CONFIDENTIAL

Nine New Functional Constituencies (FC) in 1995 (based on industrial classification)

Functional Constituencies

Appendix II.

*(estimate of workforce)

Examples of trades in the FC

1. Primary Production, Power & Construction

(249,000)

agriculture & fisheries, mining & quarrying, electricity & gas, construction

2. Textiles and Garments

(251,000)

wearing apparel, weaving, knitting, bleaching, dyeing

3. Manufacturing

(325,000)

food manufacturing, printing, plastic products, metals, machinery, electronic products

4. Import/Export

5. Wholesale/Retail

6. Hotels and Catering

(272,000)

consumer goods, machinery

(279,000)

foodstuffs, hawkers

(211,000)

hotels, restaurants, boarding houses

7. Transport and communication

(273,000)

8. Financing, insurance, real estate and

business services

(199,000)

9. Community, social and personal services

(454,000)

4

(2,513,000)

land, water, air transport plus supporting services such as car parks, tunnels; storage (cargo warehouses)

and

communication

(telephone, paging services)

E

banking, finance and investment companies, stock, commodity and bullion brokers, insurance real estate

education

services,

services, welfare

and

medical

health institutions, business

associations, entertainment and recreation, civil service, etc.

* Note: Working population aged 18 or above, excluding potential electorate

of the 21 existing functional constituencies..

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Appendix II

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