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Kowloon City District Council

December 15, 2023

The 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 such councils. The Kowloon City District Council currently consists of 25 members, of which the district is divided into 25 constituencies, electing a total of 25 members. The last election was held on 24 November 2019.

Kowloon City District Council

九龍城區議會
Type
Type
History
Founded16 December 1981 (1981-12-16) (District Board)
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01) (Provisional)
1 January 2000 (2000-01-01) (District Council)
Leadership
Chair
Ho Hin-ming, Liberal Party
Vice-Chair
Ng Po-keung, Independent
Structure
Seats25 councillors
consisting of
25 elected members
4 / 25
3 / 25
1 / 25
1 / 25
6 / 25
10 / 25
Elections
First past the post
Last election
24 November 2019
Meeting place
7/F, Kowloon City Government Offices, 42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/kc/

History edit

The Kowloon City District Council was established on 16 December 1981 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 Kowloon City 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 their presence in the district, represented by its chairman Yum Sin-ling in Prince in the late 1990s.[1]

Riding on the anti-government sentiments following the historic July 1 protest, the Democratic Party took over the Progressive Alliance as the largest party in the 2003 pro-democracy tide by winning seven seats in total. Together with the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL), the pro-democrats won the plurality of elected seats only being balanced by the government-appointed seats. By the end of the term, the number of seats commanded by the Democrats reduced to three and lost their 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 with a narrow margin and Kwong Po-yin successfully ousted the incumbent council chairman Lau Wai-wing.[2]

The pro-democrats scored a historic landslide victory in the 2019 election amid the massive pro-democracy protests, taking control of the council by securing 15 of the 25 seats. The Democratic Party emerged as the largest party, overtaking DAB with 10 seats.

Political control edit

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 - 2019




Pro-democracy → Pro-Beijing Democratic → DAB 2020 - 2023




Political makeup edit

 

Elections are held every four years.

    Political party Council members Current
members
1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
  Democratic 2 4 7 2 1 2 10
10 / 25
  Independent 4 4 5 8 9 8 6
6 / 25
  DAB 2 3 2 6 7 8 4
4 / 25
  BPA - - - - - 5 3
3 / 25
  Liberal 2 4 3 2 1 1 1
1 / 25

District result maps edit

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    1994

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    1999

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    2003

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    2007

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    2011

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    2015

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    2019

Members represented edit

Starting from 1 January 2020:

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation Notes
G01 Ma Tau Wai Vacant [a]
G02 Sung Wong Toi Yeung Chun-yu Independent [b]
G03 Ma Hang Chung Vacant [c]
G04 Ma Tau Kok Vacant [c]
G05 Lok Man Yang Wing-kit Independent
G06 Sheung Lok Vacant [d]
G07 Ho Man Tin Vacant [c]
G08 Kadoorie Vacant [b][c]
G09 Prince Wong Kwok-tung Democratic
G10 Kowloon Tong Ho Hin-ming Liberal
G11 Lung Shing Ng Po-keung DAB
G12 Kai Tak North Leung Yuen-ting BPA
G13 Kai Tak East He Huahan BPA
G14 Kai Tak Central & South Cheung King-fan Independent
G15 Hoi Sham Pun Kwok-wah DAB
G16 To Kwa Wan North Starry Lee Wai-king DAB
G17 To Kwa Wan South Vacant [e]
G18 Hok Yuen Laguna Verde Vacant [a]
G19 Whampoa East Vacant [f]
G20 Whampoa West Vacant [g][h]
G21 Hung Hom Bay Vacant [a]
G22 Hung Hom Lam Tak-shing DAB
G23 Ka Wai Vacant [h]
G24 Oi Man Vacant [d]
G25 Oi Chun Cho Wui-hung BPA/KWND

Leadership edit

Chairs edit

Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:

Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Lee Lap-sun 1981–1983 District Officer
G. W. E. Jones 1983–1985 District Officer
Wong Sik-kong 1985–1994 Nonpartisan
Tang Po-hong 1994–1999 LDF→PA
Liang Tin 2000–2003 Independent
Lau Wai-wing 2003 Independent
Peter Wong Kwok-keung 2004–2011 Independent
Lau Wai-wing 2012–2015 Independent
Pun Kwok-wah 2016–2019 DAB
Siu Leong-sing 2020–2021 Democratic
Yan Wing-kit 2021–2022 Independent
Ho Hin-ming 2022–present Liberal

Vice Chairs edit

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Lau Wai-wing 2000–2003 Independent
Chan Ka-wai 2004–2007 Democratic
Lau Wai-wing 2008–2011 Independent
Pun Kwok-wah 2012–2015 DAB
Cho Wui-hung 2016–2019 Independent→KWND/BPA
Kwong Po-yin 2020–2021 Independent
Ho Hin-ming 2021–2022 Liberal
Ng Po-keung 2022–present Independent

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c Disqualified on 28 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b Former Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood member.
  3. ^ a b c d Resigned on 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b Resigned on 10 July 2021.
  5. ^ Resigned on 24 March 2021.
  6. ^ Resigned on 7 July 2021.
  7. ^ Former Youngspiration member.
  8. ^ a b Resigned on 11 July 2021.

References edit

  1. ^ 鏡報, Issues 204-209. 鏡報文化企業有限公司. 1994. p. 9.
  2. ^ "Out with the old: Two big-name pan-democrats ousted in tight district council election races". South China Morning Post. 23 November 2015.

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The 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 such councils The Kowloon City District Council currently consists of 25 members of which the district is divided into 25 constituencies electing a total of 25 members The last election was held on 24 November 2019 Kowloon City District Council 九龍城區議會TypeTypeHong Kong District Council of the Kowloon City DistrictHistoryFounded16 December 1981 1981 12 16 District Board 1 July 1997 1997 07 01 Provisional 1 January 2000 2000 01 01 District Council LeadershipChairHo Hin ming Liberal PartyVice ChairNg Po keung IndependentStructureSeats25 councillorsconsisting of25 elected membersDAB4 25BPA3 25Democratic1 25Liberal1 25Independent6 25Vacant10 25ElectionsVoting systemFirst past the postLast election24 November 2019Meeting place7 F Kowloon City Government Offices 42 Bailey Street Hung Hom KowloonWebsitewww wbr districtcouncils wbr gov wbr hk wbr kc wbr Contents 1 History 2 Political control 3 Political makeup 4 District result maps 5 Members represented 6 Leadership 6 1 Chairs 6 2 Vice Chairs 7 Notes 8 ReferencesHistory editThe Kowloon City District Council was established on 16 December 1981 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 Kowloon City 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 their presence in the district represented by its chairman Yum Sin ling in Prince in the late 1990s 1 Riding on the anti government sentiments following the historic July 1 protest the Democratic Party took over the Progressive Alliance as the largest party in the 2003 pro democracy tide by winning seven seats in total Together with the Association for Democracy and People s Livelihood ADPL the pro democrats won the plurality of elected seats only being balanced by the government appointed seats By the end of the term the number of seats commanded by the Democrats reduced to three and lost their 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 with a narrow margin and Kwong Po yin successfully ousted the incumbent council chairman Lau Wai wing 2 The pro democrats scored a historic landslide victory in the 2019 election amid the massive pro democracy protests taking control of the council by securing 15 of the 25 seats The Democratic Party emerged as the largest party overtaking DAB with 10 seats Political control editSince 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties Camp in control Largest party Years CompositionNo Overall Control Civic Association 1982 1985Pro government Reform Club 1985 1988Pro government PHKS 1988 1991Pro government LDF 1991 1994Pro Beijing LDF 1994 1997Pro Beijing Progressive Alliance 1997 1999Pro Beijing Progressive Alliance 2000 2003Pro Beijing Democratic DAB 2004 2007Pro Beijing DAB 2008 2011Pro Beijing DAB 2012 2015Pro Beijing DAB 2016 2019Pro democracy Pro Beijing Democratic DAB 2020 2023Political makeup edit nbsp Elections are held every four years Political party Council members Currentmembers1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Democratic 2 4 7 2 1 2 10 10 25 Independent 4 4 5 8 9 8 6 6 25 DAB 2 3 2 6 7 8 4 4 25 BPA 5 3 3 25 Liberal 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 1 25District result maps edit nbsp 1994 nbsp 1999 nbsp 2003 nbsp 2007 nbsp 2011 nbsp 2015 nbsp 2019Members represented editStarting from 1 January 2020 Code Constituency Name Political affiliation NotesG01 Ma Tau Wai Vacant a G02 Sung Wong Toi Yeung Chun yu Independent b G03 Ma Hang Chung Vacant c G04 Ma Tau Kok Vacant c G05 Lok Man Yang Wing kit IndependentG06 Sheung Lok Vacant d G07 Ho Man Tin Vacant c G08 Kadoorie Vacant b c G09 Prince Wong Kwok tung DemocraticG10 Kowloon Tong Ho Hin ming LiberalG11 Lung Shing Ng Po keung DABG12 Kai Tak North Leung Yuen ting BPAG13 Kai Tak East He Huahan BPAG14 Kai Tak Central amp South Cheung King fan IndependentG15 Hoi Sham Pun Kwok wah DABG16 To Kwa Wan North Starry Lee Wai king DABG17 To Kwa Wan South Vacant e G18 Hok Yuen Laguna Verde Vacant a G19 Whampoa East Vacant f G20 Whampoa West Vacant g h G21 Hung Hom Bay Vacant a G22 Hung Hom Lam Tak shing DABG23 Ka Wai Vacant h G24 Oi Man Vacant d G25 Oi Chun Cho Wui hung BPA KWNDLeadership editChairs edit Since 1985 the chairman is elected by all the members of the board Chairman Years Political AffiliationLee Lap sun 1981 1983 District OfficerG W E Jones 1983 1985 District OfficerWong Sik kong 1985 1994 NonpartisanTang Po hong 1994 1999 LDF PALiang Tin 2000 2003 IndependentLau Wai wing 2003 IndependentPeter Wong Kwok keung 2004 2011 IndependentLau Wai wing 2012 2015 IndependentPun Kwok wah 2016 2019 DABSiu Leong sing 2020 2021 DemocraticYan Wing kit 2021 2022 IndependentHo Hin ming 2022 present LiberalVice Chairs edit Vice Chairman Years Political AffiliationLau Wai wing 2000 2003 IndependentChan Ka wai 2004 2007 DemocraticLau Wai wing 2008 2011 IndependentPun Kwok wah 2012 2015 DABCho Wui hung 2016 2019 Independent KWND BPAKwong Po yin 2020 2021 IndependentHo Hin ming 2021 2022 LiberalNg Po keung 2022 present IndependentNotes edit a b c Disqualified on 28 September 2021 a b Former Association for Democracy and People s Livelihood member a b c d Resigned on 8 July 2021 a b Resigned on 10 July 2021 Resigned on 24 March 2021 Resigned on 7 July 2021 Former Youngspiration member a b Resigned on 11 July 2021 References edit 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 22 18 43 N 114 11 23 E 22 31198 N 114 18978 E 22 31198 114 18978 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kowloon City District Council amp oldid 1148281715, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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