鄧善恒

English

Tang Sin-hang, holder of the Medal of Honour (M.H.), is chairman of the Ha Tsuen Rural Committee in Yuen Long and, in that capacity, an ex officio member of the 7th Yuen Long District Council (2024-2027). The nine district councils of the New Territories each have ex officio seats filled by rural committee chairmen; on 12 December 2023 the government announced the appointed and ex officio members of the 7th District Council and confirmed the registration of 27 incumbent rural committee chairmen, with Tang among them. He took office on 1 January 2024 for a four-year term. The Yuen Long District Council has 46 members: 8 elected constituency members, 16 District Committees constituency members, 16 appointed members and 6 ex officio members. Ha Tsuen lies in western Yuen Long by Deep Bay, near Lau Fau Shan and Tin Shui Wai, and its residents are mainly indigenous clans such as the Tangs. The Ha Tsuen Rural Committee was set up in the 1950s and, within the semi-official system of rural administration, coordinates village affairs, liaises between the government and residents, and safeguards traditional village rights. Yuen Long is one of the main homes of the indigenous Tang clan, and its six rural committees are Shap Pat Heung, Pat Heung, Kam Tin, Ha Tsuen, Ping Shan and San Tin. Besides running the rural committee, Tang speaks on planning, village development and local livelihood issues in the council. Because of limited public information, little can be verified about his earlier life, education or business background.