The 1967 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 7 June 1967 for the five of the ten elected seats of the
Urban Council of Hong Kong. A record of 38.7 per cent turnout as 10,130 of the 26,202 eligible voters came out and cast their ballots, in the middle of the
Leftists' disturbances.
Incumbent Dr.
Raymond Harry Shoon Lee, also the
Reform Club vice-chairman who had earlier announced his intention retired, left Hong Kong for permanent residence abroad and his vacancy was taken by
Woo Po-shing
Sir Po-shing Woo, LLD, FCIArb, FIMgt, FInstD, FHKMA (, born 19 April 1929) is a Hong Kong solicitor, entrepreneur, politician and philanthropist.
Biography
Woo was born on 19 April 1929 in Hong Kong to a wealthy family of Seaward Woo and Ng ...
, while prominent activist
Elsie Elliott who left the Club earlier and ran as an independent received the highest votes. The other newcomer was independent Dr.
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 Consultati ...
who defeated incumbent
Cheung Wing-in
Cheung Wing-in, JP (; 1920 – 10 September 2010) was a Hong Kong solicitor, educator and politician.
Biography
He was born in Canton, China in 1920. He graduated from Queen's College, Hong Kong in 1939 and was educated at the University of Hong ...
of the
Hong Kong Civic Association
The Hong Kong Civic Association is one of the longest-existing political organisations in Hong Kong. Established in 1954 by a group of teachers, professionals and businessmen, the Civic Association was one of the two semi-political parties to ...
.
Results
Citations
References
* Lau, Y.W. (2002). ''A history of the municipal councils of Hong Kong : 1883-1999 : from the Sanitary Board to the Urban Council and the Regional Council''. Leisure and Cultural Service Dept.
* Pepper, Suzanne (2008). ''Keeping Democracy at Bay:Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform''. Rowman & Littlefield.
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