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1. Notwithstanding increasing urbanisation and the reduction in the number of villages as a result, there are still over 600 villages in the New Territories. Mr Chan Wah ("Mr Chan"), now in his late 60s, and Mr Tse Kwan Sang ("Mr Tse"), now in his late 40s, were both born and brought up and have lived all their lives in their respective villages. In the case of Mr Chan, Po Toi O Village in the Hang Hau area in Sai Kung District. In the case of Mr Tse, Shek Wu Tong Village in the Pat Heung area i