This is a list of Members elected to the Provisional Legislative Council at the 1996, held on 24 March.
This is a list of Members elected to the Provisional Legislative Council at the 1996, held on 24 March.
| Affiliation | Election | At dissolution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party | 10 | 12 | |
| Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) | 10 | 11 | |
| Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | 6 | 9 | |
| Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) | 4 | 4 | |
| New Hong Kong Alliance (NHKA) | 2 | 2 | |
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) | 1 | 1 | |
| Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU) | 1 | 1 | |
| Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong (LDF) | 3 | 0 | |
| Civil Force | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent | 22 | 21 | |
| Total | 60 | 60 | |
The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 24 March 1996.
Key to changes since legislative election:
| Elected Members | Elected Party | Political Alignment | Born | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rita Fan | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 20 September 1945 | President of the PLC | |
| Wong Siu-yee a | LDF | Pro-Beijing | 4 July 1953 | ||
| James Tien | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 8 January 1947 | ||
| David Chu a | LDF | Pro-Beijing | 5 March 1943 | ||
| Ho Sai-chu a | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 6 June 1937 | ||
| Edward Ho | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 2 December 1938 | ||
| Raymond Ho | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 23 March 1939 | ||
| Ng Leung-sing | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 11 July 1949 | ||
| Ng Ching-fai | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 20 November 1939 | ||
| Eric Li | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 23 May 1953 | ||
| David Li | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 13 March 1939 | ||
| Lee Kai-ming | FLU | Pro-Beijing | 11 October 1937 | ||
| Allen Lee | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 24 April 1940 | ||
| Elsie Tu | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 2 June 1913 | ||
| Selina Chow | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 25 January 1945 | ||
| Peggy Lam | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 2 May 1928 | ||
| Henry Wu | HKPA | Pro-Beijing | 23 August 1951 | ||
| Ngai Shiu-kit | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 14 November 1924 | ||
| Henry Tang | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 6 September 1952 | ||
| Ronald Joseph Arculli | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 2 January 1939 | ||
| Yuen Mo | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 18 November 1941 | ||
| Ma Fung-kwok | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 22 July 1955 | ||
| Cheung Hon-chung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 25 May 1958 | ||
| Tso Wong Man-yin | HKPA | Pro-Beijing | 30 October 1944 | ||
| Leung Chun-ying | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 12 August 1954 | ||
| Leong Che-hung | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 23 April 1939 | ||
| Sophie Leung a | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 9 October 1945 | ||
| Mok Ying-fan | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 15 January 1951 | ||
| Hui Yin-fat | Independent | Moderate | 28 April 1936 | ||
| Chan Choi-hi | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 15 January 1956 | ||
| Chan Yuen-han | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 15 November 1946 | ||
| Chan Wing-chan | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 7 July 1935 | ||
| Chan Kam-lam | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 22 January 1949 | ||
| Tsang Yok-sing | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 14 May 1947 | ||
| Cheng Kai-nam | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 29 May 1950 | ||
| Frederick Fung | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 17 March 1953 | ||
| Andrew Wong | Independent | Moderate | 11 December 1943 | ||
| Philip Wong | NHKA | Pro-Beijing | 23 December 1938 | ||
| Kennedy Wong | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 23 February 1963 | ||
| Howard Young | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 30 March 1948 | ||
| Charles Yeung | HKPA | Pro-Beijing | 19 December 1934 | ||
| Yeung Yiu-chung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 7 November 1951 | ||
| Ip Kwok-him | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 8 November 1951 | ||
| Chim Pui-chung | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 24 September 1946 | ||
| Bruce Liu | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 8 October 1958 | ||
| Lau Kong-wah a | Civil Force | Pro-Beijing | 22 June 1957 | ||
| Lau Wong-fat | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 15 October 1936 | ||
| Miriam Lau | Liberal | Pro-Beijing | 27 April 1947 | ||
| Ambrose Lau | HKPA | Pro-Beijing | 16 July 1947 | ||
| Choy Kan-pui | HKPA | Pro-Beijing | 5 August 1929 | ||
| Paul Cheng | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 19 October 1936 | ||
| Cheng Yiu-tong | FTU | Pro-Beijing | 14 October 1948 | ||
| Tang Siu-tong | HKPA | Pro-Beijing | 26 September 1942 | ||
| Timothy Fok | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 14 February 1946 | ||
| Kan Fook-yee | NHKA/FSHK | Pro-Beijing | 14 June 1936 | ||
| Ngan Kam-chuen | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 12 December 1947 | ||
| Lo Suk-ching | Independent | Pro-Beijing | 22 June 1950 | ||
| Law Cheung-kwok | ADPL | Pro-democracy | 26 September 1949 | ||
| Maria Tam b | LDF | Pro-Beijing | 2 November 1945 | Resigned and replaced by Choy So-yuk | |
| Tam Yiu-chung | DAB | Pro-Beijing | 15 December 1949 | ||
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