The 1989 Hong Kong Urban Council and Regional Council elections were the municipal elections held on 9 March 1989 for the elected seats of the

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 ...

and Regional Council respectively.

Overview

15 seats in the Urban Council was the directly elected by the general residents and ten seats were elected by the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon District Boards members and fifteen appointed by the Governor. For the Regional Council, twelve seats were directly elected and 9 seats were elected by the New Territories District Boards members, with twelve appointed members and three ''ex officio'' members of the Chairman and two vice chairmen of the

Heung Yee Kuk The Heung Yee Kuk, officially the Heung Yee Kuk N.T., is a statutory advisory body representing establishment interests in the New Territories, Hong Kong. The council is a powerful organisation comprising heads of rural committees which repres ...

. The

first-past-the-post In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...

voting system was used. A total of 213,352 voters, 17.6% of the total electorates cast their votes, in which 105,826 voters (14.2%) voted in the Urban Council, 9% lower than the last election, and 107,526 voters (23.9%) voted in the Regional Council, about 10% lower than the last election. 7 of the total of 53 candidates were elected without uncontestedly.

Secretary for Constitutional Affairs The Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs is the head of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau in Government of Hong Kong, which is responsible for promoting the Basic Law, constitutional affairs, electoral development, and c ...

Michael Suen Ming-yeung Michael Suen Ming-yeung GBS CBE; born 7 April 1944) who served as Acting Chief Secretary for Administration in 2005 and 2012 and as Secretary for Education of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2012. Born in Chongqing in 1944, his family fled the then p ...

expressed his disappointment with the low turnout, explained that the uncontested and less candidates were the factor. Among 19 contesting incumbents only

Fok Pui-yee Fok Pui-yee (; born 1950) is a former Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and politician. She is also a former member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Fok was born and raised in Hong Kong and graduate from the Jockey Club Industrial School. She beg ...

failed to be re-elected.

Albert Chan Wai-yip Albert Chan Wai-yip (born 3 March 1955, Hong Kong) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the New Territories West constituency. He has served as a legislator from 1991 to 2016 except for the periods 1997–2 ...

, supported by pro-democrat heavyweights

Martin Lee Chu-ming Martin Lee Chu-ming, SC, JP (; born 8 June 1938) is a Hong Kong politician and barrister. He is the founding chairman of the United Democrats of Hong Kong and its successor, the Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship pro-democracy party. H ...

and

Szeto Wah Szeto Wah (; 28 February 1931 – 2 January 2011) was a prominent Hong Kong democracy activist and politician. He was the founding chairman of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China, the Hong Kong Profes ...

helped him to canvass votes in

Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan (formerly also spelled Tsun Wan) is a town built on a bay in the western New Territories of Hong Kong, opposite of Tsing Yi Island across Rambler Channel. The market town of Tsuen Wan emerged from the surrounding villages and flee ...

. Szeto Wah's presence in

Luk Yeung Sun Chuen Luk Yeung Sun Chuen () is a private housing estate adjacent to the MTR Tsuen Wan station, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong. It comprises 17 high-rise buildings with a total of 4000 flats. It was developed in 1983 and 1984 by a consortium ...

helped attracting votes where many teachers living there. Yeung Fuk-kwong, Chan's opponent cited that the loss of votes from his voter base

Shek Wai Kok Estate Shek Wai Kok Estate () is a public housing estate in Shek Wai Kok, Tsuen Wan, New Territories, Hong Kong, near Shing Mun Valley and Luk Yeung Sun Chuen. It consists of 8 residential buildings completed in 1980 to 1982. History On 28 September 1 ...

led to his defeat.

General results

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Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood The Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) is a Hong Kong pro-democracy social-liberal political party catering to grassroots interest with a strong basis in Sham Shui Po. Established on 26 October 1986, it was one ...

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Hong Kong Affairs Society The Hong Kong Affairs Society () was a middle class and professionals oriented political organisation formed in 1984 for the discussion for the Hong Kong prospect and political constitution after the handover to China with about 20 members led ...

, , 11,787 , , 3 , , 2 , , 6,912 , , 1 , , 1 , , 18,699 , , 8.80 , , 3 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Meeting Point Meeting Point (Chinese: 匯點) was a liberal political organisation and party in Hong Kong formed by a group of former student activists in the 1970s and intellectuals for the discussion for the Sino-British negotiation on the question of Hong ...

, , - , , - , , - , , 21,702 , , 4 , , 2 , , 21,702 , , 10.21 , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Progressive Hong Kong Society The Progressive Hong Kong Society (; PHKS) was a political group in Hong Kong. It was established on 14 February 1985 by the then Executive and Legislative Council member Maria Tam. The party is considered conservative and pro-Beijing, in co ...

, , 7,630 , , 3 , , 1 , , 12,449 , , 2 , , 1 , , 20,079 , , 9.44 , , 2 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Reform Club of Hong Kong The Reform Club of Hong Kong was one of the oldest political organisations in Hong Kong, existing from 1949 until the mid-1990s. Established by expatriates who were concerned about the Young Plan proposed by Governor Mark Aitchison Young in 1 ...

, , 13,404 , , 2 , , 2 , , - , , - , , - , , 13,404 , , 6.31 , , 2 , - , style="background-color:#000000" , , style="text-align:left;" , New Territories West Residents Association , , - , , - , , - , , 8,310 , , 1 , , 1 , , 8,310 , , 3.91 , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy The Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy (; HKPCHP), formerly called the Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy (), was a Hong Kong pressure group established in 1978 and was prominent in the 1970s and 80s. It was set ...

, , 7,187 , , 1 , , 1 , , - , , - , , - , , 7,187 , , 3.38 , , 1 , - , style="background-color:" , , style="text-align:left;" , Individuals and others , , 37,556 , , 13 , , 3 , , 49,139 , , 13 , , 5 , , 86,695 , , 40.78 , , 8 , - , style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="2", Total (turnout: 17.6%) , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 105,071 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 30 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 15 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 107,518 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 23 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 12 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 212,589 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 100.00 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 27

Elected members

Urban Council

Regional Council

References

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