# 1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong

The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 9th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 8 December 1997. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college. It was the first ever election for the Hong Kong deputies to the NPC since the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 1 July 1997.

## Background

Article 21 of the Hong Kong Basic Law stipulates:
   Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law.
   In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.

## Election result

The election was presided by Tung Chee-hwa, executive chairman of the 15-strong presidium and attended by Cao Zhi, secretary general of the National People's Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). 36 of the 54 pre-elected candidates were elected with different backgrounds, including bankers, entrepreneurs, trade unionists, school headmasters, deans of university faculty, lawyers, doctors, professors, representatives from transport and communication industry and women, journalists, and new territories rural leaders.

### Elected members (36)

* Robin Chan
* Chan Wing-kee
* Cheng Yiu-tong
* Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai
* Fei Fih
* Jiang Enzhu
* Kan Fook-yee
* Priscilla Lau Pui-king
* Lee Chark-tim
* Joseph Lee Chung-tak
* Allen Lee Peng-fei
* Li Lin-sang
* Li Weiting
* Liu Lit-for
* Lo Chung-hing
* Lo Suk-ching
* Luk Tak-kim
* Ma Lik
* Ng Ching-fai
* Ng Hong-mun
* Ngai Shiu-kit
* Sik Chi-wai
* Victor Sit Fung-shuen
* Maria Tam Wai-chu
* Tsang Hin-chi
* Tsang Tak-sing
* Tso Wung-wai
* Carson Wen Ka-shuen
* Wong Kong-hon
* Peter Wong Man-kong
* Wong Po-yan
* Wilfred Wong Ying-wai
* Philip Wong Yu-hong
* Raymond Wu Wai-yung
* Yeung Yiu-chung
* Yuen Mo

### Detailed results

1997 National People's Congress election in Hong Kong :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes |
| | Communist | Jiang Enzhu | 397 |
| | Independent | Ng Hong-mun | 350 |
| | Independent | Tsang Tak-sing | 347 |
| | Independent | Maria Tam Wai-chu | 345 |
| | Independent | Li Weiting | 332 |
| | Independent | Yuen Mo | 332 |
| | Independent | Cheng Yiu-tong | 332 |
| | Independent | Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai | 319 |
| | Independent | Lo Chung-hing | 316 |
| | Independent | Ma Lik | 308 |
| | Independent | Robin Chan | 302 |
| | Independent | Tsang Hin-chi | 301 |
| | Independent | Chan Wing-kee | 287 |
| | Independent | Raymond Wu Wai-yung | 285 |
| | Independent | Wong Po-yan | 284 |
| | Independent | Lee Chark-tim | 279 |
| | Independent | Wilfred Wong Ying-wai | 275 |
| | Independent | Peter Wong Man-kong | 262 |
| | Independent | Li Lin-sang | 261 |
| | Independent | Wong Kong-hon | 246 |
| | Independent | Liu Lit-for | 244 |
| | Independent | Kan Fook-yee | 242 |
| | Independent | Carson Wen Ka-shuen | 236 |
| | Independent | Philip Wong Yu-hong | 225 |
| | Independent | Luk Tak-kim | 222 |
| | Independent | Yeung Yiu-chung | 219 |
| | Independent | Lo Suk-ching | 216 |
| | Independent | Victor Sit Fung-shuen | 207 |
| | Independent | Fei Fih | 206 |
| | Independent | Ng Ching-fai | 205 |
| | Independent | Tso Wung-wai | 196 |
| | Independent | Allen Lee Peng-fei | 195 |
| | Independent | Ngai Shiu-kit | 193 |
| | Independent | Priscilla Lau Pui-king | 191 |
| | Independent | Sik Chi-wai | 178 |
| | Independent | Joseph Lee Chung-tak | 174 |
| | Independent | Leung Ping-chung | 173 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Chan Nai-keong | 168 |
| | Independent | Ng See-yuen | 164 |
| | Independent | David Chu Yu-lin | 162 |
| | Independent | Ip Kwok-chung | 156 |
| | Independent | Cecilia Daisy Chen Sheau-ling | 140 |
| | Independent | Selina Chow Liang Shuk-yee | 134 |
| | Independent | Chan Kam-lam | 130 |
| | Independent | Edward Leong Che-hung | 116 |
| | Independent | Kennedy Wong Ying-ho | 114 |
| | Independent | Rebecca Lee Lok-sze | 107 |
| | Independent | Ip Shun-hing | 105 |
| | Independent | Ronald Joseph Arculli | 88 |
| | Independent | Albert Tong Yat-chu | 88 |
| | Independent | Chan Chi-kwan | 88 |
| | Independent | Choy Kan-pui | 85 |
| | Independent | Steven Poon Kwok-lim | 79 |
| | Independent | Laurence Leung Ming-yin | 78 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 424 |