OFFICIAL RECORD of PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 14 May 2014 the Council Met at Eleven O'clock
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LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 10899 OFFICIAL RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 14 May 2014 The Council met at Eleven o'clock MEMBERS PRESENT: THE PRESIDENT THE HONOURABLE JASPER TSANG YOK-SING, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALBERT HO CHUN-YAN THE HONOURABLE LEE CHEUK-YAN THE HONOURABLE JAMES TO KUN-SUN THE HONOURABLE CHAN KAM-LAM, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG YIU-CHUNG DR THE HONOURABLE LAU WONG-FAT, G.B.M., G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE EMILY LAU WAI-HING, J.P. THE HONOURABLE TAM YIU-CHUNG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ABRAHAM SHEK LAI-HIM, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE FREDERICK FUNG KIN-KEE, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE VINCENT FANG KANG, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG KWOK-HING, B.B.S., M.H. PROF THE HONOURABLE JOSEPH LEE KOK-LONG, S.B.S., J.P., Ph.D., R.N. 10900 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 THE HONOURABLE JEFFREY LAM KIN-FUNG, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE ANDREW LEUNG KWAN-YUEN, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE WONG TING-KWONG, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE RONNY TONG KA-WAH, S.C. THE HONOURABLE CYD HO SAU-LAN THE HONOURABLE STARRY LEE WAI-KING, J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LAM TAI-FAI, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAK-KAN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHAN KIN-POR, B.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE PRISCILLA LEUNG MEI-FUN, S.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KA-LAU THE HONOURABLE CHEUNG KWOK-CHE THE HONOURABLE WONG KWOK-KIN, B.B.S. THE HONOURABLE IP KWOK-HIM, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE MRS REGINA IP LAU SUK-YEE, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE PAUL TSE WAI-CHUN, J.P. THE HONOURABLE ALAN LEONG KAH-KIT, S.C. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG KWOK-HUNG THE HONOURABLE ALBERT CHAN WAI-YIP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 10901 THE HONOURABLE WONG YUK-MAN THE HONOURABLE CLAUDIA MO THE HONOURABLE MICHAEL TIEN PUK-SUN, B.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE JAMES TIEN PEI-CHUN, G.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE NG LEUNG-SING, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE STEVEN HO CHUN-YIN THE HONOURABLE FRANKIE YICK CHI-MING THE HONOURABLE WU CHI-WAI, M.H. THE HONOURABLE YIU SI-WING THE HONOURABLE GARY FAN KWOK-WAI THE HONOURABLE MA FUNG-KWOK, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHARLES PETER MOK THE HONOURABLE CHAN CHI-CHUEN THE HONOURABLE CHAN HAN-PAN DR THE HONOURABLE KENNETH CHAN KA-LOK THE HONOURABLE CHAN YUEN-HAN, S.B.S., J.P. THE HONOURABLE LEUNG CHE-CHEUNG, B.B.S., M.H., J.P. THE HONOURABLE KENNETH LEUNG THE HONOURABLE ALICE MAK MEI-KUEN, J.P. 10902 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 DR THE HONOURABLE KWOK KA-KI THE HONOURABLE KWOK WAI-KEUNG THE HONOURABLE DENNIS KWOK THE HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER CHEUNG WAH-FUNG, J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE FERNANDO CHEUNG CHIU-HUNG THE HONOURABLE SIN CHUNG-KAI, S.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE ELIZABETH QUAT, J.P. THE HONOURABLE MARTIN LIAO CHEUNG-KONG, J.P. THE HONOURABLE POON SIU-PING, B.B.S., M.H. THE HONOURABLE TANG KA-PIU DR THE HONOURABLE CHIANG LAI-WAN, J.P. IR DR THE HONOURABLE LO WAI-KWOK, B.B.S., M.H., J.P. THE HONOURABLE CHUNG KWOK-PAN THE HONOURABLE CHRISTOPHER CHUNG SHU-KUN, B.B.S., M.H., J.P. THE HONOURABLE TONY TSE WAI-CHUEN MEMBERS ABSENT: THE HONOURABLE TOMMY CHEUNG YU-YAN, S.B.S., J.P. DR THE HONOURABLE HELENA WONG PIK-WAN THE HONOURABLE IP KIN-YUEN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 10903 PUBLIC OFFICERS ATTENDING: THE HONOURABLE MRS CARRIE LAM CHENG YUET-NGOR, G.B.S., J.P. THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION PROF THE HONOURABLE K C CHAN, G.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE TREASURY MR GODFREY LEUNG KING-KWOK, J.P. SECRETARY FOR COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THE HONOURABLE PAUL TANG KWOK-WAI, J.P. SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE DR THE HONOURABLE KO WING-MAN, B.B.S., J.P. SECRETARY FOR FOOD AND HEALTH PROF SOPHIA CHAN SIU-CHEE, J.P. UNDER SECRETARY FOR FOOD AND HEALTH MR JAMES HENRY LAU JR., J.P. UNDER SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE TREASURY CLERKS IN ATTENDANCE: MR KENNETH CHEN WEI-ON, S.B.S., SECRETARY GENERAL MRS JUSTINA LAM CHENG BO-LING, DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL MISS FLORA TAI YIN-PING, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MISS ODELIA LEUNG HING-YEE, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL MRS PERCY MA, ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL 10904 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 TABLING OF PAPERS The following papers were laid on the table under Rule 21(2) of the Rules of Procedure: No. 100 ─ Research Endowment Fund Financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2013 No. 101 ─ The Government Minute in response to the Report of the Public Accounts Committee No. 61 of February 2014 Report No. 18/13-14 of the House Committee on Consideration of Subsidiary Legislation and Other Instruments ADDRESSES PRESIDENT (in Cantonese): Address. The Chief Secretary for Administration will address the Council on "The Government Minute in response to the Report of the Public Accounts Committee No. 61". The Government Minute in response to the Report of the Public Accounts Committee No. 61 of February 2014 CHIEF SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATION (in Cantonese): President, laid on the table today is the Government Minute (GM) responding to Report No. 61 of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). When presenting Report No. 61 on 12 February to the Legislative Council, the Chairman of PAC gave comments on three chapters in the Director of Audit's Reports: (1) Direct land grants to private sports clubs at nil or nominal premium; (2) Management of roadside skips; and (3) Allocation and utilization of public rental housing flats. LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 10905 We are grateful for the time and efforts that the PAC has devoted to investigating these subjects. We accept the PAC's various recommendations and have set out in detail the specific responses of the relevant bureaux or departments in the GM. Today, I would like to highlight the key measures that we have taken in these important policy areas and the progress. On direct land grants to private sports clubs at nil or nominal premium, the Administration started the private recreational lease (PRL) policy review in September 2013. We will take into account the recommendations of Audit Commission (Audit) and the PAC during the review. The Home Affairs Bureau will take the lead in conducting the PRL policy review from a sports policy perspective and will involve other concerned Policy Bureaux and departments as necessary. In this regard, the Development Bureau and the Planning Department will provide input on land use and planning, and the Lands Department (LandsD) will provide input on land administration matters. In reviewing the PRL policy, we will take into account factors such as sports development needs, land use, site and facilities utilization, the interests of the lessees and their members, and the wider public interest. In the course of the review, we will also consider how to ensure an appropriate apportionment of sports and non-sports facilities on PRL sites. We expect that preliminary findings of the review will be available by the end of 2014. The Home Affairs Bureau has asked all lessees to open up their sports facilities more extensively. Apart from providing non-members with a much higher degree of access to their facilities, lessees are also required to operate junior membership schemes to allow talented young athletes to join the clubs as members at greatly reduced levels of subscription fee. The approved "opening up" scheme forms part of the Conditions of Grant when a PRL is renewed. The Home Affairs Bureau has increased publicity on the availability of sports facilities of lessees for use by outside bodies by various means including advertising in print media, requiring the lessees to provide full information on the "opening up" schemes on their websites, disseminating relevant information through Competent Authorities, District Officers and the Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China and uploading the information onto the Home Affairs Bureau's website. 10906 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ─ 14 May 2014 The Home Affairs Bureau will issue revised guidelines in mid-2014 to help lessees provide more detailed and informative reports on the implementation of the "opening up" schemes. The Home Affairs Bureau works closely with the LandsD and other government departments to ensure that PRL sites are used in accordance with their Conditions of Grant. The Home Affairs Bureau will monitor the utilization rates of sports facilities on PRL sites, in particular with regard to the requirement to give greater access to outside bodies in accordance with the approved new "opening up" schemes. Using the quarterly returns as a monitoring tool, the Home Affairs Bureau follows up with lessees in cases of low utilization and conducts random checks on the accuracy of the reported information. The Administration will work on further strengthening the monitoring mechanism and improving lease conditions. As part of the comprehensive policy review on PRL, the Home Affairs Bureau and the LandsD will clarify their respective responsibilities with regard to inspections on PRL sites and will formulate plans for routine inspections accordingly. In addition to conducting site inspections in the context of processing lease renewals, the LandsD will inspect sites where lease renewal is not yet due. The LandsD will, in consultation with the Home Affairs Bureau and other relevant bureaux and departments, continue to follow up on individual cases of irregularity and suspected non-compliance with the lease conditions as identified in the Audit Report and take lease enforcement action as appropriate.