Tsuen Wan District Council
Tsuen Wan District Council 荃灣區議會 | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Chair |
Chan Iu-seng, Independent |
Vice-Chair |
Chung Wai-ping, Independent |
Structure | |
Seats |
20 councillors consisting of 18 elected and 2 ex-officio members |
4 / 20 | |
2 / 20 | |
2 / 20 | |
1 / 20 | |
1 / 20 | |
1 / 20 | |
1 / 20 | |
8 / 20 | |
Elections | |
First past the post | |
Last election | 22 November 2015 |
Meeting place | |
2/F., Tsuen Wan Multi-storey Carpark Building, 174–208 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories | |
Website | |
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Tsuen Wan District Council is the district council for the Tsuen Wan District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Sha Tin District currently consists of 20 members, of which the district is divided into 18 constituencies, electing a total of 18 with 2 ex officio members who is the Tsuen Wan and Ma Wan rural committee chairmen. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.
Political makeup
Elections are held every four years.
Political party | Council members | Current members | |||||||||||||
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1994 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | ||||||||||
Independent | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||||||||
DAB | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
Civic | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
NPP | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Democratic | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
FTU | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Neo Democrats | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |||||||||
NTAS | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
Political control
Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
Camp in control | Largest party | Years |
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No Overall Control | Civic Association | 1982–1985 |
No Overall Control | Civic Association | 1985–1988 |
No Overall Control | ADPL | 1988–1991 |
No Overall Control | United Democrats | 1991–1994 |
Pro-Beijing | UFSP/Demcoratic | 1994–1997 |
Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 1997–1999 |
Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2000–2003 |
Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2004–2007 |
Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2008–2011 |
Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2012–2015 |
Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2016–present |
Members represented
Code | Constituency | Name | Political affiliation | Notes | |
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K01 | Tak Wah | Lo Siu-kit | Independent | [lower-alpha 1] | |
K02 | Yeung Uk Road | Chan Han-pan | DAB | ||
K03 | Hoi Bun | Chow Ping-tim | Independent | ||
K04 | Clague Garden | Koo Yeung-pong | DAB | ||
K05 | Fuk Loi | Kot Siu-yuen | FTU | ||
K06 | Discovery Park | Michael Tien Puk-sun | NPP | ||
K07 | Tsuen Wan Centre | Li Hung-por | Democratic | ||
K08 | Allway | Lam Yuen-pun | Independent | [lower-alpha 2] | |
K09 | Lai To | Wong Wai-kit | Independent | ||
K10 | Ting Sham | Cheng Chit-pun | NPP | ||
K11 | Tsuen Wan West | Nixie Lam Lam | DAB | ||
K12 | Tsuen Wan Rural | Ng Hin-lung | Independent | ||
K13 | Ma Wan | Tam Hoi-pong | Neo Democrats | ||
K14 | Luk Yeung | Lam Faat-kang | Independent | ||
K15 | Lei Muk Shue East | Sumly Chan Yuen-sum | Civic | ||
K16 | Lei Muk Shue West | Wong Ka-wa | Civic | ||
K17 | Shek Wai Kok | Man Yue-ming | NTAS/FPHE | [lower-alpha 3] | |
K18 | Cheung Shek | Chan Chun-chung | DAB | ||
Ex Officio | Ma Wan Rural Committee Chairman | Chan Sung-ip | Independent | ||
Tsuen Wan Rural Committee Chairman | Chung Wai-ping | Independent |
Leadership
Chairs
Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:
Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
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James Hayes | 1981–1982 | District Officer | |
N. W. H. Macleod | 1982–1983 | District Officer | |
Adolf H. Hsu | 1983–1985 | District Officer | |
Chau How-chen | 1985–1994 | Independent | |
Chan Lau-fong | 1994–1999 | Heung Yee Kuk | |
Chau How-chen | 2000–2011 | Independent | |
Star Chan Iu-seng | 2012–2015 | Independent | |
Chung Wai-ping | 2016–present | Heung Yee Kuk | |
Vice Chairs
Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
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Chan Wai-ming | 2000–2003 | Independent | |
Chung Wai-ping | 2004–2015 | Heung Yee Kuk | |
Wong Wai-kit | 2016–present | Independent | |
Notes
References
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