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Minutes of the 10 Meeting of the Tuen Mun District Council Date: 2 May Minutes of the 10th Meeting of the Tuen Mun District Council Date: 2 May 2017 (Tuesday) Time: 9:31 a.m. Venue: Tuen Mun District Council (TMDC) Conference Room Present: Time of Arrival Time of Departure Mr LEUNG Kin-man, BBS, MH, JP (Chairman) 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr LEE Hung-sham, Lothar, MH (Vice-chairman) 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr SO Shiu-shing 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr KWU Hon-keung 9:35 a.m. 11:47 a.m. Mr TO Sheck-yuen, MH 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr CHU Yiu-wah 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms KONG Fung-yi 9:30 a.m. 1:16 p.m. Mr NG Koon-hung 9:30 a.m. 2:27 p.m. Mr CHAN Yau-hoi, BBS, MH, JP 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms WONG Lai-sheung, Catherine 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr AU Chi-yuen 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms HO Hang-mui 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr LAM Chung-hoi 9:35 a.m. End of meeting Mr TSUI Fan, MH 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms CHING Chi-hung 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms LUNG Shui-hing, MH 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr CHAN Man-wah, MH 9:32 a.m. End of meeting The Hon LAU Ip-keung, Kenneth, MH, JP 9:52 a.m. 11:47 a.m. Mr CHAN Manwell, Leo 9:30 a.m. 2:32 p.m. Mr CHEUNG Hang-fai 9:32 a.m. End of meeting The Hon HO Kwan-yiu, JP 9:40 a.m. 12:41 p.m. Ms CHU Shun-nga, Beatrice 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr TSANG Hin-hong 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Ms SO Ka-man 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr KAM Man-fung 9:30 a.m. 1:08 p.m. Mr MO Shing-fung 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr YIP Man-pan 9:35 a.m. End of meeting Mr YEUNG Chi-hang 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr YAN Siu-nam 9:30 a.m. End of meeting Mr TAM Chun-yin 9:30 a.m. 11:47 a.m. Mr LAU Chun-fai, Lawrence Senior Executive Officer (District Council), (Secretary) Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department By Invitation: Ms LI Mei-sheung, Michelle Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr CHIU Chung-yan, Charlson Senior Staff Officer (Headquarters), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms CHUNG Yuk-fong, Shirley Chief Executive Officer (Planning)2, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr LEE Tsz-chun Chief Librarian (Operations and Computerization), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mrs YEUNG HO Poi-yan, Ingrid Commissioner for Transport, Transport Department Ms HO Wai-yin, Irene Assistant Commissioner/New Territories, Transport Department Mr MOK Ka-sing, Mark Senior Transport Officer/Tuen Mun, Transport Department Mr HO Wai-kee, Ricky Senior Engineer/Housing and Planning/New Territories West, Transport Department Mr WONG Wai-man Senior Engineer/Special Duties, Transport Department Mr NG Kwok-chi Regional Officer, New Territories West, Independent Commission Against Corruption Mr Franklin CHIU Deputy Regional Officer, Regional Office (New Territories North West), Independent Commission Against Corruption Ms Winnie WA Senior Community Relations Officer, Independent Commission Against Corruption Ms Agnes LAU Project Manager, Charities, Charities Department, Hong Kong Jockey Club Mr Timothy TAM Project Manager, Charities, Charities Department, Hong Kong Jockey Club Ms Charmaine LEUNG Assistant Manager, Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University Ms Helen NGAI Project Officer, Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University Ms Wing AU Project Officer, Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies, Lingnan University In Attendance: Ms FUNG Ngar-wai, Aubrey District Officer (Tuen Mun), Home Affairs Department Mr LO Chun-hang, Simpson Assistant District Officer (Tuen Mun)1, Home Affairs Department Ms CHAN Hoi-ting, Gillian Assistant District Officer (Tuen Mun)2, Home Affairs Department Mr KWAN Yu-keung Senior Liaison Officer (1) (Acting), Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr CHAU Ka-nin, Eric Senior Liaison Officer (2), Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr LAU Tse-fung Chief Engineer (Acting), New Territories West 3 (New Territories West), Civil Engineering and Development Department Mr CHENG Kwok-yan, Brian Chief School Development Officer (Tuen Mun), Education Bureau Mr LEE Kam-ho, Edwin District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Tuen Mun), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Ms MAK Wai-man, Tammy District Commander (Tuen Mun), Hong Kong Police Force Ms CHOI Sau-kuen Police Community Relations Officer (Tuen Mun District), Hong Kong Police Force Ms LI Pui-kun Senior Housing Manager, Tuen Mun, Housing Department Mr LAI Kai-tai, John District Lands Officer (Tuen Mun), Lands Department Mr MOK Hing-cheung Administrative Assistant, Lands (District Lands Office, Tuen Mun), Lands Department Mr WONG Shu-yan, Francis Chief Leisure Manager (New Territories North), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr WONG Ying-ming District Leisure Manager (Tuen Mun), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr LAM Chi-man, David District Planning Officer, Tuen Mun and Yuen Long West, Planning Department Mr TAN Tick-yee District Social Welfare Officer (Tuen Mun), Social Welfare Department Mr HUE Ka-yiu, Daniel Chief Transport Officer/New Territories North West, Transport Department Ms YU Tsz-yan, Blanche Executive Officer I (District Council)1, (Assistant Secretary) Tuen Mun District Office, Home Affairs Department Action I. Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed all present to the 10th meeting of the Tuen Mun District Council (“TMDC”). He also welcomed representatives of government departments in attendance at the meeting, and said the Government would continue to assign department heads to attend TMDC meetings in turns to strengthen communication. The two department heads present at the meeting were Ms Michelle LI, Director of Leisure and Cultural Services (“DLCS”) of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (“LCSD”) and Mrs Ingrid YEUNG, Commissioner for Transport (“C for T”) of the Transport Department (“TD”). On behalf of the TMDC, he welcomed Ms Michelle LI, DLCS, who attended the meeting first. 2. The Chairman said that as there were two department heads present at the meeting, he would call a 15-minute recess after the session for DLCS so that Members could proceed to the demonstration area on the ground floor during the recess to present petitions to C for T, who would attend the meeting later. 3. The Chairman continued to say that any Member who was aware of a personal interest in a discussion item should declare the interest before the discussion. He would, in accordance with Order 39(11) of the TMDC Standing Orders (“Standing Order”), decide whether the Member who had declared an interest might speak or vote on the matter, might remain in the meeting as an observer, or should withdraw from the meeting. All cases of declaration of interests would be recorded in the minutes of the meeting. 4. As there were many agenda items at the meeting, the Chairman said he would strictly follow the arrangements on time of speaking set out in Order 28(2) of the Standing Order, by which each member might speak twice, up to three minutes for the first time and one minute for the additional second time, and Members who had submitted papers should be given another three minutes to present their papers. II. Absence from Meeting 5. The Secretary reported that the Secretariat had received no applications from Members for leave of absence. III. Meeting between DLCS and Tuen Mun District Councillors 6. The Chairman welcomed Ms Michelle LI, DLCS, again. He also welcomed Mr Charlson CHIU, Senior Staff Officer (Headquarters), Mr Francis WONG, Chief Leisure Manager (New Territories North), Mr LEE Tsz-chun, Chief Librarian (Operations and Computerization), Ms Shirley CHUNG, Chief Executive Officer -1- Action (Planning)2, and Mr WONG Ying-ming, District Leisure Manager (Tuen Mun), of the LCSD to the meeting, who would introduce the LCSD’s work and hear Members’ opinions on matters of concern to the local community. 7. Ms Michelle LI gave a PowerPoint presentation on the LCSD’s work in Tuen Mun, including recreation and sports facilities, works projects, libraries, art, intangible cultural heritage, and programmes to be held by the LCSD in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s reunification with China. 8. After that, a number of Members put forward their comments and enquiries on the LCSD’s work in the district to Ms Michelle LI as follows. 9. A Member hoped Ms Michelle LI would pay attention to the long-standing noise problem caused by music performances of singing groups in parks, which had even been exacerbated after the Government lost a related lawsuit in recent years. In her view, the LCSD failed to manage parks properly and often shirked its responsibility using loopholes in the relevant legislation as an excuse. The existing park management companies hired by the LCSD were utterly ineffective, and the management of Tuen Mun Park and Tsing Tin Playground was even more unsatisfactory. In particular, she pointed out that members of noise concern groups in the district had repeatedly lodged written complaints with the LCSD about the problem in Tsing Tin Playground, but the situation had not been improved. She added that when some interested persons were being assaulted in the park on 9 April this year, the staff of the park management company had not attended the scene to give assistance, and eventually the assaulted persons had been injured and incident had been reported to the Police.
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