Fu Tai (constituency)

Fu Tai
Elected constituency for the Tuen Mun District Council
Boundary of Fu Tai in Tuen Mun District
District	Tuen Mun
Legislative Council constituency	New Territories North West
Population	19,298 (2019)[1]
Electorate	13,369 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created	2003
Number of members	One
Member(s)	Ho Kwok-ho (EHK)

Fu Tai (Chinese: 富泰) is one of the 31 constituencies in the Tuen Mun District.

Created for the 2003 District Council elections, the constituency returns one district councillor to the Tuen Mun District Council, with an election every four years.

Fu Tai loosely covers areas surrounding Botania Villa, Fu Tai Estate, Fu Tei Ha Tsuen, Fu Tei Sheung Tsuen and Fuk Hang Tsuen in Tuen Mun with an estimated population of 19,298.

In 2015 election, the constituency was contested by Manwell Chan from HKFTU, while the Ho Wai-Cheung from pro-Umbrella group Tuen Mun Community would like to run for the election. Nevertheless, after the nomination period, Ho was discovered for supporting Leung Chun Ying in 2013, which was against the stance of the group. Ho announced that he would quit the election and the group. Yet, candidates were not allowed to quit after the nomination period. Chan subsequently won with more than 70% of votes.

In the polling day of the 2019 election, the pro-Beijing candidate Manwell Chan were reported to offer illegal transportation services to the voters. The Stand News reported that in Fu Tai constituency, there were some self-claimed voluntary coach services offered to the elderly voters. Some voters said the services was offered by Manwell Chan, a pro-Beijing HKFTU candidates, and said that they were requested to vote for Chan.^[3]