “Experience Wan Chai@West Kowloon” (CLSC Paper No. 15/2017)

60. The Secretary introduced the paper.

61. After discussion, CLSC took note of the updated information submitted by Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation in respect of the breakdowns of the event budget.

Information Papers Item 14: Proposed Cultural and Arts Activities to be Organised in Wan Chai District by LCSD in 2017/18 (CLSC Paper No. 4/2017)

62. CLSC noted the above paper.

Item 15: Bi-monthly Report on Recreation and Sports Programmes Organised in Wan Chai District by LCSD (CLSC Paper No. 5/2017)

63. CLSC noted the above paper.

Item 16: Report on Extension Activities and Usage of Public Libraries in Wan Chai District by LCSD (CLSC Paper No. 6/2017)

Action 64. CLSC noted the above paper.

Item 17: Position of WCDC Funds Appropriated to the CLSC for 2016/2017(CLSC Paper No. 7/2017)

65. The Secretary introduced the paper.

66. CLSC noted the above paper.

Item 18: Progress Report on the 6th Hong Kong Games (CLSC Paper No. 8/2017)

67. Miss Maggie NG of LCSD introduced the paper.

68. CLSC noted the above paper.

19. Any Other Business (a) To Follow Up on the Arts and Cultural Project Funded by Dedicated Allocation - “A City Nurturing Grace and Beauty．A Ladder to Ink Art”

69. The Chairperson said that CLSC discussed removing some worn out drawings of the project “A Ladder to Ink Art” (the Ladder Project) in its 5th meeting held on 26 July 2016. It was also suggested that Young Artists Development Foundation should remove one of the drawings “Dazzling view of the waterfall from the mountain in a summer” to the footbridge outside Luk Kwok Hotel. If the organisation rejected the location, it must suggest other locations for assessment. The organisation replied to the Secretariat on 22 November 2016 that it declined the new location suggested by CLSC without subsequently submitting other suggestions of locations (together with the related technical assessment) to the Secretariat.

70. The Chairperson reported that on the morning of the meeting, the Secretariat received a letter from the organisation notifying its decision of giving up the relocation of some drawings of the Ladder Project because it could not find suitable locations for them and that there was still room for improvement in the drawing technique. The organiser gave up the application for the balance of

Action the fund obtained for the project. For the moment, the organiser had obtained a prepayment for the project amounting to $90,000 from WCDC, the Secretariat was processing the balance and the prepayment of the project.

71. Ms. Jacqueline CHUNG enquired on the amount of the approved funding for the project and how the damage and wearing out of the drawing (of the Ladder Project) at Yee Wo Street would be handled.

72. The Secretary supplemented that the approved funding for the project was $180,000 and the organiser removed the white paint of the drawing of the Ladder Project at Yee Wo Street in early 2016 as requested by CLSC.

73. After discussion, CLSC consented to the organiser’s giving up of the balance of the approved fund and closed the account item of $90,000 prepayment for the project.

(Post-meeting note: Funding and General Affairs Committee approved of the above arrangement in its meeting held on 8 March of this year. ）

(b) Invitation for participating in “Unicycling Fun Day cum Inter- school Open Challenge” from Unicycling Association of Hong Kong, China

74. The Chairperson said that prior to the meeting, CLSC received an invitation from Unicycling Association of Hong Kong, China to the event “Unicycling Fun Day cum Inter-school Open Challenge”. As the publicity schedule of the event had begun, she did not propose co-organising / assisting / supporting the said event. She invited Members who were interested in the event to assist in its promotion and publicity campaigns.

75. After discussion, CLSC put the said invitation on record.

20. Date of Next Meeting

76. The next meeting would be held at 2:30 p.m. on 28 March 2017 (Tuesday).

Action 77. There being no other business, the meeting ended at 5:40 p.m.

Wan Chai District Council Secretariat March 2017

The minutes of this meeting were officially confirmed on 28 March 2017.