Central and Western District - Politics

Politics

District councils in Hong Kong are primarily consultative bodies of the HKSAR government with very limited powers, primarily restricted to building and maintaining parks, open areas, recreational and cultural activities and tourist promotion. The corresponding body for the district is Central and Western District Council.

District council elections are held every four years; the last one was held on November 7, 2011 for terms beginning January 1, 2012. 15 constituency members are elected while 4 are appointed by the government. The constituency areas are smaller than the commonly used geographic areas, which are in turn based on the old 1857 and 1880 divisions.

Central and Western District Council (15)
DAB (5)
  • A06:Kennedy Town & Mount Davis
  • A07:Kwun Lung
  • A08:Sai Wan
  • A11:Sai Ying Pun
  • A13: Tung Wah
Democratic Party (4)
  • A01:Chung Wan
  • A03:Castle Road
  • A12:Sheung Wan
  • A15:Water Street
Liberal Party (1)
  • A04:Peak
Independent (4)
  • A02:Mid Levels East
  • A05:University
  • A09:Belcher
  • A10:Shek Tong Tsui
  • A14:Centre Street

Current members are:

  • CHAN Tak-chor (陳特楚)(chairman) (Liberal)
  • WU Chor-nam (胡楚南)(vice-chaiman) (appointed)
  • CHAN Chit-kwai, Stephen (陳捷貴)
  • LAM Kin-lai (DAB) (appointed)
  • CHAN Choi-hi, Dominic (陳財喜)
  • CHENG Lai-king (鄭麗瓊)(Democratic Party)
  • LIN Mark (Liberal)
  • CHUNG Yam-cheung (DAB)(appointed)
  • TAI Cheuk-yin, Leslie Spencer
  • HO Chun-ki (何俊麒)(Democratic Party)
  • Victor YEUNG (楊浩然)(Democratic Party)
  • Cyd HO Sau-lan (former legislator) (The Frontier)
  • YEUNG Wai-foon (DAB)
  • KAM Nai-wai(甘乃威) (Democratic Party)
  • YOUNG Siu-chuen, Albert (appointed)
  • KWOK Ka-ki (郭家麒)
  • YUEN Bun-keung (阮品強)(Democratic Party)
  • LAI Kwok-hung (黎國雄)

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