(Translation) Minutes of the First Meeting of the Community Affairs Committee (2020) of Kwai Tsing District Council [Note Of

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Minutes of the First Meeting of the Community Affairs Committee (2020) of Kwai Tsing District Council

[Note of the Kwai Tsing District Council Secretariat: To avoid gatherings of people in view of the serious outbreak of COVID -19, the Kwai Tsing District Office and the Kwai Tsing District Council Secretariat could not provide a venue for the meeting and secretariat service at the meeting respectively. Representatives of the relevant government departments also did not attend the above meeting. The minutes of this meeting were prepared in accordance with the audio recording provided by the Chairman of the Community Affairs Committee.]

Date : 11 February 2020 Time : 2:30 p.m. – 4:22 p.m. Venue : No.1, G/F., Kwai Yan House, Kwai Fong Estate

Attendee Time of Arrival Time of Departure (p.m.) (p.m.) Mr NG Kim-sing (Chairman) Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss WONG Pit-man Start of Meeting End of Meeting (Vice-chairman) Mr CHEUNG Kwan-kiu, Steve Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr HON Chun-yin Start of Meeting 3:30 Mr HUI Kei-cheung Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss KWOK Fu-yung 2:42 3:54 Mr LAM Siu-fai 2:37 End of Meeting Mr LAU Chi-kit 2:45 3:28 Ms LAU Kwai-mui 2:37 End of Meeting Miss LEUNG Ching-shan Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Kam-wai Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Kwok-wah Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Wing-kuen Start of Meeting 3:40 The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss LO Yuen-ting Start of Meeting 4:13 Mr SIN Ho-fai Start of Meeting 3:37 Mr TAM Ka-chun, Warren 2:34 3:35

1 Mr TONG Ho-man Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr TSUI Hiu-kit Start of Meeting 3:55 Mr WONG Bing-kuen Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr WONG Chun-tat Start of Meeting 3:37 Mr WONG Yun-tat, Ivan Start of Meeting End of Meeting

Absent with Apologies Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman (Without prior notice) Mr LEUNG Chi-shing (Without prior notice) Ms LEUNG Kar-ming (Without prior notice)

Opening Remarks

The Chairman welcomed Members to the first meeting of the Community Affairs Committee (CAC) (2020) of the Kwai Tsing District Council (K&T DC).

Confirmation of Minutes of the first Special Meeting (2020) held on 16 January 2020

2. Mr HUI Kei-cheung moved a motion to confirm the minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr TAM Ka-chun, Warren. The Committee endorsed the minutes unanimously.

Arrangement of Regular Meeting Schedule of the Community Affairs Committee in 2020 (Proposed by the Kwai Tsing District Council Secretariat) (CAC Paper No. 1/D/2020)

3. Members endorsed the arrangement of regular meeting schedule of CAC in 2020 unanimously.

Endorsement of the Working Groups Established under the Community Affairs Committee in 2020 and 2021 (Proposed by Miss WONG Pit-man) (CAC Paper No. 2/D/2020)

4. Miss WONG Pit-man briefly introduced the paper, and pointed out that matters related to education, students and youths would be coordinated by the Youth Affairs Committee. Therefore, the working groups under the CAC would not cover the target groups aforementioned.

5. Miss WONG Pit-man moved endorsing the paper, which was seconded by Mr SIN Ho-fai and Mr WONG Chun-tat. Members endorsed the establishment of the 3 working groups and their terms of reference mentioned in the paper unanimously.

Motion: The Kwai Tsing District Council (K&T DC) Strongly Requests the Government Department Concerned to Remove as Soon as Possible the Wire Fences Recently Installed on the Footbridge s Connecting Kwai Chung Plaza to Kwai Fong Estate and Ko Fong Street Without Any Prior Consultation With the Public, Including the Residents Nearby and K&T DC. (Proposed by Miss LEUNG Ching-shan, Mr LEUNG Chi-shing and Mr TONG Ho-man, seconded by The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung and Mr NG Kim-sing) (CAC Paper No. 3,3a/D/2020)

6. Miss LEUNG Ching-shan and Mr TONG Ho-man briefly introduced the paper.

7. Mr WONG Bing-kuen put forth opinions and enquiries as follows:

(i) the installation of wire meshes on footbridges was to be carried out territory-wide in Hong Kong. There were seven selected sites in Kwai Tsing. Since no representative from the Highways Department (HyD) attended the meeting, it was thus decided that the issue would be brought up for discussion again in the District Council (DC) meeting, and HyD was requested to submit a paper setting out the relevant sites and project costs of the works.

(ii) the Government explained in writing that the arrangement concerned was a collective decision of the Government which was made for urgent situation, but he questioned the urgency.

8. Mr HUI Kei-cheung supported the above motion and put forth opinions as follows:

(i) since the installation of wire meshes would be territory-wide in Hong Kong and it could be anticipated that the Government would install wire meshes at other locations, HyD should not install wire meshes on footbridges in Tai Wo Hau and other areas without consulting DC members. He

therefore supported Mr WONG Bing-kuen to bring up the issue in the DC meeting and request the departments to consult and explain the details, including the planned locations of installation, implementation schedule, project budget and the urgency of the works.

(ii) the relevant measure of HyD was a misallocation of resources. Resources should be allocated to more urgent projects, such as road, railing and pavement construction and maintenance.

9. Mr WONG Yun-tat, Ivan supported the above motion and put forth opinions as follows:

(i) the installation of wire meshes on footbridges was not urgent compared to boundary closure and acquisition of face masks. This move was a waste of public funds. In addition, the design of the project was not aesthetic and obstructed the view making people felt like being in prison and had impacts on the residents.

(ii) Government departments should respect the views of the locals and consult the DC members before the work commencement.

10. Mr LAM Siu-fai supported the above motion and put forth enquiries as follows:

(i) when the Government was requested to retrofit footbridges and covers, relevant departments responded that they had to take the maximum loading limit of the structures into consideration. However, no explanation had been provided for the impact of that installation on the loading limit of the footbridges concerned. It was concerned if it would constitute safety issue and therefore requested the Government to submit a paper setting out details for every relevant footbridge.

(ii) the issue of cleaning of the wire meshes on the footbridges was concerned and the subject department was requested to account for the details of cleaning.

11. Mr TAM Ka-chun, Warren put forth enquiries regarding the reply from HyD as follows:

(i) on one hand, it was claimed that local consultation was not possible due to urgent situation, but on the other hand, it was said that whether to continue the implementation would be decided after considering the views of various parties. He asked if local consultation could be conducted in the vacuum period. If possible, the department should provide information on the parties be consulted, specific timetable and departments which were responsible for the project(s).

(ii) which department would be in charge of coordination of the policy concerned.

(iii) whether the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) would be responsible for issues of cleaning and hygiene, e.g. clearing cigarette butts, spit and rubbish.

(iv) the specific construction cost of the wire meshes of each footbridge in Kwai Tsing.

(v) the Government replied that they would review the situation and decide whether to continue to implement the interim measure concerned after considering various factors. He asked what factors the Government would consider and what the period of the interim measure would be.

12. Mr LEUNG Kam-wai put forth enquiries regarding the reply from HyD as follows:

(i) the mechanism of demolition of the temporary wire meshes installed.

(ii) the Government had been reluctant to increase the provision of resources to address the issue of objects being thrown from a height in housing estates in the past. The Government, however, rushed the additionally installation of wire meshes which would have no impact on the livelihood of the people. Moreover, it could not be understood why the works was conducted at midnight in certain areas. He therefore supported the motion aforementioned, and agreed that Mr WONG Bing-kuen should bring the relevant issue up for discussion at the DC meeting.

13. The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung supported the above motion and put forth opinions as follows:

(i) the installation of wire meshes was special community facilities. DC members should be consulted in prior.

(ii) the footbridges, which installed with wire meshes, had previously no complaint of traffic obstruction due to objects being thrown from a height onto the road beneath them. The reason for citizens to block the roads was because the Government was not responding to the public views. The issue concerned could only be resolved when the Government responded to the relevant requests.

14. Mr TSUI Hiu-kit pointed out that it had been discussed in meetings of the Traffic and Transport Committee that HyD should give prior notice to local DC members regarding changes in facilities so that they could notify local residents. He thus requested HyD for explanations so as to avoid greater conflicts between citizens and government departments.

15. The Chairman criticised government departments that they had not acted responsibly as they did not consult DC members before the installation of wire meshes and there were similar cases in the past. If the motion was endorsed, he hoped that HyD could review the project concerned.

16. Since Mr LEUNG Chi-shing was absent, the motion was moved by Miss LEUNG Ching-shan and Mr TONG Ho-man and seconded by The Honourable LEUNG Yiu-chung, Mr NG Kim-sing instead. Members endorsed the motion unanimously.

Implementation of the 10 New Livelihood Initiatives (Proposed by Mr WONG Bing-kuen) (CAC Paper No. 4, 4a/D/2020)

17. Due to no representative from government departments, Mr WONG Ping-kuen said that the relevant item would be brought up for further discussion at the DC meeting.

18. Miss LO Yuen-ting supported to bring up the issue at the DC meeting and criticised that a number of government policies implemented at different periods could easily cause confusions among DC members and residents. DC members had to go through different information before they could understand the relevant measures. She thus requested the Government to clearly explain to DC members the policies for implementation.

19. Mr TAM Ka-chun, Warren put forth enquiries follows:

(i) the specific proposal for implementation of the $2 transport fare concession scheme.

(ii) statutory holidays had to be endorsed by the Legislative Council after long discussion in the Labour Advisory Board. The time of implementation announced for the relevant measure was questioned.

(iii) the Government had been studying the tenancy control of subdivided flats for long. It was proposed that the tenancy control implemented in the past could be made the interim measure while the Government could simultaneously study new policy directions.

(iv) the universal retirement protection system was supported.

20. Mr WONG Bing-kuen put forth enquiries and opinions as follows:

(i) the schedule for implementation of the ten new livelihood initiatives.

(ii) as the budget would be announced at the end of February, $10,000 cash payout to all citizen was proposed.

21. Mr WONG Yun-tat, Ivan commented that it would take the Government years to implement the ten new livelihood initiatives. To solve the urgent needs of citizens, he proposed the Governmen t to disburse cash to citizens directly.

22. Mr LAM Siu-fai put forth enquiries and opinions as follows:

(i) the specific proposals and schedule for implementation of the relevant initiatives announced by the Government (e.g. the 10 billion anti-epidemic fund).

(ii) People working in sectors related to tourism and retail industries had to take leave without pay and were even dismissed. The ten livelihood initiatives announced earlier had become outdated. It was proposed that the Government could disburse cash to citizens directly.

23. The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung put forth opinions as follows:

(i) the Government would eventually implement the relevant initiatives, but the specific schedule for implementation had not been set out.

(ii) the funding of the ten new livelihood initiatives had to be endorsed by the Legislative Council.

(iii) due to budget deficit, the Financial Secretary had declined to disburse cash. To relieve the economic difficulties currently faced by citizens, he proposed the DC Chairman to call for a joint signature campaign to suggest the Financial Secretary

to disburse $10,000 to all citizens. With the experience on $4,000 cash payout, disbursing cash to citizens could save time and administrative costs.

24. The Chairman received an extempore motion as follows:

Extempore motion: The Community Affairs Committee Requests the Government, in the New Budget, to Disburse HK$10,000 Cash to All Citizens in Hong Kong to Relieve Citizens’ Hardships. (Proposed by Mr HUI Kei-cheung and seconded by Mr LEUNG Kam-wai)

25. The Chairman put the extempore motion to vote for acceptance. The Committee accepted the above extempore motion for discussion unanimously.

26. The Chairman put the extempore motion to the vote. The Committee endorsed the extempore motion unanimously.

(Post-meeting note: The Secretariat circulated the relevant paper from the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau to members on 4 March 2020. Please refer to CAC Circulation Paper 2/2020 for details)

Motion: I Request Redevelopment of CNEC Ta Tung School in Kwai Hing. CNEC Ta Tung School Was Established in 1971. Both Being Sub-standard Buildings Constructed With Salt Water in the Years of Kwai Fong Estate, Kwai Hing Estate Was Demolished an d Redeveloped but CNEC Ta Tung School Remains to Be the Only Existing Campus. The Steel Bars of the Building Are Seriously Corroded and Need Constant Repairs. Ceilings With Water Seepage Often Peel Off and There Were Two Student Injury Cases as a Result. I Hope the Departments Concerned Would Recognise the Safety of Students and Demolish and Redevelop the Campus as Soon as Possible. (Proposed by Mr LEUNG Chi-shing, seconded by Miss LEUNG Ching-shan and The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung) (CAC Paper No. 5,5a/D/2020)

27. Since Mr LEUNG Chi-shing was absent, the motion was moved by The Honourable LEUNG Yiu-chung and seconded by Miss LEUNG Ching-shan instead.

28. The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung and Miss LEUNG Ching-shan briefly introduced the paper.

29. The Chairman put the motion to the vote. The Committee endorsed the motion unanimously.

(Post-meeting note: The Secretariat circulated the relevant paper from the Education Bureau among members on 11 March 2020. Please refer to CAC Circulation Paper 4/2020 for details)

Motion: Due to the Poor Social Environment, the Government Has Implemented a Rent Concession of 50 Per Cent for Market Stalls under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Which Will End in March This Year. However, the Retail Market Remains in the Doldrums, and therefore the Kwai Tsing District Council Requests the Government to Help Small Shop Tenants Get Out of the Deadlock by Extending the 50 Per Cent Rent Reduction Measure for Another Half Year for the Market Stalls and to Conduct Review fo r the Arrangement Biannually. (Proposed by Mr TONG Ho-man, seconded by Mr NG Kim-sing , Mr LEUNG Wing-kuen, Mr LAU Chi-kit, Mr HUI Kei-cheung, Mr WONG Bing-kuen, Mr LAM Siu-fai, Ms LAU Kwai-mui, Mr HON Chun-yin and Mr LEUNG Kwok-wah) (CAC Paper No. 6,6a/D/2020)

30. Mr TONG Ho-man and Mr LEUNG Wing-kuen briefly introduced the paper.

31. Mr LEUNG Wing-kuen said that rent reduction could help tenants facing the problems of reducing customer flow and businesses caused by the epidemic.

32. Miss KWOK Fu-yung put forth opinions as follows:

(i) affected by the economic downturn, requests for assistance had been received from tenants of the Northeast and North Kwai Chung markets. She thus supported the extension of rent reduction.

(ii) the current quarantine measures on people returning to Hong Kong and special traffic arrangements had imposed difficulties for stall lessees to open their stalls for business. If stall tenants did not operate according to the terms of tenancies, they would receive warning letters or would not be able to renew their tenancies. FEHD was therefore requested to grant relief for rent and opening days.

33. Mr LAM Siu-fai put forth opinions as follows:

(i) Stall tenants were having a hard time in their operation due to the low patronage caused by epidemic, he thus supported the motion aforementioned to help tenants overcoming the current difficulties;

(ii) it was suggested that the Government should review the rent of public housing in view of the increase in unemployment.

34. Miss LEUNG Ching-shan commented that the tenants in markets under the Housing Authority were facing the same problem, so she hoped revising the relevant motion.

35. Mr LEUNG Wing-kuen commented that there was only a slim chance of rent reduction as the Housing Authority only held a few markets in public housing estates. Instead, most markets had been sold to Link or small investors.

36. The Chairman put the motion to the vote. The Committee endorsed the motion unanimously.

(Post-meeting note: The Secretariat circulated the relevant paper from the FEHD among members on 11 March 2020. Please refer to CAC Circulation Paper 5/2020 for details)

(In response to the urgency of the epidemic, the Chairman and members decided to reschedule the agenda to discuss issues and extempore motions related to the epidemic first.)

Extempore motion: Objection to making South Kwai Chung Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic a designated clinic. (Proposed by Mr TONG Ho-man, seconded by Mr NG Kim-sing and Miss LEUNG Ching-shan)

37. The Chairman put the extempore motion to vote for acceptance. The Committee accepted the above extempore motion for discussion unanimously.

38. Mr TONG Ho-man briefly introduced the motion as follows:

(i) the Hospital Authority listed South Kwai Chung Jockey Club General Out-patient Clinic (South Kwai Chung Clinic) as a designated clinic earlier for triaging patients with mild symptoms or mild fever to visit for consultation.

(ii) the location of South Kwai Chung Clinic was very close to Kwai Luen Estate and Kwai Shing East/West Estates, in particular, it was only 2 minutes’ walk from Kwai Luen Estate. Furthermore, there were a number of schools nearby. Even though it was only to accommodate patients with mild symptoms, it could not be ruled out that there could be patients infected with the COVID-19 among them. Given the high transmission rate of the disease, the transmission could be significantly accelerated.

(iii) a maternal and child health centre as well as a student health service centre were set up in South Kwai Chung Clinic. Elderly and chronically ill patients would also attend consultations at the clinic. Listing it as a designated clinic

would affect the use of medical facilities of the people aforementioned.

(iv) he was dissatisfied that the Government had not conducted prior consultation with the DC and the public for the designated clinic.

39. Miss LEUNG Ching-shan put forth opinions and enquiries as follows:

(i) having regard to the school and traffic networks nearby, the motion aforementioned was supported.

(ii) the Hospital Authority made the decision without consulting the DC and made no account for the specific details. If it was listed a designated clinic, what the arrangement for residents in South Kwai Chung needing medical consultation would be. In addition, the elderly in the district relied on the clinic aforementioned for their consultations. It would be inconvenient to refer them to other clinics.

40. The Chairman put forth opinions and enquiries as follows:

(i) the clinic was too close to residential areas, with the neare st being just two minutes’ walk. Moreover, many confirmed and death cases had no symptoms so the risk was high.

(ii) regarding the Hospital Authority’s designated clinics for treatment of suspected COVID-19 patients, how healthcare personnel would triage and handle the patients and what the arrangement for the original clinic services would be. The Hospital Authority had not conducted any consultation or given any response in this regard.

(iii) if there would be an outbreak of the COVID-19, the seven designated clinics would bear the brunt and result in social outbreaks.

41. The Chairman put the extempore motion to the vote. The Committee endorsed the extempore motion unanimously.

(Post-meeting note: The Secretariat circulated the relevant paper from the Food and Health Bureau, Department of Health and Hospital Authority among members on 11 March 2020. Please refer to CAC Circulation Paper 3/2020 for details)

Discussion on the Issue of the Heritage Lodge of Jao Tsung -I Academy Being Requisitioned as Quarantine Centre (Proposed by Mr CHEUNG Kwan-kiu, Steve)

42. The Chairman put the extempore agenda to vote for acceptance. The Committee accepted the above extempore agenda for discussion unanimously.

43. Mr CHEUNG Kwan-kiu, Steve introduced the agenda as follow:

(i) it was only through the media and DC members of other DCs that they became aware that Jao Tsung-I Academy would become the fourth isolation camp for isolation of those in close contact with confirmed patients of COVID-19.

(ii) the isolation camp was close to residential areas with just two minutes’ walk from Kwai Chung area and Lai Wah constituency, so residents strongly opposed to the arrangement. In addition, the Government had not conducted any public consultation regarding the decision concerned.

(iii) the Government was requested to explain the objective and operation of the isolation camp, and the specific preventive measures for the spread of the virus in the community.

44. Mr TONG Ho-man put forth opinions and enquiries as follows:

(i) since the Government could not control the spread of the virus effectively, isolation camps and designated clinics should not be set up near residential areas.

(ii) the Government was enquired of its specific preventive measures against the spread of the virus.

45. Mr LAM Siu-fai put forth opinions as follows:

(i) the Kwai Tsing District Office (K&TDO) should coordinate the DC, citizens, mutual aid committees and relevant owners' corporation, but its functions had not yet been performed. Besides, the arrangement of civil servants working from home made it difficult for DC members to get information about the epidemic so they could not explain to residents.

(ii) the evacuation of Hong Mei Building in Tsing Yi had made citizens worried about community outbreak. However, the Government had not formulated any long-term measures. For example, citizens worried whether schools would become temporary isolation camps.

(iii) Heritage Lodge located adjacent to a bus stop, whether the Government would consider cancelling relevant routes or relocating the bus stops.

46. Mr HUI Kei-cheung put forth opinions and enquiries as follows:

(i) the Government had not notified the DC of information related to isolation camps and names of buildings where compulsory quarantines reside.

(ii) the K&TDO only notified the Housing Authority, government departments and mutual aid committees of buildings of information of buildings where persons under compulsory quarantine, but not DC members. DC members had to look up the relevant information online by t hemselves. He strongly condemned such arrangement and considered the DC was not respected.

(iii) being the representative at the district level, District Officer should strengthen communication with the DC . An explanation in writing regarding the negligence in giving notice to DC members was requested.

47. The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung put forth opinions as follows:

(i) the Government should notify the DC members and residents of information related to the epidemic early so that they could make preparation in advance which would stabilize people’s confidence. For example, when there was a confirmed case in a building, residents should be notified early so that they can carry out the cleaning and disinfection , which would reduce their anxiety.

(ii) drawing on the experience of SARS, the Government should make an overall plan in advance. For example, quarantine locations should be arranged far from residential areas and government should not play it by ear.

(iii) in response to the latest situation of the COVID-19 and to reduce social contact, the meetings of DC and the Legislative Council were suspended making it difficult for them to play the role of monitoring and questioning issues. Relevant members were also unable to communicate and work together with the Government to solve problems. Therefore, the Government was condemned for its inadequate work in epidemic prevention and disregard for the liaison with the district.

48. Mr WONG Yun-tat, Ivan put forth opinions as follows:

(i) the handling of isolation centres and isolation camp by the Government was opaque. It was regretted that DC had not been consulted.

(ii) the mechanism for releasing epidemic information was also inadequate. The K&TDO should play its role in responding

to enquiries from DC members. People were panic as information from the Centre for Health Protection was inadequate and details of confirmed cases, including specific floors and units, were not published. The publication of such information would help the public be better prepared in epidemic prevention. It was not to incite discrimination.

(iii) there were a lot of fake news on the Internet, including that a hotel in Kwai Tsing would be served as an isolation centre. DC members had inquired the Centre for Health Protection and the Department of Health for clarification and correction of the rumours so as not to cause anxiety, confusion and panic. However, no formal response had been received so far. Therefore, he supported to condemn the handling of the epidemic by the Government and the inadequacy of the mechanism to release information.

49. The Chairman received an extempore motion as follows:

Extempore motion: The Community Affairs Committee of the Kwai Tsing District Council Strongly Condemns the Government for Its Mis-handling of the COVID-19 and Disregard for the Views of the DC and Public Opinions. (Proposed by The Hon. LEUNG Yiu-chung and seconded by Mr WONG Bing-kuen)

50. The Chairman put the extempore motion to vote for acceptance. The Committee accepted the above extempore motion for discussion unanimously.

51. The Chairman put the extempore motion to the vote. The Committee endorsed the extempore motion unanimously.

Endorsement of the membership list of Working Group on Safeguarding Against Novel Coronavirus (Non-Standing Working Group) (CAC Paper No. 25/R/2020)

52. Mr HUI Kei-cheung moved endorsing the paper which was seconded by Mr LEUNG Kam-wai. The Committee Members endorsed the membership list unanimously.

Endorsement of Application for Projects funded by the K&T DC (CAC Paper No. 26/R/2020)

53. Miss LEUNG Ching-shan briefly introduced the paper.

54. Mr HUI Kei-cheung said that residents had enquired the arrival date of face masks.

55. Miss LEUNG Ching-shan responded that the relevant procurement work was in progress, but could not confirm the arrival date.

56. Mr HUI Kei-cheung requested that an account be made when the arrival date was confirmed.

57. The Chairman said that Miss LEUNG Ching-shan would make an announcement later.

58. Mr LAM Siu-fai moved endorsing the paper, which was seconded by Mr CHEUNG Kwan-kiu, Steve. The Committee endorsed the paper unanimously.

59. As Chinese New Year activities had been cancelled, Miss LEUNG Ching-shan proposed to increase the amount of funding for the Working Group on Safeguarding Against Novel Coronavirus from $1.71 million to $2 million, among which $500,000 was used for the acquisition of alcohol-based handrub. Mr CHEUNG Kwan-kiu, Steve seconded the motion. Members endorsed the above proposal unanimously.

Report on Environmental Hygiene Services (From July 2019 to December 2019) (Proposed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department) (CAC Paper Nos. 7,8,9/I/2020)

Progress Report on Kwai Tsing District Minor Works (Proposed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department) (CAC Paper Nos. 10,11,12/I/2020)

Achievements of the Kwai Tsing District 2020 Year-end Clean-up (Proposed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department) (CAC Paper No. 13/I/2020)

Anti-rodent Campaign 2019 (First Phase) (Proposed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department) (CAC Paper No. 14/I/2020)

Anti-mosquito Campaign 2019 (First Phase) (Proposed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department) (CAC Paper No. 15/I/2020)

Market Management Consultative Committees of Public Markets Managed by Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (Proposed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Departm ent) (CAC Paper No. 16/I/2020)

Chemical Waste Treatment Centre Monitoring Report (From May 2019 to November 2019) (Proposed by the Environmental Protection Department) (CAC Paper Nos. 17,18,19,20,21,22,23/I/2020)

2019-2020 Annual Activity Progress Report of Community Affairs Committee (CAC Paper No. 24/R/2020)

60. Mr LEUNG Kam-wai opined that the above agenda required the response of government departments’ representative. He suggested to the Chairman, having considered the urgency, to carry over the above

agenda to the next meeting.

61. The Chairman said that due to the time limit and no government representatives at the meeting, he decided to carry over the above items to the next meeting.

Any Other Business

62. No other business was raised.

Date of Next Meeting

63. The next meeting was scheduled to be held on 14 April 2020 (Tuesday).

Kwai Tsing District Council Secretariat March 2020