HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN.
Before taking the first item on to-day's agenda, I am sure that it is the wish of Members that I should welcome the Honourable A. M. J. WRIGHT, who was appointed on 1st March to act as the Director of Public Works and in consequence becomes an ex officio member of this Council. Michael, as some of us are proud to call him, is already known to us as a member of the Urban Amenities Select Committee, to which he was appointed in April 1962. But in fact he has also been a Member of this Council, for short periods, on two previous occasions when he acted as Director of Public Works. I am sure that Members, knowing his fine qualities, will be as pleased as I am that he has now joined us as a permanent member. (Applause).
MR. B. A. BERNACCHI :—Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Elected Members, I should like to associate myself with your words and welcome Mr. WRIGHT to this Council as a permanent, and, I hope, long-standing Member of the Council. Before I sit down it is my privilege also to welcome you, Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of this Council and to extend our very best wishes to you and hope that you will have a successful innings as Chairman. (Applause).
MR. A. de O. SALES :—Mr. Chairman, may I be associated, on behalf of the Appointed Members, with your welcome to Mr. WRIGHT. I, too, have occasion to benefit from his membership of the Urban Amenities Select Committee which has cleared the way and has helped us to achieve much within the scope of the terms of reference of that Committee. I associate myself with Mr. BERNACCHI in welcoming you to this Council, Mr. Chairman, and I hope that, in future, the agenda will not contain as many questions as it does this afternoon. (Applause).
CHAIRMAN :—Thank you.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS :—Thank you.
MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 5th February, 1963, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper :—
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services Department for the month of February 1963.
QUESTIONS.
MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question :—
(a) In view of the public interest which has been aroused, will the Chairman please tell this Council when the first multi-storey car-park will be ready for use in Kowloon?
(b) What other such car-parks are projected in Kowloon and New Kowloon? Where are they to be located and when will they be ready?
(c) Will the Chairman please explain to what extent this Council is consulted in parking matters?
(d) Will the Chairman please define the Council's present responsibility for car-parking in the urban areas?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows :—
The first multi-storey car park to be built by Government in Kowloon will be an eleven-storey structure at Middle Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. It will occupy about one third of the existing open air car park lying between Salisbury Road and Middle Road. The ground and first floors are being designed for use as shops, and will be leased out by Government. The next eight floors will provide parking for 910 vehicles and will, I expect, be managed by the Urban Council. The top floor will contain a telephone exchange. Tenders for piling will be called for this month, and it is expected that the car park will come into use in about July 1964.
Government has at present no plans for any multi-storey car parks in New Kowloon. For Kowloon two more are listed in Category "C" of the Public Works Programme under the titles : "Multi-storey Car Park at Canton Road” and "Multi-storey Car Park at Yau Ma Tei". It is not possible to give completion dates for either of these projects as they are still listed as desirable but requiring further consideration.
I will deal with the question of responsibility for parking matters under two headings—forward planning and management. Forward planning of all types of parking facilities is undertaken by Government, acting principally on the advice of the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Public Works and the Traffic Advisory Committee. It has not been Government's practice to refer its plans to the Urban Council, though the Council is able to put forward its views on parking matters through its representative on the Traffic Advisory Committee.
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
ADDRESS BY CHAIRMAN.
Before taking the first item on to-day's agenda, I am sure that it is the wish of Members that I should welcome the Honourable A. M. J. WRIGHT, who was appointed on 1st March to act as the Director of Public Works and in consequence becomes an ex officio member of this Council. Michael, as some of us are proud to call him, is already known to us as a member of the Urban Amenities Select Committee, to which he was appointed in April 1962. But in fact he has also been a Member of this Council, for short periods, on two previous occasions when he acted as Director of Public Works. I am sure that Members, knowing his fine qualities, will be as pleased as I am that he has now joined us as a permanent member. (Applause).
MR. B. A. BERNACCHI :---Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Elected Members, I should like to associate myself with your words and welcome Mr. WRIGHT to this Council as a permanent, and, I hope, long-standing Member of the Council. Before I sit down it is my privilege also to welcome you, Mr. Chairman, as Chairman of this Council and to extend our very best wishes to you and hope that you will have a successful innings as Chairman. (Applause).
MR. A. de O. SALES: -Mr. Chairman, may I be associated, on behalf of the Appointed Members, with your welcome to Mr. WRIGHT. I, too, have occasion to benefit from his membership of the Urban Amenities Select Committee which has cleared the way and has helped us to achieve much within the scope of the terms of reference of that Committee. I associate myself with Mr. BERNACCHI in welcoming you to this Council, Mr. Chairman, and I hope that, in future, the agenda will not contain as many questions as it does this afternoon. (Applause).
CHAIRMAN:-Thank you.
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS:-Thank you.
MINUTES.
The Minutes of the meeting of the Council held on 5th February, 1963, were confirmed.
PAPERS.
THE CHAIRMAN laid upon the table the following paper:-
Report on the work of the Urban Council and Urban Services
Department for the month of February 1963.
HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
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QUESTIONS.
MR. A. de O. SALES asked the following question:-
(a) In view of the public interest which has been aroused, will the Chairman please tell this Council when the first multi- storey car-park will be ready for use in Kowloon?
(b) What other such car-parks are projected in Kowloon and New Kowloon? Where are they to be located and when will they be ready?
(c) Will the Chairman please explain to what extent this
Council is consulted in parking matters?
(d) Will the Chairman please define the Council's present
responsibility for car-parking in the urban areas?
THE CHAIRMAN replied as follows: -
The first multi-storey car park to be built by Government in Kowloon will be an eleven-storey structure at Middle Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. It will occupy about one third of the existing open air car park lying between Salisbury Road and Middle Road. The ground and first floors are being designed for use as shops, and will be leased out by Government. The next eight floors will provide parking for 910 vehicles and will, I expect, be managed by the Urban Council. The top floor will contain a telephone exchange. Tenders for piling will be called for this month, and it is expected that the car park will come into use in about July 1964.
Government has at present no plans for any multi-storey car parks in New Kowloon. For Kowloon two more are listed in Category "C" of the Public Works Programme under the titles: "Multi-storey Car Park at Canton Road” and "Multi-storey Car Park at Yau Ma Tei". It is not possible to give completion dates for either of these projects as they are still listed as desirable but requiring further consideration.
I will deal with the question of responsibility for parking matters under two headings-forward planning and management. Forward planning of all types of parking facilities is undertaken by Government, acting principally on the advice of the Commissioner of Police, the Director of Public Works and the Traffic Advisory Committee. It has not been Government's practice to refer its plans to the Urban Council, though the Council is able to put forward its views on parking matters through its repre- sentative on the Traffic Advisory Committee.
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