Kowloon City District Council

Kowloon City District Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Hong Kong District Council of the Kowloon City District
Leadership
Chair
Lau Wai-wing
Structure
Seats 25 councillors
9 / 25
7 / 25
4 / 25
2 / 25
1 / 25
1 / 25
1 / 25
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 6 November 2011
Meeting place
Room 1706-1713, One Harbourfront, 17/F, 18-22 Tak Fung Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/klc/

Kowloon City District Council is the district council for the Kowloon City District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Kowloon City District currently consists of 25 members, of which the district is divided into 22 constituencies, electing a total of 22 with 3 members appointed by the Chief Executive. The latest election was held in 2011.

Political control

Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Camp in control Largest party Years
No Overall Control Civic Association 1982 - 1985
No Overall Control Reform Club 1985 - 1988
No Overall Control PHKS 1988 - 1991
No Overall Control LDF 1991 - 1994
Pro-Beijing LDF 1994 - 1997
Pro-Beijing Progressive Alliance 1997 - 1999
Pro-Beijing Progressive Alliance 2000 - 2003
Pro-Beijing Democratic 2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing DAB 2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing DAB 2012 - present

Political makeup

Elections are held every four years.

    Political party Council members Current members
1994 1999 2003 2007 2011
  Independent 4 4 5 8 9                      
  DAB 2 3 2 6 7                      
  ADPL - 1 3 3 4                      
  Democratic 2 4 7 2 1                      
  Liberal 2 4 3 2 1                      
  FTU - - - - -                      
  BPA - - - - -                      

Members represented

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation Notes
G01 Ma Tau Wai MOK Ka Han Rosanda ADPL
G02 Ma Tau Chung WONG Yun Cheong FTU
G03 Ma Tau Kok LI Lin
G04 Lok Man YANG Wing Kit
G05 Sheung Lok LUK King Kwong DAB
G06 Ho Man Tin CHENG Lee Ming Independent
G07 Kadoorie SIU Leong Sing ADPL
G08 Prince WONG Yee Him DAB
G09 Kowloon Tong HO Hin Ming Liberal
G10 Lung Shing NG Po Keung DAB
G11 Kai Tak YEUNG Chun Yu ADPL
G12 Hoi Sum PUN Kwok Wah DAB
G13 To Kwa Wan North LEE Wai-king Starry DAB
G14 To Kwa Wan South PUN Chi Man Democratic
G15 Hok Yuen Laguna Verde SIU Yuen-sheung DAB
G16 Whampoa East LEUNG Mei Fun BPA [lower-alpha 1]
G17 Whampoa West LAU Wai Wing
G18 Hung Hom Bay CHEUNG Yan Hong Independent
G19 Hung Hom YUM Kwok Tung Pius ADPL
G20 Ka Wai LO Chiu Kit Independent
G21 Oi Man NG Fan Kam DAB
G22 Oi Chun CHO Wui Hung
Appointed members PANG Hiu-ming, Peter
SIU Miu-man BPA
WONG Wai-ching

List of chairmen

Chairman Political affiliation Constituency Took office Left office Notes
Wong Sik-kong Nonpartisan Appointed 1 April 1985 30 September 1994 [1][2]
Tang Po-hong LDF (1994-97)
PA (1997-2000)		 Lok Man 1994 1 January 2000 [3]
Liang Tin Independent Appointed 1 January 2000 6 March 2003 [2]
Lau Wai-wing Independent Whampoa West 9 May 2003 1 January 2004
Peter Wong Kwok-keung Independent Appointed 1 January 2004 1 January 2012 [2]
Lau Wai-wing Independent Whampoa West 6 January 2012 Incumbent [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Leader of the local political group Kowloon West New Dynamic.

References

  1. ↑ Report on the Study of the Transport Needs of the Disabled in the Kowloon City District. Kowloon City District Board. 1986.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "HKSAR Kowloon City District Council". webb-site.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Daily Information Bulletin". Government Information Services. 5 July 1997. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

Coordinates: 22°18′43″N 114°11′23″E / 22.31198°N 114.18978°E