Eastern District Council

Eastern District Council 東區區議會
Type
Type	Hong Kong District Council of the Eastern District, Hong Kong
Leadership
Chair	Wong Kin-pan, DAB
Vice-Chair	Chiu Chi-keung, FTU
Structure
Seats	35 councillors consisting of 35 elected members
DAB	10 / 35
FTU	6 / 35
Civic	4 / 35
Liberal	2 / 35
Democratic	2 / 35
Labour	1 / 35
Independent	10 / 43
Elections
Voting system	First past the post
Last election	22 November 2015
Meeting place
11/F, Eastern Law Court Building, 29 Tai On Street, Sai Wan Ho, Hong Kong
Website
www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/east/

Eastern District Council is the district council for the Eastern District in Hong Kong. It is one of 18 district council. Eastern District currently consists of 35 members, of which the district is divided into 35 constituencies, electing a total of 35 members. The latest election was held on 22 November 2015.

Political control

Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Camp in control	Largest party	Years
No Overall Control	Reform Club	1982 - 1985
No Overall Control	Reform Club	1985 - 1988
No Overall Control	HKAS	1988 - 1991
No Overall Control	United Democrats	1991 - 1994
Pro-Beijing	DAB	1994 - 1997
Pro-Beijing	DAB	1997 - 1999
Pro-Beijing	DAB	2000 - 2003
Pro-Beijing	DAB	2004 - 2007
Pro-Beijing	DAB	2008 - 2011
Pro-Beijing	DAB	2012 - 2015
Pro-Beijing	DAB	2016 - present

Members represented

Code	Constituency	Name	Political affiliation		Notes
C01	Tai Koo Shing West	Andrew Chiu Ka-yin		Democratic
C02	Tai Koo Shing East	Patrick Wong Chun-sing		Independent
C03	Lei King Wan	Yeung Sze-chun		Independent
C04	Aldrich Bay	Ngan Chun-lim		DAB
C05	Shau Kei Wan	Lam Sum-lin		DAB
C06	A Kung Ngam	George Lam Kei-tung		Independent
C07	Heng Fa Chuen	Stanely Ho Ngai-kam		FTU
C08	Tsui Wan	Ku Kwai-yiu		Independent
C09	Yan Lam	Wong Kin-hing		Independent
C10	Siu Sai Wan	Wong Kwok-hing		FTU
C11	King Yee	David Leung Kwok-hung		FTU
C12	Wan Tsui	Kung Pak-cheung		DAB
C13	Fei Tsui	Joseph Lai Chi-keong		Civic
C14	Mount Parker	Wong Kin-pan		DAB
C15	Braemar Hill	Shiu Ka-fai		Liberal
C16	Fortress Hill	Frankie Lo Wing-kwan		Independent
C17	City Garden	Hui Ching-on		Independent
C18	Provident	Kwok Wai-keung		FTU
C19	Fort Street	Hung Lin-cham		DAB
C20	Kam Ping	Choy So-yuk		DAB
C21	Tanner	Cheng Tat-hung		Civic
C22	Healthy Village	Cheng Chi-sing		DAB
C23	Quarry Bay	Eddie Ting Kong-ho		DAB
C24	Nam Fung	Cheung Kwok-cheong		Democratic
C25	Kornhill	Bonnie Leung Wing-man		Civic
C26	Kornhill Garden	Leung Siu-sun		Civic
C27	Hing Tung	Hui Lam-hing		FTU
C28	Sai Wan Ho	Mak Tak-ching		Labour
C29	Lower Yiu Tung	Dominic Wong Chi-chung		DAB
C30	Upper Yiu Tung	Chiu Chi-keung		FTU
C31	Hing Man	Lau Hing-yeung		DAB
C32	Lok Hong	Li Chun-chau		Independent
C33	Tsui Tak	Lee Chun-keung		Liberal
C34	Yue Wan	Chui Chi-kin		Independent
C35	Kai Hiu	Lam Chui-lin		Independent

Leadership

Chairs

Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:

Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	Shum Choi-sang	1985–1994	Independent
	Chan Bing-woon	1994–1999	Independent
	Christina Ting Yuk-chee	2000–2011	Independent
	Christopher Chung Shu-kun	2012	DAB
	Wong Kin-pan	2012–present	DAB

Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman		Years	Political Affiliation
	Christopher Chung Shu-kun	2000–2003	DAB
	Wong Kwok-hing	2004–2007	DAB
	Christopher Chung Shu-kun	2008–2011	DAB
	Wong Kin-pan	2012	DAB
	Kung Pak-cheung	2012–2015	DAB
	Chiu Chi-keung	2016–present	FTU

References