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As a [[New towns of Hong Kong|new town]] in the 1980s, Sha Tin was a strategic target for emerging [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|pro-democracy activists]], when the three major pro-democracy political groups [[Hong Kong Affairs Society]] (HKAS), [[Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood]] (ADPL) and [[Meeting Point]] formed a strategic alliance in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1988|1988 District Board election]], which saw prominent politicians [[Fung Chi-wood]], [[Lau Kong-wah]] and [[Choy Kan-pui]] launched their political careers. Lau and Choy later quit the pro-democracy [[United Democrats of Hong Kong]] (UDHK) after the [[Hong Kong legislative election, 1991|1991 Legislative Council direct election]] and formed a new district-based political group [[Civil Force]] in which all its candidates were elected in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1994|1994 election]]. The Civil Force had dominated the council since its establishment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B3%9B%E6%B0%91%E6%80%8E%E6%A8%A3%E5%85%89%E5%BE%A9%E4%B8%80%E5%8D%80-2-%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4%E6%B2%B3%E6%9D%B1-%E8%8E%AB%E6%AC%BA%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E7%AA%AE/|title=【泛民怎樣光復一區 2】三十年河東　莫欺少年窮|work=立場新聞|date=2015-12-18}}</ref>
As a [[New towns of Hong Kong|new town]] in the 1980s, Sha Tin was a strategic target for emerging [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|pro-democracy activists]], when the three major pro-democracy political groups [[Hong Kong Affairs Society]] (HKAS), [[Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood]] (ADPL) and [[Meeting Point]] formed a strategic alliance in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1988|1988 District Board election]], which saw prominent politicians [[Fung Chi-wood]], [[Lau Kong-wah]] and [[Choy Kan-pui]] launched their political careers. Lau and Choy later quit the pro-democracy [[United Democrats of Hong Kong]] (UDHK) after the [[Hong Kong legislative election, 1991|1991 Legislative Council direct election]] and formed a new district-based political group [[Civil Force]] in which all its candidates were elected in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1994|1994 election]]. The Civil Force had dominated the council since its establishment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thestandnews.com/politics/%E6%B3%9B%E6%B0%91%E6%80%8E%E6%A8%A3%E5%85%89%E5%BE%A9%E4%B8%80%E5%8D%80-2-%E4%B8%89%E5%8D%81%E5%B9%B4%E6%B2%B3%E6%9D%B1-%E8%8E%AB%E6%AC%BA%E5%B0%91%E5%B9%B4%E7%AA%AE/|title=【泛民怎樣光復一區 2】三十年河東　莫欺少年窮|work=立場新聞|date=2015-12-18}}</ref>


The 2000s saw the intense competitions between the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong]] (DAB) and the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]], which saw the DAB dropped its seat from [[Hong Kong local elections, 1999|1999 election]]'s nine to [[Hong Kong local elections, 2003|2003 election]]'s two due to the anti-government sentiments following the historic [[2003 July 1 protest]], many of those in [[Ma On Shan]] fallen into the Democrats' hand. The DAB rebounded from its defeat in the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2007|2007 election]], retaking most of its seats from the Democrats.
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In 2014, [[Regina Ip]]'s [[New People's Party (Hong Kong)|New People's Party]] (NPP) expanded its network to Sha Tin by absorbing the Civil Force, making NPP the largest party in the district. In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2015|2015 District Council election]], the first election after the [[Umbrella Revolution]], the pan-democrats made a surprising advance in the district, doubling their seats from 8 to 19 seats by defeating a number of veteran Civil Force councillors. However, The pro-Beijing camp retained control of the council with a one-seat majority of the ''ex officio'' seat occupied by the Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%E5%83%85%E6%AF%94%E6%B3%9B%E6%B0%91%E5%A4%9A%E4%B8%80%E5%B8%AD-%E6%B2%99%E7%94%B0%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E6%9C%83-39%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E5%85%A8%E9%83%A8%E5%8A%A0%E5%85%A5%E6%89%80%E6%9C%89%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E6%9C%83/|title=【建制僅比泛民多一席】沙田區議會　39議員全部加入所有委員會　|date=2016-01-09|work=立場新聞}}</ref>

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In 2014, [[Regina Ip]]'s [[New People's Party (Hong Kong)|New People's Party]] (NPP) expanded its network to Sha Tin by absorbing the Civil Force, making NPP the largest party in the district. In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2015|2015 District Council election]], the first election after the [[Umbrella Revolution]], the pan-democrats made a surprising advance in the district, doubling their seats from 8 to 19 seats by defeating a number of veteran Civil Force councillors. The DAB also suffered some unexpected defeats in Ma On Shan, with incumbent Legislative Councillor [[Elizabeth Quat]] lost her seat to [[Labour Party (Hong Kong)|Labour Party]] new face Yip Wing in [[Chung On (constituency)|Chung On]]. However, The pro-Beijing camp was able to retain control of the council with a one-seat majority of the ''ex officio'' seat occupied by the Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thestandnews.com/politics/%E5%BB%BA%E5%88%B6%E5%83%85%E6%AF%94%E6%B3%9B%E6%B0%91%E5%A4%9A%E4%B8%80%E5%B8%AD-%E6%B2%99%E7%94%B0%E5%8D%80%E8%AD%B0%E6%9C%83-39%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E5%85%A8%E9%83%A8%E5%8A%A0%E5%85%A5%E6%89%80%E6%9C%89%E5%A7%94%E5%93%A1%E6%9C%83/|title=【建制僅比泛民多一席】沙田區議會　39議員全部加入所有委員會　|date=2016-01-09|work=立場新聞}}</ref>


==Political control==
==Political control==

Revision as of 01:02, 9 April 2018

Sha Tin District Council

沙田區議會
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair
Vice-Chair
Structure
Seats39 councillors
consisting of
38 elected and
1 ex officio member
9 / 39
7 / 39
6 / 39
1 / 39
1 / 39
1 / 39
1 / 39
1 / 39
Others
12 / 39
Elections
First past the post
Last election
22 November 2015
Meeting place
4/F Sha Tin Government Offices, 1 Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin, New Territories
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/st/

Sha Tin District Council (Chinese: 沙田區議會) is the district council for the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Sha Tin District currently consists of 39 members, of which the district is divided into 38 constituencies, electing a total of 38 with 1 ex-officio member who is the Sha Tin rural committee chairman. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.

History

The Sha Tin District Council was established in 1982 under the name of the Sha Tin 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 Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.

The Sha Tin District Board became Sha Tin 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 Sha Tin 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.

As a new town in the 1980s, Sha Tin was a strategic target for emerging pro-democracy activists, when the three major pro-democracy political groups Hong Kong Affairs Society (HKAS), Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) and Meeting Point formed a strategic alliance in the 1988 District Board election, which saw prominent politicians Fung Chi-wood, Lau Kong-wah and Choy Kan-pui launched their political careers. Lau and Choy later quit the pro-democracy United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) after the 1991 Legislative Council direct election and formed a new district-based political group Civil Force in which all its candidates were elected in the 1994 election. The Civil Force had dominated the council since its establishment.[1]

The 2000s saw the intense competitions between the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) and the Democratic Party, which saw the DAB dropped its seat from 1999 election's nine to 2003 election's two due to the anti-government sentiments following the historic 2003 July 1 protest, many of those in Ma On Shan fallen into the Democrats' hand. The DAB rebounded from its defeat in the 2007 election, retaking most of its seats from the Democrats.

In 2014, Regina Ip's New People's Party (NPP) expanded its network to Sha Tin by absorbing the Civil Force, making NPP the largest party in the district. In the 2015 District Council election, the first election after the Umbrella Revolution, the pan-democrats made a surprising advance in the district, doubling their seats from 8 to 19 seats by defeating a number of veteran Civil Force councillors. The DAB also suffered some unexpected defeats in Ma On Shan, with incumbent Legislative Councillor Elizabeth Quat lost her seat to Labour Party new face Yip Wing in Chung On. However, The pro-Beijing camp was able to retain control of the council with a one-seat majority of the ex officio seat occupied by the Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman.[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 None 1982 - 1985
Pro-government None 1985 - 1988



Pro-government Hong Kong Affairs Society 1988 - 1991




Pro-government United Democrats 1991 - 1994




Pro-Beijing Civil Force 1994 - 1997




Pro-Beijing Civil Force 1997 - 1999




Pro-Beijing Civil Force 2000 - 2003




Pro-Beijing Civil Force 2004 - 2007




Pro-Beijing Civil Force 2008 - 2011




Pro-Beijing Civil Force → NPP/CF 2012 - 2015




Pro-Beijing NPP/CF 2016 - present




Political makeup

Elections are held every four years.

    Political party Council members Current members
1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
bgcolor=Template:New People's Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   NPP/CF 10 11 14 15 12 8 bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:NPPHK/meta/color |  
bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   Independent 11 6 8 7 6 7 bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |    
bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   DAB 0 9 2 8 9 7 bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |      
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   Democratic 8 3 7 3 5 7 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |        
style="background-color:Template:Neo Democrats/meta/color"|   Neo Democrats - - - - 2 5 style="background-color:Template:Neo Democrats/meta/color"|                  
bgcolor=Template:Sha Tin Community Network/meta/color |   STCN - - - - - 1 bgcolor=Template:Sha Tin Community Network/meta/color |                  
bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   Labour - - - - - 1 bgcolor=Template:Labour Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |                  
bgcolor=Template:Civic Party/meta/color |   Civic - - - 0 0 0 bgcolor=Template:Civic Party/meta/color |                  
bgcolor=Template:Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong/meta/color |   BPA - - - - - - bgcolor=Template:Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong/meta/color |                  

District result maps

  • 1994 results map
    1994 results map
  • 1999 results map
    1999 results map
  • 2003 results map
    2003 results map
  • 2007 results map
    2007 results map
  • 2011 results map
    2011 results map
  • 2015 results map
    2015 results map

Members represented

As of 1 February 2017:

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation Notes
R01 Sha Tin Town Centre Wai Hing-cheung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R02 Lek Yuen Michael Wong Yue-hon

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
R03 Wo Che Estate Anna Yue Shin-man

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
R04 City One Wong Ka-wing

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party (Hong Kong)" |

NPP
R05 Yue Shing Victor Leung Ka-fai

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
R06 Wong Uk Lai Tsz-yan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R07 Sha Kok Billy Chan Shiu-yeung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R08 Pok Hong Chiu Chu-pong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R09 Jat Min Yau Man-chun

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R10 Chun Fung Chan Nok-hang

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R11 Sun Tin Wai Ching Cheung-ying

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" |

Democratic
R12 Chui Tin Hui Yui-yu

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R13 Hin Ka Lam Chung-yan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
R14 Lower Shing Mun Tong Hok-leung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
R15 Wan Shing Ho Hau-cheung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
R16 Keng Hau Ng Kam-hung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" |

Democratic
R17 Tin Sum Pun Kwok-shan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
R18 Chui Ka Li Sai-hung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F9B924;" data-sort-value="Neo Democrats" |

Neo Democrats
R19 Tai Wai Tung Kin-lei

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
R20 Chung Tin Wong Hok-lai

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #97B0F8;" data-sort-value="Sha Tin Community Network" |

Sha Tin Community Network
R21 Sui Wo Thomas Pang Cheung-wai

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
R22 Fo Tan Scarlett Pong Oi-lan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R23 Chun Ma Siu Hin-hong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R24 Chung On Yip Wing

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #F7941E;" data-sort-value="Labour Party (Hong Kong)" |

Labour
R25 Kam To James Chan Kwok-keung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R26 Ma On Shan Town Centre Alvin Lee Chi-wing

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R27 Lee On Chris Mak Yun-pui

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
R28 Fu Lung Tsang So-lai

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" |

Democratic
R29 Wu Kai Sha Li Wing-shing

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" |

Democratic
R30 Kam Ying Ting Tsz-yuen

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" |

Democratic
R31 Yiu On Stanley Li Sai-wing

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
R32 Heng On Cheng Tsuk-man

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" |

Democratic
R33 On Tai Alvin Chiu Man-leong

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
R34 Tai Shui Hang Michael Yung Ming-chau

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic
R35 Yu Yan Yiu Ka-chun

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
R36 Pik Woo Iris Wong Ping-fan

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
R37 Kwong Hong Wong Fu-sang

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
R38 Kwong Yuen Chan Man-kuen

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party–Civil Force" |

NPP/CF
Ex Officio Sha Tin Rural Committee Chairman Mok Kam-kwai

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #78caec;" data-sort-value="Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong" |

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"| Donald Y. K. Tsang 1982–1984 District Officer
bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color"| Ng Chan-lam 1985–1991 Nonpartisan
bgcolor="Template:United Democrats of Hong Kong/meta/color"| Choy Kan-pui 1991–1999 United Democrat→Civil Force→PA
bgcolor="Template:Civil Force/meta/color"| Wai Kwok-hung 2000–2011 Civil Force
bgcolor="Template:Civil Force/meta/color"| Ho Hau-cheung 2012–present Civil Force→NPP/CF

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation
style="background: Template:DABHK/meta/color"| Thomas Pang Cheung-wai 2000–present DAB

References

  1. ^ "【泛民怎樣光復一區 2】三十年河東　莫欺少年窮". 立場新聞. 2015-12-18.
  2. ^ "【建制僅比泛民多一席】沙田區議會　39議員全部加入所有委員會". 立場新聞. 2016-01-09.

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