陳崇業

English

Chan Sung-ip, holder of the Bronze Bauhinia Star (B.B.S.) and the Medal of Honour (M.H.), is chairman of the Ma Wan Rural Committee in Tsuen Wan and, in that capacity, an ex officio member of the 7th Tsuen Wan District Council (2024-2027). He is an indigenous resident of Ma Wan whose family has lived on the island for three generations, and is the indigenous inhabitant representative of Tin Liu Tsuen, Ma Wan. Lying between Tsing Yi and Lantau, Ma Wan was originally a fishing village and has been transformed by developments such as the Tsing Ma Bridge and Park Island; the Ma Wan Rural Committee is one of the two rural committees in Tsuen Wan district. Chan has long taken part in district affairs in Tsuen Wan and Ma Wan; his public posts include vice-chairman of the Tsuen Wan Safe and Healthy Community Steering Committee, vice-chairman of the Tsuen Wan Football Association, consultant of the Tsuen Wan Livelihood Association and a member of the Tsuen Wan Rural Area Committee. He was appointed by the government to the Ma Wan Park Advisory Committee, which also included the chairmen of the Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing district councils and a representative of the Tourism Board, to advise on the development of Ma Wan Park. He was also selected as one of the torchbearers for the Hong Kong leg of the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch relay. Under the District Councils Ordinance, each of the nine New Territories district councils has ex officio seats filled by rural committee chairmen, and Chan took office on 1 January 2024 with the 7th council for a four-year term. The Tsuen Wan District Council has 22 members.