constituencies. For functional constituencies, an elector who is an individual must have been registered under the Electoral Provisions Ordinance for the Urban Council, Regional Council and district board elections and be a member of an organisation forming part of the relevant constituency. No person may be registered in more than one functional constituency even if he is eligible. An elector who is not an individual must nominate a person not already an elector in his own right in the same constituency to be its authorised representative to vote at an election. That person may not be the authorised representative of another elector in the same or any other constituency. However, if eligible. a person may be registered to vote both in the electoral college and in the functional constituency to which he belongs apart from voting as an authorised representative. For the year, the number of electors registered in the electoral college and the functional constituencies stands at 438 and 42581 respectively, as compared to the corresponding potential electorate of 439 and 71656.
94.
The qualifications for candidature are simple: for an electoral college constituency. any person who is an elector registered under the Electoral Provisions Ordinance (and not necessarily be an elector in any electoral college constituency) and who has been resident in Hong Kong for the preceding 10 or more years, may be nominated if supported by five electors in that constituency.
For a functional constituency, any person who is an elector registered under the Electoral Provisions Ordinance, has been resident in Hong Kong for the preceding 10 or more years and has a substantial connection with the relevant functional constituency may be nominated if supported by 10 electors in the constituency concerned.
95. Voting is by absolute majority, with the use of a repeated ballot system for electoral college constituencies and a preferential voting system for functional constituencies. are conducted every third year after 1985.
Elections
96 In April 1983, the number of elected members in the Urban Council was increased from 12 to 15, with members elected from district constituencies rather than from a territory wide franchise as in the past. Each constituency returns one member, although the larger districts are divided into two constituencies both returning one member. The number of appointed members has likewise
been increased to 15.
97. The Regional Council was established on 1 April 1986 and is the statutory municipal authority for the area outside the jurisdiction of the Urban Council. Like the Urban Council. the Regional Council is responsible for all matters concerning environmental hygiene, public health. sanitation liquor licensing and the provision of recreation and cultural facilities and services within its jurisdiction the Regional Council area where 1.8 million people
live.
98. The Regional Council comprises 36 members. Twelve of the members are elected directly from the 12 constituencies in the
Nine representative members are elected from
Regional Council area.
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