1961 Hong Kong municipal election

none 1961 Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg parliamentary no 1959 Hong Kong municipal election 1959 1963 Hong Kong municipal election 1963 4 (of the 8) elected seats to the Urban Council March 1961 Brook Bernacchi Reform Club of Hong Kong 4 4 Uncontested 150x150px Woo Pak-foo Hong Kong Civic Association 4 4 Uncontested 325px The 1961 Hong Kong Urban Council election was supposed to be held in March 1961 for the four of the eight elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong. In 1960 the two major political groups in the council, the Civic Association and Reform Club formed a four-year coalition for a further constitutional reform in Hong Kong. The Coalition met with the Colonial Office in London however their demands were rejected. The Civic-Reform Coalition joined the election and no contest was seen that year. The four candidates, Civic's Hilton Cheong-Leen, Li Yiu-bor and Woo Pak-foo of the Civic Association and Reform's Brook Bernacchi were all re-elected. Elected members Urban Council Election 1961 Reform Club of Hong Kong Brook Bernacchi Uncontested Hong Kong Civic Association Li Yiu-bor Uncontested Hong Kong Civic Association Woo Pak-foo Uncontested Hong Kong Civic Association Hilton Cheong-Leen Uncontested References Lau, Y.W. (2002). A history of the municipal councils of Hong Kong : 1883-1999 : from the Sanitary Board to the Urban Council and the Regional Council. Leisure and Cultural Service Dept. Pepper, Suzanne (2008). Keeping Democracy at Bay:Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform. Rowman & Littlefield. Hong Kong Municipal election Urban Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong municipal election Hong Kong municipal election, 1961