North District Council

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North District Council
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Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Chair
So Sai-chi, DAB
Vice-Chair
Lee Kwok-fung, Independent
Structure
Seats 22 councillors
consisting of
18 elected and
4 ex officio members
7 / 22
3 / 22
3 / 22
1 / 22
8 / 22
Elections
First past the post
Last election
22 November 2015
Meeting place
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3/F, North District Government Offices, 3 Pik Fung Road, Fanling, New Territories
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/north/

North District Council (Chinese: 北區區議會) is one of the 18 Hong Kong district councils and represents the North District. Consisting of 22 members, the district council is drawn from 18 constituencies, which elect 18 members, along with four ex officio members who are the Ta Kwu Ling, Sheung Shui, Sha Tau Kok and Fanling rural committee chairmen. 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 None 1982 - 1985
No Overall Control None 1985 - 1988
No Overall Control Meeting Point 1988 - 1991
No Overall Control Meeting Point 1991 - 1994
Pro-Beijing DAB 1994 - 1997
Pro-Beijing DAB 1997 - 1999
Pro-Beijing Democratic 2000 - 2003
Pro-Beijing Democratic 2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing DAB 2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing DAB (majority) 2012 - 2015
Pro-Beijing DAB 2016 - present

Members represented

Code Constituency Name Political affiliation
N01 Luen Wo Hui Tsang Hing-lung DAB
N02 Fanling Town George Pang Chun-sing Independent
N03 Cheung Wah Chan Yuk-ming Democratic
N04 Wah Do Yiu Ming DAB
N05 Wah Ming Chan Wai-tat Neo Democrats
N06 Yan Shing Lau Kwok-fan DAB
N07 Shing Fuk Warick Wan Wo-tat FTU
N08 Fanling South Raymond Ho Shu-kwong Independent
N09 Ching Ho Larm Wai-leung Independent
N10 Yu Tai Kent Tsang King-chung FTU
N11 Sheung Shui Rural Simon Hau Fuk-tat Independent
N12 Choi Yuen So Sai-chi DAB
N13 Shek Wu Hui Lam Cheuk-ting Democratic
N14 Tin Ping West Wong Wang-to FTU
N15 Fung Tsui Liu Hing-hung DAB
N16 Sha Ta Wan Wo-fai DAB
N17 Tin Ping East Lau Ki-fung Democratic
N18 Queen's Hill Tony Tang Kun-nin DAB
Ex officio Ta Kwu Ling Rural Committee Chairman Chan Sung-fai Independent
Sheung Shui Rural Committee Chairman Hau Chi-keung Independent
Sha Tau Kok Rural Committee Chairman Lau Tin-sang Independent
Fanling Rural Committee Chairman Lee Kwok-fung Independent

Leadership

Chairs

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

Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Raymond Pang Hang-yin 1985–1994 Heung Yee KukLDF
Tang Kwok-yung 1994–1999 Heung Yee Kuk
Raymond Pang Hang-yin 1999–2003 Heung Yee Kuk
Li Kwok-fung 2004–2006 Heung Yee Kuk
Lau Tin-sang 2006–2007 Heung Yee Kuk
So Sai-chi 2008–present DAB

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation
Cheung Fo-tai 2000–2003 Heung Yee Kuk
Chow Kam-siu 2004–2007 Democratic
Hau Chi-keung 2008–2011 Liberal/Heung Yee Kuk
Hau Kam-lam 2012–2015 DAB/Heung Yee Kuk
Lee Kwok-fung 2016–present Heung Yee Kuk

References

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