Central and Western District Council

Central and Western District Council 中西區區議會
Type
Type	Hong Kong District Council of the Central and Western District
Leadership
Chair	Yip Wing-shing, Independent
Vice-Chair	Chan Hok-fung, DAB
Structure
Seats	15 councillors consisting of 15 elected members
DAB	6 / 15
Democratic	4 / 15
Liberal	1 / 15
Independent	4 / 15
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 November 2015
Meeting place
11/F, Harbour Building, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/central/

Central and Western District Council is the district council for the Central and Western District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Central and Western District currently consists of 15 members, of which the district is divided into 15 constituencies, electing a total of 15 members. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.

Political makeup

Elections are held every four years.

	Political party	Council members						Current members
		1994	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
	DAB	2	3	1	3	5	6
	Democratic	8	5	6	6	4	4
	Independent	2	5	4	3	5	4
	Liberal	1	1	2	1	1	1

Political control

Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Camp in control	Largest party	Years
No Overall Control	Civic Association	1982 - 1985
No Overall Control	People's Association	1985 - 1988
No Overall Control	Hong Kong Affairs Society	1988 - 1991
Pro-Beijing	United Democrats	1991 - 1994
Pro-democracy	Democratic (majority)	1994 - 1997
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	1997 - 1999
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2000 - 2003
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing	DAB	2012 - 2015
Pro-Beijing	DAB	2016 - present

Members represented

Code	Constituency	Name	Political affiliation
A01	Chung Wan	Hui Chi-fung		Democratic
A02	Mid Levels East	Ng Siu-hong		Democratic
A03	Castle Road	Cheng Lai-king		Democratic
A04	Peak	Joseph Chan Ho-lim		Liberal
A05	University	Stephen Chan Chit-kwai		Independent
A06	Kennedy Town & Mount Davis	Chan Hok-fung		DAB
A07	Kwun Lung	Yeung Hoi-wing		DAB
A08	Sai Wan	Cheung Kwok-kwan		DAB
A09	Belcher	Yip Wing-shing		Independent
A10	Shek Tong Tsui	Chan Choi-hi		Independent
A11	Sai Ying Pun	Lo Yee-hang		DAB
A12	Sheung Wan	Kam Nai-wai		Democratic
A13	Tung Wah	Siu Ka-yi		DAB
A14	Centre Street	Sidney Lee Chi-hang		Independent
A15	Water Street	Yeung Hok-ming		DAB

Leadership

Chairs

Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:

Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	Vincent Ko Hon-chiu[1]	1985–1988	People's Association
	Ambrose Lau Hon-chuen[2]	1988–1994	Nonpartisan→LDF→PA
	Yuen Bun-keung[3]	1994–1997	Democratic
	Stephen Chan Chit-kwai[4]	1997–2000	Independent
	Wu Chor-nam[5]	2000–2003	Independent
	Chan Tak-chor[6][lower-alpha 1]	2004–2011	Liberal→Independent
	Yip Wing-shing[8]	2012–present	Independent

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	Chan Tak-chor	2000–2003	Liberal
	Wu Chor-nam	2004–2007	Independent
	Stephen Chan Chit-kwai	2008–2011	Independent
	Chan Hok-fung	2012–present	DAB

Notes

1. Democratic Party's Kam Nai-wai was initially elected as chairman but soon resigned from the office.^[7]

References

1. Growing with Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates-The First 90 Years. Hong Kong University Press. p. 276.
2. "Legislative Council Report 2002-03" (PDF). Legislative Council of Hong Kong.
3. "Biography of Yuen Bun-keung". Democratic Party. 1999. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
4. "Daily Information Bulletin". Government Information Services. 4 July 1997. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
5. "HKSAR Central & Western District Council". webb-site.com. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
6. "Member Details of Central and Western District Council". Central and Western District Council. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
7. "中西區區議員甘乃威辭去區議會主席以釋疑慮". Democratic Party. 9 January 2004. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
8. "Central & Western District Council Members (2008 - 2011)". Central and Western District Council. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

External links

• Official website