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the Select Committee was very clear cut about the matter. He has said if a contractor is found unable to fulfill requirement, points would be deducted or his contract would be terminated. I would like to know if there has ever been any such case. Is there any concrete example of termination of contract for poor performance in the cleansing of streets or markets? If we tolerate contractors failing to fulfill their contracts and their poor performances without really terminating contracts, we are just leaving standards to fall. Tolerance without strict measures means we are not performing the monitoring role and we cannot guarantee service standards.

MR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):—I can tell Mr. CHAN that the Department does take disciplinary actions including deduction of service fees and does keep records of sub-standard services for reference in making selections of new tenders. As for concrete examples on when and which contractor is subjected to disciplinary action, information will be provided to Mr. CHAN after the meeting. Let me stress again that we do have a monitoring mechanism and it is both open and transparent. Staff of the Department make regular inspections and Urban Councillors or District Board Members are invited to join the inspections. We collect views from Councillors and District Board Members on service standards too. I believe some of you here or District Board Members of various constituencies indirectly elected to sit on this Council have been invited to join inspections and give views. I am sure the current mechanism is effective.

MR. STANLEY NG Wing-fai (in Cantonese):--I have one follow up question. I recently went around my constituency (Tai Kok Tsui) on an inspection together with some District Board Members. Six out of nine items for inspection were found unsatisfactory, including rubbish disposal, dustbin cleaning and others. I would like to know if the Select Committee will review the work of contractors and if so, when the review will be taken. Despite many warnings, the contractor of the said district has now successfully won another contract in another district. The same thing is happening with the new contractor for Tai Kok Tsui. So, I would like to ask the Chairman of the Select Committee when will the mechanism of inspection and monitoring of street cleansing work be reviewed?

MR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):-I have said the monitoring mechanism is running effectively. In the example given by Mr. NG, six out of nine items inspected within Mong Kok failed. Now, we have to find out from the Department whether follow-up measures were taken. I shall follow up after the meeting and present the results to Mr. NG for reference. I believe involvement of Councillors in inspection is in itself a form of monitoring.

Mr. SAN STEPHEN WONG HON-CHING asked (in Cantonese):—‘Regarding the collections of the Council's Museum of Art and Museum of History, I have the following questions:

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Page 114 of 654 Page 114 of 654 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL [11 the Select Committee was very clear cut about the matter. He has said if a contractor is found unable to fulfill requirement, points would be deducted or his contract would be terminated. I would like to know if there has ever been any such case. Is there any concrete example of termination of contract for poor performance in the cleansing of streets or markets? If we tolerate contractors failing to fulfill their contracts and their poor performances without really terminating contracts, we are just leaving standards to fall. Tolerance without strict measures means we are not performing the monitoring role and we cannot guarantee service standards. MR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):—I can tell Mr. CHAN that the Department does take disciplinary actions including deduction of service fees and does keep records of sub-standard services for reference in making selections of new tenders. As for concrete examples on when and which contractor is subjected to disciplinary action, information will be provided to Mr. CHAN after the meeting. Let me stress again that we do have a monitoring mechanism and it is both open and transparent. Staff of the Department make regular inspections and Urban Councillors or District Board Members are invited to join the inspections. We collect views from Councillors and District Board Members on service standards too. I believe some of you here or District Board Members of various constituencies indirectly elected to sit on this Council have been invited to join inspections and give views. I am sure the current mechanism is effective. MR. STANLEY NG Wing-fai (in Cantonese):--I have one follow up question. I recently went around my constituency (Tai Kok Tsui) on an inspection together with some District Board Members. Six out of nine items for inspection were found unsatisfactory, including rubbish disposal, dustbin cleaning and others. I would like to know if the Select Committee will review the work of contractors and if so, when the review will be taken. Despite many warnings, the contractor of the said district has now successfully won another contract in another district. The same thing is happening with the new contractor for Tai Kok Tsui. So, I would like to ask the Chairman of the Select Committee when will the mechanism of inspection and monitoring of street cleansing work be reviewed? MR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):-I have said the monitoring mechanism is running effectively. In the example given by Mr. NG, six out of nine items inspected within Mong Kok failed. Now, we have to find out from the Department whether follow-up measures were taken. I shall follow up after the meeting and present the results to Mr. NG for reference. I believe involvement of Councillors in inspection is in itself a form of monitoring. 4. Mr. SAN STEPHEN WONG HON-CHING asked (in Cantonese):—‘Regarding the collections of the Council's Museum of Art and Museum of History, I have the following questions: Page 114 of 654 Page 114 of 654

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Page 114 of 654 Page 114 of 654 HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL [11 the Select Committee was very clear cut about the matter. He has said if a contractor is found unable to fulfill requirement, points would be deducted or his contract would be terminated. I would like to know if there has ever been any ssuch case. Is there any concrete example of termination of contract for poor Ferformance in the cleansing of streets or markets? If we tolerate contractors Failing to fulfill their contracts and their poor performances without really terminating contracts, we are just leaving standards to fall. Tolerance without ætrict measures means we are not performing the monitoring role and we cannot guarantee service standards. IMR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):—I can tell Mr. CHAN that the IDepartment does take disciplinary actions including deduction of service fees and does keep records of sub-standard services for reference in making selections of new tenders. As for concrete examples on when and which contractor is subjected to disciplinary action, information will be provided to Mr. CHAN after the meeting. Let me stress again that we do have a monitoring imechanism and it is both open and transparent. Staff of the Department make regular inspections and Urban Councillors or District Board Members are invited to join the inspections. We collect views from Councillors and District Board Members on service standards too. I believe some of you here or District Board Members of various constituencies indirectly elected to sit on this Council have been invited to join inspections and give views. I am sure the current mechanism is effective. MR. STANLEY NG Wing-fai (in Cantonese):--I have one follow up question. I recently went around my constituency (Tai Kok Tsui) on an inspection together with some District Board Members. Six out of nine items for inspection were found unsatisfactory, including rubbish disposal, dustbin cleaning and others. I would like to know if the Select Committee will review the work of contractors. and if so, when the review will be taken. Despite many warnings, the contractor of the said district has now successfully won another contract in another district. The same thing is happening with the new contractor for Tai Kok Tsui. So, I would like to ask the Chairman of the Select Committee when will the mechanism of inspection and monitoring of street cleansing work be reviewed? MR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):-I have said the monitoring mechanism is running effectively. In the example given by Mr. No, six out of nine items inspected within Mong Kok failed. Now, we have to find out from the Department whether follow-up measures were taken. I shall follow up after the meeting and present the results to Mr. No for reference. I believe involvement of Councillors in inspection is in itself a form of monitoring. 4. Mr. SAN STEPHEN WONG HON-CHING asked (in Cantonese):—‘Regarding the collections of the Council's Museum of Art and Museum of History, I have the following questions: Page 114 of 654 Page 114 of 654

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the Select Committee was very clear cut about the matter. He has said if a contractor is found unable to fulfill requirement, points would be deducted or his contract would be terminated. I would like to know if there has ever been any ssuch case. Is there any concrete example of termination of contract for poor Ferformance in the cleansing of streets or markets? If we tolerate contractors Failing to fulfill their contracts and their poor performances without really terminating contracts, we are just leaving standards to fall. Tolerance without ætrict measures means we are not performing the monitoring role and we cannot guarantee service standards.

IMR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):—I can tell Mr. CHAN that the IDepartment does take disciplinary actions including deduction of service fees and does keep records of sub-standard services for reference in making selections of new tenders. As for concrete examples on when and which contractor is subjected to disciplinary action, information will be provided to Mr. CHAN after the meeting. Let me stress again that we do have a monitoring imechanism and it is both open and transparent. Staff of the Department make regular inspections and Urban Councillors or District Board Members are invited to join the inspections. We collect views from Councillors and District Board Members on service standards too. I believe some of you here or District Board Members of various constituencies indirectly elected to sit on this Council have been invited to join inspections and give views. I am sure the current mechanism is effective.

MR. STANLEY NG Wing-fai (in Cantonese):--I have one follow up question. I recently went around my constituency (Tai Kok Tsui) on an inspection together with some District Board Members. Six out of nine items for inspection were found unsatisfactory, including rubbish disposal, dustbin cleaning and others. I would like to know if the Select Committee will review the work of contractors. and if so, when the review will be taken. Despite many warnings, the contractor of the said district has now successfully won another contract in another district. The same thing is happening with the new contractor for Tai Kok Tsui. So, I would like to ask the Chairman of the Select Committee when will the mechanism of inspection and monitoring of street cleansing work be reviewed?

MR. SUEN KAI-CHEONG (in Cantonese):-I have said the monitoring mechanism is running effectively. In the example given by Mr. No, six out of nine items inspected within Mong Kok failed. Now, we have to find out from the Department whether follow-up measures were taken. I shall follow up after the meeting and present the results to Mr. No for reference. I believe involvement of Councillors in inspection is in itself a form of monitoring.

Mr. SAN STEPHEN WONG HON-CHING asked (in Cantonese):—‘Regarding the collections of the Council's Museum of Art and Museum of History, I have the following questions:

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