Kwun Tong District Council
The Kwun Tong District Council (Chinese: 觀塘區議會) is the district council for the Kwun Tong District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Kwun Tong District Council currently consists of 40 members, of which the district is divided into 40 constituencies, electing a total of 40 members. The council was created in April 1981 under the District Board Ordinance 1981. The last election was held on 24 November 2019.
Kwun Tong District Council 觀塘區議會 | |
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History | |
Founded | 2 April 1981 (District Board) 1 July 1997 (Provisional) 1 January 2000 (District Council) |
Leadership | |
Chair | Choy Chak-hung, Independent |
Vice-Chair | Mok Kin-shing, Democratic |
Structure | |
Seats | 40 councillors consisting of 40 elected members |
8 / 40 | |
6 / 40 | |
4 / 40 | |
2 / 40 | |
1 / 40 | |
1 / 40 | |
CAP | 1 / 40 |
16 / 40 | |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 24 November 2019 |
Meeting place | |
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Unit 05-07, 20/F Millennium City 6, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon | |
Website | |
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History
The Kwun Tong District Council was established on 2 April 1981 under the name of the Kwun Tong District Board as the result of the colonial Governor Murray MacLehose's District Administration Scheme reform. The District Board was partly elected with the ex-officio Urban Council members, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.
The Kwun Tong District Board became Kwun Tong Provisional District Board after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. The Kwun Tong District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The council has become fully elected when the appointed seats were abolished in 2011 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010.
The Kwun Tong District Council is one of the largest District Councils in Hong Kong. Due to its large population, the political parties' influence was countered by the conservative independent community leaders. Because of the large presence of lower-income groups and industrial character, the Kwun Tong District Council has also been a stronghold for the pro-Beijing grassroots political groups, including the Kwun Tong Residents Association headed by Hau Shui-pui, council chairman from 1997 to 2003, and Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and its Legislative Councillor Chan Kam-lam. It also the voter base of pro-democracy politicians Szeto Wah of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (PTU) and Fred Li of the Meeting Point who was first elected to the District Board in the 1985 election and got directly elected to the Legislative Council with Szeto through the district in 1991.
The pro-democracy camp first achieved more than half of the elected seats and took control of the board in the 1994 election. The pro-democracy majority was offset by the appointed members after 1997. In the tide of democracy caused by the 2003 July 1 march, the pro-democrats again achieved majority of the elected seats but was countered by the appointed seats.[1] The pro-democracy influence shrank significantly after 2003, with the Democratic Party dropped their seats from nine seats in the 2003 election to three in their territory-wide defeat in 2007 and had not yet been able to recover from it until the 2019 landslide victory which gave the pro-democrats the control of the council with 28 of the 40 seats and Democratic Party rebounding to the largest party status.
Political control
Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Camp in control | Largest party | Years | Composition |
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No Overall Control | Civic Association | 1982–1985 | |
Pro-government | Civic Association | 1985–1988 |
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Pro-government | Meeting Point | 1988–1991 |
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No Overall Control | United Democrats | 1991–1994 |
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Pro-democracy | Democratic | 1994–1997 |
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Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 1997–1999 |
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Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2000–2003 |
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Pro-Beijing | Democratic → DAB | 2004–2007 |
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Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2008–2011 |
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Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2012–2015 |
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Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2016–2019 |
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Pro-democracy | Democratic | 2020–2023 |
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Political makeup
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Elections are held every four years.
Political party | Council members | Current members | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1994 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Independent | 11 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Democratic | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
DAB | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Civic | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
FPHE | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
FTU | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
KEC | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 1 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
CAP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 / 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
District result maps
- 1994
- 1999
- 2003
- 2007
- 2011
- 2015
- 2019
Members represented
Starting from 1 January 2020:
Code | Constituency | Name | Political affiliation | Notes | |
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J01 | Kwun Tong Central | Edith Leung Yik-ting | Democratic | ||
J02 | Kowloon Bay | Winnie Poon Yam Wai-chun | Independent | ||
J03 | Kai Yip | Wan Ka-him | Democratic | ||
J04 | Lai Ching | Sheik Anthony Bux | Civic | ||
J05 | Ping Shek | Lai Po-kwai | Democratic | ||
J06 | Choi Tak | Tam Siu-cheuk | DAB | ||
J07 | Jordan Valley | Ngan Man-yu | DAB | ||
J08 | Shun Tin | Mok Kin-shing | Democratic | ||
J09 | Sheung Shun | Fu Pik-chun | Independent | ||
J10 | On Lee | Choy Chak-hung | Independent | ||
J11 | Kwun Tong On Tai | Lam Wai | FPHE | ||
J12 | Sau Mau Ping North | Raymond Tang Wai-man | Independent | ||
J13 | Sau Mau Ping Central | Cheung Pui-kong | DAB | ||
J14 | On Tat | Hsu Yau-wai | DAB | ||
J15 | Sau Mau Ping South | Jimmy Chan Yiu-hung | Independent | ||
J16 | Po Tat | Fung Ka-lung | Independent | ||
J17 | Kwong Tak | Wilson Or Chong-shing | DAB | ||
J18 | Hing Tin | Nelson Ip Tsz-kit | Democratic | ||
J19 | Lam Tin | Kan Ming-tung | FTU/DAB | ||
J20 | Ping Tin | Eason Chan Yik-shun | Independent | ||
J21 | Pak Nga | Chan Man-kin | Democratic | ||
J22 | Chun Cheung | Tse Suk-chun | Independent | ||
J23 | Yau Tong East | Kung Chun-ki | Independent | ||
J24 | Yau Chui | Pang Chi-sang | FPHE | ||
J25 | Yau Lai | Wang Wai-lun | Independent | ||
J26 | Yau Tong West | Lui Tung-hai | Independent | ||
J27 | Laguna City | William Li Wai-lam | Civic | ||
J28 | King Tin | Wong Ka-ying | Civic | ||
J29 | Tsui Ping | Vacant | |||
J30 | Hiu Lai | Wilson Cheung Man-fung | Independent | ||
J31 | Po Lok | Cheng Keng-ieong | Democratic | ||
J32 | Yuet Wah | Jannelle Rosalynne Leung | Independent | ||
J33 | Hip Hong | Li Ka-tat | CAP | ||
J34 | Lok Wah South | Kevin So Koon-chung | Independent | ||
J35 | Lok Wah North | Wong Chi-ken | KEC | ||
J36 | Hong Lok | Chris Chan Ka-yin | Independent | ||
J37 | Ting On | Wong Kai-ming | Democratic | ||
J38 | Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate | Leung Tang-fung | DAB | ||
J39 | Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate | Li Wing-shan | Independent | ||
J40 | To Tai | Lee Kwan-chak | Civic | ||
Leadership
Chairs
Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:
Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
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David Tsui Kwan-ping | 1981–1982 | District Officer | |
Kevin I. K. Mak | 1982–1985 | District Officer | |
Lam Hang-fai | 1985–1994 | Independent | |
Winnie Poon Yam Wai-chun | 1994–1997 | Independent | |
Hau Shui-pui | 1997–2003 | Independent | |
Bunny Chan Chung-bun | 2004–2019 | Independent | |
Choy Chak-hung | 2020–present | Independent | |
Vice Chairs
Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
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Wu Kwok-cheung | 2000–2003 | Independent | |
Leung Fu-wing | 2004–2007 | Independent | |
So Lai-chun | 2008–2015 | Independent | |
Hung Kam-in | 2016–2019 | DAB | |
Mok Kin-shing | 2020–present | Democratic | |