4th Legislative Council of Hong Kong | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Legislative Council | ||||
Jurisdiction | Hong Kong | ||||
Meeting place | Legislative Council Building (2008–11) Legislative Council Complex (2011–12) | ||||
Term | 1 October 2008 – 30 September 2012 | ||||
Website | legco.gov.hk/ | ||||
Members | 60 members | ||||
President | Tsang Yok-sing (DAB) | ||||
Party control | Pro-Beijing camp |
The Fourth Legislative Council of Hong Kong was the fourth meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the LegCo is based on the 2008 election. The term of the session is from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2012, during the second half of the Donald Tsang's administration and first two months of the Leung Chun-ying's term in office. The meeting place was moved from the Legislative Council Building to the new built Legislative Council Complex in 2011. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong remained the largest party with 10 seats. Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Regina Ip, Priscilla Leung, Wong Yuk-man, Tanya Chan, and Paul Tse.
Following the reform plan passed in June, the LegCo passed the Chief Executive (Amendment) Bill on 3 March 2011 and Legislative Council (Amendment) Bill on 5 March with the Democratic Party voted for the bill. The membership of the Election Committee to return the Chief Executive increased from 800 to 1,200, while the number of seats in the LegCo rose by 10 to 70. Five of the new seats, known as 'super lawmakers', would be in the district councils functional constituency, where 3.2 million people would be eligible to vote. [7]
The 2010 by-election launched by the pro-democracy legislators was strongly criticised by the Beijing government. The government tried to plug the "loophole" by passing the vacancies on to runners-up in the previous election, which was strongly opposed by the legal experts as unconstitutional The pro-democracy camp was strongly opposed to the bill, as it was seen as depriving citizens of their political rights. At last, the government modified the bill to bar the resigning legislator from running again for six months. People Power legislators started the filibuster against it but the bill was passed after President Tsang Yok-sing halted the debate.
Affiliation | Election | At dissolution | ||
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Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong | 10 | 10 | ||
Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 4 | 4 | ||
Alliance/Professional Forum | 3 | 4 | ||
Economic Synergy | 0 | 4 | ||
Liberal Party | 7 | 3 | ||
Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions | 1 | 1 | ||
New People's Party | 0 | 1 | ||
Independent | 12 | 9 | ||
Total for pro-Beijing camp | 37 | 36 | ||
Democratic Party | 8 | 8 | ||
Civic Party | 5 | 5 | ||
Labour Party | 0 | 3 | ||
People Power | 0 | 2 | ||
League of Social Democrats | 3 | 1 | ||
Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre | 1 | 1 | ||
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | 1 | 1 | ||
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions | 1 | 0 | ||
Frontier | 1 | 0 | ||
Civic Act-up | 1 | 0 | ||
Hong Kong Social Workers' General Union | 1 | 0 | ||
Independent | 1 | 2 | ||
Total for pan-democracy camp | 23 | 23 | ||
Total | 60 | 59 | ||
Vacant | 0 | 1 | ||
Note: Italic represents organisations that still function but become under another affiliation.
Pan-democracy camp (23)
Pro-Beijing camp (37)
Office | Party | Officer | Constituency | Since | |
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President | DAB | ![]() | Jasper Tsang Yok-sing | Hong Kong Island | 2008 |
The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 7 September 2008 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:
GC/ FC | Constituency | Portrait | Elected Members | Elected Party | Political Alignment | Born | Occupation(s) | Assumed Office | |
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GC | Hong Kong Island | ![]() | Jasper Tsang | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 14 May 1947 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
GC | New Territories West | ![]() | Albert Ho | Democratic | Pan-democracy | 1 December 1951 | Solicitor and Notary Public Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
FC | Engineering | ![]() | Raymond Ho | Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 23 March 1939 | Engineer | 1998 | |
GC | New Territories West | ![]() | Lee Cheuk-yan | CTU a | Pan-democracy | 12 February 1957 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
FC | Finance | ![]() | David Li | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 13 March 1939 | Banker | 1998 | |
GC | Kowloon East | ![]() | Fred Li | Democratic | Pan-democracy | 25 April 1955 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
FC | Legal | ![]() | Margaret Ng | Civic | Pan-democracy | 25 January 1948 | Barrister-at-law | 1998 | |
GC | Kowloon West | ![]() | James To | Democratic | Pan-democracy | 11 March 1963 | Solicitor | 1998 | |
FC | Education | ![]() | Cheung Man-kwong | Democratic/PTU | Pan-democracy | 15 September 1954 | Teacher Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
GC | Kowloon East | ![]() | Chan Kam-lam | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 22 January 1949 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
FC | Textiles and Garment | | Sophie Leung | Liberal a | Pro-Beijing | 9 October 1945 | Company Director | 1998 | |
GC | New Territories West | ![]() | Leung Yiu-chung | NWSC | Pan-democracy | 19 May 1953 | Legislative Councillor | 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 | New Territories East | ![]() | Lau Kong-wah | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 22 June 1957 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
FC | Heung Yee Kuk | ![]() | Lau Wong-fat | Liberal a | Pro-Beijing | 15 October 1936 | Company Chairman | 1998 | |
FC | Transport | ![]() | Miriam Lau | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 27 April 1947 | Solicitor and Notary Public | 1998 | |
GC | New Territories East | ![]() | Emily Lau | Frontier a | Pan-democracy | 22 January 1952 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
GC | New Territories East | ![]() | Andrew Cheng | Democratic a | Pan-democracy | 28 April 1960 | Solicitor | 1998 | |
FC | Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication | ![]() | Timothy Fok | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 14 February 1946 | Merchant | 1998 | |
GC | New Territories West | ![]() | Tam Yiu-chung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 15 December 1949 | Legislative Councillor | 1998 | |
FC | Real Estate and Construction | ![]() | Abraham Shek | Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 24 June 1945 | Company Director | 2000 | |
FC | Labour | ![]() | Li Fung-ying | FLU | Pro-Beijing | 2 December 1950 | Trade Union Officer | 2000 | |
FC | Catering | ![]() | Tommy Cheung | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 30 September 1949 | Merchant Legislative Councillor | 2000 | |
GC | New Territories West b | ![]() | Albert Chan | LSD a | Pan-democracy | 3 March 1955 | Legislative Councillor | 2000 | |
GC | Kowloon West | ![]() | Frederick Fung | ADPL | Pan-democracy | 17 March 1953 | Legislative Councillor | 2000 | |
GC | Hong Kong Island | ![]() | Audrey Eu | Civic | Pan-democracy | 11 September 1953 | Senior Counsel | 2000 (b) | |
FC | Wholesale and Retail | ![]() | Vincent Fang | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 7 May 1943 | Chief Executive Managing Director | 2004 | |
GC | New Territories West | ![]() | Wong Kwok-hing | FTU | Pro-Beijing | 29 March 1949 | FTU Director | 2004 | |
GC | New Territories West | ![]() | Lee Wing-tat | Democratic | Pan-democracy | 25 December 1955 | District Councillor | 2004 | |
FC | Health Services | ![]() | Joseph Lee | Independent | Pan-democracy | 14 August 1959 | Dean and Professor | 2004 | |
FC | Commercial (First) | ![]() | Jeffrey Lam | Liberal a | Pro-Beijing | 23 October 1951 | Merchant | 2004 | |
FC | Industrial (First) | ![]() | Andrew Leung | Liberal a | Pro-Beijing | 24 February 1951 | Merchant | 2004 | |
GC | Kowloon East b | ![]() | Alan Leong | Civic | Pan-democracy | 22 February 1958 | Senior Counsel | 2004 | |
GC | New Territories East b | ![]() | Leung Kwok-hung | LSD | Pan-democracy | 18 January 1957 | Legislative Councillor | 2004 | |
GC | New Territories West | ![]() | Cheung Hok-ming | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 3 July 1952 | Legislative Councillor | 2004 | |
FC | Import and Export | ![]() | Wong Ting-kwong | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 12 September 1949 | Merchant | 2004 | |
GC | New Territories East | ![]() | Ronny Tong | Civic | Pan-democracy | 28 August 1950 | Senior Counsel | 2004 | |
FC | Financial Services | | Chim Pui-chung | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 24 September 1946 | Company Director | 2004 | |
FC | Architectural, Surveying and Planning | | Patrick Lau | Alliance | Pro-Beijing | 1 June 1944 | Architect Professor | 2004 | |
GC | Hong Kong Island | ![]() | Kam Nai-wai | Democratic | Pan-democracy | 1 November 1960 | Social Worker | 2008 | |
GC | Hong Kong Island | ![]() | Cyd Ho | Civic Act-up a | Pan-democracy | 24 July 1954 | Politician | 2008 | |
GC | Kowloon West | ![]() | Starry Lee | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 13 March 1974 | Accountant | 2008 | |
FC | Industrial (Second) | ![]() | Lam Tai-fai | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 22 November 1959 | Merchant | 2008 | |
GC | New Territories East | ![]() | Chan Hak-kan | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 24 April 1976 | Researcher | 2008 | |
FC | Accountancy | ![]() | Paul Chan c | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 18 March 1955 | Accountant | 2008 | |
FC | Insurance | ![]() | Chan Kin-por | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 10 May 1954 | Advisor | 2008 | |
GC | Hong Kong Island b | ![]() | Tanya Chan | Civic | Pan-democracy | 14 September 1971 | Barrister-at-law | 2008 | |
GC | Kowloon West | ![]() | Priscilla Leung | Independent a | Pro-Beijing | 18 November 1961 | Associate Professor Barrister-at-law | 2008 | |
FC | Medical | ![]() | Leung Ka-lau | Independent | Non-aligned | 1962 | Doctor | 2008 | |
FC | Social Welfare | ![]() | Cheung Kwok-che | SWGU/ADPL a | Pan-democracy | 8 November 1951 | Social Worker | 2008 | |
GC | New Territories East | ![]() | Wong Sing-chi | Democratic | Pan-democracy | 11 October 1957 | Social Worker | 2008 | |
GC | Kowloon East | ![]() | Wong Kwok-kin | FTU | Pro-Beijing | 3 May 1952 | FTU Chair | 2008 | |
GC | Kowloon West b | ![]() | Wong Yuk-man | LSD a | Pan-democracy | 1 October 1951 | Commentator | 2008 | |
FC | Labour | | Ip Wai-ming | FTU | Pro-Beijing | 18 October 1965 | Trade Union Worker | 2008 | |
FC | District Council | ![]() | Ip Kwok-him | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 8 November 1951 | Executive Secretary | 2008 | |
GC | Hong Kong Island | ![]() | Regina Ip | Independent a | Pro-Beijing | 24 August 1950 | Chair of Savantas Policy Institute | 2008 | |
FC | Labour | ![]() | Pan Pey-chyou | FTU | Pro-Beijing | 9 November 1955 | Psychiatrist | 2008 | |
FC | Tourism | ![]() | Paul Tse | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 21 November 1959 | Solicitor | 2008 | |
FC | Information Technology | ![]() | Samson Tam | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 26 February 1964 | Company Director | 2008 | |
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