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2022 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
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36 Hong Kong deputies to National People's Congress
Registered1,420
Turnout89.65%
  Majority party
 
Leader Ma Fung-kwok
Party Pro-Beijing independent
Seats won 36
Delegation Convenor before election

Ma Fung-kwok
Independent

Elected Delegation Convenor

Ma Fung-kwok
Independent

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 15 December 2022.[1] 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college composed of 1,420 members.

Electoral method

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Article 21 of the Hong 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.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (Standing Committee of NPC) decided in March 2022 that the electoral college is to compose of the Chinese nationals of the Election Committee (which elects the Chief Executive of Hong Kong).[2] The number of electorates was therefore at 1,420, down from 1,423 announced in September 2022 due to death and various issues.[3]

This election adopted block voting system. Each electorate shall vote for 36 candidates, i.e. the number of open seats.

Pre-election events

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Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong's sole delegate to the Standing Committee of NPC, has announced his decision to step down and will not stand in the NPC's election because of his age.[4] At least three more incumbents also decided not to seek re-election, including Lo Sui-on, Wong Yuk-shan, and Martin Liao.[5]

Media also reported Carrie Lam, the former Chief Executive, may be vying for an NPC seat and tipped to succeed Tam.[4]

During the first briefing about the election, Yang Zhenwu, secretary general of the Standing Committee of NPC, said the elected deputies will play a bigger role in the governance of China, and warned against any attempts to infiltrate or sabotage Chinese authorities through the election. The briefing also approved a list of 19 presidium members, but did not include Carrie Lam nor Tung Chee-hwa.[6]

Members of presidium are as follows:

On 8 December, John Lee, chairman of presidium, confirmed 42 hopefuls, out of 47 that obtained an application form, had secured enough nomination and became candidates of the election.[7]

BNO controversies

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A total of 21 delegates did not seek reelection, including some of the prominent businessman.[8] Financial Times later reported in March 2023 that Chinese officials told politicians and tycoons wishing to run in this election to renounce passports or travel documents from countries including the UK, with a message that "either you give it up or you don’t run".[9] While China had previously said that British National (Overseas) passport holders were eligible for the election, at least one NPC delegate intending to seek another term was reportedly denied a seat because of this, which was confirmed by local media HK01.[8] The British report cited the threat of "foreign forces" and "questions of loyalty" as the rationale behind.

Election result

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The voting took place at 10 am local time on 15 December and lasted for an hour. 1,273 electors cast their ballots,[10] meaning more than 150 were absent, including Ko Wing-man and Martin Liao of the presidium.[11] Ballot from 6 voters were rejected.[12]

Neuroscientist Nancy Ip, President of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, secured the most votes. All 15 incumbents retained their seats, including Nancy Ip, Cally Kwong, Ma Fung-kwok, Herman Hu, Tim Lui, Li Yinquan, Dennis Lam, Bunny Chan, Nicholas Chan, Chan Yung, Ng Chau-pei, Maggie Chan, Henry Cai, Andrew Yao, Tommy Li.

Amongst the 21 new members are youth group representatives, ex-Transport Secretary Frank Chan, and former Government Chief Information Officer Allen Yeung. Seven Legislative Council members were elected for the first time, namely Starry Lee, Priscilla Leung, Chan Chun-ying, Kennedy Wong, Rock Chen, Kenneth Fok, and Jimmy Ng, therefore increasing the total of MPs in the delegation to 12. Six members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference successfully earned a seat in the NPC.[13]

Another six candidates lost, including Tse Oi-hung, vice-president of the Federation of Trade Unions, and Andrew Fan, son of former NPC Standing Committee member Rita Fan.[14] Five of them are listed as supplementary members.

The list of elected delegates was submitted to the NPC's Candidate Eligibility Review Committee for review, and the results will be announced after their candidacies have been approved.[15]

Elected members (36)

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Supplementary members (5)

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  • William Shum Wai-lam
  • Sammy Lam Tin-hang
  • Andrew Fan Chun-wah
  • Daniel Chan Ching-yan
  • Tse Oi-hung

Defeated candidate (1)

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Edwin Cheng Kwok-kit won less than one-third of votes cast and became the only candidate not elected nor listed as supplementary member.

Detailed result

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2022 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Nancy Chu Ip Yuk-yu 1,254 98.97 +14.94
Independent Kenneth Fok Kai-kong 1,248 98.50
Independent (DAB) Rock Chen Chung-nin 1,246 98.34
Independent (DAB) Starry Lee Wai-king 1,243 98.11
Independent (DAB) Brave Chan Yung 1,238 97.71 +3.53
Independent Ronick Chan Chun-ying 1,237 97.63
Independent Andrew Yao Cho-fai 1,226 96.76 +3.09
Independent Henry Cai Yi 1,217 96.05 +8.03
Independent (New Forum) Ma Fung-kwok 1,216 95.97 +1.1
Independent Maggie Chan Man-ki 1,213 95.74 +14.68
Independent (FTU) Stanley Ng Chau-pei 1,212 95.66 +10.55
Independent Frank Chan Fan 1,206 95.19
Independent (Liberal) Nicholas Chan Hiu-fung 1,204 95.03 +27.37
Independent Li Yinquan 1,204 95.03 –0.01
Independent George Lau Ka-keung 1,195 94.32
Independent Bunny Chan Chung-bun 1,193 94.16 +6.31
Independent (BPA) Priscilla Leung Mei-fun 1,190 93.92
Independent Ling Yu-shih 1,190 93.92
Independent Lee Shing-put 1,183 93.37
Independent (DAB) Kennedy Wong Ying-ho 1,178 92.98
Independent (BPA) Jimmy Ng Wing-ka 1,176 92.82
Independent Ginny Man Wing-yee 1,174 92.66
Independent Cally Kwong Mei-wan 1,168 92.19 +4.00
Independent Eileen Tsui Li 1,167 92.11
Independent Dennis Lam Shun-chiu 1,167 92.11 +5.40
Independent (FEW) Wong Kam-leung 1,155 91.16
Independent Allen Yeung Tak-bun 1,155 91.16
Independent Herman Hu Shao-ming 1,132 89.34 +0.98
Independent Tim Lui Tim-leung 1,117 88.16 +1.51
Independent Hendrick Sin 1,091 86.11
Independent Gordon Lam Chi-wing 1,063 83.90
Independent Kelvin Sun Wei-yung 1,014 80.03
Independent (DAB) Chu Lap-wai 995 78.53
Independent (Liberal) Tommy Li Ying-sang 993 78.37 –2.69
Independent Wilson Shum Ho-kit 941 74.27
Independent (DAB) Wong Ping-fan 935 73.80
Independent (FTU) Tse Oi-hung 889 70.17
Independent Andrew Fan Chun-wah 799 63.06
Independent Daniel Chan Ching-yan 663 52.33
Independent Sammy Lam Tin-hang 662 52.25
Independent William Shum Wai-lam 661 52.17
Independent Edwin Cheng Kwok-kit 202 15.94
Total valid votes 1,267 99.53 +1.92
Rejected ballots 6 0.47 –1.92
Turnout 1,273 89.65 –0.65
Registered electors 1,420 –28.61

Result by party

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Hong Kong local parties are not counted as national political parties and thus the below elected deputies will not carry their membership in the National People's Congress.[16]

Party Seats ±
DAB 6 Increase1
BPA 2 Increase2
Liberal 2 Increase2
FTU 1 Decrease1
New Forum 1 Steady
FEW 1 Increase1
Independent 23 Decrease4
Total 36

References

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  1. ^ "HK NPC deputies poll set for Dec 15". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ "中华人民共和国香港特别行政区选举第十四届全国人民代表大会代表的办法_滚动新闻_中国政府网". www.gov.cn. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  3. ^ "中华人民共和国香港特别行政区第十四届全国人民代表大会代表选举会议成员名单--时政--人民网". politics.people.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  4. ^ a b "Tam Yiu-chung to bow out from NPC". RTHK. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  5. ^ "譚耀宗盧瑞安黃玉山廖長江不參與港區人大代表換屆選舉". RTHK. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong deputies to NPC will play bigger role in governance: senior official". South China Morning Post. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  7. ^ "42 Hong Kong candidates to compete in poll for 36 spots on China's legislature". South China Morning Post. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  8. ^ a b "前政協回應報道指人大代表疑因持BNO被勸退 或反映北京對國際形勢判斷". Voice of America. 8 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong political elite pressed to give up western passports". Financial Times. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  10. ^ "HKSAR elects 36 deputies to national legislature - China.org.cn". www.china.org.cn. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  11. ^ 高諾恆, 周皓宜 (2022-12-15). "港區人大選舉︱葉玉如霍啟剛膺票王票后 12名議員兼任、陳帆當選". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  12. ^ "港區人大代表選舉結果揭盅 霍啟剛、朱葉玉如膺票王票后｜附當選名單". Headline Daily (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  13. ^ "15名現屆人大全部連任 6名政協委員成功「轉跑道」 - RTHK". news.rthk.hk (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  14. ^ "Changing of the guard as 21 new members elected to Hong Kong's NPC delegation". South China Morning Post. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  15. ^ "36 HK deputies to National People's Congress elected - RTHK". news.rthk.hk. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  16. ^ "【名单】第十三届全国人大代表中的民主党派成员_团结网". www.tuanjiewang.cn. Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
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