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1979 Hong Kong Municipal Election
The 1979 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 8 March 1979 for the six of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. 12,426 voters cast their ballots in the election, nearly 40 per cent of the 31,481 registered electorate, making it the most participated election before the 1983 reform. "Queen of the Polls" Elsie Elliott remained the top by receiving more than 8,000 votes, while her running mate Andrew Tu trailing at the 11th place out of 13 candidates and was not elected. Fresh faces Maria Tam and Augustine Chung who were both lawyers and ran as independents were first elected to the Council, while Tam soon became a high-flyer and dominated Hong Kong politics for more than forty years. Overview of outcome References {{Hong Kong elections Hong Kong 1979 in Hong Kong Urban Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Council
The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services Department. Later, the equivalent body for the New Territories was the Regional Council. The council was founded as the Sanitary Board in 1883. It was renamed the Urban Council when new legislation was passed in 1936 expanding its mandate. In 1973 the council was reorganised under non-government control and became financially autonomous. Originally composed mainly of ''ex-officio'' and appointed members, by the time the Urban Council was disbanded following the Handover it was composed entirely of members elected by universal suffrage. History The Urban Council was first established as the Sanitary Board in 1883. In 1887, a system of partial elections was established, allowing selected individuals to vote for members of the Board. On 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecilia Yeung
Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin (, born 1931 in Hong Kong) was the Wong Tai Sin District Board member (1983–1989, 1991–1994) and Urban Councillor (1971–1995). She was also the Vice-chairwoman of the Reform Club of Hong Kong, school supervisor and principal of the St. Claire's College. She was first elected to the Urban Council in 1971 election while she was questioned by the media with her lack of English ability. She continued to serve in the Council until her defeat by the Democratic Party member Wu Chi-wai Wu Chi-wai, MH (, born 18 October 1962) is a Hong Kong politician. He is the former chairman of the Democratic Party from 2016 to 2020 and a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon East constituency since 2012. He h ... in the 1995 election. References Members of the Urban Council of Hong Kong Reform Club of Hong Kong politicians Liberal Party (Hong Kong) politicians District councillors of Wong Tai Sin District Hong Kong educators 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Hong Kong
Elections in Hong Kong take place when certain political offices in the government need to be filled. Hong Kong has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in the Legislative Council. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is nonpartisan but has to work with several parties to form a coalition government. Every four years, ninety representatives are chosen to sit on the unicameral Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). Twenty seats representing the geographical constituencies are returned by popular vote, thirty seats representing the functional constituencies are elected through smaller closed elections within business sectors, and the remaining forty seats representing the Election Committee constituency are chosen by members of the Election Committee. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is returned by the 1,500-member Election Committee on five-year intervals. Local elections are held on four-year intervals to return members of District Councils. Following the 2019–2020 H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 In Hong Kong
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Elections In Asia
Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. ** The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's European operations, which are based in Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area along the Thai border, ending large-scale fighting. * January 8 – Whiddy Island Disaster: The French tanker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Pun-cheuk
Wong Pun-cheuk () was a Hong Kong politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Born in Sunwui, Guangdong, Wong lived in Hong Kong since his childhood. He was graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor's degree in medicine. He was the head of the war hospital for the British Army Aid Group (BAAG) during the war. He further studied in England after the war and practice as a doctor after he returned to Hong Kong. He was the head of many community organisations, including honorary president of the Eastern Athletic Association, Hoi Tin Athletic Association and Chin Woo Athletic Association. In the 1973 Urban Council election, Wong was nominated by Reform Club of Hong Kong to run in the election. Wong and Tsin Sai-nin Tsin Sai-nin () was a Hong Kong educator, unionist and politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council, former president of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association and the founder of the Hong Kong Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Chaine
Francis Chaine (; born 23 November 1921) was a Hong Kong lawyer and politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong from 1981 to 1983. Chaine was born in Hong Kong in 1921 and was educated at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, and the Inns of Court School of Law, London. He started his practise in 1960. He was also the secretary of and legal adviser to the South China Athletic Association South China Athletic Association (known simply as South China, SCAA, ) is a Hong Kong professional football club that competes in the Hong Kong First Division, the second-tier league in Hong Kong football league system. The club is historica ... and chairman of the Hong Kong Football Association in 1968. He co-founded the Hong Kong Tenpin Bowling Congress and was its first and second term chairman. He first contested the Urban Council election in 1979 for the Reform Club of Hong Kong but was not elected. He ran again in 1981 and was elected with 3,467 votes. He ran in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine Chung Shai-kit
Augustine Chung Shai-kit () was a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong and appointed member of the Wong Tai Sin District Board. Chung graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in sociology. He worked in the Social Welfare Department for two years before he interned in a law firm and subsequently became a lawyer. He specialised in the transport-related lawsuits and sued the government for the cancellation of the licences of the New Territories taxis and minibuses. He was also a host of the RTHK talk show ''Viewpoint'' alongside Andrew Wong, in which they took turns hosting the show on TVB. In 1975, Chung was charged of blackmailing another lawyer Donald Quintin Cheung for a half a million U.S. dollars in order to avoid prosecution over the investigations into the affairs of the Paul Lee Engineering Co. Ltd.. Although he was eventually found innocent, his name was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denny Huang
Dr. Denny Mong-hwa Huang OBE (; 24 July 1920 – 1 August 2007) was a Hong Kong doctor and politician. He was elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong from 1967 to 1986 and Hong Kong member to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference from 1986 to 1998. Early life Dr. Huang was born in Shanghai on 24 July 1920. He travelled around China when he was young and spoke different dialects such as Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, Sichuanese and Hunanese. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the West China Union College in Chengdu, Sichuan and the State University of New York in 1945. After he returned to China, he assisted Dr. Li Yan'an to establish the Ministry of Health in 1945 when he worked and taught at the Guangzhou Central Hospital. He moved to Hong Kong in 1948 before the Chinese Communists took over the mainland. Public career Dr. Huang worked for the medical department in the Hong Kong Government for about nine years from 1948 to 1954. At the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percentage Point
A percentage point or percent point is the unit (measurement), unit for the Difference (mathematics), arithmetic difference between two percentages. For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points, but a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured. In literature, the unit is usually either written out, or abbreviated as ''pp'' or ''p.p.'' to avoid ambiguity. After the first occurrence, some writers abbreviate by using just "point" or "points". Differences between percentages and percentage points Consider the following hypothetical example: In 1980, 50 percent of the population smoked, and in 1990 only 40 percent of the population smoked. One can thus say that from 1980 to 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased by 10 ''percentage points'' (or by 10 percent of the population) or by ''20 percent'' when talking about smokers only - percentages indicate proportionate part of a total. Percentage-point differences are one way to ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustine Chung
Augustine Chung Shai-kit () was a Hong Kong solicitor and politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong and appointed member of the Wong Tai Sin District Board. Chung graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree in sociology. He worked in the Social Welfare Department for two years before he interned in a law firm and subsequently became a lawyer. He specialised in the transport-related lawsuits and sued the government for the cancellation of the licences of the New Territories taxis and minibuses. He was also a host of the RTHK talk show ''Viewpoint'' alongside Andrew Wong, in which they took turns hosting the show on TVB. In 1975, Chung was charged of blackmailing another lawyer Donald Quintin Cheung for a half a million U.S. dollars in order to avoid prosecution over the investigations into the affairs of the Paul Lee Engineering Co. Ltd.. Although he was eventually found innocent, his name was struck off the Roll of Solicitors by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maria Tam
Maria Tam Wai-chu (; born 2 November 1945) is a senior Hong Kong politician and lawyer. She is a member of the Committee for the Basic Law of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) since 1997 and the chairman of the Operations Review Committee of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (Hong Kong), Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) since 2015. As a successful politician early on, Tam was a member of the four different levels of representative councils, Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executive Council, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Council, Urban Council of Hong Kong, Urban Council and Central and Western District Board in colonial Hong Kong in the 1980s. She was also a member of the Hong Kong Basic Law Drafting Committee and took up various appointments from the Beijing government after she departed from the colonial government over the conflict of interest scandal in 1991. Since 1997, she has become one of the most rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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