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1973 Hong Kong Municipal Election
The 1973 Hong Kong Urban Council election was held on 7 March 1973 for the seven of the 12 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Two new elected seats were created in the election. 8,675 eligible voters cast their votes, the turnout rate was 27.64 per cent. The Reform Club of Hong Kong won four of the seven seats and the Hong Kong Civic Association won the other three. Candidates from the Reform Club, Tsin Sai-nin and Wong Pun-cheuk won the two new seats, with Wong secured the last seat of two-year term, different from the rest of the four-year terms seats. Tsin and Wong would later resign from the Reform Club in 1974, after a fallout with chairman Bernacchi. Outcome References {{Hong Kong elections Hong Kong Municipal election Urban Urban means "related to a city". In that sense, the term may refer to: * Urban area, geographical area distinct from rural areas * Urban culture, the culture of towns and cities Urban may also refer to: General * U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Council
The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services Department. Later, the equivalent body for the New Territories was the Regional Council. The council was founded as the Sanitary Board in 1883. It was renamed the Urban Council when new legislation was passed in 1936 expanding its mandate. In 1973 the council was reorganised under non-government control and became financially autonomous. Originally composed mainly of ''ex-officio'' and appointed members, by the time the Urban Council was disbanded following the Handover it was composed entirely of members elected by universal suffrage. History The Urban Council was first established as the Sanitary Board in 1883. In 1887, a system of partial elections was established, allowing selected individuals to vote for members of the Board. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Pun-cheuk
Wong Pun-cheuk () was a Hong Kong politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Born in Sunwui, Guangdong, Wong lived in Hong Kong since his childhood. He was graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a bachelor's degree in medicine. He was the head of the war hospital for the British Army Aid Group (BAAG) during the war. He further studied in England after the war and practice as a doctor after he returned to Hong Kong. He was the head of many community organisations, including honorary president of the Eastern Athletic Association, Hoi Tin Athletic Association and Chin Woo Athletic Association. In the 1973 Urban Council election, Wong was nominated by Reform Club of Hong Kong to run in the election. Wong and Tsin Sai-nin Tsin Sai-nin () was a Hong Kong educator, unionist and politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council, former president of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association and the founder of the Hong Kong Profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Hong Kong
Elections in Hong Kong take place when certain political offices in the government need to be filled. Hong Kong has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in the Legislative Council. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is nonpartisan but has to work with several parties to form a coalition government. Every four years, ninety representatives are chosen to sit on the unicameral Legislative Council of Hong Kong (LegCo). Twenty seats representing the geographical constituencies are returned by popular vote, thirty seats representing the functional constituencies are elected through smaller closed elections within business sectors, and the remaining forty seats representing the Election Committee constituency are chosen by members of the Election Committee. The Chief Executive of Hong Kong is returned by the 1,500-member Election Committee on five-year intervals. Local elections are held on four-year intervals to return members of District Councils. Following the 2019–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 In Hong Kong
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (First inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1969, Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Elections In Asia
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (1969, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (1953, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A Royal Jordanian Boeing 707 flight from Jeddah crashes in Kano, Nigeria; 176 people are killed. * January 27 – U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War ends with the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. February * February 8 – A military insurrec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Wong (politician)
Henry S. L. Wong () was a Hong Kong businessman and politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. Biography Wong was born in Mei County, Guangdong Province, China. He ran the mining business in Malaysia in his early life and was a leader of the Chinese community in Ipoh, being the manager of the two local corporations and got to know many leaders in Malaysia and Singapore. Wong moved to Hong Kong with his family after the Second World War. He was involved in education industry and opened branches of schools. He became the candidate of the 1969 Urban Council election for the Hong Kong Civic Association. He was endorsed by the Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council The Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council is the third largest trade union federation in Hong Kong, after the Federation of Trade Unions (FTU) and pro-Beijing Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (FLU). It is affiliated wit .... In 1973, he was initially nominated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund Chow
Edmund Chow Wai-hung (; born 1 May 1925) is a Hong Kong lawyer, businessman and politician. Chow was born in 1925 and was educated at the King's College, Hong Kong. He later studied abroad in England and received a law degree. He established Edmund W.H. Chow & Co.. He was the honorary legal adviser for various public organisations and chambers. He also held many positions of various companies, including chairman of the Great Credit Finance Limited, Chow Chow Land and Trading Limited, Hinwong Land Investment Company Limited and Civic Travels Limited. He co-founded the Hong Kong Civic Association in 1954 and became its vice-chairman. He was an elected member of the Urban Council The Urban Council (UrbCo) was a municipal council in Hong Kong responsible for municipal services on Hong Kong Island and in Kowloon (including New Kowloon). These services were provided by the council's executive arm, the Urban Services ... from 1973 to 1986. References {{DEFAULTSORT:C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Chan Chi-kwan
Peter Chan Chi-kwan ( Chinese: 陳子鈞, 7 March 1936 – March 2017) was a barrister-at-law and a member of the Urban Council of Hong Kong for more than twenty years. He was the founding member and former vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Civic Association and legal adviser to the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. He was also former Kowloon City District Board member (1982-1991), and Urban Councillor (1969-1991). He was first elected to the Urban Council in 1969 and continued to be re-elected in 1973, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, and 1989, until he was defeated in 1991. He also founded the Association of Experts for Modernization in 1979 and was appointed to the Consultative Committee for the Basic Law by the People's Republic of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, most populous country, with a Population of China, population exceeding 1.4 billion, sli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Hu
Henry Hu Hung-lick Grand Bauhinia Medal, GBM Gold Bauhinia Star, GBS Justice of the peace, JP (, born 20 January 1920) is a barrister in Hong Kong, formerly served as the vice-chairman of the Reform Club of Hong Kong, Reform Club, Legislative Council of Hong Kong, Legislative Council member, and vice-chairperson of Urban Council during 1 April 1975 to 31 March 1979. Diplomat career Born in a poor family, Hu only received education starting from 9, but finished all primary education within 2.5 years, and earned an excellent result in secondary school admission examination among all students in Zhejiang, Chekiang. Hu graduated from the National Chengchi University, National University of Political Science in 1942 where he studied diplomacy. In 1945, Hu, along with his just-married wife, went to Tashkent, Soviet Union to begin his diplomat career. Following the Chinese Civil War, change of regime in China which the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China retreated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsin Sai-nin
Tsin Sai-nin () was a Hong Kong educator, unionist and politician. He was an elected member of the Urban Council, former president of the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association and the founder of the Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union (HKPTU). Biography Tsin was a school teacher, principal of the Jockey Club Government Secondary School and later teacher at the Clementi Secondary School. He was the vice-president of the Hong Kong Teachers' Association in the 1960s. Tsin ran for the 1973 Urban Council election but did not receive support from the Teachers' Association. He turned to the Hong Kong Chinese Civil Servants' Association and later became the president of the Association. Although Tsin was nominated by the Reform Club of Hong Kong during the election, Tsin and Wong Pun-cheuk, another Reform Club candidate, fell out with Club chairman Brook Bernacchi soon after the election, in which the duo resigned from the Club in 1974. Tsin was involved in the Chinese Language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Percentage Point
A percentage point or percent point is the unit for the arithmetic difference between two percentages. For example, moving up from 40 percent to 44 percent is an increase of 4 percentage points, but a 10-percent increase in the quantity being measured. In literature, the unit is usually either written out, or abbreviated as ''pp'' or ''p.p.'' to avoid ambiguity. After the first occurrence, some writers abbreviate by using just "point" or "points". Differences between percentages and percentage points Consider the following hypothetical example: In 1980, 50 percent of the population smoked, and in 1990 only 40 percent of the population smoked. One can thus say that from 1980 to 1990, the prevalence of smoking decreased by 10 ''percentage points'' (or by 10 percent of the population) or by ''20 percent'' when talking about smokers only - percentages indicate proportionate part of a total. Percentage-point differences are one way to express a risk or probability. Consider a drug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Civic Association
The Hong Kong Civic Association is one of the longest-existing political organisations in Hong Kong. Established in 1954 by a group of teachers, professionals and businessmen, the Civic Association was one of the two semi-political parties to participate in the Urban Council elections since the 1950s, alongside Reform Club of Hong Kong. They were the only two organisations closest to the opposition parties dominated in the post-war colonial period before the expansion of the franchise in the 1980s. Although the Civic Association petitioned for constitutional reforms in the 1960s, it was considered relatively centrist and conservative to its counterpart. In the 1980s, its chairman Hilton Cheong-Leen became the first Chinese chairman of the Urban Council and member of the Legislative Council through the Urban Council electoral college. In the late 1980s, the Civic Association collaborated with Maria Tam's Progressive Hong Kong Society and subsequently the pro-business conservat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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