The election for the Hong Kong deputies to the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) was held on 3 December 2002. 36 Hong Kong deputies were elected by an electoral college.
Background Article 21 of the Hong Kong Basic Law stipulates:
Chinese citizens who are residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be entitled to participate in the management of state affairs according to law.
In accordance with the assigned number of seats and the selection method specified by the National People's Congress, the Chinese citizens among the residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall locally elect deputies of the Region to the National People's Congress to participate in the work of the highest organ of state power.
An electoral college composed of the following: Members of the previous electoral college that had elected the Hong Kong deputies to the 9th National People's Congress; Hong Kong delegates of the 9th Chinese People's Political Consultative Committee (CPPCC); Members of the Election Committee (which elects the Chief Executive) who are Chinese nationals, except those who opt out; and The Chief Executive of the HKSAR.
Election result 54 of the 78 candidates were pre-elected on 29 November 2002 and 36 of the 54 candidates were elected on 3 December. It was presided by Tung Chee-hwa, executive chairman of the 15-strong presidium. Five pro-democrats who contested in the election, Albert Ho, James To, Sin Chung-kai, Anthony Cheung and Frederick Fung were defeated in the heavily pro-Beijing electoral college. The Liaison Office was accused of issuing a recommendation list to the electors before the election.
Elected members (36)
Robin Chan Cheng Yiu-tong David Chu Yu-lin Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai Fei Fih Ip Kwok-him Kan Fook-yee Ko Po-ling Lam Kwong-siu Priscilla Lau Pui-king Joseph Lee Chung-tak Allen Lee Peng-fei Lee Chark-tim Lee Lin-sang Sophie Leung Lau Yau-fun Lo Suk-ching Ma Fung-kwok Ma Lik Ng Ching-fai Ng Hong-mun Ng Leung-sing Sik Chi-wai Victor Sit Fung-shuen Maria Tam Wai-chu Tsang Hin-chi Tsang Tak-sing Tso Wung-wai Wang Rudeng Carson Wen Ka-shuen Wong Kwok-kin Peter Wong Man-kong Philip Wong Yu-hong Wilfred Wong Ying-wai Raymond Wu Wai-yung Yeung Yiu-chung Yuen Mo
Supplementary members (16)
Peter Chan Chi-kwan Raymond Chien Kuo-fung David Fang Fung Chi-kin Raymond Ho Chung-tai Bernard Hui Man-bock Stanley Ko Kam-chuen Dennis Lam Shun-chiu Leung Ping-chung Lo Chung-hing Ma Ho-fai Ngai Shiu-kit Wong Po-yan Wong Siu-yee Wong Yuk-shan Howard Young
Controversies The Liaison Office was criticised for meddling in the election; it was accused of issuing a recommendation list to the electors before the election. James Tien of the Liberal Party criticised the Liaison Office for circulating the recommendation lists, the Democratic Party's Martin Lee viewed it as a "shadow government" meddling in elections in all levels, including the Chief Executive elections, coordinating with pro-Beijing parties in Legislative Council and District Council elections.
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