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The North District Council is dominated by the rural forces and the pro-Beijing camp. The rural forces had been in control of the chairmanship until in 2008, when long-time councillor So Sai-chi of the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) became the council chairman. The DAB achieved majority of the seats in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2011|2011 District Council election]], taking 14 of the 17 elected seats of the council. The DAB majority ended when the [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]] (FTU) councillors departed from the DAB in 2012. |
The North District Council is dominated by the rural forces and the pro-Beijing camp. The rural forces had been in control of the chairmanship until in 2008, when long-time councillor So Sai-chi of the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) became the council chairman. The DAB achieved majority of the seats in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2011|2011 District Council election]], taking 14 of the 17 elected seats of the council. The DAB majority ended when the [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]] (FTU) councillors departed from the DAB in 2012. |
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The pro-democrats had established its presence in the late 1980s with [[Tik Chi-yuen]] and [[Wong Sing-chi]] of [[Meeting Point]] elected in the 1988 and 1991 election. Both of them became the Legislative Councillor for the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]]. The pro-democrats achieved the majority of the elected seats in the 2003 tide of democracy following the [[Hong Kong July 1 marches#2003|2003 July 1 march]], but suffered setbacks in the 2007 and 2011 elections. In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2011|2011 election]], the pro-democrats won only one seat, occupied by Democratic Party's Law Sai-yan in [[Luen Wo Hui (constituency)|Luen Wo Hui]]. |
The pro-democrats had established its presence in the late 1980s with [[Tik Chi-yuen]] and [[Wong Sing-chi]] of [[Meeting Point]] elected in the 1988 and 1991 election. Both of them became the Legislative Councillor for the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]]. The pro-democrats achieved the majority of the elected seats in the 2003 tide of democracy following the [[Hong Kong July 1 marches#2003|2003 July 1 march]], but suffered setbacks in the 2007 and 2011 elections. In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2011|2011 election]], the pro-democrats won only one seat, occupied by Democratic Party's Law Sai-yan in [[Luen Wo Hui (constituency)|Luen Wo Hui]]. The pro-democrats regained a number of seats in 2015, with Democratic Party chief executive [[Lam Cheuk-ting]] won in [[Shek Wu Hui (constituency)|Shek Wu Hui]] and was elected to the Legislative Council in the next year. |
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==Political control== |
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Revision as of 00:38, 9 April 2018
North District Council 北區區議會 | |
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| Type | |
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| Leadership | |
Chair | So Sai-chi, DAB |
Vice-Chair | Lee Kwok-fung, Independent |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 22 councillors consisting of 18 elected and 4 ex officio members |
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3 / 22
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3 / 22 | |
1 / 22 | |
8 / 22 | |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 22 November 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
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| 3/F, North District Government Offices, 3 Pik Fung Road, Fanling, New Territories | |
| Website | |
| www | |
North District Council (Chinese: 北區區議會) is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, along with four ex officio members who are the Ta Kwu Ling, Sheung Shui, Sha Tau Kok and Fanling rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.
History
The North District Council was established in 1982 under the name of the North 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 Regional Council members and chairmen of four Rural Committees, Ta Kwu Ling, Sheung Shui, Sha Tau Kok and Fanling, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.
The North District Board became North 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 North District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The appointed seats were abolished in 2015 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010.
The North District Council is dominated by the rural forces and the pro-Beijing camp. The rural forces had been in control of the chairmanship until in 2008, when long-time councillor So Sai-chi of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) became the council chairman. The DAB achieved majority of the seats in the 2011 District Council election, taking 14 of the 17 elected seats of the council. The DAB majority ended when the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) councillors departed from the DAB in 2012.
The pro-democrats had established its presence in the late 1980s with Tik Chi-yuen and Wong Sing-chi of Meeting Point elected in the 1988 and 1991 election. Both of them became the Legislative Councillor for the Democratic Party. The pro-democrats achieved the majority of the elected seats in the 2003 tide of democracy following the 2003 July 1 march, but suffered setbacks in the 2007 and 2011 elections. In the 2011 election, the pro-democrats won only one seat, occupied by Democratic Party's Law Sai-yan in Luen Wo Hui. The pro-democrats regained a number of seats in 2015, with Democratic Party chief executive Lam Cheuk-ting won in Shek Wu Hui and was elected to the Legislative Council in the next year.
Political control
Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| Camp in control | Largest party | Years | Composition |
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| No Overall Control | None | 1982 - 1985 | |
| Pro-government | None | 1985 - 1988 |
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| Pro-government | Meeting Point | 1988 - 1991 |
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| Pro-government | Meeting Point | 1991 - 1994 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 1994 - 1997 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 1997 - 1999 |
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| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2000 - 2003 |
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| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2004 - 2007 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2008 - 2011 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB (majority) | 2012 - 2015 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2016 - present |
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Political makeup
Elections are held every four years.
District result maps
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1994 results map -
1999 results map -
2003 results map -
2007 results map -
2011 results map -
2015 results map
Members represented
| Code | Constituency | Name | Political affiliation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N01 | Luen Wo Hui | Tsang Hing-lung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| N02 | Fanling Town | George Pang Chun-sing
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| N03 | Cheung Wah | Chan Yuk-ming
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="DPHK" | |
Democratic | ||
| N04 | Wah Do | Yiu Ming
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| N05 | Wah Ming | Chan Wai-tat
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F9B924;" data-sort-value="Neo Democrats" | |
Neo Democrats | ||
| N06 | Yan Shing | Lau Kwok-fan
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| N07 | Shing Fuk | Warick Wan Wo-tat
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" | |
FTU | ||
| N08 | Fanling South | Raymond Ho Shu-kwong
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| N09 | Ching Ho | Larm Wai-leung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| N10 | Yu Tai | Kent Tsang King-chung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" | |
FTU | ||
| N11 | Sheung Shui Rural | Simon Hau Fuk-tat
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| N12 | Choi Yuen | So Sai-chi
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| N13 | Shek Wu Hui | Lam Cheuk-ting
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="DPHK" | |
Democratic | ||
| N14 | Tin Ping West | Wong Wang-to
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" | |
FTU | ||
| N15 | Fung Tsui | Liu Hing-hung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| N16 | Sha Ta | Wan Wo-fai
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| N17 | Tin Ping East | Lau Ki-fung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" | |
Democratic | ||
| N18 | Queen's Hill | Tony Tang Kun-nin
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" | |
DAB | ||
| Ex officio | Ta Kwu Ling Rural Committee Chairman | Chan Sung-fai
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | ||
| Sheung Shui Rural Committee Chairman | Hau Chi-keung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | |||
| Sha Tau Kok Rural Committee Chairman | Lau Tin-sang
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | |||
| Fanling Rural Committee Chairman | Lee Kwok-fung
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" | |
Independent | |||
Leadership
Chairs
Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:
| Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
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| bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| | Raymond Pang Hang-yin | 1985–1994 | Heung Yee Kuk→LDF |
| bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| | Tang Kwok-yung | 1994–1999 | Heung Yee Kuk |
| bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| | Raymond Pang Hang-yin | 1999–2003 | Heung Yee Kuk |
| bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| | Li Kwok-fung | 2004–2006 | Heung Yee Kuk |
| bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| | Lau Tin-sang | 2006–2007 | Heung Yee Kuk |
| bgcolor="Template:DABHK/meta/color"| | So Sai-chi | 2008–present | DAB |
Vice Chairs
| Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| | Cheung Fo-tai | 2000–2003 | Heung Yee Kuk |
| style="background: Template:DPHK/meta/color"| | Chow Kam-siu | 2004–2007 | Democratic |
| bgcolor="Template:LPHK/meta/color"| | Hau Chi-keung | 2008–2011 | Liberal/Heung Yee Kuk |
| bgcolor="Template:DABHK/meta/color"| | Hau Kam-lam | 2012–2015 | DAB/Heung Yee Kuk |
| bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| | Lee Kwok-fung | 2016–present | Heung Yee Kuk |