林行止：社會流動性 Social Mobility

It's about two essays written by Mr Lam Hang Chi on social mobility, sorry I can't translate them into English.

林行止先生的評論很有份量，我也一直喜歡看，之前提到有謂林先生的「改宗社會主義」（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=10142），更令我留意他評論有關社會平等諸議題，下面是兩篇值得一讀的林氏舊文，可見其夫子之道，解釋為何由以往的鼓吹近乎「放任的市場主義」轉為主張「箝制貪婪 規範自由 公私合作」及提倡富豪得到社會利益太多而應儘更大義務。

文章可見：

林行止：箝制貪婪 規範自由 公私合作

http://new-youth.org/blog/2010-04-19-15-43-47/153-2010-08-10-18-06-59

林行止1024

豪富得太多應盡額外義務

http://my2628.blogspot.com/2007/10/1025.html

保留107陳白沙落車站(3) Rt 107 Bus Stop(3)

終於有個好消息！我與港鐵開會跟進南港鐵線交通影響以及保留107陳白沙落車站等事，港鐵指研究過後，原則上同意保留107陳白沙落車站，原因請見單張第二段，不贅。運輸署則未明確表態，用可圈可點的「研究」二字回應我們的訴求。

我明白運輸署方小心行事，謹慎處理以免引致交通阻塞的心態及手法，但現時的實際情況已可見107並不會阻礙車輛轉入深灣道。希望在港鐵提出擴闊陳白沙中學107巴士站對出一段的南朗山道路面的新方案後，可以令署方更放心，從而像港鐵一樣，接納居民訴求。

此事背景，請見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?new=1&mid=10583及http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?new=1&mid=10585

Finally there's good news! The MTRC accepts our suggestion NOT to move the Rt 107 bus stop near the SAN WUI COMMERCIAL SOC CHAN PAK SHA SCHOOL(http://www.chsc.hk/secondary/en/schooldetail.asp?sch_id=1065&scl_District=local&District=), because the MTRC can widen the section of Nam Long Shan Road near the School after the remove of the WCH bus terminal, so MTRC don't worry that the Rt 107 bus stop will block the vehicles towards Shum Wan Road and won't cause congestion. 

But the Transport Dept replied me in a meeting that it still need to 'study' our suggestion. I hope after the Dept knowing the above plan of MTRC, it will accept our suggestion too. 

Background of this issue, pls refer to http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?new=1&mid=10583  and  http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?new=1&mid=10585

前樹仁校舍地盤噪音(2) Noise Nuisance by former Shue Yan Colleage Site(2)

上星期放假前繼續宣傳關於前樹仁校舍地盤噪音一事，背景可見網誌：

http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=10622

It's about the issue of noise nuisance by former Shue Yan Colleage Site, pls refer to my last entry: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=10622

前樹仁校舍地盤噪音(1) Noise Nuisance by former Shue Yan Colleage Site(1)

前樹仁書院現已交由新加坡國際學校營辦中學部，單張中提到我曾在09時跟進，並聯同法團在金寶花園召開居民會，而校方為減少對居民的景觀影響，將本來興建15層舍的方案減至13層。詳情可見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=5084

我近來收到居民投訴，指前樹仁校舍地盤在節假日都開工，因而產生噪音滋擾問題。查問後得知是校方趕在今年9月開學，故在節假日也竣工以趕在８月竣工。

地盤工程工員本很不合作，接到投訴後，居然不接我們的電話，也不回覆我們的留言。其實居民也明白校方趕工，故也沒有要求不讓工程公司在假日不能開工，只是希望不要那麼早開工而已，這是很合理的要求。

我們故直接找校方投訴，校方出了封警告信給地盤承判商，並承諾縮短施工時間，以減少滋擾。校方的處理手法值得一讚。

希望我們跟進後，居民在復活節長假不會再受噪音滋擾。

This leaflet is about noise nuisance. The Singapore International School (SIS) has took over the land site of the former Shue Yan College, which is located next to SIS, the SIS will run its secondary school in the site in the coming Sept. You may know the background of this issue from my previous entries: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=5084

The construction work is going on and rushing for completion in August, and mainly becoz of this, its workers work in the early morning on Sunday and public holiday that cause noise nuisance to Grandview Garden and South Wave Court. 

I've contacted with the constructor and SIS to follow up this issue. The constructor is really not friendly that even refused to answer our call and didn't reply our message. So we have to contact the SIS directly to raise our concern, the SIS is cooperative and sent a warning letter to the constructor and promised me to shorten the work hours so there's no noise nuisance in the early morning on Sunday and public holiday. 

Hope there is no noise nuisance in the coming holidays.

愛看青青雨後枝 New Branch

我過年時買了一盆文竹，倒沒有怎麼悉心料理，但近來不僅老枝裡生了新葉，早幾日更有新枝冒出土來，每天都長高一吋多，讓我好生驚喜。

這讓我想起以前寫改寫的詩句「沉戈易幟平常事，愛看青青雨後枝」（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=2509）。每天查看它又長高了多少時，心裡都覺得很高興：快樂真的可以非常簡單

I bought this plant in Lunar New Year. Recently there are new branches growing from the old ones. It really pleases me when I check how tall the new branch grows everyday: happiness is just  simple

轉載：黃竹坑 潮玩大廠房 Weekend Weekly's Report

早前看到《新假期》有黃竹坑工廠區變身的專題，放上來和大家分享，大家睇睇黃竹坑有幾潮：

It't Weekend Weekly's Report on the transformation of WCH industrial area, sorry I can't translate them into English. 

Weekend Weekly  E104-112  |   Let's go!  |   By wonder	2011-03-14 Highlight Keywords
黃竹坑 潮玩大廠房
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香港仔中心籌款 Fund Raising in Aberdeen

我負責包銷的民主黨奬券還有不少，這天就和黨友馮煒光和廖宇恆在香港仔中心籌款，籌了約兩小時，籌到了近兩千元。

My colleague Andrew Fung Wai Kwong and Rocky Liu and I raised fund for Democratic Party at Aberdeen this afternoon. We raised around$2000 in two hours. 

新眼鏡 New Glasses

前幾天與中大國是學會的朋友「莊聚」，一位在眼鏡公司工作的莊員送了我一對眼鏡：這次可是禮重情義也重了。

It's the new glasses I received as a gift from a friend of mine in Chinese University. He's a committee member of the 'China Study Society', I was the president then. 

保留107陳白沙落車站(2) Rt 107 Bus Stop(2)

今天繼續宣傳關於要求保留107陳白沙落車站這事，背景可見我昨天網誌：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?new=1&mid=10583

It's about the signature campaign for the Rt 107 issue I raised yesterday. Ref: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?new=1&mid=10583 

第1000個網誌：保留107陳白沙落車站(1) 1000 Entries:Rt 107 Bus Stop(1)

不知不覺這個網誌已寫了4年，現在這篇已是第1000個網文了！當初開始寫這個地區工作網誌時，還真想不到自己能堅持這麼久；除了早前因搬屋有近一個月沒有update外(事後大體已補寫)，基本上我都能做到每個工作日一篇中英對照的網文。（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/searchblog_art?p=%E7%B6%B2%E8%AA%8C&my=1）

大家只需比較一下其他區議員或地區工作者的網誌就會知道能堅持這麼久並不簡單。早前有居民剛搬來黃竹坑，說也是因為在網上看我的網誌，了解黃竹坑地區的現狀和未來前景而下決定買入區內的單位。對我而言，這是令我非常有滿足感和成功感的讚賞。

我頗自信，在全港幾百個區議員的網站和網誌裡，我這個算是資料最豐富、更新地區工作最頻密的網上平台了。雖然常發生競爭對手看到我網誌而偷師，以及事後孔明去邀功的事（例如最近深灣道休憩處開闢平地供居民晨運一事等等），但我還是固執地相信居民懂得分辨；如果事後證明是我太笨了，那也是理應承受的結果吧。

我經常慚愧地說這個網誌內容頗沉悶，但令我感激乃至感恩的是，居然有一群網友和居民對我不離不棄（當然包括我的對手，哈哈），長年堅持來這裡瀏覽和留言，時常令我非常感動。如我之前屡次所言，沒有大家的支持，我是無法堅持這麼久的。

我不會扮清高說這個網誌沒有宣傳意圖和作用，但我曾對朋友說寫這個網誌更像是自我修煉：鍛鍊自己的耐性、儘責的工作心態和改善中英文，因為接觸我這網誌的居民畢竟只是少數。現在自評，不能說做得非常好，但能堅持下來，總算是能過自己「合格」這條線。不知其他網友和居民怎麼評介呢？

抱歉我囉唆了這麼久，說回正題吧：這份單張的內容我不贅言了。

我單張提到，07年我爭取將107站設在陳白沙中學側邊，此事在08年落實。這件事的背景和過程都在我這個網誌裡，有興趣的朋友可見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=1151及http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/searchblog_art?p=107&my=1

It's my number 1000 blog entry in 4 years! I'm confident to claim this is the most up to date website about community work among all district Councillors in HK. And it's more important for you if you can only read English, I'm sorry that some of the content in this blog are Chinese only, and some are only abstract, but please believe me that I've been doing very hard to maintain this blog as bilingual as possible. 

This leaflet is about the bus stop for Rt 107 near the SAN WUI
COMMERCIAL SOC CHAN PAK SHA SCHOOL(http://www.chsc.hk/secondary/en/schooldetail.asp?sch_id=1065&scl_District=local&District=), it may be moved forward to the food market or move backward to the ex-Shue Yan College bus stop. I demand for maintain this Rt 107 bus stop coz it's the most convenient point for all resident in our district. We have been using this bus stop for over 2 years, it proves that it has no negative traffic impact at all. 

You may know more about the background of this issue at http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/searchblog_art?p=107&my=1

南朗山道枯樹 Dead Tree

早前發現一棵長在前黃竹坑邨內的枯樹，因枯樹伸出南朗山道近惠福道路口位置，為免樹木倒塌傷及駕駛者及行人，故我們要求樹木組砍伐。上個月樹木組果然「勞師動眾」，安排巨型機械到現場清理。

A dead tree was cut last month. The tree was in the ex-WCH Estate, but the branch reached out to Nam Long Shan Road that may cause danger, so I asked the concerned dep't to cut the tree to avoid potential accident. 

山寨版的「進步發展觀」 GDP and GNH

大陸有「科學發展觀」，特首以前在施政報告曾弄出一個山寨版的所謂「

進步發展觀」。現在連大陸也強調「發展不能片面追求GDP增長」了（http://www.ycwb.com/ePaper/ycwb/html/2011-03/31/content_1075796.htm），我很想知道，特首會不會「與時並進」呢？

上文提到的不能片面追求GDP增長，其實是源於GNH（gross national happiness）這個源於歐美近年新的社會發展觀念，如果將這種新發展觀視為可借鏡的先進經驗的話，香港又落後於內地了。關於GNH，可見我早前的網誌：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/searchblog_art?p=GDP&my=1

The CE Donald Tsang advocated his idea of 'progressive development', which copied from mainland's idea of 'scientific development' in his Policy Address two years ago, now the mainland gov't campaigning about the concept of GNH(gross national happiness) , I wonder when the CE will copy this idea. 

About GNH, pls refer to my previous entries: http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/searchblog_art?p=GDP&my=1

4月份法律諮詢 Free Legal Consultation Service(April)

我們4月份的法律諮詢安排如下，如有需要，歡迎來電預約。 

The following is the arrangment of legal consultation service this month, pls call us if you need the service. 

政治和正治 Hong Kong will benefit from being politicised

政治、經濟和民生三個詞常掛在官員、議員、學者等等口邊，不過相比起「經濟」和「民生」的名正而順和堂而皇之，說得誇張一點，「政治」好像背負著很難堪乃至醜陋的罪名。例如常聽官員或商人或親建制的議員批評某人將某事「政治化」就好像加給了別人一頂「只懂破壞，不會建設」的帽子。

有識者自然會對這些人和事不以為然，但至今在普羅大眾心目中，香港仍應是多講或只應講經濟的城市，而政治則應避之則吉（可見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=4191），這是令我感到苦惱和痛心的事，好像自己區議員這個身份在別人看來也不過是靠「只懂破壞，不會建設」而混飯吃的工作。所以下面南華早報前兩日的社評為香港可在政治化中獲益，雖然不能說是什麼深刻的見解，但也算是少見的評論了。

不過，如我以前說過，「政治乃眾人之事，大家的要求和批評更嚴苛，這不僅是應有之義，更是自由社會之所以自由的特徵。」（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=3464）

The SCMP's editorial two days ago is worth sharing, because it's rare for the press, or official or politician to mention the benefit of HK being politicised, especially in a city which the name of politics is poisoned by mean criticism（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=4191）. 

Yet it's a good sign for HK as a free society, as I said before, it's a closed society if few people dare to talk about politics. （http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=3464）

南華早報  (發行量 / 接觸人次: 100,004) 2011-04-04 EDT14 | EDT | editorial 標示關鍵字 字數: 593 字

跳至同頁之其它標題 Hong Kong will benefit from being politicised

Last week, the city's most influential tycoon, election committee member, Grand Bauhinia Medal recipient and Basic Law drafter, Li Ka-shing, expressed concern that "Hong Kong has been politicised". It is unclear why Li felt that Hong Kong's politicisation was a cause for concern since he himself seemed happy to meet President Hu Jintao last year in what must presumably have been a show of his respect towards Hu's political status. Li's only elaboration of that remark was that he hoped "those who care about the territory will act for the benefit of Hong Kong". Ordinarily, politicisation is something to be welcomed and many people around the world would snap up any chance to be involved in a genuine political process. Civil strife has been breaking out across North Africa and the Middle East precisely because the people are now desperate for a real political process that can ensure their leaders "act for the benefit" of their nations and not just themselves. However, there are indeed valid concerns about the nature of Hong Kong's politicisation. More and more political parties and organisations are being born causing potential confusion among the constituents. Lawmakers and activists are resorting to more radical methods to generate publicity for themselves. This in itself is not a problem - all directly elected lawmakers around the world are aware of the need to show they are representing the interests of their voters. But in Hong Kong, expressions of discontent only get as far as the legislature, where there are fiery debates that do not necessarily influence policymaking. Many lawmakers are now directly accountable to the public, but the chief executive and his administration are not. Hence Hong Kong's politicisation has so far given the people means to voice their discontent, but denied them effective means to turn those views into long-term policies. This, as Li has remarked, is a concern. It now appears that Hong Kong is in fact in urgent need of a leader who is directly accountable to the general population. Fortunately, since that landmark 2007 chief executive election when the Civic Party's Alan Leong Kah-kit competed with Donald Tsang Yam-kuen for the post, it is now inconceivable that Hong Kong's chief executive should be rubber-stamped without reaching out to the people, making pledges and at least making a show of going through an election process. Current Chief Secretary, Henry Tang Ying-yen, and convenor of the Executive Council, Leung Chun-ying, have long been rumoured as possible candidates. Now, there are indications that Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee may also enter the race. Given Ip's unpopularity as the secretary for security, her emergence as a candidate for chief executive marks a dramatic political renaissance. But since her resignation in 2003, the increased appetite for competitive elections in Hong Kong has transformed Ip into a politician who now responds to the mood of the people. She took a firm stance against amending the law which now allows developers to seek compulsory sale of a building after acquiring 80 per cent of the property interests in it, down from 90 per cent. Ip has been "politicised" and is now one of the most recognisable and popularly elected lawmakers. This is the power of election politics. Hopefully, the upcoming chief executive election will be a hotly contested affair, with a number of candidates and open debates to ensure that our future leader is to some extent similarly "politicised". Li hoped that those who care for the city will act for the benefit of Hong Kong. This can be achieved by more politicisation, not less.