South Kowloon
Former Electoral College constituency
for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
DistrictMong Kok District
Yau Ma Tei District
RegionKowloon
Former constituency
Created1985
Abolished1991
Number of membersOne
Replaced byKowloon West

South Kowloon was a constituency elected by electoral college for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong in 1985 and 1988, which elects one member of the Legislative Council using the multiple-round elimination system and preferential elimination system respectively. The constituency covers Mong Kok District and Yau Ma Tei District (now Yau Tsim Mong District) in Kowloon.[1]

The constituency is indirectly elected, with members of the District Boards and Urban Council from the two Districts as the electorates. It was replaced by Kowloon West constituency in 1991.

Returned members

Elected members are as follows:[2]

ElectionMemberParty
1985Jackie ChanIndependent
1988Kingsley SitPHKS

Election results

Only the final results of the run-off are shown.

1988 Legislative Council election: South Kowloon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PHKS Kingsley Sit Ho-yin 12 44.44
PHKS Ng Kin-sun 10 37.04
Independent Clement Tao Kwok-lau 5 18.52
PHKS gain from Independent Swing
1985 Legislative Council election: South Kowloon
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jackie Chan Chai-keung 14 51.86
Independent Ena Yuen Yin-hung 7 25.93
Independent Jacob Chan Lai-sang 6 22.22
FTU Ip Kwok-chung 0 0
Independent win (new seat)

References

  1. ↑ The Hong Kong Government (1984). White Paper: The Further Development of Representative Government in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Government Printer.
  2. ↑ 雷, 競璇; 沈, 國祥 (1995). "香港選舉資料匯編, 1982年-1994年". 硏究叢刊. 香港: Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (19).
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