Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Minutes of the Thirty-seventh Board Meeting Held on Friday, 27 June 2014, at 2:30 p.m. in Board Room, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, 29/F, Tower 6, The Gateway, 9 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (Open Session) Members Present: The Hon Carrie LAM CHENG Yuet-ngor, GBS, JP Chief Secretary for Administration (Chairman) The Hon Ronald ARCULLI, GBM, GBS, JP Mr Raymond FUNG Wing-kee, JP Mr Chris IP Ngo-tung Mr Leo KUNG Lin-cheng, BBS, JP Mr Andrew LAM Siu-lo, JP The Hon SIN Chung-kai, SBS, JP Mr Philip TSAI Wing-chung, JP Dr the Hon Allan ZEMAN, GBM, GBS, JP The Hon TSANG Tak-sing, GBS, JP Secretary for Home Affairs (SHA) Mr WAI Chi-sing, JP Permanent Secretary for Development (Works) Mr James LAU, JP Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Mr Michael LYNCH, CBE AM Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA) Ms Bonny WONG Director, CEO’s Office of WKCDA (Secretary) In Attendance : Mrs Avia LAI WONG Shuk-han Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs (3) Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Mrs Sorais LEE KWAN Siu-kuen Ms Sabrina LAW Chung Mr Ronald CHENG Long-fung Mr Bruno LUK Kar-kin Mr Andy LAM Siu-hong Dr CHAN Man-wai Dr Lars NITTVE Mr Louis YU Kwok-lit Ms Eva KWONG Pui-han Mr Michael RANDALL Ms Emily CHAN Mr Kingsley JAYASEKERA Ms Wendy LAM Ms Magdelena CHENG Ms Helen LEE Page 2 Project Manager (HAB) Principal Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs (West Kowloon Cultural District) Assistant Secretary for Home Affairs (West Kowloon Cultural District) Administrative Assistant to Chief Secretary for Administration Press Secretary to Chief Secretary for Administration Executive Director, Project Delivery of WKCDA Executive Director, M+ of WKCDA Executive Director, Performing Arts of WKCDA Executive Director, Human Resources of WKCDA General Counsel of WKCDA Chief Technology Officer of WKCDA Director, Communications and Marketing of WKCDA Head, Communications and Public Affairs of WKCDA Treasurer of WKCDA Internal Auditor of WKCDA Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority Absent with Apologies The Hon Jeffrey LAM Kin-fung, GBS, JP Professor LEE Chack-fan, GBS, JP Mr Victor LO Chung-wing, GBS, JP The Hon MA Fung-kwok, SBS, JP Professor Jenny SO Fong-suk Ms YIP Wing-sie, BBS, JP Mr Danny YUNG Ning-tsun Open Session with Webcasting Chief Executive Officer’s Report The Chairman said that this part of the meeting was open to the public through live broadcast at WKCDA’s website. At the Chairman’s invitation, Mr Michael LYNCH gave an update on various aspects of the Authority’s work summarized as follows: (a) LegCo Joint Subcommittee to Monitor the Implementation of the WKCD Project: Three meetings were held from April to June 2014. The issues discussed included planning application for minor relaxation of the development intensity of WKCD site, update on the financial situation, implementation of the integrated basement, roles and functions of the Consultation Panel (CP) and development of cultural software. Two more meetings were scheduled in July to discuss the integration and connectivity of WKCD with its neighbouring districts, an update on the development of M+ as well as design, use and management of the Park. (b) Public Survey on the Use and Management of the Park: To gauge public views on the use and management of the Park, a public survey was launched in May 2014. The study comprised a questionnaire survey and a series of focus group discussions. As of 24 June 2014, more than 3 200 questionnaires had been completed online and from street interviews. The preliminary report and final report would be ready in July and September Page 3 Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority 2014 respectively. The results would be used as references for drafting the Park bylaws. (c) 56th Venice Art Biennale: Hong Kong Arts Development Council had announced that they would continue the collaboration with M+ to curate the 56th Venice Art Biennale in 2015. (d) M+ Collection: Updates on the M+ Collection were reported including a donation of HK$7.76 million by an anonymous Hong Kong philanthropist towards the acquisition of “Asian Field” by the British artist Antony Gormley. Another donation was HK$5 million by the Hong Kong artist and collector Ms Rosamond Brown. (e) Mobile M+: NEONSIGNS.HK was launched on 21 March and ran until 30 June 2014. It had received local and international publicity support. M+ MATTERS series featured public talks and the forthcoming talk on 28 June 2014 was entitled “Postwar Abstraction in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan”. (f) Performing Arts: The New Works Forum was in preparation for the opening of Freespace. The first forum was held in March 2014 focusing on new writing for the theatre. (g) Progress of the building projects: progress of the Xiqu Centre, M+ Building, Park Design, Arts Pavilion and Lyric Theatre was reported. 2. Regarding the progress of hardware projects, the Chairman remarked that there were a lot of uncertainties in the construction industry at the moment in Hong Kong which might affect the tender process. This might have a consequential impact on various timelines. She advised WKCDA to be as transparent and accountable as possible. Once variations in hardware development were identified, WKCDA should update LegCo and make a public announcement. Secondly, as hardware development progress was also of concern to Page 4 Board of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority CP, it should be a routine business to update CP on the progress of various hardware projects at every meeting. 3. Mr Michael LYNCH pointed out that the decision relating to the PIW funding approval and the decision of the Town Planning Board were important. He also remarked that WKCDA had to deal with the impact of delays of XRL on the WKCD project, over which the Authority had no control. 4. The Chairman pointed out that a large part of the WKCD site was PIW and there was a lot of interaction between WKCDA and the Government on the actual delivery. Funding of PIW required approval by the LegCo Public Works Subcommittee and Finance Committee. The exact timing of approval of these PIW items could not be ascertained and these were regarded as risks to the progress of the project. West Kowloon Cultural District Authority September 2014 Page 5