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Appendix II - T Islands District Summaries of Written/Oral Representations

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 1 All 1 - (a) Supports the provisional Item (a) DCCAs recommendations on T07 The supporting view is noted. (), T08 ( & ), T09 (Lamma & ) and T10 ().

(b) Holds reservation on the Items (b) and (c) provisional In respect of the 2019 DC recommendations on T01 Ordinary Election, the (Lantau), T02 (Yat Tung Government has completed Estate South), T03 (Yat the review on the number of Tung Estate North), T04 elected seats and the ( South), T05 subsidiary legislation was (Tung Chung Central) and passed by the LegCo in T06 (Tung Chung North) January 2018. There is no because the populations of additional seat in the Islands the DCCAs concerned are District for the next DC the highest in , Ordinary Election. In far exceeding the statutory accordance with the EACO, permissible upper limit. the EAC must follow the number of elected seats Taking into account the stipulated for each DC under future overall development the DCO in delineating the plan of Tung Chung and DCCA boundaries. The Lantau, proposes that the EAC has no power to increase EAC should request the or decrease the number of Government to add at least elected seats/DCCAs in any two more seats in the administrative district. Islands District in respect of the 2023 DC Ordinary As this proposal made in the Election so as to cater for representation is related to the

* W: Number of written representations. O : Number of oral representations. T. Islands District - 367 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O the community problems enactment of the primary caused by the increase in legislation, which does not population and foster the fall under the purview of the development of district EAC, the EAC has referred administration. the relevant view to the CMAB for consideration. (c) Proposes to amend the EACO and DCO to allow Besides, in drawing up the the EAC to increase or delineation recommendations, reduce the number of seats the EAC must strictly adhere in every administrative to the statutory criteria under district within the limit of the EACO and its working 10% so as to cater for each principles. The delineation administrative district’s should be made on the basis need on the basis of its of the projected populations, population and community existing DCCA boundaries characteristics. Under the and relevant local factors. above proposal, the Islands The EAC will continue to District can add one seat to adhere to the above in future balance the situation that delineation exercises. some of the DCCAs in Tung Chung have populations of more than 20 000 while those in the DCCAs of Peng Chau and are less than 7 000.

2 All - 1 Holds no objection to the The view is noted. DCCAs provisional recommendations on all DCCAs of the Islands District. 3 All 1 - Hopes the EAC to review the As the matter mentioned in the DCCAs delineation of DCCAs and representation is related to the number of seats in the present enactment of the primary delineation exercise and no legislation, which does not fall need to conduct the review in under the purview of the EAC, 2023. the EAC has referred the relevant view to the CMAB for consideration.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 4 All 1 - States that there is a technical This proposal is not accepted DCCAs error in the provisional because: recommendations on the Islands District because among (i) in accordance with the the 10 DCCAs, the populations EACO, apart from taking of two DCCAs will be below into account the projected the statutory permissible lower population, the EAC must limit while five of them will also have regard to the exceed the statutory other statutory factors permissible upper limit. including community Moreover, the population of identities, preservation of the Islands District is around local ties and physical 190 000 and so 11.18 DC features (such as the size, members are required. The shape, accessibility and representation considers that development) of the the delineation of DCCAs in relevant area. The EAC the Islands District has the cannot adjust the following negligence: boundaries solely with strict compliance with the  the CMAB did not take the statutory permissible unique geographical factors range without considering of the Islands District into the other statutory factors consideration; mentioned above. When drawing up the  the REO did not provide provisional advice to CMAB; recommendations, the EAC has examined the  LegCo did not realise the feasibility of combining profound effect that could be T08 (Peng Chau & Hei brought about by the Ling Chau) and T09 calculation of the figures (Lamma & Po Toi). related to the DCCAs; and However, as these two DCCAs do not have any  the Islands DC has direct transport link, the knowledge on the EAC proposed that the geographical and population boundaries of the above distribution of the Islands two DCCAs should District as well as the remain unchanged and increase in population in their populations be Lantau and Tung Chung but allowed to continue to it did not object to the deviate from the number of DCCAs for the permissible range (the Islands District. populations of the above T. Islands District - 369 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O To solve the problem of the two DCCAs in the 2015 Islands District, proposes: delineation exercise were also allowed to deviate  to combine T08 (Peng Chau from the statutory & Hei Ling Chau) and T09 permissible range); and (Lamma & Po Toi); or (ii) please see items 1(b) and  the EAC to suggest to the (c). Government amending the DCO for adding one DCCA to the Islands District. After that, to split T01 (Lantau) into T01 “Lantau” and T11 “North Lantau” and maintain the original boundaries of T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) and T03 (Yat Tung Estate North).

5 All 1 - Supports the combination of This proposal is not accepted DCCAs Cheung Chau to free up a because: DCCA for creation in Tung Chung. Moreover, as the (i) according to the proposal populations of T01 (Lantau), made in the T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) representation to adjust and T03 (Yat Tung Estate the boundaries of T04 North) will far exceed the (Tung Chung South), statutory permissible upper T05 (Tung Chung limit and those of T08 (Peng Central) and T06 (Tung Chau & Hei Ling Chau) and Chung North), the T09 (Lamma & Po Toi) will affected population will be far below the statutory be larger than that in the permissible lower limit, provisional proposes to combine T08 recommendations; and (Peng Chau & Hei Ling Chau) and T09 (Lamma & Po Toi) (ii) please see item 4. and change the name of the DCCA to “Peng Chau, Hei Ling Chau, Lamma and Po Toi”.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O provisional recommendations on T07 (Discovery Bay) remain unchanged, proposes to adjust the boundaries of other DCCAs as follows:

T01 (Lantau) includes the areas covered in the provisional recommendations but to exclude all the villages in the north of Shek Mun Kap.

New DCCA T02 includes Mun Tung Estate, Yu Tai Court and all the villages in the north of Shek Mun Kap.

T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) includes Yat Tung (I) Estate. Changes the DCCA code to T03. Retains the name of the DCCA as “Yat Tung Estate South”.

T03 (Yat Tung Estate North) includes Yat Tung (II) Estate. Changes the DCCA code to T04. Retains the name of the DCCA as “Yat Tung Estate North”.

T04 (Tung Chung South) includes Tung Chung Crescent, Fu Tung Estate and Yu Tung Court. Changes the DCCA code to T05.

T05 (Tung Chung Central) includes Seaview Crescent and Coastal Skyline. Changes the DCCA code to T06.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O T06 (Tung Chung North) includes Caribbean Coast, Ying Tung Estate, The Visionary and Century Link. Changes the DCCA code to T07.

6 All 1 - Considers that the number of In drawing up the delineation DCCAs DCCAs in the Islands District recommendations, the EAC should not be decided by must strictly adhere to the population alone as in other statutory criteria under the administrative districts. Its EACO and its working unique situation should be principles. The delineation taken into consideration. should be made on the basis of the projected populations, existing DCCA boundaries and relevant local factors. The EAC will continue to adhere to the above in future delineation exercises. Moreover, the recommendations of the EAC are made on the basis of overall consideration from a macro perspective. No special emphasis to any particular administrative district or DCCA will be given.

7 T01 – 2 - (a) Propose the EAC to Item (a) Lantau maintain the original These proposals are not boundaries of T02 (Yat accepted because: T02 – Tung Estate South) and T03 Yat Tung (Yat Tung Estate North) (i) in respect of the 2019 DC Estate and request the Ordinary Election, the South Government to add one Government has DCCA in the area of Mun completed the review on T03 – Tung Estate in T01 the number of elected Yat Tung (Lantau), maintain Cheung seats and the subsidiary Estate Chau in two DCCAs and legislation was passed by North combine T08 (Peng Chau & the LegCo in January Hei Ling Chau) and T09 2018. There is no T. Islands District - 372 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O T04 – (Lamma & Po Toi) so as to additional seat in the Tung free up a DCCA for Islands District for the Chung creation of a new DCCA in next DC Ordinary South Tung Chung. Reasons are Election. In accordance as follows: with the EACO, the EAC T05 – must follow the number of Tung  according to the elected seats stipulated for Chung provisional each DC under the DCO Central recommendations, the in delineating the DCCA populations of all T01 boundaries; T06 – (Lantau), T02 (Yat Tung Tung Estate South) and (ii) according to the proposal Chung T03 (Yat Tung Estate made in the North North) will be 40% representations, the higher than the populations of T05 (Tung T08 – population quota. Chung Central) and T06 Peng Based on the figures, it (Tung Chung North) will Chau & is obvious that one exceed the statutory Hei Ling more DCCA should be permissible upper limit: Chau added; T05: 20 845, +25.58% T09 –  the populations of T08 T06: 22 965, +38.35%; Lamma (Peng Chau & Hei Ling & Po Toi Chau) and T09 (iii) it is an established (Lamma & Po Toi) will practice that the T10 – be almost 60% lower delineation exercise for a Cheung than the population DC ordinary election Chau quota, and these two should be conducted on DCCAs are originally the basis of the latest formed by different projected population islands. Therefore, figures as at 30 June of the they could be election year. combined into one Developments thereafter DCCA. After will not be taken into combination, the consideration; and population of the DCCA can still meet (iv) please see item 4. the statutory requirement and the characteristics of the DCCA will not be affected; and

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O  having considered the actual geographical situation of Cheung Chau, its population distribution and the completion of new residential buildings one after the other in the foreseeable future, it is reasonable to delineate Cheung Chau into two DCCAs.

On the basis of the above proposal for adding a DCCA, proposes the following adjustments to the boundaries of the relevant DCCAs:

T01 (Lantau) includes the areas covered in the provisional recommendations but to exclude Mun Tung Estate and all the villages in Tung Chung.

New DCCA includes Mun Tung Estate, the villages in the south of Tung Chung Road running from Lung Tseng Tau to Fui Yiu Ha, New Village, Tei Po New Village, New Village, areas around Shan Ha, Yu Tai Court, North Lantau Hospital, Wong Nai Uk, Ma Wan Chung, Sha Tsui Tau and Shek Lau Po.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O from T04 (Tung Chung South) to T05 (Tung Chung Central). As the population of T05 (Tung Chung Central) will substantially exceed the statutory permissible upper limit, the Monterey Cove, Phase 1 of the Caribbean Coast should be transferred to T06 (Tung Chung North) while La Mer, which has less population be retained in T05 (Tung Chung Central).

(b) state that if the EAC and Items (b) and (c) the Government will not These proposals are not add one DCCA as proposed accepted. Please see item 4. in item (a), T08 (Peng Chau & Hei Ling Chau) and T09 (Lamma & Po Toi) should be combined so that a new DCCA can be created in the area of Mun Tung Estate.

(c) One representation proposes to maintain the original boundaries of T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) and T03 (Yat Tung Estate North) and combine T08 (Peng Chau & Hei Ling Chau) and T09 (Lamma & Po Toi) to free up a DCCA for creation in the areas of Mun Tung Estate, Yu Tung Court and the villages of the Tung Chung Rural Committee because:

 the boundaries of T08 (Peng Chau & Hei Ling Chau) and T09 (Lamma & Po Toi) T. Islands District - 375 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O should not be remained unchanged simply because they do not have any direct transport link. If the population of individual DCCA will be substantially low, it is inevitable to combine it with other DCCA even if they are not close to each other; and

 the proposal could make the populations of T01 (Lantau), T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) and T03 (Yat Tung Estate North) fall within the statutory permissible range.

8 T01 – 1 - Objects to the provisional This proposal is not accepted Lantau recommendations on T01 because based on the 2015 (Lantau), T02 (Yat Tung original DCCA boundary, T02 – Estate South) and T03 (Yat apart from the villages such as Yat Tung Tung Estate North). In order Ma Wan Chung and Chek Lap Estate to make the populations of the Kok New Village, the area of South above three DCCAs in T01 (Lantau) also covers Mun compliance with the statutory Tung Estate, , Lantau T03 – requirements and preserve the South, , etc. Yat Tung community ties, proposes to According to the proposal Estate re-delineate the whole Yat made in the representation, North Tung Estate and the villages after re-delineating the whole such as Ma Wan Chung and Yat Tung Estate and the Chek Lap Kok New Village of villages such as Ma Wan T01 (Lantau) into three Chung and Chek Lap Kok DCCAs. New Village in T01 (Lantau) into three DCCAs, the remaining areas of T01(Lantau) cannot be transferred to its adjacent T. Islands District - 376 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O DCCAs having regard to the population distribution and geographical as well as transport factors.

9 T01 – 1 - (a) To narrow down the Item (a) Lantau population deviation of T01 his proposal is not accepted (Lantau) from the because: T08 – population quota, proposes: Peng (i) although the population of Chau &  to transfer Tai Shui T01 (Lantau) (24 685) Hei Ling Hang, Kau Shat Wan will still exceed the Chau and Man Kok from T01 statutory permissible (Lantau) to T08 (Peng upper limit (+48.71%) T10 – Chau & Hei Ling under the provisional Cheung Chau) because they are recommendations, the Chau closer to T08 (Peng provisional Chau & Hei Ling recommendations have Chau) and there is kaito substantially improved the ferry serving Tai Shui situation of the DCCA Hang, from exceeding the and Peng Chau; statutory permissible upper limit. According  to use Lantau South to the proposal made in Country Park and Chi the representation, after Ma Wan Road as the transferring Tai Shui boundary and transfer Hang, Kau Shat Wan and Peninsula Man Kok to T08 (Peng to T10 (Cheung Chau) Chau & Hei Ling Chau) because most of the and part of the areas in the population in Chi Ma Chi Ma Wan Peninsula to Wan Peninsula is at T10 (Cheung Chau), the Chi Ma Wan Pier and population of T01 the Sea Ranch. The (Lantau) (24 237) will still residents mainly rely exceed the statutory on the Cheung Chau permissible upper limit kaito ferry instead of (+46.01%). In terms of land transport to travel the deviation from the to South Lantau. population quota, there is According to the no apparent improvement criterion of over the provisional preservation of local recommendations; ties, Chi Ma Wan T. Islands District - 377 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O Peninsula should be put (ii) Man Kok is under the Mui in T10 (Cheung Chau); Wo Rural Committee. According to the proposal  to transfer Shek Kwu made in the Chau and representation, to T10 (Cheung Chau) transferring it to T08 because relatively (Peng Chau & Hei Ling speaking, Cheung Chau Chau) will undermine the is near to these two traditional village ties of islands. Moreover, the area concerned; and transferring and Soko Islands (iii) according to the proposal to T10 (Cheung Chau) made in the will not increase its representation, after population drastically; transferring part of the and areas in the Chi Ma Wan Peninsula to T10 (Cheung  if Cheung Chau Chau), the population of continues to be spilt the latter will further into two DCCAs, then exceed the statutory Chi Ma Wan Peninsula permissible upper limit: can be transferred from T01 (Lantau) to Provisional “Cheung Chau North” recommendations: and the name of the T10: 21 752, +31.04% DCCA can be changed to “Cheung Chau North Proposal made in the and Chi Ma Wan”. representation: As for Shek Kwu Chau T10: 22 131, +33.33% and Soko Islands of T01 (Lantau), they can be transferred to “Cheung Chau South” and the name of the DCCA can be changed to “Cheung Chau South and Soko Islands”. The adjustments will also increase the populations of the DCCAs concerned.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (b) With the continuous Item (b) development of the Tung In drawing up the delineation Chung New Town, in the recommendations, the EAC long run, the villages in must strictly adhere to the T01 (Lantau) can be split statutory criteria under the and transferred to other EACO and its working DCCAs with public principles. The delineation housing estates or private should be made on the basis housing estates to form a of the projected populations, new DCCA. existing DCCA boundaries and relevant local factors. The EAC will continue to adhere to the above in future delineation exercises.

10 T02 – 1 - States that the population in In drawing up the delineation Yat Tung T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) is recommendations, the EAC Estate around 20 000 while that in must strictly adhere to the South T09 (Lamma & Po Toi) is statutory criteria under the around 6 000. Apart from an EACO and its working T09 – elected member, there are also principles. The delineation Lamma two ex-officio members, i.e. a should be made on the basis & Po Toi total of three DC members in of the projected populations, T09 (Lamma & Po Toi). On existing DCCA boundaries average, one DC member and relevant local factors. needs to serve only 2 000 The workload of DC members people, just one tenth of the is not the relevant factor of workload of the DC member in consideration. T02 (Yat Tung Estate South).

11 T02 – 1^† - Supports the provisional The supporting view is noted. Yat Tung recommendations on T02 (Yat Estate Tung Estate South) and T03 South (Yat Tung Estate North). Reasons are as follows: T03 – Yat Tung  with the intake of Mun Tung Estate Estate, the population of North Tung Chung West will

^ The representation contains 12 signatures from the public.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O increase by more than 10 000 people. The provisional recommendations have successfully distributed the increased population to T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) and T03 (Yat Tung Estate North) evenly;

 there are 4 000 residents at Hong Yat House and Ching Yat House which are transferred to T03 (Yat Tung Estate North). If Ching Yat House is remained in T02 (Yat Tung Estate South), the population of the DCCA will exceed 25 000, resulting in a crisis to the system; and

 disagrees on criticising the DCCA delineation on grounds of building types because there are quite a number of similar cases in other DCCAs across Hong Kong.

12 T02 – 548# - (a) Object to the delineation of Item (a) Yat Tung T02 (Yat Tung Estate This proposal is not accepted Estate South) and T03 (Yat Tung because based on the 2015 South Estate North). Propose to original DCCA boundary, the maintain the original population of T01 (Lantau) T03 – boundaries of these two (36 109) will substantially Yat Tung DCCAs. Reasons are exceed the statutory Estate summarised as follows: permissible upper limit North (+117.54%) because of the  originally, T02 (Yat completion of Mun Tung Tung Estate South) Estate. As there is no

# Of which, 546 are template letters. T. Islands District - 380 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O comprises Yat Tung (I) additional seat in the Islands Estate while T03 (Yat District after the review on the Tung Estate North) number of elected seats of comprises Yat Tung each administrative district by (II) Estate. The the Government and Mun livelihood of the Tung Estate does not have any residents in these connection with other rural estates are distinctly areas in Lantau, the separated and they are provisional recommendations used to seeking proposed to transfer Mun assistance from the DC Tung Estate from T01 members of their (Lantau) to the adjacent T02 respective DCCAs. (Yat Tung Estate South). The provisional recommendations After the above adjustment, proposed to transfer the percentage deviation of Hong Yat House and T02 (Yat Tung Estate South) Ching Yat House of will be as high as 70%. To Yat Tung (I) Estate to narrow down the difference T03 (Yat Tung Estate among different DCCAs in North). Such will terms of the percentage of undermine the integrity population deviation from the of the two population quota, it is communities; proposed in the provisional recommendations to transfer  it is unfair to the Hong Yat House and Ching residents of Hong Yat Yat House of Yat Tung (I) House and Ching Yat Estate to T03 (Yat Tung House as they are Estate North). The deprived of their rights respective populations of the to vote in T02 (Yat DCCAs concerned are: Tung Estate South); T01: 24 685, +48.71%  Hong Yat House has T02: 23 475, +41.42% been transferred to T03: 24 772, +49.24% different DCCAs in each election. This Regarding the other issues as caused confusion to the mentioned in the residents and representations, the disregarded the delineation recommendations community ties and must be based on objective integrity; and data of population distribution. Arrangements T. Islands District - 381 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O  according to the on district administration provisional matters or community recommendations, the services provided by DC populations of the members are not the relevant DCCAs concerned will factors of consideration. deviate substantially from the permissible Besides, there is a upper limit of the representation supporting the population quota. provisional recommendations (please see item 11).

(b) There are 546 template Item (b) representations stating that The EACO stipulates that the the EAC did not consult the EAC is responsible for residents before making the drawing up the provisional provisional recommendations and to recommendations on consult the public thereafter. transferring Hong Yat During the consultation House and Ching Yat period, members of the public House of Yat Tung (I) can express their views on the Estate to T03 (Yat Tung provisional recommendations Estate North). through different means. The EAC will consider every representation received during the consultation period objectively before making the final recommendations.

(c) Two representations state Item (c) that the EAC has This proposal is not accepted substantially overestimated because according to the the intake population of proposal made in the Mun Tung Estate. The representation, the population of Mun Tung populations of T02 (Yat Tung Estate will not be as high as Estate South) and T03 (Yat that estimated in the Tung Estate North) will provisional deviate from the population recommendations. One of quota. The representation is the representations not obviously better than the proposes to transfer only provisional recommendations. Hong Yat House of Yat Tung (I) Estate to T03 (Yat Tung Estate North) and T. Islands District - 382 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O transfer Mun Tung Estate to Provisional recommendations: T02 (Yat Tung Estate T02: 23 475, +41.42% South) as the representation T03: 24 772, +49.24% estimates that the intake rate of Mun Tung Estate The proposal made in the will only be 40% in 2019. representation: According to this T02: 25 883, +55.93% projection, after the above T03: 22 364, +34.73% proposed adjustment, the populations of T02 (Yat Regarding the view on the Tung Estate South) and T03 population figures, the (Yat Tung Estate North) projected population figures will be 22 483 and 22 287 as at 30 June 2019 are used respectively. Although for the delineation exercise the populations of the for the 2019 DC Ordinary DCCAs concerned will still Election. As in the past, the exceed the statutory projected population figures permissible upper limit, the are provided by the AHSG, populations in these two set up specially for the DCCAs will be more even purpose of the delineation when compared with the exercise under the Working provisional Group on Population recommendations. It will Distribution Projection in the also be fair and just to the PlanD. The current residents and future DC population distribution members of the two projections are derived by DCCAs. using scientific and systematic methodology based on the results of the 2016 population by-census carried out by the C&SD as well as the up-to-date official data kept by the relevant government departments. Members of the AHSG are all professional departments which all along have been responsible for territory-wide population census and projections on population distribution. They possess the most up-to-date information on the population and land and T. Islands District - 383 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O housing development, and the data are highly-accepted generally. The EAC has all along relied on the statistical figures provided by the AHSG, which are the only data available for the delineation exercise.

13 T06 – 1 - Supports the provisional The supporting view is noted. Tung recommendation. Chung North

14 T04 – 1 - Considers that the provisional Based on the 2015 original Tung recommendations on DCCA boundary, the Chung transferring Ying Tung Estate population of T04 (Tung South to T06 (Tung Chung North) Chung South) (36 777) will will cause confusion to the substantially exceed the T06 – residents. statutory permissible upper Tung limit (+121.56%). To Chung maintain the population of the North DCCA within the statutory permissible range, adjustment to its boundary is required.

15 T04 – 1 - Considers that the names of The proposal is not accepted Tung T04 (Tung Chung South), T05 because the DCCA names in Chung (Tung Chung Central) and T06 the provisional South (Tung Chung North) cannot recommendations have clearly describe the Tung already reflected the T05 – Chung New Town. geographical locations of the Tung Therefore, proposes to rename DCCAs. Besides, the Chung T04 (Tung Chung South), DCCA names “Tung Chung Central which is located at the town South” and “Tung Chung centre, as “Tung Chung Town North” have been used since T06 – Centre”, T05 (Tung Chung 2007 and the public are used Tung Central) in the east of the town to these DCCA names. Chung centre and Tung Chung East Change of the DCCA names North interchange as “Tung Chung will cause confusion to the East” and T06 (Tung Chung public. North) as “Tung Chung Waterfront”. T. Islands District - 384 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 16 T04 – 1 - Disagrees to transferring the This representation is not Tung Seaview Crescent and La Mer, accepted because: Chung Phase 5 of the Caribbean Coast South to T04 (Tung Chung South) (i) in each DC delineation and T06 (Tung Chung North) exercise, the EAC will T05 – respectively because: review the boundaries of Tung the DCCAs which were Chung  the Seaview Crescent, allowed to deviate from Central Caribbean Coast and Coastal the permissible range in Skyline are geographically the past. If there are T06 – adjacent to each other and changes in the objective Tung have all along been in T05 circumstances of those Chung (Tung Chung Central); DCCAs allowed to depart North from the permissible  in the 2011 DC delineation range in the past, such as exercise, the EAC did not the addition of new seats accept putting the Seaview within the administrative Crescent and Tung Chung districts or there is room Crescent in the same DCCA for adjustment in the because these two estates adjacent DCCAs, the EAC were separated by the North will appropriately adjust Lantau Highway; their boundaries in light of the actual situations.  La Mer, Phase 5 of the Caribbean Coast and the For the present other four phases of the delineation exercise, as Caribbean Coast are put in based on the 2015 T06 (Tung Chung North) original DCCA and T05 (Tung Chung boundary, the population Central) respectively. The of T04 (Tung Chung same housing estate will be South) (including T06 served by two DC members; (Tung Chung North)) and (36 777) will substantially exceed the  the serving DC member has statutory permissible established a good upper limit (+121.56%), relationship with the the EAC proposed to residents. The residents create a new DCCA T06 are shocked and dissatisfied (Tung Chung North) in with the change of the the areas of Century DCCA. Link, The Visionary and Ying Tung Estate. After transferring part of T. Islands District - 385 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O the population to the new DCCA, there is room for T04 (Tung Chung South) to absorb the excessive population of T05 (Tung Chung Central). Therefore, the EAC proposed to transfer Seaview Crescent from T05 (Tung Chung Central) to T04 (Tung Chung South);

(ii) for the 2011 and 2015 DC delineation exercises, although the population of T05 (Tung Chung Central) exceeded the statutory permissible upper limit, taking into account its deviation from the population quota and the separation of T05 (Tung Chung Central) and T04 (Tung Chung South) by the North Lantau Highway, the EAC proposed to maintain the boundary of T05 (Tung Chung Central) unchanged and allow its population to exceed the statutory permissible upper limit. The respective population of T05 (Tung Chung Central) in 2011 and 2015 were:

2011: 22 048, +27.58% 2015: 22 450, +32.34%

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O populations of the DCCAs in Tung Chung will substantially increase making the population of T05 (Tung Chung Central) (24 546) to exceed considerably the statutory permissible upper limit (+47.88%). In spite of the North Lantau Highway between T05 (Tung Chung Central) and T04 (Tung Chung South), the EAC noticed that there is a footbridge between Seaview Crescent in T05 (Tung Chung Central) and Tung Chung Crescent in T04 (Tung Chung South). Therefore, the provisional recommendations proposed to transfer the Seaview Crescent from T05 (Tung Chung Central) to T04 (Tung Chung South). After the above adjustment, the population of T04 (Tung Chung South) (21 213) will only slightly exceed the statutory permissible upper limit (+27.80%); and

(iii) the delineation recommendations must be based on objective data of population distribution. Arrangements on district administration matters or T. Islands District - 387 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O community services provided by DC members are not the relevant factors of consideration.

17 T10 – 1 1 Support the provisional The supporting view is noted. Cheung recommendations on Chau combining Cheung Chau into one DCCA.

18 T10 – 453% 6 (a) Object to the provisional Item (a) Cheung recommendations on This proposal is not accepted Chau combining Cheung Chau because: into one DCCA. Propose to maintain Cheung Chau (i) based on the 2015 original in two DCCAs. Reasons DCCA boundary, the are summarised as follows: populations of T04 (Tung Chung South) (including  it is not reliable for the T06 (Tung Chung EAC to combine North))(36 777, Cheung Chau into one +121.56%) and T05 (Tung DCCA by making Chung Central) (24 546, reference to the result +47.88%) will of the population substantially exceed the by-census of the C&SD statutory permissible as the actual figures. upper limit. As there is The projected no additional seat for the population of Cheung Islands District after the Chau will not be less review on the number of than 30 000; elected seats of each administrative district by  Cheung Chau is a the Government, under popular island among such circumstances, after Hong Kong people and examining the boundaries tourists around the of all DCCAs and world. It is facing a balancing the population lot of issues about distribution and community and geographical situation of people’s livelihood as the Islands District, the well as tourism EAC proposed to combine development. The Cheung Chau South with

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O issues have to be Cheung Chau North, handled by the DC considering that they are members. If there is geographically close to only one DC member, each other and both of the residents have to their populations will be wait longer time for below the statutory assistance. This will permissible lower limit, lead to their and hence can free up a dissatisfaction against DCCA for creation in the Government; Tung Chung;

 the provisional (ii) in principle, combining recommendations DCCAs will not break any disregard the actual community integrity. situation in Cheung Moreover, Cheng Chau is Chau that many a Market Town and a residents and slopes single constituency in the there without any Kaifong Representative public transport. The Election. As such, the residents can only EAC did not agree with travel by bike or on the notion that combining foot. If there is only Cheung Chau South and one elected seat, the Cheung Chau North will residents will have to break the community face many difficulties integrity of the area or when seeking cause disharmony assistance; and between the two places; and  although Cheung Chau and Tung Chung are (iii) the delineation both in the Islands recommendations must be District, they are two based on objective data of places with different population distribution. populations, Arrangements on district community structures administration matters or and living circles. community services Moreover, they are provided by DC members very far from each are not the relevant factors other and it takes about of consideration. four hours for a round trip journey. One of Regarding the view on the representations population figures, the further states that Tung projected population figures T. Islands District - 389 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O Chung and Cheung as at 30 June 2019 are used Chau are not adjacent for the delineation exercise DCCAs. Combining for the 2019 DC Ordinary Cheung Chau to free up Election. As in the past, the a DCCA for creation of projected population figures a new DCCA in Tung are provided by the AHSG, Chung violates the set up specially for the EAC’s working purpose of the delineation principle – “where the exercise under the Working population falls outside Group on Population the permissible range, Distribution Projection in the adjustments will be PlanD. The current made to their population distribution boundaries and those of projections are derived by adjacent DCCAs”. using scientific and systematic methodology based on the results of the 2016 population by-census carried out by the C&SD as well as the up-to-date official data kept by the relevant government departments. Members of the AHSG are all professional departments which all along have been responsible for territory-wide population census and projections on population distribution. They possess the most up-to-date information on the population and land and housing development, and the data are highly-accepted generally. The EAC has all along relied on the statistical figures provided by the AHSG, which are the only data available for the delineation exercise.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (b) 385 representations state Item (b) that there was no The EACO stipulates that the consultation before EAC is responsible for drawing drawing up the provisional up the provisional recommendations and recommendations and to public opinion was consult the public thereafter. ignored. During the consultation period, members of the public can express their views on the provisional recommendations through different means. The EAC will consider every representation received during the consultation period objectively before making the final recommendations.

(c) One representation states Item (c) that even after consultation In order to comply with the with the Chairman and statutory criteria, it is Deputy Chairman of the necessary for the EAC to have Islands DC and the DO, an understanding of the local the EAC still proposed to characteristics, geographical combine Cheung Chau. environment and accessibility This will split the of the proposed DCCAs so community. that the feasibility of the various options be considered thoroughly. Taking into account that the DOs, being officers responsible for district administration, do have more comprehensive and in-depth knowledge on the local characteristics, geographical and transport matters of their administrative districts, as a long standing practice, the EAC will invite the DOs to provide factual information of their respective administrative districts on such matters for reference.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O Throughout the whole process of drawing up the provisional recommendations, confidentiality is preserved, including the consultation with the DOs and communication with other working partners. Before the provisional recommendations are made public, the EAC would not consult any members of the local community, nor disclose any details of the delineation exercise to any organisations or individuals beyond its working partners.

(d) One representation Items (d) to (f) considers that the area of In accordance with the Cheung Chau is bigger EACO, the EAC must follow than the whole Wan Chai the number of elected seats District but it has only one stipulated for each DC under elected seat versus 13 seats the DCO in delineating the in the Wan Chai District. DCCA boundaries. As these proposals made in the (e) Four representations representations are related to consider that the EAC the enactment of the primary should increase the number legislation, which does not of elected seats in the fall under the purview of the Islands District instead of EAC, the EAC has referred combining Cheung Chau. the relevant view to the CMAB for consideration. (f) One representation proposes to split Cheung Chau into three DCCAs just like the past.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (g) One representation states Item (g) that according to the The delineation record, it is estimated that recommendations must be there will be more cases based on objective data of for Cheung Chau residents population distribution. to seek assistance from the Arrangements on district DC members. Therefore, administration matters or it is necessary to have two community services provided DCCAs in Cheung Chau by DC members are not the so that there will be relevant factors of sufficient manpower to consideration. assist the residents.

(h) One representation Item (h) proposes to combine This proposal is not accepted “Cheung Chau North” and because in accordance with T08 (Peng Chau & Hei the EACO, apart from taking Ling Chau) so as to into account the projected maintain two elected seats population, the EAC must in Cheung Chau. also have regard to the other statutory factors, including community identities, preservation of local ties and physical features (such as the size, shape, accessibility and development) of the relevant area when adjusting the DCCA boundaries. In view of the inconvenient transport between “Cheung Chau North” and T08 (Peng Chau & Hei Ling Chau), the EAC did not propose to combine these two DCCAs in the provisional recommendations.

(i) Another representation Item (i) proposes to combine T08 This proposal is not accepted. (Peng Chau & Hei Ling Please see item 4. Chau) and T09 (Lamma & Po Toi) for freeing up a DCCA and to maintain two elected seats for T. Islands District - 393 - T. Islands District

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O Cheung Chau.

(j) The representation states Item (j) that according to a survey The view is noted. Please conducted, majority of the see item 18(a). Cheung Chau residents object to the provisional recommendations.

19 T08 – - 2 Hold no objection to the Please see items 4 and 18(a). Peng provisional recommendations Chau & but hope that the EAC will Hei Ling explain why it proposed to Chau combine “Cheung Chau South” and “Cheung Chau T09 – North” instead of other islands Lamma in the Islands District for & Po Toi freeing up a DCCA.

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