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- 16 -would be more effective but he had concern on how theycould be fitted in with overall public participation process.4.11 Mr Joseph Wong said that despite all the public engagementactivities, the OCPs still ended up with uses such as cruiseterminal and multi-purpose stadium. He maintained hisconcern as how the public views were channelled andtranslated into the OCPs. He questioned when theinformation on the studies for the respective projects,including the cruise terminal, multi-purpose stadium would bemade available. The Chairman requested that theConsultants should examine the public participationframeworks in the overseas and report to Members in duecourse.Consultants4.12 Professor Lam Kin-che noted that the HEC and the Studywere undergoing a process of continual exploration andlearning. In order to achieve the best result, Members wouldneed to move beyond any public perception that theGovernment’s involvement would override the public views.It was important that the whole planning and publicconsultation/participation process be transparent. The publicshould be informed as to what the community stand to lose ifcertain ideas were abandoned. He agreed with theChairman that the public should be informed that theabandoned idea could also be revisited if there was verystrong justification to do so. It was also important for thepublic to understand the cost and benefit in overcomingconstraints.4.13 In concurrent with Professor Lam Kin-che’s comment, MrMason Hung said the reasons for certain ideas that wereselected or otherwise should be well documented in theconsultation report. He also suggested that prior to thepublic discussion forum, there could be on-site open days orguided tours to Kai Tak and its surrounding areas whichwould arouse public’s interest and achieve effective results.4.14 Mr Kim Chan said that apart from the 3 District Councilssurrounding the Kai Tak sites, more District Councils shouldbe consulted on the OCPs. He considered the KTAC along-term project and the constraints were technical in naturethat could be resolved given the determination and availabilityof resources. He also considered it necessary to have a
- 17 -physical model to demonstrate the development concepts.4.15 Dr Alvin Kwok suggested that the OCPs, when presented tothe public, should be accompanied by preliminarysustainability studies and assessment against the <strong>Harbour</strong>Planning Principles.4.16 The Chairman said that the launching of Stage 2 PublicParticipation was expected to be held in the 3 rd quarter of theyear. In the interim, effort should be made to fine-tune theprocess. The Committee would also need to secure fundingfrom the Administration to support more elaborate publicparticipation programme. He asked the PlanD andConsultants to collate Members’ views and report to theSub-committee in due course with a more comprehensiveprogramme of the Stage 2 Public Participation.PlanD,ConsultantsItem 5Any Other Business5.1 In showing his experience in the TPB briefing held in mid-June,Mr Talis Wong said that both the TPB and HEC members wereconcerned about the short-term uses of the runway area in Kai Tak.As for expediting the study process, the TPB member also stressedthe need to find ways to ensure that public participation wasmeaningful. He was also impressed by the sincerity of the publicin providing their views, and support provided by the HECSub-committee in devoting their time and efforts. He concludedthat this was something that should be advocated and promoted.5.2 There being no other business, the meeting was adjourned at5:10pm. The next meeting was scheduled to be held on 23.8.2005.HEC Sub-committee onSouth East Kowloon Development ReviewAugust 2005
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