F. Sham Shui Po District - 90 - F. Sham Shui Po District Appendix II - F Sham Shui Po District Summaries of Written/Oral Representations Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 1 All 2 - Support the provisional The supporting views are noted. DCCAs recommendations on all DCCAs of the Sham Shui Po District. 2 All 1 - (a) Supports the provisional Item (a) DCCAs recommendations on F02 The supporting view is noted. (Cheung Sha Wan), F07 (Nam Cheong Central), F10 (Lai Kok), F13 (Lai Chi Kok Central), F18 (Lai Chi Kok North), F22 (Lung Ping & Sheung Pak Tin) and F24 (Yau Yat Tsuen). (b) Objects to the provisional Item (b) recommendations on F01 This proposal is not accepted (Po Lai), F19 (Un Chau) and because: F21 (Lei Cheng Uk) and proposes: (i) the affected population under the proposal made in to transfer Un Chau the representation (10 696) Estate Phase 5 from F01 will be larger than that in (Po Lai) to F19 (Un the provisional Chau); recommendations (980) by 9 716; and to transfer the private buildings at Po On Road, (ii) the delineation Cheung Fat Street, Un recommendations must be Chau Street and Hing based on the population Wah Street, and Koon distribution and relevant Wing Building from F19 local factors. It is (Un Chau) to F01 (Po inevitable that a DCCA is Lai), so as to narrow composed of more than one down the community community. difference; and * W : Number of written representations. O : Number of oral representations. F. Sham Shui Po District - 91 - F. Sham Shui Po District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O to transfer the surrounding areas of Wai Wai Road, Pratas Street, Castle Peak Road and Tonkin Street from F01 (Po Lai) to F21 (Lei Cheng Uk) as the latter’s population is relatively low. (c) Objects to the provisional Item (c) recommendations on F20 This proposal is accepted (So Uk) and F21 (Lei Cheng because according to the Uk) and proposes to transfer provisional recommendations, the entire Camellia House the entire So Uk Estate from F21 (Lei Cheng Uk) to (including Camellia House) F20 (So Uk). actually belongs to F20 (So Uk), therefore the population of Camellia House has already been included in F20 (So Uk). The EAC will make technical adjustment to the proposed boundaries of F20 (So Uk) and F21 (Lei Cheng Uk). (d) Objects to the provisional Item (d) recommendations on F03 This proposal is not accepted (Nam Cheong North), F04 because: (Shek Kip Mei), F05 (Nam Cheong East), F23 (Ha Pak (i) if the buildings at the north Tin) and F25 (Nam Shan, of Tai Po Road are to be Tai Hang Tung & Tai Hang transferred from F03 (Nam Sai) and proposes: Cheong North) to F04 (Shek Kip Mei), the to transfer the buildings affected population (2 718) in the north of Tai Po will be larger than that in Road from F03 (Nam the provisional Cheong North) to F04 recommendations (1 191) (Shek Kip Mei), so as to by 1 527; reflect the different living circles of the two DCCAs; and F. Sham Shui Po District - 92 - F. Sham Shui Po District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O to transfer Mei Yue (ii) if Mei Yue House and Mei House and Mei Ying Ying House of Shek Kip House of Shek Kip Mei Mei Estate are to be Estate from F04 (Shek transferred from F04 (Shek Kip Mei) to F23 (Ha Pak Kip Mei) to F23 (Ha Pak Tin) instead of F25 (Nam Tin), the population of F23 Shan, Tai Hang Tung & (Ha Pak Tin) (20 817) will Tai Hang Sai), so as to exceed the statutory even out the population permissible upper limit difference. Also, some (+25.41%); of the residents of these two blocks are relocated (iii) the relocation of part of the from Pak Tin Estate in population as mentioned in F23 (Ha Pak Tin), and the representation is the residents of F23 (Ha originated from the Pak Tin) often go to redevelopment of housing MTR Shek Kip Mei estates. It is a common Station through Wai Chi phenomenon that residents Street in F04 (Shek Kip need to be relocated to Mei). different DCCAs due to redevelopment of housing estates, which also inevitably affects the existing local ties. Such influence is originated from relocation of population instead of delineation. The EAC is of the view that there is no sufficient information and justification to allow the population of F23 (Ha Pak Tin) to exceed the statutory permissible upper limit; and (iv) according to the projected population in 2019, F25 (Nam Shan, Tai Hang Tung & Tai Hang Sai) has more capacity than F23 (Ha Pak Tin) to absorb the excess population in F04 (Shek Kip Mei). F. Sham Shui Po District - 93 - F. Sham Shui Po District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (e) Proposes to “cut straight” Item (e) the boundary in the area This proposal is not accepted near Tsung Tsin Primary because: School and rename F25 (Nam Shan, Tai Hang Tung (i) as the Tsung Tsin Primary & Tai Hang Sai) as School under the proposal “Kowloon Tsai” (九龍仔) made in the representation for the convenience of the has no population, there is public. no need to adjust the boundary; and (ii) the current name of the DCCA has been used since 2007 and most of the public are used to this name. Besides, as the DCCA name proposed in the representation is also similar to that of “Kowloon Tsai” (九龍仔) in the Kowloon City District, change of the DCCA name may cause confusion to the public. (f) Objects to the provisional Item (f) recommendations on F06 This proposal is not accepted (Nam Cheong South), F08 because: (Nam Cheong West) and F09 (Fu Cheong) and (i) according to the proposal proposes: made in the representation, the population of F08 to transfer the private (Nam Cheong West) buildings surrounding (21 785) will exceed the the area in the south of statutory permissible upper Lai Chi Kok Road from limit (+31.24%); and F06 (Nam Cheong South) to F08 (Nam (ii) although the shape of a Cheong West), so as to DCCA is a relevant factor rectify the problem of of consideration, it is odd-looking boundaries confined by population of two DCCAs; and distribution to a certain F. Sham Shui Po District - 94 - F. Sham Shui Po District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O to transfer Sham Shui Po extent and is not a prime Park and Ka Ling School factor of consideration. from F09 (Fu Cheong) to F08 (Nam Cheong West), so as to reflect the situation that the access to the school is in fact located in F08 (Nam Cheong West). (g) Holds reservation on the Item (g) provisional The delineation recommendations on F12 recommendations must be (Pik Wui). The based on objective data of representation considers that population distribution. the population of F12 (Pik Arrangement on polling station Wui) is relatively scattered is not the relevant factor of and that more polling consideration. The EAC has stations should be set up in referred the relevant view to the elections to facilitate REO for consideration. electors. (h) Holds reservation on the Item (h) provisional This proposal is not accepted recommendations on F11 because the populations of F15 (Fortune), F14 (Lai Chi Kok (Mei Foo South), F16 (Mei Foo South), F15 (Mei Foo Central) and F17 (Mei Foo South), F16 (Mei Foo North) will fall within the Central) and F17 (Mei Foo statutory permissible range. North) and considers that According to the established F15 (Mei Foo South), F16 working principles, adjustments (Mei Foo Central) and F17 to their existing boundaries are (Mei Foo North) should not required. adopt Tsing Sha Highway as their eastern boundaries, so as to reflect the change of the road network. F. Sham Shui Po District - 95 - F. Sham Shui Po District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 3 F01 – 1 - Proposes: This proposal is not accepted Po Lai because the affected population to transfer Un Chau Estate under the proposal made in the F19 – Phase 5 from F01 (Po Lai) representation (7 972) will be Un to F19 (Un Chau); and larger than that in the Chau provisional recommendations to transfer the private (980) by 6 992. buildings in F19 (Un Chau) to F01 (Po Lai). 4 F01 – 1 - Objects to the transfer of Heya This proposal is not accepted Po Lai Green, Career Court and Po because: Wah Court in the north of Po F21 – On Road near Wai Wai Road (i) if the boundary of F21 (Lei Lei from F01 (Po Lai) to F21 (Lei Cheng Uk) remains Cheng Cheng Uk). Proposes to unchanged, the population Uk maintain the existing boundary of F21 (Lei Cheng Uk) of F01 (Po Lai) because the (12 356) will be below the above buildings originally statutory permissible lower belonged to F01 (Po Lai) and limit (-25.56%); and such an adjustment will affect the continuity of community (ii) the delineation services and cause unfairness to recommendations must be the residents affected. based on objective data of population distribution. Provision of community services is not the relevant factor of consideration. 5 F02 – 1 - Proposes to split F22 (Lung This proposal is not accepted Cheung Ping & Sheung Pak Tin) into because the number of affected Sha other DCCAs for the creation of DCCAs under the proposal Wan a new DCCA to accommodate made in the representation will the excess population of Shek be five more than that in the F03 – Kip Mei Estate after its provisional recommendations.