Three flagged for zero 'Meet the Public' cases

Marco Lam and Ayra Wang

Three Sai Kung district councillors have logged zero cases under the "Meet the Public Scheme," a newly introduced initiative to facilitate direct engagement with local residents or people working in the district.

According to records, among the 32 district councillors in Sai Kung, three have not dealt with any cases in the past year, while 15 logged fewer than three cases.

Records show that Edwin Cheung Chin-pang from the district committees constituency and Wong Yuen-hong from the geographical constituency had each been on duty four and three times, respectively, without dealing with any cases.

Meanwhile, appointed member Kelvin Yau Siu-hung had been on duty only once, with his work report explaining he was hospitalized due to injury and unable to attend some activities from June to November.

When asked to comment, Cheung said he remembered the weather conditions were often poor on the days he was on duty last year. He also stated that as a full-time district councillor, he interacts with residents through various means and does not necessarily need to engage them through the scheme.

Cheung said he had assisted residents in over 1,000 cases last year, and believes the record does not affect their perception of him.

Wong also provided his side of the story, saying that his constituents at Tseung Kwan O South were unlikely to travel all the way to Sai Kung town, where the meetings took place.