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Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the 6th Term District Council (Full Council)

Date: 14 January 2020 (Tuesday) Time: 2:30 p.m. – 7:40 p.m. Venue: Conference Room, Office, Unit 05-07, 20/F Millennium City 6, 392 , Kwun Tong,

Present Arrival Time Leaving Time Mr CHOY Chak-hung (Chairman) 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr MOK Kin-shing (Vice-chairman) 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr BUX Sheik Anthony 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr CHAN Chris Ka-yin 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr CHAN Man-kin 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr CHAN Yik-shun Eason 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr CHAN Yiu-hung, Jimmy 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr CHENG Keng-ieong 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr CHEUNG Man-fung 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr CHEUNG Pui-kong 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Ms FU Pik-chun 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr FUNG Ka-lung 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr HSU Yau-wai 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr HUNG Chun-hin 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr IP Tsz-kit 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr KAN Ming-tung, MH 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr KUNG Chun-ki 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Ms LAI Po-kwai 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr LAM Wai 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr LEE Kwan-chak 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Ms LEUNG Jannelle Rosalynne 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr LEUNG Tang-fung 2:35 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Ms LEUNG Yik-ting Edith 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr LI Ka-tat 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr LI Wai-lam William 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Ms LI Wing-shan 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr NGAN Man-yu 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr OR Chong-shing Wilson, MH 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m.

1 Mr PANG Chi-sang 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mrs POON YAM Wai-chun Winnie, BBS, MH 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr SO Koon-chung Kevin 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr TAM Siu-cheuk 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr TANG Wai-man Raymond 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Ms TSE Suk-chun 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr WAN Ka-him 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr WANG Wai-lun 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr WONG Chi-ken 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Ms WONG Ka-ying 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr WONG Kai-ming 2:30 p.m. 7:40 p.m. Mr KO Choar-que, Keith (Secretary) Acting Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Kwun Tong District Office

In Attendance Job Title Mr TSE Ling-chun, Steve, JP District Officer (Kwun Tong) Miss CHOI Gi-lam, Britney Assistant District Officer (Kwun Tong)1 Mr WONG Sing-hung, Hansel Assistant District Officer (Kwun Tong)2 Mr Angus Guy PULLINGER Acting District Commander (Kwun Tong), Police Force Mr WONG Kwong-hing District Commander (), Mr CHUNG King-yip District Operations Officer (Kwun Tong), Hong Kong Police Force Mr TAM Yu-hei Police Community Relations Officer (Kwun Tong), Hong Kong Police Force Mr TUAN Ngar-lun Police Community Relations Officer (Sau Mau Ping District), Hong Kong Police Force Ms WONG Wing-yee, Winnie Chief Transport Officer/Kowloon, Transport Department Ms LEE Suk-fun, Nancy Acting Chief Manager/Management (Kowloon East), Mr LEUNG Yat-king District Environmental Hygiene Superintendent (Kwun Tong), Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Mr LEUNG Siu-kau, Kelvin Chief Engineer/East2, Civil Engineering and Development Department Miss KOO Kwok-lai, Rebecca District Social Welfare Officer (Kwun Tong), Social Welfare Department Ms LAI Mei-ling Chief Leisure Manager (Kowloon), Leisure and Cultural Services Department

2 Miss KAM Yuen-ching Senior Liaison Officer (1), Kwun Tong District Office Miss LEUNG Yin-ping, Pammy Senior Liaison Officer (2), Kwun Tong District Office Mr CHAN Hoi-ming, Peter Senior Liaison Officer (3), Kwun Tong District Office Miss CHOW Tak-sum, Amy Senior Executive Officer (District Management), Kwun Tong District Office Miss HUNG Mong-ching, Daphne Executive Officer (District Council) (2), Kwun Tong District Office

Invitees Job Title Dr TOM Kam-tim Cluster Chief Executive (Kowloon East)/ Hospital Chief Executive, United Christian Hospital Dr LI Kai-ming Deputy Hospital Chief Executive, United Christian Hospital Mr CHAM Wai-man, Terence Chief Manager, / Administrative Manager, United Christian Hospital Mr CHAN Siu-fung Officer-in-charge, Community Involvement and Volunteer Service Department, United Christian Hospital

Absent Mr LUI Tung-hai, MH

Item I - Kwun Tong District Council Standing Orders (KTDC Paper No. 1/2020)

1. The Secretary presented the paper.

2. Mr Chris CHAN opined that the related amendments could enhance the transparency of the Kwun Tong District Council (KTDC), and suggested names of Members who spoke in meetings be recorded in meeting minutes of the committees and working groups. He also suggested uploading meeting recordings and discussion papers of the working groups to the website of the KTDC and uploading the discussion papers to the website as early as possible. Besides, the website currently provided a calendar of meetings of the

3 KTDC, which Members could add the dates of the meetings of the Full Council (FC) and committees to mobile phone calendars. He suggested the working groups add the dates of their meetings to the calendar too.

3. The Chairman noted Members’ views, and would pass them to the Finance and Administration Committee (FAC) for follow-up actions.

4. After deliberations, the meeting endorsed the paper.

Item II - Establishment of Standing Committees and Task Force Under Kwun Tong District Council and Confirmation of Meeting Timetable (KTDC Paper No. 2/2020)

5. The Secretary presented the paper.

6. Members raised views as follows:

6.1 Mr Kevin SO opined that issues that the Environment and Hygiene Committee (EHC) had currently been discussing covered policy areas of the (FHB) and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD). As a result, he suggested changing the name of the EHC into the Food, Environment and Hygiene Committee (FEHC).

6.2 Mr Anthony BUX was of the view that regarding points (6) and (11) of Annex 1, since the Standing Orders had been amended, the two points were not applicable anymore. Therefore, he suggested deleting the related provisions.

6.3 Mr LI Ka-tat opined that voices of youngsters had been ignored in the past. Youngsters’ views could not be brought into the Government even when they had their own views. Therefore, he suggested changing the name of the Social Services Committee (SSC) into the Social Services and Youth Development Committee (SSYDC). He also hoped that organisations such as a youth council could be established under the SSYDC so that youngsters’ voices could be channeled into the council.

6.4 Mr FUNG Ka-lung was of the view that the functions, mission and vision of the Housing Committee (HC) were not comprehensive enough. He suggested changing the name of the HC into the Housing, Planning and Lands Committee (HPLC) so that the HPLC could discuss issues such as population planning, lands affairs, idle sites in Kwun Tong, etc. Members of the HPLC could also

4 make suggestions on the appropriate use of local land to facilitate the HPLC’s monitoring of land of Kwun Tong and related development issues.

6.5 Mr CHEUNG Pui-kong asked if the meeting calendar in Annex 2 would state the meeting time clearly.

6.6 Mrs Winnie POON opined that the names of the committees had been set in the past from a relatively wide perspective with an aim to providing more flexibility. For instance, in the HC, Members could discuss lands and planning projects. She thought that if the names of the committees were set too narrowly, equivocations might appear on the contrary. She suggested setting the names of the committees from a comparatively wide perspective instead. If the committees needed to discuss specific issues, they could set up task forces to tackle the issues and decide whether the task forces were under the FC or the committees, subject to the importance of the issues.

6.7 Mr TAM Siu-cheuk was of the view that the terms of reference of the SSC had already covered social groups such as youngsters, the elderly, etc. If it needed to discuss specific issues, it could deal with and follow up on the issues by way of working groups. Besides, the proposed name, the HPLC, was similar to the name of the Kwun Tong Development and Renewal Task Force. He hoped the terms of reference of the HPLC and the task force would not overlap.

6.8 Mr CHEUNG Man-fung opined that different stakeholders’ voices in the community, such as the elderly’s, children’s, etc. could be heard by way of working groups.

6.9 Mr Wilson OR was of the view that when the names of the committees were set from a relatively wide perspective, the committees could provide more flexibility for discussion. For example, the HC had discussed planning issues in the past. He suggested setting up working groups to handle current issues so that the KTDC’s concerns over the issues could be reflected more appropriately and the discussion would have stronger representation. In addition, if the present meeting could not reach a consensus on the names of the committees, the Secretariat could write to collect Members’ views. Moreover, he also asked about the future meeting time of the committees for Members’ advance planning.

6.10 Mr NGAN Man-yu enquired if the meeting time of the committees were left to be discussed in the FAC on 25 February, at what time the meetings scheduled before that date would be arranged to be held.

5 6.11 Mr LI Ka-tat opined the KTDC should accord priority to youth development at the beginning of 2020, and the proposed SSYDC would indeed concentrate on youth affairs, making the KTDC respond to youngsters’ voices more effectively. He also emphasised the SSYDC would also discuss other issues.

6.12 Mr CHENG Keng-ieong was of the view that the proposed SSYDC could re-establish a channel for youngsters to express their views. Although working groups could also achieve the same result, incorporating youth development into discussion of a committee could convey the message that the KTDC valued work about youth. At the same time, the KTDC could avoid the overlapping problem caused by establishment of too many working groups. As for the HPLC, it could make planning and information of the entire community clearer. It could also invite related departments to assign officers to be regular representatives to meetings to facilitate immediate provision of information as and when necessary.

6.13 Mr IP Tsz-kit opined that the Government had the Youth Development Commission in place at present. Changing the SSC into the SSYDC could make youngsters play a greater role at the district level, as well as showing that the KTDC was receptive to public opinions.

7. The Chairman noted Members’ views. Regarding the meeting time of the committees, the issue would be transferred to the FAC for follow-up actions. In addition, the Chairman asked Members to take votes on the proposals of changing names of the related committees.

7.1 Changing the “Environment and Hygiene Committee” into “Food, Environment and Hygiene Committee” Votes in favour: 23 Vote against: 0 Abstentions: 9

The proposal was endorsed.

7.2 Changing the “Housing Committee” into “Housing, Planning and Lands Committee” Votes in favour: 24 Vote against: 0 Abstentions: 10

The proposal was endorsed.

6 7.3 Changing the “Social Services Committee” into “Social Services and Youth Development Committee” Votes in favour: 24 Vote against: 0 Abstentions: 10

The proposal was endorsed.

8. Mrs Winnie POON said that since not every Member would join the FAC, she suggested deciding on the future meeting time of the committees in the present meeting.

9. Mr Eason CHAN suggested setting the meeting time to be 10:30 a.m. so that adequate time could be reserved for the meetings and they could be extended to the afternoon as and when necessary. Furthermore, if a committee had a working group, it could make use of the afternoon to hold meetings.

10. Mr CHEUNG Pui-kong agreed to hold the meetings in the morning so that Members would have more time to discuss various issues in the meetings and the use of time could be optimised.

11. Mr WONG Chi-ken also agreed to hold the meetings in the morning. He also suggested setting the meeting dates of the committees to be the same as those of their working groups to facilitate Members’ reservation of time for attending the meetings.

12. Mrs Winnie POON suggested holding the meetings at 2:30 p.m. She said that if the meetings were held in the morning, the number of attendees in the afternoon would decrease. If the meetings were held in the afternoon, they could be extended to the evening in order to hold longer meetings. Moreover, she suggested holding meetings of working groups in the morning and those of the committees in the afternoon. In that way, the meetings of the committees could endorse decisions made by their working groups in the afternoon, which would be a relatively holistic arrangement.

13. Mr Eason CHAN related that no matter if the meetings started in the morning or afternoon, there would be adequate time for the meetings. Yet, if the meetings were set to be held at 10:30 a.m., it would be more convenient for government representatives to attend the meetings.

14. Mr Wilson OR agreed to hold the meetings in the morning. He also suggested setting the starting time to be 9 a.m. to reserve abundant time for discussion and the meetings.

7 15. Ms Edith LEUNG agreed to hold the meetings of the committees and their working groups at 9 a.m. She opined that the Secretariat would have adequate time to handle the paper work. She also remarked if attending government representatives were taken into account, it would be more appropriate to hold the meetings of the FC at 2:30 p.m.

16. Mr LEE Kwan-chak related that 10:30 a.m. was suitable time to hold the meetings. He also asked if the Secretariat could cope with morning meetings since it took time to prepare for the meetings.

17. Mr LI Ka-tat remarked that if the meetings could not finish in the morning, they could be resumed in the afternoon.

18. Ms TSE Suk-chun agreed to hold the meetings in the morning. She also quoted the example of the previous terms of the Traffic and Transport Committee (TTC) and said that it took time to hold meetings. Holding the meetings in the morning could reserve more time for discussion.

19. Mr LAM Wai also supported the suggestion of holding the meeting in the morning. He opined that that could give more flexibility to Members when they did district work.

20. Mr Steve TSE, District Officer (Kwun Tong) (DO), said that if the present meeting endorsed the suggestion of holding the meetings in the morning, the Secretariat would fit in with the time as far as possible, and go to work earlier to arrange the meetings as and when necessary.

21. The Chairman noted Members’ views. He also remarked that other districts also held their meetings in the morning. If the meetings of the committees were set to be held in the morning, the meetings of working groups could be set to be held in the afternoon so that the efficiency of the KTDC could be enhanced. Therefore, the Chairman suggested setting the future meetings of the committees to be held in the morning. The starting time could be 9 a.m. or 10 a.m.

22. Mr Eason CHAN related that officers of the Kwun Tong District Office (KTDO) usually went to work at 9 a.m. Therefore, he suggested holding the meetings at 9:30 a.m.

23. The Chairman agreed with the view. He also suggested setting the meeting time of the meetings of the KTDC and its committees to be 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. If the meetings needed to be resumed in the afternoon, the meetings would last from 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. If the meetings had not yet finished, the Chairmen of the committees at that time could decide if the meetings should continue.

8 24. Regarding the meeting time of the committees under the KTDC, the Chairman asked Members to take a vote:

Votes in favour: 37 Vote against: 0 Abstention: 0

25. According to the voting result, the meetings of the KTDC and its committees would start at 9:30 a.m.

26. The Chairman also hoped that Members could decide in the present meeting whether a next meeting would be held the following day of a meeting or on another day if the Chairman of a committee decided to choose another day to continue with the meeting.

27. Mr TAM Siu-cheuk said that if a meeting continued the following day after the meeting, government representative might not be able to assign officers to the meeting.

28. Mr Wilson OR suggested allowing the Chairman of the committees to decide on how to handle the situation having regard to actual needs so that government representatives and Members who were present at the meetings could have better preparation.

29. The Chairman agreed with the view. He also remarked that if a meeting was too long, it would definitely continue later to finish all the agenda items. As for the date of the continued meeting, the Chairman of a committee could decide on it. Members agreed with the arrangement unanimously.

Item III – Kwun Tong District Council Funds for January to March 2020 (KTDC Paper No. 3/2020)

30. The Secretary presented the paper.

31. Members raised views as follows:

31.1 Mr NGAN Man-yu supported the KTDC’s use of the remaining funds to produce anti-epidemic packs. However, if the suggestion could not be endorsed until the meeting of the FEHC on 6 February, the production progress would be slowed down. He hoped the production of the packs could be confirmed as early as possible.

9 31.2 Mr LI Ka-tat supported the allocation of $350,000 for the production of anti-epidemic packs.

31.3 Ms Edith LEUNG supported the allocation of $350,000 for the production of anti-epidemic packs. She added the quality of masks of some of the earlier anti-epidemic packs were unsatisfactory. She hoped suitable masks would be chosen for the present production to provide adequate protection for residents.

31.4 Ms WONG Ka-ying asked what items the anti-epidemic packs would contain. He also enquired about the distribution of the funds, such as the number of anti-epidemic packs to be produced, the amount spent on publicity, etc.

31.5 Mr WANG Wai-lun hoped that more resources could be allocated for production of anti-epidemic packs to benefit more local residents.

31.6 Mr LAM Wai also hoped that additional funds could be allocated for production of anti-epidemic packs because the spread of influenza and Covid-19 was serious. He hoped more citizens could be benefited.

31.7 Mr TAM Siu-cheuk hoped that the progress of production of anti-epidemic packs could be expedited. Since it took time for the KTDO to conduct a tendering exercise and preparation efforts, the production of anti-epidemic packs would lag behind the epidemic if the allocation could not be endorsed until the meeting of the FEHC on 6 February.

31.8 Mr PANG Chi-sang opined that production of anti-epidemic packs should start as soon as possible. He suggested the Secretariat invite contractors to give quoatations after the present meeting so that the anti-epidemic packs could be distributed to citizens as early as possible.

31.9 Ms Jannelle Rosalynne LEUNG stated that the KTDO had earlier distributed cleaning packs too. She intended to ask about the related cost, and hoped that the funds to be allocated could enable each Member to be given an adequate number of anti-epidemic packs.

31.10 Mr Kevin SO was of the view that the Secretariat could first obtain information about conducting a tendering exercise or purchasing relevant materials. After the joint meeting of the comittees on 21 January, the Secretariat could hold a special meeting for the committees to discuss matters about the anti-epidemic packs so that residents could be given masks as soon as possible.

10 31.11 Mr KAN Ming-tung opined that not only was it important to ensure that anti-epidemic packs were distributed in time, but also that the information was accurate. Therefore, he suggested the Secretariat obtaining the prices of anti-epidemic packs and the number of them that were available before the KTDC endorsed the implementation of the production in a meeting.

31.12 Mr WONG Chi-ken was of the view that the Secretariat could first collect information about anti-epidemic packs for Members’ discussion in the next meeting in order to speed up the production of the packs. He also said that he thought the quality of the packs was very important. If resources that were currently available were not enough for production of an adequate number of anti-epidemic packs, additional funds should be allocated for the production.

31.13 Mr Raymond TANG brought out that the Opera Show in Celebration of the Lunar New Year under the SSC had been allocated with $800,000 with an aim to enhancing promotion of Cantoneese operas to teenagers, thereby encouraging heritage of Cantonese opera culture. In view of that, he asked about the number of participants of the activity. He also remarked that if the KTDO intended to strengthen efforts in promoting Cantonese operas to teenagers, it should promote newer operas.

32. Mr Steve TSE, DO, related that the aim of producing cleaning packs earlier had been encouraging residents to do the cleaning near the end of the year. Therefore, the cleaning packs contained bleach, detergents, etc, which had been different from the contents of the currently proposed anti-epidemic packs. As for the contents of the proposed anti-epidemic packs, they mainly containted masks and hand sanitisers. Yet, the specific contents were subject to Members’ decisions. If Members endorsed the production of anti-epidemic packs, an tendering exercise would be held as soon possible.

33. The Chairman said since the funds for the production of anti-epidemic packs would come from the financial year of 2019/20, there was not much room for allocating more resources. If Members intended to purchase additional anti-epidemic packs, the KTDC could not consider that until the new financial year. Regarding the Member’s views on the Cantonese Opera Show in Celebration of the Lunar New Year, the Chairman related he noted the views. Nevertheless, since the preparation of the activity had finished, the Member could voice his views when the activity was prepared again in the next financial year. He also encouraged Members to join the related working group actively.

11 34. Miss Britney CHOI, Assistant District Officer (Kwun Tong)1, added that the Cantonese Opera Show in Celebration of the Lunar New Year would star young actors and actresses so as to attract more youngsters to participate in the activity, as well as giving young actors and actresses to accumulate performing experience. Besides, guided tours for students led by Cantonese opera organisations would be held to enrich students’ knowledge of Cantonese opera culture.

35. Mr CHEUNG Man-fung remarked in the paper, there was an error in the “sub-total” of the Culture, Recreation and Sports Committee. The Secretary said it was a typo. The sum of items (i) to (v) in para. 2 of the paper was $1,685,000, as set out in the paper.

36. Mr LI Ka-tat said the KTDC could consider choosing masks made in Taiwan when purchasing masks.

37. The Chairman concluded all the Members supported the use of the KTDC funds of $350,000 to produce anti-epidemic packs. He also asked the Secretariat to take charge of the purchasing matters solely to speed up the progress.

38. The meeting endorsed the paper.

Item IV – United Christian Hospital Expansion Project (KTDC Paper No. 4/2020)

39. The Chairman welcomed the following officers to the meetings: Dr TOM Kam-tim, Cluster Chief Executive (Kowloon East)/Hospital Chief Executive, United Christian Hospital, Dr LI Kai-ming, Deputy Hospital Chief Executive, United Christian Hospital, Mr Terence CHAM, Chief Manager, Kowloon East Cluster/Administrative Manager, United Christian Hospital, and Mr CHAN Siu-fung, Officer-in-charge, Community Involvement and Volunteer Service Department, United Christian Hospital.

40. Mr Terence CHAM presented the paper.

41. Members rasied views and enquiries as follows:

41.1 Mr Wilson OR, declared that he was a member of the Governing Committee of United Christian Hospital (UCH). He also supported the allocation of funds for the expansion project. He said that UCH was the leading hospital of the Kowloon East Cluster and worried that the expansion at the present stage might not be able to cope with the increasing medical demand. Besides, he hoped

12 UCH could ensure that the works could be completed within the scheduled duration of four to five years, and be allocated with funds from the Legislative Council (LegCo) to commence the second stage of the works.

41.2 Mr CHEUNG Man-fung remarked that he supported the expansion project, and asked about the impact on the accident and emergency (A&E) and out-patient services during the construction, the timetable for provision of a barrier-free access between Hiu Lai Court and UCH, and efforts put into liaising with nearby areas affected at the district level.

41.3 Ms FU Pik-chun expressed her support for the expansion project. She also hoped that UCH could complete the construction according to the expected progress set out in the paper in order to enhance public medical services of the district, thereby minimising waiting time of various specialist out-patient services and surgery.

41.4 Mr CHAN Man-kin supported the expansion project. Yet, there would often be road diversions inside the hospital during the construction, causing inconvenience to motorists. He hoped UCH could improve related road diversion directions. Moreover, he suggested UCH discuss with related government departments the manpower problem so as to make sure there would be adequate manpower to tie in with additional services after the expansion, thereby benefitting local residents as soon as possible.

41.5 Mr Eason CHAN expressed his support for the expansion project. He was also concerned about the manpower problem of UCH. He remarked that various health-care trade unions had stated that hospitals had been suffering shortage of manpower and medical incidents had often been resulted. He worried that there would be shortage of manpower after the expansion project, causing a reduction in the medical quality. He hoped UCH could ensure its health-care manpower could cope with the demand for its additional services after the expansion project.

41.6 Mr HUNG Chun-hin said that following aging of the population of Kowloon East, the medical demand had been increasing rapidly. Therefore, he supported the expansion project. He also asked about the cost of the project. In addition, in light of the occurrence of a number of medical incidents in UCH in the past, he hoped UCH could let Members know its planning on manpower enhancement after the expansion project.

13 41.7 Mr Jimmy CHAN expressed his support for the expansion project. He said that the number of consultation rooms at the specialist out-patient clinic would double, and the number of patients visiting the clinic would subsequently increase drastically. He suggested UCH discuss with the Transport Department (TD) and related government departments as early as possible ancillary transport facilities at the adjacent areas during the construction and after the expansion, thereby minimising the impact on the traffic nearby.

41.8 Ms Jannelle Rosalynne LEUNG related that the traffic congestion at the downhill section of Hip Wo Street outside UCH had currently been serious. In addition, during the expansion project of UCH, construction vehicles would run on that road section frequently, exacerbating the congestion. She hoped UCH would inform Members as early as possible when adopting road diversion measures or other transport arrangements so that Members could inform residents of those measures as soon as possible.

41.9 Mr PANG Chi-sang said that the waiting time of A&E services of UCH at night had been too long at present. He hoped UCH could provide the figures on the manpower to be added and the related timetable after the expansion so that he could know if the manpower could tie in with the service expansion. Moreover, regarding provision of additional accesses at UCH, he hoped the TD could provide assistance further to minimise the impact on the traffic nearby.

41.10 Mr CHEUNG Pui-kong expressed his support for the expansion project. He also suggested providing an additional lift tower or bridge at Sau Ming Road Park, Sau Mau Ping for linking the park to UCH, thereby facilitating residents’ access to UCH on foot and minimising the road-based traffic burden.

41.11 Mr LAM Wai supported the expansion project. He also hoped UCH would ensure the medical service quality could be maintained after the expansion project. Furthemore, he also hoped UCH could provide one to two more accesses to facilitate residents’ access to the hospital.

41.12 Mr CHENG Keng-ieong expressed his support for the project. He opined that the Kowloon East Cluster had currently been suffering serious shortage of specialist and general out-patient services. He worried that even after the expansion project, the medical supply would still fail to satisfy the medical demand arising from the population growth in the district. He suggested UCH strengthen medical collaboration between the public and private sectors, thereby providing suitable medical services for people in need as soon as possible.

14 41.13 Mr TAM Siu-cheuk supported the expansion project. He also related the Kowloon East Cluster had fewer resources compared to other clusters. He hoped UCH could obtain more resources to cope with the local medical demand. He also hoped the waiting time of specialist out-patient services and surgery could be minimised after the expansion project so that patients could receive treatment they needed as soon as possible.

42. Responses given by UCH were as follows:

42.1 Manpower supply: UCH said that both the Human Resources Planning Commission of the HKSAR Government and the FHB had been discussing the health-care manpower planning, and allocating resources to increase the numbers of related school places to ensure an adequate supply of health-care manpower. UCH stressed that it took time to train health-care professionals and additional services under the expansion project would also commence by phases. It was believed that there would be adequate health-care manpower by that time and various services could commence as scheduled.

42.2 Expected effectiveness of the expansion project: UCH related that facilities and the environment of the hospital would be more modern and smart after the expansion project, and the work efficiency and service quality, as well as the safety level, would be enhanced. However, amid the aging and growth of the population in Kwun Tong and Sai Kung, the expansion at the present stage would still not be able to cope with the enormous medical demand. Therefore, the (HA) had currently been exploring with UCH on the second ten-year expansion plan. By that time, various hardware and software facilities of the hospital would be further enhanced. UCH would consult the KTDC as and when necessary.

42.3 Resources of the Kowloon East Cluster: UCH remarked the Kowloon East Cluster had had fewer resources in the past because UCH had had fewer beds. Given the fewer facilities, the waiting time of new cases and surgery had been too long. Some of the patients had had to go to other districts for treatment. After the expansion project, following improvement of the place and environment, UCH could enhance its services, such as providing an additional cancer treatment centre and installing related medical equipment, etc., to provide more comprehensive medical services for local residents.

42.4 The expansion cost and timetable: UCH related that the accurate expansion cost would not be available until the completion of the tendering exercise. Besides,

15 the tender would set out the date on which the construction would be required to be completed. If UCH could be allocated with funds in June 2020, it was confident the entire construction could be completed between 2024 and 2025.

42.5 Traffic arrangements after the expansion: UCH understood Members’ concerns over the traffic near the hospital. At present, UCH had only one vehicular access at Sau Nga Road, which was an unsatisfactory situation. Besides, services of the hospital had been affected when there had been fallen trees at Sau Nga Road during the typhoon. Therefore, in the expansion planning, one more vehicular access would be provided at Hip Wo Street. Furthermore, to provide convenience for local residents and rationalise the traffic nearby, UCH would support and take complementary actions for provision of facilities for walkability, such as lift towers.

43. The Chairman stated that the KTDC supported the UCH expansion project and hoped the construction could be implemented as early as possible.

44. The meeting noted the paper.

Item V – Signature Project Scheme - Music Fountains at (KTDC Paper No. 5/2020)

45. The Chairman said that the (HAD) had given a written reply regarding the extempore motion the KTDC had passed the previous week, and that the HAD had not assigned officers to the present meeting.

46. Members raised views as follows:

46.1 Mr Anthony BUX stated that he found the “contract spirit” mentioned in the HAD’s reply hard to understand. He hoped the HAD could give a more detailed explanation.

46.2 Ms WONG Ka-ying said that the KTDC had only requested the HAD to give an account on the contract details and provisions about termination of the contract, as well as the calculation of the maintenance cost after the construction. Therefore, she could not understand why the Government could not make the contract contents known to the public and Members, and opined that all the government works contracts should contain contract termination provisions.

16 46.3 Mr CHEUNG Man-fung suggested inviting the contractor to a meeting and directly asking it about the construction progress if the Government could not give an account on the financial details. He also pointed out that every contract should contain contract termination provisions. The Government should make the contents known to the public and enhance the transparency.

46.4 Mr WONG Chi-ken was of the view that the HAD’s reply was unacceptable. He considered the extempore motion passed in the previous meeting, including requesting the HAD to assign officers to the meeting and introduce the current construction situation, reasonable. However, the HAD’s current reply had ignored Members’ views. There would hardly be any room for collaboration in future meetings and consulted projects. He also suggested writing to the Director of Home Affairs to express Members’ dissatisfaction to the HAD.

46.5 Ms LI Wing-shan was dissatisfied with the HAD’s reply that it could not suspend the construction due to its respect to the contract spirit. She also said that there had been examples in the past that the Government scrapped works and started from scratch again, such as the revitalisation of the Central Market and the works of the West Kowloon Cultural District. She opined that the HAD should make related figures known to the public and assign officers to meetings. Moreover, the works contract should set out the amount of damages to be paid when the contract could not be undertaken. She strongly criticised the HAD’s failure to give any account on the details up till then.

46.6 Mr Raymond TANG was very disappointed about the HAD’ reply. He opined that the objection towards the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade was very strong, and it was still unknown whether the maintenance cost after the construction would be paid by the public coffers. If the Government remained stubborn and acted wilfully, he would not exclude the possibility of taking other actions.

46.7 Ms Jannelle Rosalynne LEUNG could not understand the purpose of the HAD’s reply. She also opined that if the Government shoulder the responsibility of paying the damages after terminating the contract, that would also be a respectful act to the contract spirit. Regarding the general contract provisions given in the reply, nothing about damages to be paid for breach of the contract was mentioned. Therefore, the reply had failed to give an account on the construction details to the public, which showed the Government’s lack of transparency. Furthermore, she found the HAD’s failure to assign officers to the meeting unacceptable since that made Members and the public have no

17 channel to voice their views to the Government.

46.8 Mrs Winnie POON remarked that the HAD’s reply had not provided any actual information and the HAD had not assigned any officer to the meeting. Those showed that the HAD ignored the KTDC. She also opined that the KTDC should think about the next actual action to press the Government to respond to the KTDC.

46.9 Mr WAN Ka-him was disappointed and angry with the HAD’s reply. He opined that the KTDC had only requested the HAD to make the construction figures and progress known to the public to avoid any waste. The HAD’s current reply lacked detailed contents, making the KTDC impossible to judge whether the construction should continue. If the Government proceed with the construction forcibly, that would be a disrespectful act towards the KTDC.

46.10 Mr LI Ka-tat found the HAD’s lack of explanation fo its failure to assign officers to the meeting unacceptable. He opined the HAD disrespected the KTDC. He also believed if the Government could satisfy the requirement of paying the damages after terminating the contract, that would also be a respectful act to the contract spirit. In addition, he related the present term of the KTDC would strictly monitor allocations of funds and seriously discuss government departments’ proposed construction projects. As regards actual actions, he opined the KTDC could invite the contractor to a meeting to give an account. He also suggested conducting a public consultation as soon as possible to invite members of the public to express their views on the construction.

46.11 Mr FUNG Ka-lung considered the HAD’s failure to assign officers to the meeting a disrespectful act to the KTDC. He opined that the KTDC had only requested the HAD to make the financial details and current progress of the construction known to the public, which was a reasonable request. He was also of the view that the composition of the present term of the KTDC was a reflection of public opinions. Since the majority of Members of the present term of the KTDC were opposed to the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade, the Government should listen to the public opinion.

46.12 Ms Edith LEUNG remarked that no one in the KTDC supported the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade at present. The Government had no more reason to proceed with the construction. If the HAD disclosed the contract details, the KTDC could have more flexibility, such as

18 revising the construction contents, design and scale, and the unexpended funds could be spent on other projects. She hoped the Government could return the leading position in discussion the construction to the KTDC, refraining from interfering in the KTDC’s operation.

46.13 Mr IP Tsz-kit was angry with the HAD’s reply. He opined the reply had not mentioned views from Members of the sixth term KTDC on the construction project, which was a disrespectful act towards electors of the present term of the KTDC. Besides, the KTDC had failed to assign officers to the meeting, which was an act weakening the KTDC’s role. He also remarked the public participation level had drastically increased in the present term of the KTDC. He hoped the Government could strengthen exchanges of views with the KTDC and assign officers to meetings. He also hoped the Government would disclose the contract details.

46.14 Mr LEE Kwan-chak was dissatisfied with the HAD’s reply, opining that the explanation about “commercial secret” in the reply was not applicable to the works contract. Besides, the reply reflected that general contracts of the Government did not contain provision about termination of the contracts. He thought the Government had failed to protect public interests.

46.15 Mr HUNG Chun-hin opined that the current public opinions had reflected that the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade were not acceptable to the public. The Government should give an account to the public on the progress and contents of the works contract. Moreover, each contract should contain provisions about termination of the contracts. He also thought that the public had the right to know and therefore related government officials should attend meetings of the KTDC to give accounts.

46.16 Mr William LI opined that the HAD’s reply lacked sincerity. The reason for the KTDC’s enquiring about the contract contents was to explore room for revising the works so that the public would find it easier to accept the works. Refusing to attend the present meeting of the KTDC was a disrespectful act to the KTDC. He also said that the consultation work for the works in the past had not been comprehensive enough. The Government should face the public more actively. In addition, if government officials still refused to attend meetings, he suggested inviting the contractor to talk about the contract contents.

19 46.17 Mr CHEUNG Man-fung suggested conducting the related meeting at the HAD. He also hoped the Government could make the maintenance cost of the works known to the public.

46.18 Mr CHENG Keng-ieong related that according to the HAD’s website, works under the Signature Project Scheme should bring sustainable benefits and the implementation processes should be steered by district councils. Yet, at present, all the Members regarded the works as lacking sustainability. Furthermore, since the works should be steered by the KTDC, the KTDC’s current asking to suspend the works was a reasonable request. Moreover, the Government and the contractor had not introduced the revised plan to Members all along, which he considered as a procedural mistake.

46.19 Mr Eason CHAN remarked that the HAD’s reply was a poor example. If there were any other similar works in the future, it would be very likely that the Government would give responses in the same way. At present, local public opinions were opposed to the works, reflecting that residents found the works problematic. Therefore, he hoped that the works could be suspended and decisions could be made after the contract contents were made known to the public. Besides, he thought the KTDC was a formal consultative body which could advise the Government on its policy. Therefore, he believed it was necessary for the Government to respond to the KTDC’s opinions.

46.20 Mr WONG Chi-ken opined that the related reply reflected the HAD did not accept and ignored the KTDC’s opinions. If the Government thought the works were beneficial to the public, it should take the initiative to promote the works to the KTDC. At present, none of the Members knew much about the construction status and progress. He felt dissatisfied with the HAD’s failure in assigning officers to introduce the works to Members. He also suggested contacting the contractor directly to learn about the current works progress.

46.21 Mr MOK Kin-shing said that works under the Signature Project Scheme should be steered by district councils and district councils should regularly monitor and review the works. However, at present, the HAD had failed to make the contract details known to the public and only given a written reply regarding the KTDC’s extempore motion, making the KTDC lose its monitoring function. He expressed his disappointment about the HAD’s reply, opining that the Government should show its broad-mindedness, make more information about the works known to the public and assign officers to meetings.

20 46.22 Mr CHAN Man-kin suggested writing to the HAD to state clearly that the KTDC did not accept the related reply and inviting the HAD to assign officers to the FC meeting to be held on 21 January.

47. The Chairman opined that the HAD’s reply made people emotional. The Government’s popularity was very low among the public at present. The above act would only exacerbate the situation. He thought that the KTDC’s request was only to put off the works and have discussion, which was a simple and reasonable request. The HAD’s current act made Members know little about the works information, including the maintenance budget, whether the cost would overrun, etc. The situation was extremely unsatisfactory. In connection to the present agenda item, the Chairman had received an extempore motion with the following contents:

The KTDC condemned Mr LAU Kong-wah, the Secretary for Home Affairs, for ignoring the KTDC’s decision of “asking the Government to give an account on the contract details of the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade and suspending the current works in progress”, which was passed on 7 January 2020!

48. The Chairman said that since the related motion was related to the present agenda item, he accepted the extempore motion and agreed to discuss it in the present meeting.

49. Mr CHENG Keng-ieong introduced the motion.

50. Regarding the motion, Members raised views as follows:

50.1 Mr CHEUNG Pui-kong opined that the regarding the issue on the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade, the Government departments should assign officers to meetings to provide more works information so as to show that the Government respected the KTDC. Yet, he found some of the words of the extempore motion inconsistent with the reality. He said many Members had conducted surveys in the district during the then consultation period, believing that Members had fulfilled their responsibility at that time in collecting local public opinions.

50.2 Mr KUNG Chun-ki was strongly dissatisfied with the Government’s ignorance towards Members’ views. He opined that the HAD had dwarfed the KTDC. He also hoped the KTDC could reach a consensus and ask for the suspension of the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade.

21 50.3 Mr LI Ka-tat opined that the works required further consultation. He also said that the present composition of the KTDC reflected public opinions, which proved that the previous terms of the KTDC suffered inadequacies. Regarding the works, he thought that Kwun Tong could not accommodate too many visitors. Otherwise, traffic problems in the district would deteriorate.

50.4 Mr HUNG Chun-hin supported individual Members’ criticism against the Government’s refusal to listen to public opinions.

50.5 Ms Jannelle Rosalynne LEUNG supported the motion. She hoped the present term of the KTDC would correct the mistakes made by the previous terms of the KTDC. She also hoped the Government would respect the present public opinion that the works should be suspended.

50.6 Mr WAN Ka-him expressed his support for the motion. He also said that if the KTDC could not discuss any controversial issues, it did not need to hold any meeting.

50.7 Mr CHEUNG Man-fung supported the motion. He related 28 Members had requested the LegCo in July 2018 to approve the funding for the construction of the music fountains as soon as possible. Therefore, he hoped 28 pan-democratic Members could also have the ability to suspend the works at present.

50.8 Mr TAM Siu-cheuk expressed his dissatisfaction towards the Government’s failure to assign officers to the present meeting. He regarded that as a disrespectful act to the KTDC.

50.9 Mr WONG Chi-ken supported the motion. He also hoped the Government could respect views raised by the present term of the KTDC.

50.10 Mr CHAN Man-kin related that in the last meeting, the KTDC had passed without opposition the motion of asking for the suspension of the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade. Consequently, he hoped the present extempore motion could be passed without opposition.

51. The Chairman remarked that when the KTDC had discussed the item back then, the fountains had been designed as music fountains at sea. Although other Members and he himself had objected to the suggestion, the KTDC had still decided to pass the works to a working group for follow-up actions then. After that, the KTDC had even changed

22 the project to be construction of music fountains on the shore. Though there had been public opinion polls conducted by organisations showing that the majority of local residents had supported the works, the project had all along involved many controversies. Therefore, the KTDC hoped that it could solve local conflicts, particularaly conflicts involved in the serious traffic congestion situation at Wai Yip Street and Hoi Bun Road, where no one working nearby wanted to see a higher flow of pedestrians created.

52. After deliberations and voting, the motion was passed with 26 votes in favour, zero against and 10 abstentions.

53. The Chairman made the following suggestions regard the HAD’s reply:

53.1 Cancelling the fund allocation for the lunch reception to be co-organised by the KTDC and KTDO in the next financial year and spending the related funds on conducting a public opinion poll on the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade;

53.2 Writing to the HAD to say that the KTDC did not accept the HAD’s written reply and inviting the HAD to assign officers to the next meeting;

53.3 Conducting the third meeting of the FC after conducting the joint meeting of the committees under the KTDC on 21 January; and

53.4 Taking all the actions related to the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade in the future in the name of the KTDC.

54. Mrs Winnie POON asked about the amount of funds to be allocated for the celebration events for the Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR, as well as the time of conducting the public opinion poll. She opined that there might not be enough time for relaying the findings of the poll to the Government so that the works could be suspended.

55. Ms LI Wing-shan opined that the scope of the public opinion poll could be expanded to cover othe issues.

56. Mr Wilson OR said that the public opinion poll could be expanded to cover local traffic problems, and opined that a preliminary price evaluation should be done before what issues should be covered in the public opinion poll.

23 57. Mr TAM Siu-cheuk suggested that the public opinion poll cover more issues.

58. Mr Eason CHAN was of the view that all the Members were dissatisfied with the HAD’s reply regarding the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade. Therefore, he supported the KTDC’s expression of its stance on that. As for the cancellation of the lunch reception in celebration of the Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR, the new use of the funds could be discussed later.

59. Mr MOK Kin-shing said that the HAD had ignored the KTDC’s views. Consequently, the KTDC did not need to co-organise the lunch reception to celebrate the Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR, and he agreed to cancel the fund allocation for the lunch reception.

60. Mr LI Ka-tat suggested collecting the works details of the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade (e.g. contract contents, the amount of damages for termination of the contract, etc.) before conducting the public opinion poll. He also supported the KTDC’s expression of its stance regarding the HAD’s reply.

61. Mr HSU Yau-wai opined that the coverage of the public opinion poll could be expanded to cover citizens’ livelihood isues, such as problems of the medical demand.

62. Mr Kevin SO agreed that the KTDC should show its stance regarding the KTDO’s reply. He also opined that the use of the money saved from the cancellation of the celebration events for the Anniversary of the Establishment of the HKSAR could be discussed in meetings of the relevant committees.

63. The Chairman said that the present term of the KTDC acted according to public opinions. He also hoped that the KTDC could enhance its policy advocacy efforts, and therefore the present term of the KTDC would definitely conduct different studies and public opinion polls. The related work would be undertaken by the related committees. In addition, the Chairman had received an extempore motion moved by Mr MOK Kin-shing and seconded by Mr Raymond TANG. The contents were as follows:

The KTDC feels regretful for the Government’s indifferent attitude towards the KTDC’s responses regarding the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade. The KTDC has decided to refuse to co-organise various celebration events for the Annivesary of the Establishment of the HKSAR with the KTDO in 2020-21 and allocate funds to organise the above events.

24 64. Since the motion was related to an agenda item of the present meeting, thte Chairman accepted the motion.

65. Mr Steve TSE, DO, remarked that it had been a long history for the KTDC to co-organise celebration events for the Annivesary of the Establishment of the HKSAR with the KTDO. He also understood Members had their own opinions on the construction of the music fountains at Kwun Tong Promenade. If the KTDC endorsed the refusal to co-organise the celebration events with the KTDO, the KTDO would feel regretful. As for the enquiry on the funds for the celebration events, the funds for the events had been $200,000 the previous year.

66. After deliberations and voting, the motion was passed with 26 votes in favour, nine against and zero abstention. The meeting also agreed with the other suggestions raised by the Chairman in para. 52.

Item VI – Any Other Business

67. The Chairman said that if Members intended to raise any other business, they needed to notify the Secretariat seven days before a meeting. If they missed the deadline and had other urgent business to discuss, they could first discuss with the Chairman, and he would make decisions for the matters.

68. Mr Wilson OR enquired if the requirement was applicable to meetings of the committees, and if the Standing Orders needed to be amended regarding the above requirement.

69. The Secretary added that according to Order 27, the KTDC Standing Orders, Members who wished to ask any question at a meeting was required to send it to the Secretary ten clear working days before the meeting. A shorter notice might be approved by the Chairman in exceptional circumstances.

70. The Chairman remarked that “Any Other Business” usually covered relatively urgent issues which could not be raised within the normal time limit. The requirement aimed at providing more flexibility for Members, as well as avoiding lengthy discussion in meetings.

25 Problems of the Police’s Enforcement Actions against Traffic Offences

71. The Chairman related that Members had many opinions on the Police’s enforcement actions against local offences, including the Police’s shortage of manpower in the district, the serious illegal parking situation, etc. In view of that, he invited Members to speak on that issue.

72. Members raised views as follows:

72.1 Mr LAM Wai opined that the local illegal parking problem was serious, especially in areas around On Sau Road, which had been all along reflected to the Police and TD. Yet, the department had not improved related road facilities on the ground that there had not been an adequately busy vehicular flow. He considered the Government’s planning inappropriate, which had caused inconvenience to members of the public. Moreover, he believed that the current social incidents could not become a reason for the Police to reduce the frequency of patrols. He requested the Police to enhance enforcement actions and combat illegal parking.

72.2 Mr LI Ka-tat said that the local illegal parking and on-street prostitution problems were serious. He also thought that it was not the Police’s responsibility and duty to solve the political problems of Hong Kong. He hoped the Police could return to communities and enhance their patrols and enforcement efforts in the district.

72.3 Mr WONG Kai-ming was of the view that the congestion problem at Kwun Tong Road and Road had been exacerbated. Besides, there had currently been many development projects in the district. The Government should make use of the opportunity to improve road measures whereas the Police should step up their and enforcement efforts regarding jaywalking and illegal parking.

72.4 Mr FUNG Ka-lung stated that there was group gambling problem at Estate. The Housing Department (HD) had failed to tackle the problem effectively. He hoped the Police could enhance their patrols. He also said that the current relationship between the Police and the public was poor. The Police should consider disarming themselves with unnecessary gear and improve their attitude towards the public to maintain their professional image.

26 72.5 Ms Edith LEUNG opined that the Police should concentrate their strength on communities. At present, the local traffic congestion problem was acute. The illegal parking situation had been exacerbated at the industrial area, making the vehicular flow queue back to the roundabout at Kwun Tong Road. The TD, which had conducted a site visit on the traffic with Members, had also said that since the frequency of issuing fixed penalty tickets had decreased, the illegal parking situation at Hoi Yuen Road had been exacerbated. She hoped the Police could step up their enforcement actions.

72.6 Mr Eason CHAN related there had currently been a decreasing trend in the frequency of traffic wardens’ enforcement actions. He aslo said the overnight illegal parking situation was critical at On Tin Street. Those vehicles often occupied the road, putting road users and motorists into danger. Besides, some of the police officers (particularly those equipped with anti-riot gear) had a poor attitude when being on duty. He hoped the Police could make improvement.

72.7 Mr IP Tsz-kit said that the traffic congestion situation in Kwun Tong had been exacerbated in the recent half a year. He hoped the Police would set up a task force against the local illegal parking black spots and disclose the Police’s duty time, duty frequency and prosecution figures in the district. Moreover, he remarked the illegal parking and begging situations in Area were serious. He requested the Police to enhance enforcement actions.

72.8 Mr HSU Yau-wai related that the illegal parking situation at On Chui Street and On Sau Road was critical. Although traffic wardens were on duty there during the daytime, he hoped they would also patrol there during the nighttime. In addition, since the new year eve was approaching, the Police should also patrol the district more frequently.

72.9 Mr Chris CHAN remarked that the illegal parking situation at Kung Lok Road and Hong Ning Road was acute. They were fully parked with heavy and construction vehicles. Those vehicles obstructed pedestrians and drivers’ sights, jeopardising traffic safety. He hoped the Police could step up enforcement actions. Moreover, regarding the attempted assault happening earlier in a shop at Tung Ming Street, he hoped the Police could speed up the investigation progress as soon as possible. In addition, the on-street prostitution problem at Hong Ning Road and Tung Ming Street was serious. Although there had been crackdown operations earlier, the frequency was not high enough. At present, the problem had deteriorated again. He hoped the Police could strengthen enforcement actions.

27 72.10 Mr PANG Chi-sang said that Road, Yau Tong Lane and Road were fully parked with heavy vehicles at night. Meanwhile, the traffic lanes at Estate near the bridge were often occupied by illegally parked vehicles. Furthermore, many idle vehicles were parked at the industrial area. The problem had been transferred to the TD, but no follow-up actions had been taken all along. The group gambling problem at Yau Tong Area was also serious. He hoped the Police could enhance enforcement actions regarding the above situations.

72.11 Ms LI Wing-shan related that the traffic congestion problem had expanded to slip roads in the district, such as On Wah Street and Chun Wah Road. Even accesses of housing estates were blocked and residents were put into danger. The Police’s recent patrolling method was patrolling with patrol vehicles instead of patrolling the streets on foot. She hoped the Police could deploy the Police strength back to the community. She also asked about the number of fixed penalty tickets issued against illegal parking and the number of patrols carried out by police officers.

72.12 Mr Raymond TANG said that the local illegal parking situation was serious. Some of the vehicles were illegally parked over 24 hours without receiving any penalty by the Police. He also suggested allowing police officers who were off duty to issue fixed penalty tickets to enhance the enforcement efficiency. Moreover, some residents in the district often made noise between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. He hoped the Police would take enforcement actions against that.

72.13 Ms Jannelle Rosalynne LEUNG remarked that the Police had explained that they could not enhance enforcement actions against illegal parking due to their manpower problem. She found that saying unacceptable because the relevant problem migt threaten residents’ lives. In addition, the local on-street prostitution problem was serious. She hoped the Police could step up the frequency of patrols to enhance the deterrent effect. She also hoped the Police Community Relations Office could give an account on the investigation progress of the attempted assault case at Tung Ming Street and assisted with improving the attitude problem of police officers of report rooms.

72.14 Ms TSE Suk-chun said that the illegal parking problem at Ko Chiu Road, Ka Wing Street and Yan Wing Street was serious. In the long run, the Planning Department should increase the number of parking spaces. On the contrary, the HD had changed its policy and made 5.5-ton trucks unable to be parked during the nighttime at car parks under the management of the HD, causing

28 those vehicles to be parked at the roadside. Apart from 5.5-ton vehicles, concrete mixers were often parked at the roadside. Therefore, she hoped the Environmental Protection Department would stop renewing the licences of the concrete batching plants to improve the illegal parking situation.

72.15 Mr WAN Ka-him related that the illegal parking problem at the industrial and residential areas of was serious. On the other hand, there had even been vehicles running in the opposite direction around Ngau Tau Kok Road and Wang Chiu Road. When he had reported that to the Police, the Police had said that driving in the opposite direction was not equal to being dangerous. He had found that reply unacceptable. He also hoped the Police could follow up on that seriously. Moreover, the Police ignored local residents’ needs, making the level of citizens’ trust in the Police drop. He hoped the Police could make improvement.

72.16 Mr KAN Ming-tung related the Police should face the illegal parking problem at school entrances, bus stops and road crossings squarely. As for the parking problem of heavy vehicles, the TD could also follow up on that.

72.17 Mr CHEUNG Pui-kong remarked that the illegal parking problem at Kwun Tong Road was acute, causing vehicles queue from the industrial area back to the town centre and areas around Sau Mau Ping, including Sau Ming Road, the section of Sau Mau Ping Road outside Sau Ching House, On Chui Street, On Sau Road, etc. In the long run, the Government should provide more parking spaces. The current shortage of parking spaces had made residents full of grievances. Moreover, the group gambling problem at Sau Mau Ping was serious. He hoped the Police could follow up on that.

72.18 Mr Anthony BUX remarked that a fee-charging car park company had sought help from him. He said that it was unfair to car park users when the number of illegal parking cases had increased due to the Police’s inadequate number of patrols. Therefore, he hoped the Police could give a response regarding the enforcement situation against illegal parking, especially at areas around Wang Kwong Road and Wang Chiu Road.

72.19 Ms FU Pik-chun opined that the illegal parking situation at areas around Sze Shun was serious, including Shun On Road, Lee On Road and Shun Ching Street. As the new year eve was approaching, she hoped the Police could enhance their frequency of patrols.

29 72.20 Mr CHENG Keng-ieong said that the Police should make the numbers of patrols and enforcement actions known to the public in order to achieve the target of value for money. Moreover, burglary cases had often happened in the community. Although the Police had replied that there was shortage of manpower, a large number of police officers were often stationed near Kwun Tong MTR Station, making the above explanation hard to believe. In addition, police officers in anti-riot gear had a poor attitude. He hoped the Police could make improvement.

72.21 Ms WONG Ka-ying related that the illegal parking situation at areas around Kai Tin Road was critical, blocking car park users and bus drivers’ sights and often causing danger. Furthermore, the long-term traffic congestion at areas around Kwun Tong Road made some of the residents have to walk from Ngau Tau Kok to Lam Tin. The begging problem at areas around Lam Tin MTR Station had also been exacerbated seriously. She hoped the Police could step up enforcement actions. Moreover, some residents had complained that they had been treated by the Police unreasonably and impolitely at Prince Edward MTR Station. She requested the Police to disclose the identity of that police officer and apologise.

72.22 Mr CHEUNG Man-fung remarked that the illegal parking situation at areas around the uphill part of Sau Mau Ping had continued, including areas around Hiu Kwong Street and . The begging problem near Hiu Lai Court was serious. Some of the beggars had also caused hygiene problems to the area. As for the deterioration of traffic congestion arising from illegal parking at areas around Hoi Yuen Road, Shing Yip Street and Hing Yip Street, he hoped the Police could enhance the frequency of patrols and enforcement actions. At present, the Police had deployed their strength to unnecessary operations, making residents feel worried. He hoped the Police could improve their attitude and image.

72.23 Mr TAM Siu-cheuk stated that there were not adequate parking spaces in the district and there was room for improvement in the design of the roads. Meanwhile, the road improvement works at areas around Choi Shek Lane and Choi Hing Court had been dragging on for a long time. He hoped the TD could follow up on that actively. Moreover, some of the residents had a weak law-abiding sense. He hoped the Police could mend the relationship between the Police and the public actively.

30 72.24 Mr Jimmy CHAN related that the shortage of parking spaces in the district had been discussed in meetings of the KTDC earlier. Besides, the illegal parking problem at Hoi Yuen Road, Hip Wo Street, and as far as Sau Mu Ping was acute, exacerbating the traffic congestion in the district. He suggested the Police enhancing the frequency of patrols and enforcement actions, particularly at local traffic black spots. Furthermore, he pointed out the traffic lights and road design at Hip Wo Street near Delia Memorial School were problematic, making that area vulnerable to traffic congestion. He hoped the TD could make improvement.

72.25 Mr WONG Chi-ken remarked that the illegal parking problem at areas around Chun Wah Road, was serious. That might also hinder the access of minibuses and buses, causing danger. Yet, the Police had not taken follow-up actions all long. The TD had considered expanding restricted areas nearby. However, if no law enforcement officers patrolled there, the effectiveness would be limited. As the new year eve was approaching, the illegal parking problem would be more serious. He hoped the Police could enhance enforcement actions.

72.26 Mr LEE Kwan-chak related that the illegal parking problem at his constituency obstructed roads, causing buses unable to pass through those roads, especially at areas around Ngau Tau Kok Road, Jordan Valley North Road and Choi Ha Road. There had also been a begging problem near Amoy Garden. Besides, used syringes had been discovered at areas around Fuk To Street. He hoped the Police could enhance enforcement actions against the above problems. Moreover, he also asked about the service hours of Sau Mau Ping Police Station. Some residents had tried to make reports to the Sau Mau Ping Police Station at night, but they had found no police officer on duty at the report room.

72.27 Mr CHAN Man-kin said that the illegal parking problem at areas around Pik Wan Road was serious. Some of the children going to school had to cross roads by passing vehicles there, risking the children’s lives. Buses, ambulances, etc. also needed to run in the opposite direction, causing the situation to deteriorate continuously.

72.28 Ms LAI Po-kwai related that there were often private cars illegally parked at Choi Hing Road, making buses difficult to pass through there. Although the TD had installed inverted u-shaped railings, the illegal parking situation had not been improved since law enforcement officers had not taken enforcement actions actively. Besides, there were many swindlers in the district, including

31 “spiritual blessing gangsters”, “endgame gangsters”, etc. She hoped the Police could enhance enforcement actions and provide related figures.

72.29 Mr KUNG Chun-ki stated that the illegal parking problem at the road section of Ko Chiu Road outside was serious because pedestrians often walk at nearby areas. Such a situation might lead to accidents easily. He also opined that law enforcement officers’ failure to take enforcement actions was a contributing factor of the exacerbation of illegal parking. As for the traffic congestion situation at Kwun Tong Road, one of the reasons was that Hoi Yuen Road was often fully parked with heavy vehicles and traffic lanes there were occupied by those vehicles. Therefore, he hoped the Police could enhance enforcement actions.

72.30 Mr William LI remarked that the illegal parking problem at areas around Hoi Yuen Road and Kwun Tong Road was critical. He requested the Police and TD to combat the problem jointly. In addition, illegal parking also occurred at areas around Sin Fat Road near Cannan Kindergarten, where children got on and off school buses. That was a very dangerous situation. In the meantime, wheel-chair users often visited Yung Fung Shee Memorial Centre. Yet, vehicles were often parked at pedestrian foothpaths nearby, causing inconvenience to those people. He hoped the Police could follow up on that.

72.31 Mr LEUNG Tang-fung said that both the current situation and the root of the illegal parking problem should be treated in order to combat the problem. He hoped the TTC could follow up on the problem further in the future. Meanwhile, the illegal parking problem at Ngau Tau Kok Upper Estate near On Tak Road was serious. The Police should step up enforcement actions.

73. The Police thanked Members for their views and responded as follows:

73.1 Traffic and illegal parking problems in the district: the Police said that the root of traffic congestion was that there were too many vehicles while there was shortage of parking spaces. On the other hand, there were busy construction works and loading/unloading activities in the district, which had also exacerbated traffic congestion. The Police had taken enforcement actions regularly in the past six months. They had issued about 66 000 fixed penalty tickets related to illegal parking offences. The actions had taken two hours every day on average. As for the detailed figures, they would disclose them to Members later. Regarding traffic wardens, in light of the threat that traffic wardens had currently faced during their work, the Police had asked them to

32 suspend their patrols and enforcement actions for their safety. The Police hoped the TTC could discuss more on policies against illegal parking in the future.

73.2 Other policing issues: the Police remarked that there had currently been 50 suicide cases in the district each momnth on average. They held investigations into each case according to the procedures. They would apply for inquests into the deaths in the Coroner’s Court as and when necessary in order to decide if further investigations were needed. At present, the number of police officers patrolling the streets was more or less similar to that in the past. However, the patrol teams included more police officers at present, which might make residents mistake that as a decrease in the number of patrols. The Police also emphasised police officers should stand by at different places in the district in case incidents happened in the district. As regards Members’ individual cases, the Police would appreciate more information from Members, and be happy to conduct further investigations as and when necessary

74. The Chairman said that the present meeting had focused on reflecting the local traffic and illegal parking problems. Other policing issues would be transferred to the Security and Constitutional Affairs Committee for its follow-up actions.

Any Other Matters

75. Mr HUNG Chun-hin related that in light of the serious situation of the spread of Covid-19, he hoped the FEHD and the Department of Health (DH) could provide more information about the Government’s corresponding measures.

76. Mr LI Ka-tat stated that the FEHD and DH should put more efforts into large-scale community education, such as teaching members of the public how to wear masks correctly, so as to raise public awareness towards hygiene.

77. Mr Steve TSE, DO, that the related views could be relayed in writing through the Secretariat to the relevant departments.

78. The Chairman said that the Secretariat would later write to invite Members to join the various committees and task force under the KTDC, and to nominate the Chairmen of the committees and task force.

79. Mr Wilson OR enquired if the related departments could be invited to the meeting of the FC scheduled for 21 January to follow up on matters about smart lampposts.

33 80. Mr Steve TSE, DO, remarked that the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer would formally report to Members on the related matters after the briefing session to be held in January for Members.

Item VII - Date of Next Meeting

81. The next meeting was scheduled to be held at 9:30 a.m. on 21 January 2020.

82. There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:40 p.m.

The minutes of the meeting were confirmed on 17 March 2020.

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