The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 11th National People s Congress NPC was held on 25 January 2008 36 Hong K

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 25 January 2008. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,234 members.

2008 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

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36 Hong Kong deputies to National People's Congress

Registered

1,234

Turnout

94.73%

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Hu Jintao	Yuen Mo
Party	Communist	Pro-Beijing independent
Seats won	1	35

Delegation Convenor before election

Yuen Mo
Independent

Elected Delegation Convenor

Yuen Mo
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.

A 1,234-strong electoral college composed of the following:

Members of the previous electoral college that had elected the Hong Kong deputies to the 10th National People's Congress;
Hong Kong delegates of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee (CPPCC);
Members of the Election Committee (which elects the Chief Executive) who are Chinese nationals, except those who opt out; and
The Chief Executive of the HKSAR.

Overview

The election took place at the second plenary meeting of the 11th National People's Congress election meeting on 25 January. It was attended by National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) vice-chairman Sheng Huaren and presided by Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen as executive chairman of the 19-member presidium.

9 incumbent delegates decided to step down including Allen Lee Peng-fei, Tsang Tak-sing, Sik Chi-wai and Tsang Hin-chi and member of the NPCSC Ng Hong-mun. It attracted new faces such as Executive Councillors Laura Cha Shih May-lung and Bernard Charnwut Chan, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Ian Fok Chun-wan, former chairman of the Kowloon-Canton Railway Michael Tien Puk-sun and former Secretary for Education and Manpower Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun. There were also three pan-democrats, James To Kun-sun and Mak Hoi-wah of the Democratic Party and Frederick Fung Kin-kee of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood.

1,169 of the 1,234 electoral college members cast their votes. Each elector had to choose 36 candidates. The top 36 candidates in the ballot, as long as they receive more than 50 per cent support, would be elected. 36 of the 52 candidates were elected while 7 candidates were elected as supplementary deputies. 2 incumbents, Philip Wong Yu-hong and David Chu Yu-lin failed to retain their seats in surprise.

Election result

Elected members (36)

Laura Cha Shih May-lung
Bernard Charnwut Chan
Cheng Yiu-tong
Choy So-yuk
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai
Ian Fok Chun-wan
Raymond Ho Chung-tai
Ip Kwok-him
Dennis Lam Shun-chiu
Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun
Miriam Lau Kin-yee
Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun
Martin Liao Cheung-kong
Lo Suk-ching
Ma Fung-kwok
Ng Ching-fai
Ng Leung-sing
Maria Tam Wai-chu
Michael Tien Puk-sun
Tso Wung-wai
Carson Wen Ka-shuen
Wong Kwok-kin
Peter Wong Man-kong
Wong Yuk-shan
Yeung Yiu-chung
Yuen Mo

Supplementary members (4)

David Chu Yu-lin
Peter Hung Hak-hip
Leung Fu-wah
Philip Wong Yu-hong

2008 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai	1,118
	Independent	Laura Cha Shih May-lung	1,108
	Independent	Ma Fung-kwok	1,092
	Independent	Maria Tam Wai-chu	1,088
	Independent	Ian Fok Chun-wan	1,087
	Communist		1,079
	Independent	Ng Ching-fai	1,073
	Independent		1,069
	Independent	Bernard Charnwut Chan	1,062
	Independent	Cheng Yiu-tong	1,062
	Independent	Yeung Yiu-chung	1,061
	Independent		1,060
	Independent		1,051
	Independent		1,049
	Independent	Ng Leung-sing	1,047
	Independent	Ip Kwok-him	1,037
	Independent	Peter Wong Man-kong	1,036
	Independent	Dennis Lam Shun-chiu	1,028
	Independent	Carson Wen Ka-shuen	1,028
	Independent	Fanny Law Fan Chiu-fun	1,027
	Independent	Martin Liao Cheung-kong	1,022
	Independent	Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun	1,022
	Independent	Yuen Mo	1,003
	Independent		978
	Independent	Miriam Lau Kin-yee	965
	Independent	Wong Yuk-shan	959
	Independent	Lo Suk-ching	953
	Independent		920
	Independent	Tso Wung-wai	918
	Independent		889
	Independent	Choy So-yuk	876
	Independent	Michael Tien Puk-sun	867
	Independent	Wong Kwok-kin	867
	Independent	Raymond Ho Chung-tai	832
	Independent		827
	Independent		821
	Independent		818
	Independent	Philip Wong Yu-hong	815
	Independent	David Chu Yu-lin	801
	Independent	Leung Fu-wah	761
	Independent	Frederick Fung Kin-kee	266
	Independent		232
	Independent		223
	Independent	Mak Hoi-wah	187
	Independent	James To Kun-sun	170
	Independent		160
	Independent	Chan Choi-hi	153
	Independent		138
	Independent	Lam Kwok-hung	134
	Independent		129
Total valid votes			1,138
Turnout			1,169	94.73
Registered electors			1,234

References

"中华人民共和国香港特别行政区第十一届全国人民代表大会代表选举会议成员名单代表专区". www.npc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
Li, Joseph (4 January 2008). "NPC deputy election set in motion". China Daily.
"港區人大競爭激烈 50人爭36席位". Headline.
"人大選舉泛民踢走左王". Apple Daily. 26 January 2008.

[1] "中华人民共和国香港特别行政区第十一届全国人民代表大会代表选举会议成员名单代表专区". www.npc.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-02-09.

[2] Li, Joseph (4 January 2008). "NPC deputy election set in motion". China Daily.

[3] "港區人大競爭激烈 50人爭36席位". Headline.

[4] "人大選舉泛民踢走左王". Apple Daily. 26 January 2008.