2008 President of the Hong Kong Legislative Council election information
Election for the President of the Fourth Legislative Council
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8 October 2008
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Majority party
Minority party
Candidate
Jasper Tsang
Fred Li
Party
DAB
Democratic
Constituency
Hong Kong Island
Kowloon East
Votes
36 (60%)
24 (40%)
President before election
Rita Fan
Nonpartisan
Elected President
Jasper Tsang
DAB
The election for the President of the Fourth Legislative Council took place on 8 October 2008 for members of the 4th Legislative Council of Hong Kong to among themselves elect the President of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong for the duration of the Council.
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