E. Yau Tsim Mong District - 74 - E. Yau Tsim Mong District Appendix II - E Yau Tsim Mong 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 E02 The supporting view is noted. (Kowloon Station), E03 (Jordan West) and E18 (Jordan North) as they are more practicable in consideration of community integrity and population distribution. (b) Holds reservation on the Item (b) provisional The view is noted. recommendations on E06 (Mong Kok West), E08 (Olympic), E13 (Mong Kok North), E14 (Mong Kok East) and E15 (Mong Kok South). (c) Objects to the transfer of the Item (c) surrounding area of King This proposal is not accepted George V Memorial Park because: and Kwun Chung Municipal Services Building to E01 (i) the affected population (Tsim Sha Tsui West) under the proposal made in because the area has been the representation (1 268) included in E19 (Jordan will be larger than that in South) for years. It is the provisional proposed to transfer the recommendations (807) by cluster of buildings in the 461; and south of Humphreys Avenue and the west of Hart (ii) there is no sufficient Avenue from E20 (Tsim objective information and Sha Tsui Central) to E01 justification to prove that (Tsim Sha Tsui West) so as the proposal made in the to even out the populations representation is obviously * W: Number of written representations. * O: Number of oral representations. E. Yau Tsim Mong District - 75 - E. Yau Tsim Mong District Item No.∗ DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O of the above three DCCAs. better than the provisional recommendations in terms of preserving community identities and local ties. (d) Objects to the provisional Item (d) recommendations on E04 This proposal is not accepted (Yau Ma Tei South), E16 because: (Yau Ma Tei North) and E17 (East Tsim Sha Tsui & (i) the number of affected King’s Park) because the DCCAs under the population differences proposal made in the among the three DCCAs are representation will be two the greatest of all DCCAs in more than that in the the Yau Tsim Mong provisional District. It is proposed that recommendations. The the following adjustments affected population under be made: the proposal will be larger, too; and retains the buildings in the east of Portland (ii) there is no sufficient Street and Arthur Street objective information and in E04 (Yau Ma Tei justification to prove that South) and transfers the the proposal made in the areas in the east of Ferry representation is obviously Street, the south of Pitt better than the provisional Street, and the north of recommendations in terms Waterloo Road to E16 of preserving local ties, (Yau Ma Tei North). It geographical factors and is because these areas are transport. far away from the community facilities in E04 (Yau Ma Tei South) and the community ties between them are rather weak; transfers the areas in the east of Nathan Road and the south of Pitt Street from E16 (Yau Ma Tei North) to E17 (East Tsim Sha Tsui & King’s Park); E. Yau Tsim Mong District - 76 - E. Yau Tsim Mong District Item No.∗ DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O and absorbs the area in the east of Ferry Street of E05 (Charming) by E16 (Yau Ma Tei North). (e) Holds reservation on the Item (e) provisional This proposal is not accepted recommendations on E05 because: (Charming), E07 (Fu Pak) and E09 (Cherry). It is (i) the populations of E05 proposed that the following (Charming), E07 (Fu Pak) adjustments be made: and E09 (Cherry) will fall within the statutory transfers The Hermitage permissible range. from E09 (Cherry) to According to the E07 (Fu Pak) because established working this housing estate is principles, adjustments to different from those their existing boundaries tenement buildings are not required; and dominating E09 (Cherry). Being (ii) the delineation separated by Cherry recommendations must be Street, community ties based on the population between the two DCCAs distribution and relevant are rather weak. On the local factors. It is contrary, The Hermitage inevitable that a DCCA is and Park Avenue in E07 composed of more than (Fu Pak) were built by one community. the same developer and they share the same community living circle; and transfers Hoi Fu Court from E07 (Fu Pak) to E05 (Charming), subject to the populations of the two DCCAs. E. Yau Tsim Mong District - 77 - E. Yau Tsim Mong District Item No.∗ DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O (f) Having considered the Item (f) development and This proposal is not accepted community identity of the because the number of affected surrounding area from DCCAs under such proposal Mong Kok to Tai Kok Tsui, will be two more than that in it is proposed to re-delineate the provisional E09 (Cherry), E10 (Tai Kok recommendations. The Tsui South), E11 (Tai Kok affected population under the Tsui North) and E12 (Tai proposal will be larger, too. Nan) as follows: E09 (Cherry) includes the areas in the east of Sham Mong Road and Oak Street, the south of Li Tak Street and Anchor Street, the west of Fuk Tsun Street and Tong Mi Road, and the north of Cherry Street. E10 (Tai Kok Tsui South) includes the areas in the east of Sham Mong Road and Lime Street, the south of Chung Wui Street, the west of Fuk Tsun Street, Tung Chau Street, Tong Mi Road and Oak Street, and the north of Li Tak Street and Anchor Street. E11 (Tai Kok Tsui North) includes the areas in the east of Sham Mong Road and Fuk Tsun Street, the south of Chui Yu Road, the west of Tung Chau Street and Lime Street, and the north of Chung Wui Street. E. Yau Tsim Mong District - 78 - E. Yau Tsim Mong District Item No.∗ DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O E12 (Tai Nan) includes the areas in the east of Tung Chau Street, the south of Boundary Street, and the west of Nathan Road. 2 E01 – 1 – (a) Proposes to re-delineate Item (a) Tsim Sha E01 (Tsim Sha Tsui West), This proposal is not accepted Tsui West E17 (East Tsim Sha Tsui & because: King’s Park), E18 (Jordan E02 – North), E19 (Jordan South) (i) in accordance with the Kowloon and E20 (Tsim Sha Tsui EACO, the EAC must Station Central) by reducing these follow the number of five DCCAs to four so as to elected seats stipulated for E03 – make their respective each DC under the DCO Jordan populations closer to the in delineating the DCCA West population quota. Details boundaries. As proposed are as follows: in the representation, the E04 – five DCCAs concerned Yau Ma using Nathan Road as the will be reduced to four. Tei South boundary, two DCCAs As a result, the number of are demarcated on each DCCAs in the Yau Tsim E09 – of the east and west Mong District will be less Cherry sides. As the than its total number of population density of the elected seats, which does E10 – DCCAs in the east of not comply with the Tai Kok Nathan Road is lower requirement under the Tsui than that in the west, the above Ordinance. As South two sides should not be this proposal made in the treated in a similar way representation is related to E11 – when delineating their the enactment of the Tai Kok boundaries. Moreover, primary legislation, which Tsui the area of E17 (East does not fall under the North Tsim Sha Tsui & King’s purview of the EAC, the Park) is sizable. The EAC has referred the E12 – community ties between relevant view to the Tai Nan King’s Park and East CMAB for consideration; Tsim Sha Tsui of the and DCCA are not particularly strong; (ii) there is no sufficient objective information and justification to prove that E. Yau Tsim Mong District - 79 - E. Yau Tsim Mong District Item No.∗ DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O E17 – as regards the east of the proposal made in the East Tsim Nathan Road, the DCCA representation is obviously Sha Tsui in the south includes the better than the provisional & King’s surrounding area in the recommendations in terms Park east of Princess Margaret of preserving local ties. Road and Chatham Road E18 – South in E17 (East Tsim Jordan Sha Tsui & King’s Park), North and the areas in the east of Nathan Road in E01 E19 – (Tsim Sha Tsui West) Jordan and E20 (Tsim Sha Tsui South Central); the DCCA in the north includes the E20 – area from King’s Park Tsim Sha Hill to the west of Tsui Princess Margaret Road Central in E17 (East Tsim Sha Tsui & King’s Park), the areas in the east of Nathan Road in E18 (Jordan North) and E19 (Jordan South), and Kowloon Cricket Club and Gun Club Hill Barracks in E20 (Tsim Sha Tsui Central); and as regards the west of Nathan Road, the DCCA in the south includes the areas in the west of Nathan Road in E01 (Tsim Sha Tsui West) and E19 (Jordan South); the DCCA in the north includes the surrounding areas in the east of Shanghai Street and the west of Nathan Road in E18 (Jordan North), and the areas in the east of Shanghai Street and the E. Yau Tsim Mong District - 80 - E. Yau Tsim Mong District Item No.∗ DCCAs Representations EAC’s views No. W O south of Wing Sing Lane in E04 (Yau Ma Tei South). At the same time, it is proposed that the buildings in the east of Portland Street and Arthur Street be retained in E04 (Yau Ma Tei South), while the buildings in the west of Shanghai Street be transferred from E18 (Jordan North) to E03 (Jordan West).