For discussion FCR(95-96)91
on 8 December 1995

ITEM FOR FINANCE COMMITTEE

CAPITAL WORKS RESERVE FUND
HEAD 708 - CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS AND MAJOR SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
Education Subventions
New Subhead “Noise abatement programme in schools, stage IV”

Members are invited to approve a commitment of $562.3 million in money-of-the-day prices for implementing noise abatement measures in 184 aided schools in the fourth stage of the noise abatement programme in schools.



PROBLEM

A further 184 aided schools are affected by traffic noise in excess of the acceptable level.

PROPOSAL

2. The Director of Education (D of E) proposes to carry out noise abatement measures to these schools under a fourth stage of the noise abatement programme in schools at a cost of $562.3 million.

JUSTIFICATION

3. Noise caused by traffic or aircraft affects teaching in classrooms and causes undue strain and disturbance to both teachers and students. The Steering Committee on the Pilot Study of Noise Abatement Measures in Schools has recommended that noise abatement measures should be taken in schools suffering from a noise level in excess of 65 dB(A) Leq for traffic noise and 30 NEF for aircraft noise.

4. The 184 aided schools listed at the Enclosure are affected by traffic noise at a level in excess of 65 dB(A) Leq. D of E considers it necessary to introduce to these schools noise abatement measures under a fourth stage of the noise abatement programme. The measures to be implemented include installation of air-conditioning to the rooms used for teaching purpose (excluding the Home Economics Room because of potential hazards) and staff rooms; sealing of casement windows and replacement of louvered windows with aluminium windows.

5. Subject to Members’ approval, work will start in April 1996 and will proceed in phases during long school holidays, such as the Easter, summer and Christmas vacations. The Director of Architectural Services (D Arch S) expects to complete the work by end 1998.

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS

6. D Arch S estimates that the cost of the work for these 184 schools is $562.3 million in money-of-the-day (MOD) prices, made up of $412.8 million (at December 1994 prices) being cost of the improvement works and $149.5 million as inflation allowance. The estimated cashflow is as follows -

Year $ million
(December 1994)
Price
adjustment
factor
$ million
(MOD)

1996-97

80.0

1.18250

94.6

1997-98

130.0

1.30075

169.1

1998-99

130.0

1.43083

186.0

1999-2000

72.8

1.54708

112.6

Total

412.8


562.3

7. We estimate the annually recurrent cost to be $21.1 million which will be met through the Secretary for Education and Manpower’s allocation on education subventions.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

8. To reduce noise pollution at schools, we have carried out a noise abatement programme in stages according to the severity of the noise problem encountered by individual schools.

9. On 13 December 1986, Members approved funding for implementing the first stage of the noise abatement programme in schools. That stage comprised 38 schools affected by aircraft noise. Works were completed in 1989.

10. On 9 January 1989, Members approved funding for implementing the second stage of the programme. That stage comprised 121 schools which were affected by severe traffic noise in excess of 75 dB(A) Leq. On 16 April 1993, Members further approved the implementation of noise abatement measures in 239 aided schools in the third stage of the programme. These schools were affected by traffic noise at levels between 66 and 75 dB(A) Leq. D Arch S expects to complete the second and third stages of the programme in the 1996 Easter vacation.

11. The fourth stage of the programme will cover another 184 aided schools which are affected by traffic noise in excess of 65 dB(A) Leq. In addition, D of E has identified 14 government schools which also require noise abatement measures. He will submit a separate proposal for the improvement works in these 14 government schools under the Public Works Programme.

Education and Manpower Branch
November 1995


Enclosure to FCR(95-96)91

Noise Abatement Programme in Schools, Stage IV

School Number of
classrooms
Number of
special rooms
Number of
staff rooms
Estimated
capital cost

Central and Western District

1. Yu Chun Keung Memorial College

24

1

0

3,101,400

2. Chiu Sheung School

0

7

2

867,500

3. San Wui Community Society School

8

0

1

692,100

4. SKH St. Matthew’s Primary School

9

0

0

696,600

5. Catholic Mission School

6

0

0

464,400

6. St. Louis School

15

3

0

1,523,400

7. Sacred Heart Canossian School (PM)

3

2

2

584,200

8. St.Paul’s Co-Ed College Primary
AM/PM School

0

0

2

145,800

9. SKH St. Peter’s Primary School

6

0

0

464,400

10. St. Stephen’s Girls’ College

26

7

2

3,853,800

Eastern District

11. Buddhist Chung Wah Kornhill
Primary School

25

3

0

3,094,300

12. Taikoo Primary School

0

1

2

248,900

13. The HKCWC Hioe Tjo Yoeng
Primary School

12

0

2

1,158,600

14. Man Kiu College

17

1

0

1,436,600

15. Islamic College

0

0

1

72,900

16. Concordia Lutheran School - North Point

2

10

1

1,435,700

17. Canossa School (Hong Kong)

15

0

0

1,161,000

18. Chai Wan Faith Love Lutheran School

12

1

1

1,104,800

19. LKWKSL Mrs. Fung Yiu Hing
Memorial Primary School

12

1

1

1,104,800

20. CCC Xwei Wan Shan College

11

1

0

972,200

21. TWGHS Lee Ching Dea Memorial College

0

6

2

870,600

22. TWGHS Lee Chi Hung Memorial Primary School (Chai Wan)

20

3

2

2,853,100

23. The Rotary Club of HK Island W. Morninglight School

21

8

5

3,664,700

24. PLK Yu Lee Mo Fan Memorial School

10

6

2

1,538,400

Southern District

25. Pui Tak Canossian College

17

10

1

3,446,700

26. Wong Chuk Hang Catholic Primary School

12

0

1

1,001,700

27. Shue Yan Secondary School

24

8

1

3,746,900

28. WWCWDHK Tang Shiu Kin Primary
School

12

1

1

1,104,800

29. Yu Chun Keung Memorial College No. 2

0

14

0

2,541,200

30. Pui Ying Secondary School

31

10

0

4,457,400

31. St. Peter’s Catholic Primary School

16

3

0

1,547,700

32. St. Teresa’s School

2

0

0

154,800

33. Kung Lee College

29

12

1

4,617,100

34. Marymount Secondary School

30

6

1

3,969,700

35. Marymount Primary School

12

3

1

1,311,000

36. SKH Tang Shiu Kin Secondary School

2

6

1

952,500

37. Wanchai School

6

1

0

567,500

38. Wah Yan College Hong Kong

14

3

2

1,591,800

39. HK Tang King Po College

6

0

0

500,000

Yau Tsim District

40. TWGH Lo Yu Chik Primary School

31

0

0

3,249,400

41. Tung Koon District Society Fong Shu
Chuen School

24

2

2

3,059,600

Mongkok District

42. All Saint’s Primary School

2

0

1

227,700

43. The CCC Mongkok Church Kai Oi School

5

2

1

666,100

Kowloon City District

44. SKH Fung Kei Primary School

24

3

2

3,162,700

45. Holy Carpenter Prevocational School

6

7

2

1,455,800

46. Poo Ai Primary School

4

3

1

691,800

47. Kowloon Tong School (Secondary Section)

3

6

0

957,000

48. Diocesan Boys’ School

4

2

0

551,200

49. Tang King Po School

13

0

0

1,006,200

50. Emmanuel Primary School Kowloon

12

0

0

928,800

51. Kowloon True Light Middle School

14

6

0

2,658,400

52. Holy Carpenter Primary School

15

3

2

1,616,100

Kwun Tong District

53. Ko Lui Secondary School

24

0

1

2,780,500

54. St. Paul’s School (Lam Tin)

28

3

4

3,671,200

55. Sing Yin Secondary School

22

10

2

3,906,600

56. Buddhist Ho Man Kam Prevocational
College

0

17

0

2,903,600

57. St. Antonius Primary School (PM)

23

2

2

3,017,600

58. HKWMA Chu Shek Lun Prevocational
School

13

6

0

2,581,000

59. SKH Kei Lok School

16

3

0

1,547,700

60. Maryknoll Technical School

6

6

0

1,189,200

61. St. Joseph’s Anglo Chinese School

9

0

0

696,600

Sham Shui Po District

62. Five Districts Business Welfare
Association School

15

0

0

1,161,000

63. SKH Kei Oi Primary School

25

1

0

2,888,100

64. San Wui Commercial Society Kowloon
School

16

0

0

1,238,400

65. Pak Tin Catholic Primary School

6

0

0

464,400

66. Kei Chun Primary School

12

3

1

1,311,000

67. Chi Yun School

0

0

2

145,800

Wong Tai Sin District

68. Baptist Rainbow Primary School

18

0

0

1,393,200

69. Canossa Primary School

24

3

2

3,162,700

70. Lok Sin Tong Yu Kan Hing School

14

3

0

1,446,000

71. PLK Stanley Ho Sau Nan Primary School

30

0

0

3,512,000

Sha Tin District

72. TWGH Sin Chu Wan Primary School

28

7

2

3,884,700

73. Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee
College

12

13

0

3,349,200

74. MF Caritas Prevocational School - Shatin

5

11

0

2,565,800

75. Carmel Alison Lam Primary School

30

0

0

3,172,000

76. Shatin Tsung Tsin Secondary School

24

12

0

4,157,200

77. Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School

8

0

2

765,000

78. Chiu Chow Association Secondary School

14

10

0

3,141,600

79. Salvation Army Tin Ka Ping Primary
School

22

5

2

3,214,100

80. Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary
School

26

0

0

2,862,400

81. SKH Holy Spirit Primary School

12

2

0

1,135,000

82. TWGH Mrs. Fung Wong Fung Ting
College

27

10

0

4,147,800

83. LKWFSL Wong Yiu Nam Primary School

24

4

2

3,265,800

84. SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School

12

12

0

3,228,400

85. Jockey Club TI - I College

26

14

0

4,973,600

86. Wo Che Lutheran School

18

3

2

2,698,300

87. Shatin Lutheran Primary School

12

0

0

928,800

88. Ma On Shan St. Joseph’s Primary School

24

4

2

3,265,800

89. PLK Chong Kee Ting Primary School

24

3

2

3,162,700

90. Ng Clan’s Association Tai Pak Memorial
School

24

3

2

3,162,700

91. TWGH Wong Fung Ling College

24

0

0

2,707,600

92. Ma On Shan Tsung Tsin Secondary School

0

9

0

1,087,200

Sai Kung District

93. Lok Sin Tong Lau Tak Primary School

24

4

2

3,265,800

94. Carmel Divine Grace Foundation
Secondary School

0

7

0

845,600

95. PLK Luk Hing Too Primary School

20

3

2

2,853,100

96. HHC Shing Hang Fong Memorial Primary
School

24

4

2

3,265,800

97. HK & Macau Lutheran Church Primary
School

10

5

0

1,289,500

Tuen Mun District

98. Ka Chi Secondary School

0

10

0

1,208,000

99. Buddhist Leung Chik Wai College

8

7

0

1,464,800

100. TWGH Sun Hoi Directors’ College

4

6

0

1,034,400

101. Hoh Fuk Tong College

4

5

1

986,500

102. HK Red Swastika Society Tuen Mun
Primary School

4

0

0

309,600

103. CCC Mong Wong Far Yok Memorial
Primary School

4

4

0

722,000

104. Yan Chai Hospital No. 2 Secondary School

12

9

0

2,866,000

105. Christian Alliance S. C. Chan Memorial
College

9

10

0

2,754,600

106. STFA Tam Pak Yu College

24

0

2

2,853,400

107. Semple Memorial Secondary School

18

7

0

3,088,800

108. YCH Ho Sik Nam Primary School

12

0

0

928,800

109. CSBS Mrs. Aw Boon Haw Secondary
School

18

11

0

3,572,000

110. Taoist Ching Chung Primary School

20

4

2

2,956,200

111. TWGH Yau Tze Tin Memorial College

0

13

0

2,420,400

112. St. Simon’s Lui Ming Choi Secondary
Technical School

8

8

1

2,508,500

113. Tuen Mun Catholic Secondary School

16

0

2

1,384,200

114. AD & FDPOH Mrs. Cheng Yam On
School

24

3

2

3,162,700

115. HK Taoist Association Yuen Yuen Primary
School

30

0

0

3,172,000

116. Ho Ngai Prevocational School

16

13

0

3,658,800

117. PLK Vicwood K. T. Chong No. 2 Primary
School

26

1

2

3,111,300

118. Toi Shan Association Primary School

24

0

0

2,707,600

119. Buddhist Lau Tin Sang Primary School

6

0

0

464,400

120. SRBCEPSA Ho Sau Ki School

6

0

0

464,400

121. FDBWA Chow Chin Yau School

20

3

2

2,853,100

122. TSDCA Siu Leun School

24

0

2

2,853,400

123. Buddhist Wong Sewai Memorial School

24

3

2

3,162,700

124. Tuen Mun Morninglight School

10

3

1

1,156,200

125. Tuen Mun Morninghill School

0

2

0

206,200

Yuen Long District

126. AD & FD POHL Leung Sing Tak School

24

3

2

3,162,700

127. TWGH Lo Kon Ting Memorial College

9

13

0

3,117,000

128. YL Long Ping Estate Tung Koon Primary

School

24

2

2

3,059,600

129. SKH Bishop Baker Secondary School

24

0

0

2,707,600

130. Yuen Long Merchants Association
Secondary School

0

8

0

966,400

131. YL Long Ping Estate Wai Chow School
(AM)

24

4

2

3,265,800

132. Yuen Long Chamber of Commerce
Primary School

10

0

0

774,000

133. Ho Do College (Sponsored by Sik Sik
Yuen)

0

9

0

1,087,200

134. Shung Tak Catholic English College

28

3

2

3,525,400

135. Wai Kwan Primary School

0

2

0

206,200

136. Po Kok Branch School

0

0

1

72,900

137. Shung Tak School

1

0

0

77,400

138. QES Old Students’ Association Primary
School

30

4

2

3,730,200

139. Caritas Chan Chun Ha Prevocational
School - Yuen Long

1

28

0

4,309,800

North District

140. Yuk Yin School

6

0

1

537,300

141. Shek Wu Hui Public School

20

3

2

2,853,100

142. Pentecostal Gin Mao Sheng Primary
School

20

4

2

2,956,200

143. Fung Kai Primary School

24

3

2

3,162,700

144. Kei San Secondary Technical School

13

1

0

1,127,000

145. Ku Tung Public Oi Wah School

2

0

0

154,800

146. Alliance Primary School (Sheung Shui)

1

1

1

253,400

147. Lee Chi Tat Memorial School

12

0

0

928,800

148. SKH Wing Chun Primary School

24

3

2

3,162,700

149. Tung Hing School

6

1

1

640,400

150. TWGH HK & Kowloon EAM Association
Limited School

30

0

2

3,317,800

151. Buddhist Po Kwong School

1

4

1

562,700

152. Caritas Chan Chun Ha Prevocational
School - Fanling

20

18

2

4,718,200

153. Wai Chow Public School (Sheung Shui)

10

0

2

919,800

154. TWGH Kap Yan Directors’ College

0

12

0

2,299,600

155. Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School

12

0

0

928,800

Tai Po District

156. Buddhist Chi Hong Chi Lam Memorial
College

24

0

2

2,853,400

157. Confucian Sam Lok Chow Mud Wai
School

12

1

0

1,031,900

158. Confucian Ho Kwok Pui Chun College

14

11

0

3,262,400

159. CCC Kei Ching School

8

0

2

765,000

160. SKH Yuen Chen Maun Chen Primary
School

19

3

0

1,779,900

161. Sun Fong Chung Primary School

24

4

2

3,265,800

162. HKTA The Yuen Yuen Inst. No. 2
Secondary School

12

9

0

2,866,000

163. Luk Heung San Tsuen Public School

3

0

1

305,100

164. Sung Tak School

9

1

1

872,600

165. Bishop Mok Sau Tsang Secondary School

1

0

0

77,400

166. Valtorta College

7

12

0

2,841,400

167. Kai Chi School

7

0

0

541,800

168. Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Primary
School

8

2

0

825,400

169. Kau Yan College

12

11

0

3,107,600

170. Tai Po Old Market Public School

24

3

2

3,162,700

Tsuen Wan District

171. Tsuen Wan Catholic Primary School

18

6

1

2,934,700

172. Tsuen Wan Chiu Chow Public School

24

0

2

2,853,400

173. Kwai Ming Wu Memorial School of
Precious Blood

24

3

1

3,089,800

174. TW Ho Shun Primary School

3

0

0

232,200

175. Po On Comm. Association Wong Siu
Ching Secondary School

23

12

2

4,225,600

176. PLK 1983 Board of Director’s College

24

0

0

2,707,600

Kwai Tsing District

177. Father Cucchiara Memorial School

12

2

0

1,135,000

178. TWGH Wong See Sum Primary School

24

3

2

3,162,700

179. CNEC Lui Ming Choi Primary School

8

0

2

765,000

180. TWGH Chen Zao Men College

22

14

0

4,244,000

181. SKH Chu Yan Primary School

12

1

1

1,104,800

182. SKH Yan Laap Primary School

29

4

2

3,652,800

183. Lutheran School for the Deaf

13

6

0

1,624,800

184. Cotton Spinners Association Prevocational
School

8

12

2

3,064,600

Total

2 574

742

158

375,235,800

Contingency (10%)

37,564,200

Total

412,800,000


Last Updated on 2 December 1998