Borrison/hk-legicost huggingface dataset:
雖然當局已承諾增加醫院病床，包括特首在去年施政報告所述，醫管局在未來10年會展開多個興建、擴建及重建醫院項目，增加大約5,000張病床，但現時香港仍然缺乏醫生和醫護人員。
While the authorities have undertaken to increase the number of hospital beds including the increase of about 5 000 beds in a number of hospital construction expansion and redevelopment projects to be commenced by the Hospital Authority in the next 10 years as mentioned in the Chief Executives Policy Address last year there is still a shortage of doctors and health care personnel in Hong Kong at present
如果大家都認同香港醫療服務有急切需要提高或優化，我希望大家高抬貴手，在不影響香港醫療質素的情況下，盡快放寬門檻，容許海外醫生，特別是在海外讀醫及執業的港人子女回流香港。
Should Members agree that there is a pressing need to enhance or improve medical services in Hong Kong I hope that Members will without affecting the quality of medical services in Hong Kong show mercy by expeditiously relaxing the threshold for allowing overseas doctors to practise in Hong Kong and in particular Hong Kong peoples children who are overseas medical graduates and practitioners to return and practise in Hong Kong
否則，病床多又如何？
Otherwise what is the point of having a large number of hospital beds?
公民黨對該法案的立場很奇怪：在6名公民黨議員中，兩名表決支持，兩名表決反對，兩名棄權。
The Civic Partys position on the bill was very strange among the six Members from the Civic Party two voted in favour of the bill two voted against it and two abstained
所以，我不知道陳淑莊議員今次提出增加病床的建議時，有否考慮到有病床也要有醫生。
So I wonder if Ms Tanya CHAN had considered the demand for doctors in addition to hospital beds when she came up with the proposal for increasing the number of hospital beds this time around
主席，我一直考慮是否要發言。
President I have been considering whether I should speak
我對陳恒鑌議員提出的議案的其中一部分內容特別感興趣，因為香港現時約有70萬輛汽車，雖然路面交通設施頗為完善，但駕車人士可以把車輛停泊在哪裏？
I am particularly interested in one part of the motion moved by Mr CHAN Han - pan . As there are about 700 000 motor vehicles in Hong Kong now despite the rather adequate road and transport facilities motorists may have nowhere to park their cars
所以，我忍不住要談談泊車問題。
I therefore cannot help but talk about the parking problem
我現在還是屯門區議會議員，當時我大力支持在屯門L19區曾咀興建骨灰龕場，因為香港人口老化，人總有日會升天，應如何處理先人的身後事？
I am still a member of the Tuen Mun District Council . Back then I strongly supported the construction of a columbarium at Area L19 Tsang Tsui in Tuen Mun . As Hong Kongs population is ageing and death is a normal part of human life how should we make after - death arrangements for the deceased?
梁議員，請繼續發言。
Mr LEUNG please continue to speak
主席，我動議若稍後就"更新《香港規劃標準與準則》及增加社區設施以優化生活環境"所提出的議案或修正案再進行點名表決，表決須在鐘聲響起1分鐘後進行。
President I move that in the event of further divisions being claimed in respect of the motion on Updating the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines and increasing community facilities to enhance living environment or any amendments thereto this Council do proceed to each of such divisions immediately after the division bell has been rung for one minute
我命令若稍後就"更新《香港規劃標準與準則》及增加社區設施以優化生活環境"所提出的議案或修正案再進行點名表決，表決須在鐘聲響起1分鐘後進行。
I order that in the event of further divisions being claimed in respect of the motion on Updating the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines and increasing community facilities to enhance living environment or any amendments thereto this Council do proceed to each of such divisions immediately after the division bell has been rung for one minute
議員已獲通知，由於麥美娟議員的修正案獲得通過，梁耀忠議員已撤回他的修正案。
Members have already been informed as Ms Alice MAKs amendment has been passed Mr LEUNG Yiu - chung has withdrawn his amendment
主席，我們今天討論有關《香港規劃標準與準則》的問題。
President today we are discussing matters relating to the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines
至於今天的議案，我認為它好像自助餐，涉及所有政策範疇，包括文康、教育、街市、土地和環境，樣樣俱全，但在席的政府官員卻只有發展局局長。
As for todays motion I would say it is like a buffet . It involves all policy areas covering culture and leisure education public markets land and environment you name it . Still only one government official is present here―the Secretary for Development
城市規劃的確對每個政策範疇都有影響。
Indeed town planning has a bearing on every policy area
易志明議員今早提到電能車的問題。
This morning Mr Frankie YICK touched on the issue of electric vehicles
是為了推動行業以令香港成為電能車甚或自動駕駛技術的發展中心？
To promote the trade so that Hong Kong will become a development hub for electric vehicles or even autonomous driving technology?
其實，這正正說明社會上有這種需求，就是有人需要一些地方作為溫習室。
Actually it just goes to show that there is such demand in the community that is there are people who need study room facilities
就這種情況，我可以在我的業界中舉出另一個例子，就是數據中心，這與局長所負責的規劃有點關係。
In this connection I can cite another example from my sector . It is about data centres which have something to do with the work of planning within the purview of the Secretary
實際上，有關方案已說了差不多10年，但仍未開始實行，當局只是不斷諮詢，不斷由起點出發。
In fact the relevant proposals have been discussed for almost 10 years but they have yet to be implemented . The authorities have merely kept launching consultations and kept going back to square one
既然如此，我們進行這麼多討論，制訂這麼多指標又有何用？
That being the case what is the point of us trying to hold so many discussions and formulate so many indicators? . numbers
梁議員，你是否有規程問題？
Mr LEUNG do you have a point of order?
主席，我發言支持尹兆堅議員的修正案，並希望集中討論社區設施，特別是教育設施和社會福利設施的問題。
President I speak in support of Mr Andrew WANs amendment and would like to focus my speech on community facilities especially issues on education facilities and social welfare facilities
首先，關於幼稚園的學額，幼稚園學額在《香港規劃標準與準則》中屬於教育部分。
Firstly for standard concerning the number of kindergarten places it falls under the section of Education Facilities in the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines HKPSG
主席，在教育設施方面，現時幼兒園和幼稚園的規劃標準是每1,000名3歲至6歲以下的幼童應設730個半日制學額及250個全日制學額，即是說在社區內，特別是新發展區內的公屋，大多數幼稚園的學額都是半日制，全日制學額則很少。
President with regard to education facilities the standard for nursery classes and kindergartens are currently 730 half - day and 250 full - day places for every 1 000 children in the age group of three to under six . In other words in the community particularly public housing estates in the new development areas kindergarten places are mostly half - day and full - time places are very rare
主席，我經常到地區，其中一條鉛水屋邨啟晴邨，以及旁邊的德朗邨，兩條邨是相連的，各自設有兩間幼稚園，但兩間幼稚園都沒有全日制學額，而且學額根本不足夠。
President I often visit the districts . Kai Ching Estate one of the lead - in - water housing estates and the adjoining Tak Long Estate are two connected housing estates each having two kindergartens but none of them has provided full - time places and the provision is downright insufficient
政府經常說要釋放勞動 力，但《規劃標準》卻完全沒有照顧這些新發展區屋邨家庭的需要。
The Government always calls on the unleashing of workforce but HKPSG has failed to cater for the household needs of housing estates in the new development areas
為何在1,000個幼稚園學額中，只有250個是全日制學額呢？
Why are there only 250 full - time places in every 1 000 kindergarten places?
這根本是供不應求的。
This is downright insufficient
所以，發展局局長是責無旁貸的，他沒有與時並進，了解居民的需要，以人為本改革《規劃標準》。
Therefore the Secretary for Development should be blamed for failing to keep abreast of the times and the needs of the residents and to revise HKPSG using a people - oriented approach
我亦曾與教育局副局長討論這個問題，促請他盡快作出改革。
I have once discussed the matter with the Under Secretary for Education and urged him to expeditiously revise HKPSG
"換言之，連規劃標準也沒有，各區須自行視乎情況而定。
In other words there is no standard at all and individual district can decide on its own
結果現時兩歲以下全日制幼兒中心的名額，全港只有1,047個，即只有1,000多個，但同齡幼童卻有超過10萬人，即每97個幼童才有1個全日制幼兒中心名額，要接近100個人才有1個名額。
As a result at present there are only 1 047 full - time child care places for children aged under two in Hong Kong which means that there are only some 1 000 places for more than 100 000 children of that age . In other words there is only one full - time child care place for every 97 young children and that is one for approximately 100 children
政府管治香港，卻無論是教育、醫療以至社會福利和社區設施均完全沒有標準，這是個怎樣的政府呢？
Under the governance of the Government Hong Kong is not up to standard in terms of education health care as well as social welfare and community facilities . What kind of government is this?
這表示政府不單沒有管治的願景，更沒有執行的意志和標準。
This shows that the Government does not only lack a vision of governance but also the determination and standard to govern
代理主席，梁振英其實亦曾在政綱中提到，香港不是缺乏土地，只是缺乏土地規劃。
Deputy President in fact LEUNG Chun - ying also mentioned in his election manifesto that what Hong Kong lacked was not land but land use planning
這種情況往往見於政府對新發展區的規劃，無論是新界東北發展計劃，以至當局準備大規模發展的大嶼山發展計劃，我們都看到，香港的規劃模式是以既得利益者為主導。
This is invariably the Governments approach when planning for new development areas both in the case of the North East New Territories New Development Areas project or the large - scale Lantau Development currently under planning by the authorities . Clearly the mode of planning in Hong Kong is dictated by people with vested interests
這種不公義、由上而下的發展規劃，甚至我們從橫洲發展中看到，政府做一些所謂"摸底"的工作，進行諮詢或遊說，其實是完全忽略了基層市民，以及在相關土地上生活的居民的權益和福祉。
Actually such an unjust and top - down mode of development planning or even the so - called soft - lobbying or consultation conducted by the Government for the Wang Chau development has completely ignored the interests of the grass roots as well as the rights and welfare of local residents living in the areas concerned
翻查資料，香港確實已制訂《香港規劃標準與準則》。
According to past records the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines HKPSG has indeed been formulated by the Government
當然，我最關心的是有關社會福利設施方面的規劃和標準。
Certainly I am most concerned about the planning and standards in relation to social welfare facilities
至於長者服務方面，包括長者中心、長者地區中心、長者鄰舍中心等，全部都沒有訂下人口比例。
As far as services for the elderly are concerned such as elderly centres district elderly community centres and neighbourhood elderly centres no ratio has been set for their provision in relation to population size
此外，其他護理服務，例如長者日間中心、長者日間護理單位、安老院舍等同樣沒有訂下人口比例。
Likewise in respect of other care services such as day care centresunits for the elderly and residential care homes for the elderly no ratio has been set for their provision in relation to population size
所以，一 個缺乏想象和沒有願景的政府、一個中央集權的政府，永遠無法為市民妥善地規劃出一個友善的社會。
Hence a government with centralized powers but having neither imagination nor vision can never make sound planning for a friendly city to be enjoyed by the people
主席，我們剛討論完有關房屋政策的議案，我們現在討論的議題也是與房屋政策有非常密切關係的社區規劃政策。
President we have just discussed a motion on housing policy . The subject of this motion under discussion is community planning policy which is very closely related to the housing policy
這真的是一個好機會，讓我們可以更全面地檢視未來城市發展的方向。
This is really a good chance for us to examine more comprehensively the direction of future urban development
香港樓價昂貴，公營房屋不足，這些問題都是眾所周知，不用多說。
Needless to say Hong Kong is facing the problems of high property prices and inadequate public housing
面對這麼嚴峻的房屋問題，政府當然有需要盡力增加公營房屋供應。
In the face of a severe housing problem the Government certainly needs to make all - out effort to increase housing supply
不過，政府恃着社會對住屋有急切的需求，便將增加房屋供應作為"尚方寶劍"，盲目搶地、"見縫插針"地盲目建屋，或進行"推土機式"的大型發展，漠視整體發展規劃。
As the community has urgent needs for housing the Government regards increasing housing supply as the imperial sword and blindly snatches land blindly develops housing by making use of every single space or adopts a bull - dozer approach in implementing large - scale development ignoring overall development planning
今天，政府不少發展項目遇到強烈的反對聲音，大多數市民批評政府欠缺完善規劃。
Today many development projects of the Government are met with strong opposition and most people criticize the Government for lacking sound planning
在興建住宅樓宇後，人口便會大幅增加，但交通配套及社區設施等均未能相應地配合。
After the construction of residential buildings the population will increase substantially but there are inadequate ancillary transport and community facilities
更令人擔憂的是，政府急於發展，背後存在利益輸送，而非真正為民生着想。
It is even more worrying that transfer of benefits is involved behind the Governments rash development and peoples well - being is not a matter of concern
我們並非針對高爾夫球這項運動，但就整個社區的發展及規劃而言，高爾夫球場明顯不是必需品，亦未能解決目前急需房屋的市民的需要。
We are not against golf as a sport but in view of the development and planning of the community as a whole a golf course is obviously not a necessity nor can it meet the needs of people who have urgent housing needs
歸根究底，香港的規劃過程極不民主，所謂公眾諮詢都是聽了就算。
After all the planning process in Hong Kong is extremely undemocratic and no follow - up actions are taken after the so - called public consultation
如何得出最終的規劃決定？
How do the authorities make the final planning decisions?
難道真的好像橫洲發展一樣，是透過所謂"摸底"得出結論？
Do they really draw conclusions through soft lobbying as in the case of Wang Chau development?
我們知道，目前已有規劃大綱圖，很可惜，很多時候會作出更改，而更改便要經城市規劃委員會審核。
We know that there is an Outline Zoning Plan but changes will often be made and such changes have to be approved by the Town Planning Board TPB
但是，現時城規會主席是發展局常任秘書長，副主席是工程師，另有5名官方代表，以及28名非官方代表，這些非官方代表多數來自地產界、商界、建築工程界等，而且全部均由特首委任。
However the incumbent Chairman of TPB is the Permanent Secretary for Development and the Deputy Chairman is an engineer; there are also five official representatives and 28 non - official representatives . Most of these non - official representatives come from the real estate sector the business sector and the construction and engineering sectors and all of them are appointed by the Chief Executive
此外，除了設有委任制度，令市民參與度偏低外，城規會更欠缺透明度，利益申報機制也不完善，容易出現利益衝突，而很多市民也不知道詳情。
Apart from having an appointment system with low public participation TPB also lacks transparency and its interest declaration mechanism is imperfect conflict of interests can thus arise easily and members of the public are not informed of the details
同時，城規會會議不會公開，即使市民提出大量反對意見，城規會往往表示不予接納，然後黑箱作業地作出漠視民意的決定。
In addition TPB does not hold open meetings and even if the public raise a lot of opposing views TPB very often pays no heed and proceeds to make decisions that ignore public opinion through black - box operation
新元朗中心是一個醞釀了10多年的發展項目，長久以來，當區居民一直反對，認為有屏風樓問題，而且當大量人口入住後，社區設施和交通配套等均未能配合。
The development project of Sun Yuen Long Centre had been brewed for more than 10 years . For a long time local residents had raised opposition as they considered that those buildings would cause wall effects and the ancillary community and transport facilities were highly inadequate to meet the needs when a large number of people moved in
他們都希望政府不要落實發展項目，但很可惜，政府一直懶理他們的意見。
They hoped that the Government would not implement the development project; unfortunately the Government had been indifferent to their views
2014年，城規會審議這個項目時，在所接獲的意見中，九成是反對意見，而這些反對聲音多數來自當區居民和環保團體等。
When TPB considered the project in 2014 90 % of the views received opposed the project . Such views were expressed mostly by local residents and green groups etc
很可惜，這些反對聲音並不重要，因為政府贊成、香港鐵路有限公司同意，發展商也支持，城規會怎會不順利通過建議？
Unfortunately these opposing views are unimportant because the Government and the MTR Corporation Limited endorsed the project so did the developers
主席，元朗的情況絕非單一例子，因為這些情況不斷發生，城規會的做法正正反映整項規劃政策傾向財團利益，忽略小市民的聲音。
How could TPB not approve the proposal? . President the situation in Yuen Long is by no means a single example as these situations have continued to arise . TPBs approach precisely reflects that the whole planning policy is tilted in favour of consortia ignoring the views of the common mass
事實上，城規會已淪為既得利益者進行財富分配的地方。
In fact TPB has degenerated into a place for distribution of wealth among those with vested interests
針對這一點，我特別提出一項修正案，要求政府改革整個規劃機制，包括城規會，必須落實民主化，讓更多居民及地區團體可以直接參與社區規劃，而不只是單向地提供意見。
In this connection I have specifically proposed an amendment asking the Government to reform the whole planning mechanism including TPB and implement democratization of planning to allow residents and local organizations to have more opportunities to directly participate in community planning instead of providing unidirectional advice
主席，今天議案的重點是《香港規劃標準與準則》，我剛才已詳盡講述《規劃標準》的問題。
President the motion today is focused on the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines HKPSG . I have already described in detail the problems of HKPSG
如果沒有完善的制度來執行或落實，《規劃標準》實在沒有多大意義。
Without a sound implementation system HKPSG actually serves no purpose
當然，隨着社會持續發展，有必要更新《規劃標準》，但單靠更改一些條文，並不能夠解決目前規劃的根本問題。
Of course with the continuous development of society it is essential to update HKPSG but the mere revision of some provisions cannot solve the fundamental problems of planning at present
主席，我對《規劃標準》也有一些意見。
President I also have some comments on HKPSG
根據居民的意見，社區正是最缺乏這些設施。因此，我相信政府確實有需要吸納更多市民的意見，並且檢討《規劃標準》。
According to the residents these facilities are most in need of in the community so I believe the Government really needs to take on board more public views and review HKPSG
在《規劃標準》也有一項關於零售設施的規定，但我們不知道政府究竟有甚麼標準？
There are also provisions in HKPSG on retail facilities but we do not know what standards the Government has in mind
我們只留意到有以下的描述："政府一向清楚明白零售業發展須以市場主導，而政府應保持最少干預，故此應用這零售設施規劃的概括方法時必須具彈性"。
We noticed the following provision Flexibility should be exercised in the application of the broad approach as Government upholds the view that retail development should be market - driven and that planning intervention should be kept to the minimum
原來政府最後把責任推卸予私人市場。
It turns out that the Government eventually shifts responsibilities onto the private market
我不否認市場調整的功能，但政府不能忘記，在零售設施方面，有不少必需品與基層市民的生活息息相關。
I do not deny the market adjustment function but the Government should bear in mind that in respect of retail facilities many necessities are closely related to the lives of the grass roots
主席，《規劃標準》有不少需要更改的地方，各位議員提出的修正案已經提及有關詳情，我不再詳細複述。
President many changes have to be made to HKPSG . As Members have mentioned the details in their amendments I will not repeat them in detail
但我想強調的是，現時在規劃上最需要改革的是必須推動民主化，因為民主化真的很重要。
But I would like to stress that we must promote democratization in the planning process because democratization is really important
我們離場後便由委員作出決定，他們的決定通常表明"我們的反對意見不被接納"。
TPB would make a decision after we have left and it would normally state in its decision that opposing views have not been accepted
所以，我認為，最需要的改革是推動民主化，令市民的意見真正受到重視。
Therefore in my view the most urgent reform is to promote democratization so that the views of the public can really be taken seriously
今天在席的議員當中，很多議員是經過直接選舉進入議會，都重視民主化。
Among the Members present today many of them have been directly elected to the Legislative Council and they attach importance to democratization
我希望可以在這方面推動民主化，以解決現時的市區規劃問題。
I would like to promote democratization in this respect so as to solve the existing urban planning problems
主席，人口不斷增加，市民對住屋的需求越來越殷切。
President as our population continues to rise the public demand for housing is becoming keener
有見及此，政府積極覓地興建房屋以回應市民的需求。
In view of this the Government has been actively identifying sites for housing construction to meet the peoples needs
雖然政府表示在進行規劃時會參考《香港規劃標準與準則》，但有關標準是否仍然能夠切合實際所需，實在令人懷疑。
Although the Government says that it will refer to the Hong Kong Planning Standards and Guidelines HKPSG in the course of planning it is really doubtful whether the standards are still appropriate in meeting the actual needs
此外，政府現時為了達到每年48,000個單位的建屋目標而"盲搶地"，完全忽略配套設施的標準。
Besides in order to achieve the annual housing supply target of 48 000 units the Government has been blindly grabbing land in total neglect of the standards for providing ancillary facilities
除了原議案中提到公眾街市和文娛及康樂設施不足外，我認為不足的還有交通配套，特別是車輛支援設施，包括各類車種的泊車位、供起卸貨物及上落客的地方，以及車輛維修工場等支持經濟活動的配套設施。
The original motion mentions an inadequate provision of public markets and cultural and leisure facilities but I think there is also a shortage of transport ancillary facilities especially vehicle support facilities including parking spaces for various types of vehicles places for loading and unloading goods and picking up and dropping off passengers as well as vehicle maintenance workshops which support economic activities
政府的交通運輸政策以公共交通為本，但隨着人口增加和新市鎮的發展，公共交通配套往往無法滿足市民的需求，不是沒有鐵路服 務，便是鐵路在通車時便已飽和，再加上轉乘帶來不便，令市民對私家車仍有一定的需求。
The Governments transport policy is public - transport oriented but with an increase in population and the development of new towns public transport ancillary facilities often cannot meet public needs . There may be a lack of railway service or the railway service may become saturated soon after it has been commissioned . These problems coupled with the inconvenience caused by the need of interchange have sustained the demand for private cars
過去5年，整體車輛數目已增加16%，平均每年增加3%。
In the past five years the total number of vehicles has increased by 16 % representing an average increase of 3 % per year
截至今年9月，全港已登記車輛約有81萬部。
As at September this year there are about 810 000 registered vehicles in Hong Kong
眼見車輛數目不斷增加，但特區政府卻沒有推出相應政策配合，只是一直向車主"開刀"，透過不斷增加養車成本，例如增加車輛首次登記稅、牌照費、違例泊車定額罰款及計劃推出的電子道路收費等，減低市民的買車意欲，藉以減少車輛的數目，以為這樣便可以解決所有道路問題，包括道路擠塞和路邊空氣污染等。
Noticing the continuous increase in the number of vehicles the SAR Government has not introduced any corresponding policies to address the problem but has been targeting vehicle owners by continuously increasing the costs of vehicle ownership such as the motor vehicle first registration tax vehicle licence fee and fixed penalty for parking offences and planning to introduce Electronic Road Pricing and so on . The Government seeks to reduce the number of vehicles by discouraging people from buying cars in the hope that all problems relating to roads including traffic congestion and roadside air pollution can be solved
然而，觀乎香港人擁有車輛的比率依然與日俱增，便知道政府的政策方向並不正確。
Nevertheless since the ratio of vehicle ownership in Hong Kong is still on the increase we know that the Governments policy direction is incorrect
我們可以看看新加坡的情況，當地市民在購買汽車前，必須先在市場購買一張"擁車證"。
Let us consider the situation in Singapore . A Singaporean has to buy a certificate of entitlement before buying a vehicle
雖然當地的車價加起來較香港貴1倍，但在過去10年，新加坡車輛數目的增長亦高達33%。
Although this will make the total costs of buying a vehicle double that in Hong Kong the growth in the number of vehicles in Singapore in the past 10 years is still as high as 33 %
所以，單靠財政措施根本無法解決車輛數目增長的問題。
Thus relying merely on financial measures cannot reduce the growth in the number of vehicles at all
道路擠塞的其中一個原因是違例泊車，商業購物區和工廠區的情況尤為嚴重。
Illegal parking being a cause of traffic congestion is particularly serious in our commercial and shopping areas and industrial areas
歸根究底，違例泊車的原因是泊車位不足，司機只能冒着被抄牌的風險，把車輛停泊在所謂的禁區。
In fact the root cause of the problem is a shortage of parking spaces which leaves drivers with no choice but to park in the prohibited zones at the risk of being booked
可是，政府一直沒有落實解決泊車位不足的問題，貨車沒有上落貨點，公共車輛也沒有上落客點，單純加強向違泊者執法，我認為是本末倒置的，根本沒有對症下藥。
However instead of trying to address the shortage of parking spaces the lack of places for goods vehicles to load and unload goods and for public vehicles to pick up and drop off passengers the Government has simply stepped up law enforcement against drivers who park illegally . The Government has put the cart before the horse and failed to prescribe the right remedy for the problem
車輛數目增加亦衍生泊車位需求的問題。
An increased number of vehicles will generate the problem of an increasing demand for parking spaces
我在2013年已經向政府反映泊車位嚴重不足的問題，並要求政府進行第三次泊車政策檢討，但政府卻一直在"歎慢板"。
In 2013 I reflected to the Government the problem of serious shortage of parking spaces and asked it to conduct a third review on its parking policy but the Government has been working at a slow pace
政府一向只以短期租約土地作為臨時停車場，如果有某類車輛的泊車位明顯不足，便在新的短期租約訂明該類車輛的泊位需求，以滿足市場的需要。
The Government has all along allowed some sites to be used as temporary car parks under short - term tenancies . If there is an apparent shortage of parking spaces for a certain type of vehicles the Government will stipulate in the new tenancy agreement the number of parking spaces needed for that type of vehicles to meet market needs
然而，由於整體車位供應並沒有增加，因此，這只不過是"塘水滾塘魚"，並沒有真正解決問題。
However as the total number of parking spaces has not increased the Government is only making do with what is available without really solving the problem
再者，多幅用作臨時停車場的短期租約土地已先後被收回作建屋之用，導致車位短缺的問題進一步加劇。
The resumption of a number of sites for housing development further aggravates the problem of parking space shortage
面對泊車位不足的問題，政府利用閒置及未有發展的土地，以短期租約形式推出臨時停車場紓緩泊車位供不應求的問題，是治標不治本的，只可以暫時"止咳"。
By using idle land awaiting development as temporary car parks under short - term tenancies to alleviate the shortage of parking spaces the Government can only temporarily suppress the cough rather than curing the disease
由於政府是以短期租約方式推出土地，約滿後又會重新招標，並以價高者得的招標競投方法推出土地，所以租 金不斷被推高，導致泊車費亦不斷增加，進一步加重車主的負擔。
Since the Government is renting these sites under short - term tenancies and will invite tenders afresh upon the expiry of a tenancy and grant it to the highest bidder rent has been pushed up continuously resulting in higher parking fees which will in turn increase the burden of vehicle owners