Kwai Tsing District Summaries of Written Representations
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S. Kwai Tsing - 140 - S. Kwai Tsing Appendix III - S Kwai Tsing District Summaries of Written Representations Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations 1 S01 – 7 (a) These representations (a) The representations are Kwai propose to retain accepted , although the resultant Hing Chin Kwai House and population of S05 would exceed Tsz Kwai House of the upper permissible limit S04 – Kwai Chung Estate in (25,797, +49.33%) because: Lower Tai S05 instead of Wo Hau moving these two (i) Tsz Kwai House and Chin blocks to S04. Kwai House, together with S05 – three other blocks of Kwai Kwai The reasons given Chung Estate, are all situated Chung are: at the same elevated Estate platform, sharing common (i) the community facilities (eg leisure ground integrity and and carpark) under the same residents’ sense management; of belonging can be preserved; (ii) valid reasons are provided in the representations (see also (ii) the said item 18); buildings are situated at a (iii)S04 can then be unaltered; higher level than and S04; (iv) the alternatives of moving (iii) the rights of the the two blocks to other residents of Chin adjacent DCCAs such as Kwai House and S01, S03 and S17 have been Tsz Kwai House explored but not considered will not be viable because under these neglected; and options, the resultant population will also exceed (iv) putting the said the upper permissible limits buildings in S04 and there were also will cause geographical and community inconvenience to differences between these residents in DCCAs and the two blocks. casting votes, making (b) The proposed further changes complaints and are not accepted because: taking part in District Council (i) there are 8 representations activities. that support keeping Kwai Hing Estate in S01 with (b) Three of the Kwong Fai Circuit and Kwai S. Kwai Tsing - 141 - S. Kwai Tsing Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations representations also Chung E state (see item 2(b)); propose to group and Kwai Chung Estate Phase 1 (Chun Kwai (ii) if Kwai Fuk Court is moved to House, Ha Kwai S01, since Kwai Chun Court is House and Chau also required to be moved to S01 Kwai House), Kwong (see item 2(b)), the resultant Fai Circuit, Kwai Fuk population of S01 will be 22,522 Court and Kwai (+30.37%), which would exceed Chung Estate Phase 6 the upper permissible limit. (which is under construction) in the same DCCA; and move Kwai Fuk Court (S05) to S01. 2 S01 – 12 (a) One of the (a) The representation is accepted Kwai representations because: Hing proposes to retain Kwai Chun Court in (i) the reasons given are S15 – S01 (instead of considered valid; and Hing moving to S15) Fong because: (ii) the resultant population of S01 is 20,828 (+20.57%), (i) Kwai Chun which still falls within the Court and Kwai permissible range. Hing Estate share common However, further changes will facilities; need to be made by moving New Kwai Fong Gardens, Kwai (ii) Kwai Chun Chung Plaza, Kwai Fong Terrace Court is far away and some rural villages from S12 from other to S15, and Block 12 of Kwai estates in S15 Shing East Estate from S17 to such as Kwai S15 because: Hong Court and Hibiscus Park; (i) it will bring the population and of S15 within the permissible limit, otherwise (iii) Kwai Chun the population of S15 will Court and Kwai be 11,297(-34.60%); and Hing Estate are next to each (ii) there are 13 representations other and have which propose to move the close community said buildings from S12 to ties. S15 (please refer to item 6). (b) Eight of the The resultant population representations distribution will be: S. Kwai Tsing - 142 - S. Kwai Tsing Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations support: S01 : 20,828 (+20.57%) (i) to move Kwai S15 : 20,538 (+18.89%) Hing Estate from S15 to S01, (b) The supporting views regarding together with Kwai Hing Estate are noted. Kwong Fai Circuit However, Kwai Chun Court and part of Kwai should be retained in S01 Chung Estate; and because: (ii) to put Kwai Chun (i) if Kwai Chun Court is not Court, Kwai Hong retained in S01, Block 12 of Court and Sun Kwai Shing East Estate, Kwai Hing New Kwai Fong Gardens, Gardens in S15 as Kwai Chung Plaza and in the provisional Kwai Fong Terrace cannot recommendations. be moved to S15 as proposed in a number of The reasons given representations (see items 3 are: and 6) because the resultant population of S15 will then (i) the area covered be 23,962 (+38.71%), which by the existing exceeds the upper S01 is too large, permissible limit; and and the elected DC member is (ii) there is a representation thus not able to (item (a) above) proposing take care of all the change. residents efficiently; (c) The representation is not accepted because: (ii) the said estates are close to each (i) the resultant population of other and have S01 will be 22,925 common concern (+32.71%), which would in exceed the upper permissible environmental, limit; and transport, community and (ii) there are eight housing matters; representations which support to move Sun Kwai (iii) the elected DC Hing Gardens to S15 (see member can item (b) above). focus his duties on the two public (d) The REO will bear this point in housing estates mind when identifying polling in S01; and stations for residents of the area. (iv) it can help to S. Kwai Tsing - 143 - S. Kwai Tsing Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations resolve existing problems of Kwai Hing Estate in the areas of transport, housing, security and leisure. (c) One of the representations objects to move Sun Kwai Hing Gardens from S01 to S15 because the existing DC member is familiar with the affairs of the estate and has established a good relationship with its residents. (d) Two representations propose to retain the CNEC Ta Tung School( 中華傳道會 許大同學校) as the polling station for Kwai Hing Estate because: (i) such retention can facilitate the elderly and the disabled to cast their votes on the polling day; and (ii) it can avoid abstaining residents from voting. 3 S02 – 5 (a) These representations (a) The proposals on moving High Kwai propose to move Prosperity Terrace from S03 to Shing High Prosperity S17 is accepted because: East Terrace from S03 to Estate S17 (or to S02 as in (i) S03 can remain unaltered; one representation), and S. Kwai Tsing - 144 - S. Kwai Tsing Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations S03 – because: Upper Tai (ii) High Prosperity Terrace is Wo Hau (i) the said estate is geographically closer to located at the S17. S17 – hilltop and is Kwai geographically (b) The proposal to remove Block Shing isolated; 12 of Kwai Shing East Estate West from S17 is accepted . It is Estate (ii) High Prosperity further suggested to move it to Terrace is S15 because: geographically closer to S17; (i) it will bring the population of S17 within the permissible (iii) most of the limit: residents come from Kwai S15 : 20,538 (+18.89%) Shing West S17 : 20,100 (+16.35%) Estate, and they often use the otherwise the population of transport and S17 will be 23,116 shopping (+33.81%); and facilities in Kwai Shing (ii) Block 12 of Kwai Shing East West Estate; Estate, together with Kwai and Hong Court and Sun Kwai Hing Gardens are still (iv) it is difficult for grouped in one single candidates to DCCA. conduct electioneering (c) Proposal (c) is not accepted , activities, and because it will affect the for the elected unaltered boundary of S02. DC member to carry out his duties in this estate. (b) Four of the representations also object to move Block 12 of Kwai Shing East Estate to S17, because the building is not close to S17 geographically. (c) One representation further proposes that Shing Ka House of S. Kwai Tsing - 145 - S. Kwai Tsing Item DCCAs No. of Representations EAC’s views no. concerned representations Kwai Shing East Estate (S02), instead of Block 12 of the estate, should be moved to S17, because the building is geographically close to S17. 4 S06 – 8 (a) These representations (a) The representations are not Shek suggest to retain accepted because: Yam Kwai Chung Fa Yuen, Tin On House (i) while the population of the S08 – and Kwai Fat Apex and the nearby Shek Lei Building in S10, and industrial estates is very Extension not to move Block 11 small, the population of the of Shek Lei (II) unaltered S10 is 23,395 S09 – Estate from S09 to (+35.43%), which exceeds Shek Lei S10. The reasons the upper permissible limit. are as follows: Even if the population of the S10 – Apex and the nearby estates Tai Pak (i) the population of is taken out, S10 still Tin S10 should not exceeds the upper exceed the upper permissible limit and its permissible limit boundary is thus required to as the Apex ( 雍雅 be adjusted; 軒) is still under construction; and (ii) if Block 11 of Shek Lei (II) Estate is retained in S09, the (ii) the community resultant population of S09 integrity can be will be 23,079 (+33.60%), preserved. which would exceed the upper permissible limit; and (b) one representation further suggests that (iii) Block 11 of Shek Lei (II) S08 should contain Estate is an interim housing Shek Lei (I) Estate block, its community ties only; with other blocks of the same estate is not strong.