The Accountancy functional constituency () is a
functional constituency
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* Functional constituency (Hong Kong)
* Functional cons ...
seat in the
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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first created for the
1988 Legislative Council election, derived from the
Financial
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functional constituency. In 2020, the constituency was composed of some 25,000
certified public accountants
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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
pro-Beijing
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and
pro-democracy camp
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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
Mandy Tam
Mandy Tam Heung-man (Traditional Chinese: 譚香文; born 8 June 1957) is a Hong Kong politician, tax advisor and newspaper columnist who is currently a member of the Wong Tai Sin District Council, representing Lung Sing. She is also a forme ...
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
2012 Legislative Council election
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to be appointed
Secretary for Development
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by
Chief Executive
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Leung Chun-ying
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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
Professional Commons
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Mission
The Professional ...
(PC) until his disqualification from the office by the
National People's Congress Standing Committee
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(NPCSC) in November 2021.
Return members
Electoral results
2020s
2010s
2000s
1990s
1980s
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