2008 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election

Election for the President of theFourth Legislative Council legislative no 2004 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2004 8 October 2008 2012 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2012 Constituency Votes Tsang Yok-sing.jpg Jasper Tsang Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong Hong Kong Island 36 (60%) Li-Wah-ming.jpg Fred Li Democratic Party (Hong Kong) Kowloon East 24 (40%) Rita Fan Nonpartisan President Jasper Tsang DAB The election for the President of the Fourth Legislative Council took place on 8 October 2008 for members of the 4th Legislative Council of Hong Kong to among themselves elect the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the duration of the Council. Proceedings thumb|150px|Albert Ho presided over the election|left According to Article 71 of the Hong Kong Basic Law and Rule 4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council, the President of the Legislative Council has to be a Chinese citizen of 40 years old or above, a permanent resident of Hong Kong with no right of abode in any foreign country, and has ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for not less than 20 years continuously.Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region/Chapter IV/Section 3 Albert Ho, as the most senior member of the parliament, presided over the special forum on 6 October, which allowed candidates to present their manifesto and answer questions from other members, and the election. Hong Kong Election of President https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr08-09/english/counmtg/hansard/cm1008-translate-e.pdf Legislative Council 2008-10-08 8 12立法會主席一職的候選人陳述競選綱領和回答提問的特別論壇 https://www.legco.gov.hk/general/chinese/counmtg/yr08-12/special_forum/minutes/cm20081006.pdf Before the voting began, Leung Kwok-hung and Chan Wai-yip, the two radical democrats, questioned if Tsang was a member of the Chinese Communist Party, but Ho insisted no Q&A for the voting session. Tsang, after election, also declined to comment.2008-10-09 曾鈺成36票對24票當選立會主席 P10 Hong Kong Economic Journal Candidates Candidate Party affiliation Political camp Born Political office100pxJasper Tsang<br/ >HKG GBM JP Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong KongPro-Beijing1947 5 17 dmy (age 1947 5 17 2008 10 08)Guangzhou, ChinaChairman of Committee on Rules of Procedure of the Legislative Council (2004–2008)Member of the Legislative Council for Hong Kong Island (since 2008)Member of the Legislative Council for Kowloon West (1998–2008)Member of the Provisional Legislative Council (1996–1998)Non-official Member of the Executive Council (2002–2008)Chairman of the DAB (1992-2003)100pxFred Li Democratic Party (Hong Kong)Pan-democracy1955 4 22 dmy (age 1955 4 22 2012 10 10)Hong KongChair of Panel on Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene (2000–2006)Chair of Panel on Manpower (1998–1999)Member of the Legislative Council for Kowloon East (since 1998, 1991–1995)Member of the Legislative Council for Kowloon South-east (1995–1997)Member of the Kwun Tong District Council (1988–1994) Results This election marks the first time in Hong Kong's history the presidency is occupied by a party member, as the predecessors are all independents or nonpartisans, despite they might lean towards political camps. Tsang thanked the colleagues' support and vowed to do his best.2008-10-09 大熱當選立會主席曾鈺成：衷誠合作挑戰變成就 B02 Hong Kong Commercial Daily He also resigned as the member of the Executive Council to avoid role conflict.2008-10-09 將辭任行會成員 曾鈺成當選立法會主席 A08 Sing Tao Daily As Li received 24 votes against 23 democrats, a member of the pro-Beijing camp voted for the rivalry Li from the pan-democracy camp in the secret ballot.2008-10-09 是否共黨備受質疑曾鈺成當選立會主席　建制七子棄黃宜弘劉慧卿任財會主席 A06 Apple Daily However, it was also unknown whether all 23 democrats voted for Li. Candidate Votes %Jasper Tsang 3660 Fred Li 24 40 Spoilt/rejected ballots 0 0Turnout 60 100 References Category:2008 Hong Kong legislative election Category:2008 elections in China Category:October 2008 in China Category:2008 in Hong Kong Category:President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council elections