Sai Kung District Council

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Sai Kung District Council

西貢區議會
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Hong Kong District Council
of the Sai Kung District
History
Founded1 April 1981 (1981-04-01) (District Board)
1 July 1997 (1997-07-01) (Provisional)
1 January 2000 (2000-01-01) (District Council)
Leadership
Chair
Francis Chau, Independent
Vice-Chair
Lui Man-kwong, Independent
Structure
Seats31 councillors
consisting of
29 elected and
2 ex-officio members
1 / 31
Independent
7 / 31
23 / 31
Elections
First past the post
Last election
24 November 2019
Meeting place
Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex 2017.jpg
4/F, Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Government Complex, 38 Pui Shing Road, Tseung Kwan O
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/sk/
Sai Kung District Council
Traditional Chinese西貢區議會
Simplified Chinese西贡区议会

The Sai Kung District Council (Chinese: 西貢區議會) is the district council for the Sai Kung District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 such councils. The Sai Kung District Council currently consists of 31 members, of which the district is divided into 29 constituencies, electing a total of 29 with two ex-officio members who are the Hang Hau and Sai Kung rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 24 November 2019.

History[]

The Sai Kung District Council was established on 1 April 1981 under the name of the Sai Kung 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 two Rural Committees, Hang Hau and Sai Kung, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member.

The Sai Kung District Board became Sai Kung 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 Sai Kung 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 Sai Kung District Council is one of the fastest growing councils due to the rapid development of Tseung Kwan O new town in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Traditionally dominated by the rural forces, different political parties also established its presence in the urban area in the 1990s. The pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) doubled their seats from four to eight after absorbed the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance (HKPA) in 2005 and became the largest party in the council. The pro-Beijing Civil Force which has been in alliance with the New People's Party also has substantial presence in the district. The pro-democracy camp in the district was represented by the Democratic Party, until it lost half of its seats after the reformist faction led by Gary Fan quit the party and formed the Neo Democrats in 2010 over the disagreement on the constitutional reform proposal.

In the 2019 election, the pro-democrats scored a landslide victory by taking 26 of the 29 seats in the council, with Neo Democrats becoming the largest party and Concern Group for Tseung Kwan O People's Livelihood (CGPLTKO) the second largest grouping. The pro-Beijing camp was almost completely wiped out from the council, except for the two ex-officio Rural Committee chairmen and three moderate councillors led by Christine Fong.

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 People's Association 1985 - 1988



Pro-government None 1988 - 1991




Pro-government ADPL 1991 - 1994




Pro-Beijing Democratic 1994 - 1997




Pro-Beijing Democratic 1997 - 1999




Pro-Beijing DAB 2000 - 2003




Pro-Beijing DAB 2004 - 2007




Pro-Beijing DAB 2008 - 2011




Pro-Beijing DAB 2012 - 2015




Pro-Beijing DAB 2016 - 2019




Pro-democracy → NOC Neo Democrats → CGPLTKO 2020 - 2023




Political makeup[]

Current Map of Sai Kung District Council.svg

Elections are held every four years.

    Political party Council members Current
members
1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019
  Independent 6 6 5 4 6 8 14
15 / 31
  CGPLTKO - - - - - - 0
5 / 31
  SKC - - - - - - 3
3 / 31
  TKO Pioneers - - - - - - 2
2 / 31
  TKO Shining - - - - - - 1
2 / 31

District result maps[]

  • 1994

  • 1999

  • 2003

  • 2007

  • 2011

  • 2015

  • 2019

Members represented[]

Starting from 1 January 2020:

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation Notes
Q01 Sai Kung Central Vacant
Q02 Pak Sha Wan Vacant
Q03 Sai Kung Islands Vacant
Q04 Hang Hau East Vacant
Q05 Hang Hau West Vacant
Q06 Choi Kin Vacant
Q07 Kin Ming Vccant [a]
Q08 Do Shin Cheung Chin-pang Independent [b]
Q09 Wai King Vacant
Q10 Hoi Chun Vacant
Q11 Po Yee Vacant
Q12 Fu Kwan Vacant
Q13 O Tong Vacant
Q14 Sheung Tak Vacant
Q15 Kwong Ming Vacant
Q16 Hong King Vacant
Q17 Tsui Lam Choi Ming-hei Independent
Q18 Po Lam Vacant
Q19 Yan Ying Vacant [c]
Q20 Wai Yan Vacant
Q21 Wan Hang Vacant [d]
Q22 King Lam Vacant
Q23 Hau Tak Vacant
Q24 Fu Nam Andrew Chan Yiu-chor CGPLTKO
Q25 Tak Ming Vacant
Q26 Nam On Francis Chau Yin-ming Independent
Q27 Kwan Po Vacant [e]
Q28 Wan Po North Christine Fong Kwok-shan Independent [b][f]
Q29 Wan Po South Chris Cheung Mei-hung Independent [b]
Ex Officio Hang Hau Rural Committee Chairman Lau Kai-hong Independent
Sai Kung Rural Committee Chairman Wong Shui-sang Independent

Leadership[]

Chairs[]

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

Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Chan Sui-jeung 1981–1984 District Officer
Carrie Cheng Yuet-ngor 1984 District Officer
Kevin Ho Chi-ming 1984-1985 District Officer
William Wan Hon-cheung 1985–1994 PHKS/Heung Yee Kuk→DAB
George Ng Sze-fuk 1994–2019 Independent→PA→DAB
Ben Chung Kam-lun 2020–2021 Neo Democrats
Francis Chau Yin-ming 2021–present Independent

Vice Chairs[]

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Francis Chau Yin-ming 2000–2007 Independent
Wan Yuet-kau 2008–2011 DAB
Chan Kwok-kei 2012–2015 DAB
Shing Hon-keung 2016–2019 Heung Yee Kuk
Ling Man-hoi 2019–2020 DAB
Francis Chau Yin-ming 2020–2021 Independent
Lui Man-kwong 2021–present Neo Democrats→Independent

Notes[]

  1. ^ Resigned on 31 May 2021 over new oath-taking law.
  2. ^ a b c Professional Power member.
  3. ^ Resigned on 10 May 2021 after being arrested under national security law.
  4. ^ Resigned on 15 March 2021 after being arrested under national security law.
  5. ^ Resigned on 30 April 2021 over new oath-taking law.
  6. ^ Former Liberal Party member.

References[]

Coordinates: 22°19′02″N 114°16′06″E / 22.3173°N 114.2682°E / 22.3173; 114.2682

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