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36 Hong Kong deputies to National People's Congress | |||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,420 | ||||||||||||
| Turnout | 89.65% | ||||||||||||
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The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 15 December 2022. [1] 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,420 members.
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.
The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (Standing Committee of NPC) decided in March 2022 that the electoral college is to compose of the Chinese nationals of the Election Committee (which elects the Chief Executive of Hong Kong). [2] The number of electorates was therefore at 1,420, down from 1,423 announced in September 2022 due to death and various issues. [3]
This election adopted block voting system. Each electorate shall vote for 36 candidates, i.e. the number of open seats.
Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong's sole delegate to the Standing Committee of NPC, has announced his decision to step down and will not stand in the NPC's election because of his age. [4] At least three more incumbents also decided not to seek re-election, including Lo Sui-on, Wong Yuk-shan, and Martin Liao. [5]
Media also reported Carrie Lam, the former Chief Executive, may be vying for an NPC seat and tipped to succeed Tam. [4]
During the first briefing about the election, Yang Zhenwu, secretary general of the Standing Committee of NPC, said the elected deputies will play a bigger role in the governance of China, and warned against any attempts to infiltrate or sabotage Chinese authorities through the election. The briefing also approved a list of 19 presidium members, but did not include Carrie Lam nor Tung Chee-hwa. [6]
Members of presidium are as follows:
On 8 December, John Lee, chairman of presidium, confirmed 42 hopefuls, out of 47 that obtained an application form, had secured enough nomination and became candidates of the election. [7]
A total of 21 delegates did not seek reelection, including some of the prominent businessman. [8] Financial Times later reported in March 2023 that Chinese officials told politicians and tycoons wishing to run in this election to renounce passports or travel documents from countries including the UK, with a message that "either you give it up or you don’t run". [9] While China had previously said that British National (Overseas) passport holders were eligible for the election, at least one NPC delegate intending to seek another term was reportedly denied a seat because of this, which was confirmed by local media HK01. [8] The British report cited the threat of "foreign forces" and "questions of loyalty" as the rationale behind.
The voting took place at 10 am local time on 15 December and lasted for an hour. 1,273 electors cast their ballots, [10] meaning more than 150 were absent, including Ko Wing-man and Martin Liao of the presidium. [11] Ballot from 6 voters were rejected. [12]
Neuroscientist Nancy Ip, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, secured the most votes. All 15 incumbents retained their seats, including Nancy Ip, Cally Kwong, Ma Fung-kwok, Herman Hu, Tim Lui, Li Yinquan, Dennis Lam, Bunny Chan, Nicholas Chan, Chan Yung, Ng Chau-pei, Maggie Chan, Henry Cai, Andrew Yao, Tommy Li.
Amongst the 21 new members are youth group representatives, ex-Transport Secretary Frank Chan, and former Government Chief Information Officer Allen Yeung. Seven Legislative Council members were elected for the first time, namely Starry Lee, Priscilla Leung, Chan Chun-ying, Kennedy Wong, Rock Chen, Kenneth Fok, and Jimmy Ng, therefore increasing the total of MPs in the delegation to 12. Six members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference successfully earned a seat in the NPC. [13]
Another six candidates lost, including Tse Oi-hung, vice-president of the Federation of Trade Unions, and Andrew Fan, son of former NPC Standing Committee member Rita Fan. [14] Five of them are listed as supplementary members.
The list of elected delegates was submitted to the NPC's Candidate Eligibility Review Committee for review, and the results will be announced after their candidacies have been approved. [15]
Edwin Cheng Kwok-kit won less than one-third of votes cast and became the only candidate not elected nor listed as supplementary member.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nancy Chu Ip Yuk-yu | 1,254 | 98.97 | +14.94 | |
| Independent | Kenneth Fok Kai-kong | 1,248 | 98.50 | ||
| Independent (DAB) | Rock Chen Chung-nin | 1,246 | 98.34 | ||
| Independent (DAB) | Starry Lee Wai-king | 1,243 | 98.11 | ||
| Independent (DAB) | Brave Chan Yung | 1,238 | 97.71 | +3.53 | |
| Independent | Ronick Chan Chun-ying | 1,237 | 97.63 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Yao Cho-fai | 1,226 | 96.76 | +3.09 | |
| Independent | Henry Cai Yi | 1,217 | 96.05 | +8.03 | |
| Independent (New Forum) | Ma Fung-kwok | 1,216 | 95.97 | +1.1 | |
| Independent | Maggie Chan Man-ki | 1,213 | 95.74 | +14.68 | |
| Independent (FTU) | Stanley Ng Chau-pei | 1,212 | 95.66 | +10.55 | |
| Independent | Frank Chan Fan | 1,206 | 95.19 | ||
| Independent (Liberal) | Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung | 1,204 | 95.03 | +27.37 | |
| Independent | Li Yinquan | 1,204 | 95.03 | –0.01 | |
| Independent | George Lau Ka-keung | 1,195 | 94.32 | ||
| Independent | Bunny Chan Chung-bun | 1,193 | 94.16 | +6.31 | |
| Independent (BPA) | Priscilla Leung Mei-fun | 1,190 | 93.92 | ||
| Independent | Ling Yu-shih | 1,190 | 93.92 | ||
| Independent | Lee Shing-put | 1,183 | 93.37 | ||
| Independent (DAB) | Kennedy Wong Ying-ho | 1,178 | 92.98 | ||
| Independent (BPA) | Jimmy Ng Wing-ka | 1,176 | 92.82 | ||
| Independent | Ginny Man Wing-yee | 1,174 | 92.66 | ||
| Independent | Cally Kwong Mei-wan | 1,168 | 92.19 | +4.00 | |
| Independent | Eileen Tsui Li | 1,167 | 92.11 | ||
| Independent | Dennis Lam Shun-chiu | 1,167 | 92.11 | +5.40 | |
| Independent (FEW) | Wong Kam-leung | 1,155 | 91.16 | ||
| Independent | Allen Yeung Tak-bun | 1,155 | 91.16 | ||
| Independent | Herman Hu Shao-ming | 1,132 | 89.34 | +0.98 | |
| Independent | Tim Lui Tim-leung | 1,117 | 88.16 | +1.51 | |
| Independent | Hendrick Sin | 1,091 | 86.11 | ||
| Independent | Gordon Lam Chi-wing | 1,063 | 83.90 | ||
| Independent | Kelvin Sun Wei-yung | 1,014 | 80.03 | ||
| Independent (DAB) | Chu Lap-wai | 995 | 78.53 | ||
| Independent (Liberal) | Tommy Li Ying-sang | 993 | 78.37 | –2.69 | |
| Independent | Wilson Shum Ho-kit | 941 | 74.27 | ||
| Independent (DAB) | Wong Ping-fan | 935 | 73.80 | ||
| Independent (FTU) | Tse Oi-hung | 889 | 70.17 | ||
| Independent | Andrew Fan Chun-wah | 799 | 63.06 | ||
| Independent | Daniel Chan Ching-yan | 663 | 52.33 | ||
| Independent | Sammy Lam Tin-hang | 662 | 52.25 | ||
| Independent | William Shum Wai-lam | 661 | 52.17 | ||
| Independent | Edwin Cheng Kwok-kit | 202 | 15.94 | ||
| Total valid votes | 1,267 | 99.53 | +1.92 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 6 | 0.47 | –1.92 | ||
| Turnout | 1,273 | 89.65 | –0.65 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,420 | –28.61 | |||
Hong Kong local parties are not counted as national political parties and thus the below elected deputies will not carry their membership in the National People's Congress. [16]
| Party | Seats | ± | |
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| DAB | 6 |  1 | |
| BPA | 2 | 2 | |
| Liberal | 2 | 2 | |
| FTU | 1 |  1 | |
| New Forum | 1 |  | |
| FEW | 1 | 1 | |
| Independent | 23 | 4 | |
| Total | 36 | ||
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