Tin Shing (constituency)

Tin Shing (Chinese: 天盛) is one of the 39 constituencies in the Yuen Long District of Hong Kong.

Tin Shing
Elected Constituency
for the Yuen Long District Council
Boundary of Tin Shing in Yuen Long District
DistrictYuen Long
Legislative Council constituencyNew Territories West
Population14,278 (2019)[1]
Electorate8,504 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Hau Man-kin (TSW Connection)

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Yuen Long District Council, with an election every four years. Tin Shing constituency is loosely based on part of Tin Shing Court in Tin Shui Wai with estimated population of 14,278.[3]

History

Tin Shing was established as one of constituencies in 2003. Formerly the constituency include the whole area of Tin Shing Court.

As the constituency population exceeding and the construction of Ping Yan Court was completed in 2018. The constituency boundary was redrawn and Block A, B, C, D and G in Tin Shing Court were excluded in the constituency.

Councillors represented

ElectionMemberParty
2003 Chan Wai-ching Nonpartisan
2011 Chan Sze-ching Liberal
2013 NPP
2017 Roundtable
2019 Hau Man-kin TSW Connection

Election results

2010s

Yuen Long District Council Election, 2019: Tin Shing
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
TSW Connection Hau Man-kin 3,347 54.18
Roundtable Chan Sze-ching 2,830 45.82
Majority 517 8.36
Turnout 6,203 72.95
TSW Connection gain from Roundtable Swing

References

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