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I would like to ask Mr. Hilton CHEONG-LEEN whether the relevant Select Committee has any plan to review the minimum penalty so as to have a deterrent effect on those unlicensed hawkers?
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in English):--Mr. Chairman, I will have to refer that to the Select Committee for consideration. But if Mr. PAO would bear with me when I answer the question by Miss Christina TING, I will mention some more information on the subject.
4. MR. B. A. BERNACCHI asked the following question (in English):--Could the Urban Council examine the feasibility of constructing a 'morning walk trail' around Lymoon Peninsula starting and finishing at Chai Wan. I have reason to think, if necessary, the Eastern District Board might be prepared to contribute some money to this, so as to make it a joint Urban Council and Eastern District Board project?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows (in English):—Mr. Chairman, this question asks the Council to examine the feasibility of constructing a 'morning walkers trail' around Lei Yue Mun Peninsula starting and finishing at Chai Wan, and suggests that, if necessary, the Eastern District Board might be prepared to contribute some money to the project, so as to make it a joint Urban Council and Eastern District Board project.
Morning walking as an exercise is a very popular pastime in the Shau Kei Wan area and the Council is already providing the public with an interesting walk from the Lei Yue Mun Park entrance up to the upper fort. Last year free passes were issued to over 800 people to enable each of them to gain access to this area on a daily basis between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. For the convenience of morning walkers, rain shelters, park benches and other amenities have also been provided.
The proposal to construct a morning walk trail around the Lei Yue Mun Peninsula, commonly known as "The Headland' area is an attractive idea and in the long term development plan, the department is already considering some form of coastal promenade around this headland linking Shau Kei Wan with the residential area of Hang Fa Chuen, with a view to consulting the Council in due course. However the details and actual routing still need to be worked out. The suggestion that a path be provided around the entire headland may not be a practical one because of the steep terrain and the proximity to the Island Eastern Corridor which passes very close at this point. Nevertheless the feasibility of providing additional walking trails within the Park will be examined as part of the long term development.
The funding of the proposed promenade would be considered as part of the overall development of the Lei Yue Mun Park and therefore it will not be necessary to involve the Eastern District Board, although their generosity in offering to make a donation towards the promenade is well appreciated.
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MR. B. A. BERNACCHI (in English):- Mr. Chairman, one supplementary, that is timing. When will the feasibility of providing additional walking trails within the park be examined?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, the preliminary scheme would be submitted to the Recreation Select Committee for consideration in one or two months' time. Subject to approval of the preliminary layout, department will then ask the Architectural Services Department to go into detailed design. I would say it will take eighteen to twenty months.
MISS CHRISTINA TING YUK-CHEE (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, Dr. Samuel WONG said a moment ago that 800 people have been given passes but I think more people in Shau Kei Wan are in need of such passes, and 800 passes are definitely not enough. The Eastern District Board is very concerned about this project and a Working Group under the Environmental Improvement Committee has been set up to pay site visits etc. As far as the policy and resources are concerned, the Eastern District Board can only contribute within the region of $300,000. I of course would welcome that the UC would fund the entire project. I would like to know the cost estimate of the proposed promenade as part of the overall development of the Lei Yue Mun Park. Besides, will a rest garden inside the promenade be constructed between Ah Kung Ngam and Lei Yue Mun Park?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, I will try to answer these questions. Regarding the passes, this is simple. As soon as we receive applications, we will issue such passes. Every morning, about 200 to 300 people go up to the upper fort. Last year, 800 free passes were issued. The purpose of these passes is to identify the morning walkers from undesirable people who have gone up the fort area. As regards whether the walking trail and also a garden can be built in the promenade, it is still under consideration and we will probably get a report in one or two months' time.
MR. JASON YUEN KING-YUK (in English):--Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask two supplementary questions. While considering the morning walk trail around the Lei Yue Mun Peninsula or headland, I wonder if the Council has also considered the possibility of preserving the headland to turn it into a war museum as I have proposed many times already. My second question is: even when the morning walk trail would be considered as a temporary measure for the benefit of citizens, will there be any measures proposed by the Council to safeguard any possible vandalism by picnickers to damage the existing historic installations in the headland?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, I am afraid it is quite outside the Recreation Select Committee's ambit, but I will try to answer it as much as possible. In the lower portion of the Lei Yue Mun Barrack which is known as the headland area, there are some historical sites such as the forts and
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I would like to ask Mr. Hilton CHEONG-LEEN whether the relevant Select Com- mittee has any plan to review the minimum penalty so as to have a deterrent effect on those unlicensed hawkers?
MR. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN (in English):--Mr. Chairman, I will have to refer that to the Select Committee for consideration. But if Mr. PAO would bear with me when I answer the question by Miss Christina TING, I will mention some more information on the subject.
4. MR. B. A. BERNACCHI asked the following question (in English):--Could the Urban Council examine the feasibility of constructing a 'morning walk trail' around Lymoon Pensular starting and finishing at Chai Wan. I have reason to | think, if necessary, the Eastern District Board might be prepared to contribute some money to this, so as to make it a joint Urban Council and Eastern District Board project?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG, CHAIRMAN OF THE RECREATION SELECT COMMITTEE replied as follows (in English):—Mr. Chairman, this question asks the Council to examine the feasibility of constructing a 'morning walkers trail' around Lei Yue Mun Peninsular starting and finishing at Chai Wan, and suggests that, if necessary, the Eastern District Board might be prepared to contribute some money to the project, so as to make it a joint Urban Council and Eastern District Board project.
Morning walking as an exercise is a very popular pastime in the Shau Kei Wan area and the Council is already providing the public with an interesting walk from the Lei Yue Mun Park entrance up to the upper fort. Last year free passes were issued to over 800 people to enable each of them to gain access to this area on a daily basis between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. For the convenience of morning walkers, rain shelters, park benches and other amenities have also been provided.
The proposal to construct a morning walk trail around the Lei Yue Mun Peninsular, commonly known as "The Headland' area is an attractive idea and in the long term development plan, the department is already considering some form of coastal promenade around this headland linking Shau Kei Wan with the residential area of Hang Fa Chuen, with a view to consulting the Council in due course. However the details and actual routing still need to be worked out. The suggestion that a path be provided around the entire headland may not be a practical one because of the steep terrain and the proximity to the Island Eastern Corridor which passes very close at this point. Nevertheless the feasi- bility of providing additional walking trails within the Park will be examined as part of the long term development.
The funding of the proposed promenade would be considered as part of the overall development of the Lei Yue Mun Park and therefore it will not be necessary to involve the Eastern District Board, although their generosity in offering to make a donation towards the promenade is well appreciated.
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MR. B. A. BERNACCHI (in English):- Mr. Chairman, one supplementary, that is timing. When will the feasibility of providing additional walking trails within the
park be examined?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, the preliminary scheme would be submitted to the Recreation Select Committee for consideration in one or two months' time. Subject to approval of the preliminary layout, department will then ask the Architectural Services Department to go into detailed design. I would say it will take eighteen to twenty months.
MISS CHRISTINA TING YUK-CHEE (in Cantonese):-Mr. Chairman, Dr. Samuel WONG said a moment ago that 800 people have been given passes but I think more people in Shau Kei Wan are in need of such passes, and 800 passes are definitely not enough. The Eastern District Board is very concerned about this project and a Working Group under the Environmental Improvement Committee has been set up to pay site visits etc. As far as the policy and resources are concerned, the Eastern District Board can only contribute within the region of $300,000. I of course would welcome that the UC would fund the entire project. I would like to know the cost estimate of the proposed promenade as part of the overall development of the Lei Yue Mun Park. Besides, will a rest garden inside the promenade be constructed between Ah Kung Ngam and Lei Yue Mun Park?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG (in Cantonese):—Mr. Chairman, I will try to answer these questions. Regarding the passes, this is simple. As soon as we receive applications, we will issue such passes. Every morning, about 200 to 300 people of go up to the upper fort. Last year, 800 free passes were issued. The purpose these passes is to identify the morning walkers from undesirable people who have gone up the fort area. As regards whether the walking trail and also a garden can be built in the promenade, it is still under consideration and we will probably get a report in one or two months' time.
MR. JASON YUEN KING-YUK (in English):--Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask two supplementary questions. While considering the morning walk trail around the Lei Yue Mun Peninsula or headland, I wonder if the Council has also considered the possibility of preserving the headland to turn it into a war museum as I have proposed many times already. My second question is: even when the morning walk trail would be considered as a temporary measure for the benefit of citizen, will there be any measures proposed by the Council to safeguard any possible vandalism by picnickers to damage the existing historic installations in the headland?
DR. SAMUEL P. W. WONG (in English):-Mr. Chairman, I am afraid it is quite outside the Recreation Select Committee's ambit, but I will try to answer it as much as possible. In the lower portion of the Lei Yue Mun Barrack which is known as the headland area, there are some historical sites such as the forts and
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