抗議港鐵出爾反爾 撤消南朗山道行人天橋 Tricks of the MTRC

我的單張列出了我三點意見，限於字數，無法詳述，幸好我有這個網誌，可以詳細分析：

在立法會、區議會即將在八月和九月休會前的上星期五，港鐵將南港島線東段刊憲，僅僅從刊憲的時機即可看出其中精心的公關手法：在未來兩個月的刊憲諮詢期內，其所受到兩級議會的質議將大為減少！這是出於玩弄程序的伎倆，說得好聽點是港鐵太精明了，難聽點則是其手法太"低莊"！

1. 深灣無出入口。關於這點的理據，可參考我兩年前的網誌：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/searchblog_art?p=出口&my=1　。在政府和港鐵不考慮地下隧道方案後，此項爭取的成功機會已極微，故我有下列退而求其次的爭取；

2. 相信港鐵為安撫黃竹坑，尤其是深灣居民的不滿，故曾於區議會承諾，將沿著南朗山道興建行人天橋，接駁至黃竹坑巴士總站，這樣市民不用行走斜路，且有上蓋，相交而言會比較方便由深灣步行至位於大明渠上的黃竹坑站，此項安排頗受南濤閣和金寶花園居民歡迎，但距離較遠的雅濤居民則不接受，我因此而建議將此行人天橋系統延伸至深灣道近百佳位置。

誰知，這次港鐵刊憲卻出爾反爾，這條計劃中的行人天橋系統在設計圖內完全不見踪影，反倒是另一條伸向工廠區的行人天橋卻將按計劃施工(估計是因港鐵預期那邊將來發展成酒店商貿區，人流量很大)，令黃竹坑居民大感失望（跟進過程均可見我網誌）；

 

3.仔細看過這次刊憲的圖則後（見：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），我質疑港鐵為擴大其建築面積，以謀求興建物業上蓋的最大利潤，故盡可能佔用地皮，因為圖則顯示，原本僅計劃被劃為臨時工地的黃竹坑巴士總站已被偷龍轉鳯的手法，被劃作港鐵永久佔用地。

我還清楚記得，我曾在區議會質疑港鐵有此企圖，港鐵的代表當時信誓旦旦說不是佔用巴士總站。現在真相大白：港鐵果然一直都是一間地產公司！政府作為大股東，究竟有沒有平衡港鐵在營利和市民的權益？！

我粗略估計，這個巴士總站的面積幾乎可以整整起一座高達四十層，每層最少十個單位的住宅大廈（參考南濤閣樓宇設計），以港鐵物業上蓋每呎高達近八九千元乃至更高的樓價計算，大家不難估計這塊位於市區，交通便利，高層且很可能有海景的大廈市價有多高！現在不延著南朗山道起行人天橋，正是為了保留其興建最具市場價格樓宇的空間與設計可能性。

此外，我單張內已提到黃竹坑巴士總站計劃於明年４月臨時搬至對面停車場，但這次刊憲，整個巴士總站卻被劃為港鐵永久佔用地，且未交待如何搬遷；如安排倉促欠妥，將令區內交通大亂，嚴重影響民生。如果真的不幸如此，這將是港鐵一手造成後果。

在未來兩個月的刊憲期內和將來，我一定著手跟進此事。我一直以來的跟進，詳見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/index?l=f&id=12

 

This leaflet listed three opinions, but due to word limitation, a detailed description was not available.  Therefore, I will detail each of the three on this blog.

 

The1. There is no exit in Shum Wan.  My blog entry from two years ago refers to this point.  Since the government and the MTR Corporation have both rejected the underground pathway option, there is little hope of obtaining an exit at the Shum Wan location.  Therefore I have listed other options we need to strive for.

 

 In Attempting to quiet the disgruntled Shum Wan residents, the MTR Corporation promised to construct a pedestrian bridge with overhead cover along Nam Long Shan road connecting to the Wong Chuk Hang main bus terminal.  This should make it more convenient to walk from Shum Wan to the Wong Chuk Hang main bus terminal since the residents will no longer need to walk up and down steep roads.  This arrangement has been welcomed by the residents of South Wave Courtand Golden Garden, but the residents of Broadview Court have rejected this offer since it is relatively far for them.  Therefore, I have suggested to extend the pedestrian bridge to Shum Wan road near the Park N’ Shop location.

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

 

(Thanks Stanley, a volunteer in my office who helped to translate this entry)