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and the contractor to establish a workable arrangement for operating the new facilities.
The Council will be asked to formally consider and approve the detailed arrangements in due course.
MR. SULKE (in English):-Mr. Chairman, I am very pleased to hear Mr. Lo's answer, but I am wondering whether such a big building could not be used for things other than changing rooms?
MR. LO (in English):-Mr. Chairman, it is difficult to know what the rooms can be used for. I entirely agree with Mr. SULKE. Here's a facility, a building, and the upper floors are simply left unused, that is something we wish to avoid possible. But apart from using them for changing rooms, I really don't know what we can do with them.
4. MR. TONG KAM-BIU asked the following question (in Cantonese):— (a) Could the Council disclose its plans on and the date for the construction of a permanent off-street refuse collection point at Yau Yat Chuen, Sham Shui Po?
(b) Before the rear of Tat Chee Avenue in Sham Shui Po is developed as a residential area, has the Council obtained the allocation of a suitable site for the construction of a permanent off-street refuse collection point there?
DR. DENNY M. H. HUANG, CHAIRMAN OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE SELECT COMMITTEE, replied as follows (in Cantonese): Two questions are being asked here:-
(a) the first concerns the plans and date for the construction of a permanent off-street refuse collection point at Yau Yat Chuen; and
(b) the second the allocation of a suitable site for the construction of a permanent off-street refuse collection point at Tat Chee Avenue.
To answer the first question, a site of about 215 m2 on the northern boundary of the Yau Yat Chuen Recreation Club has been allocated to the Urban Council for the construction of a permanent R.C.P. to serve Yau Yat Chuen. However, as the land zoning of the site has to be amended to enable the project to proceed, the matter was considered by the Town Planning Board on 4 November 1983 when objections to the proposed R.C.P. were heard. The Board, in the event, did not come to any decision but called for plans of the proposed R.C.P. prepared by the Building Development Department for further consideration at its next meeting in January 1984. Assuming that the Board approves the rezoning proposal, it is expected that construction of the R.C.P. will start in late 1984 for completion in the latter half of 1985. The three existing on-street R.C.P.s in the area will then be cancelled.
With regard to the planned provision of R.C.P.s at Tat Chee Avenue, I would advise that a site of about 180 m2 has been reserved for this purpose at the northern end of the future Fa Po Street Extension. The R.C.P. will be constructed by the developer of the Tat Chee Avenue Development as required and be completed in late 1984.
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northern end of the future Fa Po Street Extension. The R.C.P. will be constructed by the developer of the Tat Chee Avenue Development as required and be completed in late 1984.
MR. TONG (in Cantonese):--Mr. Chairman, concerning the permanent R.C.P.s, if someone objects to the construction of R.C.P., does that mean that we cannot go ahead with the construction, because I understand that the matters have been discussed in that area for quite some time. So if we cannot come to any conclusion, does it mean that there will be a much longer delay?
DR. HUANG (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, I'd like to thank Mr. TONG for his concern. As a matter of fact, a site for permanent refuse collection point has been discussed by the Environmental Hygiene Select Committee for a number of years and we have paid two site visits to Yau Yat Chuen. Of course, no one would like to have an R.C.P. near to the place where he lives. The original plan was to reserve part of the land of the park in the centre for the construction of an R.C.P., but because of the objections from local residents, ultimately we agreed to a site at the Yau Yat Chuen Recreation Club and came to that conclusion. In fact, the site was allocated by the Recreation Club for the construction of the R.C.P. So of course, the usage has been changed and we need approval from the Government. Personally, I would like to have no delay in case there is objection from the residents which is not justified.
MR. YOUNG (in Cantonese):--Mr. Chairman, can Dr. HUANG clarify that the R.C.P. in Tat Chee Avenue was strongly objected to by the residents because they wanted to preserve the park there? Is that the case?
DR. HUANG (in Cantonese):-Yes, that is the case. According to the original plan, we wanted to have an R.C.P. within the park, but then the residents raised their objection before some Councillors and the Kaifong Association. That is why we asked the Yau Yat Chuen Recreation Club to help us. They really need an R.C.P. but then the residents object to have one nearby, so finally the Yau Yat Chuen Recreation Club agreed to give a corner to us for the building of a permanent R.C.P. In fact, we have discussed this matter for several years. I really hope that when we discuss the matter again in January 1984, the Town Planning Board would agree to this proposal and we can have a permanent R.C.P. in that area very soon. I don't think we should consider all objections, but rather we should go ahead if we think they are not justified.
MR. YOUNG (in Cantonese):-Another thing I want to be clarified by Dr. HUANG is on the proposed site for the R.C.P. We know that this belongs to the Yau Yat Chuen Recreation Club and the lease, as far as I understand, will expire very soon. I wonder whether it is possible for the Government to make it
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