Fo Tan (constituency)

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Fo Tan
Elected Constituency
for the Sha Tin District Council
FoTanConstituency.svg
Boundary of Fo Tan in Sha Tin District
District Sha Tin
Legislative Council constituency New Territories North East
Population20,520 (2019) [1]
Electorate8,719 (2019) [2]
Current constituency
Created 1982 (first time)
1991 (second time)
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Fo Tan is one of the 36 constituencies in the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong.

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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Sha Tin District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by independent Scarlett Pong.

Fo Tan constituency is loosely based on area of Fo Tan with an estimated population of 16,982. [3]

Councillors represented

1982 to 1985

ElectionMemberPartyMemberParty
1982 Lam Hung-chiu Independent Hung Yuk-fai Independent
1985 Constituency abolished

1991 to present

ElectionMemberParty
1991 Thomas Pang Cheung-wai Independent
1994 DAB
1999 Porinda Liu Huan-yee Civil Force
2003 Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong CTU
2007 Scarlett Pong Oi-lan Independent (NCF)
2012 Civil Force (NCF)
201? Independent (NCF)
2019 Lui Kai-wing→Vacant Civic→Independent

Election results

2010s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2019: Fo Tan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civic Lui Kai-wing3,55056.65+18.45
Nonpartisan Scarlett Pong Oi-lan2,71643.35−18.45
Majority83413.30
Turnout 6,28272.06
Civic gain from Nonpartisan Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2015: Fo Tan
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Nonpartisan Scarlett Pong Oi-lan1,90561.8–4.9
Civic Chan Man-fai1,25038.2
Majority65523.6
Turnout 3,19242.4
Independent hold Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2011: Fo Tan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Scarlett Pong Oi-lan1,64066.7+17.3
Citizens' Radio Chan Tak-cheung52221.2
Independent Porinda Liu Huan-yee29512.0
Independent hold Swing

2000s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 2007: Fo Tan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Scarlett Pong Oi-lan1,34649.4
Independent Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong 1,16042.6-24.7
Independent Wong Mei-ngan2167.9
Independent gain from Independent Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 2003: Fo Tan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
CTU Richard Tsoi Yiu-cheong 1,28067.3
Independent Porinda Liu Huan-yee62232.7-17.8
CTU gain from Independent Swing

1990s

Sha Tin District Council Election, 1999: Fo Tan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Civil Force Porinda Liu Huan-yee75350.5
Independent Lee Ho-fai72748.7
Civil Force gain from DAB Swing
Sha Tin District Council Election, 1994: Fo Tan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Pang Cheung-wai uncontested
Independent hold Swing
Sha Tin District Board Election, 1991: Fo Tan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Thomas Pang Cheung-wai 1,86654.9
United Democrats Cheung Wing-fai1,51744.6
Independent win (new seat)

1980s

Sha Tin District Board Election, 1982: Fo Tan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Lam Hung-chiu1,48948.2
Independent Hung Yuk-fai1,44546.8
Independent Sit Hoi1,17838.1
Independent Wai Kwok-hung66121.3
Independent win (new seat)

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Wo Liu Hang

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Wo Che

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Chun Yeung Estate Public housing estate in Fo Tan, Hong Kong

Chun Yeung Estate is a public housing estate in Fo Tan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It is the only public housing estate in Fo Tan, located at the junction of Wong Chuk Yeung Street and Kwei Tei Street. It comprises 5 blocks and 1 shopping centre with total of 4,846 flats. Its name prefix "Chun" means "horse" in English since Sha Tin Racecourse is located in Fo Tan. It was completed in 2020.

Kau To Shan Mountain in Shatin, New Territories

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Shui Chuen O

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Wong Chuk Yeung is a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.

Au Pui Wan is a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District, Hong Kong.

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References

  1. ↑ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ↑ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. ↑ "2011 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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