Appendix II N. North District
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- 155 - Appendix II - N North District Summaries of Written/Oral Representations * Item No. DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O 1 N01 - 1 - (a) N10 (Yu Tai) and Item (a)(i) This proposal is not accepted Luen Wo N11 (Sheung Shui Rural) Hui because if the constituency (i) Proposes to maintain the boundary of N11 (Sheung Shui original constituency N02 – Rural) remains unchanged, the boundary of N11 Fanling projected population of the DCCA (Sheung Shui Rural) and Town (23,281) will substantially exceed to allow the population the statutory permissible upper of the DCCA to continue N06 – limit (+37.24%). Therefore, the to deviate from the Yan Shing EAC’s provisional statutory permissible recommendations have transferred range; or N07 – the area of Ping Kong and Tai Lung Shing Fuk from N11 (Sheung Shui Rural) to (ii) to transfer Tai Tau Leng N10 (Yu Tai). Even though the and Tsung Pak Long N08 – projected population of the DCCA from N11 (Sheung Shui Fanling still slightly exceeds the statutory Rural) to N10 (Yu Tai); South permissible upper limit (+27.20%), or the deviation has been reduced to N10 – the least. Yu Tai (iii) to transfer Ying Pun and Lin Tong Mei from N11 Item (a)(ii) & (iii) N11 – (Sheung Shui Rural) to This proposal is not accepted. Shueng N10 (Yu Tai); or The EAC considers that the Shui Rural proposals made in the (iv) to extend the coverage of representation could make the N13 – N10 (Yu Tai) to Sheung projected population of Shek Wu Yue River. N11(Sheung Shui Rural) fall with in Hui the statutory permissible range. However, at the same time, the N14 – EAC understands that: Tin Ping West (i) both Tsung Pak Long and Tai Tau Leng are the key members N17 – of the Sheung Shui rural Tin Ping community, and there are East close historical and community ties between the two villages and the other villages in N11(Sheung Shui * W: Number of written representation O: Number of oral representation - 156 - * Item No. DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O Rural). Comparatively speaking, the daily ties between the two villages and N10 (Yu Tai) is not obvious; and (ii) Ying Poon, Ling Tong Mei and the other villages in the proximity of Fan Kam Road (e.g. Tsiu Keng, Cheung Lek) have a vegetable cooperative and the residents of the above villages rely on the Fan Kam Road as access. After balancing the relevant factors and taking into account the geographical factor, transportation, community integrity and community ties, the EAC remains the provisional recommendations unchanged. Item (a)(iv) This proposal is not accepted because if the coverage of N10 (Yu Tai) is extended to Sheung Yue River, the projected population of both N10 (Yu Tai) and N11 (Sheung Shui Rural) will exceed the statutory permissible range: N10: 31,095, +83.30% N11: 7,637, -54.98% (b) Proposes to transfer some Item (b) buildings of Tin Ping Estate Based on the 2011 original from N17 (Tin Ping East) to constituency boundary, the N14 (Tin Ping West). projected population of N14 (Tin Ping West) (12,666) will be slightly below the statutory permissible lower limit and therefore adjustment to its boundary is required. The EAC - 157 - * Item No. DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O agrees that this proposal is more preferable and should be accepted because the buildings of Tin Ping Estate are located in both N14 (Tin Ping West) and N17 (Tin Ping East) and they have certain local ties. In this connection, the EAC proposes to transfer Tin Long House located in N17 (Tin Ping East) to N14 (Tin Ping West) and to maintain Sunningdale Garden in N13 (Shek Wu Hui). After the proposed adjustment, the projected population of N13 (Shek Wu Hui), N14 (Tin Ping West) and N17 (Tin Ping East) will remain within the statutory permissible range. They are: N13: 19,736 , +16.34% N14: 15,062, -11.21% N17: 17,298, +1.97% (c) Objects to the delineation Item (c) proposal for the newly created This proposal is not accepted N08 (Fanling South). It is because: proposed that the new DCCA should be delineated at the after the proposed adjustment, location of Ka Shing Court and Ka Fuk Estate in N07 (Shing the projected population of Fuk) and Kai Leng in N08 N07 (Shing Fuk) (Fanling South). N07 (Shing (21,469) will exceed the statutory permissible upper Fuk) would then be formed by the remaining parts of the limit (+26.56%); existing N07 (Shing Fuk) together with Wu Tip Shan of after the proposed adjustment , N08 (Fanling South) and N06 the projected population of (Yan Shing). Another DCCA N02 (Fanling Town) (8,037) should be formed by the will be below the statutory remaining parts of the newly permissible lower limit created N08 (Fanling South) (-52.62%). Taking into account the population together with Wong Kong Shan and Fanling Centre of N02 distribution and local ties, it is (Fanling Town). If the not desirable to transfer some projected population of N02 buildings of N01 (Luen Wo at (Fanling Town) is insufficient, Hui) to N02 (Fanling Town) it is proposed to transfer some this stage; and - 158 - * Item No. DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O population from N01 (Luen Wo there is no objective Hui) to N02 (Fanling Town). information and justification to prove that the proposal made in the representation is clearly better than the provisional recommendations in terms of community identities and local ties. 2 N02 – 1 - Proposes to transfer Belair Monte This proposal is not accepted Fanling and Green Code from N17 (Tin because: Town Ping East) to N02 (Fanling Town) because the two housing estates in view of the EAC’s revision N17 – have inseparable ties with Fanling to the boundaries of N13 Tin Ping and Luen Wo Hui in terms of (Shek Wu Hui), N14 (Tin Ping East community ties and due to the West) and N17 (Tin Ping East) geographical consideration. in item 1(b), the projected Taking into account that the above population of N17 (Tin Ping adjustment may make the projected East) (11,140) will be below population of N17 (Tin Ping East) the statutory permissible deviate from the statutory lower limit (-34.33%) if Belair permissible range, and that Ling Monte and Green Code are to Shan Tsuen is adjacent to Good be transferred from N17 (Tin View New Village of the existing Ping East) to N02 (Fanling N17 (Tin Ping East), it is therefore Town) (Please see item 1); proposed to transfer Ling Shan and Tsuen from N02 (Fanling Town) to N17 (Tin Ping East). After the above adjustment, the projected in view of the profound population of N02 (Fanling Town) history and ties of the Chinese would not deviate from the clan between Ling Shan Tsuen statutory permissible range. and Fanling Wai of N02 (Fanling Town), it is not desirable to transfer Ling Shan Tsuen to N17 (Tin Ping East). 3 N01 – 1 - (a) N08 (Fanling South) Item (a) Luen Wo Objects to the delineation This proposal is not accepted Hui proposal for the newly created because: N08 (Fanling South). It is N02 – proposed to form a new DCCA Fanling the projected population of comprising Grand Regentville N15 (Fung Tsui) will fall Town and Regentville in N01 (Luen within the statutory Wo Hui), Fan Garden permissible range. N06 – Government Police Married Yan Shing According to the established Quarters and Fanling Garden in working principles, N02 (Fanling Town) and Belair - 159 - * Item No. DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O N07 – Monte, Green Code, Ma Shi Po adjustment to its existing Shing Fuk and Wu Nga Lok Yeung in N17 boundary is not required; (Tin Ping East) and name the N08 – new DCCA as “Luen Wo Hui the projected population of the Fanling North” because: proposed new DCCA “Luen South Wo Hui North” consideration has been given (11,953) will be below the N10 – to the factors of projected statutory permissible lower Yu Tai growth in population and limit (-29.54%); and community ties brought about N11 – by the occupation of Green there is no objective Sheung Code and Mount One; and Shui Rural information and justification to prove that the proposal N13 – some housing estates/villages made in the representation is Shek Wu in Luen Wo Hui (e.g. Belfair clearly better than the Hui Monte and the area of Ma Shi provisional recommendations Po) in N17 (Tin Ping East) in terms of community mainly rely on Luen Wo Hui, identity and local ties. N14 – Tin Ping instead of N17 (Tin Ping East) for external transport, West shopping and community facilities. The existing N15 – Fung Tsui constituency boundaries undermine the areas N17 – concerned in terms of the geographical factor, Tin Ping East transportation, community integrity and local ties. N18 – In view of the above proposal for Queen’s Hill forming the new DCCA, adjustments to the delineation of the other DCCA are proposed as follows: N01 (Luen Wo Hui) comprises Luen Wo Hui, Union Plaza, Mount One, Wing Fok Centre and Wing Fai Centre and renamed as “Luen Wo Hui South”. N02 (Fanling Town) comprises Fanling Centre, Avon Park, DawningViews, Fanling Wai, Fan Leng Lau Tsuen, On Lok Tsuen, Sui Pak Villa and Swallow - 160 - * Item No. DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O Garden. N07 (Shing Fuk) comprises Belair Villa, Camellia Court, Eden Garden, Glamour Garden and Kai Leng from the existing N08 (Fanling South), together with Ka Fuk Estate, Ka Shing Court, Cheerful Park, Greenpark Villa and Vienna Garden so as to enhance the community integrity and local ties of the residential area around Kai Leng on Pak Wo Road.