The 2011 Election Committee subsector elections took place between 7:30 am and 10:30 pm on 11 December 2011. The Election Committee sub-sector elections are a part of the contemporary political process of Hong Kong. The election's purpose is to decide the 1,044 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 ...

of Hong Kong. The resulting Election Committee is then responsible for electing the

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Special Administrative Region (SAR) in the

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Background

The breakthrough of the electoral reform in 2010 changed the membership of the Election Committee for the first time which expanded the size of the Election Committee from 800 members to 1,200 members. Each sector were allocated 100 more seats proportionally and the 10 Special Members were elected to fill the vacancy of the 10 new ex officio members Legislative Council which was also expanded from 60 to 70 seats in the electoral reform but was to be elected in the following September election. The Special Members were 4 in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference sub-sector and 2 in the Heung Yee Kuk, the Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils, and the New Territories District Councils respectively.

Composition

The Election Committee consisted of 1,044 ,034members elected from 35 subsectors, 60 members nominated by the Religious sub-sector and 96 06'' ex officio'' members. (Hong Kong deputies from the

National People's Congress The National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China (NPC; ), or simply the National People's Congress, is constitutionally the supreme state authority and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China. With 2,9 ...

and

Legislative Council of Hong Kong The Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (LegCo) is the unicameral legislature of Hong Kong. It sits under China's " one country, two systems" constitutional arrangement, and is the power centre of Hong Ko ...

members). As the term of office commenced on 1 February 2012, the 1,200 member Election Committee was formed by 38 Election Committee Sub-sectors: # Heung Yee Kuk (28) 6# Agriculture and Fisheries (60) # Insurance (18) # Transport (18) # Education (30) # Legal (30) # Accountancy (30) # Medical (30) # Health Services (30) # Engineering (30) # Architectural, Surveying and Planning (30) # Labour (60) # Social Welfare (60) # Real Estate and Construction (18) # Tourism (18) # Commercial (First) (18) # Commercial (Second) (18) # Industrial (First) (18) # Industrial (Second) (18) # Finance (18) # Financial Services (18) # Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (60) # Import and Export (18) # Textiles and Garment (18) # Wholesale and Retail (18) # Information Technology (30) # Higher Education (30) #Hotel (17) #Catering (17) #Chinese Medicine (30) #Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (55) 1#Employers' Federation of HK (16) #HK and Kowloon District Councils (59) 7#New Territories District Councils (62) #HK Chinese Enterprises Association (16) #National People's Congress (36) #Legislative Council (60) 0#Religious (60) Note: Figures in brackets denotes the number of members and figures in square brackets denotes the number of members commencing in October 2012. Number of members nominated by the six designated bodies of the religious sub-sector: *

Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong (; la, Dioecesis Sciiamchiamensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese takes its name from the see city, the metropolitan area where the bishop resides. The Roman Catholic Diocese o ...

(10 members) * Chinese Muslim Cultural and Fraternal Association (10 members) * Hong Kong Christian Council (10 members) *The

Hong Kong Taoist Association Hong Kong Taoist Association () is a Taoist organisation in Hong Kong. It promotes Taoism in Hong Kong and provides a series of charity services in Hong Kong, including education, medical, child care, youth activities, elderly care. In November 2 ...

(10 members) *The

Confucian Academy The Confucian Academy is a non-governmental organization (NGO) founded in 1930 by Dr. Chen Huanzhang ( 陳煥章) to promote Confucianism. It follows Confucius's teachings to provide students with the relevant knowledge. His teachings are based ...

(10 members) *The

Hong Kong Buddhist Association Hong Kong Buddhist Association () is a Buddhist umbrella organisation in Hong Kong which was founded in 1945. The association has nearly ten thousands individual members including both monastic and laity, and promotes the propagation of Buddhis ...

(10 members)

Nominations

The nomination period for the elections was between 8 and 15 November 2011 (The Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils, and the New Territories District Councils Sub-sectors had a nomination period between 18 and 24 November 2011).

Forums

Two candidate forums were arranged for all candidates and each forum was divided into two sessions. Candidates numbered 1–21 attended the first session on 23 October 2011, whilst candidates numbered 22–42 attended the second session on 20 and 23 October 2011.

Election results

Results by subsectors

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Result by affiliations

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official election website
The political affiliations are according to the candidate's self-proclaimed affiliations shown on the election platforms, as well as from the news.Note 1: Candidates who are members of political party but do not state in their platforms may not be shown in this table, for example Elizabeth Quat in the Information Technology Subsector election who did not state her

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 ...

membership is not counted as DAB candidate in this table. , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=3 rowspan=2 , Affiliation ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 , 1st Sector ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 , 2nd Sector ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 , 3rd Sector ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 , 4th Sector ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" colspan=2 , Total , - ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Elected ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Standing ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:right;" , Elected , - , style="background-color:Pink" rowspan="20" , , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

, 12 , 10 , 2 , 2 , 9 , 5 , 61 , 61 , 84 , 78 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

, 14 , 13 , 2 , 1 , colspan=2, – , 5 , 5 , 21 , 19 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , A16 Alliance , colspan=2, – , 16 , 15 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 16 , 15 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , ICT Energy , colspan=2, – , 24 , 8 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 24 , 8 , - , style="background-color: ", , style="text-align:left;" , Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 10 , 8 , colspan=2, – , 10 , 8 , - , style="background-color: ", , style="text-align:left;" ,

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 ...

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Civil Force Civil Force () is a district-based pro-Beijing political party in Hong Kong. Since 2014, the Civil Force has entered an alliance with the New People's Party of Regina Ip. Headed by chairman Pun Kwok-shan, it had its stronghold in the Sha Tin a ...

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New Territories Association of Societies The New Territories Association of Societies (, NTAS) is a pro-Beijing umbrella political group which consists of hundreds of the New Territories community organisations. The founding president of the Association was Lee Lin-sang, who served a ...

, colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 4 , 4 , 4 , 4 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Education Convergence , colspan=2, – , 6 , 3 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 6 , 3 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , New People's Party , colspan=2, – , 1 , 1 , colspan=2, – , 2 , 2 , 3 , 3 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Action 9 , colspan=2, – , 9 , 2 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 9 , 2 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Your Vote Counts , colspan=2, – , 6 , 2 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 6 , 2 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Y5 Give Me Five , colspan=2, – , 5 , 2 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 5 , 2 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

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 ...

, colspan=2, – , 3 , 1 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 3 , 1 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Government Disciplined Services General Union , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 2 , 1 , colspan=2, – , 2 , 1 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Hong Kong Women Teachers' Organization , colspan=2, – , 2 , 1 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 2 , 1 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

New Century Forum New Century Forum is a pro-Beijing middle-class oriented political group in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The group comprises professionals, businessmen and academics, and aims to represent the ...

, 1 , 1 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 1 , 1 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Welfare Empower Hong Kong , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 23 , 0 , colspan=2, – , 23 , 0 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Vox Pop , colspan=2, – , 12 , 0 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 12 , 0 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Estimated pro-Beijing individuals and others , 317 , 275 , 386 , 131 , 245 , 165 , 130 , 124 , 1,078 , 695 , - style="background-color:Pink" , colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" , Total for pro-Beijing camp , , 346 , , 300 , , 484 , , 177 , , 281 , , 173 , , 210 , , 204 , , 1,321 , , 854 , - , style="background-color:LightGreen" rowspan="15" , , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Demo-Social 60Note 2: Democratic Party's candidate in this group will be counted as the Demo-Social 60 members in this table as they state in their election platforms. , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 31 , 29 , colspan=2, – , 31 , 29 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union (HKSWGU) is a trade union for the social workers in Hong Kong. It was established in 1980. The current president, Cheung Kwok-che is the member in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. It is one of the trade ...

, colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 29 , 28 , colspan=2, – , 29 , 28 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , ProDem22 , colspan=2, – , 22 , 22 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 22 , 22 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , IT Voice 2012Note 3: The group had total of 20 candidates in total but one of them,

Sin Chung-kai Sin Chung-kai (; born 15 June 1960) is a former member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council. He was the chairman and a member of Kwai Tsing District Council for the Wah Lai constituency. He was one of the two vice-chairmen of the Democratic ...

, is counted as Democratic Party's candidate in this table as he states in his election platform. , colspan=2, – , 19 , 19 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 19 , 19 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Hong Kong Professional Teachers' UnionNote 4: The group had total of 25 candidates in total but 7 of them are counted as Democratic Party's candidates and one is counted as Civic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms. , colspan=2, – , 17 , 17 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 17 , 17 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

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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 ...

, colspan=2, – , 14 , 13 , colspan=2, – , 1 , 0 , 15 , 13 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Academics In Support of DemocracyNote 5: The group had total of 24 candidates in total but 11 of them are counted as their party's candidates in this table as they state in their election platforms. , colspan=2, – , 13 , 13 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 13 , 13 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Democratic Accountants , colspan=2, – , 9 , 9 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 9 , 9 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Progressive Social Work , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 8 , 2 , colspan=2, – , 8 , 2 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

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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Neo Democrats The Neo Democrats was a pro-democracy, localist political group in Hong Kong composed mainly of former and disenchanted members of the Democratic Party New Territories East branch after the 2012 constitutional reform proposals. It had held ...

, colspan=2, – , 2 , 2 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 2 , 2 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Engineers for Universal SuffrageNote 6: The group had total of 8 candidates in total but two of them are counted as Civic Party's candidate in this table as they state in their election platforms. , colspan=2, – , 6 , 1 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 6 , 1 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Rights General Union , colspan=2, – , 11 , 0 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 11 , 0 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Pro-democratic individuals and others , 3 , 0 , 2 , 2 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 5 , 2 , - style="background-color:LightGreen" , colspan=3 style="text-align:left;" , Total for pro-democracy camp , , 3 , , 0 , , 135 , , 114 , , 68 , , 59 , , 6 , , 0 , , 212 , , 173 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " rowspan=4 , , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" ,

Hong Kong Medical Association The Hong Kong Medical Association (HKMA; ), formerly called the Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association, is a medical association based in Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of t ...

, colspan=2, – , 30 , 15 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 30 , 15 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Public Surgeons' United , colspan=2, – , 8 , 2 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 8 , 2 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association , colspan=2, – , 4 , 0 , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 4 , 0 , - , width=1px style="background-color: " , , style="text-align:left;" , Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council , colspan=2, – , colspan=2, – , 3 , 0 , colspan=2, – , 3 , 0 , - , style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan="3", Total (turnout 27.60%) , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 349 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 300 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 651 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 300 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 362 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 240 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 216 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 204 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 1,578 , style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9", 1,044

Overview of outcome

There were total of 11 subsectors being uncontested, most of them are in the First Sector where the business interests are rooted. Nevertheless, the election became much more competitive as supporters of both

Henry Tang Henry Tang Ying-yen (; born 6 September 1952) is a Hong Kong politician who served as the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong between 2007 and 2011. He held the position of Financial Secretary from 2003 to 2007. In 2012, he lost the Hong Kong Chief ...

and

Leung Chun-ying Leung Chun-ying (; born 12 August 1954), also known as CY Leung, is a Hong Kong politician and chartered surveyor, who has served as vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since Ma ...

, the two potential candidates for the 2012 Chief Executive race, tried to gain as much seats. The

pan-democracy camp The pro-democracy camp, also known as the pan-democracy camp, is a political alignment in Hong Kong that supports increased democracy, namely the universal suffrage of the Chief Executive and the Legislative Council as given by the Basic L ...

secured the 150-member threshold to nominate a candidate to challenge to pro-Beijing dominated Chief Executive election in the following year.

Catering sub-sector

The Catering sub-sector was contested by two candidate lists the Cater17, led by the

Catering Catering is the business of providing food service at a remote site or a site such as a hotel, hospital, pub, aircraft, cruise ship, park, festival, filming location or film studio. History of catering The earliest account of major services be ...

Legislative Councillor

Tommy Cheung Yu-yan Tommy Cheung Yu-yan, GBS, JP (, born 30 September 1949 in Hong Kong) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo), representing the Catering functional constituencies seats. He is a non-official member of the Executive Counc ...

and considered Henry Tang's supporters, and 星火行動, led by Simon Wong Ka-wo and considered Leung Chun-ying's supporters. Total of 34 candidates from the two lists equally contested for 17 seats. The Cater17 list won all 17 seats. Notable elected candidates include

Allan Zeman Allan Zeman GBM, GBS, JP (Chinese name: 盛智文; born 18 July 1949) is a Hong Kong business magnate. Background and personal life Allan Zeman was born into a Jewish family in Regensburg, Germany; and was raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canad ...

, chairman of the

Ocean Park Hong Kong Ocean Park Hong Kong, commonly known as Ocean Park, is a marine mammal park, oceanarium, animal theme park and amusement park situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is the second largest t ...

Accountancy sub-sector

Many groups contested in the Accountancy sub-sector. The A16 Alliance was formed by accountants from the Big Four firms, the group was considered as Henry Tang's camp. 15 of the 16 candidates were elected with

Eric Li Eric Li Ka-Cheung (; born 23 May 1953) is an adjunct professor at the School of Accountancy of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the School of Business of Hong Kong Baptist University. He was formerly a member of the Hong Kong Legisla ...

got the highest votes. Two groups called "Your Vote Counts" and "Y5 Give Me Five" were supported by member of the Leung Chun-ying's election campaign office and

Accountancy Accounting, also known as accountancy, is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations. Accounting, which has been called the "langua ...

Legislative Councillor Paul Chan. "Your Vote Counts" got two of the six candidates elected and "Y5 Give Me Five" got two of the five. The Action 9 group was formed with 9 candidates with the election platform of increasing supply of public housing, solving the disparity between the rich and poor and implementing universal suffrage. The group stated that they would not rule out to nominate a pan democrat candidate but also said they were open on the idea of nominating Leung Chun-ying. The group got two members elected. 9 candidates from the pan-democracy were all elected to the Accountancy sub-sector.

Chinese Medicine sub-sector

The Hong Kong Chinese Medicine Practitioners' Rights General Union challenged the pro-Beijing groups' dominance in the Chinese Medicine sub-sector but all 11 candidates failed to get elected.

Education sub-sector

The Education sub-sector has been the stronghold of pan-democracy camp. The pro-democratic Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union put out a 25-candidate list for the 30 seats in the sub-sector in which five of them are also the

members. All candidates were elected including

Ip Kin-yuen Ip Kin-yuen (, born 1961) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Education constituency and a chief executive for Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union. Background Ip graduated from University of Hong Kong with Bachelor ...

, who won the

Education Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty ...

functional constituency seat in the Legislative Council election in the following year. The pro-Beijing

got only one seat. The Education Convergence had 6 candidates and 3 of them were also elected. One of the two candidates from the Hong Kong Women Teachers' Organization were also elected.

Engineering sub-sector

Higher Education sub-sector

In succession to the 15 candidates group "Academics In Support of Democracy" in 2006 for the previous Election Committee sub-sector election, the group had 24 candidates running for 30 seats in this election. Many of them are with party membership such as Joseph Cheng Yu-shek,

Kenneth Chan Ka-lok Kenneth Chan Ka-lok (), born 12 June 1968) was, from 2012 until 2016, an elected member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, representing the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency. He was the chairman of the Hong Kong Civic Party. He is ...

, and Kuan Hsin-chi are from the Civic Party,

Helena Wong Pik-wan Helena Wong Pik-wan (, born 21 March 1959) is a former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Kowloon West constituency. She is also an academic staff member at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Background Wong was born in Hong K ...

from the Democratic Party, and two from the

including

Chan King-ming Chan King-ming is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He served as the vice-chairman of the Democratic Party of Hong Kong from 2004 to 2006. He is also an associate professor in the department of biochemistry and Environmental Science Progr ...

Information Technology sub-sector

IT Voice 2012 is an election coalition for the Information Technology sub-sector election formed by a group of pan democrats including

and Charles Mok. All 20 candidates were elected. The pro-Beijing ICT Energy including DAB member Elizabeth Quat got only 8 of the 24 members elected. The Other two elected candidates without affiliation included Ricky Wong.

Legal sub-sector

22 pro-democratic independent candidates led by former chairman of the

Hong Kong Bar Association The Hong Kong Bar Association (HKBA) is the professional regulatory body for barristers in Hong Kong. The Law Society of Hong Kong is the equivalent association for solicitors in Hong Kong. Victor Dawes SC is the current chairman of the Cou ...

Edward Chan King-sang formed the "ProDem22" and 8 candidates from the Democratic Party, Civic Party, and the

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 ...

formed the "PanDem8" while the vice-chairman 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 led another 12 candidates group "Vox Pop" which was considered pro-Beijing. The 30 pan democrat candidates were able to collect all seats while "Vox Pop" failed to get any seat.

Medical sub-sector

The Medical sub-sector was the most competitive subsector in the election with total 83 candidates running for 30 seats. The Hong Kong Medical Association filled in 30 candidates and half of them got elected. A list led by Ko Wing-man got 2 of the seven candidates elected. The Public Surgeons' United also got 2 of the 8 candidates elected while the Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association failed to win a seat. The 5 members pro-democratic group won 2 seats including the former Legislative Councillor for the Medical functional constituency

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 ...

Religious sub-sector

10 Election committee members are nominated by the Hong Kong Christian Council (HKCC), which was enlisted as the designated body for the Christian (

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

) Sub-subsector. HKCC decided to adopt the "one Christian, one vote" method. The voting date was 30 October 2011. A total of 42 candidates were nominated. 17,380 of the 18,051 votes were counted as effective while there were 554 void votes and 117 blank votes. The result was considered as a landslide victory of the pro-Beijing faction.

Social Welfare sub-sector

The Social Welfare sub-sector was another stronghold of the pan-democracy camp. The Demo-Social 60 filled in 31 candidates in which many of them are the Democratic Party members such as

Law Chi-kwong Dr Law Chi-kwong, GBS, JP (; born 1 November 1953) is a Hong Kong politician who served as Secretary for Labour and Welfare between 2017 and 2022. He is an associate professor in social work at the University of Hong Kong. He was a founding ...

and

Yeung Sum Yeung Sum (; born 22 November 1947 in Guangzhou) is a Hong Kong politician and academic. He served several terms as a Legislative Councillor and was the second chairman of the Democratic Party (DP), a pro-democracy political party in Hong ...

. 29 candidates were elected. The pro-democratic social workers' union

also had 29 candidates in which 28 of them were elected. A smaller pro-democratic group Progressive Social Work also had 2 of the 8 candidates elected. The pro-Beijing Welfare Empower Hong Kong failed to win any seat.

District Councils sub-sectors

The pro-Beijing camp won a landslide victory in the Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils sub-sector and the New Territories District Councils sub-sector following the major success in the District Council elections in November. The DAB became the largest winner with 55 seats, 26 in the Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils sub-sector and 29 in the New Territories District Councils sub-sector. The pan-democracy candidates list failed to win any seat.

References

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