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Polling day:
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12 September 2004
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Polling hours:
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7:30 am to 10:30 pm
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Nomination period of candidature:
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22 July to 4 August 2004
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Term of office:
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the term of office of the newly elected Legislative
Council members will begin on 1 October 2004 and last for four years.
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Composition (60 seats)
- 30 members to be returned from geographical constituencies
- 30 members to be returned from functional constituencies
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Geographical Constituencies (30 seats)
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(1)
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Hong Kong Island
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6 seats
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(2)
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Kowloon East
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5 seats
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(3)
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Kowloon West
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4 seats
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(4)
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New Territories East
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7 seats
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(5)
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New Territories West
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8 seats
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Voting system: List system of proportional
representation
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Functional Constituencies (30 seats)
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(1)
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Heung Yee Kuk*
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1 seat
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(2)
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Agriculture and Fisheries*
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1 seat
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(3)
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Insurance*
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1 seat
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(4)
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Transport*
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1 seat
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(5)
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Education
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1 seat
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(6)
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Legal
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1 seat
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(7)
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Accountancy
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1 seat
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(8)
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Medical
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1 seat
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(9)
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Health Services
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1 seat
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(10)
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Engineering
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1 seat
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(11)
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Architectural, Surveying and Planning
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1 seat
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(12)
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Labour
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3 seats
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(13)
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Social Welfare
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1 seat
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(14)
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Real Estate and Construction
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1 seat
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(15)
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Tourism
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1 seat
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(16)
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Commercial (First)
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1 seat
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(17)
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Commercial (Second)
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1 seat
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(18)
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Industrial (First)
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1 seat
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(19)
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Industrial (Second)
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1 seat
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(20)
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Finance
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1 seat
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(21)
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Financial Services
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1 seat
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(22)
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Sports, Performing Arts, Culture and publication
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1 seat
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(23)
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Import and Export
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1 seat
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(24)
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Textiles and Garment
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1 seat
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(25)
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Wholesale and Retail
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1 seat
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(26)
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Information Technology
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1 seat
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(27)
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Catering
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1 seat
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(28)
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District Council
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1 seat
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Voting systems: 'First past the post' voting
system applies to all functional constituencies, except for the four special
functional constituencies (marked with * ) where the 'preferential elimination
system of voting' is adopted.
Number of electors
Geographical constituencies: 3,207,227
Functional constituencies: 199,539
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