3rd Legislative Council of Hong Kong

3rd Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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Overview
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Meeting place	Legislative Council Building
Term	1 October 2004—30 September 2008
Website	legco.gov.hk/
Members	60 members
President	Rita Fan (Independent)
Party control	Pro-Beijing camp

The Third Legislative Council of Hong Kong was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the LegCo is based on the 2004 election. The term of the session was from 1 October 2004 to 30 September 2008, during the second half of the Tung Chee-hwa's administration until his resignation in 2005 and was replaced by Donald Tsang for the rest of the term, and also the beginning of the third term of Chief Executive after Tsang won in the 2007 Election. The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) became the largest party with 10 seats (not including the two DAB members who ran under the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions banner). Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Leung Kwok-hung, Alan Leong, Ronny Tong, Albert Cheng, and Jeffrey Lam.

Major events

• 21 December 2005: The pro-democrats voted down the government's constitutional reform package on the electoral methods for the 2007 chief executive (CE) and the 2008 Legislative Council (LegCo) elections.^[1]

Major legislation

Enacted

• 6 August 2006: Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill^[2]
• 19 October 2006: Bills Committee on Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2005^[3]

Composition

		Affiliation	Election	At dissolution
		Liberal Party	10	10
		Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong	10	9
		Breakfast Group/Alliance	5	5
		Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	3	3
		Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions	1	1
		Independent	6	1
		Total for Pro-Beijing camp	35	34
		Democratic Party	9	9
		Article 45 Concern Group/Civic Party	4	6
		League of Social Democrats	0	2
		Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions	2	2
		Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood	1	1
		Frontier	1	1
		Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre	1	1
		April Fifth Action	1	0
		Independent	6	4
		Total for Pan democracy camp	25	26
		Total	60	60

Note: Italic represents organizations that still function but become under another affiliation.

Graphical representation of the Legislative Council

Pro-democracy camp:   LSD   CTU   NSWC   Frontier   Civic Party   Democratic Party   ADPL   Independents

Pro-Beijing camp:   Liberal Party   Alliance   DAB   FTU   FLU   Independents

Leadership

Office	Party	Officer		Constituency	Since
President	Independent		Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai	Hong Kong Island	1998

List of Members

The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 12 September 2004 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:

^a = change in party allegiance

^b = by-election

GC/FC	Constituency		Elected Members	Elected Party	First Assumed Office	Born In
GC	Hong Kong Island		Fan, RitaRita Fan	Independent	1983	1947
GC	New Territories East		Tien, JamesJames Tien	Liberal	1988	1947
GC	New Territories West		Ho, AlbertAlbert Ho	Democratic	1995	1951
FC	Engineering		Ho, RaymondRaymond Ho	Breakfast Group	1996	1939
GC	New Territories West		Lee, Cheuk-yanLee Cheuk-yan	CTU	1995	1957
GC	Hong Kong Island		Lee, MartinMartin Lee	Democratic	1985	1938
FC	Finance		Li, DavidDavid Li	Independent	1985	1939
GC	Kowloon East		Li, FredFred Li	Democratic	1991	1955
FC	Industrial (Second)		Lui, Ming-wahLui Ming-wah	Breakfast Group	1998	1938
FC	Legal		Ng, MargaretMargaret Ng	A45 Concern Group^a	1995	1948
GC	New Territories West		Chow, SelinaSelina Chow	Liberal	1981	1945
GC	Kowloon West		To, JamesJames To	Democratic	1991	1963
FC	Education		Cheung, Man-kwongCheung Man-kwong	Democratic/PTU	1991	1954
GC	Kowloon East		Chan, Yuen-hanChan Yuen-han	FTU/DAB	1995	1946
FC	Insurance		Chan, BernardBernard Chan	Breakfast Group	1998	1965
GC	Kowloon East		Chan, Kam-lamChan Kam-lam	DAB	1995	1949
FC	Textiles and Garment		Leung, SophieSophie Leung	Liberal	1996	1945
GC	New Territories West		Leung, Yiu-chungLeung Yiu-chung	NWSC	1995	1953
FC	Information Technology		Sin, Chung-kaiSin Chung-kai	Democratic	1995	1960
FC	Commercial (Second)		Wong, PhilipPhilip Wong	Independent	1991	1938
FC	Agriculture and Fisheries		Wong, Yung-kanWong Yung-kan	DAB	1998	1951
GC	Kowloon West		Tsang, JasperJasper Tsang	DAB	1996	1947
FC	Touism		Young, HowardHoward Young	Liberal	1991	1948
GC	Hong Kong Island		Yeung, SumYeung Sum	Democratic	1991	1947
GC	Kowloon West		Lau, Chin-shekLau Chin-shek	CTU	1991	1944
GC	New Territories East		Lau, Kong-wahLau Kong-wah	DAB	1998	1957
FC	District Council		Lau, Wong-fatLau Wong-fat	Liberal	1985	1936
FC	Transport		Lau, MiriamMiriam Lau	Liberal	1988	1947
GC	New Territories East		Lau, EmilyEmily Lau	Frontier	1991	1952
GC	Hong Kong Island		Choy, So-yukChoy So-yuk	DAB	1996	1950
GC	New Territories East		Cheng, AndrewAndrew Cheng	Democratic	1995	1960
FC	Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication		Fok, TimothyTimothy Fok	Independent	1996	1946
GC	New Territories West		Tam, Yiu-chungTam Yiu-chung	DAB	1985	1949
FC	Real Estate and Construction		Shek, AbrahamAbraham Shek	Breakfast Group	2000	1945
FC	Labour		Li, Fung-yingLi Fung-ying	FLU	2000	1950
FC	Catering		Cheung, TommyTommy Cheung	Liberal	2000	1949
GC	New Territories West		Chan, AlbertAlbert Chan	Independent^a	1991	1955
GC	Kowloon West		Fung, FrederickFrederick Fung	ADPL	1991	1953
GC	Hong Kong Island		Eu, AudreyAudrey Eu	A45 Concern Group^a	2000	1953
FC	Wholesale and Retail		Fang, VicentVicent Fang	Liberal	2000	1943
FC	Labour		Wong, Kwok-hingWong Kwok-hing	FTU/DAB	2004	1949
GC	New Territories West		Lee, Wing-tatLee Wing-tat	Democratic	1991	1955
GC	New Territories East		Li, Kwok-yingLi Kwok-ying	DAB	2004	1950
FC	Health Services		Lee, JosephJoseph Lee	Independent	2004	1959
FC	Heung Yee Kuk		Lam, DanielDaniel Lam	Independent	1988	1949
FC	Commercial (First)		Lam, JeffreyJeffrey Lam	Liberal	2004	1952
GC	Hong Kong Island		Ma, LikMa Lik	DAB	2004	1952
FC	Industrial (First)		Leung, AndrewAndrew Leung	Liberal	2004	1951
GC	Kowloon East		Leong, AlanAlan Leong	A45 Concern Group^a	2004	1958
GC	New Territories East		Leung, Kwok-hungLeung Kwok-hung	April Fifth Action^a	2004	1956
FC	Medical		Kwok, Ka-kiKwok Ka-ki	Independent	2004	1961
FC	Social Welfare		Cheung, FernandoFernando Cheung	Independent^a	2004	1957
GC	New Territories West		Cheung, Hok-mingCheung Hok-ming	DAB	2004	1952
FC	Import and Export		Wong, Ting-kwongWong Ting-kwong	DAB	2004	1949
GC	New Territories East		Tong, RonnyRonny Tong	A45 Concern Group^a	2004	1952
FC	Financial Services		Chim, Pui-chungChim Pui-chung	Independent	1991	1946
FC	Architectural, Surveying and Planning		Lau, PatrickPatrick Lau	Breakfast Group	2004	1944
GC	Kowloon East		Cheng, AlbertAlbert Cheng	Independent	2004	1946
FC	Labour		Kwong, Chi-kinKwong Chi-kin	FTU	2004	1958
FC	Accountancy		Tam, Heung-manTam Heung-man	Independent^a	2004	1957

By-election

• 2 December 2007, Anson Chan elected and replaced Ma Lik who died on 8 August 2007.

Other changes

2004

• Bernard Chan (Insurance), Raymond Ho (Engineering), Patrick Lau Architectural, Surveying and Planning), Lui Ming-wah (Commercial (Second)), and Abraham Shek (Real Estate and Construction), the existing members of the Breakfast Group launched a political grouping called The Alliance.

2006

• Audrey Eu (Hong Kong Island), Alan Leong (Kowloon East), Ronny Tong (New Territories East and Margaret Ng (Legal) from the Article 45 Concern Group co-founded the Civic Party in March 2006 with Mandy Tam (Accountancy and Fernando Cheung (Social Welfare) joining. Audrey Eu became the first leader of the party.
• Independent Albert Chan (New Territories West) and April Fifth Action's Leung Kwok-hung co-founded the League of Social Democrats.

Committees

• Finance Committee— Chair: Emily Lau (2004—07), Tam Yiu-chung (2007–08)
  • Establishment Subcommittee— Chair: Li Fung-ying
  • Public Works Subcommittee— Chair: Raymond Ho
• Public Accounts Committee— Chair: Philip Wong
• Committee on Members' Interests— Chair: Sophie Leung
• House Committee— Chair: Miriam Lau
  • Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee— Chair: Howard Young
• Committee on Rules of Procedure— Chair: Jasper Tsang

Panels

• Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services— Chair: Margaret Ng
• Panel on Commerce and Industry— Chair: Sophie Leung (2004—06), Vincent Fang (2006—08)
• Panel on Constitutional Affairs— Chair: Lui Ming-wah
• Panel on Development— Chair: Lau Wong-fat
• Panel on Economic Development— Chair: James Tien (2004—06), Jeffrey Lam (2006—08)
• Panel on Education— Chair: Yeung Sum (2006—08), Jasper Tsang (2006—08)
• Panel on Environmental Affairs— Chair: Choy So-yuk (2004—06), Audrey Eu (2006—08)
• Panel on Financial Affairs— Chair: Bernard Chan (2004—06), Chan Kam-lam (2006—08)
• Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene— Chair: Fred Li (2004—06), Tommy Cheung (2006—08)
• Panel on Health Services— Chair: Andrew Cheng (2004–05), Kwok Ka-ki (2005–06), Joseph Lee (2006—07), Li Kwok-ying (2007—08)
• Panel on Home Affairs— Chair: Tommy Cheung (2004—06), Choy So-yuk (2006—08)
• Panel on Housing— Chair: Chan Kam-lam (2004—06), Lee Wing-tat (2006—08)
• Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting— Chair: Sin Chung-kai (2004—06), Albert Cheng (2006—08)
• Panel on Manpower— Chair: Lau Chin-shek
• Panel on Public Service— Chair: Tam Yiu-chung (2004—06), Howard Young (2006—08)
• Panel on Security— Chair: James To (2004—06), Lau Kong-wah (2006—08)
• Panel on Transport— Chair: Lau Kong-wah (2004—06), Andrew Cheng (2006—08)
• Panel on Welfare Services— Chair: Chan Yuen-han (2004—05, 2006—07), Fernando Cheung (2005—06, 2007—08)

See also

• Hong Kong legislative election, 2004
• Hong Kong Island by-election, 2007

References

1. Ng, Teddy (22 December 2005). "HK opposition reject election reform package". China Daily. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
2. "Bills Committee on Interception of Communications and Surveillance Bill". Legislative Council of Hong Kong. 11 May 2013.
3. "Bills Committee on Smoking (Public Health) (Amendment) Bill 2005". 11 May 2013.