Minutes of the 20 Meeting of the Eastern District Council Date : 10
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Minutes of the 20th Meeting of the Eastern District Council Date : 10 September 2015 (Thursday) Time : 2:30 pm Venue : Eastern District Council Conference Room Present Time of Arrival Time of Departure (pm) (pm) Mr TING Kong-ho, Eddie 2:30 end of meeting Mr KONG Chack-ho, Alex, MH 3:45 end of meeting Mr HO Ngai-kam, Stanley 2:30 end of meeting Mr LEE Man-lung, Joey 2:30 end of meeting Mr LEE Yu-tai, Desmond, MH 2:30 3:10 Ms LI Chun-chau 2:30 end of meeting Mr LI Hon-shing, Michael, BBS, JP 3:00 end of meeting Mr LEE Chun-keung 2:30 end of meeting Mr TO Boon-man, Daniel 2:30 end of meeting Dr CHOW Kit-bing, Jennifer, BBS, MH 2:30 end of meeting Ms LAM Chui-lin, Alice, MH 2:40 end of meeting Mr SHIU Ka-fai 2:30 end of meeting Mr HUNG Lin-cham 2:45 end of meeting Mr CHEUNG Kwok-cheong, Howard 2:30 end of meeting Mr LEUNG Siu-sun, Patrick 2:30 end of meeting Mr LEUNG Chi-kong 2:30 end of meeting Mr LEUNG Kwok-hung 2:30 end of meeting Mr HUI Lam-hing 2:30 4:25 Mr HUI Ka-hoo, BBS, MH 2:30 end of meeting Mr KWOK Wai-keung, Aron 2:30 end of meeting Ms CHAN Hang 2:30 end of meeting Mr CHAN Kai-yuen 2:30 end of meeting Ms CHAN Oi-kwan, MH 2:30 3:35 Mr FU Yuen-cheung, Alexander 2:30 5:00 Ms LO Tip-chun, MH 2:30 end of meeting Ms FONG Choi-peng, MH 2:30 end of meeting Mr WONG Kin-pan, MH, JP (Chairman) 2:30 end of meeting Mr WONG Kin-hing 2:30 end of meeting Mr CHIU Ka-yin, Andrew 2:30 end of meeting Mr CHIU Chi-keung 2:30 end of meeting Mr LAU Hing-yeung 2:45 end of meeting 1 Ms CHOY So-yuk, BBS, JP 2:40 5:15 Mr CHENG Chi-sing 2:30 end of meeting Mr LAI Chi-keong, Joseph 2:40 end of meeting Mr TSE Tsz-kei, Marcus 2:30 end of meeting Mr CHUNG Shu-kun, 2:30 4:00 Christopher, BBS, MH, JP Mr NGAN Chun-lim, MH 2:30 end of meeting Mr LO Wing-kwan, Frankie, MH 3:10 end of meeting Mr KWAN Shui-lung 2:30 end of meeting Mr KUNG Pak-cheung, MH 2:30 end of meeting (Vice-chairman) Absent with Apologies Mr HUI Ching-on Mr YEUNG Wai-sing, MH Dr CHENG Shing-fung, Baldwin (absent with consent) In Regular Attendance (Government Representatives) Ms TENG Yu-yan, Anne, JP District Officer (Eastern), Eastern District Office Ms AU Tsz-kwan, Fiona Assistant District Officer (Eastern) 1, Eastern District Office Mr LAI Ho-chun, Samuel Assistant District Officer (Eastern) 2, Eastern District Office Ms MAK Mei-kuen, Rebecca Senior Executive Officer (District Management), Eastern District Office Ms TANG Yuet-kum, Rosanna Senior Liaison Officer (1), Eastern District Office Mr LAU Wai-lun, Eddie Senior Liaison Officer (2), Eastern District Office Mr LAM Kang-fuk District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Eastern), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr WONG Yuet-chung Senior Housing Manager/KWH3, Housing Department Mr Nelson CHAN Chief Transport Officer/Hong Kong Island, Transport Department Mr LIU Wai-shing, Simon Chief Leisure Manager (Hong Kong East), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LOK Mee-mee, Mimi District Leisure Manager (Eastern), Leisure and Cultural Services Department 2 Mr Graham MITCHELMORE District Commander (Eastern District), Hong Kong Police Force Mr KU Siu-fai Police Community Relations Officer (Eastern District), Hong Kong Police Force In Attendance by Invitation (Representatives from the Government and Organisations) Mr LING Kar-kan, JP Director of Planning, Planning Department Ms KIANG Kam-yin, Ginger District Planning Officer/Hong Kong, Planning Department Ms LAI Wai-shan, Irene Senior Town Planner/Hong Kong 2, Planning Department Mr TONG Ka-hung, Edwin, JP Director of Drainage Services, Drainage Services Department Mr TSANG Kwok-leung, Anthony Chief Engineer/Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, Drainage Services Department Mr LI Kwong-ho, John Chief Engineer/Hong Kong and Islands, Drainage Services Department Secretary Ms CHAN Bun, Vivien Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Eastern District Office Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed all Councillors and government representatives, in particular Mr LING Kar-kan, JP, Director of Planning; Ms Ginger KIANG, District Planning Officer/Hong Kong; and Ms Irene LAI, Senior Town Planner/Hong Kong 2 to the meeting. I. Confirmation of Minutes of the Nineteenth Eastern District Council Meeting 2. The minutes were confirmed without amendment. 3 II. Director of Planning to Meet Eastern District Council Members 3. The Chairman welcomed Mr LING Ka-kan, JP, Director of Planning; Ms Ginger KIANG, District Planning Officer/Hong Kong; and Ms Irene LAI, Senior Town Planner/Hong Kong 2 to the meeting. 4. Mr LING Ka-kan, JP, Director of Planning, briefed the Councillors about the work of the Planning Department (PD). 5. 25 Councillors expressed their views and raised questions as follows: (a) Mr Eddie TING said that a reconstructed commercial building in Quarry Bay was too tall, and worried that the same situation would arise and the air circulation of the area would be affected when another factory building was rebuilt in the future. He hoped that the PD would promise to protect the ridgelines of the area and limit the height of reconstructed buildings to not more than 100 metres. Regarding the provision of open space for residents in the reconstruction of Taikoo Place as mentioned by the PD, he said that no relevant planning had been carried out yet and hoped that the PD would monitor the developer’s performance in carrying out the promise. (b) Mr Stanley HO said that the application for converting a warehouse building in Chai Wan into a columbarium had been withdrawn recently due to opposition by many residents, but the applicant clearly stated that a new application would be submitted after the scale of development had been reduced. Although according to the existing mechanism, only the owners’ corporations or committees of a small number of affected buildings in the vicinity had to be consulted, the residents expressed great concern as the application would also affect Chai Wan. He hoped that the PD would inform the residents as soon as possible after receiving the application so as to collect their views. (c) Ms LI Chun-chau said that there was relatively less public green space in Chai Wan and suggested that consultation should be carried out to find out the needs of nearby residents and the impact on traffic and environment should also be taken into account if there was a need to change the use of green land in the future. In addition, according to her, it was understood that the public had demand for niches, but the 4 opinions of nearby residents were also very important. If the impact was great, the PD should seriously consider the application, particularly the impact on environment, traffic and so on. (d) Mr Daniel TO said that the Victoria Park constituency would be transferred to Wan Chai District and hoped that the PD would relax planning standards and build a public swimming pool in Aldrich Bay according to the needs of the residents in Eastern District. He also said that there was less and less temporary land for parking, but Shau Kei Wan had huge demand for parking spaces for large vehicles. He hoped that the PD would provide car parks in newly-constructed buildings. He said that every resident in a city could enjoy 1.5m2 of green space currently and hoped that the space could be increased to 2m2 in the future. He also hoped that the Government could preserve green areas as buffers for country parks and would not use the land for building development. (e) Ms Alice LAM said that a lot of land in Shek O could be used for construction of buildings and hoped that the PD would conduct a study on construction of a Mass Transit Railway (MTR) extension in that area via Siu Sai Wan. She said that many government departments were using the temporary land in Eastern District and hoped that the PD would assist those departments in identifying permanent land as soon as possible, so there was no need for them to move frequently. Besides, she hoped that the PD would consider providing appropriate number of car parks in its future planning. She pointed out that around 24% of the residents of Eastern District worked in the district. She hoped that a similar proportion of residents of Eastern District could benefit from the provision of niches in Eastern District. (f) Mr SHIU Ka-fai agreed that town planning was very important and the PD should reflect objective opinions; for example, the traffic congestion at Braemar Hill, Jardine’s Lookout or Southern District was totally caused by schools in the areas. He asked whether the PD had given objective opinions during the approval of the development of the schools concerned, particularly the impact of development on the traffic at the areas. He noted that the Government intended to use three sites at Braemar Hill for construction of residential buildings and hoped that the PD could provide objective and professional advice. On identifying land for construction of residential buildings, he said 5 that options as reclamation or development of Lantau Island should be considered. (g) Mr HUNG Lin-cham said that since there was a prolonged lack of public space and open space in North Point, the residents had high expectation of the harbourfront development of that area.