For discussion PWSC(95-96)84
on 7 February 1996

ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE
OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

HEAD 707 - NEW TOWNS AND URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT
Housing - Rural housing improvement^*1
21HH - Local public works in the rural New Territories (1992/93 - 1996/97) Programme

Members are invited to recommend to Finance Committee the upgrading of 21HH, entitled Local public works in the rural New Territories ( 1996/97 Programme), to Category A at an estimated cost of $42 million in money-of-the-day prices.

PROBLEM

PROPOSAL

PROJECT SCOPE AND NATURE

JUSTIFICATION

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

LAND ACQUISITION

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

21HH - Local public works in the rural New Territories (1992/93 - 1996/97) Programme

Proposed project list for the Local public works in the rural New Territories (1996/97 Programme)

Public Consultation for the Implementation of Local Public Works Programme 1996-97

PROBLEM

Some less-developed areas in the New Territories lack basic amenities and infrastructure. There is a need to improve the rural environment in these areas.

PROPOSAL

2. The Director of Home Affairs, with the support of the Secretary for Home Affairs, proposes to upgrade 21HH to Category A at an estimated cost of $42 million in money-of-the-day (MOD) prices for the implementation of the 1996/97 local public works programme.

PROJECT SCOPE AND NATURE

3. The scope of 21HH covers the following projects in the rural New Territories -

footpaths, minor roads, bridges, and car parks;
water pipelines, irrigation channels and standpipes;
stream embankments, drainage systems, seawalls and piers; and
playgrounds and playground equipment, village squares, rain shelters and parks.

4. Details of the works proposed for upgrading are at Enclosure I.

JUSTIFICATION

5. With the rapid increase in population in the New Territories and the consequent urbanisation in areas around new towns, we consider it necessary to improve the quality of life in the less-developed areas. The local public works programme aims at upgrading the living environment in the less developed areas through the provision of improvement works which are small and localised in nature. The Director of Home Affairs is responsible for implementing and monitoring the programme. Having regard to the views of the local district boards and rural committees and the Heung Yee Kuk, we propose to carry out the works specified at Enclosure I in 1996/97.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

6. We estimate the capital cost of the 1996/97 programme of works to be $42 million in MOD prices (see paragraph 7 below), made up as follows -

	$million
(a) Local public works in
(i) Islands	6.1
(ii) Yuen Long	6.0
(iii) Tai Po	4.0
(iv) North	3.8
(v) Sai Kung	3.2
(vi) Tuen Mun	3.1
(vii) Sha Tin	1.7
(viii) Tsuen Wan	1.5
(ix) Kwai Tsing	1.1
(b) Contingencies	3.0
Sub-total (at December 1994 prices)	33.5
(c) Inflation allowance	8.5
Total (in MOD prices)	42.0

7. Subject to approval, we will phase expenditure as follows -

Year	$ million (Dec 1994)	Price adjustment factor	$million (MOD)
1996 - 97	16.5	1.18250	19.5
1997 - 98	14.1	1.30075	18.3
1998 - 99	2.9	1.43083	4.2
	33.5		42.0

8. We derive the MOD estimate on the basis of the Governments forecasts of trend labour and construction prices over the period between 1996 and 1999. We will tender the local public works under fixed-price lump sum contracts because most of the projects are comparatively simple, small sized civil works. The scopes of these works are well-defined and they can be completed within a short time.

9. We estimate the annually recurrent cost to be $2.1 million.

PUBLIC CONSULTATION

10. We consulted nine NT District Boards and two rural committees between October 1995 and January 1996 and they were in support of the proposed projects. Details of the meetings are at Enclosure II.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

11. Local public works items are small scale improvement works, each costing less than $2 million. They will improve the rural environment after implementation. For short term impacts during construction, we will implement standard environmental pollution control measures under the relevant contracts to mitigate noise, dust and site run-off impacts.

LAND ACQUISITION

12. Land acquisition and clearance is not necessary for the proposed works.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

13. In an effort to improve the rural environment in the New Territories, the Rural Planning and Improvement Strategy (RPIS) Monitoring Group recommended in 1990 to implement a second five-year rural improvement programme for the period from 1992/93 to 1996/97. Consequently we included 21HH in Category B in March 1992 for the implementation of local public works (LPW) and urban fringe improvement (UFI) projects. We upgrade the works under the programme to Category A on an annual basis. We revised the scope of 21HH in January 1994 to only cover LPW projects in the rural New Territories; with UFI projects subsumed under the other RPIS minor items. The 1996/97 programme is the final part of the second five-year rural improvement programme.

14. The Director of Home Affairs took over the planning and implementation of minor RPIS items from the Director of Territory Development in October 1994.

15. We schedule the proposed works in the 1996/97 programme to start in June 1996 for completion in March 1999.

1* -- Members' attetion is also drawn to the PWSC paper (95-96)85 which covers similar works. For administrative purposes, we have divided rural improvement works into two types. The works propsed in this paper are minor in scale with each item costing less than $2 million and do not require land resumption. Those works covered by the PWSC paper (95-96)85 are relatively larger in scale with each item costing between $2 million and $15 million, and may involve land resumption.

21HH - Local public works in the rural New Territories (1992/93 - 1996/97) Programme

Proposed project list for the Local public works in the rural New Territories (1996/97 Programme)

Item	District	Project Title
1.	Islands	Construction of footpath from one hundred steps leading to Peak Road, Cheung Chau
2.	Islands	Construction of footpath at Fa Peng Road, Cheung Chau
3.	Islands	Reconstruction of paving near No. 44 Hillside Road, Cheung Chau
4.	Islands	Construction of footpath at Ha Keng (phase II), South Lantau
5.	Islands	Reconstruction of drainage and footpath at Shui Hau Tsuen, South Lantau
6.	Islands	Construction of footpath near No. 22 San Wai Village, South Lantau
7.	Islands	Construction of footpath at Tong Fuk Village, South Lantau
8.	Islands	Construction of footpath at Lo Uk Village, South Lantau
9.	Islands	Construction of seawall at Cheung Sha Lower Village, South Lantau
10.	Islands	Construction of footpath at Lo Wai Village, South Lantau
11.	Islands	Provision of railing near House No. 23, Po Wah Yuen, North Lamma
12.	Islands	Provision of handrail at footpath between O Tsai and Po Wah Yuen, North Lamma
13.	Islands	Construction of pavilion at Pak Kap Hang, North Lamma
14.	Islands	Construction of paving and drainage system at Sha Po Village, North Lamma
15.	Islands	Provision of safety railing at Lo So Shing, South Lamma
16.	Islands	Reconstruction of drainage system near Tin Hau Temple at Sok Kwu Wan, South Lamma
17.	Islands	Construction of footbridge and embankment at Lo So Shing, South Lamma
18.	Islands	Construction of footbridge at Man Kok Tsui, Mui Wo
19.	Islands	Reconstruction of footbridge at Tung Wan Mei, Mui Wo
20.	Islands	Reconstruction of stream bund at Ma Po Tsuen, Mui Wo
21.	Islands	Construction of footpath leading to beaches near transmitting station at Pak Wan, Peng Chau
22.	Islands	Construction of rainshelter near Tiu Yu Kung Beach, Peng Chau
23.	Islands	Reconstruction of water supply system at San Tau, Tai O
24.	Islands	Reconstruction of seawall and concrete paving in front of village office of Sha Lo Wan, Tai O
25.	Islands	Reconstruction of bund wall at San Tsuen, Tai O
26.	Islands	Reconstruction of bridge deck from Yi O to Shui Lo Cho
27.	Islands	Construction of concrete paving at Ha Ling Pei, Tung Chung
28.	Islands	Construction of footpath at Pai Mei Tsuen, Tung Chung
29.	Islands	Improvement to water supply system at Tung Chung
30.	Islands	Reconstruction of footpath at Nam Che
31.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath at Shek Lei Hang Tsuen, Kwai Chung
32.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath and channel at Kau Wah Keng Village, Kwai Chung
33.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of channel at Ha Shing Mun, Kwai Chung
34.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of railing at Sai Shan, Tsing Yi
35.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of railing at Mui Kong Tsuen, Kwai Chung
36.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath at Liu To Tsuen, Tsing Yi
37.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath at Cheung Hang Tsuen, Kwai Chung
38.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath and channel at Kau Wah Keng San Tsuen, Kwai Chung
39.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath and channel at Mui Kong Tsuen, Kwai Chung
40.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath at Yau Kom Tau Tsuen, Kwai Chung
41.	Kwai Tsing	Construction of footpath and channel at Lutheran Village, Tsing Yi
42.	North	Reconstruction of drainage channel at On Po Village, Stage II, Sheung Shui
43.	North	Reconstruction of van track at Shek Tsai Ling, Kwu Tung, Sheung Shui
44.	North	Improvement to footpath and drainage channel at Kam Tsin, Sheung Shui
45.	North	Improvement to drainage system at Ping Yeung, Ta Ku Ling
46.	North	Construction of passing bay at Muk Wu, Ta Ku Ling
47.	North	Reconstruction of van track at Lin Ma Hang, Sha Tau Kok
48.	North	Improvement of helicopter landing site at Kat O, Sha Tau Kok
49.	North	Construction of channel and footpath at Tan Chuk Hang Lo Wai, Fanling
50.	North	Improvement of van track at Fu Tei Pai, Fanling
51.	North	Construction of carpark at Liu Pok Village, Stage II, Sheung Shui
52.	North	Reconstruction of footpath at Tsiu Keng, Sheung Shui
53.	North	Reconstruction of road at Tsung Yuen, Ho Sheung Heung, Sheung Shui
54.	North	Improvement to footpath at Shui Wai, Wo Keng Shan, Ta Ku Ling
55.	North	Improvement to van track at Li Uk Tsuen, Ta Ku Ling
56.	North	Repair of footpath and drainage at Wang Shan Keuk San Tsuen, Sha Tau Kok
57.	North	Extension of van track at Lin Ma Hang, Sha Tau Kok
58.	North	Construction of van track at Yim Tso Ha, Sha Tau Kok
59.	North	Improvement to footpath and footbridge at Tung Shan Ha, Hok Tau, Fanling
60.	North	Reconstruction of footbridge at Kwan Tei North, Fanling
61.	Sai Kung	Construction of channels at Sun King Terrace
62.	Sai Kung	Construction of footpath and creation of guard rail at Ma Yau Tong
63.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of footpath and footsteps at Wo Mei Tsuen
64.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of footpath at Nam Shan Tsuen
65.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of footpath and surface channel at Shui Bin Tsuen
66.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of van track at Nam Wai Tsuen
67.	Sai Kung	Construction of footpath at Tan Cheung
68.	Sai Kung	Construction of footpath, footbridge and railing at San Tei Tsuen
69.	Sai Kung	Construction of drainage system and passing bay at Mang Kung Wo Tsuen
70.	Sai Kung	Erection of traffic signs and construction of roads humps, passing place at Chi Fai Path
71.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of footpath at Wai Sum Tsuen
72.	Sai Kung	Construction of footpath, footsteps and railing at Luk Mei Tsuen
73.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of pavement near 68 Sai Kung Road
74.	Sai Kung	Construction of drainage channel and footpath at Tai Po Tsai Tsuen
75.	Sai Kung	Construction of drainage channel at Hing Keng Shek Tsuen
76.	Sai Kung	Construction of footpath from Hiram's Highway to Sun On Tsuen
77.	Sai Kung	Construction of drainage channel at Tai Hang Hau
78.	Sai Kung	Construction of carpark at Tin Liu Tsuen
79.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of van track at Nam Shan San Tsuen
80.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of steps with hand railing at Pak Shek Wo Tsuen
81.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of paving at Leung Shuen Wan
82.	Sai Kung	Construction of staircase with hand railing at Tseng Lan Shue
83.	Sai Kung	Construction of footpath at Po Toi O Tsuen
84.	Sai Kung	Construction of drainage channel at Sheung Sze Wan
85.	Sai Kung	Construction of drainage system, staircase and railing at Pak Shek Wo New Village
86.	Sai Kung	Construction of underground and surface drain at 42 Mau Wu Tsai
87.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of bridge and van track at Heung Chung Tsuen
88.	Sai Kung	Construction of footbridge at Tin Liu Tsuen
89.	Sai Kung	Reconstruction of footpath at Ma Nam Wat
90.	Sai Kung	Construction of drainage channel at Ta Ho Tun Tsuen
91.	Sai Kung	Erection of railing at O Long Tsuen
92.	Sha Tin	Improvement to concrete footpath and drainage at Tai Wai New Village
93.	Sha Tin	Improvement to channel at Tung Lo Wan Village, Tai Wai
94.	Sha Tin	Reconstruction of footbridge and footpath at Lok Lo Ha
95.	Sha Tin	Improvement to slope behind House 2-6 Mau Tso Ngam Village
96.	Sha Tin	Construction of road humps and traffic signs along Kwun Ping Road
97.	Sha Tin	Improvement to roadside slope at Mau Tat Tsuen
98.	Sha Tin	Reconstruction of village notice boards in Sha Tin District
99.	Sha Tin	Improvement to open space near House No. 4 at Kwun Yam Shan Village
100.	Sha Tin	Improvement to slope and provision of railing to the footpath at Ma On Shan Tsuen
101.	Sha Tin	Improvement to footpath leading from Fu Yung Pit to Kwun Yam Shan
102.	Sha Tin	Reconstruction of vehicular bridge at Mau Tso Ngam
103.	Sha Tin	Construction of paving at Shap Yi Wat
104.	Sha Tin	Improvement to footbridge at Pai Tau Tsuen
105.	Tai Po	Construction of concrete paving and drainage channel at Fong Ma Po, Lam Tsuen
106.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of van track at Tong Sheung Tsuen, Lam Tsuen
107.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of concrete paving near Tai Mei Tuk Village Office
108.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of footpath from Pak Tam Road to Chek Keng, Sai Kung North
109.	Tai Po	Improvement to footpath from Tsung Tsai Yuen to Tai Po Kau
110.	Tai Po	Improvement to footpath at Ha Tei Ha Village, Ting Kok
111.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of footbridge at Yuen Leng Village
112.	Tai Po	Construction of footpath and drainage channel at Tai Wo Village
113.	Tai Po	Construction of paving and passing place at Wai Tau Village
114.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of van track at A Shan, Tseng Tau, Tung Tsz
115.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of drainage channel and footpath at Tong Sheung Tsuen, Lam Tsuen
116.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of van track at Yung Shu O, Sai Kung North
117.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of footpath at Sheung Tin Liu Ha Village, Lam Tsuen
118.	Tai Po	Reconstruction of footpath at Wai Tau Village
119.	Tai Po	Construction of van track at Wong Chuk Yeung, Sai Kung North
120.	Tsuen Wan	Construction of fender wall at Muk Min Ha Village
121.	Tsuen Wan	Construction of footpath at San Po Tsui, Tai Chuen, Lantau
122.	Tsuen Wan	Construction of channel at Pai Min Kok Village
123.	Tsuen Wan	Construction of footpath and railing at Pai Min Kok Village
124.	Tsuen Wan	Construction of communal letter boxes at Pai Min Kok Village
125.	Tsuen Wan	Construction of channel near Chung Kee Store, Lo Wai
126.	Tsuen Wan	Reconstruction of Tsing Lung Tau pier sign board
127.	Tsuen Wan	Erection of Government notice board at Hoi Pa San Tsuen
128.	Tsuen Wan	Construction of van track at Ngon Tong, Chuen Lung
129.	Tsuen Wan	Reconstruction of van track behind West Monastery
130.	Tuen Mun	Construction of drainage channel between Kei Lun Wai and Siu Hang Tsuen
131.	Tuen Mun	Construction of rainshelter and van track at Lung Kwu Tan Tsuen
132.	Tuen Mun	Reconstruction of road at Lo Tsing Shan, So Kwun Wat
133.	Tuen Mun	Construction of footpath at Fu Tei Ha Tsuen
134.	Tuen Mun	Reconstruction of road at Tsz Tin Tsuen
135.	Tuen Mun	Construction of drainage channel at Ching Uk Tsuen, So Kwun Wat
136.	Tuen Mun	Reconstruction of village lane and paving at Lam Tei San Tsuen
137.	Yuen Long	Reconstruction of drainage and footpath at Nga Yiu Tau Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung
138.	Yuen Long	Reconstruction of paving and footpath at Sai Pin Wai Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung
139.	Yuen Long	Reconstruction of drainage and footpath at Yeung Uk Tsuen ,Wang Chau, Ping Shan
140.	Yuen Long	Construction of access road at Mai Po Lung Tsuen, San Tin
141.	Yuen Long	Improvement to drainage channel and footpath at Tan Kwai Tsuen, Ping Shan
142.	Yuen Long	Reconstruction of van track and drainage at Lai Uk Tsuen, Pat Heung
143.	Yuen Long	Improvement to drainage system and van track at Shung Ching San Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung
144.	Yuen Long	Construction of drainage channel and van track at Yeung Uk Tsuen, Shap Pat Heung

Public Consultation for the Implementation of Local Public Works Programme 1996-97

District	Date	Mode of consultation	Remarks
Islands	30 December 1995	District Board circulation of papers	Project items were supported.
Kwai Tsing	26 October 1995	District Board meeting	Project items were supported.
North	14 November 1995	District Board meeting	Project items were supported.
Sai Kung	9 January 1996	District Board meeting	Project items were supported.
Sha Tin	24 November 1995	Rural Committee meeting	Project items were supported.
	5 December 1995	District Board meeting	Project items were supported.
Tai Po	10 November 1995	Rural Committee circulation of papers	No objections to projects.
	24 October 1995	District Board meeting	No objections to projects.
Tsuen Wan	28 November 1995	District Board meeting	Project items were supported.
Tuen Mun	16 November 1995	District Board meeting	Project items were supported.
Yuen Long	24 November 1995	District Board meeting	Project items were supported.

Last Updated on 8 December 1998

ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

HEAD 707 - NEW TOWNS AND URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT Housing - Rural housing improvement*1 21HH - Local public works in the rural New Territories (1992/93 - 1996/97) Programme

ITEM FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUBCOMMITTEE
OF FINANCE COMMITTEE

HEAD 707 - NEW TOWNS AND URBAN AREA DEVELOPMENT
Housing - Rural housing improvement^*1
21HH - Local public works in the rural New Territories (1992/93 - 1996/97) Programme