Hong Kong Ordinances

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ORDINANCE - SECT 25

Who is eligible to be registered as an elector: functional constituencies

(Past version on 01/08/2003).
(Past version on 01/04/2003).
(Past version on 01/07/2000).
(Past version on 06/03/2000).
(Past version on 04/03/2000).
(Past version on 30/07/1999).
(Past version on 03/10/1997).

(1) Subject to this Part, a person is eligible to be registered as an elector
for a functional constituency only if the person-

   (a)  is a person specified-

        (i)    for the Heung Yee Kuk functional constituency, in section 20A;
               or

        (ii)   for the agriculture and fisheries functional constituency, in
               section 20B; or

        (iii)  for the insurance functional constituency, in section 20C; or

        (iv)   for the transport functional constituency, in section 20D; or

        (v)    for the education functional constituency, in section 20E; or

        (vi)   for the legal functional constituency, in section 20F; or

        (vii)  for the accountancy functional constituency, in section 20G; or

        (viii) for the medical functional constituency, in section 20H; or

        (ix)   for the health services functional constituency, in section 
               20I ; or

        (x)    for the engineering functional constituency, in section 20J; or

        (xi)   for the architectural, surveying and planning functional 
               constituency, in section 20K; or

        (xii)  for the labour functional constituency, in section 20L; or

        (xiii) for the social welfare functional constituency, in section  20M
               ; or

        (xiv)  for the real estate and construction functional constituency,
               in section 20N; or

        (xv)   for the tourism functional constituency, in section 20O; or

        (xvi)  for the commercial (first) functional constituency, in
               section 20P; or

        (xvii) for the commercial (second) functional constituency in
               section 20Q; or

        (xviii) for the industrial (first) functional constituency, in
               section 20R; or

        (xix)  for the industrial (second) functional constituency, in
               section 20S; or

        (xx)   for the finance functional constituency, in section 20T; or

        (xxi)  for the financial services functional constituency, in
               section 20U; or

        (xxii) for the sports, performing arts, culture and publication
               functional constituency, in section 20V; or

        (xxiii) for the import and export functional constituency, in
               section 20W; or

        (xxiv) for the textiles and garment functional constituency, in
               section 20X; or

        (xxv)  for the wholesale and retail functional constituency, in
               section 20Y; or

        (xxvi) for the information technology functional constituency, in
               section 20Z; or

        (xxvii) for the catering functional constituency, in section 20ZA; or

        (xxviii) for the District Council functional constituency, in
               section 20ZB; and (Replaced 48 of 1999 s. 16)

   (b)  if a natural person, is either-

        (i)    registered as an elector under this Part for a geographical 
               constituency; or

        (ii)   eligible to be registered as an elector under this Part for a
               geographical constituency and has made an application to be so
               registered.

(2) A person who, but for this subsection, would be eligible to be registered
in 2 or more functional constituencies may be registered in only one of those
constituencies of that person's choice.

(3) Despite subsection (2)-

   (a)  -(b) (Repealed 48 of 1999 s. 16)

   (c)  a person eligible to be registered as an elector for the Heung Yee Kuk
        functional constituency and who would, but for this paragraph, be
        eligible to be registered in another functional constituency of that
        person's choice may be registered only for the Heung Yee Kuk
        functional  constituency and not for that other
        functional constituency; and

   (d)  subject to paragraph (c), a person eligible to be registered as an
        elector for the agriculture and fisheries, the insurance or the
        transport functional constituency and who would, but for this
        paragraph, be eligible to be registered in another
        functional constituency of that person's choice may be registered only
        for that functional constituency and not for that other
        functional constituency.

(4) A body specified in section 20C, 20L, 20T, 20U(1)(a), 20V(1)(b), (d), (e),
(j) or (k), 20W(a) to (c), 20X(d) or (e), 20Z(1)(l) or 20ZA(a) is eligible to
be registered as a corporate elector for the relevant functional constituency
only if it has been operating for the 12 months immediately before making its
application for registration as an elector. (Amended 12 of 2000 s. 23; 15 of
2000 s. 3; 5 of 2002 s. 407; 25 of 2003 s. 16; 10 of 2006 s. 29)

(5) A body that is a corporate member of a body specified in section 20B(a),
20N to 20S, 20U(1)(c), 20V(1)(a) or (g) to (i), 20W(e), 20X(a) or (b) or
20Z(1)(ia), (ja)(i) or (k) or Schedule 1C is eligible to be registered as a
corporate elector for the relevant functional  constituency only if it has
been a corporate member of the second-mentioned body and has been operating
for the 12 months immediately before making its application for registration
as an elector. <* Note - 
 Exp. X-Ref.: Sections 20N, 20O, 20P, 20Q, 20R, 20S *> (Amended
12 of 2000 s. 23; 15 of 2000 s. 3; 25 of 2003 s. 16)

(6) A natural person who is a member of a body specified in sections 20B to
20Z (other than a body specified in section 20E(b), 20F(a) or (b), 20J(b),
20K(b), (d), (f) or (h) or 20Z(1)(a) to (j) or (ja)(ii),

        (iii)  or (iv)) is eligible to be registered as an elector for the
               relevant functional constituency only if the person has been a
               member of the body for the 12 months immediately before making
               an application for registration as an elector. <* Note - Exp. X-Ref.: Sections 20B, 20C, 
 20D, 20E, 20F,
               20G, 20H, 20I, 20J, 20K, 20L, 20M, 20N, 20O, 20P, 20Q, 20R,
               20S, 20T, 20U, 20V, 20W, 20X, 20Y, 20Z *> (Amended 25 of 2003
               s. 16)

(7) It does not matter that a period of 12 months referred to in this section
may have begun before the commencement of this section. (Amended 48 of 1999 s.
16)