Kwai Tsing District Council is located in New Territories. The Council currently consists of 36 members with 28 of those elected quadrennially through a plurality voting system, one ex officio member and the remainings appointed by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong at the start of a term. The latest election held in 2007.
Kwai Tsing District Council has been a stronghold of the Pro-democracy camp since 1980s. The pro-democrats had controlled the council until the appointment system was carried out again in 1999, which the pro-government councilors are appointed by the Chief Executive.
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