Wan Chai District Council

Wan Chai District Council
灣仔區議會
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair
Stephen Ng Kam-chun, Independent
Vice-Chair
Structure
Seats 13 councillors
consisting of
13 elected members
4 / 13
1 / 13
1 / 13
Others
7 / 13
Elections
First past the post
Last election
22 November 2015
Meeting place
21/F, Southorn Centre, 130 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/wc/

Wan Chai District Council is the district council for the Wan Chai District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district councils. Wan Chai District currently consists of 13 members, of which the district is divided into 13 constituencies, electing a total of 13 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 Reform Club 1985 - 1988
Conservative Civic Association 1988 - 1991
Pro-Beijing United Democrats 1991 - 1994
Pro-Beijing DAB 1994 - 1997
Pro-Beijing DAB 1997 - 1999
Pro-Beijing DAB 2000 - 2003
No Overall Control Civic Act-up 2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing DAB 2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing DAB 2012 - 2015
Pro-Beijing DAB 2016 - present

Political makeup

Elections are held every four years.

    Political party Council members Current members
1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
  Independent 2 4 4 8 7 7              
  DAB 3 3 1 2 3 4              
  NPP - - - - 1 1              
  Liberal 1 1 - 0 0 1              

Members represented

Code Constituency Name Political association
B01 Hennessy Cheng Ki-kin Independent
B02 Oi Kwan Anna Tang King-yung DAB
B03 Canal Road Jacqueline Chung Ka-man DAB
B04 Victoria Park Jennifer Chow Kit-bing DAB
B05 Tin Hau Joey Lee Man-lung NPP
B06 Causeway Bay Yolanda Ng Yuen-ting Independent
B07 Tai Hang Claris Yeung Suet-ying Independent
B08 Jardine's Lookout Wind Lam Wai-man Liberal
B09 Broadwood Paul Tse Wai-chun Independent
B10 Happy Valley Stephen Kam-chun Independent
B11 Stubbs Road Wong Wang-tai Independent
B12 Southorn Lee Pik-yee Independent
B13 Tai Fat Hau Kenny Lee Kwun-yee DAB

Leadership

Chairs

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

Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Lolly Chiu Yuen-chu[1] 1982–? District Officer
Lam Kam-kwong[2] ?–1985 District Officer
Peggy Lam Pei[3] 1985–2003 NonpartisanLiberalIndependent
Ada Wong Ying-kay 2004–2007 IndependentCivic Act-up
Suen Kai-cheong[4] 2008–2015 DAB
Stephen Ng Kam-chun 2016–present Independent

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Suen Kai-cheong 2000–2003 DAB
John Tse Wing-ling 2004–2007 DemocraticIndependent
Stephen Ng Kam-chun 2008–2015 Independent
Jennifer Chow Kit-bing 2016–present DAB

References

  1. "Wan Chai Green Trail" (PDF). Wan Chai District Board and Conservancy Association. 1994.
  2. "Wan Chai Green Trail" (PDF). Wan Chai District Board and Conservancy Association. 1994.
  3. "Wan Chai Green Trail" (PDF). Wan Chai District Board and Conservancy Association. 1994.
  4. "Wan Chai District Council Members (2008 - 2011)". Wan Chai District Council. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

External links

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