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Central and Western District Council
Hong Kong district council
Hong Kong district council
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Central and Western District Council |
| native_name | |
| coa_pic | Central and Western District Council.svg |
| coa_res | 180px |
| house_type | Hong Kong District Council |
| body | Central and Western District |
| foundation | (District Board) |
| (Provisional) | |
| (District Council) | |
| leader1_type | Chair |
| leader1 | David Leung Chi-kei |
| party1 | Independent |
| leader2_type | Vice-Chair |
| members | 20 councillors |
| consisting of | |
| 4 elected members | |
| 8 district committee members | |
| 8 appointed members | |
| structure1 | File:Central and Western District Council 2023.svg |
| structure1_res | 250px |
| seats3_title | DAB |
| seats3 | |
| seats4_title | Liberal |
| seats4 | |
| seats5_title | FTU |
| seats5 | |
| seats6_title | Independent |
| seats6 | |
| voting_system1 | First past the post |
| last_election1 | 10 December 2023 |
| session_room | File:Harbour Building.jpg |
| meeting_place | 11/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong |
| website |
| coa-pic = | coa-res = (Provisional) (District Council) consisting of 4 elected members 8 district committee members 8 appointed members
The Central and Western District Council (noted as Central) is the district council for the Central and Western District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Central and Western District Council currently consists of 20 members, of which the district is divided into two constituencies, electing a total of 4 members, 8 district committee members, and 8 appointed members. The last election was held on 10 December 2023.
History
The Central and Western District Council was established on 18 March 1982 under the name of the Central and Western 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 Central and Western District Board became Central and Western 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 Central and Western 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 Central and Western Board was largely non-partisan in the 1980s. In the 1985 election, an electoral coalition of 12 incumbents based on personal network surrounding Vincent Ko Hon-chiu of the Hong Kong People's Association, later the board chairman, contested in the election, winning 10 seats in total. The board gradually divided into liberal and conservative blocs in the late 1980s and split into pro-democracy United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) and the conservative Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDF) which were formed in 1990.
The Democratic Party, the merger of UDHK and Meeting Point, took control of the board from 1994 to 1997 after the abolishment of the appointed seats. The Democratic majority was offset by the pro-Beijing camp when appointed seats were reintroduced in 1997. In the 2003 tide of democracy after the July 1 protest, the pro-democrats formed the Central and Western Democratic Power for the 2003 election and won seven seats, which saw pro-democrat Legislative Councillor Cyd Ho defeating Ip Kwok-him of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) in his long-held constituency of Kwun Lung. Democratic Party's Kam Nai-wai was able to take the chairmanship with the help of appointed member Wu Chor-nam. Kam's decision to co-operate with an appointed member sparked controversy which caused Kam to resign soon afterwards.
The Democratic Party remained the largest party in the council until the 2007 election when the DAB surpassed the Democratic Party in the number of seats for the first time. In the by-elections in 2017 for Peak and Tung Wah, the pro-Beijing and pro-democracy camps took each of the seats, giving the Democrats the same numbers of seat as the DAB, both commanding five seats.
In the 2019 election amid the ongoing pro-democracy protests, the pro-democrats scored a historic landslide victory by taking 14 of the 15 seats, with DAB being completely wiped out from the council and its legislator Cheung Kwok-kwan being ousted in Sai Wan. The Democratic Party became the largest party with seven seats with Cheng Lai-king and Victor Yeung taking the chair and vice chair posts respectively.
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 | |
| No Overall Control | People's Association | 1985 - 1988 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| No Overall Control | HKAS → United Democrats | 1988 - 1991 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-government | United Democrats | 1991 - 1994 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-democracy | Democratic (majority) | 1994 - 1997 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 1997 - 1999 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2000 - 2003 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2004 - 2007 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2008 - 2011 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2012 - 2015 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB → DAB/Democratic | 2016 - 2019 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-democracy | Democratic | 2020 - 2023 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Independent | 2024 - 2027 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
Political makeup
Elections are held every four years.
| Political party | Council members | 1982 | 1985 | 1988 | 1991 | 1994 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total elected members | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 |
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| Other members | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
File:1994DBelectionmapa.svg|1994 File:1999DCelectionmapa.svg|1999 File:2003DCelectionmapa.svg|2003 File:2007DCelectionmapa.svg|2007 File:2011DCelectionmapa.svg|2011 File:Central and Western District Council 2015.svg|2015 File:Central and Western District Council (2019).svg|2019
Members represented
Leadership
Chairs
Between 1985 and 2023, the chairman is elected by all the members of the council.
| Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}}" | A. G. Cooper | 1982–1983 | ||||
| Nonpartisan}}" | Lolly Chiu Yuen-chu | 1983–1984 | ||||
| Nonpartisan}}" | Lam Kam-kwong | 1984–1985 | ||||
| Hong Kong People's Association}}" | Vincent Ko Hon-chiu | 1985–1988 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Ambrose Lau Hon-chuen | 1988–1994 | ||||
| DPHK}}" | Yuen Bun-keung | 1994–1997 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Stephen Chan Chit-kwai | 1997–2000 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | url=http://webb-site.com/dbpub/officers.asp?p=27083&hide= | title=HKSAR Central & Western District Council | work=webb-site.com | accessdate=14 March 2013}} | 2000–2003 | |
| Liberal Party (Hong Kong)}}" | Chan Tak-chor | 2004–2011 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}}" | Yip Wing-shing | 2012–2019 | ||||
| DPHK}}" | Cheng Lai-king | 2020–2021 | ||||
| Nonpartisan}}" | David Leung Chi-kei | 2024–present |
Vice Chairs
| Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LPHK}}" | Chan Tak-chor | 2000–2003 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Wu Chor-nam | 2004–2007 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Stephen Chan Chit-kwai | 2008–2011 | |
| DABHK}}" | Chan Hok-fung | 2012–2019 | |
| DPHK}}" | Victor Yeung Sui-yin | 2020–2023 |
Notes
References
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- (2004-01-07). "破例與委任議員結盟 民主黨奪中西區區會主席". 蘋果日報.
- "Growing with Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates-The First 90 Years". Hong Kong University Press.
- "Legislative Council Report 2002-03". Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
- (1999). "Biography of Yuen Bun-keung". Democratic Party.
- (4 July 1997). "Daily Information Bulletin". Government Information Services.
- "HKSAR Central & Western District Council". webb-site.com.
- "Member Details of Central and Western District Council". Central and Western District Council.
- (9 January 2004). "中西區區議員甘乃威辭去區議會主席以釋疑慮". Democratic Party.
- "Central & Western District Council Members (2008 - 2011)". Central and Western District Council.
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