National People's Congress election, 2017 (Hong Kong)
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The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 19 December 2017. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,989 members.


Electoral method

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). Comprising nine chapters, 160 ...
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.
A 1,989-strong electoral college composed of the following: * Members of the previous electoral college that had elected the Hong Kong deputies to the
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; * Hong Kong delegates of the 12th
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(CPPCC); * Members of the
Election Committee The Election Committee is a Hong Kong electoral college, the function of which is to select the Chief Executive (CE) and, since 2021, to elect 40 of the 90 members of the Legislative Council. Established by Annex I of the Basic Law of Ho ...
(which elects the Chief Executive) who are Chinese nationals, except those who opt out; and * The Chief Executive of the HKSAR. The number of the membership of the electoral college increased 369, from 1,620 to 1,989. All members were eligible to nominate, stand and vote in the election. To see the full list of the membership of the electoral colleg
click here (only Chinese version available)


Candidates

Six incumbents were expected not to run for re-election, including the member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai, convenor of the Hong Kong NPC delegations
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 Operati ...
,
Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun, OBE, GBS, JP (; born 9 October 1945, Macau) is a resident of the Hong Kong SAR, Mrs. Sophie Leung had been a Member of the Legislative Council of HKSAR from 1996 to 2012, representing the textile and garment industry, ...
of the
Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong The Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong (BPA) is a pro-business pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Lo Wai-kwok, the party is currently the second-largest party in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, holding e ...
(BPA),
Miriam Lau Kin-yee __NOTOC__ Miriam Lau Kin-yee (, former married name Miriam Lau Lau Kin-yee; born 27 April 1947) was a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Legco), representing the transport industry functional constituency. Lau was the acting-ch ...
of the
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, scholar Priscilla Lau Puk-king and businessman Peter Wong Man-kong, except for Wong whose name later appear on the nomination. Two members of
Chief Executive A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...
Carrie Lam Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor ( Cheng; ; born 13 May 1957) is a retired Hong Kong politician who served as the 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 to 2022. She served as Chief Secretary for Administration between 2012 and 2017 and Sec ...
's Executive Council Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun and
Laura Cha Shih May-lung Laura Cha Shih May-lung, GBM, GBS, JP (; born 5 December 1949) is a Hong Kong businesswoman and politician. She is the Chairman of Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Non-Executive Deputy Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporatio ...
also decided to step down. Other incumbents stepping down including former
Secretary for Security The Secretary for Security is the member of the Government of Hong Kong in charge of the Security Bureau, which is responsible for public safety, security, and immigration matters. The post was created in 1973 and since the Principal Offic ...
Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong Ambrose Lee Siu-kwong (; 17 August 1948 – 14 August 2022) was a Hong Kong politician, Secretary for Security of Hong Kong and a member of the Executive Council. He was appointed to his post on 5 August 2003, replacing Regina Ip. Backgro ...
, Zhang Tiefu and
Yeung Yiu-chung Yeung Yiu-chung, BBS, JP (born 1951 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong pro-Beijing educator and politician. He is the President of the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers and the Hong Kong Deputy to National People's Congress of the People's Repu ...
of the
Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers (HKFEW) is a pro-Beijing teachers union in Hong Kong. Established in 1975, it is currently the largest teachers union in Hong Kong, after the disbandment of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union ...
. Many second generation politicians and businessmen announced their candidacies, including Rita Fan's son Andrew Fan Chun-wah, Sophie Leung's daughter Nisa Leung Wing-yu, Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) member
Timothy Fok Tsun-ting Timothy Fok Tsun-ting (born 14 February 1946), GBS, JP, the eldest son of Henry Fok, is the President of the Hong Kong Football Association. He formerly represented the Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication functional constituency ...
's son
Kenneth Fok Kai-kong Kenneth Fok Kai-kong, JP (; born 2 July 1979) is a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He is the eldest grandson of tycoon Henry Fok and eldest son of Timothy Fok. He is the vice president of the Fok Ying Tung Group, vice president of the Sp ...
, former president of the Hong Kong Chiu Chow Chamber of Commerce Cheung Sing-hung's son Thomas Cheung Tsun-yung, former CPPCC Standing Committee member
Jose Sun-Say Yu Jose Yu Sunsay, GBM, GBS, SBS, JP (, born November 1938 in Shishi, Fujian) is a Hong Kong pro-Beijing businessman who is the Chairman of the HKI Group. As a member of the pro-Beijing camp, Yu maintained good relations with the Chinese gover ...
's son Jonny Yu Wah-yung, Legislative Council President Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen's son Clarence Leung Wang-ching, Executive Councillor
Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung, GBS, JP (; born 23 October 1951 in Hong Kong) is a non-official member of the Executive Council (Exco) and member of the Legislative Council (Legco), representing the Commercial (First) functional constituency. He is ...
's son Victor Lam Hoi-cheung. However it was rumoured that the central government did not approve of the hereditary tendency of the NPC. The second generation politicians and businessmen eventually did not appear on the nomination list. In November, a "recommendation list" was reported to direct the electoral college whom to elect in the election. Former president of the
Law Society of Hong Kong The Law Society of Hong Kong is the professional association and law society for solicitors in Hong Kong, established in 1907. The Hong Kong Bar Association is the equivalent association for barristers in Hong Kong. The Law Society is currentl ...
Ambrose Lam San-keung Ambrose Lam San-keung (; born August 1961) is a Hong Kong solicitor who served as the member of Legislative Council, representing Legal constituency. He previously served as president of the Law Society of Hong Kong from 2013 until his resignatio ...
, anti-Occupy lawyer Maggie Chan Man-ki and lawyer Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung who were included on the list were all from legal sector. Former chairman of the
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) is a pro-Beijing conservative political party in Hong Kong. Chaired by Starry Lee and holding 13 Legislative Council seats, it is currently the largest party in the ...
(DAB)
Tam Yiu-chung Tam Yiu-chung, GBM, JP (; born 15 December 1949) is a pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong. He is a current member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Leg ...
who was expected to succeed Rita Fan to be the NPCSC member and former
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland 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 ...
Raymond Tam Chi-yuen were also included on the list. However the names of other second generation politicians and businessmen did not appear on the list. A total number of the 49 candidacies were validated. Seven pro-Occupy activists of the Gau Wu group, localist activist Ke-cheong and
Civic Party The Civic Party (CP) is a pro-democracy liberal political party in Hong Kong. It is currently chaired by barrister Alan Leong. The party was formed in 2006 on the basis of the Basic Law Article 45 Concern Group, which was derived from the ...
legislator
Kwok Ka-ki Kwok Ka-ki (; born 20 July 1961) is a democratic Hong Kong former politician. He is a private urology doctor, having graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong. Kwok is a member of the Civic Party, having joined on ...
were banned from the election by the presidium of the electoral college for their public remarks and acts contravening the new declaration form under which candidates must uphold the
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and the
Basic Law of Hong Kong 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). Comprising nine chapters, 160 ar ...
. Kwok refused to sign as he called the new requirement as unacceptable that would restrict people from participating in the election. Roger Wong Hoi-fung of the Election Committee Higher Education Subsector and Henry Lam were the few pro-democracy figures who could entered the election.


Election result


Elected members (36)

* Cai Yi *
Bernard Charnwut Chan Bernard Charnwut Chan GBM GBS JP (; 11 January 1965), is a Hong Kong politician and businessman. He served as Non-official Convenor of the Executive Council from 2017 to 2022. Background Chan was born in Hong Kong with family roots in ...
* Bunny Chan Chung-bun * Maggie Chan Man-ki *
Chan Yung Brave Chan Yung, BBS, JP (, born 24 September 1969) is a Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician. He is the vice-chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and chairman of the New Territories Association of ...
* Cheng Yiu-tong * Thomas Cheung Tsun-yung *
Choy So-yuk Choy So-yuk, BBS, JP (, born 10 October 1950) is a Hong Kong politician. She was an elected member of Eastern District Council and a Hong Kong Deputy of the National People’s Congress. From 1997 to 2008 she was a member of the Legislative ...
* Nancy Chu Ip Yuk-yu * Ian Fok Chun-wan * Witman Hung *
Ip Kwok-him Ip Kwok-him, GBM, GBS, JP (; born 8 November 1951) is a former unofficial member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, served between 2016 and 2022. He is also former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the District Council ...
* Cally Kwong Mei-wan * Lam Lung-on * Dennis Lam Shun-chiu * Vincent Marshall Lee Kwan-ho * Tommy Li Ying-sang * Li Yinquan * Martin Liao Cheung-kong * Lo Sui-on * Lui Tim-leung *
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 ha ...
* Ma Ho-fai *
Ng Chau-pei Stanley Ng Chau-pei (born February 1970) is a Hong Kong pro-Beijing politician and trade unionist and the incumbent President and former Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU), the largest trade union in Hong Kong, and al ...
* Ng Leung-sing * Pauline Ngan Po-ling * Raymond Tam Chi-yuen *
Tam Yiu-chung Tam Yiu-chung, GBM, JP (; born 15 December 1949) is a pro-Beijing politician in Hong Kong. He is a current member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC), former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Leg ...
* Henry Tan *
Michael Tien Puk-sun Michael Tien Puk-sun (born 25 August 1950) is a Hong Kong politician, businessman and member of the Legislative Council for New Territories North West. He is the founder and chairman of the G2000 clothing retail chain and former chairman of ...
*
Peter Wong Man-kong Peter Wong Man-kong (; 9 January 1949 – 11 March 2019) was a politician and businessman from Hong Kong. Business career Peter Wong and his younger brother Ronnie were born to , who founded Chung Wah Shipbuilding & Engineering Company. After P ...
* Wong Ting-chung * David Wong Yau-kar *
Wong Yuk-shan Professor Wong Yuk-shan, SBS, BBS, JP (; born 1950) is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He is the former president of the Open University of Hong Kong, a Hong Kong deputy of the National People's Congress of China and its member of the Commit ...
* Andrew Yao Cho-fai Bernard Charnwut Chan 2013.jpg, Convenor of the
Executive Council of Hong Kong The Executive Council of Hong Kong (ExCo) is the cabinet of the Government of Hong Kong, acting as a formal body of advisers to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong that serves as a core policy-making organ assisting the Chief Executive. It is ...
Bernard Chan re-elected with the highest votes of 1,693 Cheng Yiu-tong.jpg, Cheng Yiu-tong, honorary president of the
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) is a pro-Beijing labour and political group established in 1948 in Hong Kong. It is the oldest and largest labour group in Hong Kong with over 420,000 members in 253 affiliates and associated ...
became the longest-serving incumbent, serving the
7th National People's Congress The 7th National People's Congress () was in session from 1988 to 1993. It held five sessions in this period. Election results Elected state leaders In the 1st Session in 1988, the Congress elected the state leaders: *President of the People's ...
since 1988 Raymond Tam 2014.jpg, Former
Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland 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 ...
Raymond Tam was elected for the first time


Supplementary members (6)

* Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung * Ho Hon-kuen * Alex Kwan King-fai * Louis Pong Wai-yan * Wong Kwan-yu * Zhan Meiqing


Detailed result


Result by party

Hong Kong local parties are not counted as national political parties and thus the below elected deputies will not carry their membership in the National People's Congress.


References


External links


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