(Translation) Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee (2020) of Kwai Tsing District Council Date: 11 June 2020 Time: 2:30 p.m. – 6:50 p.m. Venue: K&T DO Conference Room Attendee Time of Arrival Time of Departure (p.m.) (p.m.) Mr LAM Siu-fai (Chairman) Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr CHOI Nga-man (Vice-chairman) Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr CHAN Chi-wing Start of Meeting 4:27 Mr CHEUNG Kwan-kiu, Steve Start of Meeting 6:15 Mr CHEUNG Man-lung Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr HON Chun-yin Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr HUI Kei-cheung 2:41 End of Meeting Miss KWOK Fu-yung Start of Meeting 4:14 Mr KWOK Tsz-kin Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LAU Chi-kit Start of Meeting End of Meeting Ms LAU Kwai-mui Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss LEUNG Ching-shan Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Kam-wai Start of Meeting End of Meeting Ms LEUNG Kar-ming 2:39 4:14 Mr LEUNG Kwok-wah Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Wing-kuen Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss LO Yuen-ting Start of Meeting 4:27 Mr NG Kim-sing 2:38 5:30 Mr SIN Chung-kai, SBS, JP Start of Meeting 5:20 Mr SIN Ho-fai Start of Meeting 6:15 Mr TAM Ka-chun, Warren Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr TONG Ho-man 2:37 5:30 Mr TSUI Hiu-kit Start of Meeting 4:27 Mr WONG Bing-kuen 2:35 End of Meeting Mr WONG Chun-tat Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss WONG Pit-man Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr WONG Tin-yan Start of Meeting End of Meeting In Attendance Mr CHAN Wai-leung Senior Project Coordinator/ Pedestrian Hillside Links 4, Highways Department Mr NG Kin-hon Engineer/ Pedestrian Hillside Links 4-2, Highways Department Mr CHAN Ho-kong Director, Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited Mr HO Man-tung Resident Engineer, Mannings (Asia) Consultants Limited Mr KWOK Chun-sum Senior Engineer/ SD 3, Highways Department Ms KAN Yim-fun Project Coordinator/ HK 1-3, Highways Department Mr WONG Sing-wah Senior Engineer/ HK 1, Highways Department Mr MAN Wai-keung Engineer/PHL 3-2, Highways Department Mr LI Hok-lai, Matthew Engineer/ District Facilities, Transport Department Mr WONG Ka-chun, Danny Senior Transport Officer /Kwai Tsing 1, Transport Department Mr NG Ho-leung, Jacky Engineer/ Tsing Yi, Transport Department Miss LEE Che-ying, Emily Engineer/ Kwai Chung, Transport Department Mr KWAN Yu-hang, Jason Engineer/24 (W), Civil Engineering and Development Department Ms CHOW Hoi-yi District Engineer/ Kwai Tsing (E), Highways Department Ms NG Wai-ki District Engineer/ Works (SW), Highways Department Mr TSANG Yiu-tim Officer-in-Charge, District Traffic Team, Kwai Tsing Police District, Hong Kong Police Force Ms WONG Man-yan District Operations Officer (Kwai Tsing), Hong Kong Police Force Mr LEUNG Wang-cheong Assistant Manager (Operations), The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd Ms WONG Peggy Assistant Manager (Planning & Development), The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd Miss LEUNG Betsy Manager (Public Affairs), The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd Mr HO Dennis Assistant Operations Manager, New World First Bus Services Limited Miss YIM Yik-huen, Bonnie Assistant District Officer (Kwai Tsing), Kwai Tsing District Office Miss CHEUNG Hoi-ni, Cheryl (Secretary) Executive Officer (District Council)1, Kwai Tsing District Office Responsible Department Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed Members and representatives of government departments and organisations to the 3rd meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee (TTC) (2020) of Kwai Tsing District Council (K&T DC). Confirmation of Minutes of the 2nd Special Meeting (2020) held on 20 March 2020 and Minutes of the 2nd Meeting (2020) held on 28 April 2020 2. Mr CHOW Wai-hung moved a motion to confirm the minutes. The motion was seconded by Miss LEUNG Ching-shan. Members endorsed the minutes unanimously. Discussion Items Endorsement of the Membership Lists of the Working Groups under the Traffic and Transport Committee in 2020 to 2021 (Proposed by Kwai Tsing District Council Secretariat) (TTC Paper No. 23/D/2020) 3. The Chairman briefly introduced the paper. 4. The Secretary pointed out that Mr SIN Ho-fai’s application to withdraw from the Traffic Development Affairs Working Group was received before the meeting. The Secretariat would update the list of members of the working group after the meeting. (Post-meeting note: The Secretariat had updated the Membership List of the Traffic Development Affairs Working Group.) 5. The Committee unanimously endorsed the paper. Follow-up on the Retrofitting of Escalator at the Footbridge Across Castle Peak Road – Kwai Chung near Exit B of Tai Wo Hau MTR Station (Proposed by Mr WONG Bing-kuen) (TTC Paper No. 24, 24a, 24b/D/2020) To Discuss and Follow Up the Latest Progress of the Original Plan (Footbridge System on Lai Cho Road) and Alternative Plan (Footbridge System on San Kwai 4 Responsible Department Street) (Proposed by Mr SIN Chun-kai, SBS, JP) (TTC Paper No. 25, 25a, 25b/D/2020) To follow up the Project Progress of the Lift and Pedestrian Walkway System between Kwai Shing Circuit and Hing Shing Road in Kwai Chung (Proposed by Mr NG Kim-sing, Mr TONG Ho-man, Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman and Miss LEUNG Ching-shan) (TTC Paper No. 26, 26a/D/2020) 6. The Chairman said that due to a large number of items on the agenda, the above three related items would be discussed together. 7. Mr WONG Bing-kuen briefly introduced TTC Paper No. 24/D/2020. 8. Mr SIN Chung-kai briefly introduced TTC Paper No. 25/D/2020. 9. Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman and Mr NG Kim-sing briefly introduced TTC Paper No. 26/D/2020. 10. Mr LEUNG Kam-wai put forth opinions as follows: (i) The Public Works Subcommittee (PWSC) of the Legislative Council (LegCo) was still waiting for the review of the project of the retrofitting of an escalator at the footbridge near Exit B of Tai Wo Hau MTR Station. He asked when the group could apply for funding from the Finance Committee (FC) if the group endorsed the project. (ii) According to LegCo documents, the Highways Department (HyD) had put the project out to tender last year and he asked about the progress. (iii) If an escalator was successfully retrofitted to the footbridge, he asked if the Transport Department (TD) and HyD would discuss with MTR Corporation about the section of the escalator connecting to the lobby and the ground. At present, the section was connected by stairs and he hoped MTR Corporation could cooperate. 5 Responsible Department 11. Mr WONG Sing-wah, Senior Engineer/Hong Kong 1 of the HyD responded as follows: (i) The project works of the retrofitting of an escalator at the footbridge near Exit B of Tai Wo Hau MTR Station had been consulted with the Panel on Transport of the Lego on 20 December 2019 and support was received. Originally, it would be discussed at the PWSC meeting on 27 May 2020, but there was not enough time to discuss the relevant works during the meeting. The latest situation was that the issue of the works was arranged on the agenda of the meeting on 24 June. The meeting agenda had been uploaded on the LegCo website. After it would be endorsed in the PWSC meeting, the relevant project would be arranged for discussion in the FC. If the funding application was approved by the FC in this legislative year, the construction works were expected to start in the third quarter of 2020 and be completed in the fourth quarter of 2022. (ii) Regarding tendering, the Department had already started the tendering work simultaneously in September 2019, but the contract of works could only be issued after the FC approved the funding. 12. Mr MAN Wai-keung, Engineer/Pedestrian Hillside Links 3-2 of the HyD responded that the issue of the works was scheduled on the agenda of the PWSC meeting on 24 June currently, but whether it could be discussed and approved depend on the progress of the discussion at the PWSC meeting. After that, the application for funding at the FC meeting was necessary, and it also depended on the progress of the Committee’s discussion. If the project failed to get an endorsement in this legislative year, it would need to re-consult the Panel of the LegCo, the PWSC, and the FC after the establishment of the new term of the LegCo before it could apply for funding. The Department could only approve the contract after the funding was approved. The initial stage tendering procedures were now complete. (Post-meeting note: The FC had approved the funding application for the “Retrofitting of Escalator at the Footbridge Across Castle Peak Road – Kwai Chung near Exit B of Tai Wo Hau MTR Station” at the meeting on 10 July 2020.) 13. Miss LEE Che-ying, Emily, Engineer/Kwai Chung of the TD responded that the proposal for the retrofitting of elevator facilities connecting to the lobby at Exit B of Tai 6 Responsible Department Wo Hau MTR Station had been directed to MTR Corporation. MTR Corporation replied that the relevant opinions were noted but it had no consideration for the retrofitting yet. 14. Mr KWOK Chun-sum, James, Senior Engineer/Special Duties 3 of the HyD pointed out that regarding the project of the footbridge system on Lai Cho Road, it covered the area from Lai Cho Road to Wah Yiu Road.