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THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT IN HONG KONG
APPENDIX A
The Electoral College
The electoral college will comprise all members of the district boards, the Urban Council and the new Regional Council. The college will elect 12 unofficial members to the Legislative Council in September 1985.
2. In order to achieve a more balanced and adequate representation the district boards will be grouped into 10 geographical constituencies each representing approximately 500 000 people.
3. The remaining two seats will be provided by the two special constituencies formed respectively by members of the Urban Council and the Regional Council. The interests of the Heung Yee Kuk will be represented through the Regional Council.
4. Details of the 12 constituencies formed from the electoral college are in the table below.
Constituency
Population (000)
1.
East Island
696
Grouping
Eastern District
Population (000)
481
Wan Chai District
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215
2.
West Island
507
Central and Western District
272
Southern District
235
3.
Kwun Tong
663
Kwun Tong District
663
4.
Wong Tai Sin
452
Wong Tai Sin District
452
5.
Kowloon City
441
Kowloon City District
441
6.
Sham Shui Po
435
Sham Shui Po District
435
7.
South Kowloon
389
Mong Kok District
215
Yau Ma Tei District
174
8.
East New Territories
524
North District
134
Tai Po District
109
Sha Tin District
281
9.
West New Territories
459
Yuen Long District
238
Tuen Mun District
221
10. South New Territories
726
Tsuen Wan District (Including Tsing Yi) Island District Sai Kung District
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654
11. Urban Council
12. Regional Council
APPENDIX B
Functional Constituencies
Nine functional constituencies will return an overall total of 12 unofficial members to the Legislative Council in the elections planned for September 1985.
2. The commercial, industrial, and labour constituencies will each return two unofficial members to the Legislative Council. The remaining six constituencies will each return one unofficial member.