42-650: The Sha Tin District Council is the district council for the Sha Tin District in Hong Kong . It is one of 18 such councils. The Sha Tin District Council currently consists of 42 members, of which the district is divided into four constituencies, electing a total of 8 members, 16 district committee members, 17 appointed members, and one ex officio member who is the Sha Tin rural committee chairman. The latest election
84-482: A new town in the 1980s, Sha Tin was a strategic target for emerging pro-democracy activists , when the three major pro-democracy political groups Hong Kong Affairs Society (HKAS), Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood (ADPL) and Meeting Point formed a strategic alliance in the 1988 District Board election , which saw prominent politicians Fung Chi-wood , Lau Kong-wah and Choy Kan-pui launched their political careers. Lau and Choy later quit
126-556: A face mask manufacturer was challenging the Hong Kong national security law by producing yellow-coloured masks. In December 2020, Quat asked the government to consider a "lockdown order" for foreign domestic helpers on their day off, claiming that social distancing violations were "getting out of control" by them. In response, the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Law Chi-kwong , dismissed Quat's idea and said that her suggestion would be inappropriate and discriminatory. In January 2021,
168-740: A number of incidents involving insulting other persons have happened in Hong Kong in recent years. Such acts not only trample on other persons' dignity and damage their reputation, but also encourage the trend of bullying in the community. Moreover, it is learnt that quite a number of public officers, while discharging duties, have experienced they themselves and their family members being insulted." In February 2023, when talking about foreign domestic helpers , Quat said she heard complaints and that "If it's not about job-hopping, it's that they don’t match their product descriptions. Let’s not say 'product,' but they come to Hong Kong and they don't know how to do any of
210-528: A proportion of each was elected. In an attempt to inject a democratic element into the Legislative Council, the government introduced a model where some legislators were elected indirectly by members of the district councils. Twelve legislators were returned by an 'electoral college' of district councillors in 1985. The practice was repeated in 1988 and 1995. After the HKSAR was established in 1997, as part of
252-580: A rubber-stamp, and a clear sign that councils lacked independence. Li recalled a similar government "consultation" on universal suffrage in 2007, in which two-thirds of the councils passed a vote in support of its position. After it was revealed that the government was behind the concerted district councils' motions in 2008 supporting the relocation of Queen's Pier, Albert Ho condemned the government for tampering with district councils to "create public opinion", and for turning district officers into propagandists. In 1999, Tung Chee Hwa appointed 100 members to
294-588: Is a Hong Kong politician associated with the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong . She is a co-founder of the Internet Professional Association (iProA), a director of the World Summit Award and chief executive officer of CB Strategic Investment. All three of her "degrees" were awarded by defunct diploma mill Greenwich University, Hawaii . Quat
336-651: The 2021 Hong Kong legislative election , yielding 0.0475578% of the total voting value (elected seats), which is 9569 times more than the value of an average voter's total voting value. On 5 January 2022, Carrie Lam announced new warnings and restrictions against social gathering due to potential COVID-19 outbreaks. One day later, it was discovered that Quat attended a birthday party hosted by Witman Hung Wai-man, with 222 guests. At least one guest tested positive with COVID-19, causing all guests to be quarantined. In July 2022, Quat proposed legislation to prohibit insulting people, stating "There are views pointing out that
378-615: The Legislative Council (Legco). The initial purpose was to help implement the 'Clean Hong Kong' campaign, by distributing publicity material to local people. This was held to be a success. A next stage in the government's effort to increase local engagement and influence was the setting up, in June 1973, of mutual aid committees (MACs) in high-rise residential buildings. These were described in Legco as "a group of responsible citizens, resident in
420-547: The New Territories . The next development was the establishment of eight district advisory boards in the districts of the New Territories, starting with Tsuen Wan in 1977. The boards, whose members were appointed, were more formally constituted than the city district boards, charged with advising on local matters, recommending minor district works, and conducting cultural and recreational activities. Then in 1982, under
462-512: The "through train", the district boards became provisional district boards, composed of all the original members of the boards supplemented by others appointed by the chief executive. (Under the British administration, the Governor had refrained from appointing any member.) Later in early 1999 a bill was passed in the Legislative Council providing mainly for the establishment, composition and functions of
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#1733084717997504-658: The Betterment of China, 3 are from the Federation of Trade Unions, and 1 is from the BPA. Among the 42 members of the House of Representatives, 42 are from the pro-establishment camp. Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties: Elections are held every four years. As of October 19, 2020: Since 1985,
546-742: The Civil Force, making NPP the largest party in the district. In the 2015 District Council election , the first election after the Umbrella Revolution , the pan-democrats made a surprising advance in the district, doubling their seats from 8 to 19 seats by defeating a number of veteran Civil Force councillors. The DAB also suffered some unexpected defeats in Ma On Shan, with incumbent Legislative Councillor Elizabeth Quat lost her seat to Labour Party new face Yip Wing in Chung On. However, The pro-Beijing camp
588-703: The DAB dropped its seat from 1999 election 's nine to 2003 election 's two due to the anti-government sentiments following the historic 2003 July 1 protest , many of those in Ma On Shan fallen into the Democrats' hand with the defeats of Lau Kong-wah and Chan Hak-kan in Kam To and Chung On . The DAB rebounded from its defeat in the 2007 election , retaking most of its seats from the Democrats. In 2014, Regina Ip 's New People's Party (NPP) expanded its network to Sha Tin by absorbing
630-550: The District Councils, which would replace the Provisional District Boards. The 27 ex officio seats of Rural Committees , abolished by the colonial authorities, were reinstated. The government rejected any public survey or referendum on the issue, saying that it had been studying the issue since 1997, and had received 98 favourable submissions. The self-proclaimed pro-democracy camp dubbed the move "a setback to
672-458: The Government on the following: District councils also undertake the following within the respective districts with its available funds allocated by the government: There is a district council for each of the following eighteen districts. The number in parentheses corresponds to the number shown on the map at the right. Following revamp of District Councils announced by the Government in 2023 ,
714-515: The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa . The current Sha Tin District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the first District Council election in 1999. The appointed seats were abolished in 2015 after the modified constitutional reform proposal was passed by the Legislative Council in 2010. As
756-490: The Hong Kong judiciary dismissed Quat's idea, in which she suggested that a council should be used to determine criminal sentencing due to a perceived lack of consistency in penalties. The judiciary responded that current appeals and reviews were effective. In February 2021, it was reported that Quat again criticized the judiciary, claiming that the Department of Justice was not making progress in prosecuting those arrested under
798-523: The Legislative Council can be echoed in the district councils, who have sometimes been accused of slavishly supporting the government. Professor Li Pang-kwong, of Lingnan University , says that the problematic framework of the councils, being under the Home Affairs Bureau , has led them to work too closely with the government. He cites the example of the "copy and paste" Queen's Pier motions passed by thirteen councils to support government decisions as
840-525: The National Security Law. In February 2021, Quat said that BBC produced "fake news" that discredited mainland China's government, and that BBC deserved to have their programming dropped by RTHK. Later, Quat said that RTHK had issues and was "left unsupervised" under its former Director of Broadcasting, Leung Ka-wing. In contrast, the RTHK's Programme Staff Union stated that they had serious doubts about
882-538: The New Territories, all were returned by direct election. District Councils are chaired by District Officers starting from 2024, and had been the case in the first three years of District Boards (name of District Councils before handover), i.e. between 1982 and 1985. Since 1985 and until 2023 chairmen of District Boards are elected from amongst the members. Source: Review of the Roles, Functions and Composition As of 2 January 2020: The party affiliations and politics in
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#1733084717997924-451: The appointed members of the Hong Kong district councils. In December 2007, Donald Tsang named 27 government-appointed council members. Tsang was criticised for not appointing a single member of the pan-democrats in either 2003 or 2007. After the election, Donald Tsang appointed 68 members, none of them from the pan-democrat camp. Elizabeth Quat Elizabeth Quat Pei-fan , BBS , JP (Chinese: 葛珮帆 , born 23 December 1966 )
966-626: The chairman is elected by all the members of the board: 22°23′08″N 114°11′13″E / 22.385650°N 114.186977°E / 22.385650; 114.186977 District council of Hong Kong High Court District Court Magistrates' Court Special courts and tribunals: Chief Executive Elections Legislative elections District council elections Consular missions in Hong Kong Hong Kong–China relations Hong Kong–Taiwan relations The district councils , formerly district boards until 1999, are
1008-519: The company CB Strategic Investment in 2004 and has been the CEO since then. In 2005, she help founded eHealth Consortium. She was appointed as director for Hong Kong Education City in 2006. In 2007, she found and became the president for the Energy Saving & Environment Concern Alliance. Quat also founded Green ICT Consortium in 2009 and is the chairman of the organisation. In November 2020, Quat said that
1050-670: The district councils. These included 41 from various political parties, namely the Liberal Party , the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), and the Hong Kong Progressive Alliance . No democrats were appointed. In 2003, Tung appointed 21 political party appointees to the district councils to dilute the influence of the pan-democrats as follows: Professor of politics and sociology at Lingnan University , Dr. Li Pang-kwong said "As in
1092-617: The federal Department of Education in the United States and later relocated to Norfolk Island). In 2008, she was certified as a scuba diving instructor and is supporting photographer in a research group within the Ocean Geographic Society. In 2000, Quat founded the Internet Professional Association and was president of the group until 2006. She became the director of World Summit Award in 2003. Quat founded
1134-475: The general electorate who did not otherwise have a functional constituency vote. Under the district councillor appointment system, 102 district councillors out of 534 were picked by the Chief Executive , while the remainder were democratically elected by voters in each district. The system was abolished in 2013, and the new District Councils after the 2015 election no longer have appointed members. In 2023,
1176-456: The government proposed to cut the direct elect seats of district councilors from 452 to 88 seats while the total seats cut from 479 to 470 seats. Besides, all district councilors candidate who opt for election must be vetted and passed by the new District Council Eligibility Review Committee . The proposal has been approved by Legislative Council in July 2023. The councils are mandated to advise
1218-500: The governorship of Sir Murray MacLehose , the district boards were established under the District Administration Scheme. The aim was to improve co-ordination of government activities in the provision of services and facilities at the district level and the boards initially took over the roles of the district advisory boards. At first, the boards comprised only appointed members and government officials, but from 1982,
1260-535: The local councils for the 18 districts of Hong Kong . An early basis for the delivery of local services were the Kaifong associations , set up in 1949. However, by the 1960s, these had ceased to represent local interests, and so, in 1968, the government established the first local administrative structure with the city district offices, which were intended to enable it to mobilise support for its policies and programmes, such as in health and crime-reduction campaigns. An aim
1302-510: The new director, Patrick Li, and that the government had made moves to strip editorial independence from RTHK. In April 2021, Quat stated that the COVID-19 situation in India was out of control, and that flights from there to Hong Kong should be restricted, despite a mandatory 21-day hotel quarantine for inbound passengers. In December 2021, it was reported that Quat was eligible to vote four times in
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1344-501: The number of the elected seats is significantly reduced to around 20%, while each of the 40 per cent of the seats will be returned by indirect elections and by revived government's appointment. Single non-transferable vote replaced " first past the post " system, as previously implemented in the 2021 reform . Before the drastic change, there were a total of 479 district council members in the sixth District Councils . Except 27 ex-officio seats occupied by Chairmen of Rural Committees in
1386-533: The pace of democracy" because it was a throwback to the colonial era. In 2010, the government proposed that five legislators be added to district council functional constituencies, and be elected by proportional representation of elected DC members. In a politically controversial deal between the Democratic Party and the Beijing government , this was changed to allow the five seats to be elected by those members of
1428-423: The past, most of the appointees were pro-government or persons without a clear political stance... ensur[ing] that no district council is in the hands of the democrats." A spokesman for the democrats said the appointees "will have an unfair advantage in that they are getting financial support from the government which will help them run for office in future elections." After this election, this election would abolish
1470-488: The pro-democracy United Democrats of Hong Kong (UDHK) after the 1991 Legislative Council direct election and formed a new district-based political group Civil Force in which all its candidates were elected in the 1994 election and have been dominating the council since. The 2000s saw the intense competitions between the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong (DAB) and the Democratic Party , which saw
1512-416: The same multi-storey building who work together to solve common problems of cleanliness and security." In fact, they were tightly controlled by the government. With government encouragement, the number of such committees increased rapidly in these private buildings, from 1,214 in 1973 to 3,463 in 1980. The scheme was extended to public housing estates, of which 800 had MACs in 1980, as well as factories and in
1554-467: The things they said they could do. Domestic workers' contracts, and domestic worker policies, only help the domestic worker. They don’t help the employers." In July 2023, after the government lost at an attempt to ban the song Glory to Hong Kong , Quat said that the government should keep trying to ban the song. Quat received Ten Outstanding Young Persons and Ten Outstanding Young Digi Persons awards in 2001, and named The Most Successful Women 2002. She
1596-710: The victory. In the 2023 District Council election, 8 of the 42 seats on the Sha Tin District Council will be elected by elected members, 16 seats will be elected by district committees, 17 appointed members, and 1 ex-officio member will form the current Sha Tin District In the Parliament, among the 42 members, 16 are independent members, 13 are from the New People Party, 9 are from the Democratic Alliance for
1638-675: Was elected in 2012 to represent New Territories East in the Hong Kong Legislative Council . She was re-elected in 2021 to represent Election Committee . She has also served as an elected member of the Sha Tin District Council from 2008 to 2015. Quat received her Bachelor of Business Administration , Master of Business Administration , and Doctor of Philosophy in Management from Greenwich University, Hawaii (which has never been recognized by an accrediting body of
1680-468: Was able to retain control of the council with a one-seat majority of the ex-officio seat occupied by the Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman. In the historic landslide victory in 2019, the pro-democrats took control of the council by sweeping 40 of the 41 elected seats. Only the new constituency Di Yee was won by pro-Beijing DAB as two pro-democrat candidates split the votes which gave the DAB
1722-506: Was also to monitor the grass roots, following the 1967 riots . Under the Community Involvement Plan, launched in the early 1970s, Hong Kong and Kowloon were divided into 74 areas, each of around 45,000 people. For each, an ' area committee ' of twenty members was then appointed by the city district officers, and was comprised, for the first time, of members from all sectors of the local community, led by an unofficial member of
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1764-819: Was held on 10 December 2023 . The Sha Tin District Council was established on 1 April 1981 under the name of the Sha Tin District Board as the result of the colonial Governor Murray MacLehose 's District Administration Scheme reform. The District Board was partly elected with the ex-officio Regional Council members and Sha Tin Rural Committee chairman, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor Chris Patten refrained from appointing any member. The Sha Tin District Board became Sha Tin Provisional District Board after
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