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MTR South Island Line (East) Community Liaison Group – Telegraph Bay
Minutes of the Fourth Meeting
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Date: 27 October 2011 (Thursday)
Time: 8 – 9.30 pm
Venue: Meeting Room 1 – 3, L4, Cyberport I
Present:
District Council Advisor
Mr Paul Zimmerman Southern District Councillor
Local Stakeholder Representatives
Mr Denis Leung Assistant to Councillor
Dr Edmund Li Bel-air
Ms Winnie Wong Bel-air
Mr Napoleon Chung Bel-air
Ms Monica Leung Bel-air
Mr William Fok Bel-air
Mr Spencer Chao Bel-air
Mr Michael Tse Baguio Villa
Mr Waillen Chui Baguio Villa
Mr Francis Lee Scenic Villa
Mr Lionel Krieger Aegean Terrace
Dr Peter Cunich HKU Staff Quarters
Mr Eddie Yiu HKU Estates Offices
Mr Andy Ho Cyberport
Mr Rex Luk The Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation
MTR Corporation Representatives
Mr Ken Wong Construction Manager – SIL Civil
Mr Gregory Lo Senior Construction Engineer – Civil
Mr Siu Kam-hang Projects Communications Manager
Mr Bernard Wong Senior Liaison Engineer
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Minutes of Meeting
Confirmation of the minutes of the 3 rd CLG
1. Mr Siu Kam-hang, Projects Communications Manager, MTR Corporation
welcomed members for attending the fourth meeting of the South Island Line (East)
(SIL(E)) Telegraph Bay Community Liaison Group (CLG), and introduced
representatives of the MTR Corporation.
2. The minutes of the 3 rd CLG meeting is approved in the meeting, and will be
uploaded to the website of the SIL(E).
Project Progress
3. Mr Gregory Lo, Senior Construction Engineer – Civil, MTR Corporation, updated
the progress of works at Telegraph Bay. The work of the temporary barging point
at Telegraph Bay is expected to begin in January 2012. The junction
improvement works at Sha Wan Drive has been completed.
4. Mr Lionel Kreiger enquired that if there is sufficient room for the barge to move
without using the grab to even the excavated materials on the barge to minimise
noise. He suggested the Corporation to use less noisy barges to maximise the
effect of the noise mitigation in place. Mr Lo replied that as the water level is
shallow, it will be dangerous to move the barge as it may hit the rock. Mr Ken
Wong, Construction Manger – SIL Civil, MTR Corporation, supplemented that
there are two types of barges commonly used in Hong Kong, one is derrick barge,
while the other one is open bottom barge that can self-winch for moving.
Currently, the Corporation is sourcing for the open bottom one. The Corporation
will monitor the operation of the temporary barging point closely to minimise the
impact of its operation to the residents.
5. Dr Peter Cunich commented that further realignment of Sha Wan Drive would not
make much difference, while a fence was put in Sha Wan Drive during the works,
which prevent pedestrians from crossing the road safely as they cannot see the
coming traffic. Moreover, the work at Sha Wan Drive is only an improvement
from the angle of the MTR Corporation, not to the local residents. It is requested
that the road to be reinstated in future. Mr Wong noted Dr Cunich’s concern,
however, as both MTR Corporation and the Hong Kong Electric were conducting
works at Sha Wan Drive at that time, it was not easy to coordinate work sequence
with the contractors. The Corporation has undertaken to reinstate Sha Wan Drive
if there is no permanent road widening work by the Government in future.
6. Mr Paul Zimmerman enquired the mandate issue at Sha Wan Drive improvement
work in future. Mr Lo responded that the road work at Sha Wan Drive was an
upgrading instead of a major road works. In order to conserve trees, no slope cut
was involved in the upgrading works, and thus the road was not widened. Mr
Wong supplemented that the Corporation has discussed with the Transport
Department, and the Transport Department is working on a layout plan for the
future improvement work. Should the works fall outside of the gazette boundary
of the SIL(E) railway scheme, the Transport Department will need to gazette the
road work, as the Corporation can only work within the gazette boundary of the
SIL(E) railway scheme.
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7. Mr Zimmerman advised that Cyberport can be a possible location for the trees to
be transplanted by the Corporation, and the community in Telegraph Bay will be
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able to assist in identifying suitable location. Mr Wong thanked the offer, and
stated that there are some trees affected by the works of the SIL(E) that needed to
be transplanted. Majority of the affected trees will be transplanted to the Wah
Kwai promenade to create an open space for public enjoyment. There will be
around 50 – 60 trees to be transplanted to other locations, and Cyberport
waterfront park is a possible location for the trees. MTR Corporation will prepare
a landscape proposal and discuss with Lands Department to explore the possibility.
As the park is currently managed by Cyberport Management Office (MO) under a
Short-term Tenancy (STT) with Lands Department, the plan would need the
agreement of Cyberport MO to provide maintenance to the trees and remove the
trees should the STT expire. Mr Wong supplemented that the design is in
progress, and MTR Corporation will discuss with Cyberport MO prior presenting the
design to the Lands Department.
8. Mr Kreiger enquired about the waste management plan of the Telegraph Bay
Temporary Barging Point, and future report to residents during its operation. Mr
Wong stated that the appendix attached to the minutes of the 3 rd CLG minutes is
extracted from the overall waste management plan which covered several barging
points of SIL(E). The extract is the part on the operation of the temporary barging
point at Telegraph Bay. During the operation of the temporary barging point, the
Corporation can provide quarterly summary report to the CLG members in a format
agreed by both parties. Mr Wong supplemented that should there be any
exceedance in the operation of the barging point, the Corporation will have to
report to the Environmental Protection Department (EPD), and the EPD will upload
the report on to their website after their review. Mr Zimmerman, Dr Cunich and
Mr Kreiger agreed in principle a quarterly report to be provided, however, should
any incident occurred, it is requested that the Corporation should inform members
by email immediately.
9. Mr Michael Tse enquired the safety records and number of the trucks accessing
Lee Wing Street at the moment. Mr Wong replied that there has been no record
of accident involving trucks accessing the Lee Wing Street temporary barging point.
There are about 200 trucks accessing Lee Wing Street temporary barging point
daily at the moment, and there will be an increase in truck numbers when the
blasting at Wong Chuk Hang Depot site commences.
10. Dr Cunich requested the car plate of the trucks accessing the Telegraph Bay
temporary barging point to be provided to the residents for monitoring. Mr
Wong replied that the Corporation will be able to provide the list, however the list
may be long as some trucks may not be accessing the barging point regularly.
11. Mr Zimmerman stated that the residents in the vicinity disagree with the
reinstatement design proposed by the Hong Kong Western Drainage Tunnel
(HKWDT) project. Mr Wong noted Mr Zimmerman’s comment, and stated that it
is the formal arrangement between the Corporation and the Government that the
temporary barging point should be reinstated according to the soft landscape
design of HKWDT project upon completion of the works of SIL(E). Should the
residents in the vicinity find it necessary to change the land use of the area, it is
subject to the Government’s decision. Currently, the landscape design is subject
to the statutory approval and yet to be finalised.
12. Mr Kreiger requested the contact information of the individuals in charge of the
project. Mr Wong acknowledged the request and will provide the information as
appendix to the meeting minutes.
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13. It is agreed by the MTR that the water-spray dust suppression system will be
installed in the tipping hall area, as raised by Ms Monica Leung from Bel Air.
(An illustrative picture is attached to the minute as reference)
14. Mr Zimmerman and Dr Cunich enquired when the temporary barging point will
commence operation. Mr Wong replied that the Corporation will commence the
operation of the Telegraph Bay barging point in the first quarter of 2012, while the
HKWDT project will complete in the second quarter of 2012. As a result, there will
be a few months overlapping between the two projects. The trucks from SIL(E)
works will access the temporary barging point in late January 2012 the earliest,
delivering excavated materials from the Nam Fung Tunnel. Once HKWDT hands
over the site to SIL(E) in the second quarter of 2012, the gate will be controlled by
the Corporation, while the access will be co-used with the DSD Harbour Area
Treatment Scheme (HATS) contractor.
15. Mr Siu adjourned the meeting at 9 pm. Members suggested that the date of the
next meeting should be held one to two weeks prior to the work at the temporary
barging point.
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Contact list of MTR and contractor (Telegraph Bay barging point operation)
Title Office Mobile E-mail
Ken Wong Construction Manager - Civil 2285 4688 9660 8480 kkwwong@mtr.com.hk
LO Gregory Kam Ming Senior Construction Engineer - Civil 3519 4420 9333-5171 greglo@mtr.hk.com
LIU Maston Fuk Shing Senior Inspector of Works - Civil 3519 4480 6063-6690 mfsliu@mtr.hk.com
Masanori Ishii Senior Construction Manager (Tunnel) 6112 6707 m-ishii@nishimatsu.com.hk

Appendix – Diagram of water-spray dust suppression system