Tsuen Wan Rural Committee
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Tsuen Wan Rural Committee (荃灣鄉事委員會) is an rural committee
representing the interest of villages in Tsuen Wan
and Kwai Chung
, Hong Kong
.
Note that Tsing Yi Island and Ma Wan
has its own rural committees, Tsing Yi Rural Committee
and Ma Wan Rural Committee respectively.
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 council....
representing the interest of villages in Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan
Tsuen Wan is a bay in the Kowloon area of Hong Kong, opposite to Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged for the surrounding villages and fleets of fishing boats in the area. The town is around the present-day Tsuen Wan Station of the MTR...
and Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung
Kwai Chung is a town in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Together with Tsing Yi Island, it is part of the Kwai Tsing District of Hong Kong. Kwai Chung is the site of the container port. It is also part of Tsuen Wan New Town. In 2000, it had a population of 287,000...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
Note that Tsing Yi Island and Ma Wan
Ma Wan
Ma Wan is an island of Hong Kong, located between Lantau Island and Tsing Yi Island, with an area of 0.97 km². Administratively, it is part of Tsuen Wan District....
has its own rural committees, Tsing Yi Rural Committee
Tsing Yi Rural Committee
Tsing Yi Rural Committee is a rural committee dealing with matters of the villages on the Tsing Yi Island in Hong Kong. Its office is on the Fung Shue Wo Road, near Chun Kwan Temple. In the early days, the rural committee only served the indigenous inhabitants. Before the development of new...
and Ma Wan Rural Committee respectively.