Tsuen Wan District Council

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Tsuen Wan District Council

荃灣區議會
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair
Chan Iu-seng, Independent
Vice-Chair
Chung Wai-ping, Independent
Structure
Seats20 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
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tw/

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
1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   Independent 8 7 9 7 7 6 bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color |  
bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   DAB 1 0 1 3 4 4 bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |   bgcolor=Template:DAB/meta/color |          
style="background-color:Template:Civic Party/meta/color"|   Civic - - - 2 2 2 style="background-color:Template:Civic Party/meta/color"|   style="background-color:Template:Civic Party/meta/color"|              
style="background-color:Template:New People's Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color"|   NPP - - - - 1 2 style="background-color:Template:New People's Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color"|   style="background-color:Template:New People's Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color"|              
bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |   Democratic 2 6 5 3 1 1 bgcolor=Template:Democratic Party (Hong Kong)/meta/color |                
style="background-color:Template:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/meta/color"|   FTU - - - - 1 1 style="background-color:Template:Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions/meta/color"|                
style="background-color:Template:Neo Democrats/meta/color"|   Neo Democrats - - - - - 1 style="background-color:Template:Neo Democrats/meta/color"|                
style="background-color:Template:New Territories Association of Societies/meta/color"|   NTAS - - - - 1 1 style="background-color:Template:New Territories Association of Societies/meta/color"|                

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 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
K01 Tak Wah Lo Siu-kit

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Independent [a]
K02 Yeung Uk Road Chan Han-pan

style="width: 2px; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
K03 Hoi Bun Chow Ping-tim

style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
K04 Clague Garden Koo Yeung-pong

style="width: 2px; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
K05 Fuk Loi Kot Siu-yuen

style="width: 2px; background-color: #FF0000;" data-sort-value="Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions" |

FTU
K06 Discovery Park Michael Tien Puk-sun

style="width: 2px; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party (Hong Kong)" |

NPP
K07 Tsuen Wan Centre Li Hung-por

style="width: 2px; background-color: #5FB04A;" data-sort-value="Democratic Party (Hong Kong)" |

Democratic
K08 Allway Lam Yuen-pun

style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent [b]
K09 Lai To Wong Wai-kit

style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
K10 Ting Sham Cheng Chit-pun

style="width: 2px; background-color: #1C8BCD;" data-sort-value="New People's Party (Hong Kong)" |

NPP
K11 Tsuen Wan West Nixie Lam Lam

style="width: 2px; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
K12 Tsuen Wan Rural Ng Hin-lung

style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
K13 Ma Wan Tam Hoi-pong

style="width: 2px; background-color: #F9B924;" data-sort-value="Neo Democrats" |

Neo Democrats
K14 Luk Yeung Lam Faat-kang

style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
K15 Lei Muk Shue East Sumly Chan Yuen-sum

style="width: 2px; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic
K16 Lei Muk Shue West Wong Ka-wa

style="width: 2px; background-color: #7F3F98;" data-sort-value="Civic Party" |

Civic
K17 Shek Wai Kok Man Yue-ming

style="width: 2px; background-color: #2181FA;" data-sort-value="New Territories Association of Societies" |

NTAS/FPHE [c]
K18 Cheung Shek Chan Chun-chung

style="width: 2px; background-color: #1861AC;" data-sort-value="Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong" |

DAB
Ex Officio Ma Wan Rural Committee Chairman Chan Sung-ip

style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent
Tsuen Wan Rural Committee Chairman Chung Wai-ping

style="width: 2px; background-color: #DCDCDC;" data-sort-value="Independent (politician)" |

Independent

Leadership

Chairs

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

Chairman Years Political Affiliation
bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color"| James Hayes 1981–1982 District Officer
bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color"| N. W. H. Macleod 1982–1983 District Officer
bgcolor="Template:Nonpartisan/meta/color"| Adolf H. Hsu 1983–1985 District Officer
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Chau How-chen 1985–1994 Independent
bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| Chan Lau-fong 1994–1999 Heung Yee Kuk
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Chau How-chen 2000–2011 Independent
bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Star Chan Iu-seng 2012–2015 Independent
bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| Chung Wai-ping 2016–present Heung Yee Kuk

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation
style="background: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Chan Wai-ming 2000–2003 Independent
bgcolor="Template:Heung Yee Kuk/meta/color"| Chung Wai-ping 2004–2015 Heung Yee Kuk
style="background: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"| Wong Wai-kit 2016–present Independent

Notes

  1. ^ Member of the Tsuen Wan Trade Association.
  2. ^ Ex-ember of the Liberal Party.
  3. ^ Member of the Federation of Public Housing Estates.

References