Hing Tung (constituency)

Hing Tung
Elected constituency
for the Eastern District Council
Outline map
Boundary of Hing Tung in Eastern District
DistrictEastern
Legislative Council constituencyHong Kong Island East
Population17,972 (2019)[1]
Electorate12,998 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created1999
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Vacant

Hing Tung (Chinese: 興東) is one of the 35 constituencies in the Eastern District.

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Eastern District Council, with an election every four years. The seat is lastly held by Cheung Chun-kit.

Hing Tung has estimated population of 17,972.[3]

Councillors represented

Election Member Party
1999 Wong Yuet-mui Democratic
2011 Hui Lam-hing Independent
201? FTU
2019 Cheung Chun-kit→Vacant[a] HTTHECG

Election results

2010s

Eastern District Council Election, 2019: Hing Tung
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
HTTHECG Cheung Chun-kit 5,389 57.82
FTU Hui Lam-hing 3,932 42.18
Majority 1,457 15.64
Turnout 9,346 71.93
HTTHECG gain from FTU Swing

Notes

  1. ^ Resigned on 8 July 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. ^ "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "2015 District Councils Election - Summary of the District Council Constituency Areas". Hong Kong Government.