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36Hong Kong deputies toNational People's Congress | ||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,234 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 94.73% | |||||||||||||||
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Theelection for the Hong Kong deputies to the11th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 25 January 2008. 36Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,234 members.
Article 21 of theHong Kong Basic Law stipulates:
Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law.In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.
A 1,234-strong electoral college composed of the following:[1]
The election took place at the second plenary meeting of the 11th National People's Congress election meeting on 25 January. It was attended byNational People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) vice-chairman Sheng Huaren and presided by Chief ExecutiveDonald Tsang Yam-kuen as executive chairman of the 19-member presidium.[2]
9 incumbent delegates decided to step down includingAllen Lee Peng-fei,Tsang Tak-sing, Sik Chi-wai andTsang Hin-chi and member of the NPCSCNg Hong-mun. It attracted new faces such asExecutive CouncillorsLaura Cha Shih May-lung andBernard Charnwut Chan, chairman of theChinese General Chamber of Commerce Ian Fok Chun-wan, former chairman of theKowloon-Canton RailwayMichael Tien Puk-sun and formerSecretary for Education and ManpowerFanny Law Fan Chiu-fun. There were also threepan-democrats,James To Kun-sun andMak Hoi-wah of theDemocratic Party andFrederick Fung Kin-kee of theAssociation for Democracy and People's Livelihood.[3]
1,169 of the 1,234 electoral college members cast their votes. Each elector had to choose 36 candidates. The top 36 candidates in the ballot, as long as they receive more than 50 per cent support, would be elected. 36 of the 52 candidates were elected while 7 candidates were elected as supplementary deputies. 2 incumbents,Philip Wong Yu-hong andDavid Chu Yu-lin failed to retain their seats in surprise.[4]
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