Southern District Council

Southern District Council 南區區議會
Type
Type	Hong Kong District Council of the Southern District, Hong Kong
Leadership
Chair	Chu Ching-hong, Independent
Vice-Chair	Chan Fu-ming, Independent
Structure
Seats	17 councillors consisting of 17 elected members
Democratic	4 / 17
DAB	3 / 17
Liberal	1 / 17
NPP	1 / 17
Independent	8 / 17
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 November 2015
Meeting place
1/F., Ocean Court, 3 Aberdeen Praya Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/south/

Southern District Council (Chinese: 南區區議會) is the district council for the Southern District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Southern District currently consists of 17 members, of which the district is divided into 17 constituencies, electing a total of 17 members. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.

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	Civic Association	1985 - 1988
No Overall Control	Civic Association	1988 - 1991
No Overall Control	Civic Association	1991 - 1994
No Overall Control	Democratic	1994 - 1997
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	1997 - 1999
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2000 - 2003
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2012 - 2015
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2016 - present

Political makeup

Elections are held every four years.

	Political party	Council members						Current members
		1994	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
	Independent	10	11	10	11	8	8
	Democratic	4	2	2	3	5	4
	DAB	0	2	1	1	2	2
	Liberal	2	2	2	1	1	1
	NPP	-	-	-	-	0	1

Members represented

Code	Constituency	Name	Political affiliation		Notes
D01	Aberdeen	Pauline Yam		Independent
D02	Ap Lei Chau Estate	Lam Yuk-chun		Independent
D03	Ap Lei Chau North	Cheung Sik-yung		Independent
D04	Lei Tung I	Au Nok-hin		Democratic
D05	Lei Tung II	Lo Kin-hei		Democratic
D06	South Horizons East	Lam Kai-fai		Independent
D07	South Horizons West	Judy Kapui Chan		NPP
D08	Wah Kwai	Ada Mak Tse How-ling		DAB
D09	Wah Fu South	Au Lap-sing		Independent
D10	Wah Fu North	Chai Man-hon		Democratic
D11	Pokfulam	Paul Johannes Zimmerman		Independent
D12	Chi Fu	Chu Ching-hong		Independent
D13	Tin Wan	Chan Fu-ming		Independent
D14	Shek Yue	Chu Lap-wai		DAB
D15	Wong Chuk Hang	Tsui Yuen-wa		Democratic
D16	Bays Area	Fergus Fung Se-goun		Liberal
D17	Stanley & Shek O	Lee Pui-ying		Independent

Leadership

Chairs

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

Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	Kwong Chi-kin	1982–?	District Officer
	Lam Kwok-kwong	1985–1988	Civic Association
	Hui Yung-chung	1988–1994	Independent
	Ko Tam-kan	1994–1997	Independent
	Ma Yuet-har	1997–1999	Independent
	Joseph Chan Yuet-sut	2000–2003	Independent
	Ma Yuet-har	2004–2011	Independent
	Chu Ching-hong	2012–present	Independent

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	Wong King-keung	2000–2003	Independent
	Chu Ching-hong	2004–2011	Independent
	Chan Fu-ming	2012–present	Independent

References

Coordinates: 22°14′51″N 114°09′32″E / 22.2474°N 114.1590°E