1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

8 December 1997 (1997-12-08) 2002 →
36 Hong Kong deputies to National People's Congress
Registered	424
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jiang Zemin Ng Hong-mun Party Communist Pro-Beijing independent Seats won 1 35
Elected Delegation Convenor Ng Hong-mun Independent

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 8 December 1997. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college. It was the first ever election for the Hong Kong deputies to the NPC since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997.

Background

Article 21 of the Hong Kong Basic Law stipulates:

Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law. In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.

Election result

The election was presided by

Detailed results

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