Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ORDINANCE - SECT 20V

Composition of the sports, performing arts, culture and publication functional constituency

(Past version on 01/07/2000).
(Past version on 01/01/2000).
(Past version on 30/07/1999).

(1) The sports, performing arts, culture and publication functional 
constituency is composed of-

   (a)  statutory bodies and registered bodies (other than schools registered
        under the Education Ordinance ( Cap 279) and bodies formed by such
        schools) that are members of the sports associations affiliated to the
        Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China; and

   (b)  sports associations affiliated to the Sports Federation & Olympic
        Committee of Hong Kong, China but have no statutory bodies or
        registered bodies as members; and

   (c)  district sports associations named in Part 1 of Schedule 1B; and

   (d)  bodies listed in a Gazette notice currently in force made under
        section 3(5) of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council Ordinance (
        Cap 472) as organizations for the purpose of section 3(4) of that
        Ordinance; and

   (e)  statutory bodies and registered bodies, the primary goal of which is
        the promotion of arts, and to which grants, sponsorship or performance
        fees have been approved by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council, the
        Urban Council, the Regional Council, the Provisional Urban Council,
        the Provisional Regional Council, the Leisure and Cultural Services
        Department or the Home Affairs Bureau during the relevant period; and
        (Amended 78 of 1999 s. 7)

   (f)  district arts and culture associations named in Part 2 of Schedule 1B;
        and

   (g)  members of each of the following bodies entitled to vote at general
        meetings of the body-

        (i)    Educational Booksellers' Association, Limited;

        (ii)   The Anglo-Chinese Textbook Publishers Organisation Limited;

        (iii)  The Hong Kong Educational Publishers Association Limited;

        (iv)   The Hong Kong Publishers and Distributors Association;

        (v)    Hong Kong Book & Magazine Trade Association Limited;

        (vi)   Hongkong Book and Stationery Industry Association Company
               Limited; and

   (h)  members of the Hong Kong Publishing Federation Limited (other than
        those referred to in paragraph (g)) entitled to vote at general
        meetings of the Federation; and

   (i)  members of each of the following bodies entitled to vote at general
        meetings of the body-

        (i)    HK, Kln & NT Motion Picture Industry Association Ltd.;

        (ii)   Hong Kong Film Awards Association Ltd.;

        (iii)  International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (Hong
               Kong Group) Limited;

        (iv)   Movie Producers and Distributors Association of Hong Kong Ltd.;

        (v)    Music Publishers Association of Hong Kong Ltd.;

        (vi)   Hong Kong Theatres Association Ltd.; and

   (j)  corporate proprietors, the principal business of which is publication,
        registered under the Registration of Local Newspapers  Ordinance (
        Cap 268); and

   (k)  corporate proprietors of newspaper distributors licensed under the
        Newspapers Registration and Distribution Regulations ( Cap 268 sub.
        leg. B); and

   (ka) bodies that are holders of one or more of the following classes of
        licences granted under the Broadcasting Ordinance ( Cap 562)-

        (i)    licences to provide a domestic free television programme
               service;

        (ii)   licences to provide a domestic pay television programme
               service;

        (iii)  licences to provide a non-domestic television programme
               service; and (Added 25 of 2003 s. 12)

   (kb) holders of licences granted under Part IIIA of the
        Telecommunications Ordinance ( Cap 106) (sound broadcasting licences);
        and (Added 25 of 2003 s. 12)

   (l)  the bodies named in Part 3 of Schedule 1B.

(2) For the purposes of this section-

        (a)	"registered body" (註冊團體) means a body which is registered or 
exempt from registration under, or incorporated by, any laws of Hong Kong; and

        (b)	"relevant period" (有關期間), in relation to a statutory body or 
registered body, means-

        (i)    subject to subparagraph (ii), the period from 1 April 1994 to
               the date on which the statutory body or registered body applies
               for registration as an elector of the sports, performing arts,
               culture and publication functional constituency; or

        (ii)   if the statutory body or registered body applies for such
               registration on or after 18 July 2003, the period of 6 years
               immediately preceding the date on which it so applies; and
               (Replaced 25 of 2003 s. 12)

        (c)	"statutory body" (法定團體) means a body established or constituted 
by or under the authority of an Ordinance. (Added 48 of 1999 s. 13)

"registered body" (註冊團體)

"relevant period" (有關期間)

"statutory body" (法定團體)