1965 Hong Kong municipal election

Hong Kong urban council election, 1965

3 March 1965
6 (of 10) elected seats to the Urban Council
First party Second party   Leader Brook Bernacchi Hilton Cheong-Leen Party Reform Civic Seats before 4 5 Seats after 5 5 Seat change 1

The 1965 Urban Council Election was held on 3 March 1965 for the 6 of the 10 elected seats of the Urban Council of Hong Kong after the membership of the elected members increased from 8 to 10.

The polling stations increased to four in this year. City Hall in Central, North Point Government Primary School, Aberdeen Government Primary School, East wing of the Star Ferry Pier in South Kowloon and Queen Elizabeth School.

6,492 of the 29,529 eligible electorates came out and voted which was about 22%.

The Civic-Reform Coalition ended in 1964, but the dominance of the two groups still continued. Henry Hu representing Reform Club was elected to the Council for the first time.

References

• Lau, Y.W. (2002). A history of the municipal councils of Hong Kong : 1883-1999 : from the Sanitary Board to the Urban Council and the Regional Council. Leisure and Cultural Service Dept.
• Pepper, Suzanne (2008). Keeping Democracy at Bay:Hong Kong and the Challenge of Chinese Political Reform. Rowman & Littlefield.