Kwai Tsing District Summaries of Written Representations

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Appendix III - S Kwai Tsing District Summaries of Written Representations

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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

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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).

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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.

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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

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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.

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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. (c) two representations further suggest that For (b) to (d), the representations are the private buildings not accepted because the resultant in S09 should be population of S09 will be 26,321 moved to S10; and (+52.36%), which would exceed the upper permissible limit. (d) one representation further suggests to retain Greenknoll Court (S12) in S08. S. Kwai Tsing - 146 - S. Kwai Tsing

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The reasons given for items (b) to (d) are that such grouping:

(i) will preserve community integrity and facilitate community management;

(ii) will make the boundaries clear and easy to be understood and avoid confusion;

(iii) will avoid the situation of three DC members serving one estate; and

(iv) will facilitate the residents and the elderly to seek assistance from DC members or make complaints.

5 S12 – 6 (a) Five representations (a) The representations are accepted Fong Yiu suggest to group the with modifications because: Wonderland Villas S13 – (S13) and the nearby (i) reasons (i) and (ii) are Lai Wah estates in S12, such considered valid; as Regency Park and S16 – Wah Yuen Chuen, (ii) the resultant population of Lai King into the same DCCA. S13 is 14,733 (-14.71%), which still falls within the The reasons given permissible range; and are: (iii) the community integrity (i) the said estates can be better maintained. are closer to each other and belong In addition to the changes proposed in to the same these representations, we recommend DCCA in the moving New Kwai Fong Gardens, past; Kwai Chung Plaza, Kwai Fong Terrace and some rural villages from (ii) the Wonderland S12 to S15, because: Villas is geographically far (i) it will bring the population of S. Kwai Tsing - 147 - S. Kwai Tsing

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away from the S12 within the permissible limit, other estates in otherwise the population of S12 S13, and the will be 23,871(+38.18%); needs and concern of residents in the (ii) there are 13 representations (item Wonderland 6) which propose to move the Villas are above private buildings from different from S12 to S15; those of the other estates in S13; (iii) the community integrity of S12 and can be maintained; and

(iii) Under the provisional (iv) the modified proposal will not recommendation for result in an increased number of S13, the Wonderland affected DCCAs. Villas will be neglected, and the DC The resultant population distribution member cannot will be: efficiently attend to its affairs. S12 : 17,646 (+2.15%) S13 : 14,733 (-14.71%) (b) One representation suggests: (b) The proposal on grouping Wonderland Villas with Wah (i) to put both Yuen Chuen is accepted (ie item Wonderland (b)(i)), but they are grouped in Villas (S13) and S12 instead of S13 or S16 Wah Yuen because there are five Chuen (S12) in representations proposing the S13, or S16 if change (see item (a) above). the permissible limit is As for the proposal to move Lai Yiu exceeded; and Estate to S16 (ie item (b)(ii)), it is not accepted because the resultant (ii) to move Lai Yiu population of S16 will be: Estate (S12) to S16 S16 : 22,905 (+32.59%)

because: which would exceed the upper permissible limit. (i) the area covered by S12 is too large, as the Wonderland Villas, Wah Yuen Chuen and Lai Yiu Estate are located at the S. Kwai Tsing - 148 - S. Kwai Tsing

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top, middle and lower part of the hill respectively, while 葵芳圍 is located at the bottom of the hill and is far away from the others; and

(ii) it is difficult for candidates to conduct electioneering activities, and for the elected DC member to carry out his duties in view of the extensive area covered.

6 S12 – 13 (a) These representations (a) The representations are accepted Fong Yiu object to move New with modifications because: Kwai Fong Gardens, S15 – Kwai Chung Plaza (i) reasons (i)-(iv) are Hing and Kwai Fong considered valid; and Fong Terrace from S15 to S12. (ii) the resultant population of S12 and S15 are still within The reasons given the permissible range. are: In addition to the changes proposed in (i) to preserve the this representation, we recommend community moving the Wonderland Villas from integrity; S13 to S12, Kwai Chun Court from S15 to S01, the rural villages from (ii) the said estates S12 to S15, and Block 12 of Kwai (S12) together Shing East Estate from S17 to S15 with Kwai because: Tsing Theatre and Metroplaza (i) there are ten representations in S15 are the (items 2, 3 and 5) which propose core such changes; and community; (ii) the community integrity can be (iii) the residents of better maintained; the said estates S. Kwai Tsing - 149 - S. Kwai Tsing

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share common The population of S12 and S15 will transport and be : leisure facilities and had S12 : 17,646 (+2.15%) common S15 : 20,538 (+18.89%) concerns; (b) The proposal on renaming S12 (iv) the said estates (ie item (b)(i)) is accepted , but are far away the name Wah Lai ( 華麗) is from Lai Yiu recommended instead because: Estate (S12); (i) New Kwai Fong Gardens (v) the population and Kwai Fong Terrace, of S12 and S15 which contain the word is uneven; ‘Fong’ are moved to S15; and (vi) it is difficult for the elected DC (ii) the major residential member to development in S12 now understand the includes 華景山莊 and 麗 needs of 瑤邨. residents from the estates Item (b)(ii) is not accepted which are newly because if the GreenKnoll Court included in the is moved to S08 (the only DCCA, thereby adjoining DCCA in North-east affecting the area of Kwai Chung), the efficiency of his resultant population of S08 will work; be 22,497 (+30.23%), which would exceed the upper (vii) it is permissible limit. inconvenient for the residents to seek assistant from the DC member; and

(viii) it is inconvenient for tenants of Kwai Chung Plaza to seek help from two different DC members.

(b) One representation also proposes to:

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Lai Fong, as the proposed name of “Fong Yiu” cannot reflect the community identity and does not sound well;

(ii) move GreenKnoll Court out of S12 as its residents mostly use the transport and community facilities of the North-east area of Kwai Chung, and have weak community ties with those in Lai Yiu and Kwai Fong.

7 S14 – 2 The representations The supporting views are noted. Cho Yiu support the provisional recommendation of S14 because it can maintain the community integrity and enhance the sense of belonging of residents.

8 S14 – 2 (a) The representations Item (a) Cho Yiu suggest to move the The representations on the minor Clothing Industry adjustment of boundaries are S16 – Training Centre, Lai accepted because the reasons given Lai King King Community are considered valid, and no Hall and Asbury population is involved in the said Methodist Primary premises. School from S14 to S16 because: Item (b) (i) the primary The supporting view is noted. school is under the management of Lai King Estate, which is in S16; and

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will enhance the unity of administration.

(b) One representation also supports the name of S16.

9 S20 – 2 The representations The supporting views are noted. Tsing Yi support the provisional Estate recommendation on S20.

10 S21 – 4 These representations Although the population of such Greenfield propose to: grouping falls within the permissible range, the representations are not S25 – (a) group Cheung Wang accepted because it will affect the Tsing Yi Estate (S25), Mount unaltered boundary of S21. South Haven (S25) and the village areas (S21) The supporting views on the into a DCCA; and delineation proposals of the other constituencies are noted. (b) group Rambler Crest (S25), Greenfield Garden (S21), Grand Horizon (S21) and Serene Garden (S21) into another DCCA;

because:

(i) the area covered by S25 is large, and it is not reasonable to group all such estates in the same DCCA;

(ii) Rambler Crest, Greenfield Garden and Grand Horizon are all private housing estates;

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(iv) Rambler Crest is geographically separated from the other estates in S25; and

(v) the lifestyle of the residents in Rambler Crest, Cheung Wan Estate and Mount Haven are different.

11 S22 – 3 (a) The representations (a) The supporting views are noted. Cheung support the Ching provisional (b) The proposal on renaming S22 is recommendation on not accepted because: S22. The reasons given are: (i) the major population of S22 belongs to Cheung Ching (i) the estates share Estate, and the existing name common of “Cheung Ching” is able to facilities; reflect the community identity of S22; and (ii) Mayfair Gardens is close (ii) electors have got used to the to Cheung existing name. Ching Estate;

(iii) the population is within the permissible range; and

(iv) it is convenient for residents to seek assistance from the DC member.

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(b) one representation further suggests to rename S22 as “Mei Ching”.

12 S22 – 4 (a) These representations The representations are not accepted Cheung propose to split the because: Ching original S25 into two parts along Tsing Yi (a) the population of the proposed S23 – Road West, and constituency Cheung Hong Cheung rename the 2 DCCAs under item (iv) of the Hong as Tsing Yi South and representation is 21,799 Tsing Yi West; and (+26.19%), which exceeds the S24 – upper permissible limit; Shing (b) one representation Hong further suggests to (b) the unaltered boundary of S24 dissolve S23, and put will be affected; and S25 – part of it in S22 Tsing Yi (renamed as Ching (c) there are 12 representations South Hong) with the (items 11 and 13) supporting the remaining part in S24 provisional recommendations on (renamed as Cheung S22-S24, and one representation Hong). that objects to this counter proposal (item 13(d)). Details are as follows:

(i) Tsing Yi South Includes Tsing Wah Court, Mayfair Gardens and Rambler Crest

(ii) Tsing Yi West Includes Cheung Wang Estate, Mount Haven and Liu To Village

(iii) Ching Hong Includes the original S22 and four buildings of Cheung Hong Estate in S23(Hong Wing House, Hong Wah House, Hong Fu House and Hong Tai House)

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S23 (Hong Kwai House, Hong Wo House, Hong Ping House, Hong On House and Hong Shing House)

The reasons given are:

(i) since the area covered by S25 is very large, dividing it into two parts will enable the elected DC members to focus his work in serving the residents;

(ii) the lifestyle of residents in Mayfair Gardens and Ching Wah Court is similar and the estates are the core community in Tsing Yi South; and

(iii) Cheung Ching Estate, Cheung Hong Estate and Ching Shing Court (ie orginal S22-S24) can be combined into two DCCAs based on their total population.

13 S23 – 9 These representations: Proposals (a) and (c) Cheung The supporting views are noted. Hong (a) agree to move Ching Wah Court from S25 Proposal (b) S24 – to S23 because: The proposal on renaming S23 is not Shing accepted because: Hong (i) the population of S23 has (i) the major population of S23 S25 – decreased; and belongs to Cheung Hong Estate, Tsing Yi the existing name is able to South (ii) Ching Wah Court reflect the community identities and Cheung of S23; and Ching Estate have close community (ii) electors have got used to the ties, and share existing name. common S. Kwai Tsing - 155 - S. Kwai Tsing

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facilities; Proposal (d) The proposal is accepted . Please see (iii) the provisional item 12 for details. recommendation is reasonable and there is no better alternatives;

(iv) the community integrity can be better maintained; and

(v) it can facilitate residents to reflect their views on community facilities.

(b) one representation further proposes to rename S23 as Wah Hong or Hong Wah;

(d) one representation objects to item 12 because it is not consider to be reasonable.

14 S22 – 1 The representation Proposal (a) is not accepted because Cheung proposes to: the resultant population of S23 and Ching S26 will be: Proposal (a) S23 – (i) group Tsing Wah S23 : 12,788(-25.97%) Cheung Court (S23), Mayfair S26 : 28,891(+67.24%) Hong Gardens (S22) and Rambler Crest (S25) which would be outside the into the same DCCA; S24 – permissible range. Shing (ii) move Mount Haven Hong (S25) to S24; and Proposal (b) is not accepted because:

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Tsing Yi Estate from S25 to will be 12,788(-25.97%), which South S26. would fall below the lower permissible limit; and S26 – or

Cheung (ii) one DCCA has to be dissolved in Proposal (b) Hang return, and this may affect a (i) same as proposal a(i); large number of unaltered

DCCAs. (ii) maintain the existing

S24 and S26; and

(iii) group Mount Haven, Cheung Wang Estate and Liu To Area into a new DCCA.

The reasons given are:

(i) it is difficult for the elected DC member to carry out his duties efficiently in view of the extensive area covered by the DCCA;

(ii) under the provisional recommendation , S25 contains different types of estates including public housing, private buildings and rural villages and their residents have different needs; and

(iii) the suggested grouping will perverse the community integrity.

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Kwai Tsing District Oral Representations Received at the Public Forum on 16 August 2006

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15 All 1 The representation The supporting view is noted. DCCAs considers that the provisional recommendations on constituency boundaries of Kwai Tsing District are reasonable and acceptable.

16 S01 – 1 The representation The representation is accepted (See Kwai considers that Kwai Chung item 1(a)). Hing Estate should be put in two instead of three DCCAs. S04 – Lower Tai Wo Hau

S05 – Kwai Chung Estate

17 S02 – 1 The representation Item (a) Kwai proposes to: The representation is not accepted Shing because the resultant population of East (a) move Block 12 of S02 will be 22,325(+29.23%), which Estate Kwai Shing East would exceed the upper permissible Estate (S17) to S02 limit. Block 12 is recommended to S03 – because the resultant be moved to S15 instead. Please see Upper Tai population will not item 3(b) for details. Wo Hau exceed the upper permissible limit; and Item (b) S17 – See item 3(a). Kwai (b) same as item 3(a), the Shing reason given is that West the estate is Estate geographically closer to these two DCCAs.

18 S04 – 2 Same as item 1(a). The See item 1(a). Lower Tai reasons given are: Wo Hau (a) the two buildings and S05 – the other parts of S04 Kwai are separated by a Chung slope, and it is S. Kwai Tsing - 158 - S. Kwai Tsing

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Estate difficult for the residents to seek assistance from the DC member, especially the elderly;

(b) it is difficult for the elected DC member of S04 to take care of these two buildings; and

19 S08 – 2 Same as item 4(a)-(c). See item 4(a)-(c). Shek Lei Extension

S09 – Shek Lei

S10 – Tai Pak Tin

20 S21 – 2 Same as item 10. See item 10. Greenfield

S25 – Tsing Yi South

21 S22 – 1 Same as item 11(a). The See item 11(a). Cheung reasons given are: Ching (a) the residen ts share the S25 – facilities of Cheung Tsing Yi Ching Estate; and South (b) Mayfair Gardens is close to Cheung Ching Estate.

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22 S22 – 1 Same as item 12. See item 12. Cheung Ching

S23 – Cheung Hong

S24 – Shing Hong

S25 – Tsing Yi South

23 S23 – 1 Same as item 13(a) and See item 13(a) and (d). Cheung (d). Hong

S25 – Tsing Yi South

24 General 1 The representation The representation is not accepted proposes to cut one DCCA because the approach will affect an in Tsing Yi area and to add unacceptable number of unaltered one in Kwai Chung area. DCCAs.

25 Number 1 This representation The subject is outside the EAC’s of elected proposes to increase the jurisdiction. seats number of elected seats instead of cutting or combining certain DCCAs.