Yuen Long District Council

Yuen Long District Council
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Hong Kong District Council of the Yuen Long District
Leadership
Chair
Structure
Seats 42 councillors
7 / 42
6 / 42
4 / 42
3 / 42
2 / 42
1 / 42
1 / 42
1 / 42
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 6 November 2011
Meeting place
Yuen Long Government Offices
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/yl/

Yuen Long District Council is the district council for the Yuen Long District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Yuen Long District currently consists of 24 members, of which the district is divided into 19 constituencies, electing a total of 19 with 6 ex officio members who are the Shap Pat Heung, San Tin, Ha Tsuen, Kam Tin, Ping Shan and Pat Heung rural committee chairmen and 5 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 None 1982 - 1985
No Overall Control Reform Club 1985 - 1988
No Overall Control Meeting Point 1988 - 1991
No Overall Control United Democrats 1991 - 1994
Pro-Beijing Democratic 1994 - 1997
Pro-Beijing Democratic 1997 - 1999
Pro-Beijing DAB 2000 - 2003
Pro-Beijing DAB 2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing DAB 2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing DAB → NTAS 2012 - present

Constituency represented

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation
M01 Fung Nin LUI Kin DAB
M02 Shui Pin YUEN Man Yee NTAS
M03 Nam Ping WONG Wai Yin Zachary Democratic
M04 Pek Long KWONG Chun Yu Democratic
M05 Yuen Long Centre SIU Long Ming DAB
M06 Fung Cheung MAK Ip Sing Democratic Alliance
M07 Shap Pat Heung North SHUM Ho Kit Independent
M08 Shap Pat Heung South CHING Chan Ming
M09 Ping Shan South CHEUNG Muk Lam NTAS
M10 Ping Shan North TANG Hing Ip
M11 Ha Tsuen TANG Ka Leung
M12 Tin Shing CHAN Sze Ching NPP
M13 Shui Oi KWOK Keung DAB
M14 Shui Wah CHOW Wing Kan Liberal
M15 Chung Wah WONG Wai Ling DAB
M16 Yuet Yan CHIU Sau Han NTAS
M17 Fu Yan LAU Kwai Yung FTU
M18 Yat Chak KWOK Hing Ping
M19 Tin Heng LUK Chung Hung (Michael) FTU
M20 Wang Yat YIU Kwok Wai FTU
M21 Ching King TANG Cheuk Him FTU
M22 Kingswood North LEE Yuet Man NTAS
M23 Tsz Yau CHAN Mei Lin
M24 Tin Yiu LEUNG Che Cheung DAB
M25 Kingswood South CHAM Ka Hung Daniel Independent
M26 Chung Pak WONG Cheuk Kin NPP
M27 Fairview Park YAU Tai Tai NTAS
M28 San Tin MAN Kwong Ming
M29 Kam Tin TANG Cheuk Yin
M30 Pat Heung North TANG Kwai Yau NTAS
M31 Pat Heung South LAI Wai Hung NTAS
Appointed members TAI Yiu Wah Robert
TANG Kwong-shing
WONG Wai-shun NPP
CHONG Kin-shing BPA
CHUI Kwan-siu DAB
Ex offico members Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee Chairman Leung Fuk Yuen
San Tin Rural Committee Chairman Man Ping Nam
Ha Tsuen Rural Committee Chairman Tang Lai Tung
Kam Tin Rural Committee Chairman Tang Ho Lin
Ping Shan Rural Committee Chairman Tsang Shu Wo
Pat Heung Rural Committee Chairman Tang Shui Man

List of chairmen

Chairman Political affiliation Constituency Took office Left office Notes
Tai Kuen Heung Yee Kuk Shap Pat Heung Rural Committee 1985 1999 [1]
Tang Siu-tong Progressive Alliance (2000-05)
DAB (2005-08) 		Appointed 1 January 2000 1 January 2008 [2]
Leung Che-cheung DAB/NTAS Tin Yiu 10 January 2008 Incumbent [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Daily Information Bulletin". Government Information Services. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "HKSAR Tuen Mun District Council". webb-site.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.