President, the Christian Zheng Sheng College has worked quietly over the past decade or so, saving many young people who have been affected by the menace of drugs. However, behind such brilliant achievements is a poorly fitted school campus of the College, which is situated in Chi Ma Wan on the Lantau Island. With increasing students, the campus had failed to meet the demand. What is more, the slope behind the school is prone to rock falls. Therefore, for the sake of the College's future development and the safety of the students, the Liberal Party considers that the relocation issue should be settled as early as possible and there should be no further delay.

Originally, the readily available Mui Wo campus is a pretty good choice for the College, but unfortunately it has yet to be accepted by the local residents.

Although Heung Yee Kuk has recently listed a number of alternative sites other than Mui Wo for the consideration of the College, the Liberal Party is concerned that following the sudden emergence of so many alternatives and many more others are being proposed, which even include sites in Stanley and Central, will this make the issue more complicated?

Furthermore, Heung Yee Kuk claimed that the new sites have good natural landscape and feng shui, as well as beautiful environment, but these factors are not essential to the operation of the College. The mission of the College is to integrate the students into a small community so that they can learn social skills to get along with other people. Should the College move to such remote places

as Hei Ling Chau or Shek Kwu Chau, where only few people live, it will definitely be turned into a detached addiction treatment centre. This is in stark contrast to the mission of the College.

President, students of the Zheng Sheng College are often students who committed wrongdoings and went astray but are now very determined to go back on the right track. Why do we still have to look at them through "tainted glasses"? Furthermore, the College has not only established a male hostel in Cheung Chau, it has also opened a pizza shop and tea house. They have not caused any nuisance to the nearby residents at all. Instead, the students' humble and courteous behaviour have earned the praises of the residents. Given this successful precedent case, why do we still look at these youngsters as if they are monsters?

In fact, the community is also very supportive of these students. Last Saturday, the Liberal Party organized a signature campaign called "Supporting the Christian Zheng Sheng College with our hearts" (以心比心，支持正生). It was warmly welcomed and we had collected more than 3 500 signatures in just a few hours. Many members of the public had even sent some encouraging words to the students. The Liberal Party has already passed the signatures to the students of the Zheng Sheng College on Sunday, encouraging them to face up to

their future.

The Liberal Party sincerely hopes that Mui Wo residents can be accommodating. If no better alternatives can be identified, they should accept these students and give them a chance to make a fresh start. The Government, on the other hand, should work hard to liaise between the College and Mui Wo residents so as to achieve a win-win situation. For example, the authorities may considerestablishing a small-scale secondary school in Mui Wo in response to local residents' requests for the re-opening of a secondary school. In that case, the aspirations of both the College and the Mui Wo residents can be met.

Earlier on, when Chairman of Heung Yee Kuk cum Member of the Executive Council Mr LAU Wong-fat put forward four alternative sites for the consideration of the College. He undertook to help settle the issue by persuading the Mui Wo residents to accept the proposed relocation in Mui Wo in case those four alternatives were not accepted by the College. He also indicated that he was confident that the problem would be resolved in three weeks.

While the number of alternative sites has increased to 10, the Liberal Party believes people from all walks of life would like to see mediation by "Uncle Fat", so that the College's relocation plan would not be shelved indefinitely.

President, I so submit.