Minutes of the 16th Meeting of Community Affairs and Tourism Development Committee (CATC) under Southern District Council (2016-2019) (SDC)
Date : 9 July 2018 Time : 2:30 p.m. Venue : SDC Conference Room
Present: Dr CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP (Chairman of SDC) Mr CHAN Fu-ming, MH (Vice-Chairman of SDC) Ms LAM Yuk-chun, MH (Chairlady of CATC) Ms CHAN Judy Kapui (Vice-Chairlady of CATC) Mr AU Lap-sing, MH Mr AU Nok-hin Mr CHAI Man-hon Mrs CHAN LEE Pui-ying Ms CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Mr CHU Lap-wai Mr LAM Kai-fai, MH Mr LO Kin-hei Dr MAK TSE How-ling, Ada, MH Mr TSUI Yuen-wa Ms YAM Pauline Mr Paul ZIMMERMAN Mr WONG Cheuk-tim, Timothy
Absent with Apologies: Mr CHEUNG Hon-fan, Alex Ms LUI Sze-mei, Fanny Mr WU Chi-chung, Derek
Secretary: Miss CHEN Pui-ling, Catherine Executive Officer (District Council)1, Southern District Office, Home Affairs Department
In Attendance: Mrs MA CHOW Pui-fun, Dorothy, District Officer (Southern), JP Home Affairs Department Miss YIP Ho-ka, Karen Assistant District Officer (Southern), Home Affairs Department Ms YIP Wai-see, Priscilla Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Southern District Office, Home Affairs Department Mr CHAN Ip-to, Tony Senior Executive Officer (District Management), Southern District Office, Home Affairs Department Ms CHAN Shuk-ki, Grace Assistant District Social Welfare Officer (Central Western / Southern and Islands)3, Social Welfare Department Mr WAI Kam-fat, Danny Chief Health Inspector (Southern)1, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr LAU Wai-cheung Senior Health Inspector (Cleansing / Pest Control), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department
Dr LEE Wai-tak, Anthony Senior Environmental Protection Officer (Regional South)3, Environmental Protection Department Dr LUK Che-chung Cluster Chief Executive, Hong Kong West Cluster, Hospital Authority Ms Mabel KWONG Public and Community Relations Officer, for agenda Hong Kong West Cluster, item 3 Hospital Authority
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Dr LEUNG Wai-yiu, Anthony Veterinarian / Avian Influenza Surveillance, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department for agenda Ms CHAN Po-lam Wetland and Fauna Conservation Officer / item 4 Special Duties, Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department
Mr WONG Siu-wah, Solomon Senior Engineer / Municipal / Hong Kong, for agenda Electrical and Mechanical Services item 5 Department Mr CHENG Ka-hei, Eric District Engineer / South, Highways Department
Mr NG Wing-yiu Marine Officer / Pollution Control Unit, Marine Department for agenda item 6 Mr LEE Tin-shing Senior Assistant Shipping Master / Pollution Control Unit, Marine Department
Opening Remarks:
The Chairlady welcomed Members and standing government representatives to the meeting.
2. The Chairlady advised the meeting that Mr CHEUNG Hon-fan, Alex was absent because of other engagements. According to Order 51(1) of the Southern District Council Standing Orders, his application for leave of absence was not accepted.
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Part 1 – Matters Discussed
Agenda Item 1: Confirmation of the Draft Minutes of the 15th CATC Meeting Held on 14 May 2018
3. As Members had not put forward any amendment proposal, the draft minutes of the 15th CATC meeting held on 14 May 2018 were confirmed by the Committee.
Agenda Item 2: Applications for SDC Fund Recommended by the Working Group on Vetting (CATC Paper No. 27/2018)
4. The Chairlady asked Members who had not attended the 15th meeting of the Working Group on Vetting (WGV) to complete the “Declaration of Interests for Project Financed by Southern District Council Funds” tabled at the meeting. Details of Members’ declarations were given at Annex I.
5. The Chairlady said that the Secretariat had altogether received 53 fund applications (see Annexes 1 to 15 of the paper), among which “Winter Fiesta 2019” (Winter Fiesta 展藝年宵市集 2019) and “Southern District Green Network” (南區綠 色網絡) sought funding approval for an amount exceeding $200,000. These two applications were considered by the SDC at its 17th meeting on 5 July 2018.
6. CATC endorsed WGV’s Vetting Recommendation Report with an allocation of $1,892,956.5 for the funding applications as recommended by WGV.
(Ms YAM Pauline joined the meeting at 2:33 p.m.)
Agenda Item 7: Progress Report of “Working Group on Rehabilitation and Age-friendly Community in the Southern District” (CATC Paper No. 32/2018)
7. The Chairlady noted that since the representatives of Hospital Authority proposing agenda item 3 had not arrived at the meeting yet, agenda items 7 and 8 would be discussed first.
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8. The Chairlady said that this agenda item was put forward by the Working Group on Rehabilitation and Age-friendly Community in the Southern District (WGRAC). She asked Mrs CHAN LEE Pui-ying, Chairlady of WGRAC, to brief Members on the report.
9. Mrs CHAN LEE Pui-ying said that SDC had earmarked a provision of $100,000 for the “2018-2019 Southern District Age-friendly and Safe City Plan” in 2018-19. Upon open invitation and discussion, WGRAC endorsed utilising the full amount to co-organise the “2018-2019 Southern District Age-friendly and Safe City Plan” with Southern District Healthy & Safe Association Limited.
10. Mrs CHAN LEE Pui-ying continued that the Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB) had launched the “Public Education Activities on Rehabilitation in the Southern District in 2018-19” again. Following open invitation and discussion, WGRAC endorsed recommending five applications for LWB fund to SDC. Details of the applications were given at Annexes 1 to 5 to the paper.
11. The Committee noted the content of the paper and granted approval to the proposed funding allocation and recommendations as stated in paragraph 3 of the paper.
(Mr CHU Lap-wai joined the meeting at 2:37 p.m.)
Agenda Item 8: Progress Report of “Working Group on Environmental Protection and Hygiene” (CATC Paper No. 33/2018)
12. The Chairlady said that the agenda item was put forward by the Working Group on Environmental Protection and Hygiene (WGEPH). She asked Mr TSUI Yuen-wa, Chairman of WGEPH, to brief Members on the report.
13. Mr TSUI Yuen-wa said that SDC had earmarked a provision of $550,000 for WGEPH in 2018-19. Following open invitation and discussion, WGEPH endorsed utilising $260,000 to co-organise “Southern District Green Network”(南區 綠色網絡) with Caritas Community Centre - Aberdeen, and had obtained approval from SDC at its meetings on 5 July 2018. It had been proposed that the remaining $290,000 should be allocated to“Water for Free in the Southern District”(減廢撲水
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到南區) to be co-organised with Go Green Hong Kong. The application of which would be discussed at the 16th meeting of WGV on 27 August 2018. Details of the aforesaid applications were given at Annexes 1 to 2 of the paper.
14. In addition, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) launched the “Community Participation Programme in Environmental Protection in Collaboration with District Councils” again this year. Following open invitation and discussion, WGEPH endorsed the recommendation of four funding applications to SDC, with details given at Annexes 3 to 6 to the paper. As the remaining balance was rather limited, WGEPH endorsed that it would not proceed with another round of funding applications.
15. The Chairlady expressed her support for the “Water for Free in the Southern District”(減廢撲水到南區) which was conducive to environmental protection. The Committee granted approval to the proposed funding recommendations as stated in paragraph 7 of the paper.
Agenda Item 3: Hong Kong West Cluster 2018/19 Annual Plan (Item raised by the Hospital Authority) (CATC Paper No. 28/2018)
16. The Chairlady welcomed Dr LUK Che-chung, Chief Executive of Hong Kong West Cluster (HKWC) and Ms Mabel KWONG, Public and Community Relations Officer of the Hospital Authority (HA) to the meeting.
17. Dr LUK Che-chung, with the aid of PowerPoint presentation, briefed Members on the Hong Kong West Cluster Annual Plan 2018/19. He specifically pointed out that the total number of patients from the Southern and the Central & Western districts accounted for about 60% of the overall service targets in the HKWC. Since certain medical facilities were exclusive to the HKWC, such as the provision of adult bone marrow transplant, liver transplant and heart transplant, the proportion of cross-district patients using services provided in the HKWC was higher than other hospital clusters. Yet, the HKWC would continue to prioritise its services according to the clinical conditions of the patients. HKWC would strive to improve service quality, optimise demand management and enhance staff training and development in face of the future challenges. Furthermore, as the redevelopment projects of Queen
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Mary Hospital (QMH) and Grantham Hospital (GH) were underway, additional recruitment would be conducted in parallel in 2018/19 to enhance the service quality.
18. Mr AU Lap-sing, MH, Mr TSUI Yuen-wa, Dr CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP, Mrs CHAN LEE Pui-ying, Mr LO Kin-hei, Mr Paul ZIMMERMAN, Mr CHAI Man- hon, Mr LAM Kai-fai, MH, Ms CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH and Dr MAK TSE How-ling, MH raised the following comments and enquiries:
(a) A Member reflected that some patients who were found to have some other diseases during their follow-up consultations at the Specialist Out-patient Clinic (SOPC) were required to make new appointments but the cases might be handled by the same doctors. In this regard, the Member requested streamlining the hospital procedure so as to save elderly the trouble of making multiple trips to the hospital and alleviate the burden on the hospital staff;
(b) A Member said that in anticipation of the re-opening of Shum Wan Laundry, he would like to know whether QMH had selected the outsourced contractor and would like to communicate with the contractor as early as possible. He suggested arranging a site visit for stakeholders such as the nearby residents and owners’ committees for a better understanding of its operation. He believed that this could serve to minimise the worries of residents;
(c) A Member hoped that HA could proactively follow up the provision of supporting transport facilities upon the Redevelopment of GH, including the construction of a footbridge to the MTR Wong Chuk Hang Station. It was suggested that the said item be incorporated into the Redevelopment Plan of the hospital for the purpose of seeking funding approval from the Legislative Council for conducting feasibility study and preliminary design. This would enable better coordination of the works and ensure that the construction of the footbridge and the hospital Redevelopment could be carried out in parallel. On the other hand, the lack of any railway connection for direct access to QMH made it difficult to recruit healthcare personnel from other districts. He hoped that HA would join hands with the SDC in lobbying for the construction of South Island Line (West);
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(d) A Member expressed gratitude to the healthcare personnel of QMH for their professional services, and believed that the public would be able to enjoy even higher quality of services following redevelopment of the hospital. Another Member said that the car park of QMH did not have enough parking spaces and proposed that consideration be given to construct a new car park in the basement. It was also hoped the parking problem could be solved upon completion of redevelopment;
(e) Some Members pointed out that the waiting environment of the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department of QMH was not satisfactory. High patronage, long waiting time and poor ventilation would easily lead to spread of disease. Improvement had to be made to the waiting area of the A&E Department, including provision of sufficient waiting area patients, maintaining adequate ventilation, and diverting non-urgent patients to other waiting areas to alleviate the overcrowding problem. Another Member enquired about how the hospital could prevent the public from abusing the A&E service;
(f) A Member would like to know whether QMH allowed terminally ill patients to choose their own medical treatment by means of a “living will” and the degree of participation of the attending doctor in the decision-making process;
(g) A Member asked about the criteria for the public to be eligible to use the Bereavement Suite and its area. She commented that the Bereavement Suite was important to those who wished to adopt a simpler form of funeral service. Therefore, she advised QMH to step up its publicity so as to let the public know about the facilities;
(h) A Member would like to know how QMH was affected in terms of manpower loss of its healthcare personnel after the opening of Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital. Concerning the problem of manpower shortage in primary healthcare and supporting services, some Members suggested enhancing publicity for recruitment in the community, including putting up advertisements on the bulletin
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boards of housing estates or seeking help for advertising through the ward offices of DC Members and local organisations in the community, which might, for example, put up posters and give out recruitment flyers. Members also wished to know about HA’s plan to increase manpower. Moreover, a Member asked whether the reopening of Grantham Hospital Nursing School recently had provided sufficient nurses for the HKWC;
(i) A Member proposed that HA should consider organising training courses in collaboration with community colleges for healthcare personnel as well as providing opportunities of internship for young people. It was hoped that the Government would actively promote the above activities which could help alleviate the shortage of manpower;
(j) In its Annual Plan, the HKWC mentioned that it would “enhance oncology clinical pharmacy services at QMH by providing 100% screening of chemotherapy prescriptions”. A Member commented that some patients were not clear about the treatment of cancer. It was thus advisable for the patients to contact medical social workers for assistance. In addition, she proposed that the hospital specialities should divert some general out-patient clinic (GOPC) patients to other Jockey Club clinics in order to reduce their waiting time; and
(k) Since Dr LUK Che-chung would soon be transferred to Hong Kong East Cluster, Members thanked Dr LUK for his contributions to enhancing medical services in the Southern District, and facilitating improvement of the service quality and demand management of HKWC. Meanwhile, they also commended Dr LUK for maintaining active communication with the Council over the years and hoped that HA could continue to build up good rapport with the community.
19. Dr LUK Che-chung gave a consolidated response as follows:
(a) Concerning the experience of a patient being referred to various specialities for diagnosis as raised by a Member before, he would
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look into the matter and follow up accordingly. However, taking the Department of Medicine as an example, it consisted of more than ten sub-specialities which were made up of many different teams. Generally speaking, it was unlikely that referral of a patient to another specialist clinic would end up having medical consultation with the same doctor. He agreed in principle that the consultation procedure should be streamlined in order to enhance efficiency;
(b) About the re-opening of Shum Wan Laundry, he appreciated that the nearby residents would have concern. As a good relationship with the neighbours was of great importance, he would consider inviting the residents to visit the laundry and giving them an introduction of the facilities in order to ease their anxiety. On the other hand, the tender result of outsourced contractor could not be disclosed for the time being. But he would report progress to Members in due course having regard to the relevant conditions of the tendering procedure;
(c) In response to some Members’ concern over the supporting transport facilities for the two hospitals, he said that funding allocation for the preparatory works for the Redevelopment of GH, Phase 1 had been approved. A consultant would be commissioned to carry out the initial planning. HA would request the consultant to pay particular attention to the proposal taking transport facilities into consideration when planning for the project. Regarding the suggestion to construct a footbridge connecting MTR Wong Chuk Hang Station and install pedestrian access and lifts, subject to the views of the relevant Bureau, separate funding allocations would have to be sought. He also said that the proposed South Island Line (West) would benefit QMH patients, family members who visited the patients and staff members of the hospital. Therefore, QMH would fully support the project of South Island Line (West), and would provide its views to the Government and the MTR Corporation Limited proactively;
(d) Currently, the usage of the QMH Car Park had almost reached its limit, so the hospital had already started to explore the possibility of adding parking facilities at the Staff Carpark. In the meantime, as
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ample parking spaces were available during the non-peak hours, QMH would consider ways of alleviate shortage of parking spaces by controlling time of use or some other means;
(e) He agreed that the environment and waiting situation of the A&E Department of QMH needed further improvement. In this regard, one of the main tasks of the QMH Redevelopment Project was to provide a modernised A&E Department. Since the redevelopment works would not be completed until 2024, QMH had taken some short-term improvement measures in the A&E Department, such as making improvement to the lighting system and installing Wi-Fi service device, and would actively consider enhancing the design of seats in the waiting room and the air extraction system;
(f) Regarding the waiting situation of the A&E Department, patients would be triaged by nurses into five categories, namely critical, emergency, urgent, semi-urgent and non-urgent according to their clinical conditions. The first three categories of triaged patients would be treated with priority whereas the last two categories of patients would need to wait for a longer time, depending on the number of patients in the queue. According to the hospital figures, about 10% of the A&E patients classified as the latter two categories were required to be admitted for medical treatment. Therefore, he did not consider that patients had abused the A&E services. He commented that the best scenario would be giving priority to the first three categories of patients while reducing the waiting time for the latter two categories of patients. He agreed with some Members’ suggestion that the last two categories of patients could be arranged to wait for their consultation in other areas in the hospital with better ventilation. The hospital would consider making such arrangement;
(g) HA attached great importance to the end of life care of patients. A dedicated panel had been set up few years ago to promote “Advance Directive”. Provided that an agreement had been reached between the patients, their family and healthcare personnel, patients would be allowed to make an advance directive about the treatment they wished to be given in case of incapacity, so as to minimise any
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unnecessary suffering inflicted on them. Given the current social atmosphere, it was necessary to make an effort to promote the development of “Advance Directive”;
(h) As a general rule, if a patient passed away in a residential care home for the elderly, the formalities required for his/her death registration would be relatively complicated. Thus staff members in the residential care home would most likely call an ambulance when circumstances arose. Since the patient had not been certified dead, healthcare personnel would still conduct emergency treatment. As this might have contravened the will of the dying patient, HA had commenced the provision of “End of Life Care” service through Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Fung Yiu King Hospital under HKWC. Its outreach team would make an advance arrangement for patients who had participated in the scheme so that the patient could choose to die at the residential care home. Even if the patient was taken to the A&E Department, he/she would not undergo any unnecessary medical treatment;
(i) On average, the number of patients died in QMH was over 2 000 per year. Family who intended to adopt a simple form of after- death service for the deceased patient might choose to bid their farewells the Bereavement Suite. It provided sufficient space for the family and the hospital staff would offer assistance of any religious ritual as far as possible. Yet, he reiterated that hospital was not a funeral parlour and it was necessary to consider the views of the nearby residents, thus the Bereavement Suite was only applicable to simple farewell service. He said that a site visit to the Bereavement Suite at Block T could be arranged later on if Members wished to have a better understanding of the setting;
(j) The wastage rate of QMH was similar to the 5% to 6% staff wastage in HA. The opening of Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital had not shown significant impact probably because the recruitment of Gleneagles was mainly targeted at doctors and nurses with experience in private hospitals. Their job nature was different from that of a public hospital, and hence there was less competition for human resources. That said, HA would closely monitor the
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supply of manpower. On manpower aspect, the shortage of general support staff did have pressure on HA. He thanked some Members for their proposals to enhance recruitment of staff in the district. He would follow up and consider putting some ideas into practice, such as launching job fairs in housing estates or working with district organisations to bring in more new recruits;
(k) Grantham Hospital Nursing School would be a school for training Enrolled Nurses. The setting up of the school was not only intended to provide Enrolled Nurses to the HKWC but had also facilitated employment of its graduates for the job offers in residential care home for the elderly, social welfare organisations or other hospitals in order to serve the public. He would consider cooperating with various community colleges in providing training for more students who would contribute to the society in future;
(l) The screening of chemotherapy prescriptions mentioned in the Annual Plan was a matter of drug safety, including taking measures to ensure that correct medicine and dosage were dispensed on a prescription to patients together with detailed explanation for the patients. He shared the view of a Member that medical social workers could render appropriate assistance to cancer patients. HA would enhance the support service of medical social workers accordingly. On the other hand, HA would study ways to strengthen diversion of services to Jockey Club GOPCs and increase the consultation quota in these clinics with a view to providing more consultation opportunities for the public; and
(m) He thanked Members for their unswerving support to the HKWC, and hoped to serve the public with better quality medical services.
20. In conclusion, the Chairlady expressed her gratitude again for the contribution of Dr LUK Che-chung towards the HKWC with deep appreciation for his willingness to listen to the Council. She thanked Dr LUK for briefing Members on the Annual Plan for the subject agenda. HA was also requested to note and follow up the above Members’ views.
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(Mr Paul ZIMMERMAN and Mr AU Nok-hin joined the meeting at 2:42 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. respectively)
(Dr LUK Che-chung and Ms Mabel KWONG left the meeting at 3:40 p.m.)
Agenda Item 4: Illegal Feeding of Wild Birds and Wild Animals in Aberdeen (Item raised by Ms YAM Pauline) (CATC Paper No. 29/2018)
21. The Chairlady said that the agenda item had been raised by Ms YAM Pauline, and that the standing government representatives of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) would join the discussion of the agenda item. She welcomed Dr LEUNG Wai-yiu, Veterinarian (Avian Influenza Surveillance), and Miss CHAN Po-lam, Wetland & Fauna Conservation Officer (Special Duties) of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD), to the meeting.
22. In briefing Members on the agenda item, Ms YAM Pauline said that everyone knew that there was illegal feeding of wild pigs and feral birds in Aberdeen area. Recently some persons had been found to be feeding roast goose heads to animals near Pui Tak Canossian College. Rotten food scraps produced odour in hot weather, creating serious environmental hygiene nuisance at the location concerned. The school concerned had called the hotline 1823 for assistance, but the final response was that the school had to handle the case on its own. Afterwards, the school even suspected that some persons had trespassed on the school premises to feed animals. Besides, she also noticed that people had often spread rice to feed animals at Yue Kwong Road. She said that FEHD preferred issuing verbal warnings with a lesser deterrent effect to summonses during enforcement operations, so as to avoid clashes between law enforcement officers and offenders. FEHD should impose heavier penalties on repeat offenders and keep a “blacklist” to help its law enforcement officers identify repeat offenders. She enquired FEHD whether warning or summonses would be issued to persons who littered public places while feeding animals illegally, and asked about the ratio between the two enquired information. In addition, she considered that as many offenders fed animals merely out of good intentions, it was hoped that FEHD could strengthen public education on environmental hygiene problems arising from such misconduct.
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23. Mr WAI Kam-fat responded as far as FEHD was concerned, there was no legislation to regulate feeding of birds and animals. Provided that any members of the public had left uneaten food unattended in public places after feeding animals, FEHD could institute prosecutions in accordance with relevant provisions of environmental hygiene laws. For repeat offenders, prosecutions would be instituted by way of fixed penalty or summons instead of giving further verbal warnings. On publicity, posters or banners would be affixed by FEHD at places where these incidents had taken place, so as to educate the public not to feed animals illegally.
24. Mr AU Nok-hin, Mr CHU Lap-wai, Mr CHAI Man-hon, Dr MAK TSE How-ling, MH and Mr Paul ZIMMERMAN raised the following comments and enquiries:
(a) several Members said that illegal feeding of animals had become increasingly serious. A Member considered that FEHD should be well acquainted with the modus operandi of these offenders, including the time and the location of feeding, and hence be able to step up patrol efforts against such a misconduct. Alternatively, closed-circuit televisions could be used for surveillance. The problem could be tackled effectively only if the above means were taken. He enquired FEHD about the progress of acquiring relevant information and its plans to combat the problem;
(b) some Members considered that FEHD should take more frequent dissuasive and law enforcement actions against individual offenders, so they would feel compelled to stop by the interference of law enforcement officers during their feeding activities;
(c) regarding the problem of wild pig feeding in the district, a Member said that The Warehouse Teenage Club had once been a black spot. The capture and neutering operations conducted by AFCD and FEHD had resulted in a drop in wild pig population at the location concerned. However, food had still been made available out on the slopes and in the vicinity of Yue Kwong Road, and hence wild pigs had in fact moved to the new sites. Another Member thanked AFCD for successfully capturing wild pigs in Pok Fu Lam and instituting prosecutions against offenders. He encouraged other SDC Members to closely cooperate with the departments concerned and provide information to AFCD/FEHD to facilitate their planning of enforcement actions;
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(d) several Members considered that though the feeding of feral birds and wild pigs had not been prohibited under the law, given that feeding activities would create public hygiene problem, FEHD should take up the responsibility. A Member also requested FEHD to clean up the food and refuse left unattended near the said school;
(e) a Member said that there were a number of black spots of feral pigeon feeding in the Southern District. Other than feral pigeons, the leftover food had also attracted rodents to those places;
(f) several Members commented that the penalties imposed by the departments on repeat offenders were inadequate. As a matter of fact, to the repeat offenders, fixed penalty was no more than an additional cost incurred during their feeding activities. In view of this, a Member said that Legislative Council (LegCo) Members might introduce a bill on the imposition of heavier penalties on offenders, say, a fine of $5,000 and imprisonment for one month, so as to enhance the deterrent effect;
(g) apart from imposing heavier penalties, several Members were concerned about ways to dissuade offenders in order to solve the problem. A Member said that some members of the public thought that feeding of wild pigs was a fun activity, and even regarded the places where wild pigs were spotted as a zoo without paying heed to the potential threats. Therefore, AFCD/FEHD had to clearly explain to the public that feeding of wild animals would lead to exponential population growth. As a consequence, the animals would encroach upon urban areas in search of food; and
(h) a Member held that in the publicity aspect, the launching of large- scale publicity activities by the Government at the community level was not a very effective means to disseminate the message of “no illegal feeding” as no offenders would normally participate in such activities. Another Member said that he had produced a number of banners to promote “no wild pig feeding” in the district, and considered that this publicity campaign had worked well in general. However, he felt it was relatively difficult to curb feeding of feral cats.
25. Ms YAM Pauline raised an enquiry on the rules of order, saying that owing to technical problems associated with an old computer, she had been not able to run a slide show during the PowerPoint presentation. She requested to make the
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PowerPoint presentation again, and that the time spent on this part should not be counted in her 3-minute speaking slot. Moreover, she said that FEHD had yet to respond to her enquiries on the types of penalties imposed and their effects. The Chairlady said that due to technical problems, an extra two minutes would be allotted to Ms YAM Pauline for making the PowerPoint presentation. She proceeded to briefly introduce the agenda item with the aid of PowerPoint presentation, which included the situation of illegal feeding of animals in the district and details of relatively serious complaints in particular cases.
26. Mr AU Lap-sing, MH, Mrs CHAN LEE Pui-ying, Mr TSUI Yuen-wa, Ms CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH, Ms YAM Pauline, Mr CHAN Fu-ming, MH and the Chairlady raised the following comments and enquiries:
(a) a Member said that despite that SDC had repeatedly relayed the problem of illegal feeding of animals to FEHD, no improvement had been made so far. He considered that community service orders should be imposed on offenders convicted in courts. They should also be required to clean up food put out on streets by other people, so as to arouse their resentment to this activity;
(b) as far as the whereabouts of the offenders were concerned, a Member said that they usually fed animals at specific locations, and hence it should be easy for FEHD to identify the black spots. However, another Member commented that as some offenders would promptly leave the scene after laying the food, it would be difficult to track them down;
(c) a Member said that feeding of stray cats had persisted in Stanley. She had tried to dissuade the offenders, but some of them had blamed her for being unloving. As a result, she was caught in a dilemma;
(d) a Member knew that some persons had fed wild pigs as their own pets near shipyards in Shum Wan. In doing so, wild pigs would learn to depend on human for food. This practice was no different from getting wild animals semi-domesticated. If feeding had ceased to be a habit, these wild pigs would break into residential premises in search of food, giving rising to a variety of problems. He enquired AFCD about the difference in the approaches adopted in dealing with wild pigs and semi-domesticated ones;
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(e) a Member would like to share his experience, saying that he had personally talked to the offenders on the scene and exhorted them not to feed wild pigs. He commented that these offenders believed that they had been feeding wild or stray animals with a merciful heart, and that some people had even regarded this as an interest or a consolation to the soul. As such, it was suggested that arrangements be made by AFCD/FEHD for offenders to attend interviews with social workers, with a view to changing mindset;
(f) a Member said that there was an acute problem of illegal feeding of feral pigeons at Ap Lei Chau Main Street and Ap Lei Chau Estate. It was considered that stepping up publicity efforts (e.g. posting large size notices throughout the district) could help persuade members of the public to discontinue illegal activities. Another Member cited the example of feral pigeon feeding at Marina Habitat in Ap Lei Chau, saying that the department concerned had been able to successfully institute prosecutions as a result of the close cooperation between SDC Members and FEHD. Moreover, another Member illustrated his point with the example of Ap Lei Chau Estate, in which the information provided by her ward office about the time and details of feeding of wild animals had facilitated follow-up actions by the department concerned. She also supported adopting the advisory approach of dealing with the problem through persuasion. Two offenders in the estate concerned had discontinued feeding of animals following persuasion;
(g) several Members requested the departments concerned to impose heavier penalties on offenders. A Member continued to ask FEHD about the respective effects of fixed penalty notice (FPN), summons and effecting an arrest on offenders; and which department (i.e. FEHD or AFCD) was responsible for dealing with illegal feeding activities, or whether the cases were jointly handled by the two departments; and
(h) a Member said that initially some people might intend to feed stray cats and dogs or birds only, and did not expect that the food put out on the ground had attracted other animals such as rodents, or even lead to competition for food, giving rise to an even bigger hygiene problem. He agreed with FEHD that the stepping up of cleansing and law enforcement actions as well as prosecutions instituted against target offenders at specific time of the day were effective measures to combat illegal feeding activities.
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27. Mr WAI Kam-fat responded that if littering of public places with leftover food was spotted after members of the public fed feral birds, FEHD officers would institute prosecutions against the offenders by way of FPN. For wilful repeated offenders or those persons whose names were found in the records of FEHD, FEHD would institute prosecutions by way of summons and bring them before the court. Also, FEHD had, at different time of the day, deployed officers to the sites where illegal feeding of animals took place for issuing summonses to offenders. Besides, FEHD had deployed a dedicated law enforcement team in July 2018, whereby plain-clothes officers had been tasked to issue summonses to offenders at target sites. FEHD welcomed Members to provide information such as the time and locations of illegal feeding of animals to enable FEHD to effectively deploy manpower for conducting patrol and law enforcement actions.
28. Dr LEUNG Wai-yiu responded that the Avian Influenza Surveillance Section under AFCD mainly undertook publicity and education work. A series of publicity activities, inter alia, carnival, colour-filling competition as well as Announcement in the Public Interest on television and radio stations, had been launched since the end of 2017, with a view to disseminating to the public the message that feeding of animals was a wrong-doing. Meanwhile, AFCD was planning to stage additional publicity activities and roving exhibitions at the community level. He continued that after two frontline officers from the Avian Influenza Surveillance Section had noticed feeding of feral pigeons while on field duties, they had promptly approached the offenders to identify themselves, but these offenders had adopted an uncooperative attitude as soon as they knew they were public officers. Therefore, they were unable to give any advice. As pointed out by several Members when sharing their experiences, SDC Members’ help in facilitating communication would often help locate more offenders, which could in turn solve the problem. He said that to achieve a dissuasive effect, AFCD had already produced new posters and promotional leaflets with the key message that feeding of animals would have negative impact, such as depriving them of their natural hunting instinct and jeopardising their chances of survival. He welcomed SDC Members to obtain the related information from him.
29. Mr CHAI Man-hon, Mr CHU Lap-wai and Ms YAM Pauline continued to raise the following comments and enquiries:
(a) regarding a Member’s proposal on the introduction of a bill by LegCo Members to help solve problems relating to this agenda item,
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a Member said that as stipulated in the Private Bills Ordinance, LegCo Members were not permitted to introduce bills relating to public expenditure, political structure or the operation of the Government. As such restrictions had been provided under Article 74 of the Basic Law, it was not possible to implement this proposal. However, individual Members might consider reflecting their views to the Committee for the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region via respective political parties for seeking removal of all such restrictions;
(b) a Member said that FEHD should adopt a tougher approach in dealing with repeated offences. He agreed that issuance of summonses by FHED’s plain-clothes officers was a viable approach, and looked forward to its early implementation. On the monitoring of effectiveness, he urged the Committee to put in place a regular mechanism, whereby the situation of illegal feeding of animals in the district would be reviewed on a half-yearly basis;
(c) a Member pointed out that giving advice might not be an appropriate approach in dealing with cases across-the-board. He considered that given that SDC Members were able to obtain up-to-date information on the illegal feeding of animals from residents, FEHD could maintain closer communication with SDC Members for strengthening law enforcement efforts and making appropriate deployment. Also, he would be willing to provide assistance on the spot; and
(d) a Member again asked FEHD about the effects of various types of penalties and the penalties imposed on repeat offenders. Regarding the response of the AFCD representative, she commented that SDC Members did not have the obligation and manpower to assume the role of the social workers, and that social workers from other departments should be engaged in counselling work.
30. Mr WAI Kam-fat responded that FEHD officer would issue a $1,500 FPN to any person contravening the relevant legislation (e.g. the Fixed Penalty (Public Cleanliness and Obstruction) Ordinance). In case of repeated offences, the FEHD officer was likely to issue a summons and bring the offender before the court. As for the question of on the timing of FEHD arrest operations, FEHD would take law enforcement actions against persons in contravention of relevant legislation (e.g. the Hawker Regulation) and set the cases down for trial. FEHD would continue to
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31. In closing, the Chairlady concluded that to address the problem of illegal feeding of feral pigeons and wild pigs, public education on the correct concept and the risk of the spread of animal-borne diseases was more effective than persistent advice and imposition of fines. It was hoped that the Government could make legislative amendments to enhance the effectiveness of law enforcement work. For repeat offenders, FEHD should consider adopting alternative measures including deploying frontline staff to step up efforts to advise offenders of the consequences of illegal feeding of animals or imposing heavier fines. Lastly, the Chairlady thanked the departmental representatives for attending the meeting and invited them to note Members’ views.
(Mr AU Nok-hin left the meeting at 4:08 p.m.)
(Dr LEUNG Wai-yiu and Miss CHAN Po-lam left the meeting at 4:48 p.m.)
Agenda Item 5: Matters Relating to Yue Kwong Road Market (Item raised by Ms YAM Pauline) (CATC Paper No. 30/2018)
32. The Chairlady welcomed Mr WONG Siu-wah, Senior Engineer/Municipal/HK of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) and the standing government representative of FEHD for joining the discussion of the agenda item.
33. When briefing Members on the agenda item, Ms YAM Pauline said that a fire broke out in the water scrubber plant room on 3/F, Cooked Food Centre, Yue Kwong Road Market in the morning of 16 May 2018. About half of the stall operators were affected and had to suspend stall operation. After the incident, the relevant department had promised to complete the repair works within ten days, but it finally took 24 days to complete the works. She commented that even though the works could not be completed on time, EMSD and FEHD should have explained the reason and reported the progress to the stall operators and coordinated the arrangements of business suspension and resumption to enable the stall operators to make necessary preparation. She urged EMSD to review the reasons for the slow progress of repair
21 works and arrange a thorough inspection of other ageing E&M facilities. It should also consider the upgrading and maintenance of other facilities in Yue Kwong Road Market to avoid the re-occurrence of similar incidents. Moreover, she requested FEHD to follow up on the situation of the affected stall operators and provide them with reasonable compensation.
34. When briefing Members on EMSD’s reply, Mr WONG Siu-wah said that after inspecting the water scrubber plant room following the occurrence of the fire, EMSD found that the room was in poor condition. Since it took a few days for the room to completely cool down, the reinstatement works could not be started instantly. At that time there were two options: replacement of the water scrubber or installation of a new oily fume treatment system. If funds were to be applied for the replacement of the water scrubber according to the established procedures, the whole process would take more than a year. To avoid causing delay to the resumption of business, EMSD decided to install a new oily fume treatment system and then follow up on the matter relating to the replacement of the water scrubber. According to the information provided by the contractor at that time, the works for the temporary system could be completed within ten days. But owing to the customs clearance procedures for the imported equipment and the problems relating to the sizes of the ordered components and the installation procedures, the works were delayed time and again. He admitted that there was room for improvement in the reinstatement process and apologised to the affected stall operators on behalf of EMSD. He said that in case of similar incidents in future, EMSD would maintain close liaison with FEHD and the stall operators. He continued that as ultraviolet and ozone technology was used in the new system which had just started operation on 4 June 2018, EMSD would take samples of exhaust gases for testing periodically to ensure smooth operation of the system before deciding whether to use it in the long run. EMSD would also explore the feasibility of replacing the water scrubber. Since another water scrubber of the same type was installed on the 5/F of the Cooked Food Centre, EMSD was gravely concerned about its safety. EMSD had liaised with FEHD and the stall operators over the arrangements on business suspension on the 5/F for a few days to facilitate EMSD’s inspection.
35. Mr WAI Kam-fat responded that since the inspection and cleansing carried out by EMSD on the 5/F of the Market would require suspension of the water scrubber, it was expected that the stall operators would have to suspend business for a few days in mid-July 2018. FEHD had liaised with the stall operators and explained the procedures. Under the Market Modernisation Programme, the goods lifts of Yue Kwong Road Market would be replaced. As for the installation of air-conditioners, it
22 was required that 80% of tenant’s support had to be obtained before the initiative could be implemented.
36. Mr CHU Lap-wai, Dr MAK TSE How-ling, MH and Mr LO Kin-hei raised the following comments and enquiries:
(a) a Member thanked the Fire Services Department for putting out the fire promptly and enabling the neighbouring roads to resume normal traffic flow before the rush hours. But he commented that the poor communication between the relevant departments in handling the repair works had resulted in losses sustained by the stall operators and FEHD should provide suitable assistance and compensation to the stall operators;
(b) a Member said that the facilities of Yue Kwong Road Market suffered from a serious ageing problem. However, no arrangement could be made to install air-conditioners and escalators at the entrance of the Market under the Market Modernisation Programme. In the long run, he hoped that the relevant department would improve the environment and facilities of Yue Kwong Road Market, especially the barrier-free facilities, to facilitate the elderly in the neighbourhood, including Shek Pai Wan Estate and Yue Fai Court. Another Member wished to know whether the relevant department would consider installing air-conditioning system in a smaller size as a solution to the problem of insufficient space which had previously resulted in the shelving of the plan;
(c) a Member criticised that as EMSD had not acquired the ultraviolet and ozone technology, it should immediately apply for funds to replace the water scrubber instead of spending extra time doing research. She urged EMSD to arrange for inspection of the water scrubber on the 5/F as soon as possible to ensure its normal operation. In case the water scrubbers had to be replaced, it should apply for funds to replace the water scrubbers installed on the 3/F and 5/F of the Market in one-go; and
(d) a Member said that a fire breaking out in Ap Lei Chau Municipal Services Building several years ago was also related to the grease
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accumulated at the inner wall of the ductwork. He wished to know how the relevant department would resolve the problem by adopting the appropriate technology to reduce the risk of such incidents.
37. Mr WONG Siu-wah responded that due to the longer lead time for replacing the water scrubber, EMSD had decided to install the ultraviolet system to help the stall operators resume business within the shortest possible time. As a matter of fact, EMSD had been proactively studying the use of the ultraviolet and ozone technology in replacing the water scrubber for treating grease and had been testing the technology. EMSD did not have much practical experience in operating the new system and would thus closely monitor the operation of the system in the coming months before deciding whether to use the system in other places in future based on the relevant information, such as its effectiveness, the cost of repair and maintenance, the compliance with the relevant legislation, etc.. Besides, EMSD would make timely funding application for replacing the water scrubber having regard to timetable for processing suitable time within the period of application for government funding.
38. Mr WONG Siu-wah continued to explain that grease could easily accumulate inside the old-fashioned exhaust air ductwork and the design of the ductwork was not up to the current standard for repair and maintenance. Generally speaking, untreated oily fume given off from kitchens of stalls would go past a ductwork with a length of about 100 m before reaching the water scrubber. Thus, grease would easily accumulate in the upstream of the ductwork, while the downstream of the ductwork for ejecting gases after treated by the water scrubber was relatively clean. Regarding the cleansing of the ductwork, as the oily fume given off from the stalls on the 5/F would go past a 7 m long vertical downer ductwork which was connected to the plant room on the 3/F, it was difficult for the contractor to go inside the ductwork for inspection and cleansing. In view of this, EMSD considered that it would greatly relieve the situation of grease accumulation inside the ductwork and reduce the cost of cleansing if ultraviolet lamps were installed right at the canopy hood which was sufficiently close to the source of oily fume to break down the grease before it could enter the ductwork.
39. Ms YAM Pauline and Mr LO Kin-hei further raised the following comments and enquiries:
(a) a Member suggested that the relevant department invite SDC Members to join future discussions about the arrangements of
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cleansing and business suspension with the stall operators so as to enhance mutual communication. Besides, in anticipation of an increase in the number of residents going to Yue Kwong Road Market for buying vegetables upon commencement of the installation of air-conditioners at Aberdeen Market, she reminded FEHD to make early preparation to cope with the visitor flow. FEHD should also avoid carrying out other planned works in parallel to the renovation works at Aberdeen Market. Furthermore, she agreed that other water scrubber in the market should be inspected as soon as possible and urged the relevant department to maintain close liaison with her; and
(b) a Member wished to know whether the new ultraviolet technology was applicable to new equipment only or applicable to the old- fashioned ductwork as well. Given that the markets in the Southern District were rather old, he enquired whether the relevant department would step up the inspection and cleansing efforts for the E&M facilities in preparation for any contingency.
40. Mr WONG Siu-wah responded that the ultraviolet and ozone system occupied less space and consumed less power than the water scrubber. Therefore, subject to smooth operation of the system in Yue Kwong Road Market, EMSD would consider installing the system in other old cooked food centres gradually. In the wake of the recent incident, EMSD had conducted an overall review of the operation and cleansing of the old-fashioned water scrubbers and ductworks. Where situation permitted, EMSD would replace the old-fashioned ductworks with the ones up to standard. The arrangements would be implemented having regard to factors such as EMSD’s resources, works schedule and impacts on the business of stall operators and after deliberation with the stakeholders.
41. Mr WAI Kam-fat further responded that EMSD and the Architectural Services Department were responsible for the repair and maintenance of markets under the purview of FEHD. By conducting routine inspection, maintaining liaison with the stall operators and understanding the stakeholders’ views on the facilities and operation of the markets through market management consultative committees, FEHD had endeavoured to maintain and improve the facilities and operation of markets.
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42. The Chairlady concluded that the markets in the district had been in use for many years and the problem of ageing facilities had emerged. However, only a few markets had been incorporated into the Market Modernisation Programme. CATC urged FEHD and EMSD to step up maintaining, cleansing and replacing the depreciated machine components and actively consider introducing new technology to prevent the re-occurrence of similar incidents.
(Mr WONG Siu-wah left the meeting at 5:28 p.m.)
Agenda Item 6: Improving Public Cleanliness and Streetscape (Item raised by the Southern District Office, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, the Highways Department and the Marine Department) (CATC Paper No. 31/2018)
43. The Chairlady said that the agenda item was raised by the Southern District Office (SDO), the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD), the Highways Department (HyD) and the Marine Department (MD), and welcomed the following departmental representatives to the meeting:
(a) Mr CHAN Ip-to, Tony, Senior Executive Officer (District Management), SDO;
(b) Mr NG Wing-yiu, Marine Officer/Pollution Control Unit, MD;
(c) Mr LEE Tin-shing, Senior Assistant Shipping Master/Pollution Control Unit, MD; and
(d) Mr Eric CHENG, District Engineer/South, HyD.
44. When briefing Members on the agenda item, Mr Tony CHAN said that the Chief Executive’s 2017 Policy Address proposed that a “bottom-up” approach be adopted for the Government that improvement measures would be put forward after listening to the views of the District Councils and local communities regarding their long-standing concerns. In this connection, the Government had provided a platform under the Steering Committee on District Administration to facilitate implementation of a series of improvement measures across the relevant departments.
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45. Mr Tony CHAN continued that SDO’s action plan for improving public cleanliness and streetscape of the Southern District mainly comprised two items, namely using resources under the District-led Actions Scheme (DAS) to appoint contractor for cleansing private rear lanes with environmental hygiene problems in the district and removing wire fences from certain fenced-off government land in the district, including the four locations accorded priority by SDC, i.e. the site on Ap Lei Chau Drive near Marina South, Pok Fu Lam Village near the junction of Pok Fu Lam Road and Chi Fu Road, the ex-Harbour Mission School site in Ap Lei Chau and the ex- works site of the MTR South Island Line near Ap Lei Chau Praya Road. SDO planned to coordinate the efforts of the relevant departments to step up publicity activities and public education in the district. Members were welcome to give their views on ways to promote participation of local communities in improving streetscape, and enhancing the publicity and public education.
46. Mr WAI Kam-fat said that FEHD’s action plan for improving public cleanliness and streetscape of the district mainly comprised (1) improving illegal dumping blackspots; (2) enhancing the hygiene conditions of public refuse collection points (RCPs); (3) stepping up cleaning efforts at other places; (4) pest control; (5) combating shop front extensions (SFEs); and (6) adopting automated cleaning machines or technologies to enhance efficiency.
47. Mr Eric CHENG said that HyD’s major plan in the district included enhancing the cleansing of the footbridge outside Ocean Court across Aberdeen Praya Road (HF105). The Department had increased the cleansing frequency of the footbridge from twice a month to once a week since January 2018.
48. Mr NG Wing-yiu said that apart from arranging routine scavenging work by small boats, MD’s marine cleansing contractor also arranged its foreshore cleansing team to scavenge floating refuse in the foreshore areas of the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter once every week on average. MD would continue to urge the contractor to prioritise the cleansing duties to be carried out at locations with more floating refuse during daily operations, for example the vicinities of the Fish Market, Ocean Court and the Ap Lei Chau Bridge. MD officers also conducted patrol and anti-marine littering law enforcement operations in the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter, during which promotional leaflets were distributed to the local community with the message of maintaining a clean environment and preventing littering along the shoreline into the sea. MD conducted two major cleansing operations at Aberdeen West Typhoon Shelter and Aberdeen South
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Typhoon Shelter on 9 January and 29 May 2018, respectively. SDC members were invited to join site visits so as to understand more about the operations. During the operations, apart from scavenging marine refuse, publicity leaflets prepared by the MD were also distributed at the typhoon shelter to disseminate to the public the messages of keeping the harbour clean.
49. Ms YAM Pauline, Mr CHAI Man-hon, Mr CHAN Fu-ming, MH, Dr MAK TSE How-ling, MH, Ms CHAN Judy Kapui and Mr TSUI Yuen-wa raised the following comments and enquiries:
Installation of Internet Protocol (IP) Cameras
(a) a Member said it was learned that the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) planned to install IP cameras at two blackspots of illegal dumping of construction waste in the district, with one of the blackspots being Lee Nam Road, same as the location of the existing IP camera installed by FEHD. She enquired EPD the location of IP cameras installed in the district, and EPD and FEHD the types of refuse handled by the two departments under their respective schemes of installation of IP cameras and whether there was any overlapping in the installation locations and types of refuse handled by the two departments. She commented that if the two departments had different targets, for example, FEHD’s main target was domestic and commercial refuse, while EPD was mainly responsible for handling bulky refuse (including industrial, decoration and construction waste, etc.), then the former should install IP cameras at Aberdeen Old Street as well as other blackspots in that area; and
(b) a Member said she noticed that the number of refuse at the locations in question had obviously decreased following the launch of the Pilot Scheme on Installation of IP Cameras at illegal dumping blackspots by FEHD in June 2018, but the number of the refuse found to be illegally disposed of at other locations had also increased correspondingly. She commented that some people would dispose of refuse at locations without IP cameras and FEHD had to take measures with greater deterrent effect in order to improve the situation. She enquired whether FEHD could extend
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the Pilot Scheme on Installation of IP Cameras to other places instead of installing only two cameras in the district and move the cameras to other blackspots once the situation of locations with IP cameras had improved. Some Members also commented that FEHD should extend the Pilot Scheme on Installation of IP Cameras and believed that this could help combat illegal dumping of refuse.
Outsourced Contractors and Street Cleansing
(c) a Member expressed concern over a media coverage about a worker of FEHD’s outsourced contractor throwing refuse into the sea and enquired whether the relevant authority had prosecuted the person in question and whether there was sufficient facilities for collecting refuse in the waterfront area; and
(d) a Member thanked FEHD for increasing the frequency of cleansing service for 2-90 Aberdeen Main Road (i.e. Fifteen Houses).
Design and Locations of Litter Containers
(e) a Member wished to know the locations of litter containers specially designed to prevent wild boars from looking for food and whether there were sufficient litter containers to cover the area where wild boars were spotted.
Collection of Refuse in the Foreshore Area
(f) a Member said that staff of the dockyard had once picked up refuse in the foreshore area on their own initiative. But when they tried to dispose of the refuse, the staff at the RCP said that neither FEHD nor MD were responsible for collecting the refuse as it was not domestic refuse. She urged the relevant department to properly handle the problem.
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Marine Refuse
(g) several Members were concerned about the problem of floating refuse in the nullah at Wong Chuk Hang (Heung Yip Path). A Member said that during high tide, refuse would float from the typhoon shelter into the nullah. After talking with the marine cleansing contractor, it was reported that the water level of the nullah was too low for vessels to enter for scavenging work in the typhoon shelter; and
(h) a Member said that he had conducted a site visit to the nullah with staff of the Drainage Services Department. As the nullah was under the purview of MD, he requested MD to respond to his comments. He also suggested mesh fences or floating balls be stalled at the intersection of the nullah and typhoon shelter to prevent refuse from floating into the nullah.
Cleanliness of Footbridges
(i) a Member said that the footbridge off Ocean Court, where dogs often passed through to enter the Pet Garden, required stepped-up cleansing. He thanked HyD for increasing the cleansing frequency of the footbridge to once a week and hoped that such work could be regularly conducted and extended to other footbridges; and
(j) some Members were dissatisfied that HyD arranged for cleansing footbridges under its purview only once in several months, as compared with FEHD staff who would clean the streets frequently. A Member urged HyD to review the existing manpower and cleansing time table, and step up its cleansing efforts in other footbridges.
Other Issues
(k) a Member said that there was currently no mechanism for SDC to objectively evaluate and monitor the routine cleansing work of the relevant departments. He hoped that the Committee could serve as a discussion platform so that the departments could report progress
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at each meeting and make further coordination taking Members’ comments into consideration. He believed that remarkable improvements could be seen within a short time; and
(l) a Member said that this paper was prepared under the “bottom-up” approach proposed in the Chief Executive’s 2017 Policy Address. He was dissatisfied that the content of the paper was only a report of the relevant departments’ routine work without any distinctive features. He commented that the Committee should place emphasis on exploring ways to enhance the effectiveness of enforcement, reviewing the existing inadequacies and establishing an evaluation mechanism.
50. Dr LEE Wai-tak responded that a list of fly-tipping black-spots involving construction waste (i.e. inert construction and demolition materials) was compiled in collaboration with the relevant departments. EPD would install surveillance camera systems at selected blackspots to combat illegal dumping of construction waste and two surveillance cameras had been installed in Wong Chuk Hang in the district. He stressed that EPD would coordinate with FEHD and the two departments would not install surveillance camera systems at the same location in general. EPD had once installed a surveillance camera system at Lee Nam Road, Ap Lei Chau and had removed the system after FEHD had installed the IP camera at Lee Nam Road RCP.
51. Mr LAU Wai-cheung gave a consolidated response as follows:
(a) FEHD had procured six specially designed litter containers to prevent wild boars from looking for food. These containers, each costing about $6,000, were placed at Nam Fung Road in Wong Chuk Hang, Larvotto in Ap Lei Chau, Ma Hang Estate in Stanley and the vicinity of Telegraph Bay in Pok Fu Lam for trial. As the initial effects were quite satisfactory, FEHD planned to procure about 30 more litter containers of the same model. The placement of the containers would be determined according to the locations where wild boars were spotted in the district;
(b) since FEHD installed the first batch of IP cameras in the district in June 2018, the illegal dumping problem had been improved. He explained that the scheme was to tackle the environmental hygiene
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problem caused by illegal dumping of bulky refuse at midnight or during the small hours. He said that FEHD would consider extending the scheme to other blackspots in the district and would conduct a timely review; and
(c) FEHD attached great importance to the performance of its contractors and would from time to time conduct surprise checks on their work. In case the performance did not comply with the contract requirement, FEHD would take corresponding punitive measures including issuing of verbal warnings, written warnings or default notices and deduction of monthly service payment. Regarding the media coverage about a worker of FEHD’s outsourced contractor throwing refuse into the sea, FEHD was investigating the case. Judging from what could be seen from the video, the behaviour of the cleansing worker was very serious. Following the collection of sufficient evidence, FEHD would consider prosecuting the offender as well as issuing a default notice to the contractor and deducting its monthly service payment. FEHD had also reminded the contractor to immediately step up training of its staff on ways to properly handle refuse and to monitor its workers. Besides, he stressed that FEHD would from time to time review the operation efficiency of RCPs and the number of litter bins. There was a RCP in the vicinity of Shum Wan Pier Drive, i.e. the place where the incident occurred. There was also a contractor responsible for clearing the refuse in the RCP.
52. Mr WAI Kam-fat added that the Pilot Scheme on Installation of IP Cameras was launched in the second quarter of 2018 and was expected to last for one year. Depending on the improvement of the illegal dumping problem, FEHD would consider moving the cameras to other blackspots and FEHD would timely conduct the review.
53. Mr NG Wing-yiu gave a consolidated response as follows:
(a) During the daily operation, MD’s contractor would prioritise the scavenging work in places with more floating refuse, such as the waters in the vicinity of Ocean Court and Ap Lei Chau Bridge, to prevent floating refuse from entering the nullah. Regarding the placement of facilities to block refuse, the relevant departments had
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to explore the feasibility, maintenance and other technical issues involved. MD had not provided similar facilities in other waters; and
(b) MD’s marine cleansing contractor would collect domestic refuse from vessels berthed in the typhoon shelter every day and would help collect domestic refuse from vessels berthed at the dockyard during the major cleansing operations.
54. Mr Eric CHENG responded that there was a division of responsibilities between HyD and FEHD regarding the cleansing of footbridges and subways. HyD was mainly responsible for the structural maintenance of footbridges and subways and would clean the relevant facilities to ensure that the structure was in good condition, while FEHD was responsible for general hygienic matters and maintaining the daily hygiene of footbridges and subways, including removal of refuse, vomit and excreta of pets. He stressed that HyD would continue to check the relevant facilities regularly and would continue to coordinate with FEHD for the cleansing work.
55. Mrs MA CHOW Pui-fun, JP gave a consolidated response as follows:
(a) She hoped to give a systematic account of the work done by the relevant departments in the past few months to Members through the paper. Since the Chief Executive proposed to improve the streetscape in the Policy Address, SDO played an assisting and coordinating role in cleansing efforts. It also played a relatively leading role in the removal of wire fences from certain fenced-off area of Government land in the district;
(b) She thanked the relevant departments for their support in the cleansing efforts, such as the provision of specially designed litter containers to prevent wild boars from looking for food. She also thanked FEHD and other departments for their contribution in the joint operations against SFEs. While the existing work was not yet sufficient, at least improvement was being made; and
(c) Members were welcome to give their views on the cleansing work and improvement of streetscape. For example, the cleansing of private rear lanes was not part of the routine cleansing work of
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FEHD. SDO could draw up plans to make good use of resources under DAS with a view to enhancing the overall efforts of improving the streetscape. She also called on Members to give more views on ways to strengthen public education and publicity.
56. Mr Paul ZIMMERMAN, Ms YAM Pauline, Mr CHAN Fu-ming, MH, Mr LO Kin-hei, Mr TSUI Yuen-wa and Mr CHAI Man-hon further raised comments and enquiries as follows:
Installation of IP Cameras
(a) a Member commented that the IP cameras installed by FEHD need not be placed at the same location for a year. If the location of a camera was too obvious, it would only enable people who attempted to dispose of refuse illegally to successfully avoid being recorded by the camera. He suggested that FEHD display warning notices at all RCPs so that people could not know the location of RCP where IP camera was installed and frequently change the locations of IP cameras; and
(b) a Member asked again whether the refuse handled by FEHD and EPD under their respective schemes of installing IP cameras was of different types, i.e. FEHD mainly handled domestic and commercial refuse while EPD mainly handled bulky refuse (including industrial, decoration and construction waste, etc.). If so, the blackspots for installing IP cameras as proposed by Members earlier on should then be classified into two types so that the two departments could ask for the necessary resources for installing cameras in areas under their respective purview.
Out-sourced Contractors and Street Cleansing
(c) a Member commented that the staff members of the cleansing contractors should be trained by FEHD and SDC should review the relevant code of conduct. In general, on discovering illegally disposed refuse, the contractors should first report to FEHD, which should then conduct investigation before the refuse was removed lest the evidences for prosecution should be lost;
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(d) pointing out that the contractors had the duty to clean the slope areas within 1 m from the road side, a Member enquired whether the relevant department had provided the cleansing workers with the tools for clearing refuse on slopes; and
(e) regarding the media coverage about a worker of FEHD’s outsourced contractor throwing refuse into the sea, a Member urged FEHD to give a more detailed response at the meeting in addition to the response submitted to SDC on 6 July 2018, including whether it would take further actions against the contractor to dispel public concern.
Design and Locations of Litter Containers
(f) a Member commented that the litter containers were of poor design and the doors of the containers were too small. While the design could prevent animals from looking for food from the containers, it is indeed not user-friendly and would only encourage the public to place the refuse on top of the containers direct and thus fail to solve the problem. As such, he did not support FEHD’s plan of procuring 30 more litter containers; and
(g) regarding FEHD’s procurement of specially designed litter containers, a Member commented that wild boars would soon learn how to obtain food from the containers, and challenged the appropriateness of procuring 30 more litter containers which cost more than $6,000 each.
Collection of Refuse in the Foreshore Area
(h) a Member said that the litter bins along the shores of the typhoon shelter were rather small and could not satisfy the need for disposing bulky refuse from vessels and pleasure boats. Moreover, during the cleaning and repair processes in the dockyard, refuse would be generated and would flow into the sea. The Member enquired whether the relevant department had liaised with the dockyard to
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encourage the latter to change its operation mode or add devices to prevent the refuse from flowing into the sea.
Marine Refuse
(i) a Member considered that the use of water guns by MD in the cleansing operations at Aberdeen Typhoon Shelter could not help the cleansing work as the problem of water quality remained. The relevant department was urged to reconsider the procedures of the cleansing operations;
(j) a Member hoped that the Fish Marketing Organisation (FMO) would help monitor the dumping of refuse by fishing boats and goods vehicles gaining access to FMO. More specifically, it should discuss with HyD the addition of a gate at the entrance/exit of FMO to monitor whether the goods vehicles had properly disposed of their refuse; and
(k) several Members suggested that MD use mesh fences to prevent refuse from entering the nullah in Wong Chuk Hang. A Member suggested adding a gate at the entrance of the nullah to ensure one- way flow of water. But MD should study the feasibility to avoid affecting the flow capacity. A Member considered it necessary to scavenge the marine refuse regardless of whether a gate was installed. The installation of a gate could prevent the refuse from pouring into the nullah and help gather the refuse in one place which facilitates MD’s cleansing. A Member understood that the installation of a gate would involve a number of departments, but considered that this suggestion could resolve the problem of refuse in the nullah at source and save public money. MD should thus work out a suitable option.
Cleanliness of Footbridges
(l) a Member suggested that HyD hand over the cleansing of footbridges to FEHD.
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Other Issues
(m) a Member said that the paper was disappointing as it mentioned no new progress and measures;
(n) a Member considered it undesirable that the paper for the agenda item only reported the follow-up work of the various action plans and hoped that a regular discussion which focused on specific problems and evaluation on the effectiveness of the follow-up work would be incorporated into the agenda of the Committee. Where necessary, SDO could be asked to coordinate the efforts of the relevant departments and extra meetings could be convened to discuss the issues in detail;
(o) a Member said that the progress of removal of wire fences from other fenced-off area of Government land in the district was slow and urged the relevant department to follow up regularly and give a response after the meeting; and
(p) pointing out that the problem of illegal parking of bicycles revealed the shortage of parking spaces for bicycles, a Member enquired whether there was a list of locations of illegal parking of bicycles to serve as a support for requesting the Transport Department (TD) to provide more parking spaces for bicycles.
57. Dr LEE Wai-tak said that EPD’s surveillance camera systems were mainly installed at fly-tipping black-spots involving construction waste but EPD would also follow up in case of discovery of illegal dumping of other types of refuse at these locations.
58. Mr WAI Kam-fat and Mr LAU Wai-cheung gave a consolidated response as follows:
(a) when installing IP cameras, FEHD would consider according to the situation of illegal dumping rather than the types of refuse at the blackspots. FEHD did not rule out the possibility that some people
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might illegally dispose construction waste outside RCPs managed by FEHD. In this case, FEHD would institute prosecution. The locations for installing IP cameras were not restricted to RCPs;
(b) in case an IP camera recorded a person drive his/her vehicle to the scene and dispose of refuse illegally and also captured the licence number of the vehicle, FEHD could obtain the information of the vehicle’s owner from TD and then initiate investigation and prosecution. In case somebody frequently used trolleys to dispose refuse illegally, FEHD would record the pattern of disposal, i.e. the time and location of the offence, and plan the prosecution action accordingly;
(c) having regard to the pattern of disposal of refuse at particular RCPs, FEHD could consider extending the opening hours of the RCPs;
(d) FEHD noted Members’ comments on the specially designed litter containers and would explore improvement options; and
(e) being employed by contractors, the cleansing workers were also trained by contractors. When cleansing streets and slopes, the contractors’ cleansing workers would cleanse places which could be reached by their hands as far as possible. For slopes requiring special cleansing, FEHD would prepare another cleansing contract for the required service.
59. Mr LEE Tin-shing responded to the suggestion for handling the refuse in the nullah as follows:
(a) the suggestion of installing mesh fences had to be considered prudently, including its fixings, to prevent the facilities from being damaged due to inclement weather conditions, which might affect the safety of vessels sailing in the typhoon shelter; and
(b) as the related work would conceivably involve a number of departments, thorough consideration had to be given to its feasibility.
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60. In response to the Chairlady’s enquiry about the collection of bulky refuse from vessels by MD, Mr LEE Tin-shing said that before the fish moratorium and Lunar New Year every year, MD would arrange for vessels to collect bulky domestic refuse from vessels in the typhoon shelter.
61. Mr Eric CHENG responded that HyD had noted Members’ comments and would maintain communication and coordination with FEHD according to the existing division of responsibilities between the two departments.
62. Mrs MA CHOW Pui-fun, JP said that SDO would liaise with TD on the shortage of parking spaces for bicycles as pointed out by a Member after the meeting. Moreover, regarding the handling of refuse in the typhoon shelter and along the nullah, she said that as the issues involved several departments and stakeholders and quite a number of specific implementation details, SDO could help coordinate the matters and would report progress to Members in due course. Regarding the removal of wire fences from certain fenced-off area of Government land in the district, she pointed out that with the support of the relevant departments, the scheme could be implemented within one year since the announcement of the Policy Address. But since it was the first time to implement the scheme, several locations were selected for trial run first. Based on the experience gained, SDO would consider whether the same practice would be adopted for removal of the wire fences in other locations.
(Post-meeting note: Regarding the shortage of parking spaces for bicycles as pointed out by a SDC Member, TD replied to the Secretariat on 7 August 2018 saying that TD did not have a list of locations of illegal parking of bicycles in the district.)
63. Mr Paul ZIMMERMAN raised an enquiry on the rules of order and said that due to the problem of interpretation, he wished SDO to explain clearly whether the removal of wire fences from the four locations was on a trial basis or accorded priority.
64. Mrs MA CHOW Pui-fun, JP responded that according to the resolution of the District Facilities Management Committee (DFMC), it was agreed that priority should be accorded to handling the wire fences at the four locations. It would be more desirable if the wire fences at other locations could also be handled at the same time. But very often the removal procedures had to be carried out in tandem with other works to avoid affecting public safety. According priority to removal of wire fences from
39 the four locations did not mean that no actions would be taken at other locations. SDO would make further consideration having regard to the allocation of resources.
65. Mr LO Kin-hei said it might be the case that the removal of wire fences from some other locations need not be in tandem with other works. He enquired whether priority could also be accorded to these locations. He was disappointed that the removal of wire fences from the four locations accorded priority would not be completed until mid-2019 and hoped that the progress of the works, especially some simple works, could be expedited.
66. Dr CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP said that the removal of wire fences had been discussed at meetings of DFMC, which had reached consensus on according priority to the four locations. While he agreed that the progress should be expedited, very often this involved the availability of resources. In fact, some progress had been made. The Chairlady said that Members should propose an agenda item to DFMC if they wished to discuss the removal of wire fences in detail.
67. The Chairlady invited Members to note the action plans and progress presented in the paper and invited the relevant departments to note Members’ comments, including areas which required cleansing enhancement. She called on the relevant departments to maintain close cooperation in future to bring about remarkable improvement in the streetscape of the Southern District.
68. Mr TSUI Yuen-wa urged MD to report to the Committee in writing its study on Members’ suggestions for handling the refuse in the nullah after the meeting. The Chairlady asked MD to submit the study findings to SDC in due course.
(Post-meeting note: MD has studied Members’ suggestions for handling the refuse in the nullah. MD’s response is given at Annex II.)
(Mr CHU Lap-wai, Ms CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH, Mr WONG Cheuk-tim, Ms YAM Pauline and Mr CHAN Fu-ming, MH left the meeting at 5:28 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 5:55 p.m., 6:34 p.m. and 6:39 p.m. respectively)
(Mr NG Wing-yiu , Mr LEE Tin-shing and Mr CHENG Ka-hei left the meeting at 6:48 p.m.)
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Agenda Item 9: Any Other Business
Progress Report of “Working Group on Environmental Protection and Hygiene” (CATC Paper No. 33/2018)
2018 Southern District Indoor Lawn Bowls Fours Tournament
69. The Chairlady said that the Southern District Recreation and Sports Association (SDRSA) and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department would jointly organise the “2018 Southern District Indoor Lawn Bowls Fours Tournament” on 19 August 2018 at Ap Lei Chau Sports Centre, and would like to invite SDC to field a team in the invitation tournament. Moreover, a pre-tournament practice session was scheduled for the evening on 17 August 2018. Details were given at Reference Paper 1. She asked Members whether they agreed to field a team in the tournament.
70. As Ms CHAN Judy Kapui, Ms CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH, Mr LO Kin-hei and Ms YAM Pauline joined the same event on behalf of SDC in 2017, the Committee would like to invite to the said Members to join the subject event on behalf of SDC again. The Secretariat was requested to liaise with the Members after the meeting so as to confirm the list of participants.
(Post-meeting note: Ms CHAN Judy Kapui and Ms YAM Pauline were not available to take part in the tournament on the said day. Ms CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH, Mr LO Kin-hei, Mr WONG Cheuk-tim, Timothy and Ms LUI Sze-mei, Fanny would join the subject event on behalf of SDC.)
Hong Kong Island 10K City Run 2018
71. The Chairlady said that Hong Kong Amateur Athletic Association would organise the “Hong Kong Island 10K City Run 2018” on 9 December 2018, and would like to invite SDC to be the supporting organisation of the above event. Details were given at Reference Paper 2.
72. The Committee approved SDC to be the supporting organisation of the “Hong Kong Island 10K City Run 2018”.
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Support the HK Electric to enter the “2016-18 Best Corporate Volunteer Service Project Competition” with its CAREnJOY
73. The Chairlady said that SDC had been jointly organising CAREnJOY, an elderly project, with the Hongkong Electric Company Limited (HK Electric) since 2015. SDC received a letter from the HK Electric which sought SDC’s support as the company had been invited by Social Welfare Department (SWD) to enter the“2016- 18 Best Corporate Volunteer Service Project Competition” organised by the Steering Commmittee on Promotion of Volunteer Service.
74. The Chairlady continued that since the participating organisation was required by SWD to obtain a signed “Corporate Partner Information” form from its co- organiser as proof of SDC’s endorsement, she asked Members if they agreed to support the HK Electric to enter the aforesaid competition.
75. The Committee approved that SDC would lend its support for the HK Electric to enter the aforesaid competition, and that the acknowledgement would be signed by the Chairlady on behalf of SDC.
Part II – Items for Information
Financial Statement of Community Involvement Projects Funded by SDC in 2018- 19 (as at 26.6.2018) (CATC Paper No. 34/2018)
76. The Committee noted the content of the paper.
Street Management Report (as at 30.6.2018) (CATC Paper No. 35/2018)
77. The Committee noted the content of the paper.
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Anti-rodent Campaign 2018 (Phase 2) in Southern District (CATC Paper No. 36/2018)
78. The Committee noted the content of the paper.
Date of Next Meeting
79. The Chairlady informed the meeting that the 17th CATC meeting would be held at 2:30 p.m. on 10 September 2018 (Monday).
80. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:51 p.m.
Secretariat, Southern District Council August 2018
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Annex I 16th CATC Meeting Activities/Programmes Sponsored by Southern District Council Funds Declaration of Interests
Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Organiser : Fu Hong Society Ngai Shing - - Workshop Community Caring Inclusion Project 1 Assisting Organiser : The Chinese 2018 Rhenish Church Hong Kong Synod, - - Social Service Department
Organiser : Hong Kong PHAB 2 Cantonese Operatic Songs Concert Association Stanley / Shek O - - Neighbourhood Elderly Centre Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Advisor Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Honorary Advisor Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Advisor Cantonese Operatic Song Organiser : South Horizons Women's 3 Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Advisor Programme at South Horizons Association Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Advisor Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Advisor Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Advisor Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Advisor Cantonese Operatic Song Organiser : Stars of Cantonese Opera 4 - - Appreciation Programme Singing Cantonese Operatic Song 5 AppreciationProgramme for the Organiser : Bauhinia Academy of Arts Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Vice-President and executor of the project Elderly
P. 1 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others
Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Member Organiser : Southern District Committee Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member on the Promotion of Civic Education “Do Re Mi Soothing” Mental Health Ms. Pauline YAM Member 6 Promotion Programme Co-Organiser : TWGHs Lok Hong Integrated Community Centre for Mental - - Wellness Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Member Organiser : Southern District Committee Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member on the Promotion of Civic Education Ms. Pauline YAM Member 7 Painting Partner Programme Co-Organiser : The Warehouse Youth - - Assisting Organiser : Wofoo Social - - Enterprises Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Member Organiser : Southern District Committee Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member on the Promotion of Civic Education Ms. Pauline YAM Member Co-Organiser : TWGHs Lok Kwan - - District Support Centre 8 “Ball． Forever Fun” Assisting Organiser : TWGHs Wong Shiu Ching Centre for the Elderly Assisting Organiser : Hong Kong Christian Service Wah Hong Home for - - Elderly Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Member Organiser : Southern District Committee Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member on the Promotion of Civic Education Ms. Pauline YAM Member “Have an eye for subdivided flats”- Co-Organiser : Caritas Community Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Advisory committee member 9 Community Care Project in Centre - Aberdeen Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Advisory committee member Southern District Chairlady of the Southern District Joint Co-Organiser : Yu Chun Keung School Association (Yu Chun Keung Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Memorial College No.2 Memorial College No.2 being one of the Members of the Association)
P. 2 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Member Organiser : Southern District Committee Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member on the Promotion of Civic Education Ms. Pauline YAM Member 10 Children．Family Connection Co-Organiser : The Boys' and Girls' Club Association of Hong Kong - Jockey Club - - South Horizons Children and Youth Integrated Services Centre Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Member Organiser : Southern District Committee Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member “Chill out every day”Mental Health on the Promotion of Civic Education 11 Ms. Pauline YAM Member Promotion Programme Co-Organiser : TWGHs Wong Chuk - - Hang Complex Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Member Organiser : Southern District Committee Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member on the Promotion of Civic Education Bringing warmth and love to the Ms. Pauline YAM Member 12 family Co-Organiser : Aberdeen Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Welfare Association Social Service Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Centre for the Olderly
Organiser : Island Lawn Bowls Club - - Golden Deer Cup Lawn Bowls 13 Assisting Organiser : Hong Kong Lawn Competition 2018 - - Bowls Association Organiser : The Hong Kong Federation of 14 Relax in Southern District Youth Groups (HKFYG) Jocky Club - - Media 21 Workshop on the Craft of Organiser : Chi Yuen Education Fund 15 - - Traditional Lantern Limited
P. 3 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Organiser : Wah King House Mutual Aid - - Committee Co-Organiser : Wah Hing House Mutal - - Aid Committee Celebration on the Day after Mid- Co-Organiser : Wah Tsui House Mutal 16 Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Advisor Autumn Festival Aid Committee Co-Organiser : Wah Cheong House Mutal - - Aid Committee Co-Organiser : Wah Sang House Mutual - - Aid Committee Organiser : Pokfulam and Chi Fu Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Community Service Association Assisting Organiser : Chi Fu Fa Yuen Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Chairman and executor of the project Carpark Owners'Association Assisting Organiser : Chi Fu Baptist - - Church Evening Party in Celebration of the 17 Assisting Organiser : Pokfulam and Chi Mid-Autumn Festival Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP President and executor of the project Fu Women's Association Assisting Organiser : Tung Wah Group of Hospitals Wong Shiu Ching Centre for - - the Elderly Assisting Organiser : Caritas Community Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Advisory committee member Centre - Aberdeen Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Advisory committee member Organiser : The Incorporated Owners of - - Ka Lung Court Assisting Organiser : Urban Property - - Evening Party in Celebration of the Management Limited 18 Mid-Autumn Festival Assisting Organiser : Waihong - - Environmental Service Group Assisting Organiser : Hong Kong Guards - - Limited
P. 4 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Organiser : The Incorporated Owners of - - Evening Party in Celebration of the Baguio Villa 19 Mid-Autumn Festival 2018 Assisting Organiser : International - - Property Management Limited Organiser : The Incorporated Owners of Carnival in Celebration of the Mid- - - Yue On Court 20 Autumn Festival at Yue On Court Assisting Organiser : Hong Yip 2018 - - Management Co. Ltd. Organiser : The Incorporated Owners of Evening Party in Celebration of the - - Pokfulam Gardens (Inland Lot No. 9005) 21 Mid-Autumn Festival at Pokfulam Assisting Organiser : Kai Shing Gardens 2018 - - Management Services Limited Organiser : South Horizons Estate Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Member Celebration for the Mid-Autumn Owners’ Committee 22 Festival at South Horizons 2018 Co-Organiser : South Horizons - - Management Ltd. Variety Show in Celebration of the Organiser : Tin Wan Kai-fong Federal 23 Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Chairman and executor of the project Mid-Autumn Festival Association Organiser : The Incorporated Owners of Evening Party in Celebration of Hoi Chun Court, Hoi Chu Court, Hoi 24 theMid-Autumn Festival at Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Chairman and executor of the project Shan Court and Hoi Wu Court of AberdeenCentre 2018 Aberdeen Centre Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Advisor Fun Day in Celebration of the 19th Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Honorary advisor 25 Hair-cutting Programme for the Organiser : Beautify Volunteer Group Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Advisor Elderly in the Southern District Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Advisor Organiser : Shek Pai Wan Resident’s Celebration for the National Day and - - Association 26 Mid-Autumn Festival at Shek Pai Assisting Organiser : Shek Pai Wan Wan 2018 - - Estate Management Advisory Committee
P. 5 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Organiser : Apleichau North Resident's Evening Party in Celebration of the - - Joint Committee 27 Mid-Autumn Festival at Ap Lei Co-Organiser : Aberdeen Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Chau Main Street Welfare Association Social Service Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Organiser : The Incorporated Ownersof Lei Tung Estate in Celebration of - - Lei Tung Estate 28 30th Anniversary Mid-Autumn Assisting Organiser : Hong Yip Festival - - Management Co. Ltd. Organiser : Wah Fu Estate Wah Yu - - “Wah Yu Gathering Night” Mid- House Mutual Aid Committee 29 Autumn Festival Celebration Co-Organiser : Aberdeen Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Welfare Assocation Centre Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director
Organiser : Southern District Fight Crime Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member “Stay Away from All Scammers” Committee Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member 30 Deception Prevention Programme Co-Organiser : TWGHs Jockey Club Lei - - Tung Integrated Services Centre Organiser : Southern District Fight Crime Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Committee Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member Fight Crime with Hip-hop – Co-Organiser : The Warehouse Youth 31 Community Arts Programme - - Centre Against Drug Abuse Assisting Organiser : Wofoo Social - - Enterprises Organiser : Southern District Fight Crime Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Committee Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member “Smart．Age-borderless” Cross-age Co-Organiser : Aberdeem Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director 32 Scam Prevention Programme Welfare Association Social Service Centre Jockey Club Integrated Service Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Centre
P. 6 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Organiser : Southern District Fight Crime Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Committee Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member Co-Organiser : Aberdeem Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Welfare Association Social Service Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Centre Jockey Club Integrated Service Co-Organiser : TWGHs Jockey Club Lei - - Tung Integrated Services Centre Co-Organiser : TWGHs Cross Centre - - Member of Advisory Committee of Adolescent Health Programme on Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Co-Organiser : Caritas District Youth Community Centre 33 Sex Education –Online Romance Outreaching Work Team - Southern Member of the Advisory Management Temptation Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Committee of Caritas Member of Advisory Committee of Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Co-Organiser : Caritas Jockey Club Community Centre Stanley Teenage Integrated Services Member of the Advisory Management Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Committee of Caritas Co-Organiser : The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong Jockey - - Club Southern District C&Y Integrated Service Centre Organiser : Southern District Fight Crime Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Committee Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member Member of Advisory Committee of 34 “Protection with Love” 2018 Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Co-Organiser : Caritas District Youth Community Centre Outreaching Work Team - Southern Member of the Advisory Management Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Committee of Caritas Organiser : Southern District Fight Crime Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Committee Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member Co-Organiser : Western District Police - - Kick-off Ceremony of the Fight Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Chairman and executor of the project Crime Publicity Campaign cum Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member 35 Appointment of Evergreen Fight Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Director Crime Ambassadors in Southern Co-Organiser : Southern District Healthy Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Honorary Vice-President District & Safe Association Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Member Ms. Pauline YAM Member
P. 7 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Organiser : Southern District Fight Crime Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Committee Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member Co-Organiser : Western District Office of - - the Hong Kong Police Force Southern District Year-end Anti- Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Chairman and executor of the project crime Publicity Campaign cum 36 Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Election of Southern District Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Director Outstanding Police Officers 2018 Co-Organiser : Southern District Healthy Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Honorary Vice-President & Safe Association Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Member Ms. Pauline YAM Member
Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Chairman and executor of the project Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Director Organiser : Southern District Healthy & Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Honorary Vice-President Safe Association Limited 37 Skin Care Promotion Programme Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Member Ms. Pauline YAM Member Co-Organiser : TWGHs Jockey Club - - Rehabilitation Centre Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Chairman and executor of the project Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Director Organiser : Southern District Healthy & Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Honorary Vice-President Fisheries Industry Safety - Youth Safe Association Limited Occupational Safety and Health Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member 38 Ambassador Training and Fisheries Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Member Industry Occupational Safety and Ms. Pauline YAM Member Health Promotional Activities Co-Organiser : Aberdeem Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Welfare Association Social Service Centre Jockey Club Integrated Service Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Centre
P. 8 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others
2018 Hong Kong Island Four Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying President District Sports Association Goodwill Organiser : Southern District Recreation Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Vice-Chairlady 39 Invitation Events - Southern District and Sports Association Ms. Pauline YAM Member Indoor Lawn Bowls Fours Mr WONG Cheuk-tim, Timothy Public Relations Officer Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Deputy Managing Director and executor of Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH the project Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Deputy Managing Director Organiser : Hong Kong Southern District Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Advisor The 19th Bauhinia Cup Football Community Association Limited Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Honorary advisor 40 Invitation Competition Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Vice-President / Honorary President Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Honorary Advisor Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Honorary Advisor Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Vice-President Co-Organiser : Beauty Pool Football - - Union
P. 9 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others
Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Advisor Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Advisor Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Advisor Organiser : The Hong Kong Island Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Advisor Federation Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Advisor Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Advisor Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Advisor Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Advisor Co-Organiser : The Hong Kong Chinese - - Enterprises Association Co-Organiser : Hong Kong Eastern - - District Federation Co-Organiser : Hong Kong Wai Chai - - District Federation Hong Kong Island Joyful Carnival in Co-Organiser : Hong Kong Central and - - Celebration of the 69th Anniversary 41 Western District Federation of the Founding of the People's Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Republic of China Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Deputy Managing Director Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Deputy Managing Director Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Advisor Co-Organiser : Hong Kong Southern Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Honorary Advisor District Federation Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Vice-President / Honorary President Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Honorary Advisor Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Honorary Advisor Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Vice-President Assisting Organiser : Eastern District - - Office Assisting Organiser : Wan Chai District - - Office Assisting Organiser : Central and Western - - District Office Assisting Organiser : Southern District - - Office
P. 10 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Deputy Managing Director Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Deputy Managing Director Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Advisor Organiser : Hong Kong Southern District Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Honorary Advisor Carnival in Celebration of the 69th Community Association Limited Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Vice-president / Honorary President 42 National Day in Stanley by Southern Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Honorary Advisor District Community Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Honorary Advisor Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Vice-President Assisting Organiser : Hong Kong Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Southern District Celebration of National Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Advisor Day Organising Committee Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Advisor Member of Advisory Committee of Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Community Centre Member of the Advisory Management Organiser : The Joint Committee of Committee of Caritas, Director of Aberdeem Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Southern District Youth & Community Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service 43 Winter Fiesta 2019 Service Centre Jockey Club Integrated Service Centre Deputy Managing Director of Aberdeem Kai- Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre Jockey Club Integrated Service Centre Co-Organiser : Southern District Office - -
P. 11 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others
Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Chairman Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Director Organiser : Southern District Healthy & Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Honorary Vice-President Safe Association Limited Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Member Ms. Pauline YAM Member 2018-2019 Southern District Age- Co-Organiser : Southern District Council Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member 44 friendly and Safe City Plan Working Group on Rehabilitation and Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member of the Working Group Age-friendly Community in the Southern Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Chairlady of the Working Group District Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member Co-Organiser : Aberdeen Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Welfare Assocation Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Co-Organiser : Working Group on Age- Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member friendly and Safety Community in the Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Chairlady of the Working Group Southern District
Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Vice-Chairlady Organiser : Southern District Women's Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Member and executor of the project Training Programme on Selective Events Committee 45 Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Member Placement for Women 2018 Co-Organiser : Aberdeen Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Welfare Association Social Service Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Dr. CHU Ching-hong, BBS, JP Advisor Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Advisor Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Chairlady Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Advisor Dream High for Future Women's Organiser : Hong Kong Southern District Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Advisor 46 Programme Women's Association Limited Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Advisor Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Advisor Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Advisor Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Advisor Ms. Pauline YAM Advisor of the 19th committee
P. 12 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others
Member of Advisory Committee of Mr. AU Lap-sing, MH Organiser : Caritas Community Centre - Community Centre Aberdeen Member of the Advisory Management Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Committee of Caritas Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Co-Organiser : Working Group on Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Member 47 Southern District Green Network Environmental Protection and Hygiene Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member of the Working Group under SDC Mr. TSUI Yuen-wa Chairman Assisting Organiser : Greener South - - Assisting Organiser : 121C Society for - - Recycling Assisting Organiser : Southern.MOVER - -
Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Vice-President Organiser : Southern District Arts and Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Vice-Chairlady Ballroom Dance Night and Culture Association Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Director of Orchestra 48 Countdown on 2019 New Year's Eve Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Employee of the Association Assisting Organiser : Southern District - - Office Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Vice-President Organiser : Southern District Arts and Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Vice-Chairlady The 22nd Southern District Youth Culture Association Mr. LAM Kai-fai, MH Director of Orchestra 49 and Children Singing Contest Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Employee of the Association Assisting Organiser : Southern District - - Office
Organiser : Southern District Joint Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Chairlady Schools Conference Co-Organiser : Southern District Parent Southern District Secondary Schools Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Advisor 50 and Teacher Association Parade 2018-2019 Co-Organiser : Aberdeem Kai-fong Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director Welfare Association Social Service Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Co-Organiser : Education Bureau - -
P. 13 Organiser / Co-organiser(s) / Assisting Capacity in the Applicant Organisation / No. Project Title Member Organiser(s) Others Organiser : Southern District Joint Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Chairlady Schools Conference Co-Organiser : Aberdeen Kai-fong Southern District Kindergartens Ms. CHEUNG Sik-yung, MH Director 51 Welfare Association Social Service Parade cum Education Path 2018 Centre Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Deputy Managing Director Co-Organiser : Southern District Parent Dr. MAK TSE How-ling, MH Advisor and Teacher Association
Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Organiser : Working Group on Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Member Rehab Power Grow Go Goal in the Rehabilitation and Age-friendly 52 Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member of the Working Group Southern District Community in the Southern District Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Chairlady and executor of the project Co-Organiser : Southern District Office - -
Mr. CHAN Fu-ming, MH Member Organiser : Working Group on Ms. LAM Yuk-chun, MH Member 53 Ocean Park Fun Day Rehabilitation and Age-friendly Ms. CHAN Judy Kapui Member of the Working Group Community in the Southern District Mrs. CHAN LEE Pui-ying Chairlady and executor of the project
P. 14 Annex II
Further Comments on the Proposal to Install a Boom at Staunton Creek Nullah (Supplementary Information on Agenda Item 6)
In respect of some District Council Members’ proposal to install a boom to trap refuse at Staunton Creek nullah, the Marine Department (MD) is of the view that prior cautious consideration is needed, including examining the feasibility, safety, maintenance and other technical issues, as the work of various government departments is involved.
In addition, since the proposal may pose a potential risk to the safety of vessels navigating in the vicinity, careful consideration must be given to the location of installation, erection of fixtures and issues such as removal of the boom due to weather conditions, so as to avoid affecting the normal operation in the typhoon shelter.
Nevertheless, the MD keeps an open mind towards the proposal and will co-operate with other departments regarding the study.
Marine Department August 2018