2nd Legislative Council of Hong Kong

2nd Legislative Council of Hong Kong
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Overview
Legislative body	Legislative Council
Jurisdiction	Hong Kong
Meeting place	Legislative Council Building
Term	1 October 2000 – 30 September 2004
Website	legco.gov.hk/
Members	60 members
President	Rita Fan (Independent)
Party control	Pro-Beijing camp

The Second Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Chinese: 香港第二屆立法會; pinyin: Xiānggǎng dì èr jiè lìfǎ huì) was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the LegCo is based on the 2000 election. The term of the session was from 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2004, during the latter half of the first term of the Tung Chee-hwa's administration and the most of the Tung's second term in office. The pro-democratic Democratic Party remained the largest party with 13 seats. Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Wong Sing-chi, Michael Mak, Li Fung-ying, Lo Wing-lok, Abraham Shek, Tommy Cheung and Audrey Eu who won the seat vacated by Gary Cheng in the 2000 Hong Kong Island by-election.

Major events

• September 2002 – July 2003: The government released its proposals for the anti-subversion law and sparked enormous criticisms from the society. The Hong Kong 1 July marches recorded more than five millions, the largest protest since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Liberal Party's chairman James Tien resigned from the Executive Council and would have party members vote for a postponement. As a result, the government withdrew the bill in later July due to insufficient votes to pass the law.

Major legislation

Enacted

• 8 July 2004: Education (Amendment) Ordinance 2004

Proposed

• National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill

National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill

Main articles: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 and National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill 2003

In November 2002, the anti-subversion National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill to amend the Crimes Ordinance, the Official Secrets Ordinance and the Societies Ordinance pursuant to the obligation imposed by Article 23 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong was introduced to the Legislative Council. It is the cause of considerable controversy and division in Hong Kong. Protests against the bill resulted in a massive demonstration on 1 July 2003. In the aftermath, the National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill was withdrawn after it became clear that it would not get the necessary support from the Legislative Council for it to be passed. The bill was then shelved indefinitely.

Composition

		Affiliation	Election	At dissolution
		Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong	11	10
		Liberal Party	8	8
		Breakfast Group	7	7
		Hong Kong Progressive Alliance	4	4
		Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions	1	1
		Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions	1	1
		New Century Forum	1	1
		Independent	6	6
		Total for Pro-Beijing camp	39	38
		Democratic Party	12	11
		Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions	2	2
		The Frontier	2	2
		Article 45 Concern Group	0	2
		Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood	1	1
		Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre	1	1
		Independent	3	3
		Total for Pro-democracy camp	21	22
		Total	60	60

Graphical representation of the Legislative Council

Pro-democracy camp:

•   Frontier
•   CTU
•   NSWC
•   A45 Concern Group
•   Democratic Party
•   ADPL
•   Independents

Pro-Beijing camp:

•   Liberal Party
•   New Forum
•   Progressive Alliance
•   DAB
•   FTU
•   FLU
•   Independents

Leadership

Office	Party	Officer		Constituency	Since
President	Independent		Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai	Election Committee	1998

List of members

The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 10 September 2000 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

^d = did not take seat

Selection Method	Constituency	Portrait	Elected Members	Elected Party		Political Alignment	Born	Occupation(s)	Assumed Office
EC	Election Committee		Rita Fan		Independent	Pro-Beijing	(1945-09-20)20 September 1945	Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Industrial (First)		Kenneth Ting		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1942-08-21)21 August 1942	Company Chairman	1998
FC	Commercial (First)		James Tien		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1947-01-08)8 January 1947	Company Chairman	1998
EC	Election Committee		David Chu		Progressive Alliance	Pro-Beijing	(1943-03-05)5 March 1943	Company Chairman Company Director	1998
GC	Hong Kong Island		Cyd Ho		Frontier	Pro-democracy	(1954-07-24)24 July 1954	Social Activist	1998
GC	New Territories West		Albert Ho		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1951-12-01)1 December 1951	Solicitor and Notary Public Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Engineering		Raymond Ho		Breakfast Group	Pro-Beijing	(1939-03-23)23 March 1939	Engineer	1998
GC	New Territories West		Lee Cheuk-yan		CTU	Pro-democracy	(1957-02-12)12 February 1957	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	Hong Kong Island		Martin Lee		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1938-06-08)8 June 1938	Barrister-at-law	1998
FC	Accountancy		Eric Li		Breakfast Group	Pro-Beijing	(1953-05-23)23 May 1953	Accountant	1998
FC	Finance		David Li		Independent	Pro-Beijing	(1939-03-13)13 March 1939	Banker	1998
GC	Kowloon East		Fred Li		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1955-04-25)25 April 1955	Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Industrial (Second)		Lui Ming-wah		Breakfast Group	Pro-Beijing	(1937-04-04)4 April 1937	Businessman	1998
EC	Election Committee		Ng Leung-sing		Breakfast Group	Pro-Beijing	(1949-07-11)11 July 1949	Banker	1998
EC	Election Committeeb		Ng Ching-fai		New Forum	Pro-Beijing	(1939-11-20)20 November 1939	Dean and Chair Professor	1998
FC	Legal		Margaret Ng		Independenta	Pro-democracy	(1948-01-25)25 January 1948	Barrister-at-law	1998
GC	Wholesale and Retail		Selina Chow		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1945-01-25)25 January 1945	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	Kowloon West		James To		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1963-03-11)11 March 1963	Solicitor	1998
FC	Education		Cheung Man-kwong		Democratic/PTU	Pro-democracy	(1954-09-15)15 September 1954	Teacher Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Import and Export		Hui Cheung-ching		Progressive Alliance	Pro-Beijing	(1942-09-04)4 September 1942	Company Director	1998
FC	Labour		Chan Kwok-keung		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1946-01-17)17 January 1946	Associate Director	1998
GC	Kowloon East		Chan Yuen-han		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1946-11-15)15 November 1946	Labour Service	1998
FC	Insurance		Bernard Chan		Breakfast Group	Pro-Beijing	(1965-01-11)11 January 1965	Company President	1998
GC	Kowloon East		Chan Kam-lam		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1949-01-22)22 January 1949	Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Textiles and Garment		Sophie Leung		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1945-10-09)9 October 1945	Company Director	1998
GC	New Territories West		Leung Yiu-chung		NWSC	Pro-democracy	(1953-05-19)19 May 1953	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	Hong Kong Islandb		Gary Chengd		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1950-05-29)29 May 1950	Public Relations Consultant	1998
FC	Information Technology		Sin Chung-kai		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1960-06-15)15 June 1960	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	New Territories East		Andrew Wong		Independent	Pro-democracy	(1943-12-11)11 December 1943	Professor	1998
FC	Commercial (Second)		Philip Wong		Independent	Pro-Beijing	(1938-12-23)23 December 1938	Company Chairman	1998
FC	Agriculture and Fisheries		Wong Yung-kan		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1951-08-10)10 August 1951	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	Kowloon West		Jasper Tsang		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1947-05-14)14 May 1947	Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Tourism		Howard Young		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1948-03-30)30 March 1948	General Manager	1998
GC	Hong Kong Island		Yeung Sum		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1947-11-22)22 November 1947	Lecturer	1998
EC	Election Committee		Yeung Yiu-chung		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1951-11-07)7 November 1951	School Principal	1998
GC	Kowloon West		Lau Chin-shek		CTU	Pro-democracy	(1944-09-12)12 September 1944	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	New Territories East		Lau Kong-wah		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1957-06-22)22 June 1957	Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Heung Yee Kuk		Lau Wong-fat		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1936-10-15)15 October 1936	Company Chairman	1998
FC	Transport		Miriam Lau		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1947-04-27)27 April 1947	Solicitor and Notary Public	1998
EC	Election Committee		Ambrose Lau		Progressive Alliance	Pro-Beijing	(1947-07-16)16 July 1947	Solicitor and Notary Public	1998
GC	New Territories East		Emily Lau		Frontier	Pro-democracy	(1952-01-22)22 January 1952	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	Hong Kong Island		Choy So-yuk		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1950-10-10)10 October 1950	Merchant	1998
GC	New Territories East		Andrew Cheng		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1960-04-28)28 April 1960	Solicitor	1998
GC	Kowloon East		Szeto Wah		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1931-02-28)28 February 1931	Legislative Councillor	1998
FC	Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication		Timothy Fok		Independent	Pro-Beijing	(1946-02-14)14 February 1946	Merchant	1998
FC	Social Welfare		Law Chi-kwong		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1953-11-01)1 November 1953	Social Work Teacher	1998
GC	New Territories West		Tam Yiu-chung		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1949-12-15)15 December 1949	Legislative Councillor	1998
GC	New Territories West		Tang Siu-tong		Progressive Alliance	Pro-Beijing	(1942-09-26)26 September 1942	Medical Practitioner	1998 (b)
FC	Real Estate and Construction		Abraham Shek		Breakfast Group	Pro-Beijing	(1945-06-24)24 June 1945	Company Director	2000
FC	Labour		Li Fung-ying		FLU	Pro-Beijing	(1950-12-02)2 December 1950	Trade Union Officer	2000
FC	Financial Services		Henry Wu		Independent	Pro-Beijing	(1951-08-23)23 August 1951	Merchant Executive Director	2000
FC	Catering		Tommy Cheung		Liberal	Pro-Beijing	(1949-09-30)30 September 1949	Merchant Legislative Councillor	2000
FC	Health Services		Michael Mak		Independent	Pro-democracy	(1955-08-23)23 August 1955	Legislative Councillor	2000
GC	New Territories West		Albert Chan		Democratica	Pro-democracy	(1955-03-03)3 March 1955	Legislative Councillor	2000
FC	Labour		Leung Fu-wah		FTU	Pro-Beijing	(1951-10-21)21 October 1951	Unionist	2000
FC	Medical		Lo Wing-lok		Breakfast Group	Pro-Beijing	(1954-09-13)13 September 1954	Medical Practitioner	2000
GC	New Territories East		Wong Sing-chi		Democratic	Pro-democracy	(1957-10-11)11 October 1957	Social Worker	2000
GC	Kowloon West		Frederick Fung		ADPL	Pro-democracy	(1953-03-17)17 March 1953	Legislative Councillor	2000
FC	District Council		Ip Kwok-him		DAB	Pro-Beijing	(1951-11-08)8 November 1951	Executive Secretary	2000
FC	Architectural, Surveying and Planning		Lau Ping-cheung		Independent	Pro-Beijing	(1951-10-03)3 October 1951	Surveyor	2000

By-elections

• 10 December 2000, Audrey Eu elected in the Hong Kong Island by-election and replaced Gary Cheng who did not take the seat and was subsequently jailed for abuse of office.
• 16 September 2001, Ma Fung-kwok replaced resigned Ng Ching-fai in the Election Committee by-election.

Other changes

2002

• Albert Chan (New Territories West) left the Democratic Party on 1 August 2002, a day after the Party's leadership election.

2003

• Audrey Eu (Hong Kong Island) and Margaret Ng (Legal) launched the Basic Law Article 23 Concern Group to criticise the HKSAR Government's legislative proposals to implement the controversial Article 23 of the Basic Law and renamed it into Article 45 Concern Group on 14 November 2003.

Committees

Committee	Chair								Vice Chair
		2000–01		2001–02		2002–03		2003–04		2000–01		2001–02		2002–03		2003–04
Committees
Finance Committee Establishment Subcommittee Public Works Subcommittee		Philip Wong (Independent)								Ng Leung-sing (Breakfast)
		Chan Kwok-keung (DAB)								Ng Leung-sing (Breakfast)
		Raymond Ho (Breakfast)								Albert Chan (Democratic→Independent)
Public Accounts Committee		Eric Li (Breakfast)								Emily Lau (Frontier)
Committee on Members' Interests		David Chu (PA)								Sin Chung-kai (Democratic)
House Committee Parliamentary Liaison Subcommittee		Selina Chow (Liberal)						Miriam Lau (Liberal)		Fred Li (Democratic)
		Lui Ming-wah (Breakfast)								Emily Lau (Frontier)
Committee on Rules of Procedure		Jasper Tsang (DAB)								Margaret Ng (Independent→A45CG)
Panels
Panel on Administration of Justice and Legal Services		Margaret Ng (Independent)								Jasper Tsang (DAB)
Panel on Commerce and Industry		Kenneth Ting (Liberal)								Hui Cheung-ching (PA)
Panel on Constitutional Affairs		Andrew Wong (Independent)								Emily Lau (Frontier)
Panel on Economic Services		James Tien (Liberal)								Lui Ming-wah (Breakfast)
Panel on Education		Yeung Sum (Democratic)		Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB)		Yeung Sum (Democratic)		Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB)		Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB)		Yeung Sum (Democratic)		Yeung Yiu-chung (DAB)		Yeung Sum (Democratic)
Panel on Environmental Affairs		Ng Ching-fai (NCF)		Choy So-yuk (DAB)						Cyd Ho (Frontier)
Panel on Financial Affairs		Ambrose Lau (PA)								Henry Wu (Independent)
Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene		Fred Li (Democratic)								Tommy Cheung (Liberal)
Panel on Health Services		Sophie Leung (Liberal)				Lo Wing-lok (Breakfast)		Michael Mak (Independent)		Lo Wing-lok (Breakfast)				Michael Mak (Independent)		Lo Wing-lok (Breakfast)
Panel on Home Affairs		Andrew Cheng (Democratic)		Ip Kwok-him (DAB)		Andrew Cheng (Democratic)		Ip Kwok-him (DAB)		Choy So-yuk (DAB)		Andrew Cheng (Democratic)		Choy So-yuk (DAB)		Andrew Cheng (Democratic)
Panel on Housing		Chan Kam-lam (DAB)		Albert Ho (Democratic)		Chan Kam-lam (DAB)		Albert Ho (Democratic)		Albert Ho (Democratic)		Chan Kam-lam (DAB)		Albert Ho (Democratic)		Chan Kam-lam (DAB)
Panel on Information Technology and Broadcasting		Sin Chung-kai (Democratic)								Howard Young (Liberal)
Panel on Manpower		Lau Chin-shek (CTU)								Chan Kwok-keung (DAB)
Panel on Planning, Lands and Works		Tang Siu-tong (PA)								Lau Ping-cheung (Independent)
Panel on Public Service		Tam Yiu-chung (DAB)								Li Fung-ying (FLU)
Panel on Security		Lau Kong-wah (DAB)		James To (Democratic)		Lau Kong-wah (DAB)		James To (Democratic)		James To (Democratic)		Lau Kong-wah (DAB)		James To (Democratic)		Lau Kong-wah (DAB)
Panel on Transport		Miriam Lau (Liberal)						Lau Kong-wah (DAB)		Abraham Shek (Breakfast)						Andrew Cheng (Democratic)
Panel on Welfare Services		Law Chi-kwong (Democratic)		Chan Yuen-han (DAB)		Law Chi-kwong (Democratic)		Chan Yuen-han (DAB)		Chan Yuen-han (DAB)		Law Chi-kwong (Democratic)		Chan Yuen-han (DAB)		Law Chi-kwong (Democratic)

See also

• 2000 Hong Kong legislative election
• 2000 Hong Kong Island by-election