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Minutes of the 2Nd Meeting in 2020 of the Traffic and Transport Committee of Tai Po District Council Minutes of the 2nd Meeting in 2020 of the Traffic and Transport Committee of Tai Po District Council Date: 27 April 2020 (Monday) Time: 9:30 a.m. – 6:04 p.m. Venue: Conference Room, Tai Po District Council (“TPDC”) Present Time of Arrival Time of Withdrawal Chairman Mr. KWAN Wing-yip Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Vice-chairman Mr. MAN Nim-chi Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Members Mr. AU Chun-ho Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. AU Chun-wah Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. CHAN Chun-chit, Richard Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Ms. CHAN Wai-ka, Olive Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. CHOW Yuen-wai Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. HO Wai-lam 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. LAM Ming-yat, Nick 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. LAM Yick-kuen Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. LAU Yung-wai Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. LIN Kok-cheung, Dalu 9:34 a.m. 5:33 p.m. Mr. SO Tat-leung Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. TAM Yi-pui Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. WONG Siu-kin Beginning of the meeting 4:48 p.m. Mr. WU Yiu-cheong 9:40 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. YAM Kai-bong Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. YIU Kwan-ho Beginning of the meeting 5:33 p.m. Mr. YIU Yeuk-sang 9:45 a.m. End of the meeting - 2 - Secretary Ms. SY Ling-ling, Phoebe Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Executive Officer (District Council) 1 / Tai Po District Office (“TPDO”) / Home Affairs Department (“HAD”) In Attendance Ms. LEUNG Wing-yin, Tiffany Assistant District Officer (Tai Po) / TPDO / HAD Ms. MA, Flora Senior Transport Officer / Tai Po / Transport Department (“TD”) Ms. HUI Ka-yee, Judy Senior Transport Officer / Bus / New Territories East / TD Ms. SO Pui-man, Coco Transport Officer / Tai Po 1 / TD Mr. YUEN Kin-hang, Tom Transport Officer / Bus / New Territories East / TD Ms. LEE Wing-sum, Summer Engineer / Tai Po 1 / TD Mr. LAM Tack-ho, Alex Engineer / Tai Po 2 / TD Mr. PANG Hiu-fung Engineer / Tai Po 3 / TD Mr. SIU Wai-kwan District Engineer / Tai Po (2) / Highways Department (“HyD”) Ms. SO Pui-yin Assistant Housing Manager / Tenancy (Tai Po, North, Shatin 7) 2 / Housing Department (“HD”) Ms. MAK Pui-yan Engineer / 19 (North) / Civil Engineering and Development Department (“CEDD”) Mr. FAN Wai-ho Operations Officer / Tai Po Police District / Hong Kong Police Force (“HKPF”) Mr. TSUI Yik-fuk Sergeant / Traffic Wing / Tai Po Police District / HKPF Mr. WONG Tsz-kin Manager / Operations / Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (“KMB”) Mr. TAM Tsun-hei, Jeff Manager / Public Affairs / KMB Mr. TANG Ching-kit Assistant Manager / Transport Planning / KMB Mr. KUNG Wing-chun Assistant Manager / Operations / KMB Mr. LAW Yiu-wah, Rayson Senior Planning and Development Officer / Long Win Bus Company Limited (“Long Win”) Mr. WONG, Simon Planning and Scheduling Manager / Citybus Limited (“Citybus”) / New World First Bus Services Limited Ms. CHUNG Pui-yee Chief Public Affairs Officer / Citybus / New World First Bus Services Limited Mr. LEE Yu-sau, Terence Senior Executive Officer (District Council) / TPDO / HAD - 3 - Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed participants to the Traffic and Transport Committee (“TTC”) meeting. 2. The Chairman welcomed the following officials, who would serve as the permanent departmental and organisational representatives at the TTC meetings from now on: (i) Ms. MA, Flora, Senior Transport Officer / Tai Po of the TD; (ii) Ms. LEE Wing-sum, Summer, Engineer / Tai Po 1 of the TD; (iii) Mr. LAM Tack-ho, Alex, Engineer / Tai Po 2 of the TD; (iv) Mr. PANG Hiu-fung, Engineer / Tai Po 3 of the TD; (v) Ms. MAK Pui-yan, Engineer / 19 (North) of the CEDD; (vi) Mr. SIU Wai-kwan, District Engineer / Tai Po (2) of the HyD; (vii) Ms. SO Pui-yin, Assistant Housing Manager / Tenancy (Tai Po, North, Shatin 7) 2 of the HD; (viii) Mr. FAN Wai-ho, Operations Officer / Tai Po Police District of the HKPF; (ix) Mr. TSUI Yik-fuk, Sergeant / Traffic Wing / Tai Po Police District of the HKPF; (x) Ms. LEUNG Wing-yin, Tiffany, Assistant District Officer (Tai Po) / TPDO of the HAD; (xi) Mr. LEE Yu-sau, Terence, Senior Executive Officer (District Council) / TPDO of the HAD; (xii) Mr. WONG Tsz-kin, Manager / Operations of KMB; and (xiii) Mr. TANG Ching-kit, Assistant Manager / Transport Planning of KMB. 3. The Chairman said that the TTC had intended to invite the Mass Transit Railway Corporation Limited (“MTR”) to attend the TTC meetings regularly. However, the MTR representatives had informed the TPDC Secretariat (“the Secretariat”) on 6 February via e-mail that the MTR would not serve as a permanent representative at the TTC meetings. Nonetheless, if there was any agenda item relating to the MTR, it would attend the meetings wherever possible. He added that before the meeting, Members had invited the MTR to attend this meeting to discuss the conversion of 12- car trains into nine-car trains. However, as the MTR representatives had to attend the TTC meeting in Sha Tin District today, they could only attend our next TTC meeting. - 4 - I. Adoption of the TPDC Standing Orders 4. The Chairman said that the TPDC had endorsed the adoption of the TPDC Standing Orders (“Standing Orders”) at the meeting on 7 January 2020. He asked Members to note and comply with the relevant requirements. II. Adoption of the Guideline on Allocation of District Council Funds 5. The Chairman said that the TPDC had endorsed the Guideline on Allocation of District Council Funds (“the Guideline”) by circulation on 30 March 2020, and the Guideline had come into effect on 1 April 2020. All funding applications of the TPDC would be submitted to the Administration and Finance Management Committee for consideration and approval. He asked Members to note the arrangement. III. The Transport Department’s Annual Work Plan 2020/21 (TPDC Paper No. TT 13/2020) 6. Ms. Flora MA said that there were two aspects of the TD’s work, namely public transport services and traffic works. For public transport services, the department carried out consultation on bus route planning every year to adjust and enhance bus services. In addition, upon the formation of the relevant working group, the department would also attend meetings to discuss bus and minibus services so as to make improvements. She continued that the traffic engineers of the department would report on the road improvement works and traffic management issues. 7. Ms. Summer LEE said that regarding traffic works, the department was currently carrying out several works projects, including (1) Barrier-free access improvement works on Wai Yan Street; (2) Setting up traffic lights on Chong San Road, Fo Chun Road and Lam Kam Road near Chung Uk Tsuen; and (3) Following the principle of “single site, multiple use” to provide public parking spaces at suitable government, institution or community (“GIC”) facilities and public open space development projects. Meanwhile, the department was planning to provide public parking spaces at two government projects, including Area 1 and Area 33 in Tai Po. 8. Mr. LAM Ming-yat, Nick asked about the completion date of the barrier-free access improvement works on Wai Yan Street. 9. Mr. CHAN Chun-chit, Richard would like to find out the details on the works of Ng Tung Chai roundabout. - 5 - 10. Mr. YIU Kwan-ho asked about the setting up of traffic lights on Chong San Road / Fo Chun Road and Chong San Road / Fo Shing Road. To his understanding, two sets of traffic lights were supposed to be set up at the road sections concerned, and one had been set up near Malvern College Hong Kong. However, some residents had told him that after that the traffic lights had been set up, there was traffic congestion from the road section concerned to the roundabout (Kowloon-bound) starting from about 9 a.m. In addition, he also asked when the other set of traffic lights would be set up. 11. Mr. YAM Kai-bong said that regarding the provision of public parking spaces under the principle of “single site, multiple use” during the construction of government facilities, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (“LCSD”) had previously mentioned at the District Facilities Management and Culture, Recreation and Sports Committee (“DFMC”) meeting that the football- cum-rugby pitch in Area 33, Tai Po would mainly be used as a car park. He asked whether the TD planned to or when it would report the works progress to the TPDC. Covering a large area, the project could provide over 300 parking spaces and allowed the parking of medium and large vehicles. Therefore, he was highly concerned about the project. In addition, he also asked whether the TD would report on the project on a regular basis, as he had learnt at the DFMC meeting that the LCSD was apparently no longer the lead department of the project anymore. Therefore, he asked the TD about the situation of the project or the ways to follow up on it. 12. Ms. Summer LEE said that regarding the completion date of the barrier-free access facilities on Wai Yan Street, she would leave it to the HyD representatives to give a reply. In addition, the department had also received comments that traffic congestion took place after the setting up of traffic lights on Chong San Road and Fo Chun Road.
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