2004 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election

Election for the President of theThird Legislative Council legislative no 2000 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2000 6 October 2004 2008 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election 2008 Constituency Votes Rita Fan (cropped).jpg Rita Fan Independent politician Hong Kong Island 34 (56.67%) Albert Ho 2014 cut.jpg Albert Ho Democratic Party (Hong Kong) New Territories West 25 (41.67%) Rita Fan Independent President Rita Fan Independent The election for the President of the Third Legislative Council took place on 6 October 2004 for members of the 3rd Legislative Council of Hong Kong to among themselves elect the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the duration of the council. Rita Fan from the pro-Beijing camp defeated Albert Ho, a democrat, and was re-elected as widely expected. Proceedings thumb|150px|James Tien 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 According to the Standing Order, the member present who has the longest continuous service in the Council shall preside at the election. James Tien thus chaired the special forum on 6 October, which allowed candidates to present their manifesto and answer questions from other members,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 2004-10-04 zh-hk Legsialtive Council of Hong Kong https://www.legco.gov.hk/general/chinese/counmtg/yr04-08/special_forum/minutes/cm20041004.pdf and the election. Hong Kong Election of President https://www.legco.gov.hk/yr04-05/english/counmtg/hansard/cm1006ti-translate-e.pdf Legislative Council 2004-10-06 8 11 Members first took oath of office before the election began. As the court ruled earlier any changes to the oath would breach the Basic Law,2004-10-07 改誓詞違基本法 官拒覆核 A21 Hong Kong Economic Times Leung Kwok-hung, the new left-wing pro-democracy MP, wore black T-shirt with slogans commemorating the Tiananman Square protests instead of formal attire, and chanted "vindicate Tiananmen Square protests", "end to one-party dictatorship", "Long live democracy, long live people" before and after the oath-taking ceremony.2004-10-07 官司敗訴 長毛叫囂宣誓　未在誓詞簽署 無損議員資格 A21 Hong Kong Economic Times Leung also pronounced the oath with pauses between "Republic" and "People's of China", and "Hong Kong" and "Special Administrative Region". Jasper Tsang, the former chairman of pro-Beijing DAB, questioned the validity of Leung's oath as he did not sign, which the Secretary-general of the Council confirmed the signature was not required.2004-10-07 長毛就職宣誓 加喊口號 身穿六四T恤 未按慣例簽名 A04 Hong Kong Daily News Candidates Albert Ho (Democratic, pro-democracy camp) Nominations – Andrew Cheng (Democratic), Audrey Eu (A45), Margaret Ng (A45), Fred Li (Democratic), Albert Cheng, Leung Kwok-hung (April 5th), Lee Cheuk-yan (CTU) Rita Fan (Independent, pro-Beijing camp), President of the Legislative Council (since 1997) Nominations – David Li, Jasper Tsang (DAB), Philip Wong, James Tien (Liberal), Raymond Ho (Breakfast), Abraham Shek (Breakfast) Results Rita Fan was re-elected without surprise as the Beijing loyalists secured a majority in the parliament, even the media had predicted the vote tally quite accurately. Pro-Beijing Chim Pui-chung admitted casting the abstain vote,2004-10-07 范太連任主席籲群策群力 A10 Ming Pao saying he had already told the public so and would not endorse Fan as she would for sure win.2004-10-07 范徐麗泰連任 劉慧卿爆冷任財會主席 P02 Metro Daily Candidate Votes %Rita Fan 3456.67 Albert Ho 25 41.67 Spoilt/rejected ballots 1 1.67Turnout 60 100 References Category:2004 Hong Kong legislative election Category:2004 elections in China Category:October 2004 in China Category:2004 in Hong Kong Category:President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council elections