Tsuen Wan District Council
Tsuen Wan District Council 荃灣區議會 | |
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First past the post | |
Last election | 10 December 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
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| 2/F., Tsuen Wan Multi-storey Carpark Building, 174–208 Castle Peak Road, Tsuen Wan, New Territories | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Tsuen Wan District Council (
History
The Tsuen Wan District Council was established on 1 April 1981 under the name of the Tsuen Wan District Board as one of the eight New Territories District Boards as the result of the colonial
The Tsuen Wan District originally included also today's Kwai Tsing District until 1985 when a new District Board was set up for Kwai Chung and Tsing Yi due to its large population. The Tsuen Wan District Board became Tsuen Wan Provisional District Board after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa. The current Tsuen Wan District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The appointed seats were abolished in 2015 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010.
The Tsuen Wan District Council has been dominated by the conservative independents. Former Democratic Party Legislative Councillor
The pro-democrats seized the control of the council in the historic landslide victory in the
Political control
Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:
| Camp in control | Largest party | Years | Composition |
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| No Overall Control | Civic Association | 1982–1985 | |
| Pro-government | Civic Association | 1985–1988 |
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| Pro-government | ADPL → United Democrats | 1988–1991 |
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| Pro-government | United Democrats | 1991–1994 |
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| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 1994–1997 |
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| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 1997–1999 |
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| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2000–2003 |
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| Pro-Beijing | Democratic | 2004–2007 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB/Democratic → DAB | 2008–2011 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2012–2015 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2016–2019 |
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| Pro-democracy → NOC | Civic → None | 2020–2023 |
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| Pro-Beijing | DAB | 2024–2027 |
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Political makeup
| Political party | Council members | Current members | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1994 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | ||||||||||||
Independent
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9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 / 21
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| Democratic | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 / 21
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| DTW | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 1 / 21
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| FTU | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 / 21
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| Labour | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 / 21
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| FPHE | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 / 21
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| TWCN | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 / 21
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District result maps
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Members represented
| Capacity | Code | Constituency | Name | Political affiliation | Term | Notes | ||
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| Elected | K01 | Tsuen Wan Northwest | Kot Siu-yuen | FTU
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Matthew Wong Kai-chun | DAB
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| K02 | Tsuen Wan Southeast | Ng Chun-yu | DAB
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||
| Sam Fung Cheuk-sam | FPHE | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| District Committees | Tsang Tai | DAB
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | ||||
| Jones Chan Chun-chung | DAB
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Marco Chow Sum-ming | DAB
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Lau Chung-kong | DAB
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Marcus Mok Yuen-kwan | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Wyran Cheng Chit-pun | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Chu Tak-wing | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Lam Yuen-pun | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Appointed | Koo Yeung-pong | DAB
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | ||||
| Marcella Cheung Man-ka | NPP | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Luparker Wong Shuk-fan | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Raymond Leung Cheong-ming | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Chan Shun-shun | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Chan Hiu-chun | Independent
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Wah Mei-ling | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Wong Wai-kit | Independent | 1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||||
| Ex Officio | Ma Wan Rural Committee Chairman | Chan Sung-ip | Independent
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | |||
| Tsuen Wan Rural Committee Chairman | Yau Kam-ping | Independent
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1 January 2024 | Incumbent | ||||
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
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| Chan Lau-fong | 1994–1999 | Heung Yee Kuk | |
| Chau How-chen | 2000–2011 | Independent
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| Star Chan Iu-seng | 2012–2015 | Independent
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| Chung Wai-ping | 2016–2019 | Heung Yee Kuk | |
| Wong Wai-kit | 2019 | Independent
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Sumly Chan Yuen-sum |
2020–2023 | Independent
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| Billy Au Ka-shing | 2024–present | District Officer | |
Vice Chairs
| Vice Chairman | Years | Political Affiliation | |
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| Chan Wai-ming | 2000–2003 | Independent
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| Chung Wai-ping | 2004–2015 | Heung Yee Kuk | |
| Wong Wai-kit | 2016–2019 | Independent
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| Chan Sung-ip | 2019 | Heung Yee Kuk | |
| Li Hung-por | 2020–2021 | Democratic
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| Yau Kam-ping | 2021–2023 | Independent
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