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莊元苳是香港西貢區議會委任議員，獲頒榮譽勳章（M.H.），為民主建港協進聯盟（民建聯）成員。他曾任西貢區議會廣明選區的民選議員，長期在將軍澳廣明苑一帶服務街坊；在2019年區議會選舉中，他競逐連任廣明選區，最終以3,985票不敵得票5,240票的柯耀林，未能連任。2019年11月初，他與另一名民建聯區議員的辦事處先後遭人縱火，事件引起社會關注。2023年12月12日，香港特別行政區政府公布第七屆區議會（2024年至2027年）委任議員及當然議員名單，他獲行政長官委任為西貢區十二名委任議員之一，於2024年1月1日履新，任期四年。西貢區議會共有三十二名議員，由六名地方選區議員、十二名地區委員會界別議員、十二名委任議員及兩名當然議員組成，主席由西貢區民政事務專員出任。在議會內，他出任地區設施及工程委員會主席，並為食物環境衞生委員會、社區參與及文化康樂委員會及交通運輸委員會委員，以及提振地區經濟專責工作小組和大廈管理工作小組成員，在議會中獲委以較重要的職位。其議員辦事處設於將軍澳廣明苑廣瑞閣地下，服務廣明苑及尚德一帶居民。除上述議會職務及公開資料外，關於他的個人背景、教育及事業經歷，公開資料有限，本館未能進一步核實，謹此說明。
English
Chong Yuen-tung is an appointed member of the Sai Kung District Council, holds the Medal of Honour (M.H.) and is a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB). He was previously the elected councillor for the Kwong Ming constituency of the Sai Kung District Council, serving residents of Kwong Ming Court in Tseung Kwan O over many years; in the 2019 District Council election he stood for re-election in Kwong Ming but lost, receiving 3,985 votes against 5,240 for Or Yiu-lam. In early November 2019 his ward office and that of another DAB district councillor were successively set on fire, an incident that drew public attention. On 12 December 2023 the Government announced the appointed and ex-officio members of the 7th District Council (2024-2027); he was appointed by the Chief Executive as one of the twelve appointed members for Sai Kung and took office on 1 January 2024 for a four-year term. The Sai Kung District Council has 32 members, made up of six elected constituency members, twelve District Committees constituency members, twelve appointed members and two ex-officio members, chaired by the District Officer. Within the council he chairs the District Facilities and Works Committee and sits on the Food, Environment and Hygiene Committee, the Community Involvement, Culture and Recreation Committee and the Traffic and Transport Committee, as well as the task group on boosting the local economy and the Building Management Working Group, holding a prominent position. His ward office is in Kwong Ming Court, Tseung Kwan O. Apart from his council duties and the official records above, limited public information is available about his personal, educational or professional background.
