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List of constituencies of Hong Kong

List of constituencies of Hong Kong

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This is a list of constituencies of Hong Kong. There are currently ten geographical constituencies and 28 functional constituencies that elect 50 out of 90 members to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong. The structure of both constituency categories has undergone major changes throughout their history.

Legislative Council

Geographical constituencies

Geographical constituencies (GC) were first introduced in Hong Kong's first legislative election with direct elections in 1991. The following table charts the evolution of geographical constituencies of the LegCo:

1991 1995 1998 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021
GCs Hong Kong Island East Hong Kong Island Central Hong Kong Island (LC1) Hong Kong Island East
Hong Kong Island East
Hong Kong Island South
Hong Kong Island West Hong Kong Island West
Hong Kong Island West
Kowloon East Kowloon East Kowloon East (LC3) Kowloon East
Kowloon South-east
Kowloon Central Kowloon North-east
Kowloon Central
Kowloon Central
Kowloon West (LC2)
Kowloon South
Kowloon South-west Kowloon West
Kowloon West
Kowloon West
New Territories East New Territories East New Territories East (LC5) New Territories South East
New Territories North East
New Territories South-east
New Territories North New Territories North-east
New Territories North New Territories North
New Territories South New Territories West (LC4)
New Territories North-west
New Territories North West
New Territories West
New Territories Central
New Territories West New Territories South West
New Territories South
New Territories South-west
Hong Kong Island West

Functional constituencies

Functional constituencies (FC) were first introduced in Hong Kong's first legislative election in 1985. The following table charts the evolution of functional constituencies of the LegCo:

1985 1988 1991 1995 1998 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021
FCs Urban Council
(Electoral College)
Urban Council FC District Council FC District Council (First) FC
Regional Council
(Electoral College)
Regional Council FC
Commercial (First) FC
Commercial (Second) FC
Industrial (First) FC
Industrial (Second) FC
Finance FC
Labour FC
Social Services FC (1985–95) / Social Welfare FC (1995-)
Teaching FC (1985–95) / Education FC (1995-)
Legal FC
Engineering, Architectural, Surveying and Planning FC Architectural, Surveying and Planning FC (1991–2016) / Architectural, Surveying, Planning & Landscape FC (2016-)
Engineering FC (1991-)
Medical FC Medical and Health Services FC (with the Chinese Medicine sector included as electorate)
Health Care FC (1988–95) / Health Services FC (1995-2022)
Accountancy FC
Real Estate and Construction FC
Tourism FC
Financial Services
Rural FC (1991–97) / Heung Yee Kuk FC (1998-)
Agriculture, Fisheries, Mining, Energy and Construction FC Agriculture and Fisheries FC
Textiles and Garment FC Textiles and Garment FC (Restricted Suffrage)
Manufacturing FC
Import and Export FC Import and Export FC (Restricted Suffrage)
Wholesale and Retail FC Wholesale and Retail FC (Restricted Suffrage)
Hotels and Catering FC Catering FC
Transport and Communication FC Transport FC
Financing, Insurance, Real Estate and Business Services FC Insurance FC
Community, Social and Personal Services FC
Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and Publication FC
Information Technology FC Technology and Innovation FC
HK Deputies to NPC, Members of CPPCC, and Rep. of Relevant National Organisations FC

Electoral colleges

1985-1991

12 electoral colleges were established to return unofficial members of the Legislative Council in the 1985 and 1988 Legislative Council elections, composed of members of district boards and municipal councils:

  • Hong Kong Island East
  • Hong Kong Island West
  • Kwun Tong
  • Wong Tai Sin
  • Kowloon City
  • South Kowloon
  • Sham Shui Po
  • New Territories East
  • New Territories West
  • New Territories South
  • Urban Council
  • Regional Council

1995

In the 1995 Legislative Council election, 10 seats were returned through the Election Committee, composed of elected members of district boards.

1998–2004; 2021-present

In the 1998 and 2000 Legislative Council elections, 10 and 6 seats were returned through the Election Committee Constituency respectively. Most of the 800 Election Committee members were elected by voters who were eligible to vote in the functional constituencies. The Election Committee Constituency has been re-established since the 2021 election, returning 40 seats.

Municipal Councils

Urban Council

More information 1888-1936, 1936-1983 ...

Regional Council

More information 1986-1995, 1995-97 ...

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