Hong Kong provisional legislative election, 1996

Hong Kong provisional legislative election, 1996

24 March 1996

First party Second party Third party   Leader Tsang Yok-sing Allen Lee Ambrose Lau Party DAB Liberal Progressive Alliance Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing Last election 6 seats, 15.4% 10 seats, 1.6% 1 seat, 2.85% Seats won 10 10 6   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Frederick Fung Hu Fa-kuang Lo Tak-shing Party ADPL LDF NHKA Alliance Pro-democracy Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing Last election 4 seats, 9.55% 1 seat, 1.27% 1 seat Seats won 4 3 2

Elected President Rita Fan Nonpartisan

Hong Kong Provisional Legislative Council election of 1996 was an election that took place during the transition from British to Chinese administration governing Hong Kong. Pan-democracy camp boycotted the election.

Candidates and results

Unlike elections prior and after the 1st of July 1997, the Provisional Legislative Council (PLC) was established by the Preparatory Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region via a resolution by the Second Plenary Session on 24 March 1996.

Since the PLC was not a legal entity, the 60 Legco members were elected by a 400-member Selection Committee of the Government of the HKSAR on 21 December 1996. This same Committee also elected the first Chief Executive of the HKSAR.

The Committee elected 60 councillors for 5,789 candidates running from sectional grouping.

Selection Committee

The 400-member committee was selected by Beijing from various sectors in Hong Kong society. This committee ceased to exist after the handover and was replaced by an 800-member Election Committee, responsible only for selecting the Chief Executive.

See also

• Provisional Legislative Council

External links

• History of the Legco

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