1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 8 December 1997. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college. It was the first ever election for the Hong Kong deputies to the NPC since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997.

1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

8 December 1997 (1997-12-08) 2002 →
36 Hong Kong deputies to National People's Congress
Registered	424
Majority party Minority party   Leader Jiang Zemin Ng Hong-mun Party Communist Pro-Beijing independent Seats won 1 35
Elected Delegation Convenor Ng Hong-mun Independent

Background

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.

Election result

The election was presided by Tung Chee-hwa, executive chairman of the 15-strong presidium and attended by Cao Zhi, secretary general of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). 36 of the 54 pre-elected candidates were elected with different backgrounds, including bankers, entrepreneurs, trade unionists, school headmasters, deans of university faculty, lawyers, doctors, professors, representatives from transport and communication industry and women, journalists, and new territories rural leaders.

Elected members (36)

• Robin Chan
• Chan Wing-kee
• Cheng Yiu-tong
• Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai
• Fei Fih
• Jiang Enzhu
• Kan Fook-yee
• Priscilla Lau Pui-king
• Lee Chark-tim
• Joseph Lee Chung-tak
• Allen Lee Peng-fei
• Li Lin-sang
• Li Weiting
• Liu Lit-for
• Lo Chung-hing
• Lo Suk-ching
• Luk Tak-kim
• Ma Lik
• Ng Ching-fai
• Ng Hong-mun
• Ngai Shiu-kit
• Sik Chi-wai
• Victor Sit Fung-shuen
• Maria Tam Wai-chu
• Tsang Hin-chi
• Tsang Tak-sing
• Tso Wung-wai
• Carson Wen Ka-shuen
• Wong Kong-hon
• Peter Wong Man-kong
• Wong Po-yan
• Wilfred Wong Ying-wai
• Philip Wong Yu-hong
• Raymond Wu Wai-yung
• Yeung Yiu-chung
• Yuen Mo

Detailed results

1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Communist	Jiang Enzhu	397
	Independent	Ng Hong-mun	350
	Independent	Tsang Tak-sing	347
	Independent	Maria Tam Wai-chu	345
	Independent		332
	Independent	Yuen Mo	332
	Independent	Cheng Yiu-tong	332
	Independent	Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai	319
	Independent		316
	Independent	Ma Lik	308
	Independent	Robin Chan	302
	Independent	Tsang Hin-chi	301
	Independent	Chan Wing-kee	287
	Independent	Raymond Wu Wai-yung	285
	Independent	Wong Po-yan	284
	Independent	Lee Chark-tim	279
	Independent		275
	Independent	Peter Wong Man-kong	262
	Independent		261
	Independent		246
	Independent	Liu Lit-for	244
	Independent	Kan Fook-yee	242
	Independent	Carson Wen Ka-shuen	236
	Independent	Philip Wong Yu-hong	225
	Independent		222
	Independent	Yeung Yiu-chung	219
	Independent	Lo Suk-ching	216
	Independent		207
	Independent		206
	Independent	Ng Ching-fai	205
	Independent	Tso Wung-wai	196
	Independent	Allen Lee Peng-fei	195
	Independent	Ngai Shiu-kit	193
	Independent		191
	Independent		178
	Independent		174
	Independent		173
	Independent	Kenneth Chan Nai-keong	168
	Independent	Ng See-yuen	164
	Independent	David Chu Yu-lin	162
	Independent		156
	Independent		140
	Independent	Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee	134
	Independent	Chan Kam-lam	130
	Independent	Edward Leong Che-hung	116
	Independent	Kennedy Wong Ying-ho	114
	Independent	Rebecca Lee Lok-sze	107
	Independent		105
	Independent	Ronald Joseph Arculli	88
	Independent		88
	Independent		88
	Independent	Choy Kan-pui	85
	Independent	Steven Poon Kwok-lim	79
	Independent		78
Turnout
Registered electors			424

References

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