Action Minutes of the 6th Meeting of the Planning, Works and Housing Committee Eastern District Council Date: 29 November 2016 (Tuesday) Time: 2:30pm Venue: Eastern District Council Conference Room Present Time of Arrival Time of Departure (pm) (pm) Mr TING Kong-ho, Eddie 2:30 end of meeting Mr WONG Chi-chung, Dominic 2:30 end of meeting Mr WONG Chun-sing, Patrick 5:30 end of meeting Mr WONG Kwok-hing, BBS, MH 2:30 4:15 Mr KU Kwai-yiu 2:30 end of meeting Mr HO Ngai-kam, Stanley 2:30 end of meeting Ms LI Chun-chau 2:30 end of meeting Mr LEE Chun-keung 2:30 end of meeting Mr LAM Sum-lim 2:32 end of meeting Mr LAM Kei-tung, George 2:30 end of meeting Ms LAM Chui-lin, Alice, MH 2:35 5:35 Mr SHIU Ka-fai 2:30 end of meeting Mr HUNG Lin-cham 2:30 6:00 Mr CHUI Chi-kin 2:30 5:50 Mr CHEUNG Kwok-cheong, Howard 2:32 6:45 Mr LEUNG Siu-sun, Patrick 2:35 6:35 Mr LEUNG Kwok-hung, David 2:30 end of meeting (Chairman) Mr HUI Lam-hing 2:30 5:00 Mr KWOK Wai-keung, Aron 2:30 5:50 Mr MAK Tak-ching 2:35 5:43 Mr WONG Kin-pan, BBS, MH, JP 2:30 end of meeting Mr WONG Kin-hing 2:30 5:30 Mr YEUNG Sze-chun 2:30 end of meeting Mr CHIU Ka-yin, Andrew 2:30 5:50 Mr CHIU Chi-keung 2:30 end of meeting Mr LAU Hing-yeung 2:30 end of meeting Ms CHOY So-yuk, BBS, JP 2:30 5:00 Mr CHENG Chi-sing 2:30 end of meeting (Vice-Chairman) 1 Action Mr CHENG Tat-hung 2:38 4:55 Mr LAI Chi-keong, Joseph 2:30 end of meeting Mr NGAN Chun-lim, MH 2:30 end of meeting Mr LO Wing-kwan, Frankie, 2:30 end of meeting MH Mr KUNG Pak-cheung, MH 2:30 end of meeting Mr KONG Chak-ho, Alex, MH 2:30 4:20 (Co-opt member) Absent with Apologies Ms LEUNG Wing-man, Bonnie Ms KONG Yuk-foon, Doreen (Co-opt member) In Regular Attendance (Government Representatives) Mr LAI Ho-chun, Assistant District Officer (Eastern) (2), Samuel Eastern District Office Ms WONG Sze-man, Senior Liaison Officer (2), Queenie Eastern District Office Mr LAM Chun-tak Senior Engineer 2 (Hong Kong Island Division 1), Civil Engineering and Development Department Ms LAI Wai-shan, Senior Town Planner/Hong Kong (2), Irene Planning Department Ms HO Mun-yee, Senior Estate Surveyor/Hong Kong East(3), Money District Lands Office (Hong Kong East) Mr WONG Wai-leung Chief Health Inspector 1, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department Miss CHAN Wai-lin, Senior Housing Manager/Hong Kong Island and Rose Islands, Housing Department Mr NG Wai-yin Maintenance Surveyor/Hong Kong East, Housing Department Ms CHAN Yuen-kwan, Building Surveyor/B-BC2, Cindy Buildings Department Miss WAH Pui-yee, Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Vivian Eastern District Office Ms LEE Shuk-han, Executive Officer I (District Council)2, Phoebe (Secretary) Eastern District Office 2 Action In Attendance by Invitation (Representatives from the Government and Organisations) Mr MAK Chi-biu Chief Engineer/Hong Kong(1), Civil Engineering and Development Department Mr Charles LUK Executive Director, AECOM Asia Company Limited Mr Simon WONG Executive Director, AECOM Asia Company Limited Mr Jimmy LAU Director, AECOM Asia Company Limited Mr LEE Hau-pan Director, ADO Limited Mr CHIU Yu-fu Chief Technical Officer/ East, Highways Department Mr HUI Wing-tak District Engineer/ North East, Kenneth Highways Department Mr AU Wang-tat, Engineer/ Eastern 3, Raymond Drainage Services Department Mr CHAN Kai-hong Senior Maintenance Surveyor/Kowloon West and Sai Kung, Housing Department Mr LI Kwong-ho, John Chief Engineer/Hong Kong and Islands, Drainage Services Department Mr LO Sai-cheong, Senior Engineer/ Eastern, Michael Drainage Services Department Mr POON Sui-shun, Senior Engineer/ Drainage System Planning, Jimmy Drainage Services Department Mr CHUNG Tat-kong Chief Engineer/Hong Kong and Islands, Water Supplies Department Mr CHO Man-kin Chief Engineer/Hong Kong(Headworks 1), Water Supplies Department Mr YAN Ki-kit Acting Senior Engineer/ Eastern and Southern Hong Kong, Highways Department Mr LO Wai-pan, Eddie Senior Executive Officer (Planning)5, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr WONG Ka-wing Senior Divisional Officer (Planning Group), Fire Services Department Mr NG Ling-jim Superintendent (Resources Management), 3 Action Fire Services Department Mr WONG Ho-man Senior Station Officer (Planning Group)3, Fire Services Department Miss YIP Sin-man Senior Town Planner, Urbis Limited Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed all Members and representatives from the Government and organisations to the meeting. I. Confirmation of the Draft Minutes of the 5th Meeting of PWHC 2. The Committee confirmed the above draft minutes without any amendments. II. Boardwalk Underneath Island Eastern Corridor Investigation Study - Stage 2 Community Engagement (PWHC Paper No. 33/16) 2. The Chairman welcomed Mr MAK Chi-biu, Chief Engineer/Hong Kong(1), and Mr LAM Chun-tak, Senior Engineer 2 (Hong Kong Island Division 1) of the Civil Engineering and Development Department (CEDD); Mr Charles LUK, Executive Director, Mr Simon WONG, Executive Director, and Mr Jimmy LAU, Director of the AECOM Asia Company Limited (AECOM); and Mr LEE Hau-pan, Director of the ADO Limited to the meeting. Mr MAK Chi-biu and Mr LAM Chun-tak of the CEDD, Mr Jimmy LAU of the AECOM and Mr LEE Hau-pan of the ADO Limited introduced PWHC Paper No. 33/16. 5. The views and queries of 26 Members about the issue are summarised as follows: (a) Mr CHENG Tat-hung was pleased to see that the CEDD consulted the District Council again within a short period of time. He welcomed the CEDD’s simple design and asked the CEDD to briefly explain the difference of the latest design from the one in the first stage. In addition, he enquired about the estimated cost for the entire project, and asked whether the CEDD would offer various work proposals for 4 Action consideration, as well as the reasons for building a connection point at Wharf Road. Separately, he suggested that the CEDD could consider building a new connection point next to the existing church at City Garden to facilitate citizens’ access to the boardwalk. (b) Mr Frankie LO said that the boardwalk was intricately designed, and the CEDD had revised and adjusted the proposal based on opinions from members of the public, so the proposal should be supported. However, he hoped that the CEDD could adopt special measures safeguarding users of the cycling track and fishing zone. (c) Mr Alex KONG voiced concern over the connectivity between the boardwalk and the North Point - Shau Kei Wan harbourfront development in the future, and hoped that the CEDD could provide relevant information. Moreover, he urged the CEDD to give an account of the reclamation scale as stated in the proposal. Furthermore, he asked if the CEDD had plans to enhance the North Point Ferry Pier so as to provide more public space. (d) Mr NGAN Chun-lim was content with the boardwalk design, but concerned about the its safety including its bearing capacity, emergency response measures, pedestrian flow arrangements and so on, and hoped that the CEDD could provide relevant information. (e) Mr KUNG Pak-cheung supported the design concept of the boardwalk, but held reservation about the facilities of the cycling track. As the boardwalk was only ten metres wide, he was worried that the benches in the middle could not effectively segregate pedestrians and bicycles, which may put pedestrians in danger. To keep the proposal open for changes, he advised the CEDD to exercise flexibility for designing the boardwalk and the cycling track, so that the uses could be conveniently changed later when necessary. He also asked the CEDD to pay attention to the management arrangements in the future in order to avoid confusion. (f) Mr Andrew CHIU indicated that he had worked with landscape architects to promote harbourfront development, and supported building a boardwalk to increase the harbourfront connectivity of Hong Kong Island, with a view to providing more public space. For sufficient bearing capacity of the structure, he agreed to build piles and believed that the reclamation work had an overriding public need. In 5 Action addition, he applauded the CEDD’s dedication in enhancing community engagement, and suggested that the CEDD could organise more workshops in the second stage so that citizens could voice their views easily, and develop a sense of involvement. To promote healthy living policies and respond to the questionnaire results, he supported building a cycling track. However, the CEDD should pay attention to the future management works and appropriately segregate pedestrians and cyclists. He urged the CEDD to learn from the design experience of selecting boardwalk materials for Quarry Bay Promenade, and carefully choose appropriate materials in order to reduce the maintenance cost in the future. (g) Mr MAK Tak-ching was worried that the CEDD could not establish an overriding public need, which might raise citizens’ doubts so much so that they would overthrow the work proposal via legal procedures, thereby resulting in wastage of public resources. To protect the interests, he suggested that the CEDD could revitalise North Point Ferry Pier, and connect it directly to Tong Shui Road fishing zone, with a view to reducing reclamation need and preserving the collective memory of North Point Ferry Pier for the general public. He also suggested that the CEDD could refer to the cycling track and bicycle rental operation in West Kowloon Waterfront Promenade.