Kowloon city book fair 2012 presidential election results

It was established in 1998 following a reform to the electoral system for the legislative council of hong kong. Federation of hong kong and kowloon labour unions, 1,734, 0. Elections in hong kong take place when certain political offices in the government need to be. Eastern district council nam fung constituency byelection of 18 may 2014 for participants only islands district council tung chung north constituency byelection of 27 april 2014 for participants only southern district council south horizons west constituency byelection of 23 march 2014 for participants only yau tsim mong district council kings park constituency byelection of 27. Prodemocracy candidate alvin yeung wins hotly contested hong. Mar 26, 2017 hong kong announced on sunday that carrie lam, the candidate viewed as most favored by beijing, will be the specialstatus territorys new chief executive, the first woman to fill that position. Hong kong faces selection not election of chinas favoured.

The scope of project involves repaving the road surface, installation of arbors and benches. Lift worker chan tszwais election campaign material consisted of a badly lit photograph of him in a green football jersey and his manifesto in chinese was scrawled out in his own handwriting. Hong kongs weirdly exclusive election campaign the. The philippine consulate general has been meeting various groups of the filipino community here to prepare for the conduct of the 30day overseas absentee voting in april and may. Subscribe book fair news the format of the email address provided is incorrect i agree that the above information may be used by the hong kong trade development council hktdc for incorporation in its database for sending the information of hong kong book fair to me, and for direct marketing productsservices of hktdc. A faction of powerful local business interests sidelined during the last election, in 2012, will come out on top no matter the result of the vote. Guidelines on the legislative council election full version. Only half of the seats of the citys 70member legislative council are directly elected through universal suffrage. There are lots of unseen photos in the book that you cant find online.

The results will not immediately change hong kongs governance. Though predominantly residential in nature, the district has a fair share of commercial and industrial functions. As a result, the qing authorities felt it necessary to improve the fort in order to rule. The by election is a firstpastthepost, winnertakesall proposition, which means yeung and leung are in the same quagmire that beset eric chu liluan and james soong chuyu in taiwans general. The 2012 hong kong chief executive election was held on 25 march 2012 to select the chief executive of hong kong ce, the highest office in the hong kong special administrative region hksar, by a 1,193member election committee ec to replace the incumbent chief executive. Heres what western accounts of the kowloon walled city dont. Mar 24, 2017 for some, a winwin election in hong kong. I needed this for my degree as i am producing an animation based on the walled city. Hong kong bans proindependence candidate from election cnn. The constituency was formed since the 1998 legislative election, replacing a number of singlemember constituencies in 1995. Nearly three million people voted, equivalent to 71 per cent of registered voters, an unprecedented turnout in the electoral. See more ideas about wealth disparity, wealth and economics. I neither have photoshop on my laptop nor any designing skills, the 27yearold said, referring to the design software typically used to embellish.

Sep 05, 2016 the opposition camp has maintained its veto power in hong kongs legislative council after winning 19 of 35 seats in the geographical constituencies, with localist parties gaining three of the. Oct 06, 2016 october 6th 2016 presidential election open discussion posted on october 6, 2016 by sundance in an effort to keep the daily open thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for 2016 presidential politics. Second super seat in the 2012 legislative council election, won 27 seats in total under the ftu banner solely and secured a qualification to nominate a candidate for the super seat in next years election. October 6th 2016 presidential election open discussion posted on october 6, 2016 by sundance in an effort to keep the daily open thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for 2016 presidential politics. What next for hong kong after its legislative council election. These byelections were needed to replace two kowloon west. Sep 09, 2016 hong kongs election results last week revealed big surprises, with several radical, young politicians now having a say over the city s governance. The number of seats in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 were 4, 4, 5, 5 and 6. Nov 04, 2016 most election news items on apple dailys own website on sept.

He can rebuild the communication with hong kong people. On sunday, 1,194 people will choose a new chief executive on behalf of hong kongs nearly 4 million voters but beijings anointed one is far from popular. In the 2012 legco elections, the antidemocrats or loyalists, as they prefer. City of darkness life in kowloon walled city photo book in. Committee of kowloon city district council suggested implementing the district minor works project for construction of a waterfront promenade at king wan street. He is the only one candidate who can satisfy different stakeholders.

Final hong kong election results in hong kong free press. Hong kongs election results last week revealed big surprises, with several radical, young politicians now having a say over the citys governance. It currently elects six members of the legislative council using the hare quota of partylist proportional representation. Won by the former nonofficial convenor of the executive council of hong kong leung chunying, the election was the. Hong kong announced on sunday that carrie lam, the candidate viewed as most favored by beijing, will be the specialstatus territorys new chief executive, the first woman to fill that position. In december 2005, legco voted down proposed ce election reforms after up to 250,000 people rallied against the.

A 1,200member election committee chose a new chief executive in 2012, but. We will not send you any promotional and other materials upon receiving your request with no charge. What this election tells us is that the pandemocratic vs panestablishment balance have moved from 5545 to 6040 like in the pre 2012 era and that a massive pandemocratic mobilization was mostly matched by the panestablishment mobilization with this sort of unprecedented turnout. When the 2004 election ended up even worse, we still hoped for 2008. Fair and equal treatment of candidates by the print. The democratization of hong kong not only has implications for u. It was felt that a play based on the events of the 2016 us presidential election was both timely and. October 6th 2016 presidential election open discussion. Yoshua okons incredible video installation latex, presented by mor charpentier, uses an amateur horror theater troupe from mexico city to illustrate the fear campaign surrounding the 2012 presidential election in mexico. The 2012 hong kong legislative council election was held on 9 september 2012 for the 5th legislative council legco since the establishment of the hong kong special administrative region. The most recent election was held on 4 september 2016. The election was for the new total of 70 seats in legco, ten more than previously, with 35 members elected in geographical constituencies through direct elections, and 35 members in functional constituencies. We can use the election results from the 2012 legco elections from hong kong island to see how this works in practice. District officer kowloon city sought comments from relevant government departments for the.

With yet another probeijing chief executive, many in hong kong are. Hong kongs legco election has record voter turnout amid. Home 2020 election results election info weblog wiki. Hong kong bans a proindependence candidate from running in upcoming elections. Hong kong election shows fight for independence is far. Past program summaries league of woman voters hong kong. Francois fillon, former french prime minister, member of the republicans political party and 2017 presidential election candidate of the french centreright, attends a campaign rally in margnyles. The 2010 hong kong legislative council by election was an election held on 16 may 2010 in hong kong for all five geographical constituencies of the legislative council legco, triggered by the resignation of five pandemocrat legislative councillors in january of the same year. In 1841, when hong kong island was ceded to britain, kowloon walled city was already a garrison and was reinforced by the.

I could see the final balance being 162 with kwun tong and kowloon city remaining panestablishment, but no others. Kowloon walled city was an ungoverned, densely populated settlement in kowloon city, hong kong. Hong kongs election results are in, and beijing won quartz. Experts predict that the race for the six legco seats in the constituency will be won mainly by incumbent lawmakers. The 2010 hong kong legislative council byelection was an election held on 16 may 2010 in hong kong for all five geographical constituencies of the legislative council legco, triggered by the resignation of five pandemocrat legislative councillors in january of the same year. The 2012 elections in hong kong are important for the citys future. On march 26, carrie lam was selected to become hong kongs next chief executive. Carrie lam wins vote to become hong kongs next leader. Opinion for some, a winwin election in hong kong the new. The legislative council legco of the hong kong special.

The byelection is a firstpastthepost, winnertakesall proposition, which means yeung and leung are in the same quagmire that beset eric chu liluan and james soong chuyu in taiwans general. Kowloon walled city park sits on the very site of the former kowloon walled city, remembered today as a haven of crime and debauchery. The people of hong kong are preparing to vote for their next leader at a crucial moment in the citys history. Who would be a good candidate for hong kong chief executive. And, as unbelievable as it still appears, the country that elected and reelected bush and cheney voted for obama. The size of the selection committee and the ec has gradually expanded from 400 members in 1996, to 800 in 2002 and 1 200 in 2012. For many, the american election of 2000 was a disaster, but we knew that there would be another one in 2004. Mar 23, 2017 on sunday, 1,194 people will choose a new chief executive on behalf of hong kongs nearly 4 million voters but beijings anointed one is far from popular. Elections in hong kong take place when certain political offices in the government need to be filled.

City of darkness life in kowloon walled city photo book. Fair, open and honest elections are vital to the political and social development of our community. Commercial activities abound in the bustling streets in kowloon city as well as in the shopping malls of whampoa garden and public housing estates within the district, whereas industrial activities are largely confined to the tokwawan and hunghom subdistricts. December 1, 2017 holiday dinner at kowloon cricket club. Enrich your understanding of hong kongs electoral systems elections concern the rights and obligations of every hong kong citizen.

Hong kong election shows fight for independence is far from. History looks set to repeat itself in kowloon west legco election. These were kowloon west and parts of kowloon central in the 1991 election with dualseat constituency dualvote system and kowloon southwest, kowloon west, kowloon south, and kowloon central in the 1995 election. The book is in great condition and is exactly what i had hoped it would be. Prodemocracy candidate alvin yeung wins hotly contested. Carrie lam wins vote to become hong kongs next leader the.

What this election tells us is that the pandemocratic vs panestablishment balance have moved from 5545 to 6040 like in the pre2012 era and that a massive pandemocratic mobilization was mostly matched by the panestablishment mobilization with this sort of unprecedented turnout. Students finishing primary, junior secondary, and senior secondary education. Past attempts to reform hong kongs election process have had mixed results. After some initial frustration me of not being able to find a seat next to eachother, paul and i settled into two seats front to back to eacth other in the back of the bus. Chan hotin and the hong kong national party are part of a separatist movement. Jul 30, 2016 hong kong bans a proindependence candidate from running in upcoming elections. Courtesy of city of darkness revisited this unique society and its complete neglect by the rest of hong kong was born of the equally unique political conditions of the kowloon site. The neo democrats, a breakaway group of the democratic party, fared especially well, winning 15 of 16 district seats they contested which made their total seats jumped from 8 to 15. A historic victory for the panestablishment bloc where it finally beat the pandemocratic bloc 1on1 in a legco district election. Heres what western accounts of the kowloon walled city. Sep 04, 2016 the results will not immediately change hong kongs governance. History looks set to repeat itself in kowloon west legco.

Most election news items on apple dailys own website on sept. A bevy of candidates from new parties calling for more selfdetermination in the former british colony won seats in the first major elections since massive street protests two years ago. Results of the presidential election of 2012, won by barack h. Vice consul alex vallespin presided over the meetings to get pointers and suggestions from the members of the filipino community for the orderly conduct of the elections. The site occupies a strategic point along the kowloon peninsula and has been used by chinese imperial officials since the 16 th century. The electoral affairs commission said 58 per cent of the citys 3. This report discusses the current state of democracy in hong kong leading up to elections in 2017. Report on the recent community and political situation in. While the race for hong kongs chief executive looks a lot like any major mayoral election, the choice doesnt rest with the citys 3. The opposition camp has maintained its veto power in hong kongs legislative council after winning 19 of 35 seats in the geographical constituencies, with localist parties gaining three of the. The crisis is proving to be a test not only of hong kongs political culture but also of which political ethic will prevail across china in the years ahead. What next for hong kong after its legislative council. Pakistans political affairs in the past have been dominated by old style dynastic.

Another hong kong election, another probeijing leaderwhy. Please tick here if you object to our use of your personal data for direct marketing. Prodemocracy candidate alvin yeung wins hotly contested hong kong byelection, while localist edward leung has credible showing with 15pc of vote. I do support john tsang chunwah to run for the election. We have elections for the chief executive, the legislative council and the district councils in hong kong.

Opinion for some, a winwin election in hong kong the. Raymond wong yukman league of social democrats 17,259. The kowloon west geographical constituency is one of the five geographical constituencies of the legislative council of hong kong. Every four years, half of the unicameral legislative council of hong kongs seventy seats representing the geographical constituencies are returned by the electorate. Kowloon west was historically been very weak for the panestablishment bloc but has shifted toward to the panestablishment bloc due to impact of the rise of panlocalism bloc.