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No.: HAD K&T DC/13/9/23A/17/Pt.1 Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee (2017) of Kwai Tsing District Council Date: 13 April 2017 Time: 2:34 p.m. – 4:23 p.m. Venue: Kwai Tsing District Office Conference Room Attendee Time of Arrival (p.m.) Time of Departure (p.m.) Mr TSUI Hiu-kit (Chairman) Start of meeting End of meeting Miss KWOK Fu-yung Start of meeting End of meeting (Vice-chairman) Mr CHAN Siu-man, Simon Start of meeting 3:41 Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman Start of meeting End of meeting Mr CHOW Yick-hay, BBS, JP Start of meeting End of meeting Miss CHU Lai-ling Start of meeting End of meeting Mr HUI Kei-cheung 3:03 End of meeting Mr LAM Siu-fai Start of meeting 3:42 Ms LAU Mei-lo 2:36 3:44 Mr LEE Chi-keung, Alan, MH Start of meeting End of meeting Mr LEUNG Chi-shing 3:07 End of meeting Mr LEUNG Kam-wai 2:42 End of meeting Mr LEUNG Tsz-wing, Dennis 4:16 End of meeting Mr LEUNG Wai-man, MH Start of meeting 3:36 Mr LI Sai-lung Start of meeting 3:27 Miss LO Yuen-ting Start of meeting End of meeting Ms MAK Mei-kuen, Alice, BBS, JP Start of meeting 3:09 Mr NG Ka-chiu 2:36 End of meeting Mr NG Kim-sing 2:46 End of meeting Mr PAU Ming-hong Start of meeting End of meeting Ms TAM Wai-chun, MH Start of meeting End of meeting Mr TANG Shui-wah 2:46 End of meeting Mr WONG Bing-kuen 3:00 4:17 Mr WONG Yiu-chung, MH 2:36 End of meeting Mr CHAN Dik-sau Start of meeting End of meeting Mr CHAN Man-luen-ying Start of meeting End of meeting Mr Elson CHOW Start of meeting End of meeting 1 Mr LEUNG Kong-ming Start of meeting 3:44 Mr LI Man-ka 2:42 Start of meeting Mr YIP Pui-lam Start of meeting Start of meeting In Attendance Mr WU Tin-yau, Gordon Assistant District Officer (Kwai Tsing), Kwai Tsing District Office Mr CHAN Chi-ming Senior Engineer (Special Duties), Transport Department Ms LO Shuet-yee Engineer (Special Duties)2, Transport Department Mr TANG Kam-kee Senior Engineer (Covered Walkway)1, Highways Department Mr.TANG Yiu-key Project Coordinator (Covered Walkway)1-1, Highways Department Mr. LEUNG Hon-wan Senior Engineer 5 (Tuen Mun Road), Highways Department Mr CHAN Chun-kit Engineer (Structure)2-1, Highways Department Mr TSANG Yiu-tim Officer-in-Charge, District Traffic Team, Kwai Tsing Police District, Hong Kong Police Force Mr LEE Kit-fung, Peter Engineer (NTW), Civil Engineering and Development Department Mr TANG Siu-chung District Engineer/KT, Highways Department Ms PUN Fun-yu District Engineer/SW(W), Highways Department Mr FUNG Ka-kit Engineer(Tsing Yi), Transport Department Mr TAM Lai-ming Senior Transport Officer(Kwai Tsing), Transport Department Mr SO Man-wah Assistant Manager (Operations), The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. Ms WONG Yee-ling, Assistant Manager (Operations), Debbie The Kowloon Motor Bus Co. (1933) Ltd. Miss CHAN Hau-sin, Executive Officer (District Council)1, Priscilla (Secretary) Kwai Tsing District Office Absent Ms CHEUNG Wai-ching, Clarice (With prior notice) Ms LAM Chui-ling, Nancy, MH (With prior notice) Mr POON Chi-shing, MH (With prior notice) Mr WONG Yun-tat (With prior notice) Mr HO Wai-pan (With prior notice) Mr LAI King-wai (With prior notice) Mr LAU Wing-fai (With prior notice) Mr LAW King-shing, MH (Without prior notice) Mr LEUNG Kwok-wah (Without prior notice) Mr LEUNG Wing-kuen (Without prior notice) 2 Action Welcoming Remarks The Chairman welcomed Members, representatives of government departments and organisations to the meeting. 2. The Committee unanimously endorsed the applications of absence by Ms CHEUNG Wai-ching, Clarice, Ms LAM Chui-ling, Nancy, Mr POON Chi-shing, Mr WONG Yun-tat, Mr HO Wai-pan, Mr LAI King-wai and Mr LAU Wing-fai. 3. Mr POON Chi-shing had authorized Miss LO Yuen-ting, and Mr LAU Wing-fai had authorised Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman as their representative to vote for all matters during the meeting. Confirmation of Minutes of the 1st Meeting of the Traffic and Transport Committee (2017) 4. Mr CHOW Wai-hung, Rayman moved the confirmation of the above minutes, which was seconded by Ms TAM Wai-chun. The above minutes were unanimously confirmed by the Committee. Introduction of/Consultation Paper Provision of Covers to Walkways (Proposed by Transport Department and Highways Department) (TTC Paper No. 9/D/2017) 5. Mr. CHAN Chi-ming and Ms LO Shuet-yee introduced the above paper. 6. Mr LAM Siu-fai suggested that if the recommended plans had a construction cost lower than budget, constructing a roof cover for an additional walkway could be considered. 7. Mr CHAN Chi-ming responded that the Policy Address only required walkways should not be longer than 500 metres, and did not set a minimum requirement on their lengths. The Policy Address also did not set any restriction on the construction cost of walkway covers, but funding applications for projects with construction costs lower than $30 million would require less time because they could be submitted as Category D projects of minor works for funding; whilst those exceeding $30 million would need to be upgraded from Category C projects to Category A projects, before it could be 3 Action submitted to the Finance Committee (FC) of the Legislative Council. The project could only commence after approval had been granted by FC and would thus require a longer time. 8. The Chairman said that the Secretariat would invite all DC Members to choose 3 projects with priority from proposals 1-8 after the meeting, and relevant results would be passed on to the Transport Department (TD) and the Highways Department (HyD) for follow-up. [Post-meeting note: On 25 April 2017, the Secretariat sent voting forms to all DC Members inviting them to select three projects with priority. The voting ended at 5 p.m. on 5 May 2017. A total of 29 Members returned voting forms before deadline. The three projects with the most votes were: no. 7 “Cheung Wang Bus Terminus, Tsing Yi to Cheung Hang Bus Terminus, Tsing Yi” (total 136 points), no. 8 “Cheung Hang Bus Terminus, Tsing Yi to the Passageway at the Crossing Between Tsing Yi Road West and Liu To Road”(total 110 points), and no. 2 “Entrance to the Car Park of Ching Wai House, Cheung Ching Estate , Ching Hong Road, Tsing Yi to Cheung Ching Bus Terminal” (total 94 points). On 11 May 2017, the Secretariat informed TD, HyD, all DC Members and the co-opted members of the Traffic and Transport Committee in written of the voting results.] Discussion Items Enhancing the Safety for Stonecutters Bridge (Proposed by Mr CHOW Yick-hay, BBS, JP) (TTC Papers Nos. 10,10a/D/2017) 9. Mr CHOW Yick-hay briefly introduced Paper No. 10/D/2017. 10. Mr FUNG Ka-kit replied that there had been 10 suicide cases and 1 case of jumping off the Stonecutters Bridge ever since its commission. The managing company of Tsing Sha Highway had enhanced patrol and closely monitored bridge conditions through closed circuit television, and would assign staff for follow up and informed the police in case of any attempted suicide. 11. Mr CHAN Chun-kit replied that the Stonecutters Bridge underwent detailed design and wind tunnel tests to reduce its wind load while enhancing its stability. In addition, its parapets had been designed following HyD and international standards, so that in case of impact by vehicles, they could effectively control vehicles involved, 4 Action reduce vehicle damage, passengers casualties, and prevent vehicles from falling off the bridge. Since the addition of parapets would affect its design and might affect the safety of road users when vehicles impacted the parapets, it was therefore not suitable to add parapets casually. Similar suicide cases at Tsing Ma Bridge had been handled effectively by using administrative measures and daily management, so relevant issues at the Stonecutters Bridge would be handled with similar measures at the moment. 12. Mr CHOW Yick-hay said that the problem was serious, and the departments concerned should be more proactive and consider altering the structure to close gaps or installing additional signs to appeal to those who wanted to commit suicide to cherish their lives. 13. Mr FUNG Ka-kit said that TD did not have any signs with the message about cherishing one’s life at the moment. 14. Mr CHAN Chun-kit replied that trying to close gaps of the bridge by altering parapets on the bridge would increase its windage area and wind load so its wind stability would be affected. It would not be suitable to consider altering structure of the parapets at the moment. Motion: “Kwai Tsing District Council Traffic and Transport Committee requests the Transport Department to widen the slip road from Tsuen Wan Road to Texaco Road Roundabout and to add one traffic lane to Tsing Yi North Bridge to improve traffic congestion in Tsuen Wan Road and Texaco Road Roundabout” (Proposed by Mr LEE Chi-keung, Alan, MH and Ms TAM Wai-chun, MH) (Seconded by Mr WONG Yiu-chung, MH) (TTC Paper No.11,11a,11b/D/2017) 15. Mr LEE Chi-keung, Alan briefly introduced Paper No. 11/D/2017. 16. The above-mentioned motion was endorsed unanimously.