這幾天有感港鐵這樣的大地產商在香港的龐大勢力，詳參前兩天的網誌：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=6839
想起一個月前看的中學生藝術展，裡面有這幅具有現實諷刺意味的作品，名字就叫"香港大肉場"：
'HK as a Meat Market' is the name of the following work , which I saw in an art exhibition of secondary last month.The MTR Southern Island Line project reminds me of it.
昨天我和甘乃威和張國柱議員一起到黃竹坑的東華三院復康中心開會（就在我辦事處對面），跟進港鐵刊憲對中心的影響。
從港鐵的第一次公眾諮詢開始，我一直都有跟進東華三院復康中心的訴求：他們希望將高架路軌盡可能遠離中心宿舍，以減少對宿舍內的精神病康復者及自閉症院友的影響。（詳情可參考：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=5799）
港鐵刊憲除了有我昨天寫的種種不是外，而且完全不顧社會責任，無視直接受高架路軌影響的最弱勢的一群，雖然已知悉中心的訴求和明白只需在設計上稍作改動即可大為減低問題的嚴重性，但港鐵刊憲的設計圖居然完全沒有改動，還是那句話：錢作怪！
昨天從兩位立法會議員得知，立法會的鐵路小組會議被安排在9月30日（剛好過刊憲期），再次可見港鐵選擇時機的"精明"與"低莊"。
昨天忙得沒有及時更新網誌！現在補回前幾星期看完的卡夫卡日記（我最近在看他的書信），因為下面這則卡夫卡的日記，剛好能形容我這些天的工作心境：
傾盆大雨。迎著雨走去，讓鋼鐵般的雨柱穿透你的身心，在這要將你席卷而去的水中滑行，但是且慢，等著，挺直身子，看太陽破雲而出，陽光一瀉如注，無有盡時。
However, it seems that the MTR Corporation has now negated its previous offer, as this pedestrian bridge is nowhere to be seen in the design template. However, construction will commence as scheduled for another bridge extending into the industrial area (I believe this is because MTR assumes that the area will become a business area with a larger flow of people). This has greatly upset the residents of Wong Chuk Hang (to keep up with progress please visit my blog).
After analyzing these models (http://www.hyd.gov.hk/chi/ major/road/rail/sil_e/ gazettal/scheme/doc/gn4569/gl/ SILE-G09.pdf；http://www.hyd. gov.hk/chi/major/road/rail/ sil_e/gazettal/scheme/doc/ gn4569/gl/SILE-G10.pdf), I suspect that, in order to expand the construction zone and maximize profits, the MTR Corporation has exploited all possible land in the area. The figures show that the Wong Chuk Hang main bus terminal, which was supposed to become a temporary work area, has now become property of the MTR Corporation.
I remember very clearly, in the legislative assembly, I suspected that MTR Corporation would have intent like this. However, it rejected this suspicion and boldly assured that it had no intention of taking over the main bus terminal. However, now we know the truth. As the biggest shareholder, did the Hong Kong government even try to achieve a balance between the profits and the rights of the citizens?!
According to my estimation, the area of this main bus terminal is almost enough to construct a building with 40 floors, with at least 10 residents on each floor (according to South Wave Court’s design). Assuming a square foot price of almost eight or nine thousand dollars, it is not hard to estimate a market price for this well-located building. This could be the reason why the pedestrian bridge will not run along Nam Long Shan road.
In addition, my leaflet mentioned that, in April of 2010, the Wong Chuk Hang main bus terminal will be moved to the parkade across from the current location. However, the entire main bus terminal area has now become property of the MTR Corporation. Therefore, the transfer must be organized and planned well by the company, or else the traffic in the area will become a total mess, and the daily lives of local residents will be degraded.
In the future, I will continue to follow this development. To see my previous entries regarding this matter, please see:http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ our_wch/index?l=f&id=12
上海市人民政府發展研究中心主任王戰教授，曾從政策和學術的角度，提出「香港學瑞士」，認為香港深化國際化之路，是一項發展良策。譬如說，很多國際組織都在歐美等地設立常駐機構，包括聯合國、國際貨幣基金組織、世界銀行等，但在亞洲地區卻相對少得多。＂(7月22日信報社評，全文見下)
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今天市民反映不佳，可能與我們剛好碰上當區議員在同一條街派發防疫包有關；當然，主因應該是香港仔不是我自己的選區，叫座力自然有天壤之別。
我早前的跟進，可見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=66754
早前我曾在區議會提出關注鴨脷洲橋道行人過路安全的議題，並曾提出封掉過路設施，使途人繞經橋底，以達至人車分隔的效果並減少意外機會（過去兩年均曾發生一次意外，今年至今已有兩次）。
今天我下午約了運輸署、康文署和民政處代表實視視察。運輸署指現有設施已有足安全，並已上加上很多指示牌等(但拒絕加漁眼鏡)，這些對我而言說服力不大，但他和民政處代表指出了另一項我覺得合理的意見是：晚上時如果市民（尤其是女性）不能使用現時設施而必須繞經僻靜和陰暗的橋底時，容易引生搶劫等治安問題。
因我們主要擔心附近的香港仔工業中學的學生過馬路時不小心，容易導致意外，我會向校方和道路安全委員會跟進此事。
It maybe a dangerous for people crossing Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road (opposite to Ocean Court), because car and bus are driving very fast on Aberdeen Praya Road and turn left to go to Ap Lei Chau Bridge Road, especially the cover walkway in front of Ocean Court blocked the vision of pedestrian. The representatives of the Transport Dept, the LCSD, the HAD and I had a joint site visit to follow up my suggestion to block the crossing facility in order to avoid the potential accidents. The TD kept claiming the crossing is safe and there are enough road sights. One of his point is reasonable I think: it's remote and dark under the bridge, it may cause danger while pedestrian walks by(esp. for women). I'll follow up this issue with the school near by and the Road Safety Committee to do more education work to improve the situation.
上星期五黃昏外勤做問卷調查前，我參加了甘乃威議員召開的記者會。他總結了立法會一年工作，並趁此機會向傳媒介紹我們一班的年輕區議員和地區主任，以累積和傳媒經驗。詳情可見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/ah-kam/article?mid=2331
Last Friday, Mr. Kam Nai Wai had a press conference to have an annual summary of his first year in the Legco. He also introduced some other young district councillors and community officers to the media, in order to have more experience to deal with this closely 'working partner'.
這幾天我和幾位大專心實習生展開了一項問卷調查，主題是跟進香港仔消防局(名為香港仔，其實位於黃竹坑)搬遷後的規劃安排，因消防局將於2012年搬遷，我們不希望屆時消防局因沒有及時規劃而丟空多年，間接浪費資源。
目前全港十八區只有南區沒有綜合政府大樓，我們主要的理據是興建「 綜合政府大樓」有助減少公帑，因為南區各個部門的辦事處現時租用不同商廈，租金數目龐大；同時，將各個部門集中在政府大樓，不僅便利各部門溝通，且方便市民查詢或到政府部門登記及辦理其他相關事務。我早前的跟進，可見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=6251
大約三年前的某夜，我看了TVB和亞視新聞不約而同選播的相同的兩則新聞：
先是報導北韓饑荒，指外界估計已餓死了近百萬兒童；骨瘦如柴的饑民畫面一過，下一個畫面是英國一條超重的寵物犬，主播嘴露專業的微笑，語帶新奇地報導，指法院以「虐待動物罪」裁決寵物主人須交納罰款。
我當時寫的印象是：TVB和亞視的新聞編輯要麼是為人涼薄，要麼是反諷高手，要麼就真如當年國家主席江澤民怒責香港記者那樣：too simple, sometimes naïve了。
現在我看，批評兩台是「是是旦旦」和「香港中央台」看來都太膚淺了：中央台也未必會「是旦」到不考慮人性和良知的地步吧。
ATV and TVB are two free TV channels people watch and rely on to know the society and the world, that means they have huge social influence(responsibility too!), but I really doubt the quality of the News editors, here are the news I watched from both channels about 3 years ago:
They reported there was famine in North Korea and said about one million children died, the TV scene showed the thin and poor little children; and then they reported another piece of news, with their professional charming smile that the scene changed to a very fat cat and they reported that the cat was so fat that the own was fined by the local court by charge of animal abuse.
How could a professional news editor do such crude and lousy job?! Are they showing off their talents of ironic? Or what they were doing was exactly as former president Jiang Zemin accused: too simple, sometimes naïve?
This is the proposed slope has yet to be implemented.
這是尚未落實的小斜台位置。
昨天去了元朗下白泥看日落，放上幾張照片和各位分享。
I went to Ha Pak nai, Yuen Long to enjoy the beautiful sunset yesterday. here are some pictures I took to share with you.
