(Translation) Minutes of the 3rd Meeting of the the Traffic and Transport Committee (2019) of Kwai Tsing District Council Date： 13 June 2019 Time: 2:30 p.m. – 6:17 p.m. Venue: K&T DO Conference Room Attendee Time of Arrival Time of Departure (p.m.) (p.m.) Mr TSUI Hiu-kit (Chairman) Start of Meeting End of Meeting Ms KWOK Fu-yung (Vice-chairman) Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr CHAN Siu-man, Simon Start of Meeting 5:27 Ms CHEUNG Wai-ching, Clarice Start of Meeting 5:40 Mr CHOW Yick-hay, BBS, JP Start of Meeting 3:23 Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss CHU Lai-ling Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr HUI Kei-cheung 2:41 4:25 Ms LAM Chui-ling, Nancy, MH 2:44 End of Meeting Mr LAW King-shing, BBS, MH Start of Meeting 3:39 Mr LEE Chi-keung, Alan, MH Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Chi-shing 2:50 End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Wai-man, MH 3:41 End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Kam-wai 2:58 End of Meeting Mr LEUNG Tsz-wing, Dennis Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr LI Sai-lung Start of Meeting End of Meeting Miss LO Yuen-ting Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr NG Ka-chiu 2:44 End of Meeting Mr NG Kim-sing 3:11 End of Meeting Mr PAU Ming-hong Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr POON Chi-shing, MH Start of Meeting End of Meeting Ms TAM Wai-chun, MH Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr WONG Bing-kuen 3:06 End of Meeting Mr WONG Yiu-chung, MH Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr WONG Yun-tat 2:44 End of Meeting Mr CHOW Elson Start of Meeting 5:40 Mr HON Chun-yin Start of Meeting 3:33 Mr TAM Ka-chun, Warren Start of Meeting End of Meeting Mr SIN Ho-fai, Henry Start of Meeting End of Meeting In Attendance Mr LI Calvin Director, WSP (Asia) Limited Mr CHAN Chun-kai Associate, WSP (Asia) Limited Mr CHAN Chi-tak Senior Engineer/ Kwai Tsing, Transport Department Mr LI Hok-lai, Matthew Engineer/ Special Duties 1, Transport Department Mr TSE Mang-hin Senior Engineer/ NT3, Highways Department Miss KAN Yim-fun Project Coordinator/ HK1-3, Highways Department Mr CHAU Wai Senior Environmental Protection Officer (Assessment & Noise) 3, Environmental Protection Department Mr YIM Wai-hung Administrative Assistant/ lands (District Lands Office, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing) Mr WONG Ka-chun, Danny Senior Transport Officer/ Kwai Tsing 1, Transport Department Miss LAW Hoi-Ching, Janice Senior Transport Officer/ Kwai Tsing 2, Transport Department Ms LEE Che-ying, Emily Engineer/ Kwai Chung, Transport Department Mr FUNG Ka-kit, Peter Engineer/ Tsing Yi, Transport Department Mr KONG Tze-man, Stephen Engineer/ New Territories West, Civil Engineering and Development Department Ms NG Wai-ki District Engineer/Works (SW), Highways Department Mr TSANG Yiu-tim Officer-in-Charge, District Traffic Team, Kwai Tsing Police District, Hong Kong Police Force Mr LEUNG Wang-cheong Assistant Manager (Operations), The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd Ms WONG Peggy Assistant Manager (Planning and Development), The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd Miss YIM Yik-huen, Bonnie Assistant District officer (Kwai Tsing), Kwai Tsing District Office Miss CHEUNG Hoi-ni, Cheryl Executive Officer (District Council) 1, (Secretary) Kwai Tsing District Office Absent with Apologies Ms LAU Mei-lo (With prior notice) Mr LAM Siu-fai (With prior notice) Mr MAN Tsz-yan (With prior notice) Ms LAU Kwai-mui (With prior notice) Mr MA Ka-chun (Without prior notice) Responsible Department Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed Members and representatives of government departments and organisations to the 3rd meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee (2019) of Kwai Tsing District Council (“K&TDC”). 2. The Committee unanimously endorsed the application for absence by Ms LAU Mei-lo, Mr LAM Siu-fai, Mr MAN Tsz-yan and Ms LAU Kwai-mui. Confirmation of Minutes of the 1st Special Meeting (2019) held on 12 March 2019 and 2nd Meeting (2019) held on 11 April 2019 3. Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman moved a motion to confirm the minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr PAU Ming-hong. Members endorsed the minutes unanimously. Introduction of /Consultation Paper The Latest Progress on The Proposed Lift and Pedestrian Walkway System between Lai Cho Road and Wah Yiu Road (Proposed by the Highways Department) (TTC Paper No. 25/D/2019) 4. Mr TSE Mang-hin, Senior Engineer/ NT3 of Highways Department (HyD) briefly introduced the Paper. 5. Mr WONG Yiu-chung said that the lift and pedestrian access construction (the alternative plan) was managed by the Housing Department (HD) and it could not replace the hillside construction project from Lai Cho Road to Wah Yiu Road (the original plan) managed by HyD. The demand for the hillside construction project of residents in nearby housing estates was great and the alternative plan could only benefit residents at the lower part of the hill but not residents at the upper part of the hill. In contrast, the original plan could favour residents at the upper part of the hill. Hence, he advised HD and HyD to carry out two constructions separately and implement the plan of HyD as soon as possible. 6. Mr TSE Mang-hin responded that the alternative plan by HD would have a larger coverage and would be more comfortable and convenient than the original plan by HyD. Since the distance between two projects was short, after discussion with the consultants 3 Responsible Department and Transport Department (TD), it was thought that the plan of HD could replace the original plan due to the consideration of resources. 7. Mr CHAN Tsz-tat, Senior Engineer/ Kwai Tsing of TD gave a response as follows: (i) The alternative plan was obviously more advantageous than the original plan. (ii) There were pathways on the podium of Wah Yiu House linking the intersection of Lai Yiu Street and Wah Yiu Road stated in the alternative plan. Regarding Member’s recommendation, there were difficulties in constructing a lift tower as the slope near Wah Yiu House was steep. A more detailed study needed to be carried out. However, Members’ advice was noted. 8. Mr LEUNG Tsz-wing, Dennis said that two projects were raised by different departments respectively. The original plan could bring easy access for residents of Lai Yiu Estate and the alternative plan could benefit residents of the newly built public housing estate. He thought that there was no conflict between the two projects as they would benefit residents of different housing estates therefore it was inappropriate to choose one out of the two. Allocating the passenger flow to single system might also worsen the congestion at Kwai Fong MTR Station. The Kwai Fong Interchange had been packed nowadays and unable to load further. He hoped that the Departments could implement two projects at the same time. 9. Mr WONG Yiu-chung put forth opinions and enquiries as follows: (i) He asked why the Departments pointed out the problem of the original plan belatedly. He said that the hillside construction had been raised for 7 years since 2012 and no data was provided that the original plan encountered technical problem. (ii) Allocating the passenger flow to Kwai Fong Station would increase the traffic stress near Kwai Yi Road. (iii) Two plans were raised by two departments and the target residents were different. The original plan aimed to provide service for residents near Lai Yiu Estate and there were insufficient transport facilities at Lai King 4 Responsible Department Hill. The original plan should be refined to bring convenience to residents but not be replaced. 10. Mr CHOW Yick-hay said that the department needed to consider the living habits of residents. The original plan could improve traffic issues in the community and the alternative plan should be reserved, two plans should therefore continue at the same time. 11. Mr SIN Ho-fai, Henry enquired about the construction cost of two plans and whether the cost of the alternative plan would be lower. 12. Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman said that the alternative plan only provided two lifts. However, with the completion of the new public housing estate, population would grow and two lifts were insufficient to serve new population. Hence, the original plan should not be replaced but be improved with the alternative plan to extend the pedestrian access to arriving not only Kwai Fong but also Lai King. 13. Mr TSE Mang-hin gave a consolidated response as follows: (i) About the budget, it was unknown about the related cost as HD was responsible for the alternative plan. The hillside construction project in the original plan was still being studied. There was no detailed design yet, therefore, exact figures could not be provided now. (ii) The consultants and the departments thought that the locations of two systems were close to each other and the target of service was similar. The location of HD’s plan was more convenient and it was more comfortable for pedestrians. (iii) He noted the Members’ opinions and understood the request of adding a lift tower. However, HyD was focusing on studying 114 hillside systems in Hong Kong at the moment. Hence, HyD would discuss with TD and the relevant advice would be considered in the near future. 14. Mr CHAN Tze-tat gave a consolidated response as follows: (i) TD had studied the road section from Wah Yiu House to Wah Yiu Road for many times and pointed out that there were slopes near the stair, which belonged to retaining walls.