The Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency, formerly called the Rural functional constituency, is a

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in the elections for the

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first created in 1991. The constituency is composed of the chairman and vice chairmen 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 ...

and the ex officio, special and co-opted councillors of the full Council of the Kuk. One of the functional constituencies with the fewest electorates, it had only 155 registered voters in 2020. It corresponds to the Heung Yee Kuk Subsector in the

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. Since the 2016 Legislative Council election, it has been represented by the chairman of the Kuk,

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 ...

, succeeding his father, former longtime Kuk chairman

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 ...

who held the seat from 1991 to 2004 and from 2008 until he stepped down in 2016 due to his absence from the office because of ill health. Lau Wong-fat's tenure was interrupted when he represented the District Council functional constituency from 2004 to 2008 while Kuk vice chairman

Lam Wai-keung Daniel Lam Wai-keung () SBS, JP is the former Chairman of the Hong Kong Regional Council (se as well as a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. He is currently vice-chairman of the Heung Yee Kuk, an organisation representing ...

took the seat in his place. No actual election has been held since its creation as all candidates have been uncontested.

Return Members

Rural (1991–1997)

Heung Yee Kuk (1997–present)

Electoral Results

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system was used from 1998 to 2021. Since 2021,

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system is in use.

2020s

2010s

2000s

2004 Legislative Council Election – Election Results

1990s

References

{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies (2021-2025) Constituencies of Hong Kong 1991 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council Functional constituencies (Hong Kong) Heung Yee Kuk Constituencies established in 1991