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Minutes of the 11th Meeting of the Transport Affairs Committee of District Council (5th Term)

Date: 12 October 2017 (Thursday) Time: 9:30 a.m. Venue: Conference Room, Council

Present

Chairman Mr CHENG Wing-shun, Vincent, MH

Members Mr CHAN Kwok-wai Mr CHAN Wai-ming, MH, JP Ms CHAN Wing-yan, Joephy (Arrived at 10:35 a.m.; left at 11:25 a.m.) Mr CHEUNG Wing-sum, Ambrose, BBS, MH, JP (Arrived at 10 a.m.; left at 1:50 p.m.) Ms CHOW Wing-heng, Zoé (Arrived at 11:15 a.m.) Mr CHUM Tak-shing (Arrived at 11:45 a.m.) Mr HO Kai-ming, Kalvin (Arrived at 10:30 a.m.) Mr KONG Kwai-sang (Arrived at 10:40 a.m.) Mr Lam Ka-fai, Aaron, BBS, JP (Arrived at 9:45 a.m.; left at 1:30 p.m.) Ms LAU Pui-yuk Mr LEE Tsz-king, Dominic (Arrived at 10:40 a.m.; left at 12:45 p.m.) Mr LEE Wing-man Mr LEUNG Man-kwong Mr LEUNG Yau-fong (Left at 1:35 p.m.) Ms NG Mei, Carman (Arrived at 10:50 a.m.) Ms NG Yuet-lan (Arrived at 9:37 a.m.) Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, MH, JP Mr WAI Woon-nam (Arrived at 9:50 a.m.; left at 2:05 p.m.) Mr WONG Tat-tung, Dennis, MH, JP (Arrived at 10:40 a.m.; left at 11:25 a.m.) Mr YAN Kai-wing (Arrived at 10 a.m.; left at 11:25 a.m.) Mr YEUNG Yuk (Arrived at 9:35 a.m.) Mr YUEN Hoi-man (Left at 1:20 p.m.) Co-opted Members - 2 - Action by

Mr CHAN Ming-kei (Left at 2:05 p.m.) Mr LI Chun-hei, Joshua (Left at 11:25 a.m.)

In Attendance Ms Man Ka-wing, Kelly Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 1 Mr LAU Kin-hei, Louis Senior Transport Officer/Sham Shui Po, Transport Department Mr WONG Lai-man Senior Engineer/Kowloon District West, Transport Department Engineer/Planning 1, Transport Department Mr LEE Chung-yam, Paul Engineer/Sham Shui Po, Transport Department Ms Lo Ka-wai, Patsy Mr CHANG Yiu-wa District Engineer/, Highways Department Mr YEUNG Pak-kin, Kelvin Assistant District Operation Officer, Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong Police Force Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching Officer in-charge of District Traffic Team, Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong Police Force Mr LEE Wai-hung Neighbourhood Police Co-ordinator/Police Community Relations Office (Sham Shui Po District), Hong Kong Police Force Mr WONG Lap-yan, Ivan Chief Health Inspector 1, Sham Shui Po District, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr LEE Kin-lok Public Affairs Manager, Citybus Limited Ms WONG Sau-kuen Assistant Manager (Planning and Development), The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited Mr WONG Yue-ting Assistant Manager (Operations), The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited

Secretary

Mr Chan Wing-ho, Patrick Executive Officer (District Council) 3, Sham Shui Po District Office Absent

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Opening Remarks

The Chairman welcomed members and representatives of government departments to the eleventh meeting of the Transport Affairs Committee (“TAC”) of the fifth term Sham Shui Po District Council.

Agenda Item 1: Confirmation of the minutes of the 10th meeting held on 20 July 2017

2. The Committee confirmed the above minutes.

Agenda Item 2: Matters for Discussion

(a) Request for providing a pedestrian crossing outside the ancillary facilities block of Estate as soon as possible (TAC Paper 93/17) (b) Strong dissatisfaction with the stalling of the project to provide a pedestrian crossing outside the ancillary facilities block of Request for implementing the above project as soon as possible (TAC Paper 94/17)

3. Mr CHAN Wai-ming introduced Paper 93/17.

4. Mr CHAN Ming-kei introduced Paper 94/17.

5. Mr Paul LEE responded as follows: (i) when the Transport Department (“TD”) first conducted consultation on the works concerned, a government department expressed that it hoped the design of the pedestrian crossing would take into consideration the trees there. The Department therefore revised the design and support from the relevant government departments was obtained in August 2017. As no objections were received from the district consultation in September, the Department issued a works order to the Highways Department (“HyD”) in early October and it was expected that the works would commence in the second quarter of 2018; (ii) before the commencement of the works, TD would study the designation of a no-stopping area and provision of road markings to improve the road crossing safety at that location.

6. Mr CHANG Yiu-wa responded that HyD was applying for an excavation permit for the works, which would take several months. It was expected that the works would commence in the second quarter of 2018.

7. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded as follows: (i) the Police was concerned about the traffic condition at the above location and issued 605 fixed penalty tickets to the illegally parked vehicles at the above location from January to September 2017; (ii) the Police carried out publicity activities at the above location for several times to educate residents about the correct way to cross the road before the crossing facilities were provided; (iii) the - 4 - Action by

Police would continue to pay attention to the traffic condition at the above location and take severe enforcement actions against illegal parking.

8. Mr CHAN Wai-ming raised the following enquiries: (i) he enquired about the detailed schedule and completion time of the works; (ii) TD said that they would study the designation of a no-stopping area and provision of road markings. He enquired about the details in this respect.

9. Mr CHAN Ming-kei said that residents reflected the Police only advised the drivers who illegally parked at the above location to leave. He enquired whether the Police would take more severe actions and directly issue fixed penalty tickets to the illegally parked vehicles.

10. Mr Paul LEE responded as follows: (i) as there were often illegally parked vehicles at the intersection of Cheung Wah Street and Po On Road blocking the pedestrians’ views, TD would study the designation of a 24-hour no-stopping area there to boost pedestrians’ safety; (ii) the Department would study the provision of proper road markings on the side of Po On Road leading to to remind drivers to drive carefully.

11. Mr CHANG Yiu-wa responded that it was expected that the works would commence in May 2018 and take about 3 months.

12. The Chairman concluded that the Committee hoped that the works on the pedestrian crossing outside the ancillary facilities block of So Uk Estate would be completed as soon as possible, and requested the Police to combat illegal parking at the above location to protect pedestrians’ safety.

(c) Follow up on the road obstruction problem by illegally parked vehicles at Un Chau Street (TAC Paper 95/17)

13. Mr Aaron LAM introduced Paper 95/17.

14. Mr LEUNG Man-kwong added that there were a lot of illegally parked vehicles in Un Chau Street. Some of them were parked at the junction of Yen Chow Street, causing obstruction to the vehicles turning into Un Chau Street from Tai Po Road. He hoped that government departments would also deal with this.

15. Ms Patsy LO responded as follows: (i) TD would consider changing the no-stopping area in Un Chau Street near Yen Chow Street into a 24-hour no-stopping area to prevent the problem of illegally parked vehicles causing obstruction there; (ii) TD would study the provision of proper road markings to prevent the problem of illegally parked vehicles causing - 5 - Action by obstruction to the car park entrance of Sisters of the Precious Blood.

16. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded as follows: (i) Un Chau Street was a black spot of illegal parking. The Police issued 481 fixed penalty tickets in Un Chau Street between January and September 2017; (ii) the Police had carried out strategic prosecution operations in Castle Peak Road, Un Chau Street and Shun Ning Road recently and the situation of illegal parking had slightly improved; (iii) the Police would continue to pay attention to the traffic condition in Un Chau Street.

17. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG said that there was often illegal parking in the road section outside Tack Ching Primary School. He hoped that the government department concerned would take follow-up action.

18. Mr LEUNG Man-kwong said that illegal parking in Un Chau Street and Castle Peak Road was serious and usually only one of the three traffic lanes was kept clear for traffic. He hoped that the government department concerned would take follow-up action.

19. Mr YUEN Hoi-man said that there were vehicles parking in the area of double yellow lines on a long-term basis in his constituency. Even though the residents complained, the Police did not take enforcement action until some time later. He hoped that the Police would step up enforcement actions after TD designated a no-stopping area there.

20. Mr Aaron LAM enquired about the mechanism that the Police used to handle the vehicles illegally parked in the area of double yellow lines, for example, how often the tickets were issued and when a vehicle would be towed away after it was illegally parked.

21. Ms Patsy LO responded that the road section outside Tack Ching Primary School had been designated as a 24-hour no-stopping area. TD would review the arrangement concerned.

22. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded as follows: (i) police officer would issue a second ticket if the vehicle was found to be still parked illegally two hours after the issuance of the first one; (ii) if the illegally parked vehicle caused serious obstruction to the road or danger to road users, the Police would tow it away.

23. Mr Aaron LAM enquired whether the Police could tow away the vehicle which had blocked the entrance of Sisters of Precious Blood earlier.

24. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded that it was difficult to comment whether the vehicle could be towed away as there was no information about the case. However, if the illegally parked vehicle caused serious obstruction to the road or danger to road users, the Police would tow it away. - 6 - Action by

25. The Chairman concluded that the Committee was concerned about the illegal parking problem in Un Chau Street. The Committee hoped that the Police would step up enforcement actions, and requested TD to study the revision of arrangement of the no-stopping area at the above location.

(d) The traffic congestion, noise and safety problems at Mei Lai Road and Lai Wan Road (TAC Paper 96/17) (e) Request for setting up a designated area for crew buses in order to improve the traffic congestion problem in Mei Foo (TAC Paper 97/17)

26. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG introduced Paper 96/17.

27. Mr Joshua LI introduced Paper 97/17.

28. Mr Paul LEE responded as follows: (i) Mei Foo was a developed district. There was no idle land site available for use in the district and it was difficult to largely change the traffic arrangements. However, TD would redevelop the current loading and unloading bay to reduce the problem concerned; (ii) TD intended to relocate the cross-harbour taxi stand near Exit E of MTR to extend the current loading and unloading bay. The works concerned had gone through consultation and the Department would issue a works order to HyD to commence the works; (iii) TD intended to widen the loading and unloading bay outside Exit C1 of MTR Mei Foo Station so that the crew buses could pick up and drop off passengers there; (iv) TD had suggested that the Lands Department (“LandsD”) should revise the terms and conditions when putting the operation of the temporary car park in Sham Mong Road out to tender again in order to increase the parking spaces for goods vehicles and buses; (iv) he believed that the above measures and the enforcement actions taken by the Police in Lai Wan Road and Mei Lai Road should help reduce the problem.

29. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded as follows: (1) the Police was aware of the illegal parking problem in Mei Lai Road and Lai Wan Road and often took enforcement actions at the above locations; (ii) between January and September 2017, the Police issued 1 813 fixed penalty tickets in Mei Lai Road and Lai Wan Road; (iii) the Police would continue to pay attention to the traffic condition at the above locations, send officers there to direct the traffic during the time people went to work and issue tickets to illegally parked vehicles immediately.

30. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG raised the following views and enquiries: (1) provision of a designated area for crew buses did not help solve the problem. Mei Lai Road and Lai Wan Road had two traffic lanes and the roads were narrow. Residents would definitely object to the provision of a designated area for crew buses; (ii) he supported the planning proposal put forward by TD and hoped that the Police would continue to take enforcement actions in Mei - 7 - Action by

Lai Road and Lai Wan Road; (iii) he enquired how many special loading and unloading permits TD had issued to the crew buses concerned, and suggested that the Department should stop issuing the permits; (iv) he suggested that loading and unloading area of crew buses should be set up near MTR Lai Chi Kok Station (in the vicinity of Cheung Shun Street and Cheung Yee Street) and at the bus stop near MTR instead so that the crew could take MTR and West Rail Line easily.

31. Ms NG Yuet-lan raised the following views: (i) when planning West Rail Mei Foo Station, the Government should have arranged the loading and unloading area of crew buses properly; (ii) the illegal parking of crew buses was especially serious between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. She hoped that the Police would extend the time for taking enforcement actions in Mei Lai Road and Lai Wan Road in the morning; (iii) she hoped that the Police would take severe enforcement actions to change the drivers’ common practice of parking crew buses illegally.

32. Mr Dennis WONG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) it was difficult for Mei Foo to withstand higher traffic flow. He objected to the provision of a designated area for crew buses at Mei Foo; (ii) he enquired about the number of loading and unloading areas in Mei Foo and the expiry date of the permits; (iii) he suggested that the loading and unloading areas of crew buses in Mei Foo should be moved to other districts.

33. Mr Joshua LI said that the aim of providing a designated area for crew buses was to regulate the loading and unloading areas of crew buses at different locations in order to ease the traffic, but not to cause more crew buses to enter Mei Foo.

34. Mr Paul LEE responded as follows: (i) TD was redeveloping the current loading and unloading bay and rearranging the loading and unloading areas of different types of vehicles, including crew buses, in order to improve the traffic congestion problem in Lai Wan Road; (ii) since last year, TD had arranged for the crew buses which newly applied for picking up and dropping off passengers at Mei Foo to pick up and drop off passengers near MTR Lai Chi Kok Station.

35. Mr Louis LAU responded that there were now 36 crew buses which had been issued with the permit for picking up and dropping off passengers at Mei Foo. The places where these buses could pick up and drop off passengers were in Mei Lai Road, Lai Wan Road, Po Lun Street, Yuet Lun Street, etc. These buses would transport passengers during the time people went to work in the morning.

36. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded that the Police would deploy more officers to direct the traffic in the vicinity of Mei Lai Road and Lai Wan Road in the morning. - 8 - Action by

37. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) residents would definitely object to the provision of loading and unloading areas for the 36 crew buses; (ii) in the long term, the loading and unloading areas of crew buses should be moved out of Mei Foo.

38. Mr Dennis WONG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he strongly objected to the provision of a designated area for crew buses at Mei Foo. This did not help solve the problem and neither was it the residents’ wish; (ii) he enquired whether the 36 crew buses had to pick up and drop off passengers at specific locations.

39. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that moving the loading and unloading areas of crew buses to other locations was the only way to improve the traffic problem in Mei Foo. However, TD should pay attention to the long-term planning of the new loading and unloading area. Otherwise, the surrounding area of MTR Nam Cheong Station would become congested after the new development project was completed.

40. Ms NG Yuet-lan raised the following views: (i) as early as 2003, when the construction work of West Rail Mei Foo Station was carried out, she suggested that the loading and unloading area of crew buses should be moved to other districts. However, the Government did not consider it and thus the problem worsened; (ii) there were crew buses which picked up and dropped off passengers at Mei Foo without approval. Therefore, she suggested providing a designated area for crew buses to reduce the problem; (iii) diverting the crew buses to other districts was a good method but the crew bus companies concerned might not accept it.

41. Mr Joshua LI raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he enquired about the loading and unloading time and locations of the 36 crew buses; (ii) he suggested providing a designated area so that the crew buses would not pick up and drop off passengers in different roads. It would also allow the Police to take enforcement actions in the designated area in a focused manner.

42. Mr CHAN Wai-ming said that members hoped that the Government could properly plan the loading and unloading areas of crew buses. He suggested relocating some loading and unloading areas to prevent the traffic load of some districts from being too heavy.

43. Mr Louis LAU responded as follows: (i) in the past year, TD had repeatedly requested the Police to follow up on the illegal parking problem of crew buses. The Police had prosecuted illegally parked crew buses; (ii) most of the crew buses would pick up and drop off passengers in Mei Lai Road, and the detailed data were being compiled. When the permits of these crew buses expired, TD would divert some of them to MTR Lai Chi Kok Station. - 9 - Action by

44. Mr WONG Lai-man responded that the traffic load of Mei Foo was quite heavy. TD would study long-term measures to ease the traffic.

45. The Chairman concluded that the Committee hoped TD would try to improve the traffic condition at the above locations and the Police would step up enforcement actions against illegal parking.

(f) Recycled plastic boxes piled up on the roads and obstructed traffic flow (TAC Paper 98/17)

46. Mr Zoé CHOW introduced Paper 98/17.

47. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded as follows: (i) the recycling operators would transport the polyfoam boxes from nearby markets to Lai Chi Kok Road and Fat Tseung Street. Then, the polyfoam boxes would be transported to the Mainland by goods vehicles. Therefore, the polyfoam boxes would be piled up at the said road sections before the goods vehicle arrived; (ii) the Police had requested the recycling operators to get the timing right, arranging for the goods vehicles to take away the polyfoam boxes immediately to avoid piling up. When piling up was found again, the Police would inform the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (“FEHD”), who would treat the piled up polyfoam boxes as waste.

48. Mr Ivan WONG responded that FEHD had requested the recycling operators to increase the trips of the goods vehicles and transported the polyfoam boxes to the goods vehicles directly to avoid piling up of the polyfoam boxes. The Department also suggested that the recycling operators should find another suitable location for the collection of polyfoam boxes.

49. Mr TAM Kok-kiu mentioned that the said situation reflected that there was insufficient space in Wholesale Vegetable Market. Therefore, in the long term, the market should be moved to a place with more space. In the short term, relocating the collection point of the polyfoam boxes to the area at Tung Chau Street Flyover near West Kowloon Law Courts Building could be considered.

50. Ms Zoé CHOW said that in the long term, the authorities should find a place to relocate the recycling operators to prevent the polyfoam boxes from causing obstruction to the road. She suggested that relocating the polyfoam recycling operators to somewhere in Sham Shui Po District (“SSP District”) near Stone Cutters Island could be considered. She also enquired whether the proposal concerned needed to obtain policy support from the Environmental Protection Department. - 10 - Action by

51. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded that he agreed that if an appropriate place could be found to relocate the recycling operators, then the demands for traffic and environmental recycling could both be addressed.

52. Ms Kelly MAN responded that she did not have the information about the locations in SSP District at the moment.

53. Mr CHUM Tak-shing raised the following views and enquiries: (i) there were many locations in Sham Shui Po which had the problem of roads being occupied by polyfoam boxes. For example, the parking spaces at the junction of Hing Wah Street and Shun Ning Road were occupied by polyfoam boxes after 7 p.m. every day; (ii) he enquired about the Police’s procedures for handling the situation of parking spaces being occupied by polyfoam boxes.

54. Ms NG Yuet-lan said that there was no clear environmental protection policy in Hong Kong. The polyfoam box recycling operators could not afford high rent so they occupied public places to do recycling business. She hoped that the Government would consider implementing measures such as providing subsidies to try to reduce the problem.

55. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded that if goods were found to cause obstruction, the Police would prosecute the owner by summons. If road obstruction was caused by rubbish instead of goods, the Police would ask FEHD to clear it.

56. Mr Ivan WONG responded that FEHD would clear the rubbish on roads. However, if road obstruction was caused by something with a value, the Department might not be able to arrange disposal immediately.

57. The Chairman concluded that the Committee was concerned about the problem of polyfoam boxes causing obstruction to the road outside Cheung Sha Wan Wholesale Vegetable Market, and hoped that the Police and FEHD would take follow-up action proactively.

58. Ms NG Yuet-lan said that she hoped other government departments would also help follow up on this issue.

(g) Improve the road safety of Tai Hang Tung Road/Lung Chu Street (TAC Paper 99/17)

59. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu introduced Paper 99/17.

60. Ms Patsy LO responded as follows: (i) TD considered designating the location in Lung Chu Street near the intersection with Tai Hang Tung Street as a 24-hour no-stopping area to reduce the problem of road users’ view being blocked; (ii) TD would study whether the pedestrian safety island at the said location could be relocated. - 11 - Action by

61. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded that the Police issued a total of 473 fixed penalty tickets at the above location between June 2016 and September 2017 and would continue to pay attention to the traffic condition at that location.

62. Mr WONG Yue-ting responded that KMB had no objection to the relocation of the bus stop at the above location and would offer cooperation.

63. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that apart from illegal parking, the substation at the above location would also block the views of the road users (especially wheel chair users). She hoped that TD would seriously consider relocating the pedestrian safety island at the above location to reduce the problem.

64. Ms Patsy LO responded as follows: (i) the railings of the substation at the above location would indeed cause obstruction to the road users’ views. TD would revise its design to reduce the problem; (ii) the Department would study whether the pedestrian safety island at the above location could be relocated.

65. The Chairman concluded that the Committee noted that TD would consider designating a 24-hour no-stopping area in Lung Chu Street near Tai Hang Tung Street and studying whether the safety island nearby could be relocated. The Committee requested the Police to continue to combat illegal parking at the above location.

(h) Strong dissatisfaction with the stalling of the project to provide cover for a bus-stop outside Heya Delight, Castle Peak Road for 29 months by KMB and the Transport Department (TAC Paper 100/17)

66. Mr CHUM Tak-shing introduced Paper 100/17.

67. Mr Louis LAU responded that TD approved KMB’s provision of cover for a bus stop at the said location in May 2017.

68. Mr WONG Yue-ting responded as follows: (i) when an excavation permit for the works on the cover of No. SSP-16-04 was granted by the department concerned, KMB expected that the works, including the provision of seats and a frequency display panel at the bus stop, would commence in November 2017; (ii) as for the works of No. SSP-16-03, as the works were not approved by the authorities, KMB would not build the cover for the time being.

69. Mr CHUM Tak-shing raised the following views and enquiries: (i) TD approved the works on the cover of No. SSP-16-04 in May 2017 but KMB still had not obtained an excavation permit. He enquired what KMB had done during this period; (ii) the works on - 12 - Action by the cover of No. SSP-16-3 had been requested for many years and were supported by most of the stakeholders. However, the works were cancelled owing to a stakeholder’s objection. He suggested that KMB should consider modifying the location and design of the cover in order to gain the support of that stakeholder.

70. Ms Carman NG said the cover of No. SSP-16-03 could help passengers avoid rain and sunshine when waiting for a bus. After the intake of So Uk Estate Phase 2, the number of passengers at that location was expected to rise. Therefore, she suggested that slightly adjusting the location of the bus stop should be considered to gain the support of the stakeholder concerned.

71. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following enquiries: (i) he enquired about the grounds of the stakeholder who objected to the construction of the cover of No. SSP-16-03: (ii) he enquired how TD would handle the objections received during consultation on the works.

72. Ms NG Yuet-lan raised the following views: (i) covers should be provided at bus stops with heavy pedestrian flow as far as possible; (ii) she enquired how TD would handle the objections received during consultation on the works.

73. Mr Louis LAU responded that TD had approved the works on the cover of No. SSP-16-04. The works of No. SSP-16-03 were cancelled owing to the objection of a local person and technical problems with the underground piping at that location. If the bus company had a new proposal, TD would conduct consultation again.

74. Mr CHUM Tak-shing said that he had never heard of technical problems with the underground piping regarding the works on the cover of SSP-16-03. He asked TD to clarify.

75. Mr Louis LAU responded that technical problems with the underground piping were found when the application for the works was first submitted in 2015. Afterwards, KMB revised the proposal and the problems concerned were solved.

76. Mr WONG Yue-ting responded that KMB was open-minded about the provision of cover for the bus stop at the above location. If necessary, KMB would be pleased to pay a site visit with members for making a feasible proposal

77. Mr CHUM Tak-shing enquired about the stakeholder’s grounds for objecting the works on the cover of SSP-16-03. If the stakeholder did not objecty to the suggested location, paying a site visit would be of no use.

78. Mr Louis LAU responded that TD would examine the content of the objection and discuss with KMB to see whether there were suitable locations for the provision of cover. - 13 - Action by

79. The Chairman concluded that TD and KMB were requested to take follow-up action with the members who showed concern about this issue.

80. Mr CHUM Tak-shing said that he hoped the works on the cover of SSP-16-04 could commence in November 2017 as scheduled and the works for the provision of the cover, seats and frequency display panel should be completed at the same time.

(i) Request for improving the next stop announcement system of KMB buses (TAC Paper 101/17)

81. Mr CHAN Wai-ming introduced Paper 101/17.

82. The Chairman said that he found the sound of the next stop announcement was not clear when he took a bus on ordinary days. He asked KMB to provide explanations about the causes.

83. Mr WONG Yue-ting responded as follows: (i) currently, all the buses of KMB were installed with a next stop announcement system to remind the passengers to get off; (ii) more than 80% of KMB buses adopted the Global Positioning System. When buses arrived at the corresponding location, the system would announce the name of the bus stop automatically. However, the system might not announce accurately in the roads where there were high-rise buildings. KMB was studying how to enhance the accuracy of the system. At present, the captains would operate the system manually to announce the stop when the bus travelled past these roads; (iii) if passengers found that there was no next stop announcement or the announcement was wrong, it was usually because the captain forgot to turn on the next stop announcement system, or the system was in manual mode and the captain forgot to make the announcement; (iv) if the captains found that the next stop announcement system was out of order, they would report it to KMB to arrange for repair; (v) the disabled could ask captains to remind them to get off when taking a bus.

84. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG raised the following views: (i) the District Council (“DC”) had discussed this issue in the past but KMB had not solved the problem, which was regretful; (ii) when KMB route No. 102 arrived at Mei Foo bus terminus, it often did not stop at the designated location. As a result, when visually impaired passengers got off, they could not use the tactile guide path to find their way; (iii) the attitude of some captains was poor. They did not respond to passengers’ enquiries. This might be related to their long working hours and low salary. He requested KMB to handle this properly.

85. Mr CHAN Wai-ming raised the following views: (i) there were clearly problems with the next stop announcement of some bus routes, like No. 6C. He requested KMB to deal with them and report to the Committee and concern groups on the progress; (iii) he hoped that - 14 - Action by

KMB would set up a hotline so that citizens could complain about the next stop announcement problem.

86. Mr CHAN Kwok-wai said that KMB frequently made wrong announcement on the bus stops. Sometimes, the captains forgot to make announcement on one stop and then the announcement on the following stops became wrong. He hoped that KMB would try to reduce the problem.

87. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views: (i) many years ago, he followed up on the problem of a bus route not making announcement on the bus stops for a visually impaired family member. There was some slight improvement only after several complaints were made, which reflected that KMB did not take the problem seriously; (ii) he hoped that the Committee would form a working group to follow up on this issue; (iii) visually impaired people would get off the bus at the wrong bus stop because of wrong announcement. KMB should handle this problem seriously.

88. Mr KONG Kwai-sang raised the following views: (i) the technology of next stop announcement system used on the buses in Hong Kong was not perfect so the captains needed to remind visually impaired people to get off the bus; (ii) he suggested providing a public announcement system on buses. If the next stop announcement system was out of order, the captain could still use the public announcement system to remind the passengers to get off; (iii) he agreed that a working group should be formed to follow up on this issue.

89. Ms LEUNG Yau-fong raised the following views and enquiries; (i) KMB route Nos. 2F and 2B often announced the bus stops wrongly, causing great inconvenience to visually impaired people; (ii) the next stop announcement system of KMB was set up long time ago. The problem of the system’s positioning being inaccurate had existed for a long time but had not improved over the years; (iii) the captains should proactively showed concern about the needs of visually impaired passengers; (iv) he enquired whether KMB had any specific improvement proposal and implementation schedule; (v) he was open-minded about the forming of a working group to follow up on this manner. He believed the working group could assist KMB in handling the matters as soon as possible.

90. Ms Carman NG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she enquired how many bus routes travelling via SSP District announced the bus stops manually; (ii) the Hong Kong Society for the Blind was situated at Nam Cheong Street in . Therefore, the buses which travelled past the surrounding area needed to announce the bus stops accurately; (iii) the next stop display panel on buses was often out of order. She enquired how long the repair would take; (iv) if the next stop announcement system was out of order, there should be arrangement for the captains to announce the bus stops themselves. - 15 - Action by

91. Ms NG Yuet-lan raised the following views: (i) routes such as Nos. 6C and 6D often announced bus stops wrongly, causing great inconvenience to the visually impaired and the elderly; (ii) the captains should proactively help the people in need get off the bus.

92. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) a working group should be formed to follow up on this issue so that the bus company would know the stakeholders’ views; (ii) the Government launched the 2-dollar fare concession scheme and the number of elderly people taking public transport increased as a result. Therefore, the Government needed to improve the ancillary facilities like the next stop announcement system; (iii) the Government had the responsibility to regulate the operators of public transport services. He enquired about TD’s position on the next stop announcement system; (iv) he suggested providing a computer system on buses to record the bus stops where visually impaired people wanted to get off, helping the captains remind them to get off when the buses had arrived at their bus stops; (v) he hoped that the bus company would conduct a study on audible devices or other equipment, to remind visually impaired people that they had come to their bus stops.

93. Mr WAI Woon-nam raised the following views: (i) many bus captains had a poor attitude. They refused to render assistance when passengers enquired when to get off; (ii) he suggested providing a computer system to record the bus stops where visually impaired people wanted to get off, helping the captains to remind them to get off when the buses had arrived at their bus stops; (iii) he suggested that the captains should check the next stop announcement system every time they started their buses to ensure its normal operation.

94. Mr YUEN Hoi-man raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he enquired about the accuracy of KMB’s automatic next stop announcement system; (ii) the bus company could consider using radio frequency identification technology. As long as the buses moved past the devices concerned, the bus stops would be announced automatically and accurately; (iii) he hoped that a working group could be formed to follow up on this issue.

95. Ms Zoé CHOW raised the following views: (i) now that buses were provided with the automatic next stop announcement system, the bus company should ensure its effective operation to avoid a waste of resources; (ii) she hoped that a working group could be formed to follow up on this issue.

96. Mr LEUNG Man-kwong said that whether the next stop announcement was accurate or not would not affect the profit so the bus company did not pay much attention to the next stop announcement system and thus many problems were caused. He suggested that the Government should make reference to the mechanism for imposing penalties on MTRC in the event of incidents and monitor the bus company’s work in this aspect. - 16 - Action by

97. Mr YEUNG Yuk said that he suggested forming a working group to follow up on this issue thoroughly. Although the Working Group on Public Transport Services (“WGPTS”) was established under the Committee, it had never followed up on this issue. Therefore, it was more appropriate to form a new working group to focus on the follow-up action.

98. Mr WONG Yue-ting responded as follows: (i) KMB took a positive attitude to the forming of a working group to follow up on this issue and would be pleased to send staff to attend the relevant meetings; (ii) he would pass members’ views on the next stop announcement system to the relevant division of KMB for consideration.

99. Mr Louis LAU responded as follows: (i) TD had been encouraging bus companies to use new technology to assist passengers in taking public transport; (ii) the Department would be pleased to follow up on members’ views on KMB’s next stop announcement system.

100. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views: (i) he requested TD to include the requirements for the next stop announcement system as conditions of bus franchises; (ii) he hoped that the Innovation and Technology Bureau would study how to use new technology to assist visually impaired people in taking buses.

101. Mr LEUNG Yau-fong raised the following views: (i) KMB should consider members’ views seriously; (ii) the Government intended to promote innovation and technology so they should form an inter-departmental working group to address this issue; (ii) he suggested that a non-standing working group should be formed to follow up on the issue. The working group would be disbanded when the problem was solved.

102. Mr Dominic LEE raised the following views: (i) currently, the automatic positioning of many mobile apps for calling taxis and goods vans was quite accurate. As KMB had a lot of resources, they could solve the problem if they put more resources on the positioning technology; (ii) WGPTS was a platform suitable for following up on this issue. There was no follow up in the past because no member raised the issue for discussion.

103. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG raised the following views: (i) DC had followed up on this issue for many times but he still received complaints about the next stop announcement system frequently, reflecting that the bus company did not improve the problem effectively. He regretted this siutation; (ii) WGPTS had been following up on various traffic issues, e.g. traffic noise problem. He suggested that this working group should follow up the issue.

104. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu suggested forming a new working group and inviting visually impaired people to participate in the working group to handle this issue in a focused manner.

105. Mr CHAN Wai-ming said that WGPTS was established under the Committee, which - 17 - Action by could follow up on this issue immediately and invite concern groups to attend its meetings to discuss with TD and the bus company directly.

106. Mr LEUNG Yau-fong cited the Non-standing Working Group on Wild Bird and Poultry Market Problems under the Environment and Hygiene Committee as an example, saying that the non-standing working group was formed because its scope of work was different from other working groups. He opined that forming a new working group would allow this issue to be handled in a focused manner.

107. The Chairman suggested that members should consider: (i) requesting KMB to report on the follow-up progress of at the next meeting of the Committee; or (ii) holding a special meeting to discuss the matter concerned; or (iii) allowing WGPTS to follow up.

108. The Chairman said that he received a provisional motion which was moved by Mr Kalvin HO and seconded by Mr YEUNG Yuk.

109. Mr Kalvin HO introduced the provisional motion which read as follows:

“The Committee forms a task force immediately to proactively follow up on and improve the problems with ancillary facilities of public transport to respond to and take care of the needs of the elderly, the infirm and the visually impaired in respect of taking public transport.”

110. Mr CHAN Wai-ming said that the matters concerned should be followed up on by the existing working group. He would cast an abstention vote on the provisional motion. However, if the forming of a new working group was approved, he would still participate.

111. Mr YEUNG Yuk said that apart from public transport services, the visually impaired faced many other problems. He hoped that the terms of reference of the new working group would cover the follow up on the ancillary facilities of barrier-free access.

112. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu suggested that the new working group should focus on handling the current issue. If there were other issues in the future, they could be discussed and followed up on by the Committee again.

113. Mr LEUNG Yau-fong supported the forming of a new non-standing working group and opined that this working group should focus on handling the current issue.

114. The Chairman said that he understood that the proposed working group was a non-standing one.

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116. The voting result was as follows:

For: Ms Zoé CHOW, Mr CHUM Tak-shing, Mr Kalvin HO, Mr KONG Kwai-sang, Mr LEUNG Yau-fong, Ms Carman NG, Ms NG Yuet-lan, Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, Mr WAI Woon-nam, Mr YEUNG Yuk, Mr YUEN Hoi-man, Mr CHAN Ming-kei (12)

Against: (0)

Abstain: Mr Vincent CHENG, Mr CHAN Wai-ming, Mr Aaron Lam, Ms LAU Pui-yuk, Mr CHAN Kwok-wai, Mr LEUNG Man-kwong (6)

117. The Secretary announced the voting result: 12 members voted for the motion, no members voted against it and 6 members abstained.

118. The Chairman declared that the motion was passed and invited members to make nomination for the chairman of the new working group.

119. Mr LEUNG Yau-fong nominated Mr Kalvin HO as the chairman of the new working group and hoped that he would follow up on the matter concerned closely if he was elected. Ms NG Yuen-lan seconded it.

120. The Committee passed that Mr Kalvin Ho would be the chairman of the new working group.

121. The Chairman requested the new working group to follow up on the matter concerned with KMB, and hoped that KMB would address the problems with the next stop announcement system and then make a report to the working group.

(j) Improve the road surface conditions of walkways with trees growing next to them after typhoons for the safety of pedestrians (TAC Paper 102/17)

122. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu introduced Paper 102/17.

123. Mr CHANG Yiu-wa responded that there were four trees collapsed in SSP District after the earlier typhoon. The current situations were as follows:

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Location of the Collapsed Trees Current Situations Cornwall Street near the Sinopec gas The road repair works were expected to be station completed in late October 2017. Tat Chee Avenue near the The road repair works were completed. Cheung Sha Wan Catholic Secondary School Ying Wa Street near Fat Tseung Street After the Leisure and Cultural Services West Department (“LCSD”) had removed the trunk and root of the collapsed tree, HyD would ask its contractor to repair the road.

He said that HyD would be pleased to provide a written reply after the meeting.

124. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views; (i) he requested HyD to provide a written reply; (ii) the road surfaces of some places in SSP District had become uneven owing to trees being blown down by the typhoon. He requested HyD to take follow-up action to protect the safety of pedestrians.

125. Mr YEUNG Yuk said that there were more than four trees affected in SSP District. There was one tree damaged by the typhoon in Hoi Lai Street. LCSD had removed the tree but the road repair works had not commenced. He requested HyD to take follow-up action.

126. Mr CHANG Yiu-wa responded that HyD would follow up on members’ views and would report on the situation to the Committee in the written reply.

(Post-meeting note: The Secretariat sent HyD’s written reply to members on 14 November 2017.)

127. The Chairman concluded that the Committee noted that HyD would follow up on the repair works on the road surfaces affected by the typhoon in SSP District.

Agenda Item 3: Follow-up matters

(a) List of follow up actions for matters of discussion at TAC meeting (TAC Paper 103/17)

128. Mr YEUNG Yuk said that he received many complaints about the frequency of NWFB route No. 702 after the academic year began. He requested NWFB to take follow-up action.

129. Ms Carman NG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she requested TD to - 20 - Action by report on the progress on the provision of speed enforcement cameras in Caldecott Road in the list of follow up actions; (ii) there would be housing development at Chak On Road Driving Test Centre. She enquired when the authorities would consult DC on the ancillary transport facilities; (iii) she enquired if TD had any plan to relocate Chak On Road Driving Test Centre.

130. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views: (i) he received a complaint from the student union candidate cabinet of Maryknoll Fathers’ School about insufficient frequency of NWFB route No. 702, which caused the students to arrive late to school. He requested TD to consider allowing NWFB route No. 702A to travel via Tai Hang Tung and modifying the route of Citybus No. 925 to bring convenience to the students of that school; (ii) the design of Tai Po Road would make vehicles go into the opposite traffic lane easily. Apart from the provision of railings, he opined that the road design should also be improved; (iii) the authorities should consult DC on the development of Chak On Road Driving Test Centre early and consider including community facilities into the project. He requested the Sham Shui Po District Office (“SSPDO”) to reflect the views of the Committee to the authorities.

131. Mr KONG Kwai-sang enquired when TD would provide the details of the improvement works on the So Uk Estate bus stop.

132. Mr Paul LEE responded as follows: (i) TD had issued a works order to HyD for the improvement works on the So Uk Estate bus stop; (ii) the Department would reflect to the department concerned the views of the Committee on the traffic assessment report of the development project at Chak On Road Driving Test Centre.

133. Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching responded that between July and September 2017, there were seven traffic accidents involving injuries and 17 traffic accidents involving property damage only. The Police would continue to carry out anti-speeding operations in Tai Po Road.

134. Mr Louis LAU responded that TD would reflect members’ views on route No. 702 to NWFB.

135. Ms Kelly Man responded that SSPDO noted the views of the Committee on the development of Chak On Road Driving Test Centre and would reflect them to the government department concerned in due course.

136. Mr LEUNG Man-kwong enquired whether all the trips of NWFB route No. 702 departed on time.

137. Ms Carman NG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she requested TD to - 21 - Action by report on the progress on the provision of speed enforcement cameras in Caldecott Road in the list of follow up actions; (ii) she enquired when the relocation date of Chak On Road Driving Test Centre would be known.

138. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he requested TD to follow up on the proposal of provision of speed enforcement cameras in Caldecott Road proactively; (ii) the authorities should relocate Chak On Road Driving Test Centre as soon as possible. He requested SSPDO to take the initiative and reflect the views of the Committee to the authorities. He also requested the authorities to consult DC early and avoid consulting DC after the completion of the planning.

139. The Chairman concluded that TD was requested to report on the progress on the provision of speed enforcement cameras in Caldecott Road in the list of follow up actions.

(b) Project items and schedules of district traffic improvement works completed, under construction or under planning within the past two months by Transport Department / Highways Department (as at 25 September 2017)(TAC Paper 104/17)

140. Mr LEUNG Man-kwong requested TD and HyD to report on the progress on the provision of a bus stop outside West Kowloon Law Courts Building in the list.

141. The Chairman agreed to the request.

Agenda Item 4: Any other business

142. The Chairman said that a fatal traffic accident happened in Cheung Sha Wan Road near Yen Chow Street on 12 September 2017. TD conducted a site visit with the departments concerned on 10 October 2017. He asked the departments concerned and Citybus to report on the follow up.

143. Ms Patsy LO responded as follows: (i) the floor and the goods of some shops at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street occupied one to two feet of space of the pavement and thus the pavement was narrowed. The government departments concerned, including LandsD, the Buildings Department (“BD”) and FEHD, would take follow-up action; (ii) in the short term, TD would install appropriate traffic signs at the above junction to remind drivers to pay attention to the road situations; (iii) in the medium term, TD would study the improvements to the arrangements of the no-stopping area and the related restrictions at the above junction, and the feasibility of widening the pavement outside Kam Fai Building in Yen Chow Street; (iv) in the long term, TD would study the feasibility of the provision of footbridge in Cheung Sha Wan Road. - 22 - Action by

144. Mr CHANG Yiu-wa responded as follows: (i) HyD had received the plans for the provision of traffic signs near the above junction from TD, and passed them to the section concerned for follow up. It was expected that the works would take one month and a half; (ii) HyD had not received the plans for the other works so the construction time concerned could not be predicted.

145. Mr LEE Kin-lok responded as follows: (i) Citybus would pay consolation money to the 15 injured persons in this accident who were hospitalised for one day or more. The company was contacting the injured for making payment of the consolation money and explaining the arrangement of insurance compensation; (ii) Citybus was also contacting the other injured persons to explain the arrangement of insurance compensation. Currently, some of the injured had reached a consensus with the insurance company; (iii) Citybus and NWFB had held discussion with the trade unions about the arrangement of working hours and shifts earlier, and would discuss the revision of the guidelines on the captains’ working hours with TD.

146. Mr WAI Woon-nam raised the following views and enquiries: (i) TD said in Paper 103/17 that they had drawn the plans for the widening works on the pedestrian crossing in Yen Chow Street outside . He enquired about the details of the plans; (ii) TD said that they would study the feasibility of the provision of footbridge in Cheung Sha Wan Road. He enquired about the progress and details.

147. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views: (i) there was high pedestrian flow at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street. He hoped that there would be provision of sturdier barriers to protect the safety of pedestrians; (ii) many years ago, there was a serious traffic accident in Mong Kok and the Government built a footbridge there afterwards. He hoped that the Government would build a footbridge as soon as possible to connect Fuk Wing Street and Fuk Wah Street to the Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices and Dragon Centre, with a view to protecting the safety of pedestrians. If TD could not implement the works concerned, he suggested that the Committee should write to high-level government officials to request for follow up.

148. Mr YEUNG Yuk said that many bus routes travelled via Cheung Sha Wan Road and thus caused congestion. DC suggested earlier that the bus routes should be diverted to other roads such as Castle Peak Road, Un Chau Street, Lai Chi Kok Road or Sham Mong Road. He enquired whether TD had commenced the study on this.

149. Mr WONG Lai-man responded as follows: (i) TD had issued a works order to HyD for the works on the provision of traffic signs at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street. HyD would commence the works as soon as possible; (ii) there were often illegally parked vehicles at the above junction causing obstruction to the traffic. Widening - 23 - Action by the no-stopping area would help reduce the problem. TD would draw plans and conduct consultation on this as soon as possible; (iii) the barriers at the pedestrian crossing were designed to guide the pedestrians to cross the road at the correct location. Highly sturdy barriers were usually used for flyovers and highways. These barriers occupied relatively more space so they were not suitable for the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street where the pavement was narrow. TD and HyD would explore suitable facilities to protect the pedestrians.

150. Mr CHANG Yiu-wa responded that HyD and TD would examine whether it was necessary to use another type of barriers at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street.

151. Mr LEE Kin-lok responded that most of the NWFB and Citybus routes which travelled via Cheung Sha Wan Road were jointly operated with KMB and these were long-haul routes. Therefore, it was necessary to study carefully and consult other districts which the buses travelled past if the route change was needed.

152. Ms WONG Sau-kuen responded that KMB had more than 20 routes which travelled via Cheung Sha Wan Road and Lai Chi Kok Road. Most of them were inter-district routes travelling to and from the New Territories. KMB would study the feasibility of changing some of the routes to travel via other roads and would consult the district councils concerned in due course. In the short term, KMB would study the reduction of the frequency of some routes with lower utilisation rates, with a view to helping ease traffic congestion.

153. The Chairman asked KMB not to cut the frequency rashly.

154. Mr Louis LAU responded that currently there were 42 bus routes which travelled via Cheung Sha Wan Road, 36 of them (33 day bus routes and 3 overnight bus routes) travelled in the direction of Princess Edward from Cheung Sha Wan Road directly and the other six turned into Yen Chow Street from Cheung Sha Wan Road. When working out the bus route development plan, TD would hold discussion with the bus companies about the feasibility of changing some of the routes to travel via other roads. If necessary, the district councils concerned would be consulted.

155. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that there were often buses turning at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street and the impact force was great, which caused danger to the pedestrians. Therefore, it was necessary to install barriers which were highly protective.

156. Mr WAI Woon-nam raised the following views and enquiries: (i) TD said that they would proactively study the footbridge system in Cheung Sha Wan Road. He enquired when the Department would report to DC on the progress; (ii) after this accident, the traffic signal - 24 - Action by timings at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street seemed to have been adjusted. He enquired about the details.

157. The Chairman said that he received a provisional motion moved by Mr WAI Woon-nam and seconded by Ms Carman NG.

158. Mr WAI Woon-nam introduced the provisional motion which read as follows:

“Stalling and stalling! Stalling even when there are more than 10 casualties?

Dodging and dodging! Building a footbridge in Yen Chow Street should not be dodged!

The intersection of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street is the busiest area in the Sham Shui Po District with the highest pedestrian and vehicular flow, every day as many as 100 000-odd people go to the Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices, Dragon Centre and the surrounding area via Yen Chow Street or Cheung Sha Wan Road. There is an absolute and urgent need for the provision of pedestrian-vehicle segregation facilities.

Many years ago, a bus mounted the pavement of Mong Kok Road causing numerous casualties. The then Government immediately decided to build a footbridge connecting the Mong Kok Railway Station and Mong Kok Road/Nathan Road to protect the safety of pedestrians. Recently, a horrifying and extremely serious traffic accident happened in Yen Chow Street and Cheung Sha Wan Road in which a bus mounted a pavement causing a tragedy of three deaths and ten odd injuries.

The SAR Government should not take a stalling and dodging attitude again towards the initiative of providing a footbridge in Yen Chow Street which was proposed by the Committee for many times. It should immediately study the provision of footbridge facilities using the space occupied by the central divider outside Fuk Wing Street/Fuk Wah Street and the traffic lane in Yen Chow Street and connect the facilities to the footbridge connecting the Cheung Sha Wan Government Offices and Ki Lung Street, with a view to providing safe pedestrian-vehicle segregation facilities to the pedestrians travelling along Yen Chow Street.”

159. The Committee unanimously passed the motion.

160. The Chairman concluded as follows: (i) TD was requested to ask BD and LandsD to follow up on the problem of pavement occupation by the shops at the junction of Cheung Sha Wan Road and Yen Chow Street; (ii) HyD was requested to install appropriate traffic signs at the above junction as soon as possible; (iii) TD was requested to submit plans to the Committee on the works on widening the pavement at the above junction; (iv) Citybus was requested to properly handle the matters regarding compensation arising from this accident; (v) - 25 - Action by

TD and the bus company were requested to follow up on the matters regarding the change of bus routes to travel via other roads instead of Cheung Sha Wan Road; (vi) the Secretariat was requested to include the matters concerned into the list of follow up actions.

161. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu said that he hoped the Secretariat would forward the provisional motion just passed to the department and policy bureau concerned.

162. The Chairman agreed to the suggestion.

(Post-meeting note: The Secretariat forwarded the provisional motion passed to the Transport and Housing Bureau and TD on 30 November 2017.)

Agenda Item 5: Date of Next Meeting

163. The next meeting would be held at 9:30 am on 7 December 2017 (Thursday).

164. The meeting ended at 12:43 p.m.

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