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(Translation) Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Community Affairs Committee of Sham Shui Po District Council (5th Term) Date: 19 January 2016 (Tuesday) Time: 2:10 p.m. Venue: Conference Room, Sham Shui Po District Council Present Chairman Mr LEE Wing-man Members Mr CHAN Kwok-wai Mr CHAN Wai-ming, MH Ms CHAN Wing-yan, Joephy Mr CHENG Wing-shun, Vincent Mr CHEUNG Wing-sum, Ambrose, MH, JP Ms CHOW Wing-heng, Zoé Mr CHUM Tak-shing Mr HO Kai-ming, Kalvin Mr KONG Kwai-sang Mr LAM Ka-fai, Aaron, JP Ms LAU Pui-yuk Mr LEE Tsz-king, Dominic Mr LEUNG Man-kwong Mr LEUNG Yau-fong Ms NG Mei, Carman Ms NG Yuet-lan Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, MH, JP Mr WAI Woon-nam Mr WONG Tat-tung, Dennis, MH, JP Mr YAN Kai-wing Mr YEUNG Yuk (Left at 2:44 p.m.) In Attendance Mr MOK Kwan-yu, Benjamin, JP District Officer (Sham Shui Po) Miss CHAN Pui-ki, Kiki Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 1 Mr WAI Chun-yin, Mickey Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 2 Ms CHEUNG Ching, Jenny Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Sham Shui Po District Office Ms CHAN Tsz-yee, Emily Senior Liaison Officer 1, Sham Shui Po District Office Ms NG Suk-min, Min Senior Liaison Officer 3, Sham Shui Po District Office - 2 - Action by Ms IP Sau-hing Senior Community Relations Officer, Kowloon West Regional Office, Independent Commission Against Corruption Mr TANG Chi-sum, Terence Housing Manager (Kowloon West and Hong Kong) 6, Housing Department Mr CHAN Wai-kwong Neighbourhood Police Coordinator, Sham Shui Po District, Hong Kong Police Force Ms LEUNG Mei-wah Assistant District Social Welfare Officer (Sham Shui Po)2, Social Welfare Department Ms LEE Kar-mei, Camay District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms NG Sau-ling, Steffi Deputy District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po) District Support, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr CHEUNG Kwok-wai, Alex Senior Manager (Kowloon West/Cultural Services), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LAU Siu-mui, Lily Manager (Kowloon West) Marketing, Programme and District Activities, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Miss CHAN Wai-yam, Eunice Senior Librarian (Sham Shui Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Secretary Miss YUEN Ka-man, Carmen Executive Officer (District Council) 2, Sham Shui Po District Office - 3 - Action by Opening Remarks Mr Ambrose CHEUNG welcomed members to the first meeting of the Community Affairs Committee (“CAC”). He said that he would preside at the meeting until the Committee Chairman was elected, following which he would turn the meeting over to the newly-elected Chairman for the remaining agenda items. Agenda Item 1: Election of Chairman of the Committee 2. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG asked the Secretary to report the nominations received at the close of the nomination period at 8:30 a.m. 3. The Secretary said that at the close of the nomination period at 8:30 a.m. today, the Secretariat had received one nomination form for the office of CAC Chairman. The candidate was Mr LEE Wing-man, whose nomination had been made by Mr YAN Kai-wing and seconded by Mr CHAN Wai-ming and Ms LAU Pui-yuk. In addition, after the close of the nomination period at 8:30 a.m. today, the Secretariat had received another nomination form for the office of CAC Chairman. The candidate was Mr KONG Kwai-sang, whose nomination had been made by Mr Kalvin HO and seconded by Mr YUEN Hoi-man and Mr TAM Kwok-kiu. 4. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG declared that only one nomination received was valid. Accordingly, he declared that Mr LEE Wing-man was elected as CAC Chairman. 5. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views and enquiries: (i) the guidelines clearly stated that the nomination closing time was one hour before the meeting started. The meeting time of CAC was scheduled for 11 a.m., and the nomination form was submitted more than one hour before the meeting started, thus he did not understand why the nomination was not accepted; (ii) the close of the nomination period at 8:30 a.m. should only apply to the first meeting. 6. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG thanked Mr Kalvin HO and noted his views. 7. Mr KONG Kwai-sang expressed regret over the decision of Mr Ambrose CHEUNG and his failure in clarifying the ambiguities in ordinances and regulations. 8. Ms NG Yuet-lan raised the following views: (i) she expressed deep regret over the decision of Mr Ambrose CHEUNG; (ii) she remarked that Mr Ambrose CHEUNG had not fairly addressed the dissatisfaction towards him and the issue; (iii) she opposed the setting of nomination closing time for the office of the Committee Chairman at 8:30 a.m.; (iv) she requested that her views be put on record. - 4 - Action by 9. Mr LEUNG Yau-fong raised the following views: (i) on behalf of the members from the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, he reiterated that he was extremely dissatisfied with the legal advice from the Home Affairs Department (“HAD”) and the decision of Mr Ambrose CHEUNG, and requested that his views be put on record; (ii) he asked other members to express their views because in a democratic council, members should be perseverant rather than echoing others’ words. 10. Mr WAI Woon-nam raised the following views: (i) the nomination closing time for the office of the Chairman was one hour before the meeting started. The meeting time of CAC was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The nomination of Mr KONG Kwai-sang had been submitted at 9:15 a.m., which was an hour and 45 minutes ahead of the scheduled meeting time, he queried why the nomination was invalid; (ii) he requested Mr Ambrose CHEUNG or the District Officer to address their request. 11. Ms Zoé CHOW raised the following views and requests: (i) she expressed regret and asked Mr Ambrose CHEUNG to address their request. She did not agree with the approach of putting the request on record without action; (ii) she wished to speak out and express views through participating in the District Council (“DC”). If views were put on record only, she remarked that she would feel guilty for the support from voters; (iii) she queried whether the nomination closing time was 8:30 a.m. or one hour before the meeting started. She hoped that DC would adopt a consistent approach in handling matters. 12. Mr Kalvin HO raised the following views and enquiries: (i) they had submitted nomination forms for the office of chairmen of all committees at 9:15 a.m. It was still understandable why DC Chairman did not accept the first nomination form for the office of chairman. This meeting was scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and they had submitted the nomination form at 9:15 a.m. It was unreasonable if the nomination was deemed invalid. He hoped that Mr Ambrose CHEUNG could explain the reasons for the invalidity of the nomination, and the rationale for setting the nomination closing time at 8:30 a.m. in the notice; (ii) their nomination was in compliance with the relevant ordinance, guidelines and the procedure of submitting the nomination form one hour ahead of meeting; (iii) he requested Mr Ambrose CHEUNG to face up to the problem rather than “making compromise” by saying that he accepted views but indicated that their nomination was invalid. If their future nominations were deemed invalid, they would lose the opportunity to run for election; (iv) they were unable to control the election result, but it would be unreasonable if they were not given an opportunity to run for election. - 5 - Action by 13. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG clarified that he did not “make compromise”. Members were free to express their views and there was no need to speak on his behalf. 14. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu remarked that the minutes of every committee were independent from each other. Even though the query of a member raised at this meeting had been mentioned at a previous committee meeting, he still considered it necessary to make clarification again at the meeting so that the Secretary could allow the public to know members’ discussions at different committees through minutes writing in order to increase transparency. 15. Mr LEUNG Yau-fong proposed that the meeting be adjourned for 5 minutes to allow Mr Kalvin HO to prepare a provisional motion in order to express dissatisfaction and objection to the decision of DC Chairman, to the interpretation of the ordinance by the District Officer and the inconsistencies in their statements. 16. Mr Kalvin HO requested that the meeting be adjourned for 5 minutes to move a provisional motion. 17. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG declared the meeting adjourned for 5 minutes. [The meeting was adjourned for 5 minutes.] 18. Mr Ambrose CHEUNG declared the meeting resumed, and said that he had received a provisional motion moved by Mr Kalvin HO and seconded by Mr LEUNG Yau-fong. He asked Mr Kalvin HO to introduce the motion. 19. Mr Kalvin HO moved a provisional motion that: “Objection is raised to the Chairman of District Council against his refusal of the nomination for election of the Committee Chairman under a rational, lawful and reasonable situation. The decision of the Chairman blatantly violates the District Councils Ordinance and the guidelines of the Home Affairs Department. The Chairman does not directly respond to the questions of Members. For example, he only says thank you for your views and putting on record.

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