Q. Sai Kung District - 279 - Q. Sai Kung District Appendix II - Q Sai Kung District Summaries of Written/Oral Representations Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 1 All 1 1 Propose to add the elements of The proposal made in the DCCAs Tseung Kwan O to the name of representations involves the Sai Kung DC and rename it alteration of administrative as “Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O district name and boundaries, District Council”. Reasons are which does not fall under the summarised as follows: purview of the EAC. The EAC has referred this view to there are five elected seats the Government for for Sai Kung and 24 consideration. elected seats for Tseung Kwan O in the Sai Kung DC. Consider that the change of name can better reflect the composition of the Sai Kung DC; following the development of Tseung Kwan O New Town, the existing number of elected seats and the size of population of Tseung Kwan O are far more than those of Sai Kung; and the Sai Kung DC Secretariat and Conference Room have also been relocated from Sai Kung Government Offices to Tseung Kwan O New Town. One representation also proposes to make Tseung Kwan O New Town an independent DC. * W: Number of written representations. O : Number of oral representations. Q. Sai Kung District - 280 - Q. Sai Kung District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 2 All 1 - Holds no objection to the The view is noted. DCCAs provisional recommendations on all DCCAs of the Sai Kung District. 3 All 1 - (a) Supports the provisional Item (a) DCCAs recommendations on Q04 The supporting view is noted. (Hang Hau East), Q05 (Hang Hau West), Q06 (Choi Kin), Q07 (Kin Ming), Q08 (Do Shin), Q09 (Wai King), Q10 (Hoi Chun), Q13 (O Tong), Q14 (Sheung Tak), Q15 (Kwong Ming), Q17 (Tsui Lam), Q18 (Po Lam), Q19 (Yan Ying) and Q22 (King Lam). (b) Holds reservation on the Item (b) provisional Please see item 5(i). recommendations on Q01 (Sai Kung Central), Q02 (Pak Sha Wan) and Q03 (Sai Kung Islands). Considers that there are close community ties among the above three DCCAs. Therefore, adjustments should be made to their boundaries so that the populations of these three DCCAs will fall within the statutory permissible range. (c) Proposes to transfer Item (c) Anderson Road The proposal made in the Development Area from representation involves Q05 (Hang Hau West) to alteration of administrative the Kwun Tong District to district boundaries, which does facilitate district not fall under the purview of the administration. EAC. The EAC has referred this view to the Government for consideration. Q. Sai Kung District - 281 - Q. Sai Kung District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (d) Holds reservation on the Item (d) provisional The proposal is noted. In recommendations on Q11 drawing up the delineation (Po Yee), Q12 (Fu Kwan), recommendations, the EAC Q23 (Hau Tak), Q24 (Fu must strictly adhere to the Nam), Q25 (Tak Ming), statutory criteria under the Q26 (Nam On), Q27 (Kwan EACO and its working Po), Q28 (Wan Po North) principles. The delineation and Q29 (Wan Po South). should be made on the basis of Considers that the the projected populations, provisional existing DCCA boundaries and recommendations fail to relevant local factors. The solve the issue of the EAC will continue to adhere to dumbbell shape of Q27 the above in future delineation (Kwan Po) resulted from exercises. spanning Wan Po Road and the problem of Q24 (Fu Nam) being split into two parts in the middle by Q23 (Hau Tak). Proposes to rectify the above situations by the EAC in the re-delineation in 2023. (e)(i)Taking into consideration Item (e)(i) of community integrity The view is noted. and population distribution, considers Item (e)(ii) that the provisional This proposal is not accepted recommendations on because the population of Q05 Q16 (Hong King), Q20 (Hang Hau West) will fall (Wai Yan) and Q21 within the statutory permissible (Wan Hang) are feasible; range. According to the and established working principles, adjustment to its existing (ii) since Q16 (Hong King) boundary is not required. has a smaller population, proposes to transfer Tseung Kwan O Village and Yau Yue Wan Village from Q05 (Hang Hau West) to Q16 (Hong King) as both villages Q. Sai Kung District - 282 - Q. Sai Kung District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O use Po Lam Road North as access and they share common issues of concern with Q16 (Hong King). 4 All - 1 (a) Considers that the Item (a) DCCAs provisional The supporting view is noted. recommendations on all DCCAs of the Sai Kung District are very desirable on the whole. (b) Considers that the Item (b) delineation of Q24 (Fu The populations of Q24 (Fu Nam), Q25 (Tak Ming) and Nam), Q25 (Tak Ming) and Q26 (Nam On) in Hang Hau Q26 (Nam On) will fall within does not take into account the statutory permissible range. the geographical distance According to the established and links between housing working principles, adjustments estates in each DCCA. to their existing boundaries are Queries why it has been not required. allowed not to make any changes to the boundaries of the above DCCAs since 2007 due to the fact that their populations have not deviated from the statutory permissible range. 5 Q01 – 2 - Object to remain the boundary This proposal is not accepted Sai of Q01 (Sai Kung Central) because: Kung unchanged. Consider that Central since the population of the (i) based on the 2015 original DCCA is only 10 000, it is DCCA boundary, the proposed to make adjustment to population of Q01 (Sai the boundary of Q01 (Sai Kung Kung Central) (10 901) Central) along with its will be below the statutory neighbouring DCCAs, and permissible lower limit absorb the populations of other (-34.33%). Its DCCAs or be included in other neighbouring DCCAs are DCCAs with a population Q02 (Pak Sha Wan) and below the statutory permissible Q03 (Sai Kung Islands). lower limit. The population of Q03 (Sai Q. Sai Kung District - 283 - Q. Sai Kung District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O One representation queries that Kung Islands) is also below to remain the DCCA boundary the statutory permissible of Q01 (Sai Kung Central) lower limit. Hence, there unchanged is based on political is no room to transfer its consideration. population to Q01 (Sai Kung Central). The population of the other neighbouring DCCA Q02 (Pak Sha Wan) is dispersed over various villages and the surrounding area of Pak Sha Wan. The populations in Q02 (Pak Sha Wan) and Q01 (Sai Kung Central) are separated by a water treatment works, Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre and a country park, making them geographically far away from each other. If Q01 (Sai Kung Central) is included in the neighbouring DCCA Q03 (Sai Kung Islands) with a population below the statutory permissible lower limit according to the proposal made in the representations, the population of the DCCA (22 510) will exceed the statutory permissible upper limit (+35.61%). Furthermore, after merging the DCCAs, the number of DCCAs will be smaller than the total number of elected seats in the Sai Kung District which does not meet the requirements of the EACO; and Q. Sai Kung District - 284 - Q. Sai Kung District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O (ii) the delineation recommendations must be based on objective data of population distribution. Political factors will not be taken into consideration. 6 Q01 – 1 - Expresses objection over the This proposal is not accepted. Sai fact that the EAC has yet to deal Please see item 5(i). Kung with the problem of Central underpopulation in Q01 (Sai Kung Central) over the past few Q02 – exercises, and proposes to Pak Sha transfer the village houses in the Wan surrounding areas of Pak Kong and Wu Lei Tau from Q02 (Pak Sha Wan) to Q01 (Sai Kung Central). 7 Q01 – 1 - As the populations of Q01 (Sai This proposal is not accepted Sai Kung Central), Q02 (Pak Sha because in accordance with the Kung Wan), Q03 (Sai Kung Islands) EACO, the EAC must follow Central and Q04 (Hang Hau East) will the number of elected seats be below the population quota, stipulated for each DC under Q02 – it is considered that the current the DCO in delineating the Pak Sha total population of the above DCCA boundaries. As this Wan four DCCAs can be shared by proposal made in the three elected seats. Therefore, representation is related to the Q03 – it is proposed to delete one enactment of the primary Sai elected seat from the Sai Kung legislation, which does not fall Kung District to avoid wasting public under the purview of the EAC, Islands money. the EAC has referred the relevant view to the CMAB for Q04 – consideration. Hang Hau East Q. Sai Kung District - 285 - Q. Sai Kung District Item No.* DCCAs Representations EAC’s Views No. W O 8 Q01 – 1 - As the populations of Q01 (Sai This proposal is not accepted Sai Kung Central), Q02 (Pak Sha because in accordance with the Kung Wan) and Q03 (Sai Kung EACO, the EAC must follow Central Islands) are below the the number of elected seats population quota and the total stipulated for each DC under Q02 – population of these three the DCO in delineating the Pak Sha DCCAs is only about 38 000, DCCA boundaries. As this Wan it is proposed to re-delineate the proposal made in the DCCAs concerned to reduce representation is related to the Q03 – one elected seat.