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As they see it, some places within existing UC complexes are more suitable, for example the venues of cooked food centres. However, when there is a storm or during the Winter months, grilles have to be pulled down so as to keep out the wind. The venues therefore become hot and stuffy, which is not suitable for the above activity either.
The conclusion drawn by them lists certain requirements in construction. I have gone through some of them just now. For example, there should be a roof to keep away the Northwest wind, space for hanging up bird-cages, water source, drainage waterways and best or most important of all, somewhere right for the preservation of this traditional flavour which serves tea in Chinese or Western style.
I want to mention in particular here one bird-appreciation activity of letting birds loose. An elderly man, Mr. CHENG who is in attendance today, received a court summons in July this year, charging him with ‘obstruction' when playing with birds in a park in Sham Shui Po. He sought my assistance before attending court. On 20 August, he was found guilty at the Magistracy and fined $100. $100 may be small to this elderly man, but he has indicated to me that he will not dare to bring along his bird-cages to the park any more.
By 'letting it loose', he opened the bird-cage and allowed the bird to fly out freely. This act attracted many young people to watch, so staff of the Department charged him with 'obstruction'. The above case reflects that if we can consider elderly people who are in want of space for bird-appreciation and 'let loose' activities in the design stage, we can plan for the provision of more spacious areas to hang up cages and enjoy tea as well as some space for ‘letting birds loose'.
My motion is not an expensive one that involves up to $1 billion. I just want some improvements in policy. I hope very much indeed that the Council can provide suitable space for the construction of bird-appreciation and tea-enjoyment activities. Maybe we can consider larger pavilions or refreshment kiosks which serve Chinese tea. Or maybe we can put a roof over the podium of a UC complex as well as put in wind-shields or windows for hanging cages and relevant activities. This is something that elderly people of older districts need. It is their channel of social activities. They can make friends who share their interests so that they would not have to sit in parks for hours in loneliness. One elderly who visited Singapore has expressed envy because elderly folks there can bring along their bird-cages and buy tickets for entering special parks for bird-appreciation. There, the elderly folks can hang up their bird-cages, enjoy tea and chat on every topic under the sky.
Mr. Chairman, I have spoken here to reflect the needs of the elderly. Just now downstairs, they handed me a lot of signatures. They hope Members will consider the following factors and support this motion:
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HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
As they see it, some places within existing UC complexes are more suitable, for example the venues of cooked food centres. However, when there is a storm or during the Winter months, grilles have to be pulled down so as to keep out the wind. The venues therefore become hot and stuffy, which is not suitable for the above activity either.
The conclusion drawn by them lists certain requirements in construction. I have gone through some of them just now. For example, there should be a roof to keep away the Northwest wind, space for hanging up bird-cages, water source, drainage waterways and best or most important of all, somewhere right for the preservation of this traditional flavour which serves tea in Chinese or Western style.
I want to mention in particular here one bird-appreciation activity of letting birds loose. An elderly man, Mr. CHENG who is in attendance today, received a court summons in July this year, charging him with ‘obstruction' when playing with birds in a park in Sham Shui Po. He sought my assistance before attending court. On 20 August, he was found guilty at the Magistracy and fined $100. $100 may be small to this elderly man, but he has indicated to me that he will not dare to bring along his bird-cages to the park any more.
By 'letting it loose', he opened the bird-cage and allowed the bird to fly out freely. This act attracted many young people to watch, so staff of the Department charged him with 'obstruction'. The above case reflects that if we can consider elderly people who are in want of space for bird-appreciation and 'let loose' activities in the design stage, we can plan for the provision of more spacious areas to hang up cages and enjoy tea as well as some space for ‘letting birds loose'.
My motion is not an expensive one that involves up to $1 billion. I just want some improvements in policy. I hope very much indeed that the Council can provide suitable space for the construction of bird-appreciation and tea- enjoyment activities. Maybe we can consider larger pavilions or refreshment kiosks which serve Chinese tea. Or maybe we can put roof over the podium of a UC complex as well as put in wind-shields or windows for hanging cages and relevant activities. This is something that elderly people of older districts need. It is their channel of social activities. They can make friends who share their interests so that they would not have to sit in parks for hours in loneliness. One elderly who visited Singapore has expressed envy because elderly folks there can bring along their bird-cages and buy tickets for entering special parks for bird-appreciation. There, the elderly folks can hang up their bird-cages, enjoy tea and chat on every topic under the sky.
Mr. Chairman, I have spoken here to reflect the needs of the elderly. Just now downstairs, they handed me a lot of signatures. They hope Members will consider the following factors and support this motion:
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