The District Council (DC) election takes place on 24 November. BUZZ is running stories this week highlighting the candidates standing in the six Sai Kung and Clearwater Bay constituencies, excluding the new towns around Tseung Kwan O. This is the first time that all constituencies have had competitive elections; usually around two or three of the local councillors are elected unopposed.
Third up is Pak Sha Wan. This constituency encompasses the areas on both sides of Hirams’ Highway, including Pak Sha Wan, Marina Cove and Ho Chung. It has a population of 15,810 with an electorate of 7,227. It has been represented by Hiew Moo Siew since 1999, but who has now retired.
#1 on the ballot paper is Stanley Ho Wai-Hong, 35-year-old local activist and stalwart of the Labour Party, of which he is Education Secretary. He is also a member of the Power for Democracy political group, and member of local activist group Sai Kung Commons. Ho was in the news recently when he was attacked by three men in Man Yee Square in Sai Kung and hospitalised for some weeks. His manifesto highlights local issues such as transportation and sustainable development.
Chan Kuen Kwan, MH, 57-year-old “businessman” is standing on behalf of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB), widely seen as a front for the Chinese Communist Party. It holds the largest number of seats in the Sai Kung District Council, and governs with a slim majority with the help of other pro-establishment parties. Chan was given the Medal of Honour in 2005 in recognition of his work carried out as Chairman of the District Fight Crime Committee. His manifesto is in Chinese only. Chan Kuen-kwan was appointed to Sai Kung District Council in 2006 to replace Chan Kwai-sang, who died in April of that year.
In 2015 Hiew gathered 1,539 votes to 1,109 for his opponent Po Wai Ming.
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