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Hong Kong district council election

Hong Kong district council election
Hong Kong’s district council election was held on November 24, 2019. The opposition bloc won 392 out of 452 seats, while their pro-establishment rivals took the remaining 60.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Lo Kin-hei (second from right) meets the press after his re-election. Photo: Emily Hung
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party re-elects chairman Lo Kin-hei

‘Too early’ to say whether opposition party will run in next year’s Legislative Council election, according to Lo.

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party hosts banquet after several forced cancellations

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong may add more voting sites near border for mainland-based residents

Hong Kong politics

First Hong Kong district poll after overhaul cost taxpayers HK$1.2 billion

With record-low election turnout of 27.59 per cent, government spent an average of HK$102 on publicity for each vote in December 10 poll.

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The was an all-out promotion blitz for the December 10 election. Photo: Elson LI
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong is ready to have one person, one vote for chief executive

One way to help Hong Kong endure and thrive in this era of uncertainty is to further reform elections and have universal suffrage in voting for chief executive. Doing so would give the government broader representation, a stronger mandate and the ability to enact measures hindered by entrenched interest groups.

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Hong Kong politics

All 470 Hong Kong district councillors appointed to 3 neighbourhood committees

Government appoints 2,999 members to three committees across 18 districts, 466 more than last term.

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Many Hong Kong district councillors struggling to secure offices as deadline looms

Some councillors point to high rental prices as biggest challenge, especially in constituencies located in commercial districts or private housing estates.

A poster for the 2023 district council election. Each councillor gets HK$49,512 a month for operational fees and a one-off subsidy of HK$120,000 to open an office. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
Hong Kong politics

Xia urges Hong Kong district councillors to act as bridge for public, officials

Xia Baolong, director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, also joined city leader John Lee for dim sum breakfast to discuss municipal-level administration.

Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong district councillors juggle demands of serving enlarged wards

Subsidies don’t stretch far enough to cover rents, assistants’ pay and other expenses, councillors say.

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Hong Kong politics

Overloaded server caused system crash during Hong Kong’s district council poll

Electoral Affairs Commission also reveals that more than 2,000 voters not included in turnout rate, but says final results not affected.

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A ballot box is emptied at a polling station in San Po Kong early on December 11 last year. Photo: Dickson Lee
Crime in Hong Kong

Hong Kong woman given suspended jail term for call to invalidate election ballots

Yeung Sze-wing, 51, sentenced to two months in jail but term is suspended for two years owing to guilty plea and ‘other mitigating factors’.

The ICAC headquarters in North Point. The anti-corruption watchdog arrested three people on election day last December for inciting others to cast invalid votes. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong printed 1.5 million posters, leaflets for district council election

Authorities offer breakdown of promotion drive for first ‘patriots-only’ district council poll last month, which drew record-low turnout, but stop short of revealing total price tag.

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Old Hong Kong

Then & Now | Cow or bull dung, one’s garden will still grow. Maybe elections are the same

It makes no difference whether one uses cow or bull dung on the plants in one’s garden – it will still grow. Perhaps the same applies to Hong Kong District Council election candidates.

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Hong Kong economy

Can proposed district fairs in Hong Kong convince people to spend?

Only two of 18 district councils are proposing events with local flair and experts warn weak desire to spend and overlapping schedules may cause parties to fizzle out.

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The Temple Street night market has recently been overhauled in a bid to lure more people. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong politics

District council seeks community version of ‘Night Vibes Hong Kong’ campaign

Planned ‘Night Vibes Tsim Sha Tsui’ campaign involves street performances, lighting decorations and activities to boost consumption.

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Councillors attend the first Yau Tsim Mong District Council meeting after the municipal-level contest in December 2023. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong district councillors must back city’s own national security law: Lee

470 councillors swear oath of allegiance under supervision of home affairs chief Alice Mak.

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Hong Kong politics

Last days of Hong Kong’s opposition district councillors

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Letters | Fight polarisation over Gaza war with fact-based views

Readers discuss what individuals and the UN can do to foster peace in Gaza, the litter left in the wake of the district council election, and the rewards of reading.

Israeli soldiers walk past damaged buildings during a military operation in the north of the Gaza Strip amid continuing battles between Israel and Hamas on December 19. This photo was taken during a controlled tour and subsequently edited under the supervision of the Israeli military. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Letters | Social media mockery will only drive Hong Kong to do better

Readers discuss the taunts calling Hong Kong a ‘relic’ of a financial hub, what the new district councillors must do, and why AI literacy must be taught in schools.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | District councils must re-engage Hongkongers and reverse the disconnect

A record low voter turnout reflects a disconnect. For social reforms to succeed, communities must be engaged – the new district councils must make this their top task

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Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong’s incoming district councillors ‘must attend 80% of meetings each year’

Home affair chief Alice Mak discusses new requirement after two closed-door briefings, weeks before new district councillors take office on January 1.

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The new guidelines are part of a Legco-approved shake-up of the municipal bodies from earlier this year. Photo: Sam Tsang
John Lee

President Xi Jinping praises Hong Kong leader over national security, district poll

President Xi Jinping also urged John Lee’s administration to unite society and boost the city’s development by seizing ‘historic opportunities’.

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Chief Executive John Lee (left) with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his duty visit to Beijing on Monday. Photo: ISD
Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong’s first ‘depoliticised’ district polls raise more questions than answers

Tough questions must be asked about the election’s record low voter turnout and how defanged political parties can play a more ‘constructive’ role in an overhauled system

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Hong Kong politics

Opinion | Hong Kong district council elections: why weak middle class turnout is troubling

The expanded constituencies mean candidates need to cover a large population, with those with deep connections to public housing estates having an advantage. Candidates relying on middle-class support to win district council seats have been left disappointed.

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Hong Kong politics

My Take | Election apathy is inevitable when voters are denied a free choice

Voters at last Sunday’s “patriots-only” poll had to choose between pro-establishment contenders. Many regarded this as no choice at all.

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Chief Executive John Lee and other officials open a ballot box after Hong Kong’s district council election was held the previous day. Photo: Kyodo
Hong Kong politics

Letters | Hongkongers have good reasons to vote, despite the compromises

Post readers discuss the purpose of voting in Hong Kong elections, the reasons behind the BJP’s success in India, and how local libraries can engage the elderly.

Voters check candidate information outside a polling station for the district council election in Wong Tai Sin on December 10. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong politics

Editorial | Hong Kong council appointees must show worth

Described as ‘high-calibre patriots’ by Hong Kong’s leader, it remains to be seen whether they will improve district bodies.

Hong Kong politics

179 ‘patriots’ appointed to Hong Kong district councils; dozens lost in 2019 race

Forty-nine appointees, or 27 per cent, ran in the previous municipal-body election in 2019 and lost.

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