2011年3月2日 星期三
小型工程視察：深灣道休憩處
上星期參加了區議會的小型工程視察，去了幾個地方，黃竹坑的主要是跟進我代居民提出的建議，將深灣道休憩處裡的小山坡鏟平，以讓出平地使居民有晨運的空間。（我早前已與康文署視察過，可見：http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=10343）
多謝馬月霞主席提出比我更有前瞻性的修訂，即將平地空間擴得更大些，以備將來不時之需或以免將來不敷應用，因為休憩處有平地後，估計會有更多長者使用。小組原則上同意了我的建議，我也會向居民反映馬主席的修訂建議正式向議會提出，此工程待正式會議通過後即可施工。
下面是位於淺水灣附近有待維修的扶手欄杆：
快將竣工的新圍村休憩處：
2011年2月28日 星期一
最漂亮的書店 Most Beautiful Bookstore
The first two are my choices and I don't think the bottom two are good: one is too grand and the last one is too oppressive. You may see more at http://travel.huanqiu.com/newphoto/mlfg/2011-02/1521261.html
偶然發現這個網頁，選了幾間在下面，前兩間是我喜歡的，後兩間的書更多，但不是我那杯茶。更多書店，可見：http://travel.huanqiu.com/newphoto/mlfg/2011-02/1521261.html
巴黎莎士比亞書店：很有家庭式書房的愜意，而且還是大詩人惠特曼開辦的呢。
北京書蟲書店：氣氛一流，適合情侣一起看浪漫作品，哈哈。
葡萄牙波爾圖萊羅書店：壓迫感太強了，像在監獄裡看書。
布宜諾斯艾利斯雅典人大書店，太grand了，感覺只見奢華，不聞書香。
2011年2月27日 星期日
反對財政預算案簽名運動 Say NO to the Budget!
昨天在香港仔中心展反對財政預算案的簽名運動，我嗌咪時講到（大意）「香港是很富裕的社會，我們有豐厚的庫房，我們是全世界最自由的經濟體系，但同時我們也是全球貧富懸殊排名第一的社會。我們有幾萬元一呎的豪宅，同時街上也有很多執拾紙皮的阿婆甚至小童。我們不反對穩健的理財哲學，但反對孤寒的預算案，為什麼預算案對此視而不見，充耳不聞，沒有提出解決乃至小小改善的政策？！」
這令我想起兩年前寫的兩篇網誌（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?new=1&mid=4557 「朱門酒肉仍然臭，只是路邊沒死人」的社會）（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=8181 In Character: What Makes a Politician Become a Statesman），有心人可瀏覽分享。
It's a signature campaign we held in Aberdeen yesterday. The message is clear: say NO to the budget!
2011年2月24日 星期四
閱讀作為紀念 Reading as Remembrance
星期天我會去維園做華叔公眾追思會的義工，所以特意去借了華叔的散文集，原因剛好在他書中的自序寫得很清楚（見第二張照片）：大多數人只從華叔的政治活動認識他，我希望讀他的散文，以立體地、較真確地了解和認識他。我希望以這個方式去紀念他。
散文是華叔在明報的專欄結集本，每篇都不長，我很快已看完第一本。說起來我認識華叔也是因為他的這個三言堂專欄。那時我讀中學，自己訂閱了明報，喜歡連著看副刊左上角的三個專欄：陶傑、司徒華和黃文放。我想他們幾個人對我影響，就和以前提到過的琦君、余光中、李敖及許多其他古今中外的作家一樣：「他們作品裡的溫情和熱血都已化為我生命中不可或缺的一部份，是徐遠華之為徐遠華的血與骨。我很感激，在成長的歷程中，除了生活中那麼多的好朋友，還有這些作品，滋潤過我年少無知的心靈。」（http://hk.myblog.yahoo.com/our_wch/article?mid=2941）
誰又能預料到，十多年後，我會加入華叔創立的民主黨呢。
雖然入黨後和華叔有過三言兩語式的請教和交談（以後我會詳談），但我想華叔大概只知道我是黨員，並不記得我的名字，所以我只能說是其黨友、同志，我不會高攀說與他有什麼私交。原因一來當然是因為他是民主黨元老，我僅是一名普通年輕黨員；二來我是港島支部成員，平時與其他地區的成員接觸並不多(他應該是九龍東支部的成員)；三來也和他予人嚴肅的印象以及我一向不主動與人搭訕的性格相關。
I read Mr Szeto Wah's books as a way to remember him as a great man. I knew him when I was studying in the secondary school. I was a subscriber of Mingpao and loved to read his column in the paper then.
2011年2月23日 星期三
財政預算案提及黃竹坑的發展 Wong Chuk Hang in the Budget Speech
財政預算案提及黃竹坑的發展主要是工廈改為寫字樓、私立醫院用地及私立高等院校用地。背景可見我網誌的規劃欄。
財政司司長財政預算案演辭
增加寫字樓供應
35. 添馬艦新政府總部啟用後，原中區政府合署中座及東座會轉作律政司的辦公室，而西座則拆卸重建為甲級寫字樓。我們會參考公眾諮詢收集得來的意見，稍後公布用地的設計、規劃和出售細則。此外，我們會繼續籌備將灣仔海傍三座政府辦公大樓的部門陸續搬離現址，騰出土地以增加甲級寫字樓供應。
36. 運輸基建將會帶動寫字樓地帶分散發展。預計於二○一五年完工的南港島線(東段)有助促進黃竹坑一帶的工廠大廈重建作辦公室用途。位於西九龍的廣深港高速鐵路總站上蓋亦已規劃作優質寫字樓發展。此外，為善用沙中線鐵路站的優勢，我們將在啟德發展另一寫字樓樞紐，預期於二○一五年落成的啟德政府辦公大樓，會帶動這新樞紐內商業辦公室的發展。啟德發展計劃與觀塘和九龍灣前工業區轉型成為寫字樓地帶，會產生明顯的協同效應。
Budget Speech by the Financial Secretary (3)
36. Transport infrastructure will facilitate office decentralisation. The South Island Line (East), which is scheduled for completion in 2015, will facilitate the redevelopment of industrial buildings in Wong Chuk Hang for office use. The development above the terminus of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link located in West Kowloon has been designated as quality office space. Taking advantage of the location of a station of the Shatin to Central Link at Kai Tak, we will develop Kai Tak into another premier office node. The Kai Tak Government Offices, expected to be completed in 2015, will speed up the development of commercial office space at this brand new node. The Kai Tak Development will create noticeable synergy with the office belt transformed from the former industrial areas in Kwun Tong and Kowloon Bay.
醫療產業
104. 在醫療產業方面，我們預留了四幅位於黃竹坑、大埔、將軍澳和大嶼山的土地，發展私營醫院，並已收到30份本地及海外機構提交的發展意向書。我們現正制訂批地安排，計劃由二○一一年年底或二○一二年起分期批出有關土地。
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財政司長曾俊華表示，本港四幅私營醫院用地，已收到30份本地及海外機構提交的發展意向書。曾俊華表示，在醫療產業方面，政府預留了四幅位於黃竹坑、大埔、將軍澳和大嶼山的土地，發展私營醫院，並已收到30份本地及海外機構提交的發展意向書。政府現正制訂批地安排，計劃由二○一一年年底或二○一二年起分期批出有關土地。他指出，為推動公共衛生及醫療服務的研究及發展，食物及衛生局計劃設立新的「醫療衛 生研究基金」，將現有的「衛生及醫護服務研究基金」和「控制傳染病研究基金」納入新基金內。為此，政府會預留10億元為基金撥款注資。基金除繼續資助原定研究範圍內的項目外，亦會就香港較有優勢的先進醫療研究範疇，例如兒童專科、腦神經科學、醫學遺傳科等，在研究設施及項目上提供資助，並配合將來設立兒童專科中心的計劃及其他專科的發展。（即時新聞） Medical Services 104. On medical services, we reserved four sites at Wong Chuk Hang, Tai Po, Tseung Kwan O and Lantau for private hospital development, and received 30 development proposals from local and overseas institutions. We are formulating the arrangements to dispose of the sites in phases starting from end-2011 or 2012. 105. To promote research and development in public health and medical services, the Food and Health Bureau plans to set up a "Health and Medical Research Fund". The existing Health and Health Services Research Fund and Research Fund for the Control of Infectious Diseases will be subsumed under the new Fund. To this end, the Government will earmark $1 billion for injection into the new Fund. Apart from continuing to fund projects within the original research ambits, the new Fund will also finance research projects and facilities in areas of advanced medical research where Hong Kong enjoys comparative advantages, such as paediatrics, neuroscience and clinical genetics. This will tie in with the plan for a Centre of Excellence in Paediatrics and development of other specialties in the future. 106. Hong Kong is well-placed to develop into an international clinical trial centre and a translational research centre. To advance the development of the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries, the Hospital Authority (HA) will set up Phase I clinical trial centres in Queen Mary and Prince of Wales Hospitals to conduct preliminary clinical trials for new drugs, with a capital cost of about $42 million. The clinical trial centre in Prince of Wales Hospital is expected to come into operation first in 2011-12. We will also map out our way forward for different phases of clinical trials for drugs, and strengthen the organisation, management and planning for clinical trials to promote development in this area. 107. The above measures will help attract more relevant professionals to Hong Kong, lay the foundation of advanced medical research here and provide more training opportunities. A range of scientific research-related jobs, such as professional researchers, scientists, medical technology professionals and pharmacists, will also be created. Education Services 108. To promote the internationalisation and diversification of our education services, we have allocated four greenfield sites for the building of international schools. We expect that some 5 000 places will be provided in the coming few years to admit children of those who come from abroad to work in Hong Kong and attract more quality non-local students to study here. 109. The number of self-financing degree-awarding tertiary institutions in Hong Kong has increased to four, providing a total of about 11 000 places. We awarded two sites at the end of last year for the development of self-financing degree programmes. We have also reserved a site at the former Queen Hill's Camp in the New Territories and invited expressions of interest from relevant organisations. I will consider increasing the commitment of the Start-up Loan Scheme to help institutions meet the costs of purpose-built accommodation when needed. 110. In his Policy Address, the Chief Executive proposed to establish a Self-financing Post-secondary Education Fund with a total commitment of $2.5 billion for the development of self-financing post-secondary education. We plan to set up the Fund in the second half of this year. | ||||||
2011年2月22日 星期二
3月份法律諮詢 Free Legal Consultation(March)
我們3月的法律諮詢安排如下，如有需要，歡迎來電預約。
Here's the arrangment of legal consultation service this month:
時間Date | 地點/Venue | 聯絡電話/Contact |
3月3日(四) 3 March (Thur) | 華富邨華泰樓119室 Rm. 119, Wah Tai House, Wah Fu Estate, H.K. | 2555-8555 |
3月11日(五) 11 March (Fri) | 黃竹坑惠福道3號珍寶閣地下 G/F, Jumbo Court, 3 Welfare Road, Wong Chuk Hang, H.K | 2553-2115 |
3月18日(五) 18 March (Fri) | 鴨脷洲邨利福樓地下5號舖 Shop 5, Lei Fook House(Lower Block), Ap Lei Chau Estate | 2552-2443 |
3月25日(四) 25 March (Thu) | 海怡半島東商場101號舖 馮煒光 議員辦事處 Shop 101, East Shopping Mall, South Horizon | 2555-6438 |
3月31日(四) 31 March (Thu) | 華富邨華泰樓119室 Rm. 119, Wah Tai House, Wah Fu Estate, H.K. | 2555-8555 |
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