Appendix II - C Eastern District Summaries of Written/Oral Representations
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C. Eastern District - 52 - C. Eastern District Appendix II - C Eastern District Summaries of Written/Oral Representations Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 1 All 1 - Holds no objection to the The view is noted. DCCAs provisional recommendations on all DCCAs of the Eastern District. 2 All 1 - (a) Supports the provisional Item (a) DCCAs recommendations on C03 The supporting view is noted. (Lei King Wan), C04 (Sai Wan Ho), C05 (Aldrich Bay), C06 (Shaukeiwan), C07 (A Kung Ngam) and C28 (Hing Tung). (b) Holds reservation on the Item (b) provisional In accordance with the EACO, recommendations on C01 the EAC must follow the (Tai Koo Shing West), C02 number of elected seats (Tai Koo Shing East), C15 stipulated for each DC under (Mount Parker), C24 the DCO in delineating the (Quarry Bay), C25 (Nam DCCA boundaries. As this Fung), C26 (Kornhill) and proposal made in the C27 (Kornhill Garden). representation is related to the Although the provisional enactment of the primary recommendations are more legislation, which does not fall practicable having regard to under the purview of the EAC, community integrity and the EAC has referred the population distribution, relevant view to the CMAB for according to the aggregate consideration. population of the above DCCAs, their total number of elected seats is currently one more than that of their entitlement. Proposes to delete one seat in 2023 for reasonable deployment of DC resources. * W: Number of written representations. O : Number of oral representations. C. Eastern District - 53 - C. Eastern District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (c) Holds reservation on the Item (c) provisional In accordance with the EACO, recommendations on C10 the EAC must follow the (Yan Lam), C12 (King number of elected seats Yee), C13 (Wan Tsui), C14 stipulated for each DC under (Fei Tsui), C31 (Hing Man), the DCO in delineating the C34 (Yue Wan) and C35 DCCA boundaries. As this (Kai Hiu), and objects to the proposal made in the provisional representation is related to the recommendations on C08 enactment of the primary (Heng Fa Chuen), C09 legislation, which does not fall (Tsui Wan), C11 (Siu Sai under the purview of the EAC, Wan), C32 (Lok Hong) and the EAC has referred the C33 (Tsui Tak). relevant view to the CMAB for According to the aggregate consideration. population of the above DCCAs, their total number of elected seats is currently two more than that of their entitlement. Proposes to delete one seat in 2023 for reasonable deployment of DC resources. (d) Proposes to transfer the area Item (d) of the Hong Kong Institute This proposal is not accepted of Vocational Education because: (“IVE”) from C08 (Heng Fa Chuen) to C09 (Tsui Wan) (i) the affected population and maintain the boundary under the proposal made of C11 (Siu Sai Wan) in the representation (246) because IVE and the will be larger than that in Technological and Higher the provisional Education Institute of Hong recommendations (179) Kong in C09 (Tsui Wan) are by 67; both managed by the Vocational Training Council (ii) IVE located in C08 (Heng and affected by the Fa Chuen) is industrial and cargo geographically further working areas in C09 (Tsui away from the buildings Wan), sharing the same in C09 (Tsui Wan) as community characteristics compared with Fu Ming and issues of concern. Court as proposed for C. Eastern District - 54 - C. Eastern District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O transfer to C09 (Tsui Wan) in the provisional recommendations. There are also park and Citybus depot in between; and (iii) the delineation recommendations must be based on objective data of population distribution. Arrangement on district administration matters is not the relevant factor of consideration. (e) Proposes to transfer Koway Item (e) Court instead of Wah Ha This proposal is not accepted Estate from C33 (Tsui Tak) because: to C32 (Lok Hong) because: (i) according to the proposal the car park of Koway made in the Court is located at Tai representation, the Man Street, which population of C33 (Tsui affects the transport near Tak) (11 100) will be Neptune Terrace and below the statutory Greenwood Terrace permissible lower limit located also at Tai Man (-33.13%); and Street in C32 (Lok Hong); and (ii) the delineation recommendations must be Wah Ha Estate is close based on the population to MTR Chai Wan distribution and relevant Station and belongs to a local factors. It is community different inevitable that a DCCA is from Neptune Terrace composed of more than and Greenwood Terrace one community. located at the mid-levels in C32 (Lok Hong). (f) Holds reservation on the Item (f) provisional The proposal made in the recommendations on C16 representation involves C. Eastern District - 55 - C. Eastern District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (Braemar Hill), C17 alteration of administrative (Fortress Hill), C18 (City district boundaries, which does Garden), C19 (Provident), not fall under the purview of C20 (Fort Street), C21 the EAC. The EAC has (Kam Ping), C22 (Tanner) referred this view to the and C23 (Healthy Village). Government for consideration. Considering the differences in area and population between the Eastern and the Wan Chai DCs, proposes to transfer the above DCCAs from the Eastern District to the Wan Chai District in 2023 and to rename the Wan Chai District as the Harbour District to reflect that Wan Chai and North Point are located at the bay area in the central part of the Hong Kong Island. (g) Same as item 16. Item (g) Please see item 16. 3 C03 – 1 - To strengthen community ties This proposal is not accepted Lei King and bring the populations of because the populations of Wan C03 (Lei King Wan) and C04 C03 (Lei King Wan), C04 (Sai (Sai Wan Ho) closer to the Wan Ho) and C28 (Hing C04 – population quota, proposes: Tung) will fall within the Sai Wan statutory permissible range. Ho to transfer Les Saisons from According to the established C04 (Sai Wan Ho) to C03 working principles, C28 – (Lei King Wan) as it has adjustments to their existing Hing closer community ties with boundaries are not required. Tung C03 (Lei King Wan); to transfer the old residential blocks (except Tai On Building) from C03 (Lei King Wan) to C04 (Sai Wan Ho), so that the population of C03 (Lei King Wan) can continue to fall within the C. Eastern District - 56 - C. Eastern District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O statutory permissible range; and to transfer 18 Upper East and Shing On Building, or even Parker33, The Oakridge, Fortune Court, Tai Sing House and Truecourse Tower from C04 (Sai Wan Ho) to C28 (Hing Tung), depending on the population figures. 4 C04 – 1 - Proposes to transfer Sun Sing This proposal is not accepted Sai Wan Centre, Lok Kwan House and because: Ho Belleve Court from C04 (Sai Wan Ho) to C29 (Lower Yiu (i) the populations of C04 C29 – Tung) because: (Sai Wan Ho) and C29 Lower (Lower Yiu Tung) will Yiu Tung there will be new residential fall within the statutory developments with imminent permissible range. population intake and a lot of According to the residential projects are in established working progress in C04 (Sai Wan principles, adjustments to Ho). Expects that the their existing boundaries population of the DCCA will are not required; increase significantly. The EAC should have foreseen (ii) it is an established the above situation and practice that the adjust the boundary of the delineation exercise for a DCCA concerned as soon as DC ordinary election possible to avoid future should be conducted on adjustment and causing the basis of the latest confusion to the residents projected population without knowing who is their figures as at 30 June of DC member; the election year. Developments thereafter it will be hard for the DC will not be taken into member to manage if the consideration; and DCCA is overpopulated, and it is also unfair to residents; (iii) the delineation and recommendations must be based on objective data of C. Eastern District - 57 - C. Eastern District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O C29 (Lower Yiu Tung) has population distribution. the capacity to absorb more Community services population. provided by DC members is not the relevant factor of consideration. 5 C04 – 3 - (a) Propose to transfer both Yiu Items (a) and (b) Sai Wan Fung House and Yiu On These proposals are not Ho House from C29 (Lower accepted because: Yiu Tung) to C30 (Upper C29 – Yiu Tung) and the private (i) the number of affected Lower residential buildings near DCCAs under the Yiu Tung Sun Sing Street from C04 proposal made in the (Sai Wan Ho) to C29 representations will be C30 – (Lower Yiu Tung). one more than that in the Upper Reasons are summarised as provisional Yiu Tung follows: recommendations. The affected population under Yiu Fung House and Yiu the proposal will be On House are next to larger, too; each other geographically; (ii) if both Yiu Fung House and Yiu On House are query that the EAC is transferred from C29 under pressure and (Lower Yiu Tung) to C30 political considerations (Upper Yiu Tung), the not to transfer Yiu Fung affected population House and Yiu On (2 028) will be larger than House together to C30 that in the provisional (Upper Yiu Tung); recommendations (983) by 1 045; activities of the residents living along Sun Sing (iii) it is an established Street are mainly practice that the centralised in the area of delineation exercise for a Shau Kei Wan; DC ordinary election should be conducted on residents have always the basis of the latest regarded Hoi An Street projected population as the boundary of Sai figures as at 30 June of Wan Ho.