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A by-election was held for the Election Committee constituency in the Legislative Council of Hong Kong on 18 December 2022 after resignation of four Legislative Councillors appointed to the new government led by Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu.
The four incumbents, Alice Mak, [1] Horace Cheung, [2] Nelson Lam, [3] and Dong Sun [4] resigned on 19 June 2022 after they were appointed as principal officials of the new government led by John Lee. [5] [6]
All four members were elected to the constituency of Election Committee, consisted of around 1,500 members, who were the eligible voters of this by-election. Adopting the 'block vote' voting system, each Election Committee member must elect exactly four candidates, or the ballot paper is regarded as invalid. [7]
During the nomination period from 1 to 14 November 2022, [8] six nominations were received. [9] Despite urge from Tik Chi-yuen, the sole non-establishment member in the Legislative Council, [10] none of the pro-democracy camp or non-establishment camp joined the election as the Election Committee was heavily pro-Beijing. [11]
The six candidates, according to respective candidate number, are – [12]
Three candidates, Shang, William Wong, and Lee, had experience in technology industry, [17] which media said is in line with the government's priority in technology and innovation. [18]
Both Shang and Wong was alleged to have failed to submit signed consent forms from the supporter mentioned in election advertisements within the legal timeframe, [14] therefore suspected of breaking election regulations. [19] Shang admitted the late submission, while Wong repeatedly denied to comment on the possible penalties. [14]
With a limited electorate base, candidates were said to have done little to engage the public during campaigning. [20]
The result was announced an hour after the conclusion of voting. Chan Wing-kwong received the most votes, [7] succeeding party colleague Horace Cheung. Shang and William Wong were also elected as independents. Lee failed to hold the FTU seat left by Alice Mak, and was the second electoral defeat in four days after the NPC election, [21] which FTU expressed regret. [15] NPP gained one seat and remained the fourth-largest party in the Legislative Council.
Media reported the Chinese Government did not "bless" (or support in secret) any candidates in this election, and the defeat was the show of dismay by the business groups over FTU's pro-labour staunch stance. [22] [23]
Result of the by-election is as follows: [12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| DAB | Chan Wing-kwong | 1,028 | 78.65 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | William Wong Kam-fai | 983 | 75.21 | N/A | |
| NPP | Adrian Pedro Ho King-hong | 833 | 63.73 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Shang Hailong | 812 | 62.13 | N/A | |
| Nonpartisan | Gary Wong Chi-him | 791 | 60.52 | -6.80 | |
| FTU | Lee Kwong-yu | 781 | 59.76 | N/A | |
| Total valid votes | 1,307 | ||||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,307 | 90.70 | -7.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,441 | ||||
| DAB hold | Swing | ||||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
| NPP gain from FTU | Swing | ||||
| Nonpartisan hold | Swing | ||||
The elected members were sworn into office on 19 December. [15]
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Third Side is a liberal political party in Hong Kong which claims to offer a "third road" to democracy, positioned between the pro-democracy camp and the pro-Beijing camp. It is led by Tik Chi-yuen, who was a co-founder and longtime member of the Democratic Party until his expulsion in 2015 for promoting political reforms proposed by the Chinese central government.
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Henry Wong Pak-yu is a Hong Kong politician and social activist. He is the spokesman of the local community group Tin Shui Wai New Force and also a member of the Information Technology subsector in the Election Committee. In 2019, he won in the District Council election and became a member the Yuen Long District Council for Tin Heng.
Cheng Tat-hung, known as Tat Cheng, is a Hong Kong politician, formerly affiliated with the Civic Party. He was a member of Eastern District Council for Tanner from 2016 to 2021.
Wong Ho-wa is a Hong Kong data scientist and pro-democracy activist. He led the open government data community g0vhk from 2016 to 2021. He was an Election Committee member representing the information technology (IT) industry from 2016 to 2021 and ran for the Information Technology constituency in the 2020 Hong Kong legislative election as part of the pro-democratic caucus.
Nixie Lam Lam is a Hong Kong politician of the DAB. Before returned as one of the Election Committee constituency Legislative Council members in the 2021 Hong Kong legislative election, she was a member of the Tsuen Wan District Council from 2012 to 2019.
Wendy Hong Wen is a Hong Kong politician who is one of the elected Legislative Council members for the Election Committee constituency. In addition to public office, she is serving as head of research at the New World Development Company Limited.
Nelson Lam Chi-yuen, is a Hong Kong accountant and politician who is Director of Audit. To take up the role, from 1 July 2022, he resigned as a Legislative Councillor in the Election Committee constituency (ECC) after less than six months in office. The ECC was then newly created under the electoral overhaul imposed by Beijing.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region deputies to the National People's Congress, HKSAR members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and representatives of relevant national organisations functional constituency, also known as HKSAR members of NPC and CPPCC, representatives of national organisations functional constituency, is a functional constituency in the elections for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong first created in 2021. The constituency is composed of Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC), members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delegates of the All-China Women's Federation, executive members of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, committee members of the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese, committee members of the All-China Youth Federation, and directors of the China Overseas Friendship Association.
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