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Hong Kong district council

Tai Po District Council 大埔區議會 Type Type Hong Kong District Council of the Tai Po District History Founded 1 April 1981 (1981-04-01) (District Board) 1 July 1997 (1997-07-01) (Provisional) 1 January 2000 (2000-01-01) (District Council) Leadership Chair Eunice Chan Hau-man, Independent Vice-Chair Vacant Structure Seats 22 councillors consisting of 4 elected members 8 district committee members 8 appointed members 2 ex officio members DAB 6 / 22 BPA 3 / 22 FTU 1 / 22 NPP 1 / 22 Independent 11 / 22 Elections Voting system First past the post Last election 10 December 2023 Meeting place 4/F, Tai Po Complex, 8 Heung Sze Wui Street, Tai Po, New Territories Website www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/

The **Tai Po District Council** ([Chinese](/source/Traditional_Chinese_characters): 大埔區議會; noted as **TP**) is the [district council](/source/District_council_of_Hong_Kong) for the [Tai Po District](/source/Tai_Po_District) in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong). It is one of 18 such councils. The Tai Po District Council currently consists of 22 members, of which the district is divided into two constituencies, electing a total of 4 members, 8 district committee members, 8 appointed members, and 2 ex officio members who are the [Tai Po](/source/Tai_Po) and [Sai Kung North](/source/Sai_Kung_North) [rural committee](/source/Rural_committee) chairmen.[1] The latest election was held on [10 December 2023](/source/2023_Hong_Kong_local_elections).

## History

Emblem of Tai Po District Board (1982–1997)

The Tai Po District Council was established on 1 April 1981 under the name of the Tai Po District Board as the result of the colonial [Governor](/source/Governor_of_Hong_Kong) [Murray MacLehose](/source/Murray_MacLehose)'s District Administration Scheme reform. The District Board was partly elected with the *ex-officio* [Regional Council](/source/Regional_Council_(Hong_Kong)) members and chairmen of two Rural Committees, Tai Po and Sai Kung North, as well as members appointed by the Governor until 1994 when last Governor [Chris Patten](/source/Chris_Patten) refrained from appointing any member.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The Tai Po District Board became Tai Po Provisional District Board after the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) was established in 1997 with the appointment system being reintroduced by [Chief Executive](/source/Chief_Executive_of_Hong_Kong) [Tung Chee-hwa](/source/Tung_Chee-hwa). The current Tai Po District Council was established on 1 January 2000 after the [first District Council election](/source/1999_Hong_Kong_local_elections) in 1999. The appointed seats were abolished in 2015 after the [modified constitutional reform proposal](/source/2010_Hong_Kong_electoral_reform) was passed by the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_of_Hong_Kong) in 2010.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The Tai Po District Board was a stronghold of the conservative [Liberal Democratic Federation of Hong Kong](/source/Liberal_Democratic_Federation_of_Hong_Kong) (LDF) and its successor [Hong Kong Progressive Alliance](/source/Hong_Kong_Progressive_Alliance) (HKPA) in the 1990s and early 2000s. The pro-business [Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(Hong_Kong)) also established its presence in the district in the 1990s surrounding its chairman [Allen Lee](/source/Allen_Lee) who was elected through the district in the [1995](/source/1995_Hong_Kong_legislative_election).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

The pro-Beijing [Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong](/source/Democratic_Alliance_for_the_Betterment_and_Progress_of_Hong_Kong) (DAB) and the pro-democracy [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(Hong_Kong)) became the two dominant forces in the district after the handover. For the DAB, its vice-chairman [Cheung Hok-ming](/source/Cheung_Hok-ming) who is also the chairman of the Tai Po Rural Committee has been the chairman of the council from 1994 to 2003 and again from 2008. For the Democratic Party, it was the base of the reformist "Young Turks" faction in the party represented by Legislative Councillor [Andrew Cheng](/source/Andrew_Cheng), until they broke away from the Democrats over the disagreement on the [constitutional reform proposal](/source/2010_Hong_Kong_electoral_reform) in 2010 and formed the [Neo Democrats](/source/Neo_Democrats).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

In the [2019 election](/source/2019_Hong_Kong_local_elections), the pro-democrats formed a coalition called [Tai Po Democratic Alliance](/source/Tai_Po_Democratic_Alliance) (TPDA) running in 17 constituencies against the pro-Beijing candidates. The pro-democrats achieved a historic landslide victory by sweeping all the elected seats in the council amid the [massive pro-democracy protests](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests).[2] The pro-Beijing camp was completely wiped out except for the two *ex-officio* members who were also the Rural Committee chairmen.

In the 2023 District Council election, 4 of the 22 seats on the Tai Po District Council are elected by elected members, 8 are elected by district committees, 8 are appointed members, and 2 ex-officio members make up the current Tai Po District Council. In the District Council, 11 of the 22 members are independent members, 6 are from the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, 1 from the Federation of Trade Unions, 3 from the BPA, and 1 from the New People Party. 22 of the 22 members are from the pro-establishment camp.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Political control

Since 1982 political control of the council has been held by the following parties:

Camp in control Largest party Years Composition No Overall Control None 1982 - 1985 Pro-government Reform Club 1985 - 1988 Pro-government Meeting Point 1988 - 1991 Pro-government LDF 1991 - 1994 Pro-Beijing Liberal 1994 - 1997 Pro-Beijing Liberal 1997 - 1999 Pro-Beijing Democratic 2000 - 2003 Pro-Beijing Democratic 2004 - 2007 Pro-Beijing DAB 2008 - 2011 Pro-Beijing DAB 2012 - 2015 Pro-Beijing DAB 2016 - 2019 Pro-democracy Neo Democrats 2020 - 2023 Pro-Beijing DAB 2024 - 2027

## Political makeup

[Elections](/source/District_Councils_of_Hong_Kong#Elections) are held every four years.

Political party Council members Current members 1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 Independent 3 8 5 8 8 8 6 11 / 21 CA - - - - - - 4 4 / 21 TPDA - - - - - - 4 1 / 21 Civic Passion - - - - - - 1 1 / 21

## District result maps

		- **1994**

		- **1999**

		- **2003**

		- **2007**

		- **2011**

		- **2015**

		- **2019**

## Members represented

Capacity Code Constituency Name Political affiliation Term Notes Elected P01 Tai Po South Peggy Wong Pik-kiu DAB 1 January 2024 Incumbent Lo Hiu-fung BPA 1 January 2024 Incumbent P02 Tai Po North Wu Cheuk-him DAB 1 January 2024 Incumbent Lok Siu-luen Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent District Committees Lee Man-kit DAB 1 January 2024 Incumbent Barry Mui Siu-fung DAB 1 January 2024 Incumbent Wong Wai-tung DAB 1 January 2024 Incumbent Kitty Chan Kin-kwan NPP 1 January 2024 Incumbent Rex Li Wah-kwong BPA 1 January 2024 Incumbent Gary Mak Shing-ho Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Chan Siu-kuen Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Ken Yu Chi-wing Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Appointed Chan Pok-chi DAB 1 January 2024 Incumbent Chan Yung-wa FTU 1 January 2024 Incumbent Chan Cho-leung BPA 1 January 2024 Incumbent Jeanne Lee Sai-yin Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Lee Hon-cheung Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Mui Ching-hung Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Chan Tsz-kin Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Johnny Wan Koon-kau Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Ex Officio Tai Po Rural Committee Chairman Lam Yick-kuen Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent Sai Kung North Rural Committee Chairman Li Yiu-ban Independent 1 January 2024 Incumbent

## Leadership

### Chairs

Since 1985, the chairman is elected by all the members of the board:

Chairman Years Political Affiliation Nicky Lo Kar-chun 1981–1983 District Officer Thomas Chan Chun-yuen 1983–1985 District Officer Ho Yung-sang 1985–1994 Heung Yee Kuk Cheung Hok-ming 1994–2003 DAB/Heung Yee Kuk Cheng Chun-ping 2004–2007 DAB Cheung Hok-ming 2008–2019 DAB/Heung Yee Kuk Wong Pik-kiu 2019 DAB Kwan Wing-yip 2020–2021 Neo Democrats→Independent Patrick Mo Ka-chun 2021–2023 TPDA Eunice Chan Hau-man 2024–present District Officer

### Vice Chairs

Vice Chairman Years Political Affiliation Cheng Chun-ping 2000–2003 DAB Wan Kwok-lim 2004–2007 Independent Man Chen-fai 2008–2011 Heung Yee Kuk Peggy Wong Pik-kiu 2012–2019 DAB Cheng Chun-ping 2019 DAB Lau Yung-wai 2020–2023 Independent

## Notes

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Tai Po District Council - Information of DC Members"](https://web.archive.org/web/20240615073413/https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php). *www.districtcouncils.gov.hk*. Archived from [the original](https://www.districtcouncils.gov.hk/tp/english/members/info/dc_member_list.php) on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Needham, Kirsty (24 November 2019). ["Hong Kong citizens have their say with landslide district election result"](https://web.archive.org/web/20260204142855/https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/hong-kong-voters-deliver-pro-democracy-message-in-de-facto-referendum-20191125-p53dod.html). *The Sydney Morning Herald*. Archived from [the original](https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/hong-kong-voters-deliver-pro-democracy-message-in-de-facto-referendum-20191125-p53dod.html) on 4 February 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.

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v t e Tai Po District Council elections 1982 1985 1988 1991 1994 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019

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