(Translation) Minutes of the 18th Meeting of the District Facilities Committee of Sham Shui Po District Council (5th Term) Date : 15 November 2018 (Thursday) Time : 9:30 a.m. Venue : Conference Room, Sham Shui Po District Council Present Chairman Mr LAM Ka-fai, Aaron, BBS, JP Members Mr CHAN Wai-ming, MH, JP (Arrived at 1:15 p.m.) Ms CHAN Wing-yan, Joephy (Arrived at 9:45 a.m.) Mr CHENG Wing-shun, Vincent, MH (Arrived at 9:50 a.m., left at 11:53 a.m.) Mr CHEUNG Wing-sum, Ambrose, BBS, MH, JP Ms CHOW Wing-heng, Zoé (Arrived at 11:17 a.m.) Mr CHUM Tak-shing (Arrived at 11 a.m., left at 1:15 p.m.) Mr HO Kai-ming, Kalvin (Arrived at 11 a.m., left at 11:53 a.m.) Mr KONG Kwai-sang (Arrived at 10:03 a.m.) Ms LAU Pui-yuk Mr LEE Wing-man (Arrived at 1 p.m.) Mr LEUNG Man-kwong Mr LEUNG Yau-fong Ms NG Mei, Carman Ms NG Yuet-lan (Left at 1:15 p.m.) Mr TAM Kwok-kiu, MH, JP (Arrived at 9:32 a.m.) Mr WAI Woon-nam Mr WONG Tat-tung, Dennis, MH, JP (Left at 11:53 a.m.) Mr YAN Kai-wing (Left at 11:53 a.m.) Mr YEUNG Yuk (Arrived at 9:50 a.m., left at 12:52 p.m.) Mr YUEN Hoi-man (Arrived at 9:45 a.m., left at 11:53 a.m.) Co-opted Members Mr CHAU Chun-fai, Gary (Left at 12:30 p.m.) Ms CHEN Li-hong (Arrived at 9:50 a.m.) - 2 - Action by Mr YIP Pui-lam (Left at 12:30 p.m.) Ms WONG Kwai-wan (Left at 1:20 p.m.) Mr YUEN Chi-ping (Left at 1 p.m.) In Attendance Miss LUI Hiu-wei, Michelle Assistant District Officer (Sham Shui Po) 2 Ms SO Kit-yee, Phyllis Senior Executive Officer (District Management), Sham Shui Po District Office Mr SHE Yat-chun, Ryan Executive Officer I (District Management), Sham Shui Po District Office Ms CHAN Suk-fan, Janet Liaison Officer In-charge (District Facilities Management Committee and Lai Chi Kok), Sham Shui Po District Office Mr LUK Chi-kwong Chief Leisure Manager (Hong Kong East), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LEE Shuk-ling, Agnes District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms WONG Sau-ling, Vicky Deputy District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po) District Support, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr YEUNG Chi-kuen, Roy Assistant District Leisure Manager (Sham Shui Po) District Support, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr YIM Tsan-man Senior Inspector of Works (Kowloon), Home Affairs Department Mr LI Wai-hei Inspector of Works (Kowloon) 1, Home Affairs Department Mr LAW Lok-fai, Edwin Architect (Works) 4, Home Affairs Department Mr Anthony LEUNG Senior Associate, Andrew Lee King Fun and Associates Architects Limited Mr Kelvin LAU Architectural Assistant, Andrew Lee King Fun and Associates Architects Limited Ms AU Pui-yin, Rosa Senior Executive Officer (Planning)4, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LAW Ming-chu, Cecilia Engineer/Planning West 1, Transport Department Ms Karina LAM Vice President, Hong Kong Hockey Association Mr Richard MAK Men's Section Chairman, Hong Kong Hockey Association Mr WONG Yik-kwan, John Regulatory Affairs Manager (Market & Competition 21)1, Office of the Communications Authority Mr YEUNG King-hang, Kingsley Head, Market & Competition 2, Office of the Communications Authority - 3 - Action by Mr SIN Kwok-kei Senior Telecommunications Engineer (Regulatory 12), Office of the Communications Authority Miss NG Wing-yee, Winnie Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager (Market & Competition 21), Office of the Communications Authority Ms CHOI Suet-han, Ivy Architect (89), Housing Department Mr LEUNG Wai-Tat Clerk of Works, Housing Department Secretary Miss TSE Ka-man, Clemence Executive Assistant (District Council) 1, Sham Shui Po District Office Absent Mr CHAN Kwok-wai Mr LEE Tsz-king, Dominic - 4 - Action by Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed members and public officers to the meeting. Agenda Item 1: Confirmation of minutes of the 17th meeting held on 13 September 2018 2. The Committee confirmed the above minutes without amendment. Agenda Item 2: Matters for discussion (a) Construction of Lai Chi Kok Sports Centre, hockey ground and underground public car park at Po Lun Street, Sham Shui Po (DFC Paper 86/18) 3. Ms Rosa AU, Ms Agnes LEE and Ms Cecilia LAW introduced Paper 86/18. 4. Ms Karina LAM, with the aid of PowerPoint, introduced the development of hockey sports in Hong Kong. She added that: (i) the construction of new hockey grounds could facilitate Hong Kong to meet the conditions for applying for major international competition events; (ii) the venues could be available to schools for conducting training and benefit residents, the subsequent pedestrian flow could boost the local economy as well. 5. The Chairman enquired about the time required for project implementation. 6. Ms Rosa AU said that if the proposed development area of this development plan was supported by the Committee, the Architectural Services Department (“ArchSD”) would commission a technical feasibility study, aiming at completion before 2022. 7. Mr WAI Woon-nam welcomed the representatives of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (“LCSD”), the Transport Department (“TD”) and the Hong Kong Hockey Association (“HKHA”) to the meeting for introducing the development plan, and raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he supported the construction of new sports facilities; (ii) he was worried that the transport support near Po Lun Street could not cope with the pedestrian and traffic flows brought by major events; (iii) he enquired whether there was any space remaining for constructing transitional housing at the site at Po Lun Street; (iv) he enquired whether the project would be shelved due to the plan of Kai Tak Sports Park; (v) he hoped that government departments would provide more information. 8. Ms NG Yuet-lan raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she had requested LCSD to develop the site at Po Lun Street as soon as possible and suggested constructing other sports facilities such as baseball pitches and rock-climbing walls; (ii) she opined that - 5 - Action by the Department had decided to construct the hockey grounds before consulting the Committee, thus she enquired when the Department had made the decision. 9. Mr TAM Kwok-kiu raised the following views and enquires: (i) as the site at Po Lun Street had been zoned for use as regional sports complex many years ago, he enquired whether the proposed facilities would be positioned as district or regional facilities; (ii) the Committee did not oppose the construction of recreation and sports facilities, but it was concerned about the types of proposed facilities. In view of venue shortage for many kinds of sports, he hoped that government departments would carefully consider the needs of different stakeholders before deciding on the proposed facilities and explain the details; (iii) it was a consensus of the District Council (“DC”) that more car parks should be built in the district. He enquired about the types and number of vehicles that the proposed car park could accommodate; (iv) he was concerned about the transport support near the project site and enquired whether TD had conducted any assessment; (v) he enquired about the implementation schedule of the development plan; (vi) he estimated that it would take several years to implement the development plan and suggested constructing transitional housing to cater for the housing needs of residents in the district. 10. Mr YUEN Hoi-man raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he supported optimising the use of idle sites; (ii) the sports development in Hong Kong should be enhanced; (iii) there were many kinds of sports which lacked training venues, he requested LCSD to explain the reasons for deciding to construct the hockey grounds and the selection mechanism; (iv) he supported developing the underground car park and enquired about the details such as the number of storeys, the estimated area and the number of parking spaces, etc.; (v) as there was no model boat pool in Kowloon, he hoped that the Department would consider constructing relevant facilities at the site at Po Lun Street. 11. Mr YEUNG Yuk raised the following views and enquiries: (i) he had long expected this development plan, yet the information provided by government departments was too brief; (ii) the site at Po Lun Street was currently used as temporary car parks. Due to insufficient parking facilities nearby, he enquired about the construction schedule and transitional arrangement, and requested TD to identify replacement facilities; (iii) he believed that the number of parking spaces of the proposed underground car park would be similar to that of the existing temporary car parks; (iv) there was frequent congestion at the location of Po Lun Street turning into Lai Chi Kok Road, he was concerned that the transport support near the project site could not cope with the pedestrian flow of major events; (v) the proposed facilities and the surrounding sports complexes should provide different major facilities to complement each other. 12. Ms Carman NG raised the following views and enquiries: (i) she enquired about the selection mechanism of government departments on sports facilities; (ii) the proposed - 6 - Action by secondary hockey ground could also be used as a soccer pitch, she enquired whether that venue was also suitable for other ball games; (iii) she hoped that government departments would consider providing different sports venues such as squash courts, cricket grounds and baseball pitches to the public; (iv) she enquired about the area of the multi-purpose activity rooms of the proposed sports centre and hoped that larger activity rooms would be provided; (v) she hoped that schools in the district could use the proposed hockey grounds and requested the Department to enhance the liaison between the venues and the schools.