DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ORDER 1997
- CHAPTER 542A

DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ORDER 1997 - LONG TITLE  
Empowering section VerDate:01/01/1998



(Cap 542, sections 18 & 19)

[1 January 1998]

(L.N. 535 of 1997)



DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ORDER 1997 - SECT 1
(Omitted as spent) VerDate:01/01/1998



(Omitted as spent)



DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ORDER 1997 - SECT 2
Interpretation VerDate:01/01/1998



In this Order-
"approved map" (獲批准地圖) means the map or maps-

        (a)	submitted together with the report referred to in section 18(1) 
of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance (Cap 541) by the Electoral 
Affairs Commission to the Chief Executive on 31 October 1997;

        (b)	specified in column 4 of the Schedule;

        (c)	identified by reference to a plan number (Plan No.) prefixed 
"LCCA";

        (d)	approved by the Chief Executive in Council on 11 November 1997; 
and

        (e)	deposited in the office of the Electoral Registration Officer;
"area code" (地區代號), in relation to any constituency declared in this 
Order, means the code specified in column 3 of the Schedule and coloured 
red prefixed "LC" and followed by a number and described as "Recommended 
Legislative Council Constituency Area Code" in the legend of the relevant 
approved map;
"constituency boundary" (選區分界), in relation to any constituency declared 
in this Order, means-

        (a)	the boundary represented by the bold broken edging coloured red 
delineating, or partially delineating, that constituency and described as 
"Recommended Legislative Council Constituency Area Boundary which 
coincides with District Boundary and Urban/Regional Council Area Boundary" 
in the legend of the relevant approved map; or

        (b)	the boundary represented by the broken edging coloured red 
delineating, or partially delineating, that constituency and described as 
"Recommended Legislative Council Constituency Area Boundary which 
coincides with District Boundary" in the legend of the relevant approved 
map, or that boundary and the "Recommended Legislative Council 
Constituency Area Boundary which coincides with District Boundary and 
Urban/Regional Council Area Boundary" referred to in paragraph (a), as the 
case may be; or

        (c)	where any part of the boundaries specified in Schedule 2 to the 
Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1) joins or abuts any 
partially delineated constituency boundary mentioned in paragraph (a) or 

        (b), as the case may be, or circumscribes or otherwise partially 
delineates that constituency-

        (i)	that part of those boundaries so specified; and

        (ii)	that partially delineated constituency boundary so mentioned.
"approved map" (獲批准地圖)
"area code" (地區代號)
"constituency boundary" (選區分界)


DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ORDER 1997 - SECT 3
Declaration of Legislative Council constituencies VerDate:01/01/1998



Each area named in column 2 of the Schedule and delineated on the approved 
map specified opposite thereto in column 4 of that Schedule is declared to 
be a constituency for the purpose of the first general election of persons 
to act as Members and the name of the constituency is specified opposite 
thereto in column 5 of that Schedule.



DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ORDER 1997 - SECT 4
Number of Members to be returned for each constituency VerDate:01/01/1998



The number of Members to be returned for each constituency referred to in 
section 3 is specified opposite to its name in column 6 of the Schedule.



DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ORDER 1997 - SCHEDULE  
SCHEDULE VerDate:01/01/1998



[sections 2, 3 & 4]


Item
	Name of Area	Area Code	
			Delineation of Area	Name of Constituency	Number of Members
1.	Hong Kong Island	LC1	That area delineated by the constituency boundary on the 
approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/98/HK and marked with the 
district names Central & Western, Wanchai, Eastern and Southern.	Hong Kong Island	4
2.	Kowloon West	LC2	That area delineated by the constituency boundary on the 
approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/98/KLN-W&E and marked with the 
district names Yau Tsim Mong, Sham Shui Po and Kowloon City. 	Kowloon West	3
3.	Kowloon East	LC3	That area delineated by the constituency boundary on the 
approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/98/KLN-W&E and marked with the 
district names Wong Tai Sin and Kwun Tong.	Kowloon East	3
4.	New Terri-
	tories West	LC4	That area delineated by the constituency boundary on the 
approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/98/NT-W and marked with the 
district names Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, Kwai Tsing and Islands.	New 
Territories West	5
5.	New Terri-
	tories East	LC5	That area delineated by the constituency boundary on the 
approved map identified as Plan No. LCCA/98/NT-E and marked with the 
district names North, Tai Po, Sha Tin and Sai Kung.	New Territories East	5