Hong Kong Regulations

DECLARATION OF CONSTITUENCIES (DISTRICT COUNCILS) ORDER 2003 - SECT 2

Interpretation

Caution: This is a past version. See the current version here.

This section shall-

   (a)  come into operation on 10 July 2003 for the purpose only of enabling
        arrangements to be made for the holding of the District Council
        ordinary election in 2003; and

   (b)  in so far as it has not come into operation under paragraph

   (a)  , come into operation on 1 January 2004. In this Order-

"approved map" (獲批准地圖), in relation to any District, means the map
or any of the maps of that District-

   (a)  submitted together with the report referred to in section  18 (1)(b)
        of the Electoral Affairs Commission Ordinance ( Cap 541) by the
        Electoral Affairs Commission to the Chief Executive on 22 April 2003;

   (b)  specified in column 3 of the Schedule;

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

"DCCA";

   (d)  approved by the Chief Executive in Council on 13 May 2003; and

   (e)  copies of which are deposited in the respective offices of the
        Electoral Registration Officer and the Designated Officer;

"constituency boundary" (選區分界), in relation to an area declared to be
a constituency in this Order, means-

   (a)  the boundary represented in the relevant approved map by the unbroken
        edging coloured red delineating, or partially delineating, that
area and described as "Constituency Boundary" in the legend of that map; or

   (b)  where any part of a district boundary joins or abuts any boundary
        partially delineating that area as mentioned in paragraph (a), or
        circumscribes or otherwise partially delineates that area-

        (i)    that part of that district boundary; and

        (ii)   that boundary partially delineating that area as so mentioned;

"district boundary" (地方行政區分界), in relation to any District,
means the boundary of the District area delineated as mentioned in section
3(1) of the Ordinance which is represented in the relevant approved map by the
broken edging coloured red and described as "District Boundary" in the legend
of that map.

"approved map" (獲批准地圖)

"constituency boundary" (選區分界)

"district boundary" (地方行政區分界)