The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the

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(NPC) was held on 3 December 2002. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college.

Background

Article 21 of the

Hong Kong Basic Law The Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is a national law of China that serves as the organic law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). With nine chapters, 160 article ...

stipulates:

Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law. In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.

An electoral college composed of the following: * Members of the previous electoral college that had elected the Hong Kong deputies to the 9th National People's Congress; * Hong Kong delegates of the 9th

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(CPPCC); * Members of the

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(which elects the Chief Executive) who are Chinese nationals, except those who opt out; and * The Chief Executive of the HKSAR.

Election result

54 of the 78 candidates were pre-elected on 29 November 2002 and 36 of the 54 candidates were elected on 3 December. It was presided by

Tung Chee-hwa Tung Chee-hwa (; born May 29, 1937) is a Hong Kong businessman and retired politician who served as the first Chief Executive of Hong Kong between 1997 and 2005, upon the transfer of sovereignty on 1 July. He served as a vice chairman of th ...

, executive chairman of the 15-strong presidium. Five pro-democrats who contested in the election,

Albert Ho Albert Ho Chun-yan ( zh, c=何俊仁; born 1 December 1951) is a solicitor and politician in Hong Kong. He is the former chairman (2014–2019) and vice-chair (2019–2021) of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement ...

, James To, Sin Chung-kai,

Anthony Cheung Anthony Cheung Bing-leung, Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS, Justice of the Peace, JP (; born 17 November 1952) is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He was the Secretary for Transport and Housing from 2012 to 2017 and 5th President of the Hong Kong ...

and

Frederick Fung Frederick Fung Kin-kee, SBS, JP (; born 17 March 1953) is a Hong Kong former politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong from 1991 to 1997 and from 2000 to 2016 and the former chairman of the pro-democracy Hong Ko ...

were defeated in the heavily pro-Beijing electoral college. The Liaison Office was accused of issuing a recommendation list to the electors before the election.

Elected members (36)

* Robin Chan * Cheng Yiu-tong *

David Chu Yu-lin David Chu may refer to: * David Chu (designer), founder of Nautica, a men's designer outerwear company * David S. C. Chu David S. C. Chu ( 朱思九; pinyin: Zhū Sījiǔ; born May 28, 1944) is a retired American civil servant and consultan ...

Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai (; ' Hsu; ''born'' Hsu Ching-li; born 20 September 1945) is a senior Hong Kong politician. She was the first President of the Hong Kong SAR Legislative Council from 1998 to 2008 and a member of the Standing Committee of ...

* Fei Fih *

Ip Kwok-him Ip Kwok-him, Grand Bauhinia Medal, GBM, Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS, Justice of the Peace, JP ( zh, 葉國謙; born 8 November 1951) is a former unofficial member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, served between 2016 and 2022. He is also forme ...

Kan Fook-yee Kan Fook-yee, GBS (born 14 June 1936, Hong Kong) was the member of the Provisional Legislative Council. He is a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Royal Institution of Charter Su ...

* Ko Po-ling * Lam Kwong-siu * Priscilla Lau Pui-king * Joseph Lee Chung-tak *

Allen Lee Peng-fei Allen Lee Peng-fei, CBE, JP (; 24 April 194015 May 2020) was a Hong Kong industrialist, politician and political commentator. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, serving from 1978 to 1997 and was the Senior Member of th ...

Lee Chark-tim Lee Chark-tim, (, 23 December 1934 – 22 May 2007) was the president of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU), the largest trade union and pro-Beijing organ in Hong Kong from 1988 to 2000. Lee joined the Hong Kong and Kowloon Shoe Trad ...

* Lee Lin-sang *

Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE, Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS, Justice of the Peace, JP (; born 9 October 1945, Macau) is a resident of the Hong Kong SAR. Mrs. Sophie Leung was a Member of the Legislative Cou ...

Lo Suk-ching Lo Suk-ching, BBS, JP (born 22 June 1950, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong politician. He was the member of the Legislative Council (1995–97) for the Election Committee and also the Provisional Legislative Council (1996–98). He was the chairman of ...

Ma Fung-kwok Ma Fung-kwok () is a member of the Provisional Legislative Council and Legislative Council of Hong Kong from for Election Committee constituency and Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication from 1997 to 2000 and 2012 to present. He h ...

Ma Lik Ma Lik, GBS, JP (; 23 February 1952 – 8 August 2007), was a Legislative Councillor, and was the Chairman of the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB), a pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong. Education Ma Lik attende ...

Ng Ching-fai Ng Ching-fai, Order of the Bauhinia Star, GBS ( zh, s=吴清辉, t=吳清輝, p=Wú Qīnghuī, j=Ng4 Ching1 Fai1; born 20 November 1939 in Shanghai, China) is a professor of chemistry and the former president and vice-chancellor of Hong Kong Ba ...

* Ng Hong-mun * Ng Leung-sing * Sik Chi-wai * Victor Sit Fung-shuen *

Maria Tam Wai-chu 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 Operat ...

* Tsang Hin-chi *

Tsang Tak-sing Tsang Tak Sing (; born 1949, Canton, China) is the former Secretary for Home Affairs of Hong Kong. Formerly an adviser to the Central Policy Unit, he assumed office on 1 July 2007, replacing Patrick Ho. He is the younger brother of Jasper Ts ...

Tso Wung-wai Dr. Tso Wung-wai (; born 28 February 1941), BBS is a Hong Kong politician and chemistry professor. He is an adjunct professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and has also served as a Hong Kong delegate to the National People's Congress of ...

* Wang Rudeng * Carson Wen Ka-shuen * Wong Kwok-kin * Peter Wong Man-kong *

Philip Wong Yu-hong Philip Wong Yu-hong, Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS (; 23 December 1938 – 6 June 2021) was a politician in Hong Kong who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, legislative council (Functional constituency (Hong Kong), Functiona ...

* Wilfred Wong Ying-wai * Raymond Wu Wai-yung * Yeung Yiu-chung *

Yuen Mo Yuen Mo () GBS JP (born November 1941) is a business leader in Hong Kong. Yuen joined China Merchants, a shipping company, in 1964, and served in various positions such as Deputy General Manager of Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping Co. Ltd., Deputy Ge ...

Supplementary members (16)

* Peter Chan Chi-kwan * Raymond Chien Kuo-fung * David Fang * Fung Chi-kin * Raymond Ho Chung-tai * Bernard Hui Man-bock * Stanley Ko Kam-chuen *

Dennis Lam Shun-chiu Dennis Lam Shun-chiu, JP (; born 26 November 1959) is a prominent Hong Kong ophthalmologist, businessman and politician. He has been a Hong Kong deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) since 2008 and a member of the Election Committee. Bi ...

* Leung Ping-chung * Lo Chung-hing * Ma Ho-fai * Ngai Shiu-kit *

Wong Po-yan Wong Po-yan (, 5 May 1923 – 21 July 2019) was a Hong Kong industrialist and politician. He was the first chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong from 1995 to 1999. Biography Wong Po-yan was born in and brought up in Hwei-An, Fujien, C ...

* Wong Siu-yee * Wong Yuk-shan * Howard Young

Controversies

The Liaison Office was criticised for meddling in the election; it was accused of issuing a recommendation list to the electors before the election. James Tien of the

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criticised the Liaison Office for circulating the recommendation lists, the Democratic Party's

Martin Lee Martin Lee Chu-ming (; 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), Democratic Party, Hong Kong's flagship Pr ...

viewed it as a "shadow government" meddling in elections in all levels, including the Chief Executive elections, coordinating with pro-Beijing parties in Legislative Council and District Council elections,.

References

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