The 1899 Hong Kong Sanitary Board election was supposed to be held on 18 December 1899 for the two unofficial seats in the

Sanitary Board The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a Municipality, municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the U ...

of Hong Kong. Only persons on the jury lists of the year were eligible to vote. There were only two candidates therefore only 19 votes were cast as a formality. Prior to the election, the issue of reconstitution of the Sanitary Board was intensively debated. A plebiscite of the British community based on the jury lists was held in June 1896, as to whether Sanitary Board should contain an official or unofficial majority. The Government refused to make any further constitutional changes however the election for unofficial members was not held until 1899. Dr William Hartigan and James McKie were elected. They both resigned in April 1901 to protest that the Board was given too few powers.

References

* Endacott, G. B. ''Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841-1962 : a constitutional history'' Hong Kong University Press. (1964) {{Hong Kong Sanitary Board elections 1899 elections in Asia 1899 in Hong Kong

Sanitary Sanitation refers to public health conditions related to clean drinking water and treatment and disposal of human excreta and sewage. Preventing human contact with feces is part of sanitation, as is hand washing with soap. Sanitation systems ...

Uncontested elections December 1899 events