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HKU laboratory proposed between Sassoon Road and Ebenezer School can’t be built as presented 港大擬建實驗室大樓 - 模擬圖片的設計難以實現

11/8/2021

 
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The Faculty of Medicine of HKU is planning to build a laboratory complex on the green belt between 3 Sassoon Road and Ebenezer School. The laboratories will be working with biosafety risk group 3 (P3) microorganisms, macromolecular complexes, stem cells, wet chemicals, soft tissues, and animals. 

We scanned the 519 page submission. You can read them at www.paulzimmerman.hk. Or click here for the gist of the submission and here for the HKU presentation on 3 June 2021.

Nearby residents have formed working groups and engaged planners, architects and engineers. Whilst they support expansion of Hong Kong’s medical research and education facilities, they are deeply concerned over biosafety hazards, loss of green belt and traffic impacts. Importantly, they concluded that the renderings are "misleading" as the laboratory complex can’t be built as presented. They urge HKU to study alternative sites which are more suitable and safer, including properties already within HKU's portfolio.
香港大學醫學院計劃於沙宣道3號與心光學校之間的「綠化地帶」興建實驗室大樓,進行 biosafety risk group 3 (P3) microorganisms, macromolecular complexes, stem cells, wet chemicals, soft tissues 及動物等相關實驗。

我們將519頁的規劃文件掃描並放到 www.paulzimmerman.hk 供大家瀏覽。你亦可按連結瀏覽規劃申請摘要。港大於6月3日的電腦投影片:連結。

鄰近選址的居民成立多個工作小組,成員包括建築師、工程師及城市規劃師。他們認同香港有需要擴充醫學院及相關研究設施,但是他們對於生物安全、損失綠化地帶及交通問題等表示極度關注。最重要的結論是,他們認為港大提供的模擬圖片具有「誤導成份」:從工程學角度而言,香港大學根本不可能按照模擬圖片的設計,興建新實驗室大樓 。他們促請香港大學考慮其他更合適及更安全的選址,包括港大現有的土地及物業。


28-point online letter objecting to the HKU laboratory complex proposed between Sassoon Road and Ebenezer School
The online petition to the Town Planning Board lists 28 points covering: 
  • Failure to assess biosafety hazards and contamination risks
  • Large green belt area will be destroyed
  • Unlikely the scheme can be achieved - the proposal defies the laws of physics
  • Victoria Road, Pok Fu Lam Road and Northcote Close unsuitable for construction access
  • Lack of mass transport – MTR deemed the site too difficult
  • High risk that environmental impacts will be greater than suggested
  • Failure to offer a comparison of alternative sites (unallocated land or sites under HKU)
  • In case the Board supports the Application it should require a Master Layout Plan for its approval
Deadline for comments to the Town Planning Board is 20 August 2021, 23:59. Please click here to sign our online petition.  
Online Petition 網上聯署
網上聯署 - 28點反對港大醫學院於沙宣道與心光學校之間興建實驗室大樓
我們的網上聯署信共列出28點意見,覆蓋以下範疇: 
  • 港大未有就生物安全及污染風險作出評估
  • 大片「綠化地帶」會被摧毀
  • 從工程學角度而言,香港大學根本不可能按照模擬圖片的設計,興建新實驗室大樓
  • 域多利道、薄扶林道及羅富國徑都不是讓工程車輛進出該地盤的合適通道
  • 缺乏鐵路連接 - 港鐵早前放棄同一選址興建瑪麗醫院站
  • 最終對環境造成更大影響的風險為高
  • 港大未有提供其他選址的分析
  • 如城規會最終通過規劃申請,我們要求港大就項目提交總綱發展藍圖以供審批
向城規會提出意見的截止日期為 2021年8月20日晚上11時59分,請按連結參與網上聯署。

Copy Of The Online Petition 網上聯署副本

The deadline of 20 August 2021 has passed.  819 people signed objections to HKU laboratory complex on green belt.

Thank you for your support.

提交意見的截止日期已過。
共有819個簽名反對港大於綠化地帶興建實驗室大樓。

感謝大家的支持。
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Community aspirations for Cyberport Waterfront Park 社區對數碼港海濱公園的願景

10/8/2021

 
We received regular input from residents on the design and operation of the Cyberport waterfront since the start of my District Council work for Pokfulam in 2010. To collect structured input we conducted surveys among residents and park users in 2011 and 2021. The reports are below.​​

​自從2010年當選為薄扶林區議員後,一直有居民就數碼港海濱公園的設計及管理事宜提出意見。我們於2011年及2021年分別進行了兩次意見調查,收集居民及公園使用者的建議,以下是相關報告連結。

2011 report

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Report link 報告連結

2021 Report

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Report link 報告連結

Proposed HKU laboratory Complex- Full Papers Y/H10/13 港大醫學院擬於沙宣道與心光學校之間興建實驗室大樓 - 全份文件

6/8/2021

 
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Source: Town Planning Board papers 

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​香港大學選擇不提供電子版本。

以下文件是於「規劃資料查詢處」使用智能電話及Adobe Scan 掃描合成的,以便薄扶林居民了解這個規劃申請的詳情。

​The University of Hong Kong chose not to provide a soft copy.

The documents below are scanned at the Planning Enquiry Counter, using a smartphone and Adobe Scan app.

The objective is to allow residents of Pokfulam to understand the planning application details without having to go to the Planning Enquiry Counters.



You can review it by sections:   可按題目瀏覽相關部分:

Planning Statement 
規劃綱領
Link    

Tree Survey
Link    

Landscape and Visual Impact 
Link   

Traffic Impact Assessment
Link 

Environmental Review
Link   

Air Ventilation 
Link  

Ecological Impact Assessment
Link 

Drainage Impact Assessment
Link

Water Supply Impact Assessment
Link

Geotechnical Review
Link

Gist Of The Planning Application Y/H10/13 規劃申請摘要 

Town Planning Board Website 城規會網站

Comment Before 20 August 2021

Online Petition

提出意見截止日期: 2021年8月20日

網上聯署

Online petition objecting Cyberport expansion plans – deadline 6 August 2021  網上聯署信:反對數碼港擴建計劃,截止日期:2021年8月6日

3/8/2021

 
[21/9/2021]
​The approved 
minutes of Town Planning Board meeting on 27 August were published last Friday. The voice of the 1,120 residents who signed online petition raising concerns over the plans was heard, but not by all Members: "....though with some dissenting views of individual Members, more Members considered that the applicant had demonstrated efforts to address major comments from the Board and the public....." (paragraph 32). The Board approved the 2021 master layout plan with various technical conditions. We will continue to monitor the development, and the enhancement of the park.

城規會8月27日的會議記錄於上星期五上載到其網站。1120名居參與
網上聯署表達多方面的訴求,當日有多名城規會委員認同居民的觀點,但是其餘大部分委員覺得數碼港已充分修改方案回應城規會及居民的意見,詳情請參閱英文版會議記錄的第三十二段。城規會最終有條件地通過數碼港2021年的總綱發展藍圖。我們會繼續關注相關工程事宜及公園的改善方案。

[11/8/2021]
1,120 signatures received objecting to the Cyberport expansion plans
We thank the residents who studied and commented on the Cyberport expansion plans. The Town Planning Board will examine the merits of all the submissions when they meet on 27 August 2021 to discuss the planning application.

1,120個簽名反對數碼港擴建計劃
我們感謝就數碼港擴建提供意見的居民。城市規劃委員會將於2021年8月27日開會討論這項規劃申請,並考慮意見的相關理據。


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Residents object to the new layout plans for Cyberport’s expansion (A/H10/95)

Revised layout plans for expansion of Cyberport (A/H10/95) have been submitted for approval to the Town Planning Board. The plans show a significantly larger building to occupy the Pokfulam waterfront.

Plans for “Cyberport 5” were first included in the Pok Fu Lam Outline Zoning Plan by the Town Planning Board in 2019.  Cyberport will be permanently granted the entire 6.5ha popular waterfront park in Pokfulam. More than 20% will be lost with the construction of an access road and a new building with a GFA of 66,000 sqm. It's expected to be completed in 2025. Residents have yet to be consulted on what will happen with the rest of the park. Cyberport has meticulously avoided public consultation.

The Town Planning Board will meet on 27 August 2021 to discuss the plans. Deadline for public comments is 6 August 2021.

Cyberport refused to provide soft copy of the full submission papers
Despite many requests, Cyberport – our "flagship for Hong Kong's digital technology industry" with a “vision to be the hub” – has refused to release digital files of their expansion plans. Cyberport has chosen to only provide a hard copy of their 457 page planning application. Residents who want to understand the project would need to go to the Planning Enquiry Counter either in North Point or Shatin Government Offices to inspect the documents. 

To assist residents, my office went to the 17/F of the North Point Government Offices and used an iPhone on a tripod with the Adobe Scan app to photograph the 457 pages. See video here. Click here for the “re-created” digital version of Cyberport’s print-out of its digital plans. 

Cyberport has increased the size of the proposed new building 
Analyses of the submission shows that Cyberport’s claim that the overall building height is lowered is misleading. Only a small section of the roof has been lowered by 2.6 meters. The rest of the roof height has been increased up to 58mPD. The promised staggered building height has been lost and the building is significantly wider. With a sharp increase in floor heights, the building bulk is now substantially larger than in the proposal approved previously by the Town Planning Board.  See our comparison here.

Over 1050 signatures object to the new layout plans in an online petition

The online petition letter lists 36 objections, based on several grounds: 
  • Cyberport refuses to communicate directly with residents and the district council
  • Cyberport refuses to provide a soft copy of the submission
  • The claim that the visual impact has been eased is misleading
  • The bulk of the building has been increased dramatically
  • The proposed building at the waterfront is taller than nearby Cyberport buildings
  • Extensive loss of public amenity
  • The need for this building has not been justified with latest figures
  • Data centres at the waterfront is a waste of precious land
  • Traffic and transport concerns
居民反對數碼港擴建的總綱發展藍圖(A/H10/95)

數碼港已向城市規劃委員會提交新大樓的總綱發展藍圖,圖則顯示一座比原方案更大的建築物將座落於薄扶林海濱地段。

2019年修改分區計劃大綱圖時,當局已就數碼港五座進行相關改劃程序。當局會以永久形式向數碼港撥出海濱公園用地,樓面面積達6.6萬平方米的新大樓新大樓及其通道將佔據公園超過兩成的面積。新大樓預計於2025年落成。就公園餘下部分的改善計劃,居民暫時仍未能掌握細節。數碼港廻避進行公眾諮詢。

城規會將於2021年8月27日開會審批 。公眾人士遞交意見的截止日期為2021年8月6日。

數碼港拒絕提供規劃文件完整版的soft copy
數碼港,作為「香港數碼科技業的旗艦」、「願景是成為數碼科技樞紐」,多次拒絕我們的要求:為擴建項目的規劃文件提供 soft copy 電子版本供居民參考。他們選擇只以hard copy 版本入紙城規會,令希望了解項目詳情的人士需親自前往北角或沙田政府合署的規劃資料查詢處查閱457頁的文件。

為讓居民有機會充分了解此項目,我們早前前往北角政府合署17樓,使用腳架、iPhone 及 Adobe Scan app 將 457 頁的文件逐頁掃描,合成PDF檔案供大家下載。Youtbe 短片: 連結。大家可按連結瀏覽掃描版本的規劃文件。

數碼港新大樓的體積增大了
雖然當局指出已將新大樓的高度降低3米,但是我們發現新大樓的體積相比原方案卻明顯增大了。只有一小部分的天台降低了2.6米。其餘部分的天台增高至主水平基準以上58米。原先承諾的遞進高度設計消失,每層樓的高度比2019年方案有所增高,導致建築物體積變大了。請按連結瀏覽相關比較及分析。

暫時過1050名市民參與網上聯署,反對數碼港擴建的總綱發展藍圖

我們的網上聯署信共列出36點意見,覆蓋以下範疇:
  • 數碼港拒絕與居民及區議會直接溝通
  • 數碼港拒絕提供規劃文件完整版的soft copy
  • 當局指已減少了對居民景觀影響的陳述是具誤導性
  • 新大樓的體積相比原方案明顯增大了
  • 位於海邊的新大樓,比現有數碼港建築物為高
  • 休憩空間嚴重減少
  • 當局未有提交最新數據以交待擴建的需要
  • 於臨海地段設置數據中心是浪費寶貴的海濱用地
  • 為道路及公共交通工具帶來負荷

Copy of the online petition 網上聯署副本

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