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Islands District Council
District council for the Islands District in Hong Kong
District council for the Islands District in Hong Kong
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Islands District Council |
| native_name | |
| coa_pic | File:Islands District Council logo.svg |
| coa_res | 180px |
| house_type | Hong Kong District Council |
| body | Islands District |
| foundation | (District Board) |
| (Provisional) | |
| (District Council) | |
| leader1_type | Chair |
| leader1 | Amy Yeung Wai-sum |
| party1 | Independent |
| leader2_type | Vice-Chair |
| leader2 | Vacant |
| members | 18 councillors |
| consisting of | |
| 2 elected members | |
| 4 district committee members | |
| 4 appointed members | |
| 8 ex officio members | |
| seats1 | |
| seats1_title | DAB |
| seats2_title | FTU |
| seats2 | |
| seats3_title | Independent |
| seats3 | |
| voting_system1 | First past the post |
| last_election1 | 10 December 2023 |
| session_room | File:Harbour Building.jpg |
| meeting_place | 20/F., Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong |
| website |
| coa-pic = | coa-res = (Provisional) (District Council) consisting of 2 elected members 4 district committee members 4 appointed members 8 ex officio members The Islands District Council (noted as Island) is the district council for the Islands District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Islands District currently consists of 18 members, of which the district is divided into 10 constituencies, electing a total of 10 with 8 ex-officio members who is the Peng Chau, Lamma North, Tung Chung, Lamma South, Tai O, Lantau South, Mui Wo and Cheung Chau rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 24 November 2019.
History
The Islands District Council was established on 1 April 1981 under the name of the Islands 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 Regional Council members and chairmen of eight Rural Committees, Peng Chau, Lamma North, Tung Chung, Lamma South, Tai O, Lantau South, Mui Wo and Cheung Chau, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.
The Islands District Board became the Islands 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 current Islands District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The appointed seats were abolished in 2015 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010.
The Islands District Council has the most number of eight ex-officio seats and is dominated by the rural forces. As the Tung Chung new town was developed in the early 2000s, some political parties have also successfully made attempts in those areas, notably Tang Ka-piu of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) in Yat Tung Estate North and Holden Chow of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) in Tung Chung South. Amy Yung Wing-sheung of the pro-democracy Civic Party has also held Discovery Bay since 2000.
In the historic landslide victory in 2019 election, Islands District Council became the only council where pro-democrats gained the majority of the elected seats but failed to take control of the council due to the 8 ex-officio seats. However, the pro-democrats got 7 of the 10 elected seats and ousted DAB legislator Holden Chow for District Council (Second) from his seat.
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 | None | 1982 - 1985 | |
| Pro-government | None | 1985 - 1988 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-government | None | 1988 - 1991 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-government | None | 1991 - 1994 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 1994 - 1997 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 1997 - 1999 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2000 - 2003 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2004 - 2007 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2008 - 2011 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2012 - 2015 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2016 - 2019 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Civic → DAB | 2020 - 2023 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Independent | 2024 - 2027 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
Political makeup
Elections are held every four years.
District result maps
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Members represented
Leadership
Chairs
Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:
| Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan}}" | Fok Siu-tung | 1981 | |
| Nonpartisan}}" | Ricky Fung | 1981–1983 | |
| Nonpartisan}}" | William Yap | 1983–1985 | |
| Heung Yee Kuk}}" | Daniel Lam Wai-keung | 1985–2011 | |
| Heung Yee Kuk}}" | Chow Yuk-tong | 2012–2019 | |
| Heung Yee Kuk}}" | Randy Yu Hon-kwan | 2020–2023 | |
| Nonpartisan}}" | Amy Yeung Wai-sum | 2024–present |
Vice Chairs
| Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DABHK}}" | Chau Chuen-heung | 2000–2015 | |
| Heung Yee Kuk}}" | Randy Yu Hon-kwan | 2016–2019 | |
| Heung Yee Kuk}}" | Wong Man-hon | 2020–2023 |
Notes
References
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