San Shek Wan () is a small village located on

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, Hong Kong. On the most prominent hill west of the village itself, is a campsite managed by the Hong Kong

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. The village has a resident population of around 50 people, of which over half are expatriates.

Administration

San Shek Wan is one of the villages represented within the South Lantao Rural Committee. For electoral purposes, San Shek Wan is part of the

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constituency, which is currently represented by Randy Yu Hon-kwan.

Village representatives

Only 11 residents, including children, meet the 'indigenous' criteria that has traditionally determined who is allowed to vote for village representatives (the 'Indigenous Inhabitant Representative'), that is men whose families have been in the village since 1889. Following a 2003 landmark ruling by the Court of Final Appeal, a second village chief (the 'Residents Representative') has been elected by all residents, including indigenous ones. Elections for both posts are held every three years, and voters are only eligible if they have resided in the village for a minimum of three years and hold the

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. The current village chiefs are Mo Kam-Tong (Indigenous Inhabitant Representative) and Kevin Rushton (Resident Representative).

References

External links

Cap 576: Village Representative Election Ordinance

Delineation of area of existing village San Shek Wan (South Lantao) for election of resident representative (2019 to 2022)
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