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Appendix II - P Tai Po District Summaries of Written/Oral Representations

Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O 1 All DCCAs 1 - (a) Supports the provisional Item (a) recommendations on P01 (Tai The supporting view is noted. Po Hui), P02 (Tai Po Central), P03 (Chung Ting), P04 (Tai Yuen), P05 (), P06 (Yee Fu), P07 (Fu Ming Sun), P08 (Kwong Fuk & ), P09 (Wang Fuk), P10 (), P11 (Wan Tau Tong), P12 (San Fu), P15 (), P16 (Old Market & Serenity) and P18 () as they are in line with the EAC’s statutory criteria and working principles.

(b) Proposes to transfer Item (b) Shui Wai from P13 (Lam This proposal is not accepted Tsuen Valley) to P14 (Po Nga), because: instead of P17 () under the provisional (i) P14 (Po Nga) is formed recommendation because: mainly by Home Ownership Scheme estate (Po Nga Court)  Tai Po Tau Shui Wai is and public housing (part of relatively further away Tai Wo Estate), while P17 from the villages in P17 (Hong Lok Yuen) is an (Hong Lok Yuen); urban-cum-rural DCCA, including the low-rise housing  the residents of Tai Po Tau estate (Hong Lok Yuen) and Shui Wai use the MTR villages (e.g. Tai Po Tau ). station and facilities of Tai Hence, it is more desirable to Wo Estate; transfer the villages in Tai Po Tau Shui Wai to P17 (Hong  the population difference Lok Yuen); and between P13 ( Valley) and P14 (Po Nga) (ii) Tai Po Tau in P17 (Hong Lok could be reduced; and Yuen) and Tai Po Tau Shui Wai belong to the same clanship and have certain ties between them.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O  the community ties of Tai Po Tau Shui Wai and Tai Wo could be preserved.

(c) (i) Holds reservation on the Item (c)(i) provisional The view is noted. recommendation on P19 () for the Item (c)(ii) 2015 DCCA boundary This proposal involves alteration of delineation; and the district boundary, which does not fall under the purview of the (ii) proposes to transfer P19 EAC. The EAC has referred this (Sai Kung North) to Sai view to the HAD for consideration. Kung District in 2019.

2 P09 – 1 - Proposes to transfer Providence This proposal is not accepted Wang Fuk Bay from P10 (Tai Po Kau) to P09 because: (Wang Fuk) because: P10 – (i) the projected population of Tai Po Kau  Providence Bay near Pak Shek P09 (Wang Fuk) and P10 (Tai Kok is close to P09 (Wang Po Kau) will fall within the Fuk) and it is in line with the statutory permissible range. principle of “having regard to According to the established the community identities, working principles, preservation of local ties, and adjustment to their existing physical features of the area”; boundaries is not required; and and

 although the population of the (ii) there is a view supporting the DCCA is not below 25% of delineation proposals for P09 the population quota, P09 (Wang Fuk) and P10 (Tai Po (Wang Fuk) has the least Kau) (please see item 1(a)). population among all DCCAs in the Tai Po District, with the population and electors now at 13,044 and 8,957 respectively. The total projected population and electors in 2015 would be 12,744 and 8,394 respectively.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O 3 P09 – 1 - (a) Proposes to transfer Providence Item (a) Wang Fuk Bay from P10 (Tai Po Kau) to This proposal is not accepted. P09 (Wang Fuk) for reducing Please see item 2. P10 – the deviation percentage of the Tai Po Kau population quota of P09 (Wang Fuk). P13 – Lam Tsuen (b) Proposes to transfer Tai Po Tau Item (b) Valley Shui Wai from P13 (Lam This proposal is not accepted Tsuen Valley) to P14 (Po Nga) because: P14 – because: Po Nga (i) please see item 1(b); and  the projected population of P17 – P14 (Po Nga) in 2015 would (ii) the delineation proposal must Hong Lok be lower than that of P17 be in accordance with the Yuen (Hong Lok Yuen); and projected population and the present situation of the relevant  Tai Po Tau Shui Wai was DCCA. included in Tai Wo Constituency previously.

4 P12 – 1 - (a) Proposes to transfer Tai Po Item (a) San Fu Tau Shui Wai from P13 (Lam This proposal is not accepted. Tsuen Valley) to P14 (Po Please see item 1(b). P13 – Nga) because the projected Lam Tsuen population of P14 (Po Nga) in Valley 2015 would be lower than that of P17 (Hong Lok Yuen). P14 – Po Nga (b) Proposes to transfer Pun Chun Item (b) Yuen and its vicinity from This proposal is not accepted P13 () to because after the proposed P12 (San Fu) because: adjustment, the projected population of P13 (Lam Tsuen  the projected population of Valley) (21,386) will still exceed P12 (San Fu) in 2015 would the statutory permissible upper be lower than that of P17 limit (+26.07%). (Hong Lok Yuen); and

 P12 (San Fu) and P13 (Lam Tsuen Valley) are both rural areas.

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Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O (c) Proposes to maintain the Item (c) boundary of P13 (Lam Tsuen This proposal is not accepted Valley) because the EAC because : allowed the population of other DCCAs to deviate from (i) if the boundary of P13 (Lam the statutory permissible range Tsuen Valley) remains in the past. Moreover, unchanged, the projected different villages have population of P13 (Lam Tsuen different customs and close Valley) (21,655) will exceed ties with their adjacent the statutory permissible villages. Hence, the EAC upper limit (+27.65%); and should not ignore the ties among villages in order to be (ii) please see item 1(b)(ii). in line with the population permissible range.

5 P13 – - 1 Proposes to transfer Tai Po Tau This proposal is not accepted. Lam Tsuen Shui Wai from P13 (Lam Tsuen Please see item 1(b). Valley Valley) to P14 (Po Nga) because:

P14 –  the residents of Tai Po Tau Po Nga Shui Wai not only frequently use the community facilities of P17 – Po Nga Court and Tai Wo Hong Lok Estate in P14 (Po Nga), but Yuen they also often go to Tai Wo MTR Station via Po Nga Court; and

 the projected population of P14 (Po Nga) in 2015 would be lower than that of P17 (Hong Lok Yuen).

6 P19 – 1 - Proposes to transfer Symphony This proposal involves alteration of Sai Kung Bay from P19 (Sai Kung North) to the district boundary, which does North either the DC or the Sai not fall under the purview of the Kung DC. EAC. The EAC has referred this view to the HAD for consideration.