Kwun Tong District Council

Kwun Tong District Council 觀塘區議會
Type
Type	Hong Kong District Council of the Kwun Tong District
Leadership
Chair	Chan Chung-bun, Independent
Vice-Chair	Hung Kam-in, DAB
Structure
Seats	37 councillors consisting of 37 elected members
DAB	10 / 37
Democratic	3 / 37
FTU	2 / 37
Civic	1 / 37
KEC	1 / 37
FPHE	1 / 37
Others	19 / 37
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 November 2015
Meeting place
Unit 05-07, 20/F Millennium City 6, Kwun Tong Road, Kwun Tong, Kowloon
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/kt/

Kwun Tong District Council is the district council for the Kwun Tong District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Kwun Tong District currently consists of 37 members, of which the district is divided into 37 constituencies, electing a total of 37 members. The council was created in April 1981 under the District Board Ordinance 1981. 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	Meeting Point	1988–1991
No Overall Control	United Democrats	1991–1994
No Overall Control	Democratic	1994–1997
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	1997–1999
Pro-Beijing	Democratic	2000–2003
Pro-Beijing	Democratic → DAB	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	11	18	21	22	20	19
	DAB	4	6	4	7	12	10
	Democratic	7	9	9	3	2	3
	FTU	-	-	-	-	2	2
	Civic	-	-	-	0	0	1
	KEC	-	-	-	-	-	1
	FPHE	-	-	-	-	-	1

Members represented

Code	Constituency	Name	Political affiliation		Notes
J01	Kwun Tong Central	Nelson Chan Wah-yu		Independent
J02	Kowloon Bay	Winnie Poon Yam Wai-chun		Independent
J03	Kai Yip	Au Yeung Kwan-nok		DAB
J04	Lai Ching	Sheik Anthony Bux		Civic
J05	Ping Shek	Chan Chun-kit		DAB
J06	Sheung Choi	Tam Siu-cheuk		DAB
J07	Jordan Valley	Ngan Man-yu		DAB
J08	Shun Tin	Mok Kin-shing		Democratic
J09	Sheung Shun	Fu Pik-chun		Independent
J10	On Lee	Choy Chak-hung		Independent
J11	Po Tat	Hung Kam-in		DAB
J12	Sau Mau Ping North	Wong Chun-ping		Independent
J13	Hiu Lai	So Lai-chun		Independent
J14	Sau Mau Ping South	Jimmy Chan Yiu-hung		Independent
J15	Sau Mau Ping Central	Cheung Pui-kong		DAB
J16	Hing Tin	Chan Man-kin		Democratic
J17	Lam Tin	Kan Ming-tung		FTU
J18	Kwong Tak	Wilson Or Chong-shing		DAB
J19	Ping Tin	Yiu Pak-leung		Independent
J20	Pak Nga	Ho Kai-ming		FTU
J21	Yau Tong East	Cheung Ki-tang		DAB
J22	Yau Lai	Patrick Lai Shu-ho		Independent
J23	Chui Cheung	Tse Suk-chun		Independent
J24	Yau Tong West	Lui Tung-hai		Independent
J25	Laguna City	Tang Wing-chun		Independent
J26	King Tin	Cheung Shun-wah		Independent
J27	Tsui Ping	Cheng Keung-fung		FPHE
J28	Po Lok	Cheng Keng-ieong		Democratic
J29	Yuet Wah	Hsu Hoi-shan		Independent
J30	Hip Hong	Bunny Chan Chung-bun		Independent
J31	Hong Lok	Ma Yat-chiu		Independent
J32	Ting On	Kam Kin		Independent
J33	Upper Ngau Tau Kok Estate	Ben Chan Kok-wah		DAB
J34	Lower Ngau Tau Kok Estate	Cheung Yiu-pan		DAB
J35	To Tai	Yip Hing-kwok		Independent
J36	Lok Wah North	Wong Chi-ken		KEC
J37	Lok Wah South	Kevin So Koon-chung		Independent

Leadership

Chairs

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

Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	David Tsui Kwan-ping	1981–1982	District Officer
	Kevin Mak Yiu-kwan	1982–1985	District Officer
	Lam Hang-fai	1985–1994	Independent
	Winnie Poon Yam Wai-chun	1994–1997	Independent
	Hau Shui-pui	1997–2003	Independent
	Bunny Chan Chung-bun	2004–present	Independent

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	Wu Kwok-cheung	2000–2003	Independent
	Leung Fu-wing	2004–2007	Independent
	So Lai-chun	2008–2015	Independent
	Hung Kam-in	2016–present	DAB

References