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政府聽取議員的意見後提出修正案，釐清相關的收樓、通知及補償程序，亦是值得肯定的。
It is worthy of recognition that the Government has taken on board Members views and proposed an amendment to clarify the relevant procedures for repossession notification and compensation
石禮謙議員提出的修正案建議，在所有已向法庭申請進行強拍，以及已獲政府批准拆卸重建的樓宇中的"劏房"單位，可以獲豁免受《條例草案》規管。
Mr Abraham SHEK has proposed an amendment to exempt from the Bill tenancies relating to SDUs in buildings for which applications for compulsory sale have been made to the Court and approval for demolition and redevelopment has been obtained from the Government
他的出發點我是非常認同的，就是不應該因為實施租管，而阻礙或拖慢舊樓及舊區重建，因為進行重建，正正是其中一個可以有效改善市民居住環境及增加房屋供應的方法，有助香港加快解決居住問題，告別"劏房"。
I very much agree with his intention that the implementation of tenancy control should not hinder or delay the redevelopment of old buildings and old districts because redevelopment is one of the most effective ways to improve the living conditions of the community and increase housing supply which can help Hong Kong solve the housing problem and bid farewell to SDUs as early as possible
可是，正如政府指出，石議員的修正案存在不少技術及草擬問題，尤其是沒有對業主申請強拍重建的時間設限，令到有關豁免條款有機會被一些無良業主濫用，藉此逃避"劏房"租管。
However as the Government has pointed out there are a number of technical and drafting problems with Mr SHEKs amendment . In particular there is no time limit for landlords to make applications for compulsory sale for redevelopment thus some unscrupulous landlords may exploit the exemption to evade the tenancy control of SDUs
但是，為何政府又不作出更完善的修訂呢？
So why did the Government not put forward a better drafted amendment?
是否因為急於在今屆立法會會期內通過《條例草案》呢？
Is it because the Government is too eager to pass the Bill within the current legislative session?
我希望政府當局會跟進其承諾，密切留意"劏房"租管的實施會否對市區重建造成負面影響，作出相應的行政調整，並在有需要時從速進行修例。
I hope the Administration will honour its undertakings and closely monitor whether the implementation of tenancy control on SDUs will have an adverse impact on urban renewal so as to make corresponding administrative arrangements and introduce legislative amendments where necessary
我亦希望政府會留意另一方面的影響，就是會否有些業主由於擔心會拖慢重建，即使未收夠一定份數的業權，都寧願把單位丟空，不作出租，從而導致出租單位減少，浪費了一些可供人租住一段時間的物業。
I also hope that the Government will pay attention to another impact ie . whether some landlords would rather leave their units vacant than rent them out for fear of delaying redevelopment even when the authorities have not obtained a certain number of ownership shares resulting in a reduction in the supply of rental units and a waste of some premises that are available for rent on a temporary basis
委員歡迎香港與東盟簽訂的自由貿易協定及相關的投資協定於2021年2月全面生效，為香港在投資保護和降低貨物及服務關稅方面帶來莫大裨益。
Members welcomed the full implementation of the Free Trade Agreement and the related Investment Agreement between Hong Kong and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in February 2021 which would bring much benefit to Hong Kong in terms of investment protection and lowering tariffs on goods and services
至於香港加入《區域全面經濟伙伴關係協定》的進展，委員察悉特區政府已在不同層面，向個別RCEP成員經濟體表達加入RCEP的意願，並得到正面回應，期望在RCEP生效後，香港特區可根據相關條文尋求盡快加入RCEP。
As regards the progress for Hong Kongs accession to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership RCEP members noted that the HKSAR Government had indicated to individual RCEP participating economies at various levels Hong Kongs keen interest in joining RCEP and received positive responses that Hong Kong might apply for accession to RCEP in accordance with the relevant provisions after its entry into force
在創科發展方面，委員支持香港特區政府在落馬洲河套地區發展創科園，認同創科園除了將成為香港最大的創科平台以外，亦應與毗鄰的深圳科創園區共同組成合作區，發揮港深兩地優勢互補的功用。
On the development of innovation and technology IT members supported the HKSAR Governments development of the Hong Kong - Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park in the Lok Ma Chau Loop and agreed that apart from becoming the largest IT platform in Hong Kong the Park together with the adjacent Shenzhen IT Zone should form a synergistic Co - operation Zone which would leverage the complementary advantages of both Hong Kong and Shenzhen
委員亦歡迎當局推出傑出創科學人計劃，以及科技人才入境計劃優化措施，以吸納世界各地的創科科技人才來港進行研究工作。
Members also welcomed the implementation of the Global STEM Professional Scheme and the enhancement measures of the Technology Talent Admission Scheme to admit technology talent from different parts of the world to undertake research and development work in Hong Kong
委員察悉，生物醫藥科技是香港較對手更具競爭優勢的範疇之一，支持香港科技園公司提供各種生物醫藥公共研究室，以支援小型生物醫藥科技公司的發展。
Noting that biomedical technology was one of the areas which Hong Kong had competitive edge over its regional competitors members supported the provision of various biomedical communal laboratories by the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation to support the growth of small biomedical technology companies
委員亦歡迎政府當局發展及推廣藝術科技的措施，並透過科學園的網絡，將科技公司與文化藝術界聯繫起來。
Members also welcomed the Administrations initiative to develop and promote arts technologies and leverage the Hong Kong Science Parks network to connect technology companies with the arts and cultural sector
事務委員會曾就多項支援中小企的優化措施提出意見。
The Panel gave views on a range of enhancement measures for supporting small and medium enterprises SMEs
委員支持延長中小企融資擔保計劃下百分百特別擔保產品的申請期及提高每家企業的最高貸款額；增加發展品牌、升級轉型及拓展內銷市場的專項基金的每家企業累計資助上限；以及擴展中小企業市場推廣基金的資助範圍等。
Members supported extending the application period of the Special 100 % Guarantee Product under the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme and increasing the maximum loan amount per enterprise; increasing the cumulative funding ceiling per enterprise under the Dedicated Fund on Branding Upgrading and Domestic Sales; and expanding the funding scope of the SME Export Marketing Fund etc
委員亦聽取了政府當局介紹香港特區在"十四五"規劃下的定位，並就如何把握"十四五"規劃為香港帶來的發展機遇表達意見。
Members also received a briefing by the Administration on the positioning of HKSAR in the Outline of the 14th Five - Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the Peoples Republic of China and the Long - Range Objectives Through the Year 2035 and expressed views on how to seize the opportunities presented by the 14th Five - Year Plan for the development of Hong Kong
主席，事務委員會的工作已詳列於報告內，我藉此機會多謝委員支持事務委員會的工作。
President the details of the work of the Panel are set out in its report and I would like to take this opportunity to thank members for their support of the work of the Panel
主席，我由1999年開始出任九龍城區、土瓜灣區的區議員，土瓜灣區可說是全港"劏房"最多的區域。
President I have been a District Council member of Kowloon City and To Kwa Wan since 1999 and To Kwa Wan is the district with the largest number of subdivided units SDUs in Hong Kong
其實，從數字上大家亦很清楚，根據"劏房"租務管制研究工作小組本年3月發表的報告，估計去年全港有29,897個單位被劏為合共100,943個"劏房"，數字較2016年所估計的分別增加10.27%及8.94%。
In fact Members will clearly understand it from the figures . According to the Report of the Task Force for the Study on Tenancy Control of Subdivided Units released in March this year it was estimated that 29 897 units across the territory were subdivided into a total of 100 943 SDUs last year representing an increase of 10.27 % and 8.94 % respectively as compared with the figures in 2016
局長，如果對"劏房"有研究，其實大家都知道，"劏房"在舊區只會增加而不會減少，其中有很多原因。
Secretary if one is well informed about SDUs―in fact we all know that the number of SDUs will only increase rather than decrease in the old districts; and there are many reasons for it
第一，有需求；第二，租金吸引力大，所以，過去10年或20年，根本是"劏房"不斷、不斷增長的時間。
Firstly there is demand for SDUs; secondly the rental income from SDUs is very attractive . Therefore the past one or two decades actually represent a period of continuous growth of SDUs
其實，社會上一直有要求規管"劏房"，我相信局長如翻查紀錄，特別是區議會的紀錄，而立法會也有，便會看到由於"劏房"引申太多問題，漏水、大廈管理、租金偏貴等，議員已多次跟政府討論。
In fact there have been calls in society for regulation of SDUs all along . I believe if the Secretary checks the records especially those of the District Councils DCs and the Legislative Council he will notice that SDUs have given rise to many problems such as water leakage building management high rent and so on and DC members and Members of the Legislative Council have discussed the problems with the Government many times
居於當中的住客要被迫啞忍，因為怕被趕走，他們都是基層市民、新移民，不是很有知識，即使現時政府研究"劏房"租管，他們亦不知道自己有甚麼保障，所以他們是很弱勢的一群。
They have to tolerate such situation silently for fear that they may otherwise be evicted . They are the grass roots and new immigrants who are not well educated . Even though the Government is studying the introduction of tenancy control on SDUs these people do not know what protection they will have thus they are a very disadvantaged group
說實話，"劏房"成為香港作為國際都會黑暗可悲的一面，我覺得特區政府長期不作為，令現時的情況幾近失控，要負上一定責任。
Frankly speaking SDUs have become a dark and pathetic feature of Hong Kong as a cosmopolitan city . I think that since the SAR Government has taken no action for a long time the current situation has become almost out of control; thus to a certain extent it should be held responsible
主席，大家都知道為甚麼"劏房"議題突然變成熱話，這是因為連國家也看不過眼了，為甚麼一個大都會會有很多"劏房"，越住越貴、越住越細。
President we all know why the issue of SDUs has suddenly become a hot topic because even the State cannot stand it anymore wondering why in this cosmopolitan city there exist so many SDUs of ever - increasing rent but ever - shrinking size
我記得早前全國政協副主席夏寶龍主任在會見政協時提出要關注房屋問題，由國家提出要告別"劏房"、"籠屋"，以至近日中聯辦駱惠寧主任探訪"籠屋"，提醒特區政府必須加大力度解決住房問題。
I remember that earlier on Director XIA Baolong Vice - Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference CPPCC raised the issue of housing when he met with some CPPCC members and the State mentioned that we had to bid farewell to SDUs and caged homes . Recently LUO Huining Director of the Liaison Office of the Central Peoples Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region visited some caged homes and reminded the SAR Government that it had to step up efforts in solving the housing problem
由此可見，問題已不是香港的問題，連國家也關心。
This shows that the problem is no longer only a problem to Hong Kong but a concern of the country
公道點說，這不只限於陳帆局長的事，我剛才說過，這是多年來的問題，我做區議員也20年，歷屆政府根本不想處理，大家都知道 這是"燙手山芋"，很難處理，所以沒有人想處理。
To be fair this problem does not concern Secretary Frank CHAN alone as I said just now; it has existed for many years . I have been a DC member for 20 years and all previous terms of Government simply do not want to deal with the problem . Everyone knows that it is a hot potato which is very difficult to deal with and no one wants to handle it
實在的說，我知道陳帆局長也算出力，他起碼在今屆提出了"劏房"租管，就是今天我們準備審議的《條例草案》。
To be honest I know that Secretary Frank CHAN has made much efforts at least he has proposed to introduce tenancy control on SDUs in this term by means of the Bill which we are going to scrutinize today
在施政報告中，政府看到現時問題十分迫切，增加了5,000個過渡性房屋單位，我認為局長有做工作。
In the Policy Address the Government sees the urgency of the problem and provides 5 000 additional transitional housing units; I think the Secretary has done some work
不過，看到"劏房"成為香港的黑暗可悲一面，真心說，特區政府過去不理不問，任由"劏房"發展，其實真的要負上一定的責任。
However noticing that SDUs have become a dark and pathetic feature of Hong Kong I truly think that the SAR Government should really be held responsible for ignoring the problem and allowing SDUs to develop without any regulation in the past
主席，正如剛才很多議員發言，今天要落實"劏房"租管應該問題不大，因為很多黨派已表示同意。
President as many Members have said it should not be a big problem to put tenancy control on SDUs into effect today as many political parties and groupings have already expressed their consent
不過，大家也認為這是第一步，我理解局長如果要訂立起始租金是很艱難，但坦白說，正如我剛才提到，居住在"劏房"的都是最基層的市民，他們沒有議價能力，甚至不懂得議價，亦不懂得保護自己，所以，如果沒有起始租金，其實在短時間內，某程度也無法保護他們。
However Members think that it is only the first step . I understand that it is very difficult for the Secretary to set the initial rent but frankly speaking as I mentioned just now those living in SDUs are the grass roots who do not have bargaining power nor do they even know how to bargain or protect themselves . Thus if the Government fails to set an initial rent there is actually no way to protect these people in the short term
我希望局長履行承諾，稍後真的收集資料，訂定起始租金。
I hope that the Secretary will honour his promise and really collect information and set the initial rent later
我記得以前曾詢問特區政府，可否進行"劏房"登記，特區政府表示不可以，因為這樣會將"劏房"合法化，但政府卻沒有規管，現在弄致"劏房"好像雨後春筍一樣。
I remember that I once asked the SAR Government whether it would be possible to conduct an SDU registration . The SAR Government said no because that would be tantamount to legalizing SDUs . But as the Government did not regulate SDUs their number sprang up
所以，局長，無論今屆政府還有多少時間，也需要正視這個問題。
Therefore Secretary no matter how much time the current - term Government has left it needs to address the problem squarely
現在無法訂定起始租金，不等於將來不做，我希望政府不要今天通過條例之後，便停止工作，以為已經交差，真的可以做到告別"劏房"。
The fact that we cannot set an initial rent now does not mean that it cannot be done in the future . I hope the Government will not stop its work after the passage of the Bill today thinking that it has already done its job and can really bid farewell to SDUs
第二，我要回應局長今天在房屋Panel回答的問題。
Secondly I would like to respond to the Secretarys reply to a question in the Panel on Housing today
其實施政報告已經表明，未來會發展新界北，我不是專家，但我計算過，只要政府願意加大地積比，局長也知道，如果按照現在的數字，大約15萬個家庭輪候公屋，然後假設每年增加2萬，只要局長努力做，10年內應該可以重新達致"三年上樓"的目標。
In fact the Policy Address has already stated that the New Territories North will be developed in the future . I am no expert in this area but I have done some calculations . As long as the Government is willing to increase the plot ratio and as the Secretary knows if the current figure of about 150 000 families on the Waiting List for public rental housing PRH is maintained and assuming an annual increase of 20 000 the Secretary should be able to achieve the target of three - year waiting time for PRH again in 10 years if he works hard
其實大家也知道，要告別"劏房"，第一就要大力增建公屋，大家不是不知局長想做，但如果連何時做得到的目標也不肯再說......現在不是叫局長定下目標，根本"三年上樓"已經是政府的目標，只不過因為各種原因及歷史緣故做不到而已。
In fact we all know that in order to bid farewell to SDUs the first thing we need to do is to vigorously increase the number of PRH units and it is not that we do not know what the Secretary wants to do it but if he is not even willing to say when the target will be achieved Now we are not asking the Secretary to set a target the Government has basically set the target of three - year waiting time for PRH only that for various reasons and historical causes it has not been achieved
剛才很多議員也表示，局長很多"樓債"也償還不到，既然現在是新時代，大家也有共識要發展房屋，我們已替局長計算過，只要增加地積比，將現在找到的土地增加地積比，其實基本上可以做到"三年上樓"。
Just now many Members also said that the Secretary has not been able to repay many of his housing debts . As this is a new era and there is a consensus to develop housing we have done the calculations for the Secretary . Provided that the plot ratio of the land currently available is increased in fact the target of three - year waiting time for PRH can basically be achieved
大家看一看國家，國家那麼大，每5年訂一個計劃，每10年訂一個計劃，滅貧、消滅絕對貧窮也做得到，為何我們告別"劏房"不可 以訂立一個時間表呢？
If we look at our country which is such a big country it sets a plan every five years and a plan every 10 years to eliminate poverty and absolute poverty so why can we not set a timetable to bid farewell to SDUs?
我明白很多人也質疑，告別"劏房"不是真的一間"劏房"也沒有，告別"劏房"不等於取締"劏房"，但我們要有目標和決心，讓大家看到居住在"劏房"的人數逐步減少，以及即使他們最後真的選擇居住"劏房"，也不是不適切房屋，因為無法滿足需求。
I understand that many people have doubts about it . Bidding farewell to SDUs does not mean there will not be a single SDU left and it is not the same as eradicating SDUs but we must set a target and be determined so that people will see a gradual drop in number of residents living in SDUs . Even if the people really choose to live in SDUs in the end SDUs will not be inadequate housing and it is just because the housing demand cannot be met
屆時如果很多人"上樓"，很多人居住在過渡性房屋，其實業主也要適應時代，不會壓榨得那麼厲害，不會弄到環境那麼差，對嗎？
By that time if many people have been allocated with PRH units and many are living in transitional housing SDU landlords will actually have to adapt to the times . They will no longer be so oppressive nor will they let the environment of SDUs become so poor right?
所以，我希望局長再研究一下，施政報告只是說要增建多少多少公屋，坦白說，有些市民已聽到沒有感覺了，因為兩年前，特首談到"明日大嶼"，今天又說發展新界北，其實發展那麼多，最重要的是何時做到"三年上樓"，何時讓市民的居住環境得到改善。
Therefore I hope the Secretary can look into this again . The Policy Address only states how many more PRH units will be built but frankly speaking some members of the public no longer feel the same because two years ago the Chief Executive talked about the Lantau Tomorrow Vision and today she talks about the development of New Territories North . In fact despite so much development the most important thing is when the target of three - year waiting time for PRH can be achieved and when the living environment of the public can be improved
所以，我再挑戰陳帆局長或者也不是他個人作為局長可以承諾的回去跟特區政府討論一下，土地房屋問題已經是最凸顯的問題，在新時代下，我們無法迴避。
Therefore I again challenge Secretary Frank CHAN to―perhaps he cannot give the promise as Secretary himself―go and discuss with the SAR Government; as land and housing issues are the most prominent problems which we cannot evade in the new era
如果我們再是連訂定目標也不敢、不說，市民又如何看得到分別，又怎會有信心呢？
If we do not even dare to set or even mention a target how can the public see the difference and how can they have confidence?
局長的目標可以是基於某些假設，事實可以按照現在的輪候人數，假設每年是多少便可以做到，即使真的有變化，大家也會明白，但現在甚麼也不說，總之說會繼續建屋。
The Secretarys target can be based on certain assumptions and in fact it can be set on the basis of the number of people currently on the Waiting List and the number of applicants each year even if there are really any discrepancies in these assumptions people will understand
所以，我們都是說同一句話，《長遠房屋策略》是好事，不過如果沒有把"三年上樓"、沒有將協助年輕人置業、沒有將告別"劏房"放入政府的政策目標，而局長只是告訴市民，新界北有多少土地、每年有多少土地，其實市民沒有辦法將其與自身的利益聯繫得到，沒有辦法知道何時可以"三年上樓"。
However the Government does not say anything except that they will continue to build housing units . Therefore we will say the same thing . The Long Term Housing Strategy is a good thing but if the targets of three - year waiting time for PRH assisting young people to buy their own homes and bidding farewell to SDUs are not included in the Governments policy objectives and the Secretary only tells the public how much land is available in New Territories North and how much land is available each year there is actually no way the public can relate these things to their own interests and there is no way for them to know when the target of three - year waiting time for PRH can be achieved
我希望局長回去想一想，其實這些只是十分實在的要求，也是市民每天前來跟我說的要求，因為我服務的土瓜灣區的另一個特點，就是等候公屋6年、7年、8年的人也有很多，我每天接獲的求助個案如天上繁星。
I hope the Secretary will think about this . In fact these are only very realistic demands and they are the demands of the people who come to me every day . Another characteristic of the To Kwa Wan district I serve is that there are many people who have been waiting for PRH for six seven or eight years and the requests for help I receive every day are as numerous as stars in the sky
如果局長想落區，歡迎過來聽一聽他們的說話，了解一下他們等候6年、7年、8年還未"上樓"的心急情況。
If the Secretary wants to visit the district he is welcome to come and listen to the people and learn how anxious they are after waiting for six seven or eight years and have not yet been allocated with PRH units
代理主席，我也是《2021年業主與租客條例草案》委員會的委員，對於這項俗稱"劏房"租管的條例草案，工聯會予以支持。事實上，"劏房"和"籠屋"居民的困境歷史悠久，同時亦是香港作為國際城市的一個黑暗面，政府應該一早提供協助，以及提供住屋保障。政府這次在短時間內提出修訂，並在審議過程中採納各方提出的意見及修正案，可說是從善如流。
Deputy President I am also a member of the Bills Committee on the Landlord and Tenant Amendment Bill 2021 and the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions FTU supports this Bill for tenancy control of units that are commonly known as subdivided units SDUs
代理主席，"劏房"在香港不是新鮮事物，是在1950年代至1960年代已經出現的社會現象。當時人口增加但住屋不足，於是基層家庭只能住在木屋、天台屋以至分間單位內。時間橫跨六七十年，差不多涉及兩代人，但"劏房"、"籠屋"、板間房、"棺材房"等不適切的住房仍然存在，原因是甚麼？
In fact the plight of residents of SDUs and caged homes has a long history which is also a dark side of Hong Kong as an international city and the Government should provide assistance and housing protection early
張宇人議員就"房屋事務委員會2020-2021年度報告"向本會發言。
Mr Tommy CHEUNG will address the Council on the Report of the Panel on Housing 2020 - 2021
我謹以房屋事務委員會主席的身份，向立法會提交事務委員會2020-2021年度的工作報告，並匯報幾項重點工作。
President in my capacity as Chairman of the Panel on Housing the Panel I submit to the Council the work report of the Panel for the 2020 - 2021 session and give an account on its work in several key areas
委員察悉，儘管政府已物色所需土地推展房屋項目，提供316,000個公營房屋單位，以應付未來10年的公營房屋需求，但因目前土地供應緊絀，首個5年期的公營房屋供應量，只及該316,000個公營房屋單位的三分之一。
Members noted that notwithstanding the Governments efforts in identifying the land required for pressing ahead housing projects to provide 316 000 public housing units in order to meet the public housing demand in the coming 10 years the current shortage of land would cause the supply of public housing in the first five years to stand at only one third of the 316 000 public housing units
委員促請政府制訂"輪候公屋重回3年上樓"時間表；盡早就土地規劃、基礎建設及社區規劃作地區諮詢；以及動用《收回土地條例》收回土地興建公屋。
Members urged the Government to formulate a timetable for reverting the waiting time for public rental housing PRH to three years; expeditiously consult the local community on land rezoning infrastructure building and community planning; and invoke the Lands Resumption Ordinance to resume land for providing public housing
對於政府推出現金津貼試行計劃，為非居於公屋、非領取綜援而輪候公屋超過3年的一般申請住戶提供現金津貼，委員關注在欠缺租金管制和無良業主任意加租的情況下，"劏房"租客獲得的現金津貼會迅速被租金增幅蠶食。
Noting that the Government would implement the Cash Allowance Trial Scheme to provide cash allowance to General Applicant households who were not living in public housing not receiving the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance and had waited for PRH for more than three years members were concerned that in the absence of rent control unscrupulous landlords might increase rents at will and the cash allowance that tenants of subdivided units SDUs received under the Trial Scheme would be quickly gnawed away as a result
委員促請政府當局密切監察試行計劃對"劏房"租金的影響，並加快透過立法方式實施"劏房"租金管制。
Members urged the Administration to closely monitor the impact of the Trial Scheme on the rent of SDUs and expeditiously implement rent control of SDUs by legislation
關於過渡性房屋，事務委員會支持政府當局向推行過渡性房屋項目的非政府機構提供資助，而政府資助的承擔額迄今已達83億元。
As for transitional housing the Panel supported the Administration to provide funding to the non - government organizations NGOs which implemented transitional housing projects . The Governments commitment on transitional housing has so far amounted to 8.3 billion
委員亦支持政府把資助範圍擴大，以及就有特殊限制的過渡性房屋項目，例如需要提供大規模排水設施的項目，提供額外財政資助。
Members also supported the Government to expand the funding scope and provide additional subsidy to transitional housing projects with special constraints such as those required the provision of extensive drainage facilities
委員認同此舉可鼓勵非政府機構承接原本勉強可行的項目，有助在2022-2023年度前達到供應15,000個過渡性房屋單位的目標。
Members agreed that this initiative could encourage NGOs to undertake projects with marginal viability which would help meet the target of supplying 15 000 transitional housing units by 2022 - 2023
同時，委員亦認同，政府當局應謹慎地審核各項資助申請，並制訂有效監察機制，以確保恰當地運用資源。
Meanwhile members also shared the view that the Administration should exercise prudence in vetting the applications for subsidies and put in place an effective monitoring mechanism to ensure an appropriate use of resources
主席，最後我感謝事務委員會各委員和秘書處同事在過去一年的支持。
President lastly I would like to thank members of the Panel and colleagues of the Secretariat for their support over the past year
在上月舉行的選舉委員會界別分組選舉，是完善香港選舉制度後的首場選舉，事務委員會察悉，該次選舉投票情況十分踴躍。
The Election Committee Subsector Election held last month was the first election held after the improvement of the electoral system in Hong Kong and the Panel noted that the voters voted very enthusiastically
委員認為這次完善選舉制度，全面落實"愛國者治港"，為香港迎來新氣象，不用再糾纏於政治鬥爭內耗，反而可更聚焦處理民生經濟問題。
Members considered that the improvement of the electoral system had enabled the full implementation of the principle of patriots administering Hong Kong and brought a new atmosphere to Hong Kong so that we no longer had to be entangled in political struggles and internal rifts but could focus more on addressing livelihood and economic issues
雖然這次選委會界別分組選舉整體而言，投票過程運作暢順，但事務委員會十分關注在該次選舉點票過程冗長，委員敦促當局汲取經驗，並且必須採取措施防止同類事件在稍後舉行的立法會選舉中再次發生。
Although the polling process of the Election was generally smooth the Panel expressed grave concern about its lengthy vote counting process and urged the Administration to learn from the experience and take measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the coming Legislative Council Election
委員要求當局加強工作人員的培訓及綵排。
Members requested the Administration to strengthen training and the rehearsal process for staff
亦有委員認為，選舉管理委員會負責籌備和監督選舉，選管會主席職位應該由具有豐富行政經驗的人員擔任。
Some members were also of the view that the Electoral Affairs Commission EAC was responsible for the preparation and supervision of elections and the post of EAC Chairman should be filled by an officer with extensive administrative experience