Legco elections backgrounder: Kowloon East constituency
Nine candidates will be contesting the five Kowloon East seats in this year’s geographical constituency elections. The constituency, encompassing the districts of Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong, has an electorate base of 559,524 voters.
Also a significant player will be lawyer and tourism functional constituency member Paul Tse Wai-chun who will also be campaigning for a seat as an independent, as will student counselor-consultant Yim Fung Chi-kay; Chan Yeung-yin and Tam Heung-man.
Kowloon East Constituency Candidates
List 1 (CP)
Alan Leong Kah-kit
Jeremy Jansen Tam Man-ho
List 2 (FTU)
Wong Kwok-kin
Kan Ming-tung
Mok Kin-wing
Ho Kai-ming
List 3 (LSD)
Andrew To Kwan-hang
List 4
Kay Yim Fung-chi
Chan Heung-yin
List 5 (DP)
Wu Chi-wai
Mok Kin-shing
Hon Ka-ming
List 6 (DAB)
Chan Kam-lam
Joe Lai Wing-ho
Hung Kam-in
Wilson Or Chong-shing
List 7
Paul Tse Wai-chun
List 8 (PP)
Wong Yeung-tat
Chan Sau-wai
List 9
Mandy Tam Heung-man
Sources: Legco Web site, 2012 Legco Elections official Web site, SCMP