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代理主席，我首先在此感謝黃國健議員今天提出"全方位增加土地供應"的原議案，讓大家可以理順各方面就如何能夠增加土地供應提出的意見。
Deputy President first I would like to thank Mr WONG Kwok - kin for proposing the original motion on Increasing land supply on all fronts today which allows Members to rationalize the views expressed by various parties on how to increase land supply
最重要的一點，一定是政府必須有決心和執行力，覓地造地和加快公私營房屋供應，特別是公營房屋的供應。
Certainly the most important point is that the Government must have the determination and the power of execution to find and create land as well as expedite the supply of public and private housing especially the supply of public housing
專責小組在2018年年底提出18個增加土地供應的方案，當中有8個優先選項。
At end - 2018 the Task Force put forward 18 proposals that could increase land supply among them eight were priority options
然而，兩年半過去了，很多政府土地和私人土地仍然在"曬太陽"，不只在新界，市區也有很多。
However while two and a half years have lapsed a lot of government land and private land are still lying idle under the sun . They are not only found in the New Territories there are also plenty in the urban areas
土地供應不足，無法滿足市民龐大的住屋需求。
Due to insufficient land supply the huge housing demand of the public cannot be met
市民越住越貴，越住越細，很多人居住在平均面積不足7平方米的"劏房"，而這正是 香港長期的社會矛盾所在。
While members of the public have to pay more for flats their living space is getting smaller and smaller . Many of them are living in subdivided units with an average area of less than 7 sq m This is precisely where Hong Kongs long - term social conflict lies
因此，在現時理性的議會文化下，我十分希望當局可以好好把握現在的契機和時間，增加土地供應。
Therefore under the current rational parliamentary culture I very much hope that the authorities can seize the present opportunity and time to increase land supply
代理主席，居住權是市民應有的權利。
Deputy President the right to accommodation is a right to which members of the public are entitled
大家看到山頂一個車位的售價是1,188萬元時不禁譁然，因為真的是貴絕全球。
Everyone was taken aback after learning that a parking space at the Peak costs 11.88 million because it is really the most expensive in the world
只是一個車位也要1,000多萬元，香港住宅物業的價格在疫情下仍然持續上升，所以解決土地和房屋問題事在必行，而且要加快進行。
A parking space alone costs more than 10 million . Residential property prices in Hong Kong are still rising continuously in the midst of the pandemic . So the Government must be determined to tackle the problems of land and housing expeditiously
香港市民置業的負擔指數長年有升無跌，冠絕全球，供樓支出相對入息的比率達77%，一個家庭不吃不喝20多年也未必能夠買樓。
The index of home purchase affordability of Hong Kong citizens has continued to rise all the year round and is much higher than that of other places in the world . The ratio of mortgage payment to income reaches 77 % so a family may not be able to buy a flat even without eating and drinking for more than 20 years
代理主席，既然樓市價格與市民的收入嚴重脫節，很多年青一代買不到樓便想購買居屋。
Deputy President since the property prices have become seriously out of tune with peoples incomes many young generations can only purchase the Home Ownership Scheme HOS flats as they cannot afford to buy other flats
當局之前把居屋的售價修改為市價六折，聽起來是好事，但供應量少之又少。
Earlier on the authorities set the HOS prices at 60 % of the market price . This sounds good but the supply is very limited
2020年的情況稍好，有7,000多個居屋單位供應，但未來只有6,000多個及3,000多個。
The situation in 2020 was a bit better with more than 7 000 HOS flat units available but there will only be 6 000 - odd and 3 000 - odd flat units available in the days to come
市民根本買不到居屋，他們現在跟很多基層家庭一樣，輪候公屋五六年也一直無法"上樓"，所以便要轉向私人住宅市場。
It is impossible for the public to buy HOS flats at all . Like many grass - roots families they have waited for five to six years but are still not allocated any PRH units . This is why they have to turn to the private residential market
如果問題一直沒有解決，居住在"劏房"的人一直無法"上樓"，那麼不論有多少過渡性房屋，亦遠遠無法滿足社會的需要。
If the problems still remain unresolved and those living in subdivided units are still not allocated any PRH flats the needs of the community can hardly be met no matter how many transitional housing units have been provided
鑒於樓齡越來越高，局長要與時間競賽。
Given that the buildings are ageing the Secretary must compete with time
此外，有智庫和學者替政府計算過，在2015年至2025年這10年間，政府實質可興建的公營房屋數量不達標，遠低於《長遠房屋策略》所訂的目標，累計欠缺10萬個單位，而10萬個單位等於15個重建後的蘇屋邨。
Besides some think tanks and scholars have done some computations for the Government . During the 10 years from 2015 to 2025 the number of public housing units which can actually be produced by the Government fails to meet the target and is far below the target set under the Long Term Housing Strategy . There is a shortfall of 100 000 units in total which is equivalent to the number of units provided by 15 redeveloped So Uk Estate
有智庫指出，未來4至5年的公營房屋落成量仍然大幅落後於目標。
As pointed out by a think tank Our Hong Kong Foundation the number of public housing units which will be completed in the coming four to five years is still lagging far behind the target
因此，要解決這個房屋方面的深層次矛盾，全方位增加土地供應是重中之重。
Therefore to resolve this deep - seated conflict over housing increasing land supply on all fronts should be the top priority
有知名人士早前曾提出使用郊野公園的邊陲土地，在大欖公園撥地100公頃興建兩三萬個居屋單位，並把呎 價劃一為6,000元等。
Earlier on some renowned people have proposed using the periphery of country parks and allocating 100 hectares of the land of the Tai Lam Country Park for the construction of 20 000 to 30 000 HOS units to be sold at a standardized per - square - foot cost of 6,000
是否設有問責的標準？
Have the standards of accountability been put in place?
代理主席，除了增加土地供應之外，我期望未來所有官員和房屋署等，要好好思考如何能夠加快進度。
Deputy President apart from increasing land supply I expect that in the future all government officials the Housing Department and so on must properly contemplate how to speed up the progress
各位局長，現在基層住戶真的十分困難，故我希望大家可以齊心，藉着現在可以理順意見的議會文化，盡快增加土地供應。
Secretaries the grass - roots tenants are facing great hardship so I hope that under the present parliamentary culture which allows the rationalization of views we can work together to increase land supply as soon as possible
代理主席，我非常感謝黃國健議員提出今天的議案。
Deputy President I am so grateful to Mr WONG Kwok - kin for proposing todays motion
代理主席，我相信從我手上這幅圖片，議會同事以至局長也很清楚看到，現時還有很多朋友居住於不適切居所。
Deputy President I think fellow colleagues of the Council as well as the Secretaries can see clearly from this photograph in my hand that many people are still living in inadequate housing
不管政府使用任何方法，我們也要面對一個現實，便是要努力開拓土地。
No matter what method the Government uses we still have to face the reality ie . we must endeavour to develop land resources
代理主席，我想引用一個專門進行房屋研究的團體的一份報告。
Deputy President I would like to cite a report produced by a group specialized in conducting housing studies
儘管特首在立法會答問會內表示，政府在未來10年會供應31萬個公營房屋單位，但我希望諸位局長能夠掌握，特首說的是一個目標，至於如何能夠達成，我認為真的要想想辦法，不能夠讓問題持續惡化。
Although the Chief Executive has stated in the Chief Executives Question and Answer Session of the Legislative Council that the Government will provide 310 000 public housing units in the next decade I hope various Secretaries would understand that the Chief Executive has merely set the goal . I think how the goal can be achieved requires serious thoughts and we should not let the problem continue to aggravate
代理主席，是持續惡化，我只說兩次，因為不是太緊要。
Deputy President it is continue to aggravate . I only said it twice because the situation is not that bad
我促請政府盡快用盡一切辦法開拓新土地，更要為有關土地房屋發展的程序局長，特別是繁瑣的程序拆牆鬆綁，以增加房屋供應。
I urge the Government to exhaust all means to explore new land as soon as possible and more importantly to cut the red tape relating to the development processes of land and housing―Secretary particularly the tedious ones so as to increase housing supply
第二部分是如何能夠回應我們對於公型房屋的要求。
The second part is about how the authorities can respond to our demand for public housing
代理主席，我想指出，牽一髮動全身，個別地區的項目發展往往要重新整合，以配合整體的發展規劃，但每次政府進行這些工作時也遇到很多不同阻滯，需經反覆詳細研究才落實，於是時間上一定是一拖再拖。
Development projects of individual areas often need to be consolidated to tie in with the overall development planning . However the Government always encounters various difficulties when carrying the relevant work and has to conduct detailed studies time and again before implementation . This would certainly result in delays in timing
代理主席，我感謝黃國健議員提出原議案，以及謝偉銓議員、盧偉國議員、何俊賢議員和剛剛發言的何君堯議員提出修正案。
Deputy President I thank Mr WONG Kwok - kin for moving the original motion and Mr Tony TSE Ir Dr LO Wai - kwok Mr Steven HO and Dr Junius HO who has just spoken for proposing the amendments
香港土地資源緊絀，是不爭的事實。
Shortage of land resources in Hong Kong is an indisputable fact
行政長官在上任後明確指出房屋並不是簡單的商品，而適切的居所是市民對政府應有的期望，是社會和諧穩定的基礎。
After taking office the Chief Executive has clearly pointed out that housing is not simply a commodity and that our community has a rightful expectation of the Government to provide adequate housing . This is also fundamental to social harmony and stability
增加土地及房屋供應亦是政府施政的重中之重。
Increasing the supply of land and housing is also a top priority of the Government
因此，本屆政府上任不久，便成立了土地供應專責小組。
Thus shortly after the current - term Government took office the Task Force on Land Supply was established
專責小組進行了大量具質素的公眾參與工作，凝聚了相當的社會共識。
The Task Force has carried out a lot of quality public engagement work and forged broad consensus in society
專責小組討論了18個選項，並且確立了8個需優先處理的選項，包括發展棕地、推動新發展區，以及進行中部水域人工島研究等；還有另外9個未獲社會普遍支持，或牽涉較複雜考慮的選項，專責小組並不建議應作優先處理，這些選項包括剛才亦有提及的發展郊野公園邊陲地帶，以及重置葵青貨櫃碼頭等。
The Task Force has discussed 18 options and decided that eight of them should take priority which include taking forward brownfield development spearheading the projects of new development areas conducting study on developing artificial islands in the Central Waters etc . There are nine other options which have not received the general support of society or involve more complex considerations and were not recommended by the Task Force to be accorded priority . These options include developing sites on the periphery of country parks and relocating the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal as mentioned earlier on
就這些未被建議作優先 處理的選項而言，小組認為長遠來說，政府仍然可以按實際情況，在未來考慮是否有需要進一步研究這些選項的可行性及利弊。
As for these options which have not been recommended as priority the Task Force believes in the long run the Government can still consider in the future if it is necessary to conduct further studies on the viability as well as pros and cons of those options according to the actual circumstances
政府考慮到專責小組的建議，以及盡量善用規劃及建設資源的必要性，決定在現階段，我們會集中資源推進8個小組建議的優先選項。
Considering the recommendations of the Task Force and the need to capitalize on the planning and construction resources the Government has decided to concentrate its resources on taking forward the eight priority options recommended by the Task Force at this stage
代理主席，造地的確需要時間，大多數土地供應選項都不會一蹴即至，亦未必能夠馬上見效。
Deputy President it actually takes time to create land . Most land supply options will not be able to create land overnight nor will they take effect immediately
可幸的是，經過過去幾年的不斷耕耘，政府和社會的共同努力已漸見成果。
Fortunately after continuous hard work in the past few years the joint efforts of the Government and society have gradually yielded results
我們在未來10年能夠完成興建的公營房屋單位已達到316,000個單位，這個數字超越了《長遠房屋策略》在同一個時期，即2021-2022至2030-2031年度這10年期，估計的大約301,000個公營房屋單位的需求。
The number of public rental housing PRH units to be completed in the next 10 years will reach 316 000 which has exceeded the demand for 301 000 PRH units estimated by the Long Term Housing Strategy in the same period that is in the 10 - year period from 2021 - 2022 to 2030 - 2031
正如我上星期在回覆邵家輝議員的提問時說過，316,000個完成興建的公營房屋單位的數字，比對起2019年的272,000個及2018年的248,000個，其實代表相當大幅的增長。
As I said in my reply to the question raised by Mr SHIU Ka - fai last week the number of 316 000 PRH units to be completed actually represents a substantial increase compared to 272 000 units in 2019 and 248 000 units in 2018
但是，由於當中的三分之二的供應會在10年期的後5年才出現，因此，在未來幾年我們仍然會面對相當之大的挑戰。
However since two thirds of the supply will only come into existence in the last five years of the 10 - year period we will still face considerable challenges in the next few years
現時公屋平均輪候時間大約5.8年，預料這數字短期內仍會有進一步上升的壓力。
At present the average waiting time for PRH is about 5.8 years and it is expected that this number will continue to rise in the short term
換句話說，在未來幾年，市民仍然會面對"上樓"難的問題。
In other words members of the public will still encounter difficulties in being allocated with PRH units in the next few years
在這方面，政府會繼續在開拓土地及提供房屋供應上盡我們一切的努力。
In this regard the Government will continue to make every effort to develop land and provide housing supply
我們盼望社會大眾能夠理解，增加土地和房屋供應需要長期、持續地進行。
We hope that the general public will understand that increasing the supply of land and housing requires long - term and continuous efforts
在繼續推進我們工作的同時，我們亦不停細心聆聽社會上不同的意見。
As we proceed with our work we will listen carefully to different views in society
黃國健議員今天的議案和多位議員的修正案提出了不少全方位增加土地供應的建議。
In Mr WONG Kwok - kins motion and the amendments proposed by many Members today there are many suggestions for increasing land supply on all fronts
當中有些建議，例如加強政府主導的用地規劃、積極引用《收回土地條例》及相關法例，以及盡快推展中部水域人工島工程等，是現屆政府一直主張及全力推展的工作。
Some of the proposals such as strengthening Government - led land use planning proactively invoking the Land Resumption Ordinance and the related laws and expeditiously taking forward the project of artificial islands in the Central Waters are tasks that the current - term Government has been advocating and taking forward all along
另外一些建議，如簡化土地房屋供應的流程、加快土地改劃及規劃，亦是我們積極進行中的措施。
Other suggestions such as streamlining the process of land and housing supply and shortening the time for land rezoning and planning are also measures being actively taken forward
事實上，如果我們分析用作興建未來10年316,000個公營房屋單位的330公頃土地，會發現當中約35%來自新發展區及大型發展項目，約40%來自多幅改劃作公營房屋的用地，這些都反映我們在過往的一段時間，在改劃土地用途上、在收回土地上、在發展新發展區上，其實我們已取得一些成績。
In fact if we analyse the 330 hectares of land that will be used to build 316 000 PRH units in the next 10 years we will discover that about 35 % of the land comes from new development areas and large - scale development projects and about 40 % comes from a number of sites rezoned for developing PRH units . All these reflect the achievements that we have made in rezoning the land use land resumption and the development of new development areas in the past period of time
在此我感謝立法會各位議員在不同場合對我們努力的大力支持。
I would like to thank all Members of the Legislative Council for their strong support of our efforts on different occasions
代理主席，增加土地供應是一項長期的工作，亦與運輸基建、保育等議題環環相扣。
Deputy President increasing land supply is a long - term task and is closely related to issues such as transport infrastructure and conservation
今日運輸及房屋局副局長和環境局副局長亦在座，我們會一起細心聆聽各位議員的發言，稍後在總結發言階段再作適當回應。
Today the Under Secretary for Transport and Housing and the Under Secretary for the Environment are also present . We will listen carefully to Members speeches and make appropriate responses later in the closing remarks
主席，我感謝黃國健議員提出原議案，以及4位議員提出了修正案，亦感謝今天多位議員給予寶貴的意見。
President I am grateful to Mr WONG Kwok - kin for moving the original motion and the four Members for proposing their amendments . I am also grateful to various Members for expressing their valuable views today
不同議員對個別建議看法未必相同，但今天我見到一個共通的地方，便是希望政府可以持續、努力、加快開拓土地和供應房屋，這是所有發言議員對我們一個清楚的期望。
While different Members may not see eye to eye on individual proposals I noticed today they share the hope that the Government would continue to make efforts to expedite land development and increase housing supply . This is not only the expectation of the Members who have spoken on us but also the goal we have been striving to achieve
這亦是我們目前努力的方向。接下來我會就大家發言的數個方面作一些扼要的回應，亦讓大家知道目前的進展。
I will now give some brief responses to several points raised in Members speeches and update Members on the progress we have made so far
有議員說，填海的努力是否需要20年、30年才看到結果？
A Member has asked if it would take 20 to 30 years for reclamation work to show results
目前，中部水域人工島推展的規劃，如果順利、每一步也做得好的話，2034年可以有第一批人進去居住，即現時起計13年，並不是短的時間。
Currently if the development of the artificial islands in the Central Waters goes smoothly and every step is taken properly the first population intake is scheduled for 2034 which is 13 years from now and is not a short period of time
再接下來，中部水域人工島及新界北發展就會是我們主要提供房屋供應的地方，亦是支援我們經濟活動的地方。
Coming up next will be the developments of the artificial islands in the Central Waters and New Territories North NTN which will be the main source of housing supply and support for our economic activities
所以說，這些"遠水"不久將來會變成"中間的水"，接着便會變成"近水"。
In other words the distant water will soon become midway water and then nearby water which is precisely what we need
而這亦是我們所需要的，因為是面對香港未來的發展我們所需要的。
They are necessary for the future development of Hong Kong
填海方面，我們亦有經驗驗證可以是快的。
Our experience has proven that reclamation can also be expedient
東涌東填海工程的情況，我們由2017年12月31日開始填海，至2020年3月我們把第一幅土地交予香港房屋委員會，便是可建屋的土地，只需27個月，相對如要收回比如說陸上的土地，由於要處理很多補償安置的情況，有時27個月都未能完成。
In the Tung Chung East reclamation project we started the reclamation work back in 31 December 2017 and then handed over the first plot of land ready for housing construction to the Hong Kong Housing Authority in March 2020 . It has taken only 27 months time . Compared with the resumption of land it may sometimes take more than 27 months to undertake the numerous compensation and resettlement arrangements
所以填海我們的而且確有經驗，在時間或成本上是更加可控的。
We are indeed more experienced in reclamation which is more manageable in terms of time and costs
第二點我想談的是收回土地。
Secondly I would like to talk about land resumption
先提供一些數據讓大家知道，在過往兩年，即2019年至2021年，我們平均一年收回45公頃土地。
First I would like to brief Members on some figures . In the past two years from 2019 to 2021 we have recovered an average of 45 hectares of land every year
對比之前的5年，即2019年之前的5年，我們每年 只收回4公頃的土地，如果我們看未來的5年，即2021年至2026年，我們看得到平均每年可收回100公頃的土地。
As compared with the preceding five years before 2019 only an average of four hectares of land had been recovered each year . In the next five years from 2021 to 2026 we expect to recover an average of 100 hectares of land annually
所以看收回土地方面的力量，其實是有相當之大的增加。
In other words the potential of land resumption can actually increase substantially
談到收回土地，還要多說一兩點，當然我們是建基於公共利益的，即不會隨隨便便收回的，因這些土地是私人財產，我們會尊重私有產權。
I would like to add a couple of points on land resumption . We will of course resume land based on public interests and rather than arbitrarily . As land is private property we must respect private property rights
但在目前的法規之下，如果有公共目的，我們是可以去收回的。
However under the current regulation we can recover any land as long as it is justified by public purposes
議員亦提到補償機制，我在這裏很簡單說，因為我之前亦已經談過。
Members have also talked about the compensation mechanism . I am going to briefly talk about it now because I have talked about it before
目前的補償機制，譬如說甲、乙、丙、丁4類的補償機制，其實是一個特惠或非法定的補償機制。
The current compensation mechanism consists of four compensation zones namely Zones A B C and D It is in fact an ex gratia or non - statutory compensation mechanism offering land owners an alternative to the statutory mechanism
它給予業權人在法定機制以外的一個選擇。我們的經驗是，特惠補償目前的情況，如果業權人不要特惠補償，而選擇法定補償，其實我們特惠補償往往賠出的金額是較法定補償高的。
Based on our experience an owner might opt for statutory compensation instead of the existing ex gratia compensation but the ex gratia compensation often turned out to be higher than the statutory compensation
而因為牽涉公帑，我們不會輕易就着安排作出改變。
As public money is involved we will not change the arrangement casually
其實在民政事務局方面，我知道跟鄉議局也有商討，就祖堂的管治，如何可以令到一些決策更容易做到。
In fact as I am aware the Home Affairs Bureau has been discussing with Heung Yee Kuk on how the administration of TsosTongs can facilitate the making of decisions
我相信討論是持續中，今天我沒有進一步的資料可以透露。
I believe the discussion is still underway and I have no further information to disclose today
棕地方面，我非常同意陸頌雄議員指我們不能只靠棕地。
With regard to brownfield sites I strongly concur with Mr LUK Chung - hung that we cannot rely on brownfield sites alone
如果你看棕地，我們目前的境況和我們會做甚麼呢？
What is the current situation of brownfield sites and what are we going to do with them?
香港約有1,500公頃棕地，當中超過一半，超過800公頃棕地其實我們已經有規劃，會發展作其他的用途。
There are about 1 500 hectares of brownfield sites in Hong Kong over half or more than 800 hectares have actually been planned for development for other purposes
我們最近亦再檢視了剩下來700多公頃的棕地，並再物色了12組的土地，作公營房屋發展，一共可以建造3萬個單位。
In addition recently we have reviewed the remaining 700 hectares of brownfield sites and identified 12 more clusters of land for developing public housing which will provide a total of 30 000 units
往前走，我們希望棕地的使用能夠更加有效率。
Going forward we hope that brownfield sites will be used more efficiently
是不能夠的，這一直是政府一個很清楚的看法。
The answer is in the negative . This has been a clear stance adopted by the Government
因為棕地作業，無論是一些露天倉儲或支援物流，是我們經濟鏈一個非常重要的組成部分，所以這是為何我們說需要一個多管齊下的策略，而不是把所有棕地都取締，事實上政府不是這樣看，亦絕對不會這樣做。
Brownfield operations be they open storage or logistical support facilities constitute an integral part of our economic chain . We have therefore called for a multi - pronged strategy rather than eliminating all brownfield sites . In fact the Government has no intention to get rid of all brownfield sites and will absolutely not do so
邊境地區的發展，不少議員均有提及。
Quite a few Members have talked about the development of the border areas
其實未來邊境地區的發展是非常蓬勃的。
In fact there will be very robust development in the border areas in the future
我們會就新界北發展到立法會，我知道本月稍後會去工務小組，就是新界北合共3個部分的發展，希望大家支持我們可以開展研究。
As far as I know we will consult the Legislative Council Public Works Subcommittee on the development of NTN later this month to discuss the three NDAs in NTN . I hope that Members will support our proposal to carry out the relevant study
我們會看看如何可以再做快一點。
We will explore ways to expedite our work further
有議員亦提到沙頭角的情況，我在這裏簡單說，我早前在立法會亦曾說過。
Some Members have also mentioned the situation of Sha Tau Kok I will give a brief response here because I have talked about this topic at the Legislative Council earlier on
由於沙頭角邊境禁區內，特別是中英街的安排，它有其本身歷史的原因，它的保安和走私風險是高的，因此任何進一步發展這個地方，特別是在旅遊方面能否配合內地方面而有所發展，首要的考慮就是如何克服保安和走私風險所帶來的挑戰。
In the Sha Tau Kok Frontier Closed Area particularly under the arrangement of Chung Ying Street the security and smuggling risks are high due to its own historical reasons . For this reason any further development of the area particularly whether tourism can be developed in coordination with the Mainland will primarily hinge on how the challenges posed by security and smuggling risks can be overcome
最後，我想談談加快程序方面。
Lastly I would like to talk about expediting the approval process
馬逢國議員說，如果是一幅"生地"，這是我上星期說的，目前來說"生地"變成"熟地"要6年時間，我亦有說其實6年已經是從本來的如果你看新發展區從本來的9年至11年壓縮下來。
Mr MA Fung - kwok has just cited the remarks made by me last week that transforming a piece of primitive land into a spade - ready site needs six years at present . I also said that with reference to the development of NDAs the process has already been compressed from previously 9 to 11 years to 6 years
但6年亦是很長時間，這個我非常同意。
But I definitely agree that six years is still a long time
因此在去年，在行政長官的支持之下，發展局成立了精簡發展管制督導小組。
In view of this with the support of the Chief Executive the Development Bureau set up a Steering Group on Streamlining Development Control last year
我們的工作簡單來說有數方面，一，就是議員提到的，如果有些工作是幾個部門也有份參與，但其實由一個部門作主導，基本上這件事由一個部門決定就可以了，其他部門無需重複審批。
To put it simply our work involves a few areas first as mentioned by a Member if several departments are involved in certain work processes which are actually led by just one of the departments it is basically sufficient for that particular department to make decisions so as to avoid multiple vetting by other departments
如果程序能夠進一步簡化，即如果有些審批程序其實沒有也可以的，我們會簡化。
If the process can be further streamlined by for example removing some unnecessary approval processes we will work on it
我之前也說過，研究的涵蓋面是大的，可能未來幾個月，在現屆立法會，我們未能提出具體建議，但我們盼望，下年我們可以有具體建議提交立法會作一個交代，以及看看哪些可以先推展。
As I have said before the relevant study covers a wide scope of areas and we may not be able to come up with any specific proposals in the next few months within the current term of the Legislative Council . That being said we hope that we will be able to put forward specific proposals and give an account to the Legislative Council next year and see which of them can be taken forward first
不過這裏我亦必須要說，目前的條例，如果存在，它亦是有些東西在守護着，希望大家理解。
However I want to stress that there must be something upholding the existence of the existing laws which I hope Members will understand
譬如說，需要多少次諮詢，其實背後有其理念，如果說不要3次諮詢，2次或1次就可以，那其實中間有一個取捨、有一個抉擇。
For example there should be some rationales behind the number of consultations to be conducted . If we decided to reduce the number of consultations from three to one or two there are bound to be trade - offs and choices
盼望整個社會、立法會屆時給予我們寶貴的意見。
I hope that the whole community and the Legislative Council will give us valuable advice by then
我曾經說過一個例子，如果現在我們申請工程撥款，通常是城規會通過了，才會來到立法會。
I have previously cited the following example . It is our usual practice to obtain approval from the Town Planning Board before seeking funding approval for a project