The Tuen Mun Rural Committee (, TMRC) is a

rural committee Rural committee () is a body representing the welfare of indigenous residents in the New Territories of Hong Kong. The chairman of each rural committee is the representative in the Heung Yee Kuk, and is ''ex officio'' member of a district coun ...

in Hong Kong. It was founded by rural leader

Chan Yat-sen Chan Yat-san, Order of the British Empire, MBE, Justice of Peace, JP (; 21 August 1919 – 27 July 2007) was a prominent Hong Kong politician and rural leader. He was a New Territories indigenous inhabitants (Hong Kong), indigenous inhabitant and ...

in 1953 with representatives from 29 villages in

Tuen Mun Tuen Mun or Castle Peak is an area near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in what is now Hong Kong and can be dated to the Neolithic period. In the more re ...

. Today the rural committee consisted of 36 villages and 69 village representatives.

History

It was founded on the basis of Tuen Mun Village Kaifong Office which was created by Chan Yat-sen for the betterment of the village affairs and development which also administered Tuen Mun Market. In 1953, it was transformed into a rural committee with representatives from 29 villages, in which Chan became the chairman for six terms.

Lau Wong-fat Lau Wong-fat, GBM, GBS, OBE, JP (; 15 October 1936 – 23 July 2017) was a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He had been the long-time chairman of the Rural Council, the most powerful organ representing the interests of the New Territo ...

succeeded as chairman in 1970 and served from seventh to twentieth terms until

Junius Ho Kwan-yiu Junius Ho Kwan-yiu (; born 4 June 1962) is a Hong Kong lawyer and politician who currently serves as a member in the Hong Kong Legislative Council. a prominent pro Beijing figure in Hong Kong’s political landscape, he formerly served as pre ...

took over in 2011. In 2015, Lau Wong-fat retook the chairmanship from Junius Ho. In 1959, the New Territories villagers protested against the changing of land use by the government which later brought the New Territories Heung Yee Kuk Ordinance into existence. The rural committee has been member of the

Heung Yee Kuk The Heung Yee Kuk, officially the Heung Yee Kuk N.T., is a statutory advisory body representing establishment interests in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The council is a powerful organisation comprising heads of rural committees which repres ...

, the powerful organ voicing the interests of the villagers and its chairman Lau Wong-fat has been Chairman of the Kuk for more than twenty years. The chairman of the rural committee is also the ex officio member of the

Tuen Mun District Council The Tuen Mun District Council () is the District Council of Tuen Mun District, in the New Territories. It is one of 18 such councils. The Council consists of 32 members with 31 of those elected through first past the post system every four year ...

List of chairmen

, 1953–1970 #

, 1970–2011 # Junius Ho Kwa-yiu, 2011–2015 #

, 2015–2016 #

Kenneth Lau Kenneth Lau Ip-keung (, born 1966) is a New Territories rural leader in Hong Kong. He is the current chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk and member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency, succeeding his f ...

, 2016–present

List of villages

* Chung Uk Tsuen () * Fu Tei Tsuen () *

Fuk Hang Tsuen Fuk Hang Tsuen () is a village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Administration Fuk Hang Tsuen contains Fuk Hang Tsuen (Lower) and Fuk Hang Tsuen (Upper), two of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. For elector ...

(Lower) () * Fuk Hang Tsuen (Upper) () * Ho Tin Tsuen () * Kei Lun Wai () * Kwong Shan Tsuen () *

Lam Tei Lam Tei () is an area in the Tuen Mun District of the New Territories, Hong Kong. The region lies at the north end of Tuen Mun city. It is highly rural, with Miu Fat Buddhist Monastery being a landmark of the region. History Several villages ...

() * Leung Tin Tsuen () * Luen On San Tsuen () *

Lung Kwu Tan Lung Kwu Tan () is an area located in the western part of the Tuen Mun District in Hong Kong. Geography The area is located to the southwest of Castle Peak and consists of Lung Kwu Tan and Lung Kwu Sheung Tan. Lung Kwu Tan is a beach with b ...

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Nai Wai Nai Wai () aka. Wong Kong Wai ()Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building AppraisalEntrance Gate, Nai Wai/ref> is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Administration Nai Wai is a recognized village under the New Ter ...

() * Nim Wan () * Po Tong Ha () * San Hing Tsuen () * San Wai Tsai () * Siu Hang Tsuen () *

Siu Lam Siu Lam () is an area and a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Administration Siu Lam is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Siu Lam is part of the So Kwun Wat So Kwun Wat, comm ...

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So Kwun Wat So Kwun Wat, commonly pronounced So Kwun Fat, is an area on the south coast of the western mainland New Territories in Hong Kong. The proper So Kwun Wat is a populated area in the valley between Siu Lam and Sam Shing Hui. It includes So Kwun Ta ...

() * Sun Fung Wai () *

Tai Lam Chung Tai Lam () or Tai Lam Chung () is an area of Tuen Mun District, in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Village Tai Lam Chung Tsuen () is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 36 villages represented wi ...

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Tin Fu Tsai Tin Fu Tsai, sometimes transliterated as Tin Fu Chai (), is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Administration Tin Fu Tsai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 36 villages represented within ...

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To Yuen Wai To Yuen Wai () is a village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Administration To Yuen Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee ...

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Tseng Tau Tsuen Tseng Tau Tsuen () is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Tseng Tau Tsuen comprises Tseng Tau Chung Tsuen (), Tseng Tau Ha Tsuen() and Tseng Tau Sheung Tsuen (). Administration Administratively, Tseng Tau Tsuen comprises Tseng Tau Tsuen (M ...

(Middle and Lower) () * Tseng Tau Tsuen (Upper) () *

Tsing Chuen Wai Tsing Chuen Wai () is a walled village located in the Lam Tei area, in the northern part of Tuen Mun District, in Hong Kong. Administration Tsing Chuen Wai is a recognized village under the New Territories Small House Policy. It is one of th ...

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Tsing Shan Tsuen Tsing Shan Tsuen () is a village in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. Administration Tsing Shan Tsuen is one of the 36 villages represented within the Tuen Mun Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, Tsing Shan Tsuen is part of the Lung Mun (constit ...

() * Tsz Tin Tsuen () * Tuen Mun Kau Hui () *

Tuen Mun San Hui Tuen Mun San Hui () more commonly known as just San Hui () is an area of Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong and is a major food market and commercial quarter in the district. In urban planning, it is part of Tuen Mun New Town (Tuen Mun). Etymolog ...

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Tuen Mun San Tsuen Tuen Mun San Tsuen () is a walled village in Lam Tei, Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong. The walled village is also called San Tsuen Wai () or Tai Yuen Wai (). Antiquities and Monuments OfficeTsing Chuen Wai - History/ref> Administration Tuen Mun S ...

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Tuen Tsz Wai Tuen Tsz Wai () is a village of Hong Kong, located in the Lam Tei area, in the northern part of Tuen Mun District. Part of the village is a historic Punti walled village. Administration Tuen Tsz Wai is a recognized village under the New Territ ...

() * Wo Ping San Tsuen () * Yeung Siu Hang () * Yick Yuen Tsuen ()

References

{{Hong Kong Tuen Mun Council Constituencies Tuen Mun Rural Committees 1953 establishments in Hong Kong

History

List of chairmen

List of villages

See also

References