Legislative Council Report 立法會工作報告 (1998-2004)
Dear Fellow Engineers,
Given your full confidence and support, I am most honoured to be able to serve the Engineering Functional Constituency in the Legislative Council as your representative in the past years. For the well-being of engineers and the best interest of engineering sector, I have been making every effort to:
1. Maximise engineers’ role and safeguard the engineering constituency
2. Push for more public works to create employment opportunities
3. Secure engineers’ livelihood and speak for the engineering profession
4. Promote social awareness and political culture among engineers
I am glad that my endeavours have earned your recognition and have produced some concrete results. For your perusal, I have prepared this short report which aims to give you a summary of my work and activities in the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2004. Interested engineers are also encouraged to visit my personal website at http://www.raymondhochungtai.org.hk for details.
10th May 2004
各位親愛的工程師:
本人十分榮幸，多年來獲得大家的支持，擔任工程界功能組別立法會代表。我一向本著以下的信念，在我任內為工程師及工程界服務：
1. 發揮工程師作用 保障工程界權益
2. 推動工務工程 創造就業機會
3. 爭取工程師生計 願為工程界喉舌
4. 推動社會參與 提高政治文化
我喜見一直堅持的信念，能夠獲得大家的認同，並取得一些成就。現謹將本人在立法會內外的工作，整理成一份簡要的工作報告，以便大家參閱。詳情請瀏覽本人網頁 http://www.raymondhochungtai.org.hk.
2004年5月10日
1. Maximize engineers’ role and safeguard engineering constituency
發揮工程師作用 保障工程界權益
Ø Successfully convinced the government to issue bonds to finance more infrastructure projects
Ø Successfully persuaded the government to extend its deadline for eliminating fiscal deficit for 2 years to 2008-9, to ease pressure on raising taxation and further belt-tightening
Ø Successfully persuaded the government to adopt Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) to increase volume of infrastructure and building works for the industry
Ø Strongly objected to privatisation of the Water Supplies Department or any existing government services and facilities such as water treatment plants
Ø Successfully pressed the government which was confirmed in Mr C H Tung’s Policy Address to forsake its wrong policy on recurrent funding for capital works projects
Ø Lined up HKIE to offer advice to the government in combating SARS
Ø Strongly objected to government’s housing production target of 85,000 initiated in 1997 which, as a consequence, led to negative equities seriously affecting many professionals and the middle class
Ø Provided expert views on major infrastructure projects including proposed Route 10, Wanchai Reclamation II (WRII), Central Reclamation III (CRIII), and the “super jail” in Hei Ling Chau
Ø Pressed the government to implement mandatory building safety inspection including drainage inspection
Ø Successfully persuaded the government to privatise the MTRC and the Airport Authority
2. Push for more public works to create employment opportunities
推動工務工程 創造就業機會
Ø Initiated new proposals and kept pressing the government to:
n Increase its investment in infrastructure projects and building works to $29 billion
n Expedite implementation of infrastructure and building works by streamlining procedures
n Resume the 160 projects worth $20 billion previously undertaken by the two former Municipal Councils
n Spend $6 billion each year for upgrading ageing infrastructure and building works
Ø Elected, uncontested each year, as Chairman of the Public Works Subcommittee (PWSC)(工務小組) of the Legislative Council and successfully solicited support from political parties to endorse major public works projects in the PWSC such as:
n Super Jail in Hei Ling Chau
n Shenzhen Western Corridor1
n Deep Bay Link
n Ngong Ping Sewage Treatment Plant Project
n Castle Peak Road improvement
n Route 10
n Wanchai Reclamation II
n Central Reclamation III
n Government HQ at Tamar
n Disney Theme Park and its rail link
n Cyberport project
n CRC TST Extension Project
n West Rail Project
3. Secure engineers’ livelihood and speak for the profession
爭取工程師生計 願為工程界喉舌
Ø Successfully persuaded the government to increase infrastructure spending by 10% to $29 billion in the next 5 years
Ø Established on my own initiative and elected as convenor of the Public Works Concern Group (關注公共建設聯席會議) which comprises 2 other legislators and 12 construction related organisations (interest groups, the largest construction labour union and professional bodies including HKIE) to join forces together to press the government to expedite implementation of its infrastructure projects and building works
Ø Successfully secured jobs in China Mainland for Hong Kong engineers and making continuous efforts to lobby Mainland authorities to offer further employment opportunities
Ø Objected to and voted against government’s introduction of legislation to effect pay reduction of civil servants (立法減薪) in 2002-03
Ø Led 2 delegations in 2002 and 2003 to Beijing presenting proposals to state leaders on Hong Kong engineers’entry into the Mainland market
Ø Teamed up with the following engineering bodies to promote well-being of engineers:
n 10 government engineers staff associations
n The Association of Consulting Engineers of Hong Kong
n The Hong Kong Construction Association Ltd
n The Hong Kong Federation of E & M Contractors Ltd
Ø Successfully persuaded the Buildings Department to maintain the same number of Chief Structural Engineer grade staff to boost the morale of Structural Engineer grade staff
Ø Successfully convinced the government to recognize Registered Professional Engineers in the IT Discipline as certification authorities under the Electronic Transaction Bill in 2000
Ø Successfully persuaded the KCRC management in 2002 not to allow quantity surveyors to form audit teams on site and come off the Resident Engineering Site Establishment
Ø Solved the problem of unfair employment contract terms of the Vocational Training Council (VTC)
Ø Supported the engineers of the Housing Department to fight against privatisation by joining the sit-in protests, demonstrations and soliciting support from engineers’ staff associations of Works Group Departments
Ø Persistently fighting for opening up of A.O. Grade to engineering officers in the government and opening up of AD posts in the Buildings Department
Ø Striving for better and continued employment opportunities for young engineers working in the government
Ø Fighting for more reasonable employment terms for Resident Engineers
Ø Fighting for transfer of Non-Civil Service Contract Engineers to P & P civil service employment terms or extension of their contracts
Ø Fighting for Registration of Building Services Engineers under the Buildings Ordinance in the long term with the use of R.P.E. (BS) in the interim
Ø Joined the sit-in protest in front of Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa’s Office and voted against funding cuts for tertiary engineering institutions
Ø Pressing the government to completely delete the existing 3-year imprisonment term and reduce fine from $1.5 million to $250,000 for the offence of failing to notify the Building Authority of any contravention of the Buildings Ordinance that would result from carrying out the works in accordance with approved plans as proposed in the Buildings (Amendment) Bill 2003
Ø Successfully lobbied the creation of engineering directorate posts in HyD, CED, Lands D, HD, etc.
Ø Helped the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department to clear up the misunderstanding of some LegCo members on the Department’s policy in giving out nominal supermarket coupons to increase the morale of its staff
Ø Successfully persuaded the government to include Registered Professional Engineers (Environmental) in the list of “Qualified Engineers” specified in Regulation 8 of the Air Pollution Control Ordinance
4. Promote social awareness and political culture among engineers
推動社會參與 提高政治文化
Ø Suggested the Government to set up a Constitutional Review Consultative Committee comprising 1,000 members nominated by all sectors of the community to have full participation and in-depth discussion of the future constitutional arrangements of the HKSAR
Ø Suggested to state leaders that Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa should lead all 60 LegCo members as one entity to visit Beijing and meet the state leaders
立法會陳詞:
“主席女士：經過連日來廣泛諮詢之後，我得出工程界的主流意見，就是要求押後二十三條立法。基本上，工程界是支持二十三條立法，捍衛國家安全利益，維護香港的繁榮和穩定，是切實体現主權回歸的法例。
不過大家都覺得立法過程諮詢不足，一些重要條文還需要向市民作出更詳細的闡釋，以消除疑慮。個別條文內容，例如有關禁制組織、警權問題及公眾利益等，或有不甚妥善之處。對於倉卒完成草案審議程序的做法亦有微言。面對七月一日數十萬市民上街遊行，表達對六年來施政的不滿，在沒有逼切性的情況下，二十三條的立法或可暫緩腳步，本著溫家寶總理鼓勵香港人所說的：「是理解、信任和團結，是信心、勇氣和行動」，特區政府應該檢討及修改具爭議性的條文，努力和耐心地爭取市民認受和支持，退一步海闊天空，希望特區政府三思，以最終完成二十三條立法的工作。主席女士，本人謹此陳辭。”
n “Demanding the government to defer the enactment of Article 23” was the mainstream opinion of engineering professionals
n The majority of engineers felt that there was insufficient consultation. Further elaboration and explanation on numerous provisions of the proposed legislation should be given to citizens so as to eliminate their worries
Ø Supported fellow engineers standing for 1999 and 2003 District Council Elections
Ø Successfully amended the Legislative Council Bill in 1997 to include Fellows, Members and Graduates of IT Division of HKIE as electors in the Information Technology Functional Constituency
Ø Nominated engineers to serve on District Councils and advisory bodies
5. Figures and facts
全心全意投入立法會
Committees (委員會)
Finance Committee
Public Works Subcommittee – Chairman
Establishment Subcommittee
House Committee
Panels (事務委員會)
Transport Panel
Planning, Lands & Works Panel
Environmental Affairs Panel
Information Technology & Broadcasting Panel
Subcommittees (小組委員會)
Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways
Subcommittee on Occupational Safety & Health (Display Screen Equipment) Regulation
Subcommittee to study the Proposed Accountability System for Principal Officials and Related Issues
Subcommittee on Electricity Ordinance (Commencement) Notice 1999 and Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation (Commencement) Notice 1999
Bills Committees (法案委員會)
Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 2003
Tung Chung Cable Car Bill
Construction Workers Registration Bill
Public Officers Pay Adjustments (2004/2005) Bill
Construction Industry Levy (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2003
Buildings (Amendment) Bill 2003
Land (Miscellaneous Provisions)(Amendment) Bill 2002
Education (Amendment) Bill 2002
National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2001
Noise Control (Amendment) Bill 2001
Public Officers Pay Adjustment Bill
Fire Services (Amendment) Bill 2001
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation Bill
Fire Safety (Buildings) Bill
Chief Executive Election Bill
Buildings (Amendment) Bill 2000
Urban Renewal Authority Bill
Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 2000
Road Traffic (Traffic Control) Amendment Regulation 2000
Road Traffic Legislation (Amendment) Bill 1999
Estate Agents Practice (General Duties and Hong Kong Residential Properties) Regulation and Estate Agents (Determination of Commission Disputes) Regulation – Chairman
Mass Transit Railway Bill
Study the Urban Renewal Authority White Bill
Resolution Under section 59 of the Electricity Ordinance (Cap.406) – Chairman
Electricity (Amendment) Bill 1999
Electricity Ordinance (Commencement) Notice 1999 and Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation (Commencement) Notice 1999
Road Traffic (Construction) and Maintenance of Vehicles (Amendment) Regulation 1999
Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill 1999
Securities (Amendment) Bill 1998
Lifts & Escalators (Safety)(Amendment) Bill 1998 – Chairman
Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill 1998
District Councils Bill
Select Committee (專責委員會)
Select Committee on Building Problems of Public Housing Units (Investigating Housing Department’s piling problems) —Member (2000 – 04)
Select Committee on Inquiry into the circumstances leading to the problems surrounding the commencement of the operation of the new Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok and related issues – Deputy Chairman
|
Panel/Committee/Subcommittee |
2000-01 (%)
|
2001-02 (%) |
2002-03 (%) |
|
Legislative Council |
95 |
100 |
100 |
|
Finance Committee |
69 |
77 |
79 |
|
- Public Works Subcommittee |
100 |
100 |
100 |
|
- Establishment Subcommittee |
- |
100 |
67 |
|
House Committee |
95 |
94 |
97 |
|
Transport Panel |
89 |
94 |
96 |
|
Environmental Affairs Panel |
87 |
88 |
95 |
|
Planning, Lands & Works Panel |
95 |
96 |
93
|
|
考勤(次數) |
出席率 100% |
辯論發言 多於30次 |
質詢多於 16次* |
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資料來源:
立法會議員天主教監察組1999-2000年度監察報告
* 例如：－ 於2003-04年度, 總質詢次數為101次
(資料來源: 星島日報, 2003年7月15日)
Case Conferences handled (參與處理的申訴個案)
n Improvement to bus services for the Shatin District
n Construction of footbridge at the junction of Tai Chung Kiu Road and Siu Lek Yuen Road
n Reconstruction of 2 footbridges across Choi Hung Road and construction of footbridge for the school village at Po Kong Village Road
n Complaint about water seepage at the ceilings of the plant rooms of the lifts of Hong Pak Court
n Drainage problem of toilet floors at Verbena Heights
n Repairs and investigation order issued by the Buildings Department – Kwan Yick Building Phase III
n Objection to the proposal for rezoning of the site of Wang Fung Terrace, Tai Hang Road from “Residential (Group B)” to “Residential (Group C)”
n The “Ending Exclusion” Project
n The covered footbridge problem in the Pinnacle
n Issues relating to the quality of the main gates of rental units and the recreational facilities at the Verbena Heights
n Objection to the erection of a temporary site office on the pavement of May Road outside the Mayfair, No. 1 May Road
n Complaint about the traffic problems on Lantau Island
n Request for the Ma On Shan Rail to run by tunnel
n Request for the Housing Department to follow up promptly various repair and maintenance issues at Yiu On Estate, Ma On Shan
n Issues relating to the proposed construction of Road D15 at Fo Tan Area
n Request for the Hong Kong Housing Society to exercise stricter supervision on the construction of the Tinnacle and issues relating to the quality and structural safety of the buildings
n Common problems encountered in the Tenants Purchase Scheme
Office Address: 18/F., China Merchants Building, 152-155 Connaught Road C., Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Tel: 2901 0888 Fax: 2570 5838
Web Site: http://www.raymondhochungtai.org.hk
E-mail Address: rctho@capitalchina.com