Lung Sing (constituency)
Lung Sing, formerly called Diamond Hill, is one of the 25 constituencies in the Wong Tai Sin District in Hong Kong.
| Lung Sing | |
|---|---|
| Elected Constituency for the Wong Tai Sin District Council | |
 Boundary of Lung Sing in Wong Tai Sin District | |
| District | Wong Tai Sin |
| Legislative Council constituency | Kowloon East |
| Population | 19,166 (2019)[1] |
| Electorate | 12,414 (2019)[2] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2003 |
| Number of members | One |
| Member(s) | Mandy Tam (Independent) |
| Created from | Diamond Hill |
| Lung Sing | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 龍星 | ||||||||
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The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wong Tai Sin District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by former legislator Mandy Tam, previously affiliated with The Frontier and the People Power.
Lung Sing constituency is loosely based on Diamond Hill area including Lung Poon Court, Galaxia, Bel Air Heights, Fung Chuen Court and Regent On The Hill. The estimated population in 2019 is 19,166.[3]
Councillors represented
Diamond Hill (1994–2003)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Choi Luk-sing | Independent (EKDRC) | |
Lung Sing (2003 to present)
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mandy Tam Heung-man | Independent | |
| 2006 | Civic | ||
| 2007 | Choi Luk-sing | Independent | |
| 2011 | Mandy Tam Heung-man | Independent | |
| 2013 | People Power/Frontier | ||
| 2016 | Frontier | ||
| 2018 | Independent | ||
Election results
2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind. democrat | Tam Heung-man | 6,098 | 65.77 | +16.37 | |
| Independent | Ivan Mok Ka-kit | 2,708 | 29.21 | ||
| Independent | Chan Chun-hung | 336 | 3.62 | ||
| Independent | Ngok King-fun | 130 | 1.40 | −3.50 | |
| Majority | 3,390 | 36.56 | |||
| Turnout | 9,310 | 75.03 | |||
| Ind. democrat hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier | Tam Heung-man | 2,974 | 49.4 | +0.9 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joseph Lam Chok | 2,640 | 43.8 | ||
| Independent | Ngok King-fun | 297 | 4.9 | ||
| Nonpartisan | Ho Wai-kuen | 111 | 1.8 | ||
| Majority | 334 | 5.6 | |||
| Turnout | 6,131 | 52.0 | |||
| Frontier hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tam Heung-man | 2,862 | 48.5 | +3.8 | |
| Independent | Choi Luk-sing | 2,809 | 47.6 | -1.0 | |
| Independent | Simon Chan Wai-sun | 233 | 3.9 | ||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | +2.4 | |||
2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Choi Luk-sing | 2,654 | 48.6 | +5.2 | |
| Civic | Tam Heung-man | 2,444 | 44.7 | -3.2 | |
| Independent | Lo Hoi-pang | 366 | 3.7 | ||
| Independent gain from Civic | Swing | +4.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Tam Heung-man | 2,301 | 47.9 | ||
| Independent | Choi Luk-sing | 2,086 | 43.4 | -14.6 | |
| Independent | Lam Kwan-wai | 278 | 5.8 | ||
| Independent | Alan Lai Wai-tong | 141 | 2.9 | ||
| Independent gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Choi Luk-sing | 1,947 | 58.0 | ||
| Democratic | Manuel Chan Tim-shing | 1,391 | 41.5 | ||
| Independent hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKDRC | Choi Luk-sing | uncontested | |||
| EKDRC win (new seat) | |||||
References
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
- "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
- "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Wong Tai Sin)" (PDF). Hong Kong Government. October 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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