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The English Schools Foundation will no longer pursue a Quarry Bay site for a relocated Island School.

The ESF board of governors made the decision on Tuesday.

Residents have opposed relocation to the Mount Parker site.

The board will now ask the Education Bureau and Legislative Council for support in searching for an alternative.

The Quarry Bay site is listed as one of "government, organization or community usage."

The ESF was looking at it as a possible location for the 43-year-old Island School, which is in urgent need of redevelopment.

The ESF said an investigation into possible sites has been going on since September 2011.

Last year, those living near the Quarry Bay site started a group on Facebook complaining of insufficient consultation. They feared noise pollution and damage to the environment.

According to the group, residents collected 23,000 signatures against the construction and staged a "one-people-one- letter" campaign to the Town Planning Board in the middle of last month, demanding a change of land usage designation to greenbelt.

On January 21, a meeting was held between the ESF and Island School representatives with lawmakers, district councillors and residents.

"Many residents were sympathetic to the need for Island School to be rebuilt and to the importance of making more English-medium school places available in Hong Kong," a statement from the ESF said.

"However, they had great concerns about the likely increase in traffic in the local area, about noise and the impact on the environment," it said, adding that the board understood the residents' concerns and their interest in preserving the green environment in Quarry Bay.

Democratic Party lawmaker Sin Chung-kai, who assisted in arranging the meeting, said he appreciates the ESF decision, adding that it heard the voices of residents and took responsible action.