Chen Jiongming
The first annual session of the Guangdong Provincial Assembly was called on October 14th, 1909 but delayed by 10 days. Chen Jiongming was elected Resident Member by 53 votes. Chen Jiongming was one of the only progressives in the conservative-dominated assembly. He was elected to chair the Committee of Legal Matters. Chen introduced 6 of the 25 bills the Assembly passed during its first session. He submitted a proposal about gambling, stating in his speech that: