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The 1989 Hong Kong Urban Council and Regional Council elections were the municipal elections held on 9 March 1989 for the elected seats of the Urban Council and Regional Council respectively.
15 seats in the Urban Council was the directly elected by the general residents and ten seats were elected by the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon District Boards members and fifteen appointed by the Governor. For the Regional Council, twelve seats were directly elected and 9 seats were elected by the New Territories District Boards members, with twelve appointed members and three ex officio members of the Chairman and two vice chairmen of the Heung Yee Kuk. The first-past-the-post voting system was used.
A total of 213,352 voters, 17.6% of the total electorates cast their votes, in which 105,826 voters (14.2%) voted in the Urban Council, 9% lower than the last election, and 107,526 voters (23.9%) voted in the Regional Council, about 10% lower than the last election. 7 of the total of 53 candidates were elected without uncontestedly. [1] Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Michael Suen Ming-yeung expressed his disappointment with the low turnout, explained that the uncontested and less candidates were the factor.
Among 19 contesting incumbents only Fok Pui-yee failed to be re-elected. Albert Chan Wai-yip, supported by pro-democrat heavyweights Martin Lee Chu-ming and Szeto Wah helped him to canvass votes in Tsuen Wan. Szeto Wah's presence in Luk Yeung Sun Chuen helped attracting votes where many teachers living there. Yeung Fuk-kwong, Chan's opponent cited that the loss of votes from his voter base Shek Wai Kok Estate led to his defeat. [2]
| Political affiliation | Urban Council | Regional Council | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popular votes | Standing | Elected | Popular votes | Standing | Elected | Popular votes | % | Total seats gained | ||
| Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | 12,237 | 2 | 2 | 9,006 | 2 | 2 | 21,243 | 9.99 | 4 | |
| Hong Kong Civic Association | 15,270 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 15,270 | 7.18 | 4 | |
| Hong Kong Affairs Society | 11,787 | 3 | 2 | 6,912 | 1 | 1 | 18,699 | 8.80 | 3 | |
| Meeting Point | - | - | - | 21,702 | 4 | 2 | 21,702 | 10.21 | 2 | |
| Progressive Hong Kong Society | 7,630 | 3 | 1 | 12,449 | 2 | 1 | 20,079 | 9.44 | 2 | |
| Reform Club of Hong Kong | 13,404 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 13,404 | 6.31 | 2 | |
| New Territories West Residents Association | - | - | - | 8,310 | 1 | 1 | 8,310 | 3.91 | 1 | |
| Hong Kong People's Council on Public Housing Policy | 7,187 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7,187 | 3.38 | 1 | |
| Individuals and others | 37,556 | 13 | 3 | 49,139 | 13 | 5 | 86,695 | 40.78 | 8 | |
| Total (turnout: 17.6%) | 105,071 | 30 | 15 | 107,518 | 23 | 12 | 212,589 | 100.00 | 27 | |
| District | Constituency | Candidates | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central & Western | Central & Western | Chow Wai-keung | HKAS | |
| Wan Chai | Wan Chai | Hilton Cheong-Leen | Civic | |
| Eastern | North Point | Man Sai-cheong | HKAS | |
| Shau Kei Wan | Brook Bernacchi | Reform | ||
| Southern | Southern | Joseph Chan Yuek-sut | Civic | |
| Kowloon City | Kowloon City West | Peter Chan Chi-kwan | Civic | |
| Kowloon City East | Pao Ping-wing | PHKS | ||
| Kwun Tong | Kwun Tong West | Elsie Tu | Independent | |
| Kwun Tong East | Lam Chak-piu | PCPHP | ||
| Mong Kok | Mong Kok | Chan Kwok-ming | Independent | |
| Yau Tsim | Yau Tsim | Daniel Wong Kwok-tung | Independent | |
| Sham Shui Po | Sham Shui Po East | Frederick Fung Kin-kee | ADPL | |
| Sham Shui Po West | Ma Lee-wo | Independent | ||
| Wong Tai Sin | Wong Tai Sin South | Mok Ying-fan | ADPL | |
| Wong Tai Sin North | Cecilia Yeung Lai-yin | Reform | ||
| District | Constituency | Candidate | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsuen Wan | Tsuen Wan | Albert Chan Wai-yip | ADPL | |
| Tuen Mun | Tuen Mun East | Almon Poon Chin-hung | NTWRA | |
| Tuen Mun West | Ng Ming-yum | Meeting Point | ||
| Yuen Long | Yuen Long | Ngan Kam-chuen | Independent | |
| North | North | Cheung Hon-chung | PHKS | |
| Tai Po | Tai Po | Michael Lai Kam-cheung | Meeting Point | |
| Sai Kung | Sai Kung | Wong Shui-sang | Independent | |
| Sha Tin | Sha Tin East | Tony Kan Chung-nin | HKAS | |
| Sha Tin West | Lau Kong-wah | Independent | ||
| Kwai Tsing | Kwai Chung East | Chow Yick-hay | ADPL | |
| Kwai Chung West & Tsing Yi | Wong Man-tai | Independent | ||
| Islands | Islands | Kwong Ping-yau | Independent | |
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