Kowloon City District Council: Difference between revisions
| Line 58: | Line 58: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Kowloon City District Council''' ({{zh|t=九龍城區議會}}) is the [[district council of Hong Kong|district council]] for the [[Kowloon City District]] in [[Hong Kong]]. It is one of 18 district council. Kowloon City District currently consists of 24 members, of which the district is divided into 24 constituencies, electing a total of 24 members. The latest election was held in [[Hong Kong local elections, 2015|2015]]. |
'''Kowloon City District Council''' ({{zh|t=九龍城區議會}}) is the [[district council of Hong Kong|district council]] for the [[Kowloon City District]] in [[Hong Kong]]. It is one of 18 district council. Kowloon City District currently consists of 24 members, of which the district is divided into 24 constituencies, electing a total of 24 members. The latest election was held in [[Hong Kong local elections, 2015|2015]]. |
||
==History== |
|||
The Kowloon City District Council was established in 1982 under the name of the Kowloon City District Board as the result of the colonial [[Governor of Hong Kong|Governor]] [[Murray MacLehose]]'s District Administration Scheme reform. The District Board was partly elected with the ''ex-officio'' [[Urban Council]] members, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor [[Chris Patten]] refrained from appointing any member. |
|||
The Kowloon City District Board became Kowloon City Provisional District Board after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] [[Tung Chee-hwa]]. The current Sham Shui Po District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1999|first District Council election]] in 1999. The council has become fully elected when the appointed seats were abolished in 2011 after the [[2010 Hong Kong electoral reform|modified constitutional reform proposal]] was passed by the [[Legislative Council of Hong Kong|Legislative Council]] in 2010. |
|||
The Kowloon City District Council has been under control of the conservative and pro-Beijing camp and was the stronghold of the conservative [[Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong]] (LDF) and its successor [[Hong Kong Progressive Alliance]] (HKPA) in the 1990s and the early 2000s until the party strength was heavily crippled in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2003|2003 election]] and was subsequently merged into the pro-Beijing [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) in 2005. The LDF's main rival was the district-based Kowloon City Observers led by Ringo Chiang Sai-cheong in the 1990s until Chiang switched to the [[Liberal Party (Hong Kong)|Liberal Party]] in the late 1990s. The pro-Taipei [[123 Democratic Alliance]] also had its presence in the district, represented by its chairman [[Yum Sin-ling]] in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite book|page=9|title=鏡報, Issues 204-209|publisher=鏡報文化企業有限公司|year=1994}}</ref> |
|||
The [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] took over the Progressive Alliance as the largest party in the 2003 pro-democracy tide by winning seven seats in total. By the end of the term, the number of seats commanded by the Democrats reduced to three and lost its largest party status to the DAB. The DAB since has become the largest party in the district, taking control of the council with the recently emerged [[Kowloon West New Dynamic]], a district-based group uniting the pro-Beijing independents under Legislative Councillor [[Priscilla Leung]], who was also the District Councillor for [[Whampoa East (constituency)|Whampoa East]]. |
|||
In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2015|2015 election]], the new localist group [[Youngspiration]] which evolved from the [[2014 Hong Kong protests]] contested in the Kowloon City District, with [[Yau Wai-ching]] unsuccessfully challenged Priscilla Leung and Kwong Po-yin successfully ousted the incumbent council chairman Lau Wai-wing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1881920/out-old-two-big-name-pan-democrats-ousted-tight-district|title=Out with the old: Two big-name pan-democrats ousted in tight district council election races|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=23 November 2015}}</ref> |
|||
==Political control== |
==Political control== |
||
| Line 152: | Line 163: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
|- ! style="background-color: Pink" |
|- ! style="background-color: Pink" |
||
| Pro-Beijing || Democratic || 2004 - 2007 |
| Pro-Beijing || Democratic → DAB || 2004 - 2007 |
||
| {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| {{Composition_bar/advanced |
||
|divisionname = |
|divisionname = |
||
Revision as of 05:33, 23 February 2018
Kowloon City District Council 九龍城區議會 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Chair | Poon Kwok-wah, DAB |
Vice-Chair | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 24 councillors consisting of 24 elected members |
8 / 24
| |
5 / 24 | |
2 / 24 | |
1 / 24 | |
8 / 24 | |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 22 November 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
.JPG) | |
| 7/F, Kowloon City Government Offices, 42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Kowloon City District Council (Chinese: 九龍城區議會) is the district council for the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Kowloon City District currently consists of 24 members, of which the district is divided into 24 constituencies, electing a total of 24 members. The latest election was held in 2015.
History
The Kowloon City District Council was established in 1982 under the name of the Kowloon City District Board as the result of the colonial Governor Murray MacLehose's District Administration Scheme reform. The District Board was partly elected with the ex-officio Urban Council members, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.
The Kowloon City District Board became Kowloon City Provisional District Board after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. The current Sham Shui Po District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The council has become fully elected when the appointed seats were abolished in 2011 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010.
The Kowloon City District Council has been under control of the conservative and pro-Beijing camp and was the stronghold of the conservative Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDF) and its successor Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA) in the 1990s and the early 2000s until the party strength was heavily crippled in the 2003 election and was subsequently merged into the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) in 2005. The LDF's main rival was the district-based Kowloon City Observers led by Ringo Chiang Sai-cheong in the 1990s until Chiang switched to the Liberal Party in the late 1990s. The pro-Taipei 123 Democratic Alliance also had its presence in the district, represented by its chairman Yum Sin-ling in the late 1990s.[1]
The Democratic Party took over the Progressive Alliance as the largest party in the 2003 pro-democracy tide by winning seven seats in total. By the end of the term, the number of seats commanded by the Democrats reduced to three and lost its largest party status to the DAB. The DAB since has become the largest party in the district, taking control of the council with the recently emerged Kowloon West New Dynamic, a district-based group uniting the pro-Beijing independents under Legislative Councillor Priscilla Leung, who was also the District Councillor for Whampoa East.
In the 2015 election, the new localist group Youngspiration which evolved from the 2014 Hong Kong protests contested in the Kowloon City District, with Yau Wai-ching unsuccessfully challenged Priscilla Leung and Kwong Po-yin successfully ousted the incumbent council chairman Lau Wai-wing.[2]
Political control
Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| Camp in control | Largest party | Years | Composition |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Overall Control | Civic Association | 1982 - 1985 | |
| Pro-government | Reform Club | 1985 - 1988 |
|
| Pro-government | PHKS | 1988 - 1991 |
|
| Pro-government | LDF | 1991 - 1994 |
|
| Pro-Beijing | LDF | 1994 - 1997 |
|
| Pro-Beijing | Progressive Alliance | 1997 - 1999 |
|
| Pro-Beijing | Progressive Alliance | 2000 - 2003 |
|
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic → DAB | 2004 - 2007 |
|
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2008 - 2011 |
|
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2012 - 2015 |
|
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2016–present |
|
Political makeup
Elections are held every four years.
District result maps
-
2003 results map -
2007 results map -
2011 results map -
2015 results map
Members represented
| Code | Constituency | Name | Political affiliation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G01 | Ma Tau Wai | Terrence Siu Tin-hung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G02 | Ma Hang Chung | Lai Kwong-wai
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" | |
Democratic | ||
| G03 | Ma Tau Kok | Kwan Ho-yeung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G04 | Lok Man | Yang Wing-kit
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G05 | Sheung Lok | Luk King-kwong
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G06 | Ho Man Tin | Cheng Lee-ming
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G07 | Kadoorie | Siu Leong-sing
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" | |
Democratic | ||
| G08 | Prince | Ting Kin-wa
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G09 | Kowloon Tong | Ho Hin-ming
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #00aeef;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (Hong Kong)" | |
Liberal | ||
| G10 | Lung Shing | Ng Po-keung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G11 | Sung Wong Toi | Yeung Chun-yu
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G12 | Kai Tak North | Leung Yuen-ting
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B6C85A;" data-sort-value="Kowloon West New Dynamic" | |
KWND/BPA | ||
| G13 | Kai Tak South | He Huahan
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B6C85A;" data-sort-value="Kowloon West New Dynamic" | |
KWND/BPA | ||
| G14 | Hoi Sum | Pun Kwok-wah
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G15 | To Kwa Wan North | Starry Lee Wai-king
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G16 | To Kwa Wan South | Lam Pok
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G17 | Hok Yuen Laguna Verde | Admond Yue Chee-wing
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G18 | Whampoa East | Leung Mei-fun
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B6C85A;" data-sort-value="Kowloon West New Dynamic" | |
KWND/BPA | ||
| G19 | Whampoa West | Kwong Po-yin
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G20 | Hung Hom Bay | Cheung Yan-hong
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B6C85A;" data-sort-value="Kowloon West New Dynamic" | |
KWND/BPA | ||
| G21 | Hung Hom | Lam Tak-shing
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G22 | Ka Wai | Lo Chiu-kit
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| G23 | Oi Man | Ng Fan-kam
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| G24 | Oi Chun | Cho Wui-hung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #B6C85A;" data-sort-value="Kowloon West New Dynamic" | |
KWND/BPA | ||
Leadership
Chairs
Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:
| Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color"| | Wong Sik-kong | 1985–1994 | Nonpartisan |
| bgcolor="Template:Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong/meta/color"| | Tang Po-hong | 1994–1999 | LDF→PA |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Liang Tin | 2000–2003 | Independent |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Lau Wai-wing | 2003 | Independent |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Peter Wong Kwok-keung | 2004–2011 | Independent |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Lau Wai-wing | 2012–2015 | Independent |
| style="background: Template:DABHK/meta/color"| | Pun Kwok-wah | 2016–present | DAB |
Vice Chairs
| Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Lau Wai-wing | 2000–2003 | Independent |
| style="background: Template:DPHK/meta/color"| | Chan Ka-wai | 2004–2007 | Democratic |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Lau Wai-wing | 2008–2011 | Independent |
| style="background: Template:DABHK/meta/color"| | Pun Kwok-wah | 2012–2015 | DAB |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| | Cho Wui-hung | 2016–present | Independent |
Notes
References
- ^ 鏡報, Issues 204-209. 鏡報文化企業有限公司. 1994. p. 9.
- ^ "Out with the old: Two big-name pan-democrats ousted in tight district council election races". South China Morning Post. 23 November 2015.