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Constituency

Commercial

Industrial

No of seats

2

N

2

2

Labour

Financieal

Social Services

Medical

Teaching

Legal

Engineering/Archietctural/

Surveying/Planning

1

1

1

1

1

1

12

Each functional constituency is based upon one or more recognised organisation in that constituency, and the

members of

of the organisation(s) comprise the electorate

of that constituency

for example, the two LEGCO

members for the Commercial constituency will be

elected by the members of the Hong Kong General

Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese General Chamber of

Legal constituency member by the

Commerce; and the

members of the Law Society, the Bar Association,

and

lawyers

in

the

various

Government

Candidates

for

each

of

the

12

agencies.

functional

constituencies must have a "substantial connection"

with that constituency

eg

candidate for the

Financial constituency must be engaged in the business

of banking.

will be used.

4.

Again, an "absolute majority" system

The total

electorates are thus the total

constituencies.

to

membership of URBCO, REGCO, the District Boards and

the organisations that comprise the 12 functional

However not all the members of the

various "functional" organisations have registered

be included as electors in the electoral registers (although all constituencies have managed at least 50% registration). Thus out of 70,000 potential electors,

about 50,000 will be eligible to vote on 26 September.