The closing meeting of the fifth session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2017. (WANG YE / XINHUA)

HONG KONG - Some 200 delegates from Hong Kong are on the 2,158-strong member list for the13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, the country’s top political advisory body, which was released on Wednesday. 

Delegates will serve a five-year term, starting in March.

Former chief executives Tung Chee-hwa and Leung Chun-ying have been re-elected as CPPCC vice chairmen

The 200 Hong Kong delegates include former director-general of the World Health Organization Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, 70, who was elected for the first time. 

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Other new faces include principal officials from earlier special administrative region governments – former secretary for security Lai Tung-kwok, former secretary for food and health Ko Wing-man and former commissioner of police Andy Tsang Wai-hung.

First-time delegates also include Starry Lee Wai-king, lawmaker and chairperson of Hong Kong’s largest political party, the of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong, and Lo Wai-kwok, lawmaker from the Business and Professionals Alliance for Hong Kong. 

This photo combination shows DAB chairperson Starry Lee (left) and former WHO director-general Margaret Chan. Both are elected as Hong Kong deputy of the CPPCC National Committee for the first time. (PHOTO SOURCES: STARRY LEE'S OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE / WHO)

A number of Hong Kong professionals – including Chairman of the Hong Kong Coalition of Professional Services Kaizer Lau Ping-cheung, Chief Executive of HKEx Group Charles Li Xiaojia and Chairman of Sun Hung Kai Properties Raymond Kwok Ping-luen – are also among the new CPPCC members.

The youngest Hong Kong delegate is Karson Choi Ka-tsan, 32, vice-chairman of Early Light International Holdings.

Former chief executives Tung Chee-hwa and Leung Chun-ying have been re-elected as CPPCC vice chairmen.

carrieqiu@chinadailyhk.com