Minutes of the 3Rd Meeting of the Transport Affairs Committee of Sham Shui Po District Council (5Th Term)
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(Translation) Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the Transport Affairs Committee of Sham Shui Po District Council (5th Term) Date: 12 May 2016 (Thursday) Time: 9:30 a.m. Venue: Conference Room, Sham Shui Po District Council Present Chairman Mr CHENG Wing-shun, Vincent Members Mr CHAN Kwok-wai Mr CHAN Wai-ming, MH Ms CHAN Wing-yan, Joephy Mr CHEUNG Wing-sum, Ambrose, MH, JP (Arrived at 11 a.m.) Ms CHOW Wing-heng, Zoé (Arrived at 11:30 a.m.) Mr CHUM Tak-shing (Arrived at 11 a.m.) Mr HO Kai-ming, Kalvin (Arrived at 10 a.m.; left at 12:55 p.m.) Mr KONG Kwai-sang (Arrived at 10 a.m.; left at 12:55 p.m.) Mr LAM Ka-fai, Aaron, JP (Arrived at 10:20 a.m.) Ms LAU Pui-yuk Mr LEE Tsz-king, Dominic Mr LEE Wing-man Mr LEUNG Man-kwong Mr LEUNG Yau-fong (Arrived at 10:06 a.m.) Ms NG Mei, Carman (Left at 1:30 p.m.) Ms NG Yuet-lan (Arrived at 11:18 a.m.) Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, MH, JP (Left at 1:15 p.m.) Mr WAI Woon-nam Mr WONG Tat-tung, Dennis, MH, JP (Arrived at 1 p.m.) Mr YAN Kai-wing (Arrived at 12:10 p.m.) Mr YEUNG Yuk Mr YUEN Hoi-man (Left at 1:20 p.m.) Co-opted Members Mr LAU Kin-shing Mr LI Chun-hei, Joshua (Left at 1:25 p.m.) Ms TSE Hiu-hung - 2 - Action by In Attendance Miss CHAN Pui-ki, Kiki Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 1 Mr LAU Kin-hei, Louis Senior Transport Officer/Shum Shui Po, Transport Department Mr TAI Hoi-yau, Marco Engineer/Shum Shui Po, Transport Department Ms CHUNG Sau-mui District Engineer/Shum Shui Po, Highways Department Mr LAU Kin-hang, Kenneth Assistant District Operations Officer (Sham Shui Po), Hong Kong Police Force Mr KONG Wai-fung, Ryan Assistant District Operations Officer (Sham Shui Po), Hong Kong Police Force Mr AU YEUNG Chung-ching Officer in-charge of District Traffic Team, Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong Police Force Ms LEUNG Ka-wai Chief Health Inspector 1 (Shum Shui Po), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Ms LAM Yuk-sheung Acting Chief Health Inspector 2 (Shum Shui Po), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr WONG Yu-ting Senior Operations Officer, The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited Mr YUEN Chi-wai Assistant Operations Manager, Citybus Limited & New World First Bus Services Limited Secretary Mr CHAN Wing-ho, Patrick Executive Officer (District Council) 3, Shum Shui Po District Office Co-opted Members Mr CHAN Ming-kei Ms YUEN Ka-wai, Tiffany - 3 - Action by Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed members and representatives of government departments to the third meeting of the Transport Affairs Committee (“TAC”) of fifth term Sham Shui Po District Council. Agenda Item 1: Confirmation of the minutes of the 2nd meeting held on 10 March 2016 2. The Committee confirmed the above minutes without amendment. Agenda Item 2: Matters for discussion (a) Request for announcing the ancillary traffic arrangements for the intake of residents of So Uk Estate (TAC Paper 30/16) 3. Mr CHAN Wai-ming introduced Paper 30/16. 4. Ms TSE Hiu-hung raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she asked about the increase, if any, of bus routes currently at So Uk bus terminus; (ii) there was scope for improvement of the terminus design and she suggested adding advanced facilities and improve the traffic conditions nearby if the terminus was renovated; (iii) she asked whether the launch of route 6P in the fourth quarter of this year could match the timing of So Uk Estate flat intake; (iv) she asked whether the service hours of route 6P could be extended to provide convenience to the residents; (v) she asked whether interchange incentives would be provided when minibus route 45B was reinstated. 5. Mr Louis LAU responded that: (i) the Transport Department (“TD”) had frequent contacts with the operator of route 45B in the past six months and would ask the operator to plan the route and make vehicles ready one month before the So Uk Estate flat intake; (ii) route 45B would continue to pass So Uk Estate after resumption of services and the Department would arrange for trial runs once the roads were opened. The operators could adjust frequency to ensure adequate service; (iii) the Department noted members’ views on transport services connecting So Uk, Castle Peak Road, Un Chau Street to Tsing Sha Highway and Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Exchange and would consider them when devising routes with the bus company in the future. 6. Mr WONG Yu-ting responded that: (i) as the timing for So Uk Estate flat intake could not be determined earlier, route 6P was tentatively scheduled to provide - 4 - Action by service in the fourth quarter of this year. The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited (“KMB”) would arrange for route 6P to start service as soon as possible, depending on the actual intake date and the number of residents moving in So Uk Estate. Tentatively, KMB would schedule three trips from So Uk to Kwun Tong in the morning and three trips from Kwun Tong to So Uk in the afternoon. Bus frequency and service hours would be adjusted depending on the residents’ needs; (ii) extending routes 12A and 118 to So Uk Estate would affect frequency reliability. Hence, this option would not be considered for the time being; (iii) So Uk bus terminus usage was already saturated and it would not be possible to increase bus routes for the time being. 7. Mr YUEN Chi-wai responded that if stops were added for route 796C in Po Lam, travel time was estimated to be 12 to 15 minutes longer, affecting about 68% of the patrons (about 4 300 passengers). So New World First Bus Services Limited (“NWFB”) would not consider this proposal for the time being but would revisit it when discussing routeing with TD in the future. 8. Mr WAI Woon-nam raised the following views: (i) after minibus route 40 had been cancelled, residents living along Castle Peak Road found it very inconvenient and they all looked forward to adding route 6P running after the flat intake of So Uk Estate. But the intake was repeatedly delayed and route 6P was still not launched; (ii) So Uk Estate began intake in the second quarter of this year but KMB said that route 6P would not be launched until the fourth quarter. Those already moved in So Uk Estate could not use the bus service; (iii) KMB should arrange for sufficient bus trips before the intake of So Uk Estate; (iv) So Uk bus terminus was very old and should be renovated as soon as possible to make bus movements smoother. 9. Ms TSE Hiu-hung raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she hoped KMB could make early preparations for route 6P service to avoid causing inconvenience to the residents; (ii) she asked KMB to indicate whether So Uk bus terminus would be renovated and give information on the specific arrangements such as adding chairs, frequency display panels, etc. and introducing new bus routes. 10. Mr CHAN Wai-ming raised the following views: (i) he asked KMB to indicate whether So Uk bus terminus would be renovated; (ii) before the redevelopment of So Uk Estate, minibus route 45 had a fleet of six minibuses, one of which served the So Uk Estate route and the remaining five served the Caritas Medical Centre route. As the demand for the So Uk Estate route would rise after the intake, he asked TD how to balance the needs of those two routes after the resumption of route 40. 11. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he asked - 5 - Action by whether TD had found out from the Housing Department (“HD”) the exact date of So Uk Estate flat intake; (ii) TD should provide information on the ancillary transport package for So Uk Estate so that the Committee could give comments; (iii) he enquired about TD arrangements in respect of ancillary traffic arrangements between So Uk Estate and Tsing Sha Highway and Shing Mun Tunnels Bus Exchange. 12. Mr Joshua LI pointed out that currently there was no direct bus from Sham Shui Po District (“SSP District”) to Kwun Tong and asked whether KMB would work in tandem with So Uk Estate flat intake to launch route 6P earlier to bring convenience to the public. 13. Mr Louis LAU responded as follows: (i) in 2008, routes 45B and 45M each had three minibuses. In face of the So Uk Estate redevelopment, route 45M now had four minibuses running and after the So Uk Estate intake, route 45B would have two to three minibuses and the operator might add more, subject to demand; (ii) it was learnt that HD expected to get occupation permit for So Uk Estate at the end of June this year. By then the residents would start moving in. 14. The Chairman asked TD whether it could guarantee to launch route 45B in early July this year. 15. Mr Louis LAU responded as follows: (i) the launch of route 45B depended on the flat intake date. It could be launched immediately after occupation permit was obtained; (ii) the Department had learnt that KMB planned to start the service of route 6P in June this year and the Department would approve the application as soon as possible. It was expected that route 6P would, as scheduled in last year’s bus routes development programme, kick off operations in June this year.