Lung Sing (constituency)

Lung Sing, formerly called Diamond Hill, is one of the 25 constituencies in the Wong Tai Sin District in Hong Kong.

Lung Sing
Elected Constituency
for the Wong Tai Sin District Council
Boundary of Lung Sing in Wong Tai Sin District
DistrictWong Tai Sin
Legislative Council constituencyKowloon East
Population19,166 (2019)[1]
Electorate12,414 (2019)[2]
Current constituency
Created2003
Number of membersOne
Member(s)Mandy Tam (Independent)
Created fromDiamond Hill
Lung Sing
Traditional Chinese龍星

The constituency returns one district councillor to the Wong Tai Sin District Council, with an election every four years. The seat has been currently held by former legislator Mandy Tam, previously affiliated with The Frontier and the People Power.

Lung Sing constituency is loosely based on Diamond Hill area including Lung Poon Court, Galaxia, Bel Air Heights, Fung Chuen Court and Regent On The Hill. The estimated population in 2019 is 19,166.[3]

Councillors represented

Diamond Hill (1994–2003)
ElectionMemberParty
1994 Choi Luk-sing Independent (EKDRC)

Lung Sing (2003 to present)
ElectionMemberParty
2003 Mandy Tam Heung-man Independent
2006 Civic
2007 Choi Luk-sing Independent
2011 Mandy Tam Heung-man Independent
2013 People Power/Frontier
2016 Frontier
2018 Independent

Election results

2010s
Wong Tai Sin District Council Election, 2019: Lung Sing
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Ind. democrat Tam Heung-man 6,098 65.77 +16.37
Independent Ivan Mok Ka-kit 2,708 29.21
Independent Chan Chun-hung 336 3.62
Independent Ngok King-fun 130 1.40 −3.50
Majority 3,390 36.56
Turnout 9,310 75.03
Ind. democrat hold Swing
Wong Tai Sin District Council Election, 2015: Lung Sing
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Frontier Tam Heung-man 2,974 49.4 +0.9
Nonpartisan Joseph Lam Chok 2,640 43.8
Independent Ngok King-fun 297 4.9
Nonpartisan Ho Wai-kuen 111 1.8
Majority 334 5.6
Turnout 6,131 52.0
Frontier hold Swing
Wong Tai Sin District Council Election, 2011: Lung Sing[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tam Heung-man 2,862 48.5 +3.8
Independent Choi Luk-sing 2,809 47.6 -1.0
Independent Simon Chan Wai-sun 233 3.9
Independent gain from Independent Swing +2.4

2000s
Wong Tai Sin District Council Election, 2007: Lung Sing[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Choi Luk-sing 2,654 48.6 +5.2
Civic Tam Heung-man 2,444 44.7 -3.2
Independent Lo Hoi-pang 366 3.7
Independent gain from Civic Swing +4.2
Wong Tai Sin District Council Election, 2003: Lung Sing[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tam Heung-man 2,301 47.9
Independent Choi Luk-sing 2,086 43.4 -14.6
Independent Lam Kwan-wai 278 5.8
Independent Alan Lai Wai-tong 141 2.9
Independent gain from Independent Swing

1990s
Wong Tai Sin District Council Election, 1999: Diamond Hill[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Choi Luk-sing 1,947 58.0
Democratic Manuel Chan Tim-shing 1,391 41.5
Independent hold Swing
Wong Tai Sin District Board Election, 1994: Diamond Hill[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
EKDRC Choi Luk-sing uncontested
EKDRC win (new seat)
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References
  1. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas" (PDF). Electoral Affairs Commission.
  2. "Age and Sex profile of registered electors by 452 District Council Constituency Areas in 2019" (PDF). Registration and Electoral Office.
  3. "Recommended District Council Constituency Areas (Wong Tai Sin)" (PDF). Hong Kong Government. October 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
  4. Li, Pang-kwong. "香港選舉資料庫". 嶺南大學公共管治研究部. Archived from the original on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
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