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20.
The functional
constituencies
are based on
people's common interests, such as commerce, industry, law, medicine, finance, education, trade unions, etc.
Many of these constituencies have a very long history in
Hong Kong.
21.
are based on
The geographical constituencies
institutions such as the Urban Council, the Heung Yee
Kuk and, more recently, the District Boards.
22.
The development of these rather unique
constituencies has been encouraged to
degree by the compact geographical nature of Hong Kong.
a
considerable
23.
It is from these functional and geographical constituencies that the appointed unofficial members of
the various institutions of government, in particular
the Legislative Council and the Executive Council,
traditionally have been drawn. They are broadly
representative of the Hong Kong community and its main
pre-occupations, and they provide considerable expertise
and knowledge. Moreover, the system has evolved
steadily to keep pace with the changing circumstances of
Hong Kong: for example, elected members of the Urban
Council have been appointed to the Legislative Council
for many years, and in recent years three elected
members of the District Boards have been appointed to
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