The Accountancy functional constituency () is a

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seat in the

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first created for the 1988 Legislative Council election, derived from the

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functional constituency. In 2020, the constituency was composed of some 25,000

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(CPAs) as compared to 222,000 citizens on average for the geographical constituencies. It is one of the swing seats between the

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and

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s. It had the largest field of candidates in the 2004 Legislative Council election among the functional constituencies with nine candidates running in the constituency. Independent democrat

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defeated pro-Beijing independent Paul Chan, but the result was reversed in 2008 when Mandy Tam lost her re-election to Paul Chan. Chan was resigned before the

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to be appointed

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. From 2012, the seat was held by

Kenneth Leung Kenneth Leung Kai-cheong (; born 17 October 1962) is a democratic Hong Kong politician formerly serving as a member of the Legislative Council for the Accountancy functional constituency. Professionally, he is a tax adviser and accountant. ...

of the

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(PC) until his disqualification from the office by the

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(NPCSC) in November 2021.

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References

{{Hong Kong Legislative Council constituencies (2021-2025) Constituencies of Hong Kong Constituencies of Hong Kong Legislative Council Functional constituencies (Hong Kong) 1988 establishments in Hong Kong Constituencies established in 1988