Council Housing, Planning and Development Committee Agenda of the Sixth Meeting in 2020

Date: 17 November 2020 (Tuesday) Time: 9:30 a.m. Venue: Conference Room of the Sai Kung District Council 3/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex 38 Pui Shing Road, Hang Hau, Tseung Kwan O

Agenda

I. Confirmation of Minutes of the 5th Housing, Planning and Development Committee (HPDC) Meeting held on 28 September 2020 (9:30 a.m. – 9:35 a.m.)

II. Matters Arising (9:35 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.)

(A) Request LINK to provide public scales at the markets in Sai Kung district

(B) Request the Link to build a ramp at the entrance of TKO-Gateway at Chung Ming Court to benefit more residents, thus building a community that is genuinely friendly

(C) Request the Transport and Housing Bureau in co-ordination with non-government organisations to examine other alternative locations in Sai Kung and Tseung Kwan O with priority, such as Area 8, Tseung Kwan O, etc., for the provision of transitional housing, and request the Home Affairs Bureau and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department to kick-start the heated swimming pool project (SKDC(HPDC) Paper Nos. 159/20 and 160/20)

(D) Planning standards for social welfare facilities in Sai Kung rural areas (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 161/20)

(E) Further enquiries about the Social Welfare Department’s response concerning Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 161/20)

(F) Request various departments to give a breakdown of data and statistics of Tseung Kwan O and the rural areas of Sai Kung (within Q01 to Q05 constituency areas) in the papers to be submitted and to formulate and adopt different policies in planning the development of the areas so as to address different needs in the district (SKDC(HPDC) Paper Nos. 161/20 and 162/20)

(G) Enquiry about the development plans of various departments for Sai Kung town centre and implementation progress of the Sai Kung Town Outline Zoning Plan (SKDC(HPDC) Paper Nos. 163/20, 164/20 and 165/20)

(H) Enquiry about the planning and management issues of idle “Government, Institution or Community” sites in Sai Kung Town Centre

(I) Request to resolve the access congestion at Estate and to install an elevator or escalator at the appropriate location (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 166/20)

(J) Request to install digital monitoring system (“sky eye”) at Shin Ming Estate, Sheung Tak Estate and Kin Ming Estate (SKDC(HPDC) Paper Nos. 167/20 and 168/20)

(K) Request the Housing Department (HD) to assist District Council members and ensure that ward offices can be set up within the constituencies

(L) Request representatives of the Home Affairs Department and Housing Authority to proactively step in to facilitate the conduct of meetings of The Incorporated Owners of Choi Ming Court and its management committee as soon as possible, and request the Housing, Planning and Development Committee to lodge a complaint with the Office of The Ombudsman against the representatives of the Housing Authority for not making their best efforts to assist in convening the meetings

(M) Request the HD to enhance participation in estate management matters and retrieve management information from relevant property management companies for reporting to the District Council regularly

(N) Request HD and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department to work with estate management companies to proactively tackle hygiene problems in public spaces (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 169/20)

(O) Request HD to conduct comprehensive inspection of fresh and salt water mains in Kin Ming Estate as soon as possible to ensure quality and resolve the problem of frequent suspension of fresh and salt water supply (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 170/20)

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(P) Request HD to look into the causes of the suspension of salt water supply to various blocks in Estate and to enhance maintenance and repair services (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 171/20)

(Q) Request the Home Affairs Department to listen to public opinion and oppose the provision of an off-course betting branch of Jockey Club in the shopping mall at LOHAS Park (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 172/20)

(R) Enquire about the regulations of HD to safeguard tenants’ rights to communicate and receive information

(S) Enquiry about matters concerning the Territory East Material Recovery and Transfer Station in Tseung Kwan O (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 173/20)

(T) Request the Lands Department to set out in table form the sites of which their short term tenancies are not granted by tender but by direct grant in Sai Kung district, and enquire whether the above information is disclosed on the GeoInfo Map

(U) Enquiry about the number of chairs available in the Estate Multi-Purpose Hall

(V) Suggest the HD allocate additional resources to study the formulation of guidelines on flea control and to provide flea control service (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 174/20)

III. Report Items (11:25 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.)

(A) Progress Report of Working Group on Building Management (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 175/20)

IV. Motions Raised by Members

(A) The 9 motions raised by Members (11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.)

(1) Request LINK to resolve the problem of narrow passageway outside the entrance of the post office at Choi Ming Shopping Centre

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(SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 176/20)

(2) Invite representatives of the owners’ corporations of Estate, Po Lam Estate and Choi Ming Court and representatives of the Housing Department appointed to the above corporations to attend HPDC meetings for discussion on enhanced communication and co-operation (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 177/20)

(3) Request for reducing the emission of cooking fumes from restaurants in The LOHAS, enhancing the variety of shops and studying the designation of no smoking areas (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 178/20)

(4) Request for re-designating the railing off Sheung Tak Estate Bus Terminus and near the car park managed by LINK as an authorised spot for displaying banners (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 179/20)

(5) Request for comprehensive repair of the refuse chute of each block in Hau Tak Estate to resolve the problem of water seepage from the bottom of the chutes (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 180/20)

(6) Request the Government to introduce to SKDC all caverns in the district that are under study or planning or have gone through feasibility studies (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 181/20)

(7) Urge the Government to carry out marine spatial planning for Sai Kung (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 182/20)

(8) Request HD to assist in conducting maintenance works for the table tennis tables in Po Lam Estate and to follow up safety issues relating to the table tennis table between Po Tak House and Po Chi House (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 183/20)

(9) Request for following up the obstruction and safety issues associated with the water-filled barriers at Po Ning House, Po Lam Estate near the side entrance of Po Lam Market (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 184/20)

(B) One question raised by Members (1:00 p.m. – 1:10 p.m.)

(1) Request for information on the sites for storage of construction materials

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and for use as site offices in Tseung Kwan O (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 185/20)

V. Any Other Business

(A) Motion referred by the Environmental Hygiene, Climate Change, Agriculture and Fisheries Committee

(1) Request the representatives of the Lands Department and Sunevision to attend the HPDC meeting to report and follow up on the improvement proposals endorsed on 15 January 2019 for the new data centre in Area 85 (SKDC(EHCCAFC) Paper Nos. 191/20 and 192/20) (1:10 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.)

(B) Motion referred by the Traffic and Transport Committee

(1) Enquiry about the management of short-term tenancy sites in Sai Kung Central by the Government (SKDC(TTC) Paper Nos. 239/20 and 283/20) (SKDC(HPDC) Paper No. 186/20) (1:15 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.)

(C) Motion referred by the Sai Kung District Council

(1) Request for proactive follow-up on the bad smell of gullies in the vicinity of Tsui Lam Estate and delineation of responsibilities (SKDC(M) Paper Nos. 293/20, 314/20 to 318/20 and 347/20) (1:20 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.)

(2) Request the Link to designate monthly fixed parking spaces and hourly parking spaces in the car park at Po Lam Estate (SKDC(M) Paper Nos. 294/20 and 319/20) (1:25 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.)

VI. Date of Next Meeting

(Remarks: (1) Each member may participate for a maximum of two times in the discussion of every single item and the time for each speaking is limited to two minutes. (2) The time allotted for the Agenda items is based on estimate only and the actual time will depend on the progress of the meeting.)

5 c.c. Representatives of government departments in attendance at the meeting

Housing, Planning and Development Committee Sai Kung District Council 9 November 2020

Ref: ( ) in HAD SK DC/13/30/7/1

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