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Wong Tai Sin District Council
Hong Kong district council
Hong Kong district council
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Wong Tai Sin District Council |
| native_name | |
| coa_pic | Wong Tai Sin District Logo.svg |
| coa_res | 180px |
| house_type | Hong Kong District Council |
| body | Wong Tai Sin District |
| foundation | (District Board) |
| (Provisional) | |
| (District Council) | |
| leader1_type | Chair |
| leader1 | Thomas Wu Kui-wah |
| party1 | Independent |
| leader2_type | Vice-Chair |
| members | 20 councillors |
| consisting of | |
| 4 elected members | |
| 8 district committee members | |
| 8 appointed members | |
| seats4_title | DAB |
| seats4 | |
| seats5_title | FTU |
| seats5 | |
| seats6_title | FLU |
| seats6 | |
| seats7_title | Independent |
| seats7 | |
| voting_system1 | First past the post |
| last_election1 | 10 December 2023 |
| session_room | File:Lung Cheung Office Block.jpg |
| meeting_place | 6/F Lung Cheung Office Block, 138 Lung Cheung Road, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon |
| website |
| coa-pic = | coa-res = (Provisional) (District Council) consisting of 4 elected members 8 district committee members 8 appointed members
The Wong Tai Sin District Council (; noted as WTS) is one of 18 such district councils in Hong Kong, representing the Wong Tai Sin District. The Wong Tai Sin District Council currently consists of 20 members, two members were each elected from one of 2 constituencies, 8 district committee members, and 8 appointed members. The latest election was held on 10 December 2023.
History
The Wong Tai Sin District Council was established on 6 May 1981 under the name of the Wong Tai Sin 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 Wong Tai Sin District Board became Wong Tai Sin 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 Wong Tai Sin 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.
Due to the district's industrial character, the Wong Tai Sin District Council has been a stronghold for the pro-Beijing traditional leftists, returning one of its first directly elected Legislative Councillors Chan Yuen-han, who was member of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) and represented the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB). The pro-democrats also had their influence in the district, seeing Conrad Lam of the United Democrats of Hong Kong elected to the Legislative Council in 1985 and 1991.
The district also bred high-profile politicians such as Andrew To, the youngest member elected to the District Board 1991, member of the United Democrats and the Democratic Party, secretary-general of The Frontier and chairman of the League of Social Democrats (LSD) who held his seat until his defeat in the 2011 election with the LSD being wiped out in the district. Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai was also a long-time Wong Tai Sin District Councillor, representing King Fu from 1999 to 2019.
The pro-democrats scored a historic landslide victory in the 2019 election amid the massive pro-democracy protests by taking all the seats in the council. The pro-Beijing councillors were completely wiped out as a result, with Democratic Party becoming the largest party.
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 | Civic Association | 1985–1988 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-government | Civic Association | 1988–1991 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-government | LDF | 1991–1994 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 1994–1997 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 1997–1999 | {{Composition_bar/advanced |
| Pro-Beijing | Democratic → 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-democracy | Democratic → ADPL | 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 | Current | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| members | 1994 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | ||||
| Independent (politician)}} | Independent | 2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | |||
| Democratic Party (Hong Kong)}} | Democratic | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood}}" | ADPL | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power}} | TWSCP | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | |||
| People Power (Hong Kong)}} | People Power | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | |||
| Choi Hung Estate Social Service Association}} | CHESSA | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
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}}" | I. R. Strachan | 1981–1983 | |
| Nonpartisan}}" | Chuk Kin-fan | 1983–1985 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Michael Cheng Tak-kin | 1985–1988 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Michael Lee Yuk-kwan | 1988–1991 | |
| Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong}}" | Chan Kam-man | 1991–1999 | |
| DABHK}}" | Lam Man-fai | 2000–2003 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Wong Kam-chi | 2004–2007 | |
| DABHK}}" | Li Tak-hong | 2008–2019 | |
| HKADPL}}" | Hui Kam-shing | 2020–2021 | |
| Nonpartisan}}" | Thomas Wu Kui-fah | 2024–present |
Vice Chairs
| Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independent (politician)}}" | Wong Kam-chi | 2000–2003 | |
| DABHK}}" | Kan Chi-ho | 2004–2007 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Wong Kam-chi | 2008–2011 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Wong Kam-chiu | 2012–2015 | |
| DABHK}}" | Joe Lai Wing-ho | 2016–2019 | |
| Independent (politician)}}" | Wong Yat-yuk | 2020–2021 |
Notes
References
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