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Appendix III - B Summaries of Written Representations

Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations

1 B01 – 1 The representation objects The representation is partially to delineating the cluster of accepted by retaining Hennessy private buildings near and Road Government Primary School, including the Hennessy which does not have any population, Road Government Primary in B01. School into B02 because the change of the polling station in B01 will affect the local culture of this DCCA and the electors’ desire for voting as they are familiar with the location of the polling station.

2 B01 – 2 (a) The representations The representations of (a) is Hennessy object to delineating partially accepted by retaining the cluster of private Government B02 – buildings near Primary School, which does not Hennessy Road have any population, in B01. The Government Primary move of the cluster of private B10 – School and including buildings from B01 to B02 is Southorn it in B02 because the required so as to contain the change of the polling population of B02 within the station in B01 will permissible limit. affect the local culture of this DCCA and the The representations of (b)(i) and electors’ desire for (b)(ii) are not accepted because the voting as they are resultant population of B01 would familiar with the be 12,707, which exceeds the lower location of the polling permissible limit (-26.44%). station.

(b)(i) The representations also object to delineating two street blocks, including 4-12 Kat On Street, 88-90 Stone Nullah Lane, 11-17 Kennedy Street etc into B10 B. Wan Chai - 32 - B. Wan Chai

Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations

because residents of the affected area would get confused.

(b)(ii) As an alternative, they suggest to move 104-112 , 1-19 Tai Yuen Street, 2-12 Cross Street and 2-20 to B10.

3 B02 – 1 The representation The representation is not accepted Oi Kwan suggests to maintain the because the population of B02 existing boundary of B02 would be 12,876, which exceeds the because: lower permissible limit (-25.46%). (a) the change of the However, Hennessy Road polling station in B01 Government Primary School (with will cause no population) can be retained in inconvenience to the B01 for use as polling station. residents;

(b) the number of electors increased is minimal and would not affect the overall number of electors; and

(c) there is no need to increase the number of electors in B02 in view of the high voter registration rate in this constituency in the past.

4 B10 – 1 The representation objects The representation is not accepted Southorn to delineating Antung because the population of B10 Building into B10 because would be 11,826, which exceeds the B11 – such changes would cause lower permissible limit (-31.54%). Tai Fat confusion to the residents For this demarcation exercise, the Hau and some new buildings EAC must adhere to the population will be built in B10 in the projection as at 30 June 2007. Any future. developments beyond this cut off date will not be taken into account. B. Wan Chai - 33 - B. Wan Chai

Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations

5 B11 – 2 The representations See item 4. Tai Fat suggest maintaining the Hau existing boundary of B11 because the proposed changes would affect the local culture of this DCCA and the electors’ desire for voting as they are familiar with the location of the polling station.