The Food and Health Bureau has submitted a paper to seek $56 million for pre-construction activities for HKU's new laboratory complex. Click here for the paper. The item will be discussed at Legislative Council Public Works Subcommittee on 15 or 17 September 2021. We have written (link) to the Chairman and Members urging them to call for investigation of multiple sites, not just the green belt slopes east of 3 Sassoon Road, for the following reasons:
食物及衞生局向立法會的工務小組委員會遞交了文件，申請五千六百萬的撥款，為香港大學於沙宣道 3 號以東的地段東興建實驗室大樓進行前期工作。委員會會於2021年9月15日或17日討論此撥款申請。我們已去信委員會的主席及委員，促請他們要求香港大學研究多個選址的可行性，而非只是研究沙宣道 3 號以東的綠化地帶，理由如下：
- Development adjacent to 3 Sassoon Road is technically challenging and very costly;
- Agreement on using this green belt site for development has yet to be considered by the Town Planning Board; and
- Residents including HKU and Queen Mary Hospital staff have identified alternative sites which should be studied.
食物及衞生局向立法會的工務小組委員會遞交了文件，申請五千六百萬的撥款，為香港大學於沙宣道 3 號以東的地段東興建實驗室大樓進行前期工作。委員會會於2021年9月15日或17日討論此撥款申請。我們已去信委員會的主席及委員，促請他們要求香港大學研究多個選址的可行性，而非只是研究沙宣道 3 號以東的綠化地帶，理由如下：
- 沙宣道 3 號以東的綠化地帶發展成本高，技術上充滿挑戰
- 城規會還未開會討論改劃綠化地帶的規劃申請
- 居民及港大和瑪麗醫院的職員就項目的選址提出了其他建議選項，當局應先充分研究
