The May 1932 Hong Kong Sanitary Board election was held on 10 May 1932 for the one of the two unofficial seats in the Sanitary Board of Hong Kong. It was one of the few contests in the Sanitary Board elections. Only ratepayers who were included in the Special and Common Jury Lists of the years or ratepayers who are exempted from serving on Juries on account of their professional avocations, unofficial members of the Executive or Legislative Council, or categories of profession were entitled to vote at the election. Dr.

Li Shu-fan Li Shu-fan (1887 – 24 November 1966) was a leader of the medical profession in Hong Kong and a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Biography He was a native of China but received his early education in the US. Li graduated from ...

was nominated by Sir

Henry Pollock Sir Henry Edward Pollock, QC, JP (, 16 December 1864 – 2 February 1953) was an English barrister who became a prominent politician in Hong Kong. He acted as Attorney General in Hong Kong on several occasions, and was once appointed to the ...

and seconded by Sir Shouson Chow. His largest supporter was the incumbent

Lo Man-kam Sir Man-kam Lo, Order of the British Empire, CBE (; 21 July 1893 – 7 March 1959) was a Eurasian lawyer in Hong Kong and unofficial member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong, Executive Council and the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. Early ...

who was appointed to the Board and left the vacancy. His challenger was Frederick Charles Mow Fung who was former president and the member of the committee of the Kowloon Residents' Association, nominated by the then President W. Walton Rogers and seconded by E. Cook. Li won the election by getting 936 votes over Mow Fung's 161 votes. Dr. Li Shu-fan conducted an electioneering campaign using motor-cars carrying posters and supported by European and Chinese canvassers. "It was a campaign such as was never before seen in Hong Kong and desevered to succeed because of its thoroughness" as one press reported.

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* Endacott, G. B. ''Government and people in Hong Kong, 1841-1962 : a constitutional history'' Hong Kong University Press. (1964) * The Hong Kong Government Gazette {{DEFAULTSORT:1932 05 Hong Kong sanitary board election Hong Kong 1932 in Hong Kong Sanitary May 1932 events Hong Kong