1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

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1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
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8 December 1997 (1997-12-08) 2002  

36 Hong Kong deputies to National People's Congress
Registered424
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Jiang Zemin Ng Hong-mun
Party Communist Pro-Beijing independent
Seats won135

Elected Delegation Convenor

Ng Hong-mun
Independent

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 8 December 1997. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college. It was the first ever election for the Hong Kong deputies to the NPC since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997.

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Background

Article 21 of the Hong Kong Basic Law 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.

Election result

The election was presided by Tung Chee-hwa, executive chairman of the 15-strong presidium and attended by Cao Zhi, secretary general of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). 36 of the 54 pre-elected candidates were elected with different backgrounds, including bankers, entrepreneurs, trade unionists, school headmasters, deans of university faculty, lawyers, doctors, professors, representatives from transport and communication industry and women, journalists, and new territories rural leaders. [1]

Elected members (36)

Detailed results

1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Communist Jiang Enzhu 397
Independent Ng Hong-mun 350
Independent Tsang Tak-sing 347
Independent Maria Tam Wai-chu 345
Independent Li Weiting 332
Independent Yuen Mo 332
Independent Cheng Yiu-tong 332
Independent Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai 319
Independent Lo Chung-hing 316
Independent Ma Lik 308
Independent Robin Chan 302
Independent Tsang Hin-chi 301
Independent Chan Wing-kee 287
Independent Raymond Wu Wai-yung 285
Independent Wong Po-yan 284
Independent Lee Chark-tim 279
Independent Wilfred Wong Ying-wai 275
Independent Peter Wong Man-kong 262
Independent Li Lin-sang 261
Independent Wong Kong-hon 246
Independent Liu Lit-for 244
Independent Kan Fook-yee 242
Independent Carson Wen Ka-shuen 236
Independent Philip Wong Yu-hong 225
Independent Luk Tak-kim 222
Independent Yeung Yiu-chung 219
Independent Lo Suk-ching 216
Independent Victor Sit Fung-shuen 207
Independent Fei Fih 206
Independent Ng Ching-fai 205
Independent Tso Wung-wai 196
Independent Allen Lee Peng-fei 195
Independent Ngai Shiu-kit 193
Independent Priscilla Lau Pui-king 191
Independent Sik Chi-wai 178
Independent Joseph Lee Chung-tak 174
Independent Leung Ping-chung 173
Independent Kenneth Chan Nai-keong 168
Independent Ng See-yuen 164
Independent David Chu Yu-lin 162
Independent Ip Kwok-chung 156
Independent Cecilia Daisy Chen Sheau-ling 140
Independent Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee 134
Independent Chan Kam-lam 130
Independent Edward Leong Che-hung 116
Independent Kennedy Wong Ying-ho 114
Independent Rebecca Lee Lok-sze 107
Independent Ip Shun-hing 105
Independent Ronald Joseph Arculli 88
Independent Albert Tong Yat-chu 88
Independent Chan Chi-kwan 88
Independent Choy Kan-pui 85
Independent Steven Poon Kwok-lim 79
Independent Laurence Leung Ming-yin 78
Turnout
Registered electors 424

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