Kowloon City District Council

Kowloon City District Council
九龍城區議會
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair
Poon Kwok-wah, DAB
Vice-Chair
Cho Wui-hung, KWND/BPA
Structure
Seats 24 councillors
consisting of
24 elected members
8 / 24
5 / 24
1 / 24
1 / 24
9 / 24
Elections
First past the post
Last election
 22 November 2015
Meeting place
7/F, Kowloon City Government Offices, 42 Bailey Street, Hung Hom, Kowloon
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/kc/

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 district council. Kowloon City District currently consists of 24 members, of which the district is divided into 24 constituencies, electing a total of 24 members. The latest election was held in 2015.

Political control

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 2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing DAB 2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing DAB 2012 - 2015
Pro-Beijing DAB 2016–present

Political makeup

Elections are held every four years.

    Political party Council members Current members
1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
  Independent 4 4 5 8 9 8                  
  DAB 2 3 2 6 7 8                  
  KWND/BPA - - - - - 5                  
  Democratic 2 4 7 2 1 0                  
  Liberal 2 4 3 2 1 1                  

Members represented

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation
G01 Ma Tau Wai Terrence Siu Tin-hung DAB
G02 Ma Hang Chung Lai Kwong-wai Independent
G03 Ma Tau Kok Kwan Ho-yeung DAB
G04 Lok Man Yang Wing-kit Independent
G05 Sheung Lok Luk King-kwong DAB
G06 Ho Man Tin Cheng Lee-ming Independent
G07 Kadoorie Siu Leong-sing Democratic
G08 Prince Ting Kin-wa Independent
G09 Kowloon Tong Ho Hin-ming Liberal
G10 Lung Shing Ng Po-keung DAB
G11 Sung Wong Toi Yeung Chun-yu Independent
G12 Kai Tak North Leung Yuen-ting KWND/BPA
G13 Kai Tak South He Huahan KWND/BPA
G14 Hoi Sum Pun Kwok-wah DAB
G15 To Kwa Wan North Starry Lee Wai-king DAB
G16 To Kwa Wan South Lam Pok Independent
G17 Hok Yuen Laguna Verde Admond Yue Chee-wing Independent
G18 Whampoa East Leung Mei-fun KWND/BPA
G19 Whampoa West Kwong Po-yin Independent
G20 Hung Hom Bay Cheung Yan-hong KWND/BPA
G21 Hung Hom Lam Tak-shing DAB
G22 Ka Wai Lo Chiu-kit Independent
G23 Oi Man Ng Fan-kam DAB
G24 Oi Chun Cho Wui-hung KWND/BPA

Leadership

Chairs

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

Chairman Years Political Affiliation
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–present DAB

Vice Chairs

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–present Independent

Notes

    References

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

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