2nd Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Legislative Council | ||||
Jurisdiction | Hong Kong | ||||
Meeting place | Legislative Council Building | ||||
Term | 1 October 2000 – 30 September 2004 | ||||
Website | legco.gov.hk/ | ||||
Members | 60 members | ||||
President | Rita Fan (Independent) | ||||
Party control | Pro-Beijing camp |
The Second Legislative Council of Hong Kong was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the LegCo is based on the 2000 election. The term of the session was from 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2004, during the latter half of the first term of the Tung Chee-hwa's administration and the most of the Tung's second term in office. The pro-democratic Democratic Party remained the largest party with 13 seats. Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Wong Sing-chi, Michael Mak, Li Fung-ying, Lo Wing-lok, Abraham Shek, Tommy Cheung and Audrey Eu who won the seat vacated by Gary Cheng in the 2000 Hong Kong Island by-election.
In November 2002, the anti-subversion National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill to amend the Crimes Ordinance, the Official Secrets Ordinance and the Societies Ordinance pursuant to the obligation imposed by Article 23 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong was introduced to the Legislative Council. It is the cause of considerable controversy and division in Hong Kong. Protests against the bill resulted in a massive demonstration on 1 July 2003. In the aftermath, the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill was withdrawn after it became clear that it would not get the necessary support from the Legislative Council for it to be passed. The bill was then shelved indefinitely.
Affiliation | Election | At dissolution | ||
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Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong | 11 | 10 | ||
Liberal Party | 8 | 8 | ||
Breakfast Group | 7 | 7 | ||
Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | 4 | 4 | ||
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 1 | 1 | ||
Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions | 1 | 1 | ||
New Century Forum | 1 | 1 | ||
Independent | 6 | 6 | ||
Total for Pro-Beijing camp | 39 | 38 | ||
Democratic Party | 12 | 11 | ||
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions | 2 | 2 | ||
The Frontier | 2 | 2 | ||
Article 45 Concern Group | 0 | 2 | ||
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | 1 | 1 | ||
Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre | 1 | 1 | ||
Independent | 3 | 3 | ||
Total for Pro-democracy camp | 21 | 22 | ||
Total | 60 | 60 |
Pro-democracy camp:
Pro-Beijing camp:
Office | Party | Officer | Constituency | Since | |
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President | Independent | Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai | Election Committee | 1998 |
The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 10 September 2000 in the order of precedence..
Members who did not serve throughout the term are italicised. New members elected since the general election are noted at the bottom of the page.
Key to changes since legislative election:
Selection Method | Constituency | Portrait | Elected Members | Elected Party | Political Alignment | Born | Occupation(s) | Assumed Office | |
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EC | Election Committee | Rita Fan | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 20 September 1945 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Industrial (First) | Kenneth Ting | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 21 August 1942 | Company Chairman | 1998 | ||
FC | Commercial (First) | James Tien | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 8 January 1947 | Company Chairman | 1998 | ||
EC | Election Committee | David Chu | Progressive Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 5 March 1943 | Company Chairman Company Director | 1998 | ||
GC | Hong Kong Island | Cyd Ho | Frontier | Pro-democracy | 24 July 1954 | Social Activist | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories West | Albert Ho | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 1 December 1951 | Solicitor and Notary Public Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Engineering | Raymond Ho | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 23 March 1939 | Engineer | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories West | Lee Cheuk-yan | CTU | Pro-democracy | 12 February 1957 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | Hong Kong Island | Martin Lee | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 8 June 1938 | Barrister-at-law | 1998 | ||
FC | Accountancy | Eric Li | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 23 May 1953 | Accountant | 1998 | ||
FC | Finance | David Li | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 13 March 1939 | Banker | 1998 | ||
GC | Kowloon East | Fred Li | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 25 April 1955 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Industrial (Second) | Lui Ming-wah | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 4 April 1937 | Businessman | 1998 | ||
EC | Election Committee | Ng Leung-sing | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 11 July 1949 | Banker | 1998 | ||
EC | Election Committee b | Ng Ching-fai | New Forum | Pro-Beijing | 20 November 1939 | Dean and Chair Professor | 1998 | ||
FC | Legal | Margaret Ng | Independent a | Pro-democracy | 25 January 1948 | Barrister-at-law | 1998 | ||
GC | Wholesale and Retail | Selina Chow | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 25 January 1945 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | Kowloon West | James To | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 11 March 1963 | Solicitor | 1998 | ||
FC | Education | Cheung Man-kwong | Democratic/PTU | Pro-democracy | 15 September 1954 | Teacher Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Import and Export | Hui Cheung-ching | Progressive Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 4 September 1942 | Company Director | 1998 | ||
FC | Labour | Chan Kwok-keung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 17 January 1946 | Associate Director | 1998 | ||
GC | Kowloon East | Chan Yuen-han | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 15 November 1946 | Labour Service | 1998 | ||
FC | Insurance | Bernard Chan | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 11 January 1965 | Company President | 1998 | ||
GC | Kowloon East | Chan Kam-lam | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 22 January 1949 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Textiles and Garment | Sophie Leung | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 9 October 1945 | Company Director | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories West | Leung Yiu-chung | NWSC | Pro-democracy | 19 May 1953 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | Hong Kong Island b | Gary Cheng d | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 29 May 1950 | Public Relations Consultant | 1998 | ||
FC | Information Technology | Sin Chung-kai | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 15 June 1960 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories East | Andrew Wong | Independent | Pro-democracy | 11 December 1943 | Professor | 1998 | ||
FC | Commercial (Second) | Philip Wong | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 23 December 1938 | Company Chairman | 1998 | ||
FC | Agriculture and Fisheries | Wong Yung-kan | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 10 August 1951 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | Kowloon West | Jasper Tsang | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 14 May 1947 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Tourism | Howard Young | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 30 March 1948 | General Manager | 1998 | ||
GC | Hong Kong Island | Yeung Sum | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 22 November 1947 | Lecturer | 1998 | ||
EC | Election Committee | Yeung Yiu-chung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 7 November 1951 | School Principal | 1998 | ||
GC | Kowloon West | Lau Chin-shek | CTU | Pro-democracy | 12 September 1944 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories East | Lau Kong-wah | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 22 June 1957 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Heung Yee Kuk | Lau Wong-fat | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 15 October 1936 | Company Chairman | 1998 | ||
FC | Transport | Miriam Lau | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 27 April 1947 | Solicitor and Notary Public | 1998 | ||
EC | Election Committee | Ambrose Lau | Progressive Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 16 July 1947 | Solicitor and Notary Public | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories East | Emily Lau | Frontier | Pro-democracy | 22 January 1952 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | Hong Kong Island | Choy So-yuk | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 10 October 1950 | Merchant | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories East | Andrew Cheng | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 28 April 1960 | Solicitor | 1998 | ||
GC | Kowloon East | Szeto Wah | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 28 February 1931 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
FC | Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication | Timothy Fok | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 14 February 1946 | Merchant | 1998 | ||
FC | Social Welfare | Law Chi-kwong | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 1 November 1953 | Social Work Teacher | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories West | Tam Yiu-chung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 15 December 1949 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | ||
GC | New Territories West | Tang Siu-tong | Progressive Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 26 September 1942 | Medical Practitioner | 1998 (b) | ||
FC | Real Estate and Construction | Abraham Shek | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 24 June 1945 | Company Director | 2000 | ||
FC | Labour | Li Fung-ying | FLU | Pro-Beijing | 2 December 1950 | Trade Union Officer | 2000 | ||
FC | Financial Services | Henry Wu | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 23 August 1951 | Merchant Executive Director | 2000 | ||
FC | Catering | Tommy Cheung | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 30 September 1949 | Merchant Legislative Councillor | 2000 | ||
FC | Health Services | Michael Mak | Independent | Pro-democracy | 23 August 1955 | Legislative Councillor | 2000 | ||
GC | New Territories West | Albert Chan | Democratic a | Pro-democracy | 3 March 1955 | Legislative Councillor | 2000 | ||
FC | Labour | Leung Fu-wah | FTU | Pro-Beijing | 21 October 1951 | Unionist | 2000 | ||
FC | Medical | Lo Wing-lok | Breakfast Group | Pro-Beijing | 13 September 1954 | Medical Practitioner | 2000 | ||
GC | New Territories East | Wong Sing-chi | Democratic | Pro-democracy | 11 October 1957 | Social Worker | 2000 | ||
GC | Kowloon West | Frederick Fung | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 17 March 1953 | Legislative Councillor | 2000 | ||
FC | District Council | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 8 November 1951 | Executive Secretary | 2000 | ||
FC | Architectural, Surveying and Planning | Lau Ping-cheung | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 3 October 1951 | Surveyor | 2000 | ||
Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | ||||||||||||||
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2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2000–01 | 2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | |||||||||
Committees | ||||||||||||||||
Finance Committee
| Philip Wong (Independent) | Ng Leung-sing (Breakfast) | ||||||||||||||
Chan Kwok-keung (DAB) | Ng Leung-sing (Breakfast) | |||||||||||||||
Raymond Ho (Breakfast) | Albert Chan (Democratic→Independent) | |||||||||||||||
Public Accounts Committee | Eric Li (Breakfast) | Emily Lau (Frontier) | ||||||||||||||
Committee on Members' Interests | David Chu (PA) | Sin Chung-kai (Democratic) | ||||||||||||||
House Committee
| Selina Chow (Liberal) | Miriam Lau (Liberal) | Fred Li (Democratic) | |||||||||||||
Lui Ming-wah (Breakfast) | Emily Lau (Frontier) | |||||||||||||||
Committee on Rules of Procedure | Jasper Tsang (DAB) | Margaret Ng (Independent→A45CG) | ||||||||||||||
Panels | ||||||||||||||||
Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services | Margaret Ng (Independent) | Jasper Tsang (DAB) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Commerce and Industry | Kenneth Ting (Liberal) | Hui Cheung-ching (PA) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Constitutional Affairs | Andrew Wong (Independent) | Emily Lau (Frontier) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Economic Services | James Tien (Liberal) | Lui Ming-wah (Breakfast) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Education | Yeung Sum (Democratic) | Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB) | Yeung Sum (Democratic) | Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB) | Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB) | Yeung Sum (Democratic) | Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB) | Yeung Sum (Democratic) | ||||||||
Panel on Environmental Affairs | Ng Ching-fai (NCF) | Choy So-yuk (DAB) | Cyd Ho (Frontier) | |||||||||||||
Panel on Financial Affairs | Ambrose Lau (PA) | Henry Wu (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene | Fred Li (Democratic) | Tommy Cheung (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Health Services | Sophie Leung (Liberal) | Lo Wing-lok (Breakfast) | Michael Mak (Independent) | Lo Wing-lok (Breakfast) | Michael Mak (Independent) | Lo Wing-lok (Breakfast) | ||||||||||
Panel on Home Affairs | Andrew Cheng (Democratic) | Ip Kwok-him (DAB) | Andrew Cheng (Democratic) | Ip Kwok-him (DAB) | Choy So-yuk (DAB) | Andrew Cheng (Democratic) | Choy So-yuk (DAB) | Andrew Cheng (Democratic) | ||||||||
Panel on Housing | Chan Kam-lam (DAB) | Albert Ho (Democratic) | Chan Kam-lam (DAB) | Albert Ho (Democratic) | Albert Ho (Democratic) | Chan Kam-lam (DAB) | Albert Ho (Democratic) | Chan Kam-lam (DAB) | ||||||||
Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting | Sin Chung-kai (Democratic) | Howard Young (Liberal) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Manpower | Lau Chin-shek (CTU) | Chan Kwok-keung (DAB) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Planning, Lands and Works | Tang Siu-tong (PA) | Lau Ping-cheung (Independent) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Public Service | Tam Yiu-chung (DAB) | Li Fung-ying (FLU) | ||||||||||||||
Panel on Security | Lau Kong-wah (DAB) | James To (Democratic) | Lau Kong-wah (DAB) | James To (Democratic) | James To (Democratic) | Lau Kong-wah (DAB) | James To (Democratic) | Lau Kong-wah (DAB) | ||||||||
Panel on Transport | Miriam Lau (Liberal) | Lau Kong-wah (DAB) | Abraham Shek (Breakfast) | Andrew Cheng (Democratic) | ||||||||||||
Panel on Welfare Services | Law Chi-kwong (Democratic) | Chan Yuen-han (DAB) | Law Chi-kwong (Democratic) | Chan Yuen-han (DAB) | Chan Yuen-han (DAB) | Law Chi-kwong (Democratic) | Chan Yuen-han (DAB) | Law Chi-kwong (Democratic) | ||||||||
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