1st Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The First Legislative Council of Hong Kong was the first meeting of the legislative branch of the HKSAR government after the handover of Hong Kong, replacing the Provisional Legislative Council existing between 1997 and 1998. The membership of the LegCo is based on the 1998 election. The term of the session was from 1 July 1998 to 30 June 2000, only two years unlike the latter legislative session of four years. The legislature was held during the first term of the Tung Chee-hwa's administration. The pro-democracy camp who did not participate in the Provisional Legislative Council held 20 seats with Democratic Party being the largest party. Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Cyd Ho, Bernard Chan, Lui Ming-wah, and Wong Yung-kan.
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| Legislative body | Legislative Council | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Hong Kong | ||||
| Meeting place | Legislative Council Building | ||||
| Term | 1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000 | ||||
| Website | legco.gov.hk/ | ||||
| Members | 60 members | ||||
| President | Rita Fan (Independent) | ||||
| Party control | Pro-Beijing camp | ||||
Major events
- 12 December 1999: The Legislative Council passed the controversial Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Bill to repeal the two provisional municipal councils, the Urban Council and Regional Council.
Major legislation
Enacted
- 12 December 1999: Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Bill[1]
Composition
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| Affiliation | Election | At dissolution | ||
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| Liberal Party | 10 | 10 | ||
| Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) | 9 | 10 | ||
| Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | 5 | 6 | ||
| Breakfast Group | 5 | 5 | ||
| New Century Forum | 0 | 2 | ||
| Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) | 1 | 0 | ||
| Pro-Beijing Independent | 9 | 5 | ||
| Total for Pro-Beijing camp | 40 | 39 | ||
| Democratic Party | 13 | 12 | ||
| The Frontier | 3 | 3 | ||
| Citizens Party | 1 | 1 | ||
| Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre (NWSC) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (CTU) | 0 | 1 | ||
| Independent Democrat | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total for Pro-democracy camp | 20 | 20 | ||
| Total | 60 | 59 | ||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | ||
Graphical representation of the Legislative Council
- Vacant seat
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Pro-democracy camp: |
Pro-Beijing camp: |
Leadership
| Office | Party | Officer | Constituency | Since | |
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| President | Independent |  |
Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai | Election Committee | 1998 |
List of members
The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 24 May 1998 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
- c = other change
By-elections
- 29 October 1998, a by-election was held for Regional Council constituency after some votes were found problematic. Tang Siu-tong won again in the by-election.
- 5 November 1998, Fung Chi-kin replaced Chim Pui-chung in the Financial Services by-election after Chim was found conspiring to forge documents in 1998, whereupon he was impeached and disqualified as a legislator by Legco.[2][3]
Other changes
1999
- Ma Fung-kwok and Ng Ching-fai (Election Committee) co-founded the New Century Forum on 23 June 1999.
2000
- Ambrose Cheung (Urban Council) representing the Provisional Urban Council resigned from the Legislative Council as protest to the government's decision on abolishing the two municipal councils, Urban Council and Regional Council with effect from 1 January 2000.
- Lau Chin-shek (Kowloon West) was expelled from the Democratic Party in May 2000 because of having dual membership of both Democratic Party and The Frontier.[4]
Committees
| Committee | Chair | Vice Chair | ||||||||
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| 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 | 1998–1999 | 1999–2000 | |||||||
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Finance Committee
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Ronald Arculli (Liberal) | Chan Kam-lam (DAB) | ||||||||
| Philip Wong (Independent) | Ng Leung-sing (Breakfast) | |||||||||
| Ho Sai-chu (Liberal) | Raymond Ho (Breakfast) | |||||||||
| Public Accounts Committee | Eric Li (Breakfast) | Fred Li (Democratic) | ||||||||
| Committee on Members' Interests | David Chu (PA) | Sin Chung-kai (Democratic) | ||||||||
House Committee
|
Leong Che-hung (Breakfast) | Yeung Sum (Democratic) | ||||||||
| Edward Ho (Liberal) | Emily Lau (Frontier) | |||||||||
| Committee on Rules of Procedure | Selina Chow (Liberal) | Margaret Ng (Independent) | ||||||||
| Panels | ||||||||||
| Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services | Margaret Ng (Independent) | Jasper Tsang (DAB) | ||||||||
| Panel on Commerce and Industry | Chan Kam-lam (DAB) | Lui Ming-wah (Ind.) | Kenneth Ting (Liberal) | |||||||
| Panel on Constitutional Affairs | Andrew Wong (Independent) | Emily Lau (Frontier) | ||||||||
| Panel on Economic Services | James Tien (Liberal) | Fred Li (Democratic) | ||||||||
| Panel on Education | Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB) | Ng Ching-fai (Independent→NCF) | ||||||||
| Panel on Environmental Affairs | Christine Loh (Citizens) | Hui Cheung-ching (PA) | ||||||||
| Panel on Financial Affairs | Ambrose Lau (PA) | Eric Li (Breakfast) | ||||||||
| Panel on Health Services | Michael Ho (Democratic) | Leong Che-hung (Breakfast) | ||||||||
| Panel on Home Affairs | Choy So-yuk (PA) | Albert Ho (Democratic) | ||||||||
| Panel on Housing | Lee Wing-tat (Democratic) | Gary Cheng (DAB) | ||||||||
| Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting | Sin Chung-kai (Democratic) | Ma Fung-kwok (Independent→NCF) | Ma Fung-kwok (Independent→NCF) | Sin Chung-kai (Democratic) | ||||||
| Panel on Manpower | Fred Li (Democratic) | Lau Chin-shek (Democratic→CTU) | Lau Chin-shek (Democratic) | Lee Kai-ming (FLU) | ||||||
| Panel on Planning, Lands and Works | Edward Ho (Liberal) | Tang Siu-tong (PA) | ||||||||
| Panel on Public Service | Tam Yiu-chung (DAB) | Sophie Leung (Liberal) | ||||||||
| Panel on Security | James To (Democratic) | Selina Chow (Liberal) | ||||||||
| Panel on Transport | Miriam Lau (Liberal) | Lau Kong-wah (DAB) | ||||||||
| Panel on Welfare Services | Chan Yuen-han (DAB) | Ho Sai-chu (Liberal) | ||||||||
See also
References
- "Bills Committee on Provision of Municipal Services (Reorganization) Bill". 11 May 2013.
- Hong Kong/SAR Court of Appeal
- Long Hair impeachment bid rests on Civic Party, South China Morning Post, 22 March 2012
- Lam, Rhonda. "Democrats suspend unionist Lau over dual membership". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
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