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Nine New Functional Constituencies (FC) in 1995 (based on industrial classification)
Functional Constituencies
Estimated size
of Workforce
1. Primary Production, Power & Construction
2. Textiles and Garments
3. Manufacturing
4. Import/Export
5. Wholesale/Retail
6. Hotels and Catering
7. Transport and communication
Annex B
Examples of trades
249,000
agriculture & fisheries, mining & quarrying, electricity & gas, construction
251,000
wearing apparel, weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing
325,000
food manufacturing, printing, plastic products, metals, machinery, electronic products
consumer goods, machinery
272,000
279,000
foodstuffs, hawkers
211,000
hotels, restaurants, boarding houses
273,000
8. Financing, insurance, real estate and
business services
199,000
9. Community, social and personal services 454,000
land, water, air transport plus supporting services such as car parks, tunnels; storage and communication
banking, finance and investment companies, stock, commodity and bullion brokers, insurance real estate
education services, medical and health services, welfare institutions, business associations, entertainment and recreation,
civil service, etc.
* Note
P4611R
2,513,000
: Working population aged 18 or above, excluding potential electorate
of the 21 existing functional constituencies.
Annex B