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The Kwai Tsing District Board became Kwai Tsing 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 Kwai Tsing District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1999|first District Council election]] in 1999. 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 Kwai Tsing District Board became Kwai Tsing 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 Kwai Tsing District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the [[Hong Kong local elections, 1999|first District Council election]] in 1999. 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 Kwai Tsing District Council had been a stronghold of the [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|pro-democracy camp]] since the 1980s until 2015. Prominent pro-democracy politicians [[Lee Wing-tat]], [[Sin Chung-kai]] and [[Leung Yiu-chung]] were among the first members of the council, in which Lee and Sin had served as council chairmen.
The Kwai Tsing District Council had been a stronghold of the [[Pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong|pro-democracy camp]] from 1985 until 2015. Prominent pro-democracy politicians [[Lee Wing-tat]], [[Sin Chung-kai]] and [[Leung Yiu-chung]] were among the seven pro-democrat activists to become the first members of the council. Lee and Sin had served as council chairmen from 1988 to 1991 and from 1991 to 1994 respectively, representing the [[Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood]] (ADPL). The ADPL dominance was replaced by the [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] when the ADPL core members joined the Democrats.


The [[Democratic Party (Hong Kong)|Democratic Party]] with the [[Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre]] (NWSC), which had a strong presence in [[Shek Yam]] and [[Kwai Chung]], had comfortable control of the council throughout the 1980s and early SAR period until their influence began to eclipse in the late 2000s. In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2007|2007 election]] when the pan-democrats suffered a territory-wide devastating loss which saw the [[pro-Beijing camp]] gained majority of the council for the first time, with the help of the reintroduction of appointment system, where the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] would appoint pro-government councillors.
The Democratic Party with the [[Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre]] (NWSC), which had a strong presence in [[Shek Yam]] and [[Kwai Chung]], had comfortable control of the council throughout the 1980s and the early SAR period until their influence began to eclipse in the late 2000s with the pro-Beijing camp actively absorbed the former pro-democrat independents and the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] and the [[Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions]] developed their base in the district. In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2007|2007 election]] when the pan-democrats suffered a territory-wide devastating loss which saw the pro-Beijing camp gained majority of the council for the first time, with the help of the reintroduction of appointment system, where the [[Chief Executive of Hong Kong|Chief Executive]] would appoint pro-government councillors.


In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2015|2015 election]], the Democrats lost its largest party status to the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) in which the Democrats' seats were down to 4 by losing half of their seats and the DAB doubled their seats from 4 to 8, despite the appointment system was abolished in the election.
In the [[Hong Kong local elections, 2015|2015 election]], the Democrats lost its largest party status to the [[Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong]] (DAB) in which the Democrats' seats were down to 4 by losing half of their seats and the DAB doubled their seats from 4 to 8, despite the appointment system was abolished in the election.

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Kwai Tsing District Council

葵青區議會
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair
Law King-shing, DAB
Vice-Chair
Chow Yick-hay, Independent
Structure
Seats30 councillors
consisting of
29 elected and
1 ex officio members
8 / 30
4 / 30
4 / 30
3 / 30
3 / 30
2 / 30
6 / 30
Elections
First past the post
Last election
22 November 2015
Meeting place
10/F, Kwai Hing Government Offices, 166–174 Hing Fong Road, Kwai Chung
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/kwt/

Kwai Tsing District Council (Chinese: 葵青區議會) is the district council for the Kwai Tsing District in Hong Kong, being one of the 18 district councils in Hong Kong. It currently consists of 30 members of which 29 are directly elected from the 29 constituencies of the district, one ex-officio member who is the Tsing Yi Rural Committee chairman. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.

History

The Kwai Tsing District Council was originally part of the Tsuen Wan District Board until 1985, when a separate Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi District Board was established due to the rapid expansion of population. It was renamed into today's Kwai Tsing District Council in 1988, making it the second youngest existing district council after Yau Tsim Mong District Council. The District Board was partly elected with the ex-officio Regional Council members and Tsing Yi Rural Committee chairman, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.

The Kwai Tsing District Board became Kwai Tsing 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 Kwai Tsing District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The appointed seats were abolished in 2011 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010.

The Kwai Tsing District Council had been a stronghold of the pro-democracy camp from 1985 until 2015. Prominent pro-democracy politicians Lee Wing-tat, Sin Chung-kai and Leung Yiu-chung were among the seven pro-democrat activists to become the first members of the council. Lee and Sin had served as council chairmen from 1988 to 1991 and from 1991 to 1994 respectively, representing the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL). The ADPL dominance was replaced by the Democratic Party when the ADPL core members joined the Democrats.

The Democratic Party with the Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC), which had a strong presence in Shek Yam and Kwai Chung, had comfortable control of the council throughout the 1980s and the early SAR period until their influence began to eclipse in the late 2000s with the pro-Beijing camp actively absorbed the former pro-democrat independents and the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions developed their base in the district. In the 2007 election when the pan-democrats suffered a territory-wide devastating loss which saw the pro-Beijing camp gained majority of the council for the first time, with the help of the reintroduction of appointment system, where the Chief Executive would appoint pro-government councillors.

In the 2015 election, the Democrats lost its largest party status to the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) in which the Democrats' seats were down to 4 by losing half of their seats and the DAB doubled their seats from 4 to 8, despite the appointment system was abolished in the election.

Political control

Since 1985 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Camp in control Largest party Years Composition
Pro-government PCPHP 1985–1988




Pro-democracy ADPL → United Democrats 1988–1991




Pro-democracy United Democrats 1991–1994




Pro-democracy Democratic 1994–1997




Pro-democracy Democratic 1997–1999




Pro-democracy Democratic 2000–2003




Pro-democracy Democratic 2004–2007




Pro-Beijing Democratic 2008–2011




Pro-Beijing Democratic 2012–2015




Pro-Beijing DAB 2016–present



Political makeup

Elections are held every four years.

    Political party Council members Current members
1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   DAB 0 2 1 4 5 8 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:DAB/meta/color |  
bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   Independent 9 13 9 8 8 4 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 |      
style="background-color:Template:Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre/meta/color"|   NWSC 1 2 4 4 5 5 style="background-color:Template:Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre/meta/color"|   style="background-color:Template:Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre/meta/color"|   style="background-color:Template:Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre/meta/color"|   style="background-color:Template:Neighbourhood and Workers' Service Centre/meta/color"|          
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   Democratic 9 10 11 9 9 4 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:Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong/meta/color |   BPA - - - - - 3 bgcolor=Template:Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong/meta/color |            
bgcolor=Template:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/meta/color |   FTU - - - - 2 3 bgcolor=Template:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/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

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation Notes
S01 Kwai Hing Leung Chi-shing

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFC500;" data-sort-value="Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre" |

NWSC
S02 Kwai Shing East Estate Rayman Chow Wai-hung

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

Independent
S03 Upper Tai Wo Hau Hui Kei-cheung

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

Democratic
S04 Lower Tai Wo Hau Wong Bing-kuen

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

Democratic
S05 Kwai Chung Estate North Leung Kam-wai

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFC500;" data-sort-value="Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre" |

NWSC
S06 Kwai Chung Estate Central Wong Yun-tat

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFC500;" data-sort-value="Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre" |

NWSC
S07 Shek Yam Li Sai-lung

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

DAB
S08 On Yam Dennis Leung Tsz-wing

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" |

FTU
S09 Shek Lei South Ng Ka-chiu

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #509ccd;" data-sort-value="Roundtable (Hong Kong)" |

Roundtable
S10 Shek Lei North Lam Siu-fai

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

Democratic
S11 Tai Pak Tin Kwok Fu-yung

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

DAB
S12 Kwai Fong Leung Yiu-chung

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFC500;" data-sort-value="Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre" |

NWSC
S13 Wah Lai Wong Yiu-chung

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

BPA
S14 Lai Wah Chu Lai-lng

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

DAB
S15 Cho Yiu Pau Ming-hong

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

DAB
S16 Hing Fong Ng Kim-sing

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

Democratic
S17 Lai King Chow Yick-hay

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

Independent
S18 Kwai Shing West Estate Lau Mei-lo

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" |

FTU
S19 On Ho Tam Wai-chun

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

BPA [a]
S20 Wai Ying Alice Mak Mei-kuen

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" |

FTU
S21 Tsing Yi Estate Simon Chan Siu-man

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

Independent
S22 Greenfield Clarice Cheung Wai-ching

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

Independent [b]
S23 Cheung Ching Alan Lee Chi-keung

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

BPA
S24 Cheung Hong Tsui Hiu-kit

style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #509ccd;" data-sort-value="Roundtable (Hong Kong)" |

Roundtable
S25 Shing Hong Leung Wai-man

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

DAB
S26 Tsing Yi South Poon Chi-shing

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

DAB
S27 Cheung Hang Lo Yuen-ting

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

DAB
S28 Ching Fat Nancy Lam Chiu-ling

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

Independent
S29 Cheung On Law King-shing

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

DAB
Ex Officio Tsing Yi Rural Committee Chairman Tang Shui-wah

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
bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color"| John Ho Tung-ching 1985–1988 Nonpartisan
bgcolor="Template:HKADPL/meta/color"| Lee Wing-tat 1988–1991 ADPL→United Democrat
bgcolor="Template:HKADPL/meta/color"| Leung Kwong-cheong 1991–1994 ADPL→Democratic
bgcolor="Template:DPHK/meta/color"| Sin Chung-kai 1994–1999 Democratic
bgcolor="Template:DPHK/meta/color"| Chow Yick-hay 2000–2007 Democratic
bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| Tang Kwok-kong 2008–2011 Heung Yee Kuk
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Fong Ping 2011–2015 Independent→BPA
style="background: Template:DABHK/meta/color"| Law King-shing 2016–present DAB

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation
style="background: Template:LPHK/meta/color"| Edinson So Hoi-pan 2000–2003 Liberal
style="background: Template:Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre/meta/color"| Leung Wing-keun 2004–2007 NWSC
style="background: Template:HKFTU/meta/color"| Alice Mak Mei-kuen 2008–2011 FTU
style="background: Template:DABHK/meta/color"| Law King-shing 2012–2015 DAB
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Chow Yick-hay 2016–present Independent

Notes

  1. ^ Liberal Party ex-member
  2. ^ New People's Party & Liberal Party ex-member

References

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