Tuen Mun District Council

Tuen Mun District Council
Coat of arms or logo
Leadership
Chair
Structure
Seats 35 councillors
8 / 35
7 / 35
4 / 35
4 / 35
3 / 35
2 / 35
2 / 35
Others
5 / 35
Elections
First past the post, mostly
Last election
 6 November 2011
Meeting place
Tuen Mun Government Offices
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tm/english/welcome.htm

Tuen Mun District Council is the District Council of Tuen Mun District, in the New Territories. The Council consists of 37 members with 29 of those elected through first past the post system every four years, 1 ex officio member and the remainings appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong at the start of a term. 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 None 1982–1985
No overall control PCPHP 1985–1988
No overall control Meeting Point 1988–1991
No overall control United Democrats 1991–1994
No overall control Democratic 1994–1997
Pro-Beijing Democratic 1997–1999
Pro-Beijing Democratic 2000–2003
Pro-Beijing DAB 2004–2007
Pro-Beijing DAB 2008–2011
Pro-Beijing DAB 2012 – present

Members represented

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation Notes
L01 Tuen Mun Town Centre AU Chi Yuen NTAS
L02 Siu Chi LAM Chung Hoi Democratic
L03 Siu Tsui LO Man Hon Democratic
L04 On Ting KONG Fung Yi ADPL
L05 Yau Oi South TSANG Hin Hong DAB
L06 Yau Oi North CHAN Wan Sang DAB
L07 Tsui Hing CHU Yiu Wah NPP
L08 Shan King NG Koon Hung
L09 King Hing CHAN Yau Hoi FTU
L10 Hing Chak TSUI Fan FTU
L11 San Hui KWU Hon Keung NTAS
L12 Sam Shing SO Shiu Shing NPP
L13 Hanford CHU Shun Nga Beatrice Democratic
L14 Fu Sun LUNG Kang San Independent
L15 Yuet Wu CHEUNG Hang Fai DAB
L16 Siu Hei YIM Tin Sang ADPL
L17 Wu King LEUNG Kin Man DAB
L18 Butterfly SO Oi Kwan DAB
L19 Lok Tsui HO Chun Yan Democratic
L20 Lung Mun LUNG Shui Hing DAB
L21 San King WONG Lai Sheung Catherine Democratic
L22 Leung King CHING Chi Hung DAB
L23 Tin King LEE Hung Sham Lothar FTU
L24 Po Tin SO Ka Man NPP
L25 Kin Sang CHAN Man Wah DAB
L26 Siu Hong CHAN Shu Ying Josephine Democratic
L27 Prime View HO Hang Mui Democratic
L28 Fu Tai CHAN Manwell FTU
L29 Tuen Mun Rural TO Sheck Yuen
Appointed members Vacant
CHOW Kam-cheung
LAM Tak-leung NTAS
LO Wong-fung, Steve BPA
WAN Tin-chong NTAS
Ex Officio member Tuen Mun Rural Committee Chairman Lau Wong-fat, (Chairman) BPA

List of chairmen

Before 1985 the chairman post was held by the District Officer. Since 1985, the post is elected by the councillors:

  1. Billy C. L. Lam (April 1982 — March 1983)
  2. Ricky C. C. Fung (April 1983 — March 1985)
Chairman Political affiliation Constituency Took office Left office Notes
Lau Wong-fat Heung Yee Kuk
Liberal Party (1993–2008)
Economic Synergy (2009–11) 		Tuen Mun Rural Committee 1985 1 April 2011 [1][2]
Leung Kin-man DAB Wu King 3 May 2011 6 January 2012 [2]
Lau Wong-fat Economic Synergy
BPA (2012–)
Heung Yee Kuk 		Appointed 6 January 2012 Incumbent [2]

References

  1. ↑ Report of the Legislative Council 2001/02. Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "HKSAR Tsuen Wan District Council". webb-site.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.