Hong Kong Island (1998-2004 constituency)
Encyclopedia
Hong Kong Island is a constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
.
on the Hong Kong Island
, namely, Central and Western
, Eastern
, Southern
and Wan Chai
.
(with Hare quota
) of the proportional representative
electoral system was introduced, replacing four single-member constituencies of the 1995 election. 4, 5 and 6 members were returned from this constituency in the 1998, 2000 and 2004
elections respectively. No change of boundary had been made throughout since 1998.
The Hong Kong legislative election
on 12 September 2004 returned six candidates to office based on a party list proportional representation
system, with the seats assigned according to the largest remainder method
. The pro-Beijing camp returned two candidates, and pro-democracy camps three, with the remainder filled by the independent Rita Fan
.
Six lists or tickets took part in the election, with the pro-Beijing
DAB filling Ma Lik
, Choy So Yuk
and four other candidates on one ticket, and the pro-democracy camp
filled two tickets, one consisted of Martin Lee
, Yeung Sum
and Lai Chi Keung of the Democratic Party
, and the other consisted of Audrey Eu
and Cyd Ho
, both ran as independents. Other candidates included Tsang Kin Shing, also belonged to the pro-democracy camp, who ran with two other candidates on his ticket without cooperating with the rest of the camp; and Kelvin Wong, an independent who declared his occupation as insurance agent.
Rita Fan
, the President (i.e. Speaker) of the Legislative Council and a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress
of the People's Republic of China
, joined the election with her own one-candidate ticket. She attracted support mainly from the middle and upper class voters from the sandwich of Hong Kong's pro-Beijing vs. pro-democracy political spectrum, but was also backed strategically by the pro-Beijing camp.
The election returned Lee, Yeung, Ma, Eu, Fan and Choy to the Council.
The two mainstream tickets of the pro-democracy camp intended to translate their support into four seats, with the slogan "1+1=4", provided that their supporters would have cast their votes evenly to the two tickets. Pre-election polls showed, nevertheless, that the Eu-Ho ticket had far more supporters, causing the Democratic Party to request all supporters of the camp to vote instead for their ticket just two weeks before the election.
It turned out that the Democratic Party drew too many votes from the Eu-Ho ticket, causing Cyd Ho defeat by DAB's Choy So Yuk, by a slim margin of 815 votes (or 0.23% of all valid votes). Should the Democratic Party drew around 1900 more votes from the Eu-Ho ticket, the third-rank candidate on their list would have defeated Choy.
When the results were announced in the morning of the following day, Martin Lee said before cameras "I'd rather lose with dignity than win like this", on the "unexpected" defeat of Cyd Ho.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
.
Overview
The constituency covers all the four districtsDistricts of Hong Kong
The Districts of Hong Kong are the 18 political areas by which Hong Kong is geographically divided. Each district has a district council, which was formerly known as a district board. The districts were established in the early 1980s, when Hong Kong was under British rule...
on the Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...
, namely, Central and Western
Central and Western District
The Central and Western District located on northern part of Hong Kong Island is one of the 18 administrative districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 261,884 in 2001...
, Eastern
Eastern District, Hong Kong
The Eastern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It had a population of 587,690 in 2006. The district has the second highest population while its residents have the third highest median household income among 18 districts....
, Southern
Southern District, Hong Kong
The Southern District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in the southern part of Hong Kong Island. It had a population of 290,240 in 2001. This district has the fourth lowest population of Hong Kong.-Geography:...
and Wan Chai
Wan Chai District
The Wan Chai District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong, located in the north of Hong Kong island. It had a population of 167,146 in 2001. The district has the second most educated residents with the highest income, the second lowest population and the third oldest residents, and is also the...
.
2008 members
Members of the council currently representing this constituency are:- Tanya ChanTanya ChanTanya Chan Suk-chong is a Legislative Councillor and is a member of the Central and Western District Council of Hong Kong...
- Audrey Eu Yuet Mee
- Regina Ip Lau Suk YeeRegina IpRegina Ip Lau Suk-yee, GBS JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong , as well as the co-founder and current chairwoman of the New People's Party and Savantas Policy Institute....
- Jasper Tsang Yok Sing
- Kam Nai Wai
- Cyd Ho Sau LanCyd HoCyd Ho Sau-lan is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island constituency.Cyd Ho is a founding member of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group, and since 2006, founding councillor of the World Future Council....
2004 members
| Name!!Affiliation!!Alignment | |||
| Choy So Yuk Choy So Yuk Choy So-yuk, JP was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.She is an elected member of Eastern District Council. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Master of Philosophy in Chemistry, both from the University of Hong Kong... |
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong , formerly known as Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, is the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong... |
pro-Beijing Communist Party of China The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China... |
|
| Audrey Eu Audrey Eu Yuet Mee Audrey Eu , LLB, LLM, SC, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the former leader of the Civic Party.-Education and legal career:... SC |
ran as an independent, member of the Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group Article 45 Concern Group Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group is a pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established on 14 November 2003 by legal practitioners and academics... |
pro-democracy | |
| Rita Fan Rita Fan Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position.... |
independent | pro-Beijing | |
| Martin Lee Martin Lee Martin Lee , QC, SC, JP, was the founding chairman of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency... SC |
Democratic Party Democratic Party (Hong Kong) The Democratic Party is a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. It was established on 2 October 1994. The party is currently the second largest party in the Legislative Council, headed by Chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and, following the November 2008 merger with the Frontier, had around 745... |
pro-democracy | |
| Ma Lik Ma Lik Ma Lik, GBS, JP , was a Legislative Councillor, and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong , a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.-Education:... (deceased) |
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong | pro-Beijing | |
| Dr Yeung Sum Yeung Sum Yeung Sum SBS JP is the second Chairman of the Democratic Party , a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a lecturer in the University of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.-Biography:... |
Democratic Party | pro-democracy |
History
The constituency was set up in 1998 election when the largest remainder methodLargest remainder method
The largest remainder method is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems...
(with Hare quota
Hare quota
The Hare quota is a formula used under some forms of the Single Transferable Vote system and the largest remainder method of party-list proportional representation...
) of the proportional representative
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
electoral system was introduced, replacing four single-member constituencies of the 1995 election. 4, 5 and 6 members were returned from this constituency in the 1998, 2000 and 2004
Hong Kong legislative election, 2004
The 2004 Hong Kong legislative election for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong was held on 12 September 2004. The elections returned 30 members from directly elected geographical constituencies and 30 members from functional constituencies, of which 11 were unopposed.-General...
elections respectively. No change of boundary had been made throughout since 1998.
2004 election
In 2004, the population in this constituency was ?. Out of those who were eligible to register as voters (permanent residents who are over 18 of age), ? registered. ? or ?% of registered voters voted in the election, with 379,913 valid votes.The Hong Kong legislative election
Hong Kong legislative election, 2004
The 2004 Hong Kong legislative election for members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong was held on 12 September 2004. The elections returned 30 members from directly elected geographical constituencies and 30 members from functional constituencies, of which 11 were unopposed.-General...
on 12 September 2004 returned six candidates to office based on a party list proportional representation
Proportional representation
Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...
system, with the seats assigned according to the largest remainder method
Largest remainder method
The largest remainder method is one way of allocating seats proportionally for representative assemblies with party list voting systems...
. The pro-Beijing camp returned two candidates, and pro-democracy camps three, with the remainder filled by the independent Rita Fan
Rita Fan
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position....
.
Six lists or tickets took part in the election, with the pro-Beijing
Communist Party of China
The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China...
DAB filling Ma Lik
Ma Lik
Ma Lik, GBS, JP , was a Legislative Councillor, and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong , a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.-Education:...
, Choy So Yuk
Choy So Yuk
Choy So-yuk, JP was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.She is an elected member of Eastern District Council. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and a Master of Philosophy in Chemistry, both from the University of Hong Kong...
and four other candidates on one ticket, and the pro-democracy camp
Pro-democracy camp
Pro-democracy camp, pan-democracy camp or pan-democrats refer to the politicians and social activists in Hong Kong who support increased democracy and may work together in areas of common interest or by not fielding candidates against one another in elections.Democratic activists are usually...
filled two tickets, one consisted of Martin Lee
Martin Lee
Martin Lee , QC, SC, JP, was the founding chairman of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency...
, Yeung Sum
Yeung Sum
Yeung Sum SBS JP is the second Chairman of the Democratic Party , a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a lecturer in the University of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.-Biography:...
and Lai Chi Keung of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
The Democratic Party is a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. It was established on 2 October 1994. The party is currently the second largest party in the Legislative Council, headed by Chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and, following the November 2008 merger with the Frontier, had around 745...
, and the other consisted of Audrey Eu
Audrey Eu
Yuet Mee Audrey Eu , LLB, LLM, SC, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the former leader of the Civic Party.-Education and legal career:...
and Cyd Ho
Cyd Ho
Cyd Ho Sau-lan is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island constituency.Cyd Ho is a founding member of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group, and since 2006, founding councillor of the World Future Council....
, both ran as independents. Other candidates included Tsang Kin Shing, also belonged to the pro-democracy camp, who ran with two other candidates on his ticket without cooperating with the rest of the camp; and Kelvin Wong, an independent who declared his occupation as insurance agent.
Rita Fan
Rita Fan
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position....
, the President (i.e. Speaker) of the Legislative Council and a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress
National People's Congress
The National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China; with 2,987 members, it is the...
of the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, joined the election with her own one-candidate ticket. She attracted support mainly from the middle and upper class voters from the sandwich of Hong Kong's pro-Beijing vs. pro-democracy political spectrum, but was also backed strategically by the pro-Beijing camp.
The election returned Lee, Yeung, Ma, Eu, Fan and Choy to the Council.
| No. !!width=225|Name of candidates | Affiliation | Alignment | Votes | Seats | ||
| 1 | Ma Lik Ma Lik Ma Lik, GBS, JP , was a Legislative Councillor, and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong , a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong.-Education:... Choi So Yuk (蔡素玉) Christopher Chung (鍾樹根) Yeung Wai Foon (楊位款) Lee Yuen Kwong (李元剛) Cheung Kwok Kwan (張國鈞) |
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong , formerly known as Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, is the largest pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong... |
pro-Beijing Communist Party of China The Communist Party of China , also known as the Chinese Communist Party , is the founding and ruling political party of the People's Republic of China... |
74,659 | 2 | |
| 2 | Rita Fan Rita Fan Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai GBM GBS CBE JP was the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong after the transfer of sovereignty from the United Kingdom in 1997. She was the first woman to hold that position.... |
Independent | pro-Beijing | 65,661 | 1 | |
| 3 | Tsang Kin Shing (Bull, 曾健成, 阿牛) Chung Chung Fai (鍾松輝, 鍾輝) Tang Chui Chung (鄧徐中) |
Independents (Chung was vice president of HKCTU Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions is a pro-democracy labour and political group in the Hong Kong. It was established in 1990... , but ran as an independent) |
pro-democracy | 5,313 | 0 | |
| 4 | Yeung Sum Yeung Sum Yeung Sum SBS JP is the second Chairman of the Democratic Party , a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. He is a lecturer in the University of Hong Kong. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong.-Biography:... Martin Lee Martin Lee Martin Lee , QC, SC, JP, was the founding chairman of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. He was a directly-elected Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency... Joseph Lai (黎志強) |
Democratic Party Democratic Party (Hong Kong) The Democratic Party is a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. It was established on 2 October 1994. The party is currently the second largest party in the Legislative Council, headed by Chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and, following the November 2008 merger with the Frontier, had around 745... |
pro-democracy | 131,788 | 2 | |
| 5 | Kelvin Wong (黃錦輝) | Independent | ? | 2,830 | 0 | |
| 6 | Audrey Eu Audrey Eu Yuet Mee Audrey Eu , LLB, LLM, SC, JP is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the former leader of the Civic Party.-Education and legal career:... Cyd Ho Cyd Ho Cyd Ho Sau-lan is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the Hong Kong Island constituency.Cyd Ho is a founding member of The Frontier, a pro-democracy political group, and since 2006, founding councillor of the World Future Council.... |
Independents (Eu was member of the Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group Article 45 Concern Group Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group is a pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was established on 14 November 2003 by legal practitioners and academics... , Ho was member of Civic Act-up Civic Act-up Civic Act-up is a small pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong, China. It was founded on 24 September 2003 by a group of relatively young activists with the encouragement of Legislative Councillor Cyd Ho Sau-lan, to challenge the existing pro-Government District Councillers in Wanchai in... and The Frontier The Frontier (Hong Kong) The Frontier was a relatively radical pro-democracy political group in the Hong Kong. It was established on 26 August 1996. The group was headed by former convenor Emily Lau Wai-hing since its establishment as a loose group of individual pro-democracy activists.On 23 November 2008, the Frontier... ) |
pro-democracy | 73,844 | 1 |
| List | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Total |
| Votes | 74,659 | 65,661 | 5,313 | 131,788 | 2,830 | 73,844 | 379,913 |
| Seats | 6 | ||||||
| Hare quota | 63,318 | ||||||
| Quotas received | 1.18 | 1.04 | 0.08 | 2.08 | 0.04 | 1.17 | |
| Automatic seats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Remainder | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.17 | |
| Surplus seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total seats | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
The two mainstream tickets of the pro-democracy camp intended to translate their support into four seats, with the slogan "1+1=4", provided that their supporters would have cast their votes evenly to the two tickets. Pre-election polls showed, nevertheless, that the Eu-Ho ticket had far more supporters, causing the Democratic Party to request all supporters of the camp to vote instead for their ticket just two weeks before the election.
It turned out that the Democratic Party drew too many votes from the Eu-Ho ticket, causing Cyd Ho defeat by DAB's Choy So Yuk, by a slim margin of 815 votes (or 0.23% of all valid votes). Should the Democratic Party drew around 1900 more votes from the Eu-Ho ticket, the third-rank candidate on their list would have defeated Choy.
When the results were announced in the morning of the following day, Martin Lee said before cameras "I'd rather lose with dignity than win like this", on the "unexpected" defeat of Cyd Ho.
See also
- list of constituencies of Hong Kong
- predecessors to the constituency:
- 1995
- Island Central
- Island East
- Island South
- Island West
- 1991
- Island East
- Island West
- 1995