(Translation) Minutes of the 2nd Meeting of District Facilities Management Committee the 6th Term Kwun Tong District Council Date: 27 April 2020 (Monday) Time: 9:30 a.m. Venue: Conference Room, Kwun Tong District Office, Unit 05-07, 20/F Millennium City 6, 392 Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon Present Arrival Time Leaving Time Mr WONG Chi-ken (Chairman of the DFMC) 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Ms WONG Ka-ying (Vice-chairman of the DFMC) 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr BUX Sheik Anthony 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr CHAN Chris Ka-yin 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr CHAN Man-kin 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr CHAN Yik-shun Eason 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr CHAN Yiu-hung, Jimmy 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr CHENG Keng-ieong 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr CHEUNG Man-fung 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr CHEUNG Pui-kong 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Ms FU Pik-chun 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr FUNG Ka-lung 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr HSU Yau-wai 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr HUNG Chun-hin 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr IP Tsz-kit 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr KAN Ming-tung, MH 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr KUNG Chun-ki 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Ms LAI Po-kwai 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr LAM Wai 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr LEE Kwan-chak 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Ms LEUNG Jannelle Rosalynne 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr LEUNG Tang-fung 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Ms LEUNG Yik-ting Edith 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Mr LI Ka-tat 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr LI Wai-lam William 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. 1 Ms LI Wing-shan 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr LUI Tung-hai, MH 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr MOK Kin-shing 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr NGAN Man-yu 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr OR Chong-shing Wilson, MH 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr PANG Chi-sang 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mrs POON YAM Wai-chun Winnie, BBS, MH 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr SO Koon-chung Kevin 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr TAM Siu-cheuk 10:45 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr TANG Wai-man Raymond 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Ms TSE Suk-chun 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr WAN Ka-him 10:00 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr WANG Wai-lun 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. Mr WONG Kai-ming 9:30 a.m. 1:10 p.m. In Attendance Job Title Mr TSE Ling-chun, Steve, JP District Officer (Kwun Tong) Mr WONG Sing-hung, Hansel Assistant District Officer (Kwun Tong)2 Mr KO Choar-que, Keith Acting Senior Executive Officer (District Council), Kwun Tong District Office Miss CHOW Tak-sum, Amy Senior Executive Officer (District Management), Kwun Tong District Office Mr CHAN Hoi-ming, Peter Senior Liaison Officer (3), Kwun Tong District Office Miss SHUM Tsz-fun, Iris Liaison Officer-in-charge (District Facilities), Kwun Tong District Office Mr CHENG Ngat, Cyrus Executive Officer I (District Management), Kwun Tong District Office Ms LUK Bik-yee, Miranda Executive Officer II (District Management), Kwun Tong District Office Ms LAI Mei-ling Chief Leisure Manager (Kowloon), Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms TANG Wing-sze, Maria District Leisure Manager (Kwun Tong) Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms LAW Wai-hing, Rean Deputy District Leisure Manager (District Support) Kwun Tong, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Ms YIP Wai-ting, Wendy Senior Liberian (Kwun Tong), Leisure and Cultural Services Department 2 Ms CHAN Lai-ching, Connie SEO (Planning)31, Leisure and Cultural Services Department Mr CHENG Chi-wing Inspector of Works (Kowloon)2, Home Affairs Department Mr LOK Hin-wai Assistant Inspector of Works (Kwun Tong), Home Affairs Department Mr Edwin LAW Architect (Works) 4, Home Affairs Department Mr Arthur CHENG Associate, Leigh & Orange Ltd. Ms Katherine MAK Assistant Project Designer, Leigh & Orange Ltd. Miss CHAN Ka-ying, Candy Executive Officer (District Council)(5), (Secretary) Kwun Tong District Office Absent: Mr CHOY Chak-hung Opening Remarks The Chairman welcomed Members of the District Facilities Management Committee (DFMC) and government representatives to the meeting. 2. The Chairman reported that no notice of absence from Members had been received by the Secretariat before the meeting. I. Confirmation of Minutes of Last Meeting 3. The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed. 3 II. Report on the Utilisation of Public Libraries of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) in Kwun Tong (KTDC DFMC paper No. 1/2020) 4. Ms Wendy YIP, Senior Liberian (Kwun Tong), Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD), presented the paper. 5. Mr WONG Kai-ming said that the utilisation rates of both Shui Wo Street and Ngau Tau Kok Public Libraries were on the downward trend. He also pointed out that online booking service had been introduced in recent years but no information was mentioned in the paper. He hoped that the LCSD would provide such information for members’ reference for the purpose of understanding changes in the utilisation of public libraries. 6. In response, the LCSD said that other than Shui Wo Street and Ngau Tau Kok Public Libraries, the number of books hired out in public libraries of the whole territory appeared to be declining. On the contrary, there was an obvious on-going upward trend in the utilisation rates of online booking service. Since the paper mainly gave a report on the utilisation of public libraries in Kwun Tong while the utilisation rates of online booking service were territory-wide data, they were not presented in the paper. 7. Members noted the paper. III. Report on the Management of the LCSD Facilities in Kwun Tong for August 2019 to February 2020 (KTDC DFMC paper No. 2/2020) 8. Ms Rean LAW from the LCSD presented the paper. 9. Members raised views and enquiries as follows: 9.1 Mr Chris CHAN noted that the outdoor and indoor pools of Kwun Tong Swimming Pool had been closed for maintenance from 1.11.2019 to 15.4.2020 and from 2.1.2020 to 21.2.2020 respectively. He considered that the overlapping maintenance dates had brought inconvenience to regular pool swimmers and suggested the LCSD separate the maintenance work of outdoor and indoor pools next year. 4 9.2 Ms FU Pik-chun mentioned the contract concerning cleaning and horticultural maintenance and said that the performance of the contractors was just average. She also reflected the views and worries of residents in the district concerning mosquito problems in the coming rainy season. It was hoped that the LCSD would enhance anti-mosquito measures in the parks at Sze Shun Area. As regards tree cutting, she asked the LCSD when the flower-bed at Lee On Road and the one outside Shun Lee Estate Sitting-out Area would be restored to pedestrian pavements. 9.3 Mr IP Tsz-kit said that he had expressed views on the arrangement of providing a public coaching area in Lam Tin Swimming Pool at the preliminary meeting. He later had also collected views from the swimmers at Lam Tin Swimming Pool and learned that residents were in general against the arrangement. The reason was that the measure would cause more congestion to the Pool and would easily give rise to conflicts between general swimmers and coaches. He hoped that the LCSD would carefully consider the arrangement. 9.4 Mr NGAN Man-yu hoped that the LCSD would present the results of the questionnaire survey on public coaching area in detail, e.g. the number of respondents in support of/against/remaining neutral. He also expressed conservation on the provision of public coaching areas at other swimming pools. 9.5 Mr KAN Ming-tung said that he had earlier expressed views on the arrangement of providing a public coaching area in Lam Tin Swimming Pool at the preliminary meeting. He hoped that the LCSD would shorten the implementation dates and collect views from swimmers. He also hoped that that the LCSD would give response to his suggestion. 9.6 Ms TSE Suk-chun noticed that number plates were tied to the trees inside the parks and those in the adjacent area. She asked if the LCSD would consider marking the names of the trees to educate the public on the issue of caring for trees. 9.7 Ms Rosalynne LEUNG drew attention to the long due maintenance for flower-beds at Yuet Wah Area near Yuet Wah Street footbridge and 5 hoped that the LCSD would closely monitor the work of the contractor. She pointed out that the plants at the flower-beds had already been dead in November 2019 and that she had repeatedly written to the LCSD for follow-up actions. However, no action had been taken until February that year. She enquired whether the LCSD would provide guidelines on the types of plants to be planted and the methods of maintenance to the contractor, and how the LCSD would monitor the maintenance of plants by the contractor.