Minutes of the 3 Meeting in 2019 of the District Facilities Management
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Minutes of the 3rd Meeting in 2019 of the District Facilities Management Committee of the Tai Po District Council Date: 9 May 2019 (Thursday) Time: 9:30 a.m. – 12:09 p.m. Venue: Conference Room, Tai Po District Council Present Time of Arrival Time of Withdrawal Chairman Mr. CHAN Cho-leung, MH Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Vice-chairman Mr. TANG Ming-tai, Patrick Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Members Mr. AU Chun-wah 9:37 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. CHAN Siu-kuen, MH, JP 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. CHENG Chun-ping, JP Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. CHENG Chun-wo 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. CHOW Yuen-wai 9:44 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. KWAN Wing-yip 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. LAM Yick-kuen Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Dr. LAU Chee-sing Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. LAU Yung-wai 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. LI Kwok-ying, BBS, MH, JP 9:32 a.m. 11:57 a.m. Mr. LI Wah-kwong, Rex 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. LO Hiu-fung 9:39 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. TAM Wing-fun, Eric, MH 10:04 a.m. End of the meeting Ms. WONG Pik-kiu, BBS, MH, JP Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. WOO Kin-man, Clement Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. YAM Kai-bong, Francis Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Mr. YAM Man-chuen 9:32 a.m. End of the meeting Mr. YU Chi-wing, Ken Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Secretary Ms. NG Suet-yau, Sharon Beginning of the meeting End of the meeting Executive Officer (DC)4/ Tai Po District Office/ Home Affairs Department - 2 - In Attendance Ms. CHAN Hau-man, Eunice, JP District Officer (Tai Po), Home Affairs Department Miss LEUNG Wing-yin, Tiffany Assistant District Officer (Tai Po), Home Affairs Department Ms. LO Chi-yun, Daisy Assistant Director (Nature Conservation), Environmental Protection Department Ms. NG Miu-fa, Thebe Senior Administrative Officer (Nature Conservation), Environmental Protection Department Mr. LI Tat-sang, Steve Senior Environmental Protection Officer (Strategic Assessment)6, Environmental Protection Department Ms. HEUNG Ching-yee, Alice Chief Leisure Manager (New Territories East), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms. LIU Pui-wah, Stella District Leisure Manager (Tai Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms. CHEUNG Kwai-yan Deputy District Leisure Manager (District Support) Tai Po, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr. CHAN Kam-shing, Eddie Senior Executive Officer (Planning)7, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Miss LO Wai-yin, Phoenix Executive Officer (Planning)7, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr. NG Chi-keung, Barry Senior Librarian (Tai Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms. LEUNG Miu-yin, Karen District Lands Officer/TP (District Lands Office, Tai Po), Lands Department Mr. CHEN Wai-kuen Senior Land Executive/Small House 1 (District Lands Office, Tai Po), Lands Department Mr. HUI Kam-chau, Calvin Estate Surveyor/N (District Lands Office, Tai Po), Lands Department Ms. CHAN Ho-shan, Susana Architect (Works)9, Home Affairs Department Mr. LEE Yu-sau, Terence Senior Executive Officer (District Council)/Tai Po District Office, Home Affairs Department Ms. LEUNG Suk-mei, Rebecca Senior Executive Officer (District Management), Tai Po District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr. SO Wing-kai Senior Inspector of Works, Tai Po District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr. LAU Chun-ming Inspector of Works (3), Tai Po District Office, Home Affairs Department Ms. YIP Lisa Liaison Officer (7), Tai Po District Office, Home Affairs Department - 3 - Miss CHU Yim-kwan Senior Architect, Ho & Partners Architects Engineers & Development Consultants Limited Mr. MAK Cheuk-kai, Ryan Senior Architect, Ho & Partners Architects Engineers & Development Consultants Limited Mr. CHU Bo-hei, Boris Architect, Ho & Partners Architects Engineers & Development Consultants Limited Mr. TAM Yat-hei, David Assistant Architect, Ho & Partners Architects Engineers & Development Consultants Limited Applicant for absence Mr. LI Yiu-ban, BBS, MH, JP Member Opening remarks The Chairman welcomed participants to this meeting of the District Facilities Management Committee (“DFMC”) and made the following announcements: (i) He welcomed Mr. LAM Yick-kuen to join DFMC. (ii) He welcomed Assistant District Officer (Tai Po) Miss Tiffany LEUNG to attend DFMC meetings from now on. 2. The Chairman advised that Mr. LI Yiu-ban was unable to attend the meeting owing to other commitments and had submitted application for absence to the Secretariat before the meeting. Pursuant to Order 51(1) of the Standing Orders, TPDC would only give consent to applications for absence from meetings filed on the grounds of sickness, jury service, attendance at another meeting or an activity on behalf of the DC, attendance at a Legislative Council (“LegCo”) or Executive Council meeting, confinement or paternity leave. Therefore, no consent could be given to the application filed by Mr. LI Yiu-ban. I. Confirmation of the minutes of the 2nd meeting in 2019 of the DFMC on 14 March 2019 (TPDC Paper No. DFM 11/2019) 3. The Chairman reported that neither had the Secretariat received any proposed amendments to the minutes of the last meeting, nor did Members propose any amendments to the said minutes at this meeting. The said minutes were confirmed without amendment. - 4 - II. Development of a golf course at a closed landfill in Shuen Wan (TPDC Paper No. DFM 12/2019) 4. The Chairman welcomed Assistant Director (Nature Conservation) Ms. Daisy LO, Senior Administrative Officer (Nature Conservation) Ms. Thebe NG and Senior Environmental Protection Officer (Strategic Assessment) Mr. Steve LI of the Environmental Protection Department (“EPD”) and District Lands Officer/TP Ms. Karen LEUNG and Estate Surveyor Mr. Calvin HUI of District Lands Office Tai Po (“TPDLO”) to the meeting for discussion of this agenda item. 5. Ms. Thebe NG recapped TPDC Paper No. DFM 12/2019 regarding the progress updates on the development of a golf course at a closed landfill in Shuen Wan project (“Shuen Wan golf course project”). 6. Dr. LAU Chee-sing raised the following views and questions: (i) He enquired about the area of land which Sha Lo Tung Development Company Limited (“SLTDC”) would offer to the Government in exchange for some 50 hectares of land at Shuen Wan. (ii) He opined that when taking forward the Shuen Wan golf course project, EPD should take into consideration the impact of future operation of the golf course would have on the surrounding environment, such as nearby residential areas, Ting Kok Road, Tai Po Industrial Estate and so on. As regards the design of the golf course, EPD should consider setting the shot direction facing away from Fortune Garden. Besides, to avoid affecting the landscape of Ting Kok Road, he also opposed the erection of poles for installation of large-scale blocking nets. (iii) He worried that errant golf balls would affect the safety of residents nearby. 7. Mr. CHENG Chun-ping indicated that he did not oppose the land exchange between SLTDC and the Government, but members of the public had hoped for years that the golf course at Shuen Wan would in the future be opened to the public. EPD had once recommended that 20% of the opening hours be reserved for public use, but he was of the view that popular timeslots (such as holidays) should be included in the said 20% of the opening hours for the convenience of the public. Hence, he requested that EPD provide relevant information and details. He would oppose this project before the said information became available. 8. Mr. Patrick TANG said that when taking forward the Shuen Wan golf course project, EPD should take into account the impact on the surrounding environment, for instances, the daily access to Ping Shan Chai might be obstructed and nearby housing estates affected during the construction period. In addition, he raised that residents in the area concerned knew little about the latest progress of the project while EPD had so far not replied to enquires members of the public had - 5 - made. Hence, he recommended that EPD introduce to the public more details about land planning involved in this project and the impact the project had on the surrounding environment. 9. Ms. Daisy LO responded as follows: (i) Lands Department (“LandsD”) currently verified the scope of land exchange and land title between the Government and SLTDC, hence, the exact area of land exchange was still unknown to the Government. (ii) As far as the impact of the Shuen Wan golf course project on the surrounding environment was concerned, the golf course was required to comply with relevant requirements of the Government during construction and operation. Hence, future operation of the golf course would have no impact on the residential areas. (iii) The Government would lay down the requirement that the golf course must be opened to the public and relay to SLTDC Members’ opinions about the provision of more popular timeslots for public use. In addition, the Government would also draw reference from prevailing opening hours and fees of other government and private golf courses, and continue negotiating with SLTDC. Should there be any specific information, EPD would report to DFMC again. (iv) As regards the impact of the Shuen Wan golf course project on Ping Shan Chai, relevant departments would follow up in this regard once the project was confirmed so as to minimise the impact this project would have on residents of Ping Shan Chai.