2nd Legislative Council of Hong Kong
The Second Legislative Council of Hong Kong was the meeting of the legislative branch of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The membership of the LegCo is based on the 2000 election. The term of the session was from 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2004, during the latter half of the first term of the Tung Chee-hwa's administration and the most of the Tung's second term in office. The pro-democratic Democratic Party remained the largest party with 13 seats. Notable newcomers to the Legislative Council included Wong Sing-chi, Michael Mak, Li Fung-ying, Lo Wing-lok, Abraham Shek, Tommy Cheung and Audrey Eu who won the seat vacated by Gary Cheng in the 2000 Hong Kong Island by-election.
Major events
- September 2002 – July 2003: The government released its proposals for the anti-subversion law and sparked enormous criticisms from the society. The Hong Kong 1 July marches recorded more than five millions, the largest protest since the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Liberal Party's chairman James Tien resigned from the Executive Council and would have party members vote for a postponement. As a result, the government withdrew the bill in later July due to insufficient votes to pass the law.
Major legislation
Enacted
- 8 July 2004: Education Ordinance 2004
Proposed
- National Security Bill
National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill
Composition
| Affiliation | Election | At dissolution | ||
| Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong | 11 | 10 | ||
| Liberal Party | 8 | 8 | ||
| Breakfast Group | 7 | 7 | ||
| Hong Kong Progressive Alliance | 4 | 4 | ||
| Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions | 1 | 1 | ||
| Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions | 1 | 1 | ||
| New Century Forum | 1 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 6 | 6 | ||
| Total for Pro-Beijing camp | 39 | 38 | ||
| Democratic Party | 12 | 11 | ||
| Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions | 2 | 2 | ||
| The Frontier | 2 | 2 | ||
| Article 45 Concern Group | 0 | 2 | ||
| Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood | 1 | 1 | ||
| Neighbourhood and Worker's Service Centre | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 3 | - | - | |
| Total for Pro-democracy camp | 21 | 22 | ||
| Total | 60 | 60 |
Graphical representation of the Legislative Council
Leadership
List of members
The following table is a list of LegCo members elected on 10 September 2000 in the order of precedence..Members who did not serve throughout the term are italicised. New members elected since the general election are noted at the bottom of the page.
Key to changes since legislative election:
| Selection method | Constituency | Elected Members | Elected Party | First Assumed Office | Born In | |
| EC | Election Committee | Independent | 1983 | 1947 | ||
| FC | Industrial | Liberal | 1998 | 1942 | ||
| FC | Commercial | Liberal | 1988 | 1947 | ||
| EC | Election Committee | Progressive Alliance | 1995 | 1944 | ||
| GC | Hong Kong Island | Frontier/Civic Act-up | 1998 | 1954 | ||
| GC | New Territories West | Democratic | 1995 | 1951 | ||
| FC | Engineering | Breakfast Group | 1996 | 1939 | ||
| GC | New Territories West | CTU | 1995 | 1957 | ||
| GC | Hong Kong Island | Democratic | 1985 | 1938 | ||
| FC | Accountancy | Breakfast Group | 1991 | 1953 | ||
| FC | Finance | Independent | 1985 | 1939 | ||
| GC | Kowloon East | Democratic | 1991 | 1955 | ||
| FC | Industrial | Breakfast Group | 1998 | 1938 | ||
| EC | Election Committee | Breakfast Group | 1996 | 1949 | ||
| EC | Election Committeeb | ' | New Forum | 1996 | 1939 | |
| FC | Legal | Independenta | 1995 | 1948 | ||
| FC | Wholesale and Retail | Liberal | 1981 | 1945 | ||
| GC | Kowloon West | Democratic | 1991 | 1963 | ||
| FC | Education | Democratic/PTU | 1991 | 1954 | ||
| FC | Import and Export | Progressive Alliance | 1998 | 1942 | ||
| FC | Labour | DAB | 1998 | 1946 | ||
| GC | Kowloon East | DAB | 1995 | 1946 | ||
| FC | Insurance | Breakfast Group | 1998 | 1965 | ||
| GC | Kowloon East | DAB | 1995 | 1949 | ||
| FC | Textiles and Garment | Liberal | 1996 | 1945 | ||
| GC | New Territories West | NWSC | 1995 | 1953 | ||
| GC | Hong Kong Islandb | 'd | DAB | 1996 | 1950 | |
| FC | Information Technology | Democratic | 1995 | 1960 | ||
| GC | New Territories East | Independent | 1985 | 1943 | ||
| FC | Commercial | Independent | 1991 | 1938 | ||
| FC | Agriculture and Fisheries | DAB | 1998 | 1951 | ||
| GC | Kowloon West | DAB | 1996 | 1947 | ||
| FC | Touism | Liberal | 1991 | 1948 | ||
| GC | Hong Kong Island | Democratic | 1991 | 1947 | ||
| EC | Election Committee | DAB | 1996 | 1951 | ||
| GC | Kowloon West | CTU | 1991 | 1944 | ||
| GC | New Territories East | DAB | 1998 | 1957 | ||
| FC | Heung Yee Kuk | Liberal | 1985 | 1936 | ||
| FC | Transport | Liberal | 1988 | 1947 | ||
| EC | Election Committee | Progressive Alliance | 1995 | 1947 | ||
| GC | New Territories East | Frontier | 1991 | 1952 | ||
| GC | Hong Kong Island | DAB | 1996 | 1950 | ||
| GC | New Territories East | Democratic | 1995 | 1960 | ||
| GC | Kowloon East | Democratic | 1985 | 1931 | ||
| FC | Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication | Independent | 1996 | 1946 | ||
| FC | Social Welfare | Democratic | 1995 | 1953 | ||
| GC | New Territories West | Progressive Alliance | 1992 | 1942 | ||
| GC | New Territories West | DAB | 1985 | 1949 | ||
| FC | Real Estate and Construction | Breakfast Group | 2000 | 1945 | ||
| FC | Labour | FLU | 2000 | 1950 | ||
| FC | Financial Services | Independent | 1996 | 1951 | ||
| FC | Catering | Liberal | 2000 | 1949 | ||
| FC | Health Services | Independent | 2000 | 1949 | ||
| GC | New Territories West | Democratica | 1991 | 1955 | ||
| FC | Labour | FTU | 2000 | 1951 | ||
| FC | Medical | Breakfast Group | 2000 | 1954 | ||
| GC | New Territories East | Democratic | 2000 | 1957 | ||
| GC | Kowloon West | ADPL | 1991 | 1953 | ||
| FC | District Council | DAB | 1995 | 1951 | ||
| FC | Architectural, Surveying and Planning | Independent | 2000 | 1951 |
By-elections
- 10 December 2000, Audrey Eu elected in the Hong Kong Island by-election and replaced Gary Cheng who did not take the seat and was subsequently jailed for abuse of office.
- 16 September 2001, Ma Fung-kwok replaced resigned Ng Ching-fai in the Election Committee by-election.
Other changes
2002
- Albert Chan left the Democratic Party on 1 August 2002, a day after the Party's leadership election.
2003
- Audrey Eu and Margaret Ng launched the Basic Law Article 23 Concern Group to criticise the HKSAR Government's legislative proposals to implement the controversial Article 23 of the Basic Law and renamed it into Article 45 Concern Group on 14 November 2003.
Committees