2000 Election Committee subsector elections
← 1998 9 July 2000 2002 →
664 (of the 800) seats in the Election Committee
401 seats needed for a majority
Registered179,024 Increase24.81%
Turnout32,823 (19.49%) Decrease3.89pp
  First party Second party
  PA
Leader Ambrose Lau Tsang Yok-sing
Party HKPA DAB
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-Beijing
Seats won 66 60
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader James Tien Martin Lee
Party Liberal Democratic
Alliance Pro-Beijing Pro-democracy
Seats won 28 22

The 2000 Election Committee subsector elections were held on 9 July 2000 to elect 664 members of Election Committee. The Election Committee was responsible for electing the Legislative Council members of the Election Committee constituency, as well as the Chief Executive of Hong Kong in the following 2002 Chief Executive election.

Composition

The 800-member Election Committee had four sectors were sub-divided into 38 subsectors. The sectors, subsectors and the numbers of the Election Committee members to be returned by each subsector. The National People's Congress Subsector and the Legislative Council Subsector did not hold elections as the Hong Kong deputies to the National People's Congress and the Legislative Council members were ex-officio members of the Election Committee. The members from the Religious Subsector were returned by way of nomination.[1]

The 38 Subsectors and the number of the members were:

First Sector:

  1. Catering (11)
  2. Commercial (first) (12)
  3. Commercial (second) (12)
  4. Employers’ Federation of Hong Kong (11)
  5. Finance (12)
  6. Financial services (12)
  7. Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association (11)
  8. Hotel (11)
  9. Import and export (12)
  10. Industrial (first) (12)
  11. Industrial (second) (12)
  12. Insurance (12)
  13. Real estate and construction (12)
  14. Textiles and garment (12)
  15. Tourism (12)
  16. Transport (12)
  17. Wholesale and retail (12)

Second Sector:

  1. Accountancy (20)
  2. Architectural, surveying and planning (20)
  3. Chinese medicine (20)
  4. Education (20)
  5. Engineering (20)
  6. Health services (20)
  7. Higher education (20)
  8. Information technology (20)
  9. Legal (20)
  10. Medical (20)

Third Sector:

  1. Agriculture and fisheries (40)
  2. Labour (40)
  3. Religious (40)
  4. Social welfare (40)
  5. Sports, performing arts, culture and publication (40)

Fourth Sector:

  1. National People's Congress (“NPC”) (36)
  2. Legislative Council (60)
  3. Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) (41)
  4. Heung Yee Kuk (21)
  5. Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils (21)
  6. New Territories District Councils (21)

Nominations

During the nomination period from 31 May to 7 June 2000, all 35 subsectors received a total of 911 nominations of candidates. 182 validly nominated in nine subsectors and two sub-subsectors were returned uncontested; and 723 validly nominated were to contest in the remaining 25 subsectors and two sub-subsectors for 482 seats in the Election Committee.[1]

Results

Of the total electorate of 168,434 from the contested subsectors, only 32,823 turned up for the poll, a mere 19.49%. This was considerably lower than the 23.38% in respect of the 1998 subsector elections. The Election Committee thus formed comprised 90 ex-officio members, 40 members nominated from the Religious Subsector, 182 returned uncontested and 482 returned contested from the elections, making a total of 794 members. This falls short of the generally known figure of 800 by six because four members had dual capacities, i.e. they were both deputies to the National People's Congress and Legislative Council members, one Legislative Council member had resigned from the council before the term of office ended on 30 June 2000, and one deputy to the National People's Congress could not be an Election Committee member for not being a permanent resident of Hong Kong.[1]

Results by subsector

Statistics are generated from the Report on the 2000 Legislative Council Elections.[1]

Sector Subsector Registered
voters		 Candidates Elected Votes Turnout
I Catering 6,965 19 11 827 11.88
I Commercial (First) 1,263 17 12 349 30.91
I Commercial (Second) 1,793 12 12 uncontested
I Employers' Federation of Hong Kong 137 11 11 uncontested
I Finance 176 15 12 97 70.29
I Financial Services 548 18 12 294 65.33
I Hong Kong Chinese Enterprises Association 345 11 11 uncontested
I Hotel 92 11 11 77 uncontested
I Import and Export 1,408 12 12 uncontested
I Industrial (First) 814 22 12 412 56.05
I Industrial (Second) 616 12 12 uncontested
I Insurance 177 15 12 131 76.16
I Real Estate and Construction 677 13 12 412 63.58
I Textiles and Garment 4,693 12 12 uncontested
I Tourism 806 17 12 353 50.00
I Transport 146 15 12 103 70.55
I Wholesale and Retail 3,363 16 12 945 28.66
I Sub-total for First Sector 24,019 248 200 4,000 22.47
II Accountancy 12,782 40 20 1,978 15.47
II Architectural, Surveying and Planning 3,829 28 20 907 23.69
II Chinese Medicine 2,885 47 20 1,180 40.90
II Education 66,562 38 20 11,943 17.94
II Engineering 6,034 39 20 1,915 31.74
II Health Services 31,655 30 20 3,085 9.75
II Higher Education 4,796 33 20 977 20.37
II Information Technology 3,859 22 20 845 21.95
II Legal 4,177 35 20 1,234 29.54
II Medical 7,723 47 20 2,097 27.15
II Sub-total for Second Sector 144,302 359 200 26,161 18.13
III Agriculture and Fisheries 167 40 40 uncontested
III Labour 455 49 40 289 69.30
III Religious N/A 40 40 no election
III Social Welfare 8,105 48 40 1,734 21.44
III Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Performing Arts) 212 13 10 93 43.87
III Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Culture) 473 13 10 211 44.61
III Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication (Others) 591 20 20 uncontested
III Sub-total for Third Sector 10,003 223 200 2,327 19.00
IV National People's Congress N/A 36 36 ex officio
IV Legislative Council N/A 60 60 ex officio
IV Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference 128 41 41 uncontested
IV Heung Yee Kuk 143 23 21 105 73.43
IV Hong Kong and Kowloon District Councils 223 25 21 164 73.54
IV New Territories District Councils 206 23 21 143 69.42
IV Sub-total for Fourth Sector 700 208 200 412 72.03
TOTAL 179,024 1,038 800 32,823 19.49

Results by political party

Affiliation Elected[2]
Hong Kong Progressive Alliance 66
Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong 60
Liberal Party 28
Democratic Party 22
The Frontier 5
New Century Forum 3
Civil Force 2
Citizens Party 1
Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d REPORT ON THE 2000 LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Young, Simon N. M.; Cullen, Richard (2010). Electing Hong Kong's Chief Executive. Hong Kong University Press. p. 70.
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